Long Time Resident of Area Dead R J H Craig
Redington area obituary for Redington-John H. Craig born January 21 1887 in Kansas died March 22 at his home west of Redington. Funeral March 25 at the Craig home officiated by Rev W E Schumann of Bridgeport. Buried West Lawn Cemetery Gering. He moved to Oklahoma as a boy, homesteaded near Redington Bird Cage Gap in 1911 and lived there 35 years. A farmer and livestock dealer and longtime Modern Woodmen of America member in Bridgeport.
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Redington
John H. Craig
Kansas
Craig
W. E. Schumann
Bridgeport
West Lawn
Gering
Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip
Bird Cage Gap
Modern Woodmen of America Lodge
Alliance Approves Park Site Purchase In West Alliance
City council authorizes buying 24 lots in a west Alliance subdivision for a new city park bordered by Dakota Avenue and Black Hills Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets. Emerson School will occupy the north tract, with a 60 foot street between plots deeded by Reuben Knight’s bank holding company.
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Alliance
Dakota Avenue
Black Hills Avenue
Alliance ‘School Board
Emerson School
Reuben Knight
Light City Voting Expected In Cheyenne County Today
Local elections in Sidney and Cheyenne County towns proceed with few issues on ballots. Unopposed mayor Dr. C. B. Dorwart eyed to win. ward candidates include Herschel Spearow, Foster Cook, Carl Christ, Herbert Statter, Hubert Pierson. school board members Emanuel Troutman, A. E. Wright, Jarvis Bush, Gordon Tobin for city clerk treasurer. Glen Greenlee seeks reelection as police judge. Polls run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with locations at city auditorium and two schools.
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Sidney
C. B. Dorwart
Dr. Dorwart
D. R. Thomas
Herschel Spearow
T. E. Kokjer
Gordon Tobin
C. C. Jones
Leslie Neubauer
Glen Greenlee
City Auditorium
North Side School
East Side School
Elwell Firm In Ad Spotlight
The Elwell Motor Co. a family business in Sidney presents its 32 year growth from founder John Elwell who began in 1914 after Nebraska University training. The firm offers integrated sales service across Nebraska panhandle with Bendix franchise and Dodge Plymouth dealership, aided by family members.
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Elwell Motor Co
John Elwell
University of Nebraska
Sidney and
Vicinity
Nebraska Panhandle
Elwell Motor Company
Elwell
Jan
Elwells
Sidney
Dodge-Plymouth
Bendix
Kelvina
Kimball
Four-Way Tie in Sidney Blind Bogey Tourney
Sun day blind bogey event at Sidney County Club ends in a four way tie among L R Christy Dean Wilson Gayle Sauer and E L Hoover with a net 42 to share the pot. Clark Grieve club champion shoots 35 33 for 68 two under par. course crowded, forty entrants in the contest.
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Sidney County Club
Bob Campbell
L. R. Christy
Dean Wilson
Gayle Sauer
E. L. Hoover
Clark Grieve
Grieve
Campbell
Real Estate Board Praised for Bond Drive Success
The Nebraska Real Estate Board received a treasury certificate of merit for aiding the Realty Victory Loan Drive. Sidney president M. W. Dimery says the National Association of Real Estate Boards sold 100 million dollars in bonds, with the quota oversubscribed by 63 million.
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Nebraska Real Estate Board
Fred M. Vinson
Secretary of the Treasury
M. W. Dimery
Sidney
State Real Estate Association
Naional Association of Real Estate Boards
Cagers Feted By Rotarians
Rotary Club banquet honored Sidney High School and St. Patrick's Academy basketball squads at the Country Club. Gregg McBride of the Omaha World Herald praised Nebraska high school athletics and their community impact, recalling early 20th century growth and his Top Ten team ratings.
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Rotary Club
Sidney High School
St. Patrick's Academy
Gregg McBride
Omaha World Herald
Nebraska
Sidney
McBride
Mvc
Henry Schulte
Schulte
Farm and Machinery Auctions Set for April 3 and 6
The Telegraph lists two public auctions this week. The Mintken and Busacker sale takes place Wednesday at the Busacker farm six miles east and one mile south of Dalton, starting at eleven with lunch served by the Presbyterian ladies. The Rapp Co. machinery and miscellaneous sale is Saturday, April 6, at the Rapp pavilion near the Union Pacific depot, with furniture at 11:30 and machinery at 12:30. more items may be added before Saturday, and sandwiches, coffee, and pie will be available.
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The
Telegraph
Mintken and Busacker
Busacker
Dalton
Presbyterian Ladies of
Rapp’s Auction Co
Rapp
Union Pacific
Col. Rapp
Nebraska Highways Planned for Reconstruction Under Federal System
State Engineer Wardner G. Scott announced in Lincoln that Highway 30 from the Wyoming line to Grand Island and Highway 138 from Big Springs to the Colorado line will be rebuilt to federal interstate standards under a proposed national system. Nebraska also includes Highways 34 to Lincoln and 6 to Omaha. route 81 was not accepted as a north south connector by the Federal Works Administrator.
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Wyoming
Grand Island
Big Springs
Colorado
Wardner G. Scott
Lincoln
Nebraska
Omaha
State Highway Department
Federal Works Administrator
Schools Compete In Annual Festival Last Week
Lodgepole Valley Activities Association music festival results list many winners from Sunol Lodgepole and nearby towns in multiple instrumental and vocal categories with judges Grant Mathews Lloyd McCann and festival chairman L. E. Lydiatt noted.
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Lodgepole Valley Activities Association
Lodgepole
Melissa Kahler
Sunol
Superior
Emarie Franss
Francis Irwin
Excellent
Nancy Kahlil
Sunal
Shirley Spencer
Dalton
Potter
Dix
Bushnell and Gurley
Boy’s Glee Club
Ilodgepole
Gurley
Grant Mathews
Lloyd McCann
L. E. Lydiatt
Scottsbluff Faces Eminent Domain Vote On Utilities
Citizens go to the polls to decide if Scottsbluff shall acquire Consumers Public Power District properties by eminent domain. The election centers on whether the city can seize the office building heating system and electric plants and distribution system serving Scottsbluff and nearby areas, with lines outside the city limited to local needs. The measure was the focal point of heated local debate amid charges and counter charges.
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Scottsbluff
Consumers Public Powers District
Terry Carpenter
Nebraska
Roman
Ee Eee
Fis Harry Wisner
Consumers Board
Consumers’ Public Power District
Annual Shrimp Feed Set For Wednesday
The American Legion plans its annual shrimp feed in St Patrick's Auditorium on Wednesday evening April 3 starting at 6 30. Legion members and their wives or Auxiliary members and their husbands are eligible to attend.
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American Legion
St. Patrick’s Auditorium
American Legion Auxiliary
Oil Test News Good and Bad in Nebraska Wells
Prospecting reports from western Nebraska show both potential and setbacks. At Gering the Baxter test advances slowly due to material shortages, while Hollingsworth near the Nebraska South Dakota line hits twelve feet of good saturation in the third Lea sands at 2510 feet. Drilling will continue with swabbing planned after completion, though Dawes County brings news of trouble.
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Nebraska
Gering
Baxter
Hollingsworth
Nebraska-South Dakota Line
Third Lea Sands
H. L. Hollingsworth
Lea Sands
Dawes County
State Leader Cites Six Point Need For Savings Bond Sales
Leon J. Markham Nebraska state director urges Cheyenne County residents to back Series E F and G Savings Bonds. The six aims include curbing inflation, keeping bond totals around peak levels, promoting thrift, payroll savings, school finance education, and broad public ownership to distribute interest widely.
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United States Treasury
Cheyenne
Leon J. Markham
Nebraska
Treasury
Potter Dix REA Work Slated Soon
Arthur Bercher a REA director said construction to extend REA lines to Dix and north of Potter could start shortly with contractors on site and materials ready. About 125 miles are charted for the territory as a larger network awaits REA action in Kimball and Cheyenne counties, while local disputes and audits continue in Pine Bluffs. Borcher stresses farm electrification as key to keeping young people on the farm and making farms both pleasant and profitable.
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Dix
Potter
Arthur Bercher
Borcher
Kimball
Cheyenne
Dix-Potter
Washington
George Phillips
Pine Bluffs
St. Louis
Claude Wickard
Phillips
Cheyenne County
Western
Tern
Nebraska
Bor
Cher
Panhandle
Unseasonably Warm Day Sets Record Pace in Sidney
The thermometer hit 82 degrees in Sidney on Sunday extending a mild winter across western Nebraska. March gales were expected to bring snow but warm weather persisted, triggering a springtime boom outdoors. Golf courses, fishing spots, and home gardens saw activity while California reported rain and cold.
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Mercury
Sidney
Nebraska
Country Club
California
Auctions Set for Sidney and Potter This Thursday
Two auction sales are advertised for Thursday April 4 in Sidney and Potter. In Sidney Dorothy Keefer will sell furniture and household articles at 1734 Osage St starting at 1:00 pm, Col A B Rapp handling. In Potter the estates of the late George Thirlwall and John G Meyers go to the block at 1:30 pm, Joe P Schwartz auctioneer, at the Thirlwall home west of Potter Hotel and Meyers former residence. The Meyers two room house also sells to the highest bidder with a merchantable title guaranteed. Executors and administrators listed.
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Bidney
Potter
Sidney
Dorothy Keefer
Osage
A. B. Rapp
George Thirlwall
John G. Meyers
Joe ‘P. Schwartz
Thirlwall
Potter Hotel
Meyers
Mr. Meyers
Herbert Stevens
Descriptive Folder Planned by Chamber to Promote Sidney
A descriptive folder illustrated by Alvin Duis will be printed soon by the chamber of commerce. It promises extensive photographs showing nearly every phase of life in Sidney to advertise the town to the wider world.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Alvin Duis
Farmers Turn To Air Travel Gains In Nebraska Flying Farmers
The Nebraska Flying Farmers organization grows weekly with new members in the panhandle as western Nebraska farmers buy airplanes. Art Kellogg of Imperial leads the effort to promote rural flying and legislative support, with Gerald Eagleton citing a goal of about 2500 members. The piece notes pilots foresee many towns needing airports within a few years to avoid losing business, linking to the upcoming Sidney municipal airport condemnation election.
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Nebraska Flying Farmers Organization
Panhandle
Schwartz and Johnson Flying Service
Nebraska
NFF
Art Kellogg
Imperial
Gerald Eagleton
Decatur
Sidney
Canteen Ends Great Record
The famous North Platte canteen closed its doors Monday ending a monumental chapter in western Nebraska wartime service. Women stored, packed and donated food starting December 17, 1941 after a rumor sparked a relief effort for Company D of Nebraska’s 134th Regiment at Union Pacific Station. The Kansas outfit’s visit inspired a lasting tradition that fed millions of service members worldwide more than six million visits to the canteen with Union Pacific’s William M. Jeffers approving use of the station dining room.
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North Platte
Nebraska
Western Nebraska
Union Pacific
Rae Wilson
Miss Wilson
Kansas
William M. Jeffers
Armed Services
Community Sale at Lodgepole Hopes to Build Legion Hall
Lodgepole will hold a community auction next Saturday April 6 to raise funds for a new American Legion Hall. A large list of donated articles is ready and more contributions are welcome until sale time. Citizens hope the sale will boost the fund enough to enable plans for the building.
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Lodgepole
American Legion
Lodgepole Express
SOD Tours To Feature Army Day Observance
Army Day events at Sioux Ordnance Depot include open house on April 6 with five one hour tours led by Col H J Preble. Tours cover ammunition exhibits and may include other buildings by request. Depot near Sidney employs 361 more workers amid a large scale program. Public urged to display flags and honor the Army. Mayor Thomas emphasizes the US Army's role in peace and defense.
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Sioux
Sidney
United States
Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee
D. R. Thomas
Army of the
Sidney Chamber of Commerce Membership Predicted
The Sidney chamber reports 181 enrolled for 1948 ship committee and a strong list of prospects to reach 150. Directors urge farmers who left farming for town life to join, noting retirees staying engaged with civic affairs through the organization.
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Sidney Chamber of
Prairie Fire Described North Of Town Near Burlington RightofWay
A prairie fire two miles north of town along the Burlington right of way burned extensively on Friday afternoon. Fueled by a brisk wind it spread south across uncultivated grassland and threatened Lodgepole Valley. Sidney firemen and local farmers fought the blaze using water chemicals and sacks to halt its progress.
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Burlington
Sidney
Lodgepole Valley
Car and Farm Fires Reported Over Past Week
Fire department responses included a blaze starting from an omnibus stove at an Ritte aenice on Saturday with damage totals not yet determined. On Sunday workers answered an alarm at the Hardy Apartments where an automobile fire occurred due to brake failure before firefighters arrived.
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Ritte Aenice
Hardy
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Joyce Juelfs
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Betty Grunwald
Shirley Schmidt
Patricia Crawford
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