State Board May Increase Weld's Value
County Assessor Homer F Bedford cautions Weld County property values may be raised by the State Board of Equalization. He argues the board cannot justify large increases and warns such actions could push assessed values above true cash value, urging restraint and proper valuation methods.
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Amvenacr
Homer F. Bedford
Bedford
Avera
Weld County
Daily Press
Tax Commission
Board of Equalization
Amienor Bedford
Mr. Badard
Ix Commission
Colinto
K. Bedford
Ahsegior
Lee
Denver
Nix and Hansen Dispute Waterway Rights North of Cambridge
Complaint alleges Hansen holds a right of way for irrigation water via a ditch on plaintiff land. Ditch flooding plaintiff land, blocking drainage and altering water flow contrary to rights. Minor details note an accident near midnight at 1180 First Street with no injuries reported.
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Tonges
Eden Griven
Sh Hird
Firat
Foxother
Sixth Avenue
Ise Streat
House Furnishings Are at Attractive Prices
A local sale highlights affordable house furnishings including mirrors and floor lamps with marked reductions. Shoppers are invited to visit showrooms to view discounted items and take advantage of limited time prices.
New Methods Boost Weld's Oil Chances
Geophysical techniques have raised oil exploration prospects in Weld and nearby northeastern Colorado counties. R Clair Goffin of Midwest Refining praised Patterson well output, noting 70,000 barrels of high grade oil since last Oct 10 and predicted large Denver basin exploration, while cautioning majors to delay drilling due to the demobilized market.
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Weld
Colorado
R. Clair Goffin
Midwest Refining Company
Greeley
Eaton
Masonic Ball
Collin
Rocky Mountain
Coffin
Patterson
Ite
Colo
Nebraska
Denver
Wag Texas
United States
Texas
Dakota
Dakotas
Agreements To Sell Three Oil District Farms In Weld County
Agreements for sale of three farms in Weld county oil district dated 1939 from Frank N. Briggs of Denver to William Forgy of Duckingham Wieda Forgy and Heith Robertson of Green River were recorded. Each sale grants a 50 percent interest in the royalty portion and uses crop payment terms. Properties include BW and SWI of 22 and SEM ofe NEW and 1% of SE% of 25700, with price allocations to Forgy and partners totaling several thousand dollars.
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Weld County
Frank N. Briggs
Denver
William Forgy
Duckingham
Wieda Forgy
Heith Robertson
Green River
Briggs
Balti Rovertaon
Wileam Forgy
William Porgy
Ida Johnson Well at 5475 Drilling Progress Report
Ida Johnson Well at 5475 shows 476 feet depth and 8 20 o clock Wednesday afternoon noted. Comparisons to 641$ at game hour Tuesday afternoon and 63 feet in 24 hours. Wednesday evening progress described as going smoothly. Police Court fines listed include R. M. Ankew 1.60 for stop sign violation Harold Magnuson 6.60 for speeding C. P. Drake 3.50 for parking after hours J. B. Herryhill 6.50 for speeding T. J. Embrey 5.60 for parking after hours.
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Tda Johnson
Polis Court
Werther
R. M. Ankew
Greeley
Harold Magnuson
Route Ova
C. P. Drake
J. B Herryhill
Denver
T. J. Embrey
Paving progress completes half of Greeley Fort Morgan route
The east half of the 20 mile Greeley to Fort Morgan pavement is finished with concrete laid by Selander Construction. The west half should be done by Tuesday, with shoulders to follow. full highway opening not expected until mid July. A 300 mile concrete corridor linking Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo is advancing, with celebrations planned by local chambers of commerce.
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Greeley-Morgan
Greeley
Fort Morgan
Edward Selaider
Couto
Sa Davig
Selander
Etaur
Emat
Bertrand
Kersey
Fort’ Morgan
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Belander Craw
Masters
Fort Morgan Chambers of Commerce
Sterling
Carr Area Seeks Daily R. F. D. Mail Service
Residents of Carr in northwest Ward County organize a strong bid for daily R. F. D. mail. Over a dozen landowners ranchers and farmers sign a petition with support from Congressman Charles B. Timberlake and Senator Elect Edward P. Costigan. Postmaster and H. D. Barrier of Nunh assist, as the proposed route is mapped and gains wide local backing.
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Carr
Ward County
Charles B. Timberlake
Edward P. Costigan
Weld
R. B. D. Deliyay
Ares
Darrier
Nunh
Lindberghs Map Tentative Route For Orient Flight
New York June 17 Colonel Charles A Lindbergh tentatively outlined a vacation flight to the Orient planning a northward route to Hudson Bay then toward Alaska and the Aleutians before heading to Japan and China He noted fuel depots and weather would shape the final path and four routes were considered with the Alaskan Aleutian path currently favored.
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Frese
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orient
Hudson Bay
Point Burrow
Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Bering
Aleutian
Japan
Ching
Ching. ~ Wheather
Voluntary Effort To Control Texas Oil Flood Starts
In Tyler Texas a voluntary plan to curb oil output begins Saturday. Independent and major company representatives agree to limit daily production to 100 barrels per well in the vast Texas field to stabilize prices. Local officials and state regulators urged operators to observe the cutback as indications point to a uniform shutdown around 400 barrels per day. Grasshopper poison shipments to fair grounds exhibit building were halted after a misdelivery, with disposal and mixing activities suspended pending further action.
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Tyler
Tex
Texas
Saat Texas Oil Arbitration Committee
Eaat Texas Busines
R. D. Parker
Oil and Gaa
State Railroad Commission
Denver Sued for Damages by Ranchmen
Farmers of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties sue Denver and the Northern Colorado Irrigation Co in Littleton district court for 1.65 million dollars, claiming negligence and unlawful acts deprived their lands of water from the High Line canal. The case cites abandonment of feeder ditches and water loss since 1926, with talks of settlement ongoing.
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Denver
Adams
Arapahoa
Douglas Counee
Ittleton
Northern Colorado Irrigation Company
Denver Board of Water ‘Commissioners
Judgmant
Walden rancher murder trial set despite injuries
Douglas Langloft, a Walden rancher, stands trial for the alleged murder of John Kyle at the Fort Collins court. District Attorney Ab Romans, injured, will not halt proceedings as Assistant DA B H Snyder from Greeley and Deputy Waldo Riffen from Fort Collins prepare to prosecute. The case centers on a ranch foreman accused in Kyle’s death on the Fort Morgan road area.
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Douglas Lagloft
Walden
Fort Collins
Ab Romans
Lovaland
BH. T. Snyder
Greeley
Roamans
Snyder
Waldo Riffen
Langloft
John Kyle
Fort Callas
Langlett
E. Romans
Kereey
Indow
Loveland
Baptist Ministers Face Unemployment in Northland Church
Dr C O McQuire, a Baptist leader in Chicago, said about two thousand ministers are jobless or seeking new fields amid church cutbacks. He noted more than 32 percent of churches now struggle to provide work for all ministers, signaling widespread unemployment in the denomination.
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Noathern
Ace Uary
C. O. McQuire
McQuire
Park Chairman and Kiwanis Leader Open New Tennis Courts
E. 8. Christensen city park chairman and Kiwanis President oversaw the building and equipping of two tennis courts at Grove Park at a cost of 450 dollars. The facilities will be open to the public this Friday, boosting Greeley’s municipal play spaces.
Kiwanians Open Two Public Tennis Courts at Island Grove Park
Greeley’s Kiwanis Club completes two public tennis courts at Island Grove Park on the west side of Lin Park, southeast of the county hospital. The project, costing about 460, funded by the club with city cooperation, aims to provide free access to all, as part unemployment relief and children’s playground efforts. The courts feature cement-like gravel surfaces, 10-foot high netted backstops, and are slated to be ready for use this Friday with shoes required for all players.
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Greeley
Kiwanis Club
Field
Ladgv
C. M. Dickerson
Kiwanlan
Parnl
Inland Grove
Strest
Parke
William Welak
Milt Seaman
Klwanis Club
Tim Park
Kiwanie Club
Wilism
Welsh
Bert Dempsey
College
Kia Tula
Gresley
Kiwanis
Geologist Claire Coffin Highlights Oil Discovery Limits
Claire Coffin, chief geologist for the Midwest Marlning s company, questions claims by doodle-big inventors and explains geophysical devices merely locate structures where gas and oil may be found. J C Ewing notes Coffin’s talk to the Greeley Rotary entertainment committee was engaging and educational for the community.
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Claire Coffin
Midwest Marlnings Company
Greeley
Ba Adda
Jd. GC. Ewing
Greeley Rotary Clu
R. Claire Coffin
Ita
J. C. Ewing
Gresley
Mr. Coffin
Zelda Mere Seeks Divorce and Custody in Growley
Zelda Mere Zelda files for divorce from Louis Zelda after four years of marriage in Growley 1927. She requests custody of their one child and monthly support of 25 dollars. Snyder and attorney Park filed June 18 as the chamber discusses naval construction, approving the plan but delaying the 23,000 ton superlattice cruiser proposal.
Heating Plant Fund May Not Be Paid in Full Says McGinnis
Colorado report notes a potential shortfall in the general fund may prevent full payment of all appropriations for state charitable and penal institutions. State Auditor William D. MacGinnis cites a deficit of 504,096.05 dollars but expects possible recovery from unexpected revenues in inheritance tax and other sources. Some agencies may issue indebtedness with governor and secretary of state approval. The board is cutting costs to meet needs. One specific item cited is 120,000 dollars for Greeley Teachers College.
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Denver
States General Fund
Wiliam D. Macinnis
Aid
la Department
MacGinnin
MacGinale
Greeley Teachers College
Dynamite Report From State Prison Cache
The Denver Post quotes Police Chief Albert Clark saying the cache of dynamite is insufficient to blow up the entire institution at Canon City. Officials declined to reveal the source or exact location while promising a fuller story to the governor this afternoon. Prices officials were unaware of the dynamite cache.
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Denver
Denver Post Today
Chie Albert
Clark
Entira
Two Men Shot by W E Hickman Father
In Paso Texas two men Charlon Monteys and Tony San Gorman were wounded when William Thomas Hickman’s father fired at an alley disturbance near his home. Hickman had been hanged in 1928 for the murder of Marten Parker. A light coupe in the Grestlay district caught fire later that afternoon, but the blaze was confined to the car’s base and extinguished by the fire department.
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Presa Fl Paso
Tex
Joe
William ‘Thomas Hickmas
Wiliam E. [Hickman
Marten Parker
Charlon Monteys
Tony San Goman
Hickman
Sam Gorman
Moorays
Montoye
T. M. Whipple
Greslay District
Tir
War Om Highth Avenue
Batwoo Eighth and
Meirtiraereet
Public Letter Reveal From Widow of Harding
Mrs A B Falls publicized correspondence with Mrs Warren G Harding after President Hardings death. The letters reveal personal notes from 1944 and recount social visits during the Washington years, recalling holidays and friendships as Fall describes reactions to Hardings era and a nod to the stalled dredging of the capital pool area.
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Fall
Harding
el Paso
Tex
President Hoover
Marion
A. B. Fall
Warren G. Harding
Washington
Sam
Wardmem
Senator Fall
Amd
Horn
Provence
C Dent
United
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Niews
Lindberghs
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Haing
Mackay
Staten Wallace Mackey
W. W. Wyatt
Mackey
Fort Morgan Road
Baptist Church
City’s Park
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Darpar
Island Grove Park
Zelda
McGinnis
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Weith
Dinooth
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