Kidney Transplant Fund Reaches 3500 Mark In Community Drive
The Kidney Transplant Fund led by American Legion Post 17 in Sidney and Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School staff and students grows daily. Post 17 contributed 35 and Vo Tech 40 as backers rally behind Billy, who received a kidney from his mother, now doing well. Mrs Johnson remains in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bully Johnson
American Legion Post 17
Sidney
Western Nebraska Vocational Technical School
L.L. (Swannie) Swanson
Post 17
Berton Akeson
Wayne Eaton
Chappell
Les McConnell
Vo-Tech
The
Legion
Chappell Ladies
Billy
City Council Offers 6.7% Gas Rate Hike
Sidney Neb gas rate decision follows exhaustive engineering study. K N officials will study the council order in Hastings. If litigation proves the rise unjustified the order could be void. KN has sought higher increases elsewhere and faces related legal actions in Scottsbluff and Gering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co
K-N
Kansas- Nebraska
Hastings
L. M. Clinton
Neb
Scottsbluff and Gering
Scottsbluff
Gering
Hail Suppression Plan Set to Begin Next Spring
Cheyenne County farmers form the Cheyenne County Hail Suppression Assn Inc to hire Maurice Birkholz of Minot North Dakota for cloud seeding starting next spring and continue at least through August. Expected success 65 to 85 percent with rain from some storms and an inch boost to summer rainfall. Fund drive aims for 34000 dollars, 10 cents per cultivated acre and 2 cents per acre for grass land. Officers include Harold Tremain president and Burget Peetz treasurer. A public meeting Tuesday September 30 at 8 pm in the K N Building will hear Dr Birkholz. State law provides a one mill weather control levy but boundaries are countywide. flexible law possible in two years. Scientists in Rapid City contribute data for 1970 suppression work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Hail Suppression Assny, Inc
North Dakota
Harold Tremain
Bob Misegadis
Louis Miller
Burgett Peetz
Kansas- Nebraska Natural Gas Co
K-N
West Illinois St
Birkholz
Peetz
Robert L. Clark
Sidney
Nebraska
South Dakota School of Mines
Rapid City
Dryness May Service Units Cut To 14 More Cattle
Dry range conditions in parts of Nebraska spark talk of earlier cattle market moves but University of Nebraska Extension economist Allen Wellman says no widespread trend. In Nebraska legislature, LB 1341 passed final reading. Little Hoover Commission reforms shrink educational service units from 19 to 17 effective July 1 1970. Reconstituted districts include District 7, District 9, District 10, District 12, District 13, and District 14 with listed counties and portions of Hall County north or south of the Platte River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Allen Wellman
University of Nebraska
Little Hoover Commission
Norbert T. Tiemann
Boone
Platte
Colfax
Nance
Merrick, Polk and
Butler
Adams
Clay
Webster
Nuckoll
Hamilton
Hall County
Platte River
Howard
Greeley
Garfield, Loup
Blaine
Custer
Sherman
Dawson
Buffalo
Valley
Sheridan
Dawes
Sioux
Box Butte
Morrill
Scotts Bluff and Banner
Kimball
Garden
Cheyenne
Deuel
Panhandle Forecast Calls for Mild Weekend Weather
General outlook shows fair conditions tonight and Saturday with highs near 78 to 85 degrees and lows around 40 to 50. Rain chances stay near zero through Saturday with a five day view of near normal temperatures 70 to 80 by day and 40 to 50 at night and a few showers possible early next week courtesy Frontier Airlines.
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Panhandle
Frontier Airlines
Therapy enrollments to aid speech and hearing in three counties
Between 80 and 100 students in Kimball, Cheyenne and Devel County schools will qualify for speech and hearing therapy under Educational Service Unit 19. Miss Sally Haythorn and Miss Pat Berrett supervise new therapists testing students, with full results due next week.
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Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel County
Educational Service Unit 19
Sally Haythorn
Pat Berrett
JoAnn Nissen
Sidney
Kearney State College
Haythorn
Unit 19
Oil Commission Members Named
Gov. Norbert Tiemann announced appointments to the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. John D. Knapp of Kimball and Reed Gilmore of Kimball were named to four year terms, replacing Clifford Griffin and keeping Ray Smith of Chappell with two years left. The commission's headquarters are in Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert Tiemann
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
John D. Knapp
Kimball
Reed Gilmore
Clifford Griffin
Lincoln
Ray Smith
Chappell
Commission
Sidney
First Condemnation Is Filed Here On 1-30 Right-of-Way
The State of Nebraska filed its first condemnation action in Cheyenne County for land needed for Interstate Highway 80 construction. Hazel From of Lodgepole rejected $6,691.30 for 86 acres. Arthur Bruns agreed with the state on his tract. Three appraisers will determine damages. crossing under the highway is not planned on From land, complicating cattle movement. I-80 work continues in nearby counties with a $503,046 Kimball County contract set to begin soon and completion expected in August 1970.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Hazel
Lodgepole
Arthur Bruns
John P. Regan
Sidney
From
Cheyenne
Frank Pivonka
Floyd Bondegard
Phil Quinn
Gerald Matzke
Matzke
Dever County
Chappell
Big Springs
Chappell-Lodgepole
Fromland
Kimball County
Missouri Valley Construction Co
Grand Island
Eugene Bruner Funeral Today
Funeral services were held for Eugene C. Bruner 77 at Craig-Holechek Funeral Home. He died Thursday morning at Memorial Hospital after a two week stay. Burial with military rites at Greenwood Cemetery followed at Green Wood under American Legion and VFW direction. Bruner, born July 23 1892 in Jonesboro Tennessee, married Dorothy Crawford in 1931 in Omaha, moved to Sidney in 1962, a retired Union Pacific car inspector, World War I veteran and member of UPRR Local 349. Surviving are his widow and many nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig-Holechek
Eugene C. Bruner
Memorial Hospital
Pallb Earers
Terry Jones
Spencer Cronk
Donald McVay
Andy Loebe
Bud Peister
Nyle Leypoldt
American Legion
VFW
Darrell Davis
Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Bruner
Jonesboro
Tenn
Archibald
Matilda Tones Bruner
Omaha
Dorothy Crawford
Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad
UPRR
Annual Farm Bureau meet set for October 7 at 7:30 p.m
Heyenne County Farm Bureau members are reminded of the annual meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday Oct 7 in the Kansas Nebraska Gas Co meeting room 2044 Illinois The west entrance should be used President Francis Runge announced the guest speaker will be Maurice VanKirk Lincoln director of information and public relations Nebraska Farm Bureau
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heyenne County Farm Bureau
Kansas-Nebraska Gas Co
Illinois
Francis Runge
Maurice VanKirk
Lincoln
Nebraska Farm Bureau
National Highway Week Focuses On I-80 Delays And Plans
Gov. Norbert Tiemann urges against cutting federal road funds amid National Highway Week Sept 21 27. He met Nixon officials to protect highway trust funds while I 80 work from Wyoming to Lodgepole in Devel and Cheyenne counties targets completion by 1973. Open segments include Omaha to Big Springs and Chappell interchange set for year end. Government data show 28 219 miles of the 42 500 system open as of June 30 with 5 259 miles under construction and highway disbursements at 812 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert Tiemann
Nixon
Tiemann
Washington
Nebraska
Panhandle
Wyoming Line
Bushnell
Kimball County
Chappell
Lodgepole
Devel
Cheyenne
Lodgepole West
Sidney
Colorado Springs
Omaha
Big Springs
Marvin Nuernberger
Nuernberger
John A. Volpe
DOT
Federal Highway Administration
Bureau of Public Roads
Highway Trust Fund
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Oil Commission
Nebraska Department of Roads
Wayne Rempel
Eugene Bruner
Eugene C, Bruner
Hospital
Mary Bale
Effie Madsen
O. W. Golden
Telegraph
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