Heavy Traffic Seen In State This Year
Tourist expenditures in Nebraska are projected at 36100000 for 1940, up about ten percent from 1939, aided by better economic conditions and travel restrictions. Most travel will use Highway 20 through Sidney, with 3190000 out of state visitors expected to cross Nebraska. Conoco Travel Bureau notes data from 570 organizations and stations. European and Orient unrest may boost U S travel, fairs in New York and San Francisco expected to have a similar stimulus.
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Nebraska
Joel H. Thompson
Continental Oil Company
Conoco Travel Bureau
Thompson
Sidney
Chambers of Commerce
National Park Service
America
United States
Europe
The
Orient
South America
New York
San Francisco
Soldiers Abandoned Fort Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years ago last Saturday April 20 soldiers turned their backs on Fort Laramie and marched away. The fort became federal property as a national monument to preserve the few buildings spared from the elements and homesteaders. Since 1938 the National Park Service has halted deterioration and preserved the site.
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Fort Laramie
National Park Service
Plains
Seventh Infantry
Fort Logan
Colorado
Jess H. Lombard
Fort Robinson
Nebraska
John Hunton
Local Social News From Sidney and Vicinity
Thursday and weekend visits populate the social calendar with gatherings and courtesy calls. Among attendees were Barton Hinton and Margaret Lipke taking examinations, Mrs Kirston entertained the Rebekah Kensington group, and Mrs Rex Spayde of Rapid City was weekend guest at the Gry Ferry home.
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Barton ‘Hinton
Margaret’ Lipke
Sidney
B.kirston
Taylor
Rebekah Kensington
Rex. Spayde
Rapid
City
Gry Ferry
Hawkins
Singer
Paul, Sparks
Harry Sparks
A- Sparks
Cheyenne
Veterans Hospital
Fred Kettler
Stanton
End of Fort Abandonment Ends 40 Years On Frontier
On April 20 Lieut Taylor completed fort abandonment and handed over unsold property to a custodian. His troops marched away, closing the fort’s 40 years as a military post and signaling the frontier’s end. On June 10 about 34 000 acres in the military reservation were transferred to the interior department for disposal under homestead laws. Of the original land 214 acres now form a national monument to protect major physical aspects of the fort.
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Taylor
Interior Department
National Monument
Employment Upturn Reported In March
March saw a strong job rebound with 1940 total placements, up 48.4 percent from February. Private firms accounted for 687 regular positions and 542 temporary, while public agencies added 711 placements. Active job seekers fell to 40,951, with 2,495 new applications and 87 veteran placements in March.
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Nebrasktans
Harry Bane
Nebraska State Employment Service
North Divide Social News From Mrs Sparks
L P Hogue visited homes in North Divide this week for the 1940 census. Ruby Sparks stayed with Ellen Wookey Friday night while Rose Sparks visited J C Swinbank. Farmers Union Local 445 met at the schoolhouse Friday night.
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L. P. Hogue
North Divide
Ruby Sparks
Ellen Wookey
Rose Sparks
J. C. Swinbank
Farmers Union Local No. 445
Telephones Usedia 0.8 The United States Leads World Phones
The United States with about six percent of the world’s population holds over half of the world’s telephones, highlighting a stark disparity in global communication access.
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United States
Adlerike Promises Quick Relief From Gas Pressure
A dubious ad claims Adlerike cures gas and stomach bloating by cleansing both upper and lower bowels. It promises one dose relieves heart pressure and upset stomach, urging readers to avoid sleep while gas presses.
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Conoco Bureau
Mrs
Paul Sparks
Olds
Lansing
Michigan
General Motors
Beckman Motor Co
Nebr
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