1940 Farm Program Sign Up Deadline Set May 1
More than 1200 Cheyenne County farmers plan to join the 1940 AAA Farm Program, about 97 percent of the county. sign plans by May 1 to qualify for parity and conservation payments, soil-building aids, loans, and Crop Insurance. Farmers urged to see their local AAA committeeman immediately to ensure listing as cooperators. Indications are the 1940 signup will match last year’s participation.
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Cheyenne County
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
AAA
Pioneer Resident of This County Is Dead
Mrs. Alice Mitchell, 50, wife of Ed T. Mitchell, Lisco garage operator, died at her sister’s home in Sidney after a long illness. Funeral at Lisco Presbyterian Church, burial in Lisco cemetery. Royal Neighbors lodge led services. Born July 13, 1888, to Z H and McCombs near Mud Springs. No surviving children. an only daughter died years ago.
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Alice Mitchell
Ed T. Mitchell
Lisco
Oscar Harris
Sidney
Presbyterian Church
Royal Neighbors Lodge
iCaniaday
Bridgeport
Beards Urged for Fort Sidney Day Contest
P J Heaton chairman of the whisker committee announces a countywide beard growing contest for Fort Sidney Day on June 8. Prizes will reward outstanding foliage, with two months to prepare. Heaton urges consulting a barber to craft a design that flatters the features and avoids a smooth face.
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P. J. Heaton
Fort Sidney
Heaton
Co-Op Medical Plan Aims at Three Counties
Forty Cheyenne County farm families attended the first meeting of the Tri-County Medical Aid Association in Sidney. The plan would let needy farm families buy emergency medical aid and hospitalization at a flat annual rate. Thirty four families filled applications and several others asked for time to study the form. The group, chaired by H. K. Bond, heard Dr. B. H. Grimm discuss eligibility and treatment types.
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Cheyenne County
Tri-County Medical Aid Association
Sidney
H. K. Bond
Farm Security Administration
Bond
B. H. Grimm
Cheyenne, Devel
Kimball Counties
Roy Greenlee Named President of Rotary
Roy Greenlee was elected president of the Sidney Rotary and will take office July 1 succeeding O. J. Weymouth. Other officers also assuming posts July 1 include Roy Thomas Vice President Leon Fine secretary Marius Christensen treasurer Roy Liggett Sergeant at Arms W M Winders and Lee Ellsworth directors. Mr Fine named a delegate to the district conference at Omaha now in session. Friday's program featured Rev C A Arnison of the Lodgepole Methodist church speaking on Advantages and Disadvantages of Denominationality of Religion.
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Roy Greenlee
Sidney Rotary Chuir
O. J
C. A. Arnison
Lodgepole Methodist Church
Civic Club Leaders To Seek Oiling Of Feeder Road
Sidney civic leaders will ask county commissioners today to jointly finance and develop a feeder road south of town that links Sidney with highway No. 19. Paul L. Martin says funds may come from the chamber, merchants, and cooperation with the city, county, and WPA.
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Civic Club
Chamber of Commerce
Town
Sidney
WPA
Paul L. Martin
Colorado
Cheyenne
Box Butte
Denver
Black Hills
Wyoming
R. E. Roche
Glen Bales
Dale Carlbom
Roche
District Delegates to Conventions Chosen in District Five
A. B. Wood of Gering and Clarence M. Davis of Ord named as fifth district Republican delegates to the national convention after Tuesday’s election. Democrats select Milton C. Murphy of North Platte and W. T. Thompson of Co nad. Republican delegates at large chosen without contest. Democrats name J. H. Morehead Falls City William Ritchie Omaha Mable Gillespie Gretna and J. C. Thomas Seward. Wood favors Dewey if he appears to stop Roosevelt. Dewey seems to have the psychological edge.
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A. B. Wood
Gering
Clarence M. Davis
Ord
Milton C. Murphy
North Platte
W. T. Thompson
Conad
J. H Morehead
Falls City
William Ritchie
Omaha
Mable Gillespie
Gretna
J. C. Thomas
Seward
Wood
Dewey
Roosevelt
Mauasic Entries Named for Scottsbluff District Music Contest
Sidney lists entries for the Scottsbluff district music contest including band orchestra chorus and various ensembles such as flute quartet saxophone sextette clarinet quartet string trio and string quartet plus six solo entries like Doris Le Sueur piano Carter Kokjer clarinet June Follett violin Shirley Keith high voice Kenneth Bergner french horn and La Verne Anthony bass clarinet.
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Clarient
Doris le Sueur
Carter Kokjer
Site
June Follett
Shirley Keith
Kenneth Bergner
la Verne Anthony
West 88 Cent Sale Extended Briefly
Roy Liggett manager of the L A West Company says the 88 Cents sale will continue for a few days to satisfy numerous requests. Saturday’s response was strong and the event achieved impressive results as drastic price cuts prevented an indefinite extension.
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Roy Liggett
L. A. West Company
Liggett
Telegraph
Steady Liquidation This Month As Deadline Nears
Cheyenne county wheat farmers realize profits of 150 000 to 200 000 dollars from 1939 wheat under federal contracts. With the liquidation deadline April 30, officials report only one loan extension request, so about 1 257 000 bushels stored on farms and in warehouses will be disposed of this month. Stored wheat shows a net profit of 2 to 28 cents per bushel over the loan, while warehouse stock profits run 10 to 12 cents. Of the 1989 crop, 464 185 bushels were farm stored and 792 919 bushels were in warehouses. Cheyenne county, Nebraska's largest wheat producer, harvested about three million bushels. the average loan price was 62 cents and the current market price near liquidation is 88 to 90 cents. Farmers secured 1364 loans on the 1938 crop.
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Cheyenne County
Faris
Byron Pavlat
Nebraska
Jimmy Barnett Band Is Here Wednesday
Jimmy Barnett and his band return to Sidney city auditorium on Wednesday night. The popular Denver based act previously drew a near capacity crowd at the Rainbow ballroom and is billed as one of the region’s biggest entertainment undertakings with high expectations for the Sidney engagement.
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Jimmy Barnett
Sidney
City Auditorium
Rainbow Ballroom
Denver
American Legion Dance Committee
Barnett
the Rainbow
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ACA
Rotary
Scottsbluff
Nels Johnson
Nels P. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Sweden
United States
Galesburg
Illinois
Charlotte Lundberg
Minden
West
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