Improvements on power plant and lines start soon
Western Public Service plans major interconnection across seven plants with a Gurley to Sidney transmission line and farm line upgrades. When completed, Sidney gains uninterrupted service from a network reaching Scottsbluff Chadron Ogallala Guernsey and Lingle hydro plants. Officials say the system will match national efficiency and service once the full connection is in place.
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Sidney
Western Public Service Company
Gurley
Gurley-Sidney
Lewellen
Broadwater
Northport
Chadron
Scott
Panhandle
Len A. Sherwin Dies After Hernia Operation
Len A. Sherwin, Sterling cattleman and prominent rancher north of Padroni, is critically ill in a Denver hospital after hernia surgery. He was reported to be improving earlier this week but contracted double pneumonia, and his sister Mrs. R. M. Watts of Sterling says there is little hope for recovery.
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Len A. Sherwin
Sterling Cattleman
Padroni
Denver
Sherwin
R. M. Watts
Sterling
Mr. Sherwin
Campbell Opens New Funeral Home on Jackson Street
W O Campbell of Campbell Furniture announces a new funeral home at 1240 Jackson Street. Former undertaker in the area, he brings wide experience and says the facility is fully stocked with the latest equipment and he will devote substantial time to the business.
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W. O. Campbell
Campbell Furniture Company
Jackson Street
Campbell
Sage of the Sand Hills Dies in Oshkosh after Illness
Judge A. H. Gamner of Oshkosh known as the Sage of the Sandhills died at his home after several months of illness. A founder of Oshkosh, he named the city after his own home and was famed among sportsmen as a hunter and fisherman with unmatched knowledge of wildlife across North America.
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Sage
Sand Hills
Oshkosh
A. H. Gamner
Sandhills
Wis
Judge Gamner
North America
Grabill's Merrymakers to Perform in Laramie Dance
Grabill's Merrymakers dance band has been engaged by the Kapp Sigma fraternity of Laramie Wyoming to play for a formal dance on Friday April 28 The vocal orchestra was chosen over several rivals in Laramie and has drawn interest from Rocky Mountain towns seeking engagements noted for its quality music.
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Grabill
Merrymakers
Kappes Sigma Fraternity
Laramie
Wyo
Rocky Mountain
Boy Scouts to Hold Court of Honor at High School
Boy Scouts of Sidney will hold a court of honor at the high school next Friday April 12 Scoutmaster I W Robinson urged a large attendance at the ceremonies.
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BOY Scouts
Boy Scouts of
Sidney
I. W. Robinson
Honored Pioneers Of Old West Pass In Nebraska
An obituary note recalls Judge Alfred H. Gamner of Oshkosh died at home. Len A. Sherwin of Sterling is dying in Denver. Sandy Griswold, Omaha bound, fights death through grit. The piece honors pioneers who witnessed Nebraska's 19th century transformation and laments their passing.
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West
Alfred H. Gamner
Oshkosh
Len A. Sherwin
Sterling
Denver
Sandy Griswold
Nebraska
Omaha
Princers
Clifford Jones Annexes Honors in Judging Meet
Clifford Jones, a junior, won top honor in stock judging at the judging meet, scoring 380 of 450. Arthur Zike followed with 325 points. Raymond Cruise won dairy judging with 325, Arthur Busacker second. Class rankings list multiple teams and individual scores across dairy, hog, sheep, horse, and cattle judging.
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Clifford Jones
Arthur Zike
Raymond Cruise
Arthur Busacker
G. Dairy
Freshmas
Leonard Jones
Earl Mantor
Womans Club Names Delegates to State Convention
At a Tuesday meeting the Sidney Womans Club named Mrs. H. B. Nelson and Mrs. Elmer Kahl as delegates to the state convention in Coza on April 30 to May 2. Roll call covered American authors as members shared book reviews and a vocal duet was performed with piano accompaniment.
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H. B. Nelson
Elmer Kahl
Sidney Womans Club
Coza
R. W. Zimmerle
F. L. Reed
William Mortenson
Changes at James Cafe Improve Interior and Entrance
A. M. Nelson, manager, orders interior upgrades at the James cafe. The new arched entrance is near completion as a partition at the rear is removed and tables extended to the far end. The alterations aim to provide more room and enhance attractiveness for patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Nelson
James Cafe
Portrait painter on way to paint president portrait
Betty Rather of Los Angeles, a renowned portrait painter, rode the Overland limited to Washington DC on Wednesday to paint a portrait of President Hoover for the Los Angeles chamber of commerce.
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Betty Rather
Los Angeles
Washington, D. C
President Hoover
Bicknells New Sidney Residents and Local Jobs
Mr and Mrs C E Bicknell recently relocated from Denver to Sidney. Mr Bicknell is employed at the Thayer Rexall drug store while Mrs Bicknell has taken a position as operator at the Ideal beauty shop.
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C. E. Bicknell
Sidney
Denver
Bicknell
Thayer Drug Store
Ideal Beauty Shop
Scottsbluff Photo Features Sidney Judge Oberfelder Tour
The Scottsbluff Star-Herald shows Judge Joseph Oberfelder of Sidney in a photograph from the Tuesday issue, noting his tour of the North Platte valley during the early part of the week.
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Joseph Oberfelder
Sidney
North Platte Valley
City election yields light turnout and board gains
The general city election Tuesday drew under 700 ballots amid little voter interest. Incumbents L. T. Poole and N. W. Ladegard won re election to the school board, with Ladegard 517 votes and Poole 376. Lucy Jordan 232 and R. H. Rogers 179. Council results: D. R. Thomas defeated by George Thompson 132 to 114. F. A. Bush won in the north over Carl Hellwig 104 to 61. George Moore won ward one with 193 to 95 for Robert Barlow.
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L. T. Poole
N. W. Ladegard
Board of Education
Ladegard
Poole
Lucy Jordan
R. H. Rogers
D. R. Thomas
George Thompson
Thompson
Thomas
F. A. Bush
Carl Hellwig
George Moore
Robert Barlow
Fea
Feeder Day at Lincoln Offers Free Gas Prize
Lincoln hosts Feeder Day with a county attendance contest offering gas at flivver rates. Nebraska Livestock Improvement Association provides the fuel. Points awarded by distance. 100 per man for county participants. Ban Casment of Manhattan will speak on beef industry challenges. cattle, sheep, hog data shared. sessions run 9:15 to 3:30 with an intelligence team and a question box.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Livestock Improvement Association
Willey
York County
Ban Casment
Manhattan
Kan
Nebraska
Hodgkin asks pardon board for action details in Ramey case
County Attorney Walter Hodgkin pressed state pardon board to explain motive behind characterizing Cheyenne county law action as an outrage. Attorney General Sorensen gave brief reply, citing leniency due to county at that time, while Hodgkin argues Evelyn Ramey and her claims were unjustly treated before sentencing.
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Walter K. Hodgkin
State Pardon Board
Cheyenne County
Sorensen
Evelyn Ramey
Womans Reformatory
Hodgkin
Cenabas
Pardon Board
Ramey
TE Advances Bill for Guaranty Payments
The state senate on Wednesday advanced a bill to provide for the payment of the guaranty fund deficit and deposits in failed banks. Drafted by the senate banking committee as an amendment to H R 299, the measure passed third reading with 21 votes in favor and nine against, the opposition centering on the assessed amount for banks. Prominent supporters included Amspoker Ban ning Bowman Cooper Frush Griswold C W Johnson Harry Johnson Kennedy Kruger McFarland McGowan Neumann Patton Randall Reed Rickard Rodman Vance Welch Wellensick.
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State Senate
Senate Banking Committee
House
Amspoker
Banning
Bowman
Cooper
Frush
Griswold
C. W. Johnson
Harry Johnson
Kennedy
Kruger
McFarland
McGowan
Neumann
Patton
Randall
Reed
Rickard
Rodman
Vance
Welch
Wellensick
Brazda
Clark
Marsh requests apology from Hodgkin over Ramey case letter
Frank Marsh, a member of the state board of pardons, asks County Attorney Walter K. Hodgkin to apologize for remarks in a letter to the board regarding the Eve lyn Ramey pardon case. Hodgkin, who defends the board's action, believes officials in Cheyenne county deserve an apology. The letter, misaddressed to County Clerk Henry Pavlat, was meant for Hodgkin. Ramey was convicted in Sidney for obtaining property by false pretenses and alleged she was not advised of her rights. officials and Judge J. L. Tewell deny the claims. Sorensen, the attorney general, has been involved in several law enforcement disputes.
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State Board of Pardons
Walter K. Hodgkin
Frank Marsh
Evelyn Ramey
Sorensen
Miss Ramey
Reformatory
Marsh
Hodgkin
Cheyenne
Henry Pavlat
Pavlat
Sidney
Pardon Board
J. L. Tewell
Sterling men escape death in Colo car crash
George E. McConley Jr T A Rapp and W E King prominent Sterling men from Sidney suffered injuries when their car overturned on a curve north of Dailey Colorado. McConley had rib fractures Rapp a broken collar bone King cuts to head and hands. The vehicle rolled into a ditch demolishing top fenders and damaging the chassis. They were taken home with no serious outcomes known.
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George E. McConley
T. A. Rapp
W.E. King
Sterling
Sidney
Dailey
Colo
American Legion Needs Seven Men to Complete Quota
Sidney post of the American Legion is seven members short of its 1929 quota. A. H. Dilley reports the district seeks 104 members with 97 already signed for another year. The drive highlights the Legion’s service to ex service men, hospitalizations, compensation work, and youth programs.
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American Legion
Sidney
Nebraska
A. H. Dilley
Shaving
Spafford
Dilley
The
Legion
Mechanical Drawings Illuminate Sidney High Students Exhibit
Samples of mechanical drawings and free hand setter and border work by Sidney high school students form a window display at Western Drug company. A city map by Paul Kahl, patterned after Gardner's chart, is featured. The drawing course is elective, taught by Raymond Davis who heads the mathematics department. the work shows surprising quality for inexperienced students and reflects credit on Davis.
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Sidney High School
Western Drug Company
Paul Kahl
Gardner
Raymond Davis
Davis
Presbyterian Men's Club Meeting Set For Tuesday
The last meeting of the year for the Presbyterian Men's club will be in the church parlors Tuesday evening April 9. Supper will be served at 6 30 followed by a closing address on Africa. All men are urged to note the date to avoid conflicts.
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Presbyterian Men’s Club
Africa
Presbyterian Choir to Repeat Sacred Cantata
At the request of Rev. H. C. Welker the Presbyterian church choir under Mrs. J. W. Johnson will repeat next Sunday at 11 o clock the cantata that was performed last Sunday afternoon.
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H. C. Welker
The
Presbyterian Church
J. W. Johnson
Dalton Farmers Attend County Commissioners Meeting
John Davison Dennis Walsh John Neary Clyde Click E L Weed W E Larson Louis Volkert Henry Henke and Chris Guill were listed among prominent Dalton area farmers attending the county commissioners meeting Tuesday afternoon near Dalton.
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John Davison
Dennis Walsh
John Neary
Clyde Click
E. L. Weed
W.E. Larson
Louis Volkert
Henry Henke
Chris Guill
West of Dalton
Reverend Bicknell Called to Preach Sermon in Sidney
Rev J H Bicknell, pastor of the Christian church in Sidney, has been called to Omaha to deliver the funeral sermon for a former parishioner, marking the sixth time since his arrival.
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Bicknell
Sidney
The
Christian Church
J. H. Bickrel
Omaha
State Officers Meet With Local Leaders April 20
Miss Helen Noyes of the state club office in the extension service at Lincoln will visit the county Thursday April 25 to meet local leaders and prospective leaders of 4-H boys and girls clubs. Morning sessions cover cooking club issues starting at ten o'clock and clothing club topics in the afternoon at 1 30 in the district courtroom. Local leadership is key to success or failure in the 4 H club movement and leaders are urged to adopt a standard yearly plan of meetings activities and demonstrations for judging products and exhibiting at fairs with guidance on how to lead all this activity.
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Helen Noyes
Lincoln
Miss Noyes
Sterling Opens Talking Pictures With Mother Knows Best
Sterling Wednesday saw the Vitaphone premiere of Mother Knows Best at the America theatre. The show featured Chick Sale, a stage comedian, and a 110 piece band from Roxy's theatre performing the film’s theme. The America, a Consolidated Theatre, is northeastern Colorado’s sole Vitaphone venue and Sidney’s nearest talkie hub.
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Talking Pictures
America Theatre
Chick Sale
Roxy's
The
America
Colorado
Vitaphone
Sidney
Chet Miller
Olson and Sons Hit High Chicago Cattle Price
Olson and Sons of Sidney enjoy a market jump as heavy steers fattened on their ranch west of town bring $14.40 per cwt on 17 carloads in Chicago. Carl Olson purchased the steers in Wyoming last fall from Bud Gillespie. the market rise of 75 cents en route netted the family several hundred dollars.
Mrs. Jordan to Attend Lincoln Sorority House Dedication
Mrs Lucy Jordan travels to Lincoln to attend the Chi Omega sorority house dedication and banquet. She will be hosted by Amanda Heppner dean of women and is to turn the first spade of dirt at the new structure. She returns Monday after a recent Nebraska graduation.
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Mrs. Jordan
Lincoln
Lucy Jordan
Chi Omega Group
Amanda Heppner
Nebraska
New Auburn Magazine Issued Monthly by Sidney Dealers
The first issue of The Auburn Magazine edited by the Auburn Motor Company has been released in Sidney by local dealer Merle Houge. It features pictures of famous Auburn owners testimonials and stories of speed and stamina offering first hand information from automotive circles.
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Auburn Magazine
Auburn Motor Company
Sidney
Merle Houge
Auburn
West Nebraska Gets New Experiment Station
S. F. 163 appropriates 10000 for a new agricultural experiment station at Alliance. The bill passed the house Monday afternoon by 62 to 17 after a call of the house.
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West Nebraska
S. F
Alliance
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NEW Funeral Home
Grabill's
Old West
North Platte
Womans Club
Thayer
Rexall
Scottsbluff
Bush, Thompson and
Moore
New
Poole and Ladegrerd
Sorenson
Johnson
Board
Presbyterian Men’s
Dalton Farmers
Commissioners Meeting
Sterling -Gets
Olson and Sons
New Auburn
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