Annual Conference of District PTA Slated for Saturday
Twelfth annual conference of the Sixth district Parent Teachers Association will be held at the senior high school in Sidney on Saturday. The theme is The Relationship of the PTA to the Home School and Community. Mrs. G. W. Gompert of Lyman will preside with district officers including Mrs. Jack Raymond and Mrs. H. L. Chapman. The program covers registration, board meeting, formal opening, greetings by Rev. J. J. Sheaff, business meetings, luncheon, and afternoon sessions featuring The Exceptional Child by R. H. McCann, with continued coverage on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teachers Association
Sidney
G. W. Gompert
Lyman
Jack Raymond
Scottsbluff
H. L. Chapman
Morvill
G. W Gompert
Sixth District
Assembly
W. Kahse
J. J. Sheaff
P. T. A. Association
Sidney Nebraska
Campbell's Cafe
C. J. Tyner
D. Mason
Bridgeport
Nebraska
Nebraska.1:30 To 2: 00 P. M. Kadies “the Exceptional Child” By Mr. R. H. McCann
McCook
Irrigation Boom Seen In Alliance Territory
In Box Butte county irrigation will drive farming this summer as Koester brothers expand to 2400 gallon a minute pumps east of Alliance. They plan to flood 600 acres, dedicating 160 acres to spring wheat and oats and 320 acres to potatoes in a three year certified seed rotation. The potato field last year will grow wheat and oats this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Butte
Koester
Alliance
Koester Brothers
Franklin Hornaday on Air Next Wednesday with Grace Moore
Franklin Hornaday of Sidney, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Hornaday, will sing with Grace Moore on the Chesterfield cigarette broadcast next Wednesday evening April 13 over the CBS hook up. Miss Moore seeks talented young singers to blend with her for radio and screen work reflecting his progress since gaining attention of the Metropolitan Opera Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Hornaday
Charles Hornaday
Sidney
Grace Moore
CBS
Miss Moore
Hornaday
Metropolitan Opera Company
Rancher Is Seriously Ill With Tick Fever In Nebraska
William Waitman a 60 year old rancher from the Redington area northwest of here is seriously ill with Rocky Mountain fever at Bridgeport. Dr C Palmer, his attending physician, says this is the only known local case though warnings have been issued about ticks carrying the disease in the region. Waitman reportedly contracted the illness while cutting wood in pine covered hills near his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Waitman
Redington
Here
Bridgeport
C. Palmer
Old Time Styles Contrast With Modern Fashions parade
A Monday night Methodist Kensington style show at the city auditorium contrasted old time fashions with modern wear for all ages. Greenlees Inc showcased modern outfits while a 127 year old wedding gown belonging to Mrs Lawrence Jessen highlighted heirloom fashion. Models included Charlotte Costello and a list of ladies, children and men, with Daisy Kennedy and Alma Portrey praised for planning and fitting. The program opened with an old nightgown beside modern night wear and covered house frocks, sportswear, coats and suits, afternoon gowns and party outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Kensington
City Auditorium
Greenlees’, Inc
Lawrence Jessen
Charlotte Costello
Greenlee
Greenlee’s
Daisy Kennedy
Alma Portrey
Methodist Kensington
Nebraska
Greenlees
D. R. Campbell
Clarence Jolliff
W. P. Ackerman
Arnold Huff
Margaret Scott
Sundl
Joan Ahrens
Deloris
Sidney Lad To Get Eagle Scout Honors
Mickey Green of Troop 90 in Sidney will receive the Eagle Scout award at a court of honor in the city auditorium tonight. The Lodge Pole Valley district of the Wyo-Braska Area Council sponsors the event, one of only ten Eagle Scouts in the council. Additional awards like second class, first class, star, life, and merit badges will be presented. Troops from seven towns including Dalton Oshkosh Chappell Big Springs Bushnell Potter and Sidney are expected to attend if weather permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Green
Sidney
Lodge Pole Valley District
Wyo—Braska
Dalton
Oshkosh
Chappell
Big Springs
Bushnell
Potter
Court of Honor
L. J. Thomas
Lodge
U. S. Claims Title To Three States' Water
Attorney General R. C. Hunter said the federal claim rests on a novel theory and will be resisted with all resources. The U S petition in the U S Supreme Court seeks federal ownership of state waters, halting Nebraska hearings at Scottsbluff and uniting Nebraska Wyoming and Colorado in defense of state water rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Hunter
Nebraska
U. S. Supreme Court
Cummings
Scottsbluff
Wyoming
Colorado
North Platte
Trucker Injured When Truck Hits Bridge Abutment
George D. Marsh, 35, was bruised and his truck and semitrailer damaged about 2500 dollars when the vehicle brushed the concrete abutment of a bridge one mile southwest of Sterling early Tuesday. Marsh said a left front tire blowout caused the swerve to the left and impact. The truck, owned by Western Ice and Storage of Sidney, was hauling goods from Denver to Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Marsh
Sterling
Marsh
Herman Brown
Western Ice and Storage Company
Sidney
Denver
Omaha
Gallala Doctor To Talk Here Tuesday
Announcement by Dr. R. E. Roche states Dr. Vandiver of Ogallala will be in Sidney on Tuesday, April 12, to lecture at 8:15 in the auditorium hall. The lecture titled The Venereal Disease Problem is part of a statewide Nebraska Medical Association drive against syphilis with 200 Nebraska towns hosting public talks to inform residents about a controllable disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Roche
Vandiver
Ogallala
Nebraska State Methdical Association
Sidney
Auditorium Hall
Nebraska
Nebraska State Medical Association
Jurgensen Granted Extra Time To File Briefs
The Nebraska supreme court gave Lieut. Gov. Walter H. Jurgensen's attorneys an extra month to file briefs in their appeal from a Lancaster county embezzlement conviction. Briefs are due May 9 with 1 month for the state to answer and 10 days for reply briefs. If both sides use all time, the case may not be heard until the fall term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Supreme Court
Walter H. Jurgensen
Lancaster County
Jurgensen
Army Man Badly Injured In Car Crash West Of Bushnell
Set. A. C. Stevens 38 of Fort Douglas Salt Lake City suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries when his car failed to negotiate a turn six miles west of Bushnell early Monday. Mrs Stevens riding with Sergeant Stevens sustained head injuries and a back injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Set
A. C. Stevens
Fort Douglas
Salt Lake City
Bushnell
Stevens
Sergeant Stevens
Heaton for Congress Club Formed in Sidney Nebraska
A "Heaton For Congress" club will be formed in Sidney to back P. J. Heaton as the Democratic candidate for Congress in Nebraska's fifth district. Dr. R. E. Roche announced the plan, saying Heaton is the logical choice to run as an administration candidate and will cooperate with the president for a square deal in western Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebraska
Harry B.coffee
Roosevelt
Mountain Blizzard Strikes Wide Swath From Salt Lake City to Chicago
A spring blizzard dumped heavy snow and winds across a 2000 mile corridor from Salt Lake City to Chicago. Nebraska towns bore the brunt with eight foot drifts and stalled highways while Sidney reported twelve degrees above zero. Private citizens and workers labored to clear drifts as cars were rescued or sheltered. rail and air service faced continued strain though trains moved and buses resumed after the storm cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Nebraska
Panhandle
Sidney
John Billiter
Billiter
Interstate Transit Lines
Ministerial Group Elects Officers For Year
The April meeting of the Lodge Pole Valley Ministerial Association at First Christian church named Rev. Kenneth Reeves president succeeding J. J. Sheaff. Rev. J. L. Tyner became vice president and program chair, Rev. J. L. French served as secretary treasurer, with Ryan and Tanner as program committee members. Reeves led devotions in the afternoon as Spehr spoke on Holy Week. The May gathering will be at the Lutheran church in Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge Pole Valley Ministerial Association
First Christian Church
J. J. Sheaff
W. T. Kahse
Kenneth Reeves
Dalton Presbyterian Church
Sheaff
J. L. Tyner
J. L. French
Chappell
J. S. Ryan
Gurley
C. Tanner
Potter
Reeves
Harold Bangs
C. Mills
P. E. Spehr
Christ Episcopal Church
Lutheran Church
Dalton
Declining Market Is Reported Last Week
Domestic wheat markets declined during the week ended April 1 as crop prospects were favorable and demand slowed. Corn held steady with a firming tone, rye weakened slightly, oats and barley saw modest declines amid slow feeder and industrial inquiry and weak foreign demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grain Market Review
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Police Department Change Is Ordered
Mayor R. E. Roche announced he relieved G. E. James from the night police force saying the action was for the good of the Sidney police force. He declined to name a successor and denied any street department discharge, stating he has no role in street department personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Roche
G. E. James
Roche
James
Sidney
Council
J R Tritt Re elected Mayor In Panhandle Election
J R Tritt won re election as mayor of Kimball by about double the votes of opponent Dr E A Moss. Voters also set beer parlors closing at 11 PM all day Sunday. City officials including Co B Beard C B Keller F E Reader Elsie Mairs E M Prouty Tom Sandrich Esther Shrimpton Merle Brady were re elected. Scottsbluff voters approved two bond issues totaling 65000 for storm sewer extension and land purchase for a new municipal building with 779 to 388 and 695 to 485 margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.R. Tritt
Kimball
E. A. Moss
Co. B. Beard
C. B. Keller
F. E. Reader
Elsie Mairs
E. M. Prouty
Tom Sandrich
Esther Shrimpton
Merle Brady
Scottsbluff
Denver Doctors Talk At Medical Meeting
Twenty eight doctors from Nebraska Wyoming and Colorado attended the Tri County Medical Association meeting at the Commercial dining room Monday night. Dr J R Jaeger and Dr L E Daniels of Denver spoke on headaches and head injuries. Motion pictures supplemented the lectures as doctors from Cheyenne Alliance Scottsbluff Julesburg Ovid Burns Lewellen Oshkosh and Denver joined the local members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Tri- County Medical Association
Commercial
J. R. Taylor
Hull Cook
J. R. Jaeger
L. E. Daniels
Denver
Jaeger
Dr. Daniels
Two Men Nabbed by State Officers After Car Wreck
State patrolmen arrested Ted Robertson of Crook after a crash four miles south of town that injured a woman and left two others with scratches. Robertson faced county court charges of drunken driving and had his license automatically revoked under a new law. Clyde Robertson, his companion, was fined for intoxication. Ted remains jailed to serve his sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Robertson
Crook
Robertson
Robert A. Barlow
Barlow
Clyde Robertson
Ted
Clyde
Young Robertson
City Ordinance Cited On Cleaning Walks After Storms
Mayor Roche received a communication from Postmaster LeRoy Larson urging enforcement of the city ordinance regulating snow removal from sidewalks. The Post Office Department notes a regulation allowing mail delivery suspension if walks are neglected more than 24 hours after a storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Roche
LeRoy Larson
Post Office Department
Post Office
Salvation Army Drives In Sidney Under Captain Reno
The Salvation Army drive in Sidney is led by Captain Inez Reno of Omaha. She expects a liberal response and says residents may access state facilities. The solicitation continues through next Tuesday or Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Sidney
Inez Reno
Omaha
Reno
Sidney Hosts District and State Commercial Contests
Sidney high school will host commercial students from eleven Nebraska high schools this Saturday for the district and state commercial contests. Walter Kinne, commercial instructor and meet director, said five events will be held with entrants from Bridgeport, Chappell, Ditton, Dix, Grant, Gurley, Kimball, Oshkosh, Potter, Sunol, Sidney, and Ogallala. Papers are graded here for district outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High School
Nebraska
Jfive
Walter Kinne
Bridgeport
Chappell
Ditton
Dix
Grant
Gurley
Kimball
Oshkosh
Potter
Sunol
Sidney
Ogallala
City To Cooperate By Hauling All Rubbish
The city street department will haul rubbish trash and cans in a spring cleanup starting Monday April 11. Property owners must pile all waste in the alley and ashes are not allowed. No charge for hauling. program runs until the city is completely canvassed per Street Commissioner J D West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Street Department
J. D. West
Wool Growers Pool Planned At Kimball
A group of about 15 000 sheep owners from Kimball Pine Bluffs Banner counties organized a wool pool to market the crop collectively. L B Linn was named president A Painter and Fred Lingelbaugh served as secretaries, with members from Pine Bluffs northeast Colorado and surrounding counties attending the meeting per the Western Nebraska Observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball Wool
L. BE. Linn
Wool Pool Organization
A. Painter
Fred Lingelbaugh
Pine Bluffs
Colorado
Kimball
Banner Counties
Nebraska
Farm Loan Association Reaches 20 Years in Sidney
A record of agricultural progress in Cheyenne county marks the Sidney National Farm Loan association turning twenty in April. Founded in 1918 to link local farmers with the Federal Land Bank of Omaha, it was among Nebraska’s first loan cooperatives. Members buy $5 stock per $100 borrowed, elect directors, and set policy. The NFLA has issued 433 farm mortgage loans and owns two farms, per secretary treasurer William D. Harte, with solid finances and growing member involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sidney National Farm Loanassociation
Federal Land Band of
Omahia
Sidney Association
Nebraska
Sidney Nfla
Middle West
William D. Harte
New Voting Record As 1264 Go To Polls In Sidney Election
Dr R E Roche reelected mayor by 94 votes over William Breternitz in a spirited Sidney municipal race. Roche carried wards one and three by narrow margins and ward two by one vote. Jack Heavrin reelected councilman in ward two. T E Kokjer to join ward one, D R Thomas in ward three. 92 disabled and mail votes remain to be canvassed April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Roche
William Breternitz
Sidney
Roche
Bieternitz
Pioneer
Jack Heavrin
R. B. Farquhar
T. E. Kokjer
D. R. Thomas
Kokjer
Mr. Breternitz
Dr. Miller Files for Lieutenant Governor in GOP Ticket
Kimball physician and state senator Dr A L Miller announced Wednesday his bid for lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket. Born 1892 on a Pierce County homestead, he practiced in Kimball since 1919 after Loyola medical training, served Kimball as mayor 1934-35, and is active in American Legion, state medical society, and the American College of Surgeons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Miller
Kimball
Dr. Miller
Pierce County
Loyola University Medical School
American Legion
Nebraska Medical Society
American College of Surgeons
Flossie Krueger and Fred Haworth Wed in Methodist Church
Announcement of the March 23 marriage of Flossie Belle Krueger to Fred G. Haworth at the Methodist church at 6 30 p m Rev J J Sheaff officiating The bride wore a light blue crepe dress and gray coat Mr Haworth a longtime Sidney druggist and city council member was the groom The couple are well known and receive many congratulations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Bell Krueger
Fred G. Haworth
J. J. Sheaff
Sidney
Townsend Plan Club Reorganized in Sidney
A Townsend Plan recovery group in Sidney reorganized Monday evening with A. J. Kinnersly named president and Claude Beck vice president. J. L. Tyner became secretary and Carl C. Jones treasurer, with I. B. Grabill, Charles Overman and Rudolph Thimgan forming the committee on time and place. The group will meet Wednesday at 8 PM in the city auditorium basement.Interested individuals are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Sidney Club
A. J. Kinnersly
Claude Beck
J. L. Tyner
Carl C. Jones
I. B. Grabill
Charles Overman
Rudolph Thimgan
City Auditorium
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PTA
Lyman Lady
Alliance Territory
Sidney Lad
U. S
Gallala
Army Man
Club
P. J. Heaton
White House
Executive Mansion
Kinne
Farm Loan Association
Heavrin
Flossie Belle Krueger
Fred Haworth
Townsend Plan Club
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