Music Contest Opens Tonight with Massed Finale
The eighth annual district music contest and festival starts at 6 30 p m with vocal contests at the Senior high school and instrumental trials in the city auditorium. About 300 of 1000 registrants compete this evening with the rest arriving Saturday. Individual vocal units include girls high and low voices and boys voices while instruments cover strings winds and brass. Saturday morning through afternoon feature general group numbers and the Saturday night finale in the city auditorium brings bands orchestras and choruses in massed presentations. Judges will conclude the meet and season tickets are 60 cents with 25 cents for individual sessions. A capacity crowd is expected for the finale with nearly 1000 youngsters staged for a gigantic de
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Thes
County Amateur Baseball Plans Seen For 1935
Cheyenne county talks of forming an amateur league with no salaried players as smaller towns and rural communities seek a pure, youth driven league. A Sidney meeting on April 10 may yield a concrete plan, though Sidney plans to hire players this year could complicate joining.
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Ahr
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Installment Tax Plan Hits Skids In Senate
Senator Green of Sidney proposed a law to allow personal tax payments in installments. The Senate postponed consideration indefinitely, stalling the plan as it aimed to ease burdens on small regular incomes.
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Senate
Senator Green
Sidney
Green
Bridgeport Wil Not Renew 10 Year Pac Franchise Vote
Bridgeport citizens Tuesday refused to renew a 10 year franchise for light and power service with Western Public Services. By a vote of 382 to 136 the proposal was defeated. G. B. Alshouse and C. P. Manning were named city councilman and Mrs Zolla Cavett and Mrs Carl Brandt were named school board members.
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Bridgeport
Western Public Services Company
G. B. Alshouse
C. P. Manning
Zolla Cavett
Carl Brandt
Precinct Officials Bonds Approved by County Board
The board of commissioners in session Tuesday approved bonds for precinct officers including Earl Young assessor of Davison precinct Lester Stecher assessor of Trognis precinct Ben Planck road overseer in Colton No 1 precinct George Line assessor in Lodgepole precinct Firth Booth assessor in Colton precinct and Harry Warner assessor in Potter precinct.
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Board of “Commissioners
Earl Young
Davison
Lester Stecher
Trognis
Ben Planck
Colton No
George Line
Lodgepole
Firth -Booth
Colton
Harry Warner
Potter
Kensington Fashion Parade Promised by Ladies of the Methodist Church
Kensington ladies of the Methodist church sponsor a fashion parade of pre Easter styles at the city auditorium on Monday April 8 at 8 pm. Greenlees will provide fashions, the program includes an orchestra parade and a luncheon.
Seed loan activity under way in county this week
County Agent Swinbank announced seed loan applications would be accepted in the old post office building starting today with the office moving to the basement of the new post office by Monday. The six figure seed loan fund is set aside for farmers lacking credit to buy spring seed, and applicants should bring acres planted. Continued on Page 8.
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Swinbank
Moisture Threat But No Deposit Received
Weather this week offered overcast skies and scarce moisture. March brought strong winds and damage, with hopes April will replenish parched fields. Snow fell on the county’s northern fringe earlier, and a few brief showers were reported midweek but未 measured.
Dixon And Reed To Headline Good Card
The American Legion boxing committee announced the April 15 card will be ready this weekend. Young Dixon of Grand Island and Chuck Reed of Fort Morgan are lined up for the ten round main event with a solid supporting bill in preparation. Dixon is seen as a strong drawing card after his recent knockout victory over Kenny Austin.
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American Legion Boxing Committee
Young Dixon
Grand Island
Chuck Reed
Fort Morgan
the Legion
Dixon
Kenny Austin
Joan Nash Dies of Pneumonia At Age Three
Joan Nash three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyle Nash died in Harrington Kansas after contracting measles and pneumonia. Her mother had gone to Harrington and her father followed on Sunday. Funeral arrangements are not known locally.
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Joan
Lyle Nash
Harrington
Kan
Nash
Short Circuit Triggers Fire Alarm at Harper Building
A short circuit in an electric drop cord set off the fire alarm yesterday morning at the Harper Building on Illinois Street. Edna Graneman, a seamstress, plugged a sewing machine switch into a outlet and sparks and flames leaped to the wood comboard wall, igniting it. The blaze was extinguished before firefighters arrived and only minor damage was noted.
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Harper
Illinois Street
Edna Graneman
Fourth annual Cheyenne county grade school track meet slated
Grade schools will compete this month in track and field with the fourth annual Cheyenne county event set for April 20 at Sidney high school cinder path. Leo Black announces invitations mailed. rural and town schools expected to enter Class A and B events with boys and girls competing under sixteen who haven t passed eighth grade.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney High School
Leo Black
Lodge Pole
Sundl
Datton
Potter
Gurley
Sidney
Salem
Land Bank Lowers Interest On Loans For Farmers
Land Bank loans are available to farmers through the Sidney National Farm Loan Association. The permanent reduction to 4 1/2 percent applies to all land bank loans closed after April 1, while commissioner loans remain at 5 percent. The move, announced by D P Hogan of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha, is expected to save borrowers thousands of dollars and advance cooperative credit efforts.
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Federal Land Bank
Sidney National Farm Loan Association
C. P. Chambers
Chambers
D. P. Hogan
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Land Bank
Episcopal Minister Is Coming This Month
Sy Peter E Spehr of Webster South Dakota will become pastor of Christ Episcopal church midmonth Roy E Greenlee secretary of the church board said yesterday Rev Spehr accepted a call sent him by the vestrymen and Bishop George Allen Beecher which places him in charge of the mission comprising churches in Sidney Kimball and Bridgeport Rev Spehr is 30 years of age is married and has one youngster The bishop of his diocese said he is a highly desirable minister but general conditions around Webster have been such that the financial burden of maintain a pastor has been more than the church could shoulder Mr Greenlee said he is very much impressed with Rev Spehrs letters and he is confident he will be a very popular addition to the local ministerial group.
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Peter E. Spehr
Webster
S. D
Christ Episcopal Church
Roy E. Greenlee
Church Board
Spehr
George Allen Beecher
Sidney
Kimball
Bridgeport
Greenlee
Cochran Signs Papers For Smiths Return
Governor Cochran Tuesday granted extradition papers for the return to Sidney of Carl Smith alias Jack Stevens, held in San Bernardino California. George Sheldon of Sidney is named as the state agent to bring Smith back. He is charged with grand larceny jail breaking and parole violation for allegedly stealing a $150 gold plated corner from J W Cochran. a San Bernardino police chief telegram reports the defendant is under arrest there.
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Cochran
Sidney
Carl ‘Smith
Jack Stevens
San Bernardino
Calif
George Sheldon
Smith
J. ‘W. Cochran
Cheyenne County Receives Over 1.25 Million From Farm Aid
Cheyenne county has received more than a million and a quarter dollars from corn-hog and wheat allotment programs since their inception. Wheat leads payments, with Cheyenne county the largest wheat participant in Nebraska, while corn-hog also remains sizable. First three months of 1935 show wheat at 46,295.88 and corn-hog at 53,928.04. Late and first-half 1933 and 1934 shares total 270.80, 12,593.28, and 33,331.80 respectively. The money has kept businesses open and many farmers off relief rolls, sustaining local economy and confidence.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
AAA authorize increase in spring wheat acreage policy
The AAA officially allows spring wheat farmers to raise acreage up to 1 percent of the 1928–32 base. The change revises Secretary Wallace’s March 20 ruling that removed the 10 percent reduction. A 165 percent base cap enables a compensating 1936 cut if a wheat program is approved, with a 1935 supplementary contract offered to signers seeking acreage increases.
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AAA
Wallace
George ©.Farrell
Division of Grains
Farrell
Slickers Working Change Racket Victimizing Merchants
Sidney merchants warned about a skin game in which a woman buys with a $20 bill and a man later offers a $1 bill in payment. The man pretends to have three $20 bills, then produces two more to claim legitimacy and asks the clerk to check for a marked bill in the till. The scam ends with extra change and apologies.
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Sidney
Grandmothers Honored At Woman's Club Meeting
The annual Woman's Club grandmother party honored 91 year old Mrs. M. Montgomery as the oldest grandmother with 122 great grandchildren and 37 great great grandchildren. Second place went to Mrs. Mary Merkel with 40. Mrs. C. J. Osborn was named oldest Cheyenne county resident. Remarks by Mrs. F. A. Bush welcomed guests. a juvenile program featured Blanche Curtis students, Harold Hepner piano numbers, Virginia Larson readings, and Donna Doran songs. Hostesses were Mrs. Rena McCleneghan, Mrs. Frank Wagner, Mrs. B. O. Tracy, and Mrs. G. Jacquot.
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Womans Club
M. Montgomery
Montgomery
P. J. Ackles
Mary Merkel
F. A. Bush
Blanche Curtis
Harold Hepner
Virginia Larson
Donna Doran
Rena McCleneghan
Frank Wagner
B. O. Tracy
G. Jacquot
Green Guides Chain Tax advances in Nebraska Senate
Senator Charles D. Green pushed a progressive chain store tax to top priority. The Federation of Nebraska Retailers bill, drafted by ex Attorney General Godt, won 22 to 7 for third reading amid heated debate and amendments. Opposition clustered in Omaha and Lincoln, with Allen of Conad as sponsor. Continued on Page 8 Column 1.
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Charles D. Green
Green
Federation of Nebraska Retailers
Godt
Sullivan
Omaha
Crowley
van Kirk
Lincoln
Allen
Conad
Senate
Nebraska
C. D. of
Sidney
Lancaster
Sixty five delegates attend conference of PTA
Sixty five delegates and visitors attended the sixth district Parent Teachers association conference at the senior high school. Mrs R O Reddish of Alliance was elected district president to succeed Mrs F A Bush of Sidney, with Mrs W O Ostenburg of Scottsbluff named vice president.
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Parent-Teachers Association
R. O. Reddish
Alliance
F. A. Bush
Sidney
W. O. Ostenburg
Scottsbluff
Alice Sowers
Washington
W. J. Braham
North Platte
Sowers
Braham
Partridge
P. P. Cheff
Presbyterian Church
G. F. Liebendorfer
Hammond
Bushnell
G. H. Doran
J. W. Cochran
John Colbert
Bush
Kimball Farmers Oil Company Is Formed
Eighty to one hundred farmers from Kimball and Banner counties met Monday night at the House house in Kimball to organize a Farmers Union cooperative for sale of gas fuels and lubricants. Reuben Anderson outlined steps and Pine Bluffs progress. William Scheele chaired as seven directors were elected Albert Janicek Clarence Swanson Ford Stander George Evertson Ruel McMurray Frank Schmidt and Fred Lukassen. Shares at 25 dollars each were subscribed. The group plans storage tanks at Kimball.
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Kimball
Banner Counties
Farmers Union Cooperative Association
Reuben Anderson
Pine Bluffs Association
Anderson
William Scheele
Albert Janicek
Clarence Swanson
Ford Stander
George Evertson
Ruel McMurray
Frank Schmidt
Fred Lukassen
West Nebraska Track Meet Set for April 13
Letters went to 40 high schools in western Nebraska Wyoming and Colorado inviting them to send track and field stars to the Scottsbluff relays on Bluffs field Saturday April 13 Plans call for a great relay contest in the area The relays attract many schools and Bayard is the defending champion with last season edging Alliance for the western Nebraska title
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Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Scottsbluff
Bluffs Field
Bayard
Alliance
Bonhams Band Hailed as Official California Expo Band
Bonham brothers of San Diego sponsor a successful juvenile band whose Sidney origin recalls the local effort. Reports from San Diego indicate the Bonham band will be named official band of the California Pacific International exposition due to Kiwanis club efforts. Sidney residents heard the band on a New Year parade broadcast from Pasadena.
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Bonham Brothers
San Diego
Calif
Sidney
Bonhams
Bonham
Nebraska 48 member house choice of senate for 1937
Nebraska's unicameral legislature moves toward 48 member districts with 50 allowed, despite a House push for 50 solons. A Senate vote rejected lowering eastern district representation, while Sidney voters elected two new council members and a school board member amid low turnout.
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HOUSE
Senate
Nebraska
State Senate
House of Representatives
Kimball Boy Sought By Western Officers
A Kimball sheriff's office message reports a 13 year old boy Gale McCoy missing from home and believed bound for California. He is medium build about 100 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair, wearing overalls and a dark blue zipper jacket. A yellow wolf hound is also missing.
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Kimball
California
Gale McCoy
Cheyenne Slips in Gas Tax Refund Rankings in March
Cheyenne county falls to third place among panhandle counties in gas tax refunds for March, breaking its streak of trailing Scotts Bluff. Box Butte rises to second as Scotts Bluff leads with 5811.35 dollars while Cheyenne records 1988.12. Other counties show smaller apportionments ranging from 373.36 to 1581.87 dollars.
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Cheyenne County
Panhandle
Scotts Bluff
Box Butte County
Scotts Bluffs
Box Butte
Cheyenne
Banner
Dawes
Deuel
Garden
Kimball
Morrill
Sioux
Sheridan
Big Crowd Registers At Moline Farm Day
The Minneapolis Moline Power Implement Co hosted a get acquainted day in Moline drawing over five hundred attendees. L W Kahl said 315 registered one per family and more than 500 enjoyed the afternoon show, expressing gratification with the turnout and the event’s cost.
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Minneapolis-Moline
Sheldon Named Special Authority for Part Time Service
George Sheldon, recently re signed as deputy sheriff, is appointed a special deputy for part time service on occasions. He will patrol dances, inspect automobiles and perform other duties that require only part time commitment. No successor to his regular deputy post has been named.
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George Sheldon
Sheldon
Bible And Weir To Visit Sidney For Noon Meeting
Danax and Ed Weir, Nebraska University football and freshman coaches, will speak in Sidney Thursday April 18 at a noonday Lions club event. They bring game pictures and Bible will lecture with the films. Rotary club and high school youths are invited. Details forthcoming.
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Danax
Nebraska University
Ed Weir
Sidney
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Bible
Weir
Nebraska
Carpenter Second in Scotts Bluff Mayor Race
Terry Carpenter finished runner up in Scotts Bluff mayoral race as Bert Rymer, a retired plumbing contractor, won by 283 votes. Carpenter had guards at polling places to deter alleged irregularities, but the effort did not change the outcome.
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Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Bert Rymer
Carpenter
CMTC Readied for Summer Openings in Midwest Area
Major General Stuart Heintzelman announced that Citizens Military Training Camps will reopen this summer. In the seventh corps area a quota of 4,000 cadets will be trained across Minnesota North and South Dakota Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri and Arkansas.
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Citizens
Stuart Heintzelman
Seventh Corps
Minnesota
North and
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Kings Daughters Ball Plans Announced for April 22
The Kings Daughters announce their annual East er Monday ball set for April 22 in the city auditorium. Proceeds support charity with Arcadians providing music as advertising soon issues.
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Kings Daughters
Arcadians
Freda Hammer Loses $20 To Thief In Omaha
Freda Hammer formerly of Sidney told Omaha police Tuesday evening that a purse containing $20 was snatched from her hand as she walked a crowded downtown street. Police found no trace of the thief.
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Freda Hammer
Sidney
Omaha
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Mrs. Bush
Kimball-Farmers Oil Company
West Nebraska
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Haworth
Ells
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Dedrick School Board
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H. E. Ells
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