Heavy Rain Hits Sidney and Surrounding Areas
A significant storm drenched Cheyenne county and adjacent regions from Wednesday night into Thursday morning, adding to an April total of about one inch. Sidney measured over a half inch, while other areas reported near one inch in some spots north of Gurley. Roads near Dalton remained impassable or soft, and light snow flurries accompanied the cooler period before the storm waned by midmorning.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Gurley
Dalton
Morrill County
Achievement Day In Cheyenne County 15 Set For Next Week
Thousands of Nebraska farm and town women celebrate the close of their project club year with county achievement programs to run six weeks. Cheyenne County achievement is set for Friday April 17 at 1 15 p m in the city auditorium. County Agent J C Swinbank announced tentative plans for the program open to the public. Several hundred expected to attend. The event will include a panel discussion. Dr R E Roche was reelected Sidney mayor by 289 votes over Herman Schroeder in a 659 to 370 tally. The police judge race was hot with James A Cameron edging B P Hamilton by 11 votes. The mail vote to be counted Friday may alter the final tally in that race. In the council race D R Thomas won Ward 3 by 147 over A S Hardy, 221 to 74. Continued on page 6.
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Nebraska
Extension Service
J. C. Swinbank
R. E. Roche
Sidney
Herman Schroeder
Roche
Schroeder
James A. Cameron
B. P. Hamilton
I. E. Grabill
D. R. Thomas
A. S. Hardy
Thomas
Hardy
Oats Barley Tests In This County Planned
Cooperative native grass tests the first in Nebraska are now planted by farmers in 21 sections. Extension agronomist D L Gross says scores of native grasses are sown to test reseeding practicability. About 9000 pounds of seed will be planted. Cheyenne county farmers join barley and oats experiments but not this county.
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Nebraska
D. L. Gross
Extension Agronomist
College of Agriculture
Cheyenne County
More Relief Funds To Counties Past Week
The state assistance committee granted 66927.96 for direct relief old age assistance dependent children and blind upon request of Director Tolen. Nine counties shared 10839.20 for direct relief with April grants. Cheyenne 1417.0 Scotts Bluff 3984.38 received old age assistance from both state and federal funds.
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Tolen
State Assistance Committee
Cheyenne
Scotts Bluff
15 Seed Loan Blanks Completed In County
Cheyenne county farmers filed 34 requests for seed loans by Wednesday evening per County Agent J C Swinbank to the Telegraph. Fifteen applications have been completed. Loans are available only to those who have exhausted other sources of credit.
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Cheyenne County
J. C. Swinbank
Telegraph
Swinbank
Easter Egg Hunt Planned for Sidney Children
Easter egg hunts for youngsters up to 12 in Sidney occur Saturday morning. Kiddies up to six meet at the court house at eight, older children gather in front of the Fox theatre. Eggs hidden secretly with numbered prizes from local merchants. Lions club Fox theatre and Boy Scouts organize, weather permitting a large turnout is expected.
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Sidney
Lions Club
Fox Theatre
Court House
Sidney Merchants
PTA To Talk Of Art At Session Next Week
The Sid ney Parent-Teachers association will meet Wednesday April 15 at the junior high school. Officers for next year will be elected. Walter Kinne will discuss commercial art, Miss Williams art in the home, and Rex Reed industrial art. After talks, sectional meetings follow and refreshments are served. The Parent-Teachers congress meets at Scottsbluff on Monday April 20 with Mrs. Powell discussing personality development.
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Sidney Parent-Teachers Association
Walter Kinne
Miss Williams
Rex Reed
Parent-Teachers Congress
Scottsbluff
Powell
Charity Ball Marks End Of Lenten Season At City Hall
The Kings Daughters prepare for a record crowd at the charity ball in the city auditorium Monday evening. Response to social affairs has been larger this year and the crowd is expected to fill the spacious floor to near capacity. Hank Barker and his orchestra will provide the music.
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Kings Daughters
City Auditorium
Hank Barker
Polling Places Set for Cheyenne County Primary Election
Cheyenne county voters will use existing polling sites with changes in Sidney precinct adding a second location at the courthouse and Allis-Chalmers. Has Kell school hosts Has kell precinct renamed while Morrow uses east side school for voting. Polls open 8 am to 8 pm and early voting urged to help counting boards finish by night. Full election results to be tallied at the county clerk’s office.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Court House
Allis-Chalmers
North Side
Haskell
Morrow
East Side
County farmers await opinion on summer fallowing
Nebraska soil conservation officials have finished a western inspection and will soon announce crop and practice classifications. Cheyenne county watches keenly as summer fallow could greatly influence the new farm relief plan. The trip, with Claude Wickard, included W. H. Brokaw and others from extension, agriculture college, and local groups.
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Nebraska
Soil Conservation Committee
Cheyenne County
Claude Wickard
AAA
Washington
W. H. Brokaw
Nebraska Extension Services
Fred Wallace
Gibbon
A. K. Chester
Decatur
S. W. Warrick
Scottsbluff
Leroy Smith
Lamar
P. H. Stewart
Elton Lux
College of Agriculture
Council Soil Conservation Associations
Brokaw Sees Added Interest In Soil Act
Nebraska farmers show growing interest in the new soil conservation program as explained in precinct meetings statewide. W H Brokaw notes early reports indicate the 1936 program will let farmers pursue long desired aims while promoting soil fertility. Attendance at educational meetings is high with many farmers signing registration cards to qualify for grants by adopting soil conserving practices. Cold weather has enabled more attendance.
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Nebraska
College of Agriculture
W. H. Brokaw
Spelling Contest Set for Saturday at Sidney Junior High
The county wide spelling contest for grades five through eight will be at Sidney junior high. Written rounds start at 10 a.m. with oral competition at 1 30 p.m. Rules from the Oma newspaper finals will be followed. Mrs. Gertrude Nelson advises limiting entrants per school. Elimination rounds have already occurred in most county schools.
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Sidney
Maha
Gertrude Nelson
Want Names Of All Women Service Vets
Mrs. T. E. Kokjer of Sidney is taking part in a drive to locate all women in Nebraska who served in actual army service during World War I. Efforts are being made to find the names and addresses of all former army nurses yeomenettes and navy nurses and marinettes. They are the women who were inducted into service and given honorable discharges.
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T. E. Kokjer
Sidney
Nebraska
Navy
Brown and Dixon Signed For 10-Round Main Bout
Brown and Dixon signed for the 10 round main event at the auditorium on April 20 as part of the legion fight card. Brown, new here with strong drawing power, faces Dixon who is seen by regional writers as the top attraction. The undercard features Finnerty vs Richards at 126 pounds, plus two four round preliminaries and two amateur bouts. Admission remains 1.10 reserved, 0.85 general, 0.25 for youngsters. a postfight free dance is noted.
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Brown
Dixon
Auditorium
Young Dixon
Bruce Brown
Legion
Lincoln
Kansas City
Flash Hastings
North Platte Bug
Hastings
Ben Finnerty
Herb Richards
Scottsbluff
Bob Loebe
Babe Daniels
Joe Duran
George Trapp
Lincoln Highway Renamed No 30 Sparks Pioneer Protest
A Sidney merchant protests the renaming of Lincoln Highway to No 30, arguing the martyred president deserves a lasting memorial. He praises changing No 27 to Sandoz Highway but condemns replacing Lincoln with an abstract number, urging public pride and patriotism.
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Lincoln Highway
A. K. Greenlee
Sidney Merchant
Nebraska
Ola Julies
Jules Sandoz
Greenlee
the Telegraph News
Sandoz
Jules Trail
Lincoln
U. S
State Ag Director Emphasizes Egg Candling Enforcement
W B Banning, state director of agriculture and inspection, issued a notice to all egg dealers and buyers stressing that eggs must be candled when sold. He notes the long standing candling law and the need for certificates showing date, name and company. Uncandied eggs harm producers and consumers by depressing prices and enabling unscrupulous merchants to discard poor stock. Continued on Page 6, Column 6.
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State Ag
W. B. Banning
Tree Shipment Delayed by Bad Weather in East
Nebraska’s 1936 farmstead tree program stalls as Clarke-MMcNary trees from the Halsey forest halt due to bad weather. Earl Maxwell reports shipments paused with Cheyenne county trees delayed to next week. About nine thousand trees ordered. ground conditions delay planting and windbreak/distribution timelines.
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Nebraska
Nebraska National Forest
Halsey
Earl G. Maxwell
Maxwell
Cheyenne County
Young Demos In State May Have 10000 Members
P J Heaton state president predicts a membership of 10000 for Nebraska young democrats by November after returning from eastern Nebraska. He cites high interest in Douglas and Lancaster counties and says 1000 cards are needed in Lincoln. Heaton expects the group to become the strongest political faction in Nebraska as primaries pass.
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Nebraska
Young Democrats
P. J. Heaton
Douglas
Lancaster
Heaton
US County Club
Lincoln
Douglas County
Omaha
Ballot previews show Sidney faces in Nebraska primary
Telegraph prints sample ballots for Republican Democratic and non political races. Golden Kratz leads for attorney general while W Wehmiller and Charles Green run for the new legislature. Harry Coffee is opposed by Cullen N Wright in the GOP contest for the district's congressional seat.
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Telegraph
Sidney
Golden Kratz
W. Wehmiller
Charles Green
Nebraska
Harry Coffee
Cullen N. Wright
A. A. Fenske
Charles Welton
Emil Englert
Sund
Dalton
C. W. Smith
A. J. Kinnersley
Robert A. Barlow
James L. Tewell
Isaac J. Nisley
North Platte
13Th Judicial
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
WPA road work plans shown for coming months
The WPA program may continue for months with counties asked to draft tentative road project lists and indicate their financial share. Counties will launch projects under a blanket application and can transfer workers as needed. A key advantage is reduced transport costs for crews.
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Gale Carruthers
WPA
Former Resident Of This City Succumbs
Mrs. Fred Bard formerly Mayme O Kane died at her Aberdeen Washington home a few days ago and was buried there Tuesday. Born and raised in Sidney she moved to Washington about 20 years ago after marriage. She had been an invalid for years. Survived by husband two daughters Beverly and Jacqueline. Sister Mrs BE S Stokes of this city was at her death.
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Fred Bard
Mayme O’kane
Aberdeen
Wash
Ed Weir to Present Cornhuskers Film in Sidney
Ed Weir assistant athletic coach at the University of Nebraska will show moving pictures of the Cornhuskers in action at Sidney senior high school Monday starting at 1 15 pm. The public is invited and admission is free.
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Ed Weir
University of Nebraska
Sidney
Major Bowes Day Proclaimed in Sidney
Mayor Roche proclaims Monday April 13 Major Bowes Day in Sidney in appreciation of the amateur stage unit booking at the Fox theatre for matinee and evening shows. Merchants will feature Chase & Sanborns coffee to mark the day and the mayor thanks Major Bowes for NBC programs supporting talent nationwide.
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R. E. Roche
Major Bowes
Sidney
Fox Theatre
NBC
License Plate Profit For State Is Revealed
Officials from the Nebraska reformatory disclosed the cost to produce license plates at 614 cents per pair. The facility prints about 560,000 pairs annually and can produce around 5,300 pairs daily, shedding light on state plate profits.
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State of
Nebraska
Nebraska Reformatory
Residential Demands Spur Sidney Building Boom
Demand for housing in Sidney drives spring construction with two new duplexes under way and a third planned. A duplex on east Clinois Street is being built for Robert Jones, while Dr. D L Abbott funds another duplex in the west. Newcomers struggle to find homes as demand outstrips supply.
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Sidney
East Clinois Street
Robert Jones
D. L. Abbott
Easter Church Services Across Denominations
The Telegraph highlights special Easter Sunday services arranged by Sid ney pastors across all denominations. Churches invite capacity congregations, urging every person to attend worship on Easter.
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Sidney
Telegraph
Sidney Rifle Club Receives $25 for State Meet Bid
The Sharpshooters of the Sidney Rifle club are expected to push for top honors at the state Hastings meet. The city council approved a $25 expense fund to ensure the team can attend, reflecting Sidney's rifle squad's long-standing high performance in Nebraska.
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Sidney Rifle Club
Hastings
Sidney
Nebraska
Kratz Strong in Omaha as Burke Candidacy Fights Back
Golden P. Kratz of Sidney gains strength in eastern Nebraska and appears likely to be the Republican nominee for attorney general. Jack H. Lowe reports Kratz has broad support in Omaha and other towns, while Dick Johnson expects Lancaster county backing. Democratic leaders forecast Francis V. Robinson may upset Paul Chaney, with Cochran favored for re election.
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Golden P. Kratz
Sidney
Nebraska
Jack H. Lowe
Telegraph Staff
Francis V. Robinson
Lincoln
Paul Chaney
Chaney
Robinson
Cochran
Columal
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Heaviin
Breternitz
Jones
Neubauer
Lions Club and Theatre
PTA
West
Brokaw
East
Young Demos
Council
Rifle Club
Kratz
Burke
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