Straw Processing Plant Likely For Sidney If Water Found
The Telegraph reports Sidney could host a straw processing plant processing up to 1500 tons daily with an eight million gallon daily water supply. Underground river in Lodgepole Valley could supply water for plant and irrigation, enabling year-round operation and strong regional market access.
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Sidney
Telegraph
Cheyenne
Lodgepole Valley
Cheyenne County
Mississippi River
Potter and
Lodgepole
Potter
Convention Details Talked At Meeting
A zone meeting at Sidney High School discussed the buildup to the District VI teachers convention in Sidney in October. Dr. Allan Burkhardt of Norfolk led speakers from the Nebraska State Teachers Association along with Neal Gomon Stanley Hawley and H. L. Smith of Lincoln. Topics included NSEA endorsed group insurance laws from the 1949 legislature the 1951 program and teaching profession improvement. A round table for district convention group leaders followed a 6:30 dinner after which Burkhardt spoke on United We Stand.
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Sidney
Sidney High School
Allan Burkhardt
Norfolk
Nebraska State Teachers Association
Neal Gomon
Stanley Hawley
H. L. Smith
Lincoln
Association
NSEA
Burkhardt
Abandoned Hudson Car Claimed By Sidney Police
A 1949 Hudson sedan left at Greenlees store for several days was taken into custody by the Sidney Police. The Hudson Motor Company of Jerome, Idaho, was contacted and planned to retrieve the vehicle. Investigators pursue the man suspected of driving the car to Sidney.
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Greenlees
Sidney
Hudson Motor Company
Jerome
Idaho
Hudson
Sidney Lady Wins Bonus For Survey
Mrs L L Spindler of Sidney won one of two $50 bonuses for excellence in a house to house survey for Market Research Company of America. She led a poll in a small community group on electrical appliance use and enjoys the community contact and cooperative response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Spindler
Market Research Company of America
Spindler
Buffalo
N. Y
Armory Plans Are Stymied by Location Hurdles
Sidney's Chamber of Commerce pursues a National Guard armory for Company K 134th Infantry but faces high real estate costs and red tape. Despite ongoing searches and persistent effort, developers and officials have met limited success while stressing the project would advance the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
National Guard
134Th Infantry
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Hancock New Gibson Head In Sidney Firm
Charles Hancock was named yesterday to head Joe A Gibson Inc in Sidney. He has six years with Gibson at Kimball and previously lived in Sidney, working six years for Osborn Motor Co. Joe A Gibson president announced the management change.
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Joe A
Ray Breternitz Rites Monday
Ray Breternitz 43 prominent Sidney businessman died Thursday after months of illness. Funeral services 2 p.m. Monday at the Methodist Church with Rev. Walter Jewett. interment Sidney cemetery. Surviving wife Francis a son William his parents a brother Edwin and a sister Mrs Earl Haworth.
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Ray Breternitz
Sidney
Methodist Church
Walter Jewett
Sidney Cemetery
Gehrig ‘Funeral Home
R. Breternitz
North Platte
William Breternitz
Sidney High School
Breternitz Baking Co
Francis
William
Kemper Military Academy
Edwin
Earl Haworth
Rooms Sought For Teachers in Sidney
Sidney PTA conducts a city survey to find rooms for District VI convention guests in October. President Walter Cork says rooms are needed for the nights of October 26 and 27 as hotels may reach capacity. Housing rate set at $2 nightly. those with rooms to spare should contact the Sidney Chamber of Commerce at 2800 with names and capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Parent Teacher Association
Walter Cork
PTA
Sparthe
Four Injured In Dix-Nebraska Border Crash
Four youths from Dix and Kimball towns were injured Sunday when their car overturned at a corner 17 miles south of Dix on the Colorado Nebraska border. Paul Trujillo and Marilyn Stormberg faced serious injuries while Don Tisdale Shirley LeMay and Wesley Brothers sustained varying injuries.
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Dix
Kimball
Colorado-Nebraska
Paul Trujillo
Marilyn Stormberg
Don Tisdale
Taylor Hospital
Sidney
Shirley LeMay
Wesley Brothers
Dale Geen
Newi
Clyde Gorman Farm
Dale Tobler
SOD Awards for Efficiency Suggestions at Sioux Ordnance Depot
Special awards were presented by Lt. Col. J. O. Baker to employees whose ideas improved production efficiency at Sioux Ordnance Depot. Recipients include William C. Schultz for a safety information copy, Walter H. Happel for trailer false bottoms saving hours, George E. Kennedy for ventilator counterbalances on igloo doors, and Alvin E. Hedges for a boiler fly ash removal model. Cash awards range from 10 to 275 dollars, with higher awards forwarded to the Civilian Awards Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Ordnance Depot
J. O. Baker
William C. Schultz
Safety and Security Division
Walter H. Happel
Alvin E. Hedges
Col. Baker
Civilian Awards Board
Office of the Secretary of Army
Washington, D. C
Four Great Artists to Show Here in October Sidney
Nationally famous performers visit Sidney in October. Frank Edwin, young basso, opens the Sidney Greater Artist Series at the Senior High School. Chauncey Haines Jr., Hollywood organist, appears under the Sidney Chamber of Commerce. Victor Borge, pianist and humorist, headlines at the District Six teachers convention at City Auditorium. Miss Iva Kitchell, renowned dancer, opens the series at the Senior High School Auditorium.
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Sidney
Frank Edwinn
Young Basso
Chauncey Haines, Jr
Hollywood
Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce
Victor Borge
Senior Chamber of Commerce
Iva Kitchell
Mr. Edwins
Miami
Fla
Middlewest
Mr. Haines
Borge
Chamber of Commerce
Kitchell
Europe
Colin
Caton
Nimura
Colli
Staats
Paris Opera
Miss Kitchell
United States
Canada
CBS
NBC
54 Present For BPW Guest Night
Members and guests of the Sidney Business and Professional Women’s Club gathered at the Country Club for the annual Guest Night. The program featured welcome remarks by Miss Mabel Nielsen, songs led by Kathryn Ells, a talk by Mrs. Roy Wells, a song fest under Miss Myra Masters, and a report on Girl State by Clairelyn Lyngholm. About 54 attended with lunch and an emblem service led by Mrs. Edna Scriber. Decorations followed the golden key theme in gold and green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Business and Professional Women's Club
Country Club
Mabel Nielsen
Kathryn Ells
Roy Wells
Myra Masters
Sidney High School
Clairelyn Lyngholm
Harold’ Wooten
Edna Scriber
Verna Robinson
Sidney Awaits Official Census Count
Sidney awaits the 1950 census figures as Chamber of Commerce officers and residents anticipate population numbers. A 1948 survey found over 4,600 names, but many believe the true count exceeds that, with estimates around 4,500 to 5,000, about a fifty percent rise from 1930's 3,306. The exact figure will be released soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Cmmerce
Telegraph
Harvest Progress Across Lodgepole Valley Area
Perfect weather accelerates fall harvest with spud picking well underway and beet harvest set to begin next week. Dumping stations open Oct 6 in North Platte and Lodgepole valleys as frost spares most crops. corn nearing maturity, wheat seeding near complete, and livestock feed remains excellent.
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Lodgepole Valley
North Platte Valley
State Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Bureaus Weekly
Bulletin
Nebraska
Panhandle
Denver Man Escapes After Car Plunges From Bridge
A Denver salesman, Jacob Krohn, 43, narrowly avoided serious injury when his 1949 Hudson crashed through a bridge railing two miles east of Sidney on Tuesday morning. He was pinned in the car and squeezed out a window, later aided by passersby. Damages were about 800 dollars. Krohn was en route to Scottsbluff.
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Denver
Tuesay
Sidney
Highway Safety Patrol
Jacob Krohn
Krohn
Highway 19
Scottsbluff
Soil Building Emphasized By ACA Head
Muriel Crosby, chairman of the Cheyenne County Agricultural Conservation Committee, urges farmers to divert wheat acreage to soil building and forage. She says shifting to grass and legumes can boost income and future productivity while easing surplus grain, with ACA 1950 programs offering financial guidance.
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Cheyenne County
Muriel Crosby
Cheyenne County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Mr. Crosby
United States
Crosby
ACA
Church Women To Hold Seminar
Preparations are underway for a Friday seminar October 7 at First Methodist Church. The event is part of a cross state program joining Sidney Council of Church Women and its national body. Seventy five national board members and western executives form 15 teams to visit 20 western states.
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First Methodist Church
Sidney Council of Church Women
Mississippi
United Council
Western Council
Abram LeGrande
New York
Church Woman
Wallace Streeter
Washington, D. C
District of Columbia
Otto Hackman
Lincoln
Nebraska Council of Church Women
Oil progress chart for Cheyenne County oil tests
Box score shows Ohio Oil Co. wells Mary Egging No. 1 and Stueve No. 1 producing about 225 barrels per day while Mary Egging No. 2 starts drilling. Knievel No. 1 not yet producing amid water sealing efforts. Stevens No. 1 and Caywood No. 1 show heavy saltwater saturations. Thorpson No. 1 Elsasser No. 1 Baker No. 1 plugged or abandoned. future of several tests uncertain.
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Ohio
Stevens
Caywood
Thorpson
Elsasser
Roberts Brothers
Baker
Frontier Refining Co
Ideal Drilling Co
Trailer Court Being Erected by Wes Berry
Wes Berry is constructing a 22 unit trailer court at 22nd and Illinois Street and expects occupancy within a month. Modern laundry facilities will be featured. Berry aims to provide a modern up-to-date location for permanent trailer residents and hopes to finish in three weeks if delays are avoided. He previously built and operated the DeLuxe Motel, selling it last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Berry
22Nd
Illinois Street
Berry
Mr. Berry
Scout Training Sessions Set in Wye Braska Council
Scout leader training sessions for the Wye Braska Council run October 11 through 16. Harold Wooten training chairman announced plans for a planning meeting at Scottsbluff on Tuesday night October 11 followed by trainings October 12 13 and 14 at three area points including Sidney. An overnight camp training session will close the schedule October 15 16. Bob Perin of the National Boy Scouts office in New York City will assist.
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Wye- Braska
Harold Wooten
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Wooten
Bob Perin
National
Boy Scouts of America
New York City
Safflower Seen As Coming Crop In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County records show safflower harvest progressing on 1000 to 1560 acres with yields likely 600 to 1000 pounds per acre countywide. Farmers expect acreage to double next year if prices justify growing safflower, planted with spring grains and harvested after wheat.
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Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
Kenneth van Skike
van Skike
Elmer Westerhoff
Dalton
Ohio Oil suspends two wells as field activity slows in Cheyenne County
The Mary Egging No 2 drilling start is delayed as Ohio Oil regulates output and faces possible offset obligations if the Mary Egging No 2 proves productive. Mary Egging No 1 and Stueve No 1 pump around 225 barrels per day, while Knievel No 1 aims to curb water seepage. Caywood No 1 and Stevens No 1 are suspended after salt water shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Mary Egging
Ney
Knievel
Ohio Oil Company
Cheyenne County
Mary Egging No. 2
Mary Egging No. 1
Caywood
Ideal Drilling Co
Stevens
Lodgepole
Sidney
Nebraska
Hastings Youth Held On Theft Suspicion
Thomas Doiel aged 17 of Hastings is held by Cheyenne County authorities on auto theft charges after Sidney police arrested him Wednesday night for running a red light. The 1940 Buick, owned by a Fremont man, was reported stolen from Hastings earlier Wednesday around 12:30 AM. Doiel had a license but no keys. Chief Sol Willis said Hastings authorities were contacted and would collect him that afternoon.
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Thomas Doiel
Hastings
Cheyenne
Sidney
Young Doiel
Fremont
Sol Willis
U P Hires More As Work Week Is Sliced
Union Pacific expanded its payroll across a 13 state system as the 40 hour week spreads to non operating staff. Vice President P J Lynch cited new hires including truckers, station masters, porters, machinists, kitchen help, waiters, telegraphers and mechanics with about twenty added in Sidney.
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Union Pacific Railroad
P. J. Lynch
Lynch
Sidney
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Sidney Lady
Gibson
Sidney Company
The
Haines
Edwinn
BPW
Ohio Oil Co
Stueve
U. P
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