Mrs Stoddard Burned in Gasoline Explosion of Home
Mrs. A M Stoddard suffered burns to her face neck and arms when gasoline spilled on the kitchen floor and ignited. Prompt aid by Mrs. Win Swett of Scottsbluff and Rev. Wingett helped save her from worse injuries as flames enveloped the home. The fire originated when a jar she carried toppled under a stove and embers or heat from nearby coal ignited vapors. The home was owned by J B ercer and previously housed the Banner County OPA office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
A. M. Stoddard
Win- Swett
Bottsbluff-Coach Stangle to Return to Scottsbluff Schools
Former Scotts high school basketball coach Bottsbluff-Leo Stangle will rejoin the Scottsbluff school system next 1, announced by Supt E Shedd. Stangle led the Bearcats to a state basketball title and left in 1942 to enlist. He and his wife reside in Fort Collins, Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bottsbluff
Leo Stangle
Scotts High School
Scottsbluff
Supt . E. Shedd
Tangle
Scottsuff
Gle
Fort Collins
Bro
Roach H. H
Ike” Hanscom
Shedd
W. FE
Bill” Putman
Scottspluff High School
Amerada renews Crawford area leases. one lapsed
Amerada Petroleum Corporation renewed leases in the Crawford area while the Moody property lease across the line in South Dakota lapsed April 13 and has not been renewed. Only the George Ostermeyer well north of Crawford among five dry holes was renewed. The firm released completion data for its No. 1 South Dakota Agriculture College well in Fall River County, started November 3, 1946, and completed January 23, 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amerada
Crawford Territory
Crawford
Amerada Petroleum ‘Corporation
Moody
South Dakota
George .Ostermeyer
Amerada ‘Corporation
Agriculture ‘College
Fall River County
Election On Airport Set Next Week in Sidney
Voters will decide on April 30 whether the city may condemn 480 acres south of Sidney for a municipal airport. A favorable vote starts a bond election likely June 11, contingent on Civil Aeronautics Authority timing. no money for field improvements yet. Land costs about 26000, with farm leases offering revenue. project wields broad support and campaign efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce Airport Committee
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Test Plots Will Aid Chemurgy Program
Chemurgy crops testing plots will be planted at four or five locations in the panhandle this year announced by the University of Nebraska college of agriculture. Carl Clanessen will supervise field work at Alliance and Mitchell with experiments on plant breeding, cultural practices, and newer safflower selections compared to semi commercial crops. The 1946 testing will wrap four years of work. flax safflower and sunflower yield will be checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Mitchell Substation
Alliance Experimental
Carl Clanessen
College of Agriculture
Alliance
Mitchell
Lodgepole Considers Airport Site North of Town
A Lodgepole enthusiast group met to choose the best site for a new airport. A 28 member committee will contact landowners and obtain quotations. If suitable tracts are purchased, planes could land at the Lodgepole port and taxi to town edge, addressing concerns about city boundary airports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole
Lodgepole ‘Express Resports
Fred Prince of Potter Is Dead
Fred Prince 69 a Potter farmer died Thursday night from skull injuries after entangling in a revolving belt while grinding feed on neighbor Alex Spencer's farm. He farmed 28 years in northeast Potter. Funeral at Gehrig Home with Rev. Walter Jewett officiating. Interment Sidney Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Mattie and three daughters including Mrs. Frank Dvorak of Potter. Complete obituary to run Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Prince
Prince
Alex Spencer
Sidney
Potter
Gehrig ‘‘Funeral
Walter Jewett
First Methodist ‘Church
Sidney Greenwood Cemetery
Ida Ahrens
Grace Ells
Daltons Charged Healer Found Practicing Without License
J Edward Pullen faced a county court hearing for practicing healing arts without a license. Deputy Braasch detained him on Otsushi Tokumaga’s complaint. Judge Barlow fined $10 plus $14.60 costs and ordered repayment of $25 charged for two treatments, noting a license existed in Illinois but not in this state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Edward Pullen
Dalton
Arnold Braasch
Pullen
Otsushi Tokumaga
Robert A. Barlow
Tokumaga
State Board of Examiners
Barlow
Tlinois
Broken Legs From Sidn ey Car Crash
Harlan Maddox faces a reckless driving charge after his car left the road at the Y east of Sidney early Saturday. State Patrolman R E Nichols said the vehicle missed a corner where Highways 19 and 30 converged, tore down fences, and caused injuries to Maddox and his wife Josephine. Lavera Oldenburg and Richard Maddox were not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Maddox
Sidney
R. E Nichols
Nichols
Maddox
Josephine
Lavera Oldenburg
Richard Maddox
Land Sale Scheduled for April 26 at County Court House
Advertising notice by C. H. Fuller lists land to be sold Friday April 26 starting at ten in the county court house. Sale covers a block of land and a lease on an adjoining section, with property described in the ad. Property may be sold separately or together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Fuller
Fugitive from Missouri injured in east Chap pell crash
A 20 year old fugitive from Poplar Bluff Missouri Thomas Rinehart was seriously injured in a car wreck about eighteen miles east of Chamber Sunday morning Two hitchhikers from Flint Michigan and San Mateo California escaped with minor injuries Rinehart is wanted for grand larceny in Missouri He allegedly stole a car drove to California picked up the two passengers and was en route to Chicago at the time of the crash Rinehart used the alias Robert Burns of Kilgore Texas The accident occurred at 345 am the car rolled over twice The case is being checked for AWOL status from the armed forces and for possible warrants from Missouri authorities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluffs
Chappell
California
E. L Hailey
Thomas Rinehart
Princeton
Ind
Taylor Hospital
Sidney
Chicago
Bailey
Rinehart
W W. Schulz
Deuel County
Finehart
Missouri
Robert Burns
Kilgore
Texas
Weather Man Goes On Weekend Spree
Sidney and Cheyenne County saw a blinding dust storm and heavy gully washing rains on Saturday Easter Sunday brought clear warm weather most of the day. A final heavy shower hit town around 11:15 Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Half of Real Estate Taxes Due May 1st
County Treasurer Herbert Stevens reminds Cheyenne County property owners that the first half of 1945 real estate taxes is due May 1. Payments may be made in person or by mail with a personal check, cashier's check, or money order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Stevens
Cheyenne County
Stevens
Easter Services Draw Record Crowds in Sidney Churches
Easter Sunday drew remarkably large attendances across Sid ney churches with many holding multiple services to accommodate worshippers. Floral arrangements enhanced the season at each church. The Rt. Rev. Howard R Brinker of Omaha led the eleven o'clock Episcopal service, as the diocese’s Sidney church has no resident pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bidney
Howard R Brinker
Omaha
Nebraska
Episcopal Church
Sidmney
Band Concert Is Wednesday at Sidney High
A Sidney Clinic Band concert at Sidney High School Wednesday at 8 pm features Grant Mathews directing Part One with works including National Victors and Stars and Stripes Forever, and James Johnson guest conducting Part Two with Scottsbluff guests. The program lists soloists and a Dvorak swing arrangement, aiming for one of the finest performances yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Clinic
Grant Mathews
Bidney High School
James Johnson
Scottsbluff
Naational Victors
Jocelyn
Bob Duis
Stars and ‘Stripes Forever
Sidney
Mathews
Truck Damaged In Crash Patrol Tells Browne Story
Leonard E Browne of Route B Dalton escaped serious injury in a highway crash early Saturday after speeding to overtake a car and striking a guard rail post atop a hill north of Dalton. His pickup suffered $300 damage and he received medical treatment for head injuries, patrolmen said. Browne did not overtake the driver he had pursued.
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Leonard E. Browne
Dalton
Browne
United Nations cause boosted by SO D officer talks
Lt. John J Firtick of Sioux Ordnance Depot promotes UN ideals in the Midwest through lectures to Presbyterian circles, the Womens Auxiliary, American Legion in Sidney, and Sidney High School, urging formation of a Midwest Association for United Nations and seeking public support and joining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J Firtick
Sioux Ordnance Depot
United Nations
Midwest
Presbyterian Circle
So.d
Women’s Auxiliary
American ‘Legion
Sidney
Sidney High School
Rotary Club
Soame ‘of
United ‘Nations
Alexander ‘Corrogan
United ‘Kingdoms
U. WN. Security ‘Council
Cdlr
Paul Hashick
U.N. Security ‘Council
Andrei Gromy
Ussr
U. N. Security Council
Quo ‘Tai-Chi
China
U.N. Security Council
Firtick
Lt. Firtick
Lit. Firtick
U P Offers Cooperation On Crossing.
The city council heard Union Pacific officials Friday night pledge cooperation in eliminating the grade crossing between the town's north and south sides. No firm commitments were made, but the meeting set the stage for further feasibility studies on an overpass or underpass and possible state and federal cost sharing. City leaders plan to request state highway department engineering help and compile complete data before committing to a funding plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Nuissance and
Hazard
P. J Heaton
Glen Bales
State Highway Department
Gost
Carl Hellwig
North Side
D. R. Thomas
Council
Kitchen Remodeling Topic At Home Meeting In April
Miss Mary Bunndus of Lincoln led a kitchen clinic at Mrs Alex Spencer’s Potter home on April 18. Attendees Mrs Marie Aude Ruby Wiekhorst Ray Wiekhorsti and Melvin Meester discussed kitchen arrangement ideas and remodeling methods to make the homemaker’s kitchen more workable. A similar meeting is planned for May 17 at Mrs E I Osborn’s Dalton home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bunndus
Lincoln
Wheld
Miss Runnalls
Baseball Interest Is High In Sidney Prospect of Winning Team
Reports that Sidney has excellent prospects of a winning baseball team. The squad is working out at the new park at the south end of the city park with outstanding performers on hand. The team will continue workouts today and tomorrow at 5 30 p m, and Gain hopes local fans will turn out to see the lads in action. It looks like old times and public support is needed to field a winning team this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Gain
Sidney
Gain
Irish Cagers Will Be Honored At Banquet
The St Patrick s Academy baseball team will be feted tonight at the annual basketball banquet. They competed in the Lodgepole Valley Athletic Conference during the past season and attended the Class C tournament at Mitchell, compiling a creditable record. Msgr Anton Link is the team sponsor and Walter Kinne is head coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Patrick's “Academy
Mitchell
Msgr
Anton Link
Walter Kinne
Special Meeting Slated By C of C
The chamber of commerce will hold a special luncheon meeting at Hazel's Cafe next Tuesday April 30, the day of the airport issue election. W J Robinson Jr, airport committee chair, urged active voter outreach to back the proposal and secure a clear majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Hazel’s Cafe
Civic Club
W. J. Robinson
Robinson
Cll
Ag Calendar Highlights Nebraska Agricultural Events
Several important agricultural events fill the calendar ahead. On April 25 the Flying Farmers meet at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture. April 26 hosts the 34th annual Feeders Day the first postwar event. May 6 to 12 marks National Home Demonstration Week honoring rural homemakers. May 27 to June 1 is 4-H Club Week with tours, banquets, and inspirational sessions. May 20 is the deadline for small grains seed certification applications in Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everal
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska
Saurday
Lincoln
Omaha
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Nebraska Farm Land Values Shrink to 96 Percent of Prewar Baseline
State land values in Nebraska show farm real estate selling for 96 percent of the 2012 14 pre war average after steady gains since 1941 ranking third lowest among states. South Dakota Nebraska and North Dakota trails. National average stands 42 percent above base. World War II boosted farm land values nationwide with Southern states leading gains.
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Nebraska
United States
South Dakota
North “Dakota
Bureau of “Agricultural Statistics
North Carolina
Home Demonstration Sessions Set for June District Meetings
Plans call for district Home Demonstration Council meetings June 6 and 7 in Alliance with registration at 1 30 p m and closing at moon on June 7. Three other district meetings will be held in North Platte Nebraska City and Columbus. Members are invited and Mary Burbank requests early planning for reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Nebraska “City
Columbus
Moon
Mary ‘Burbank
Cagent
Public hearing on Cheyenne soil district planned
A public hearing is scheduled at the Cheyenne County courthouse in Bidney this Thursday night April 25 to decide if landowners want a countywide soil conservation district excluding town property and cemetery lots. The April 15 petition by 307 landowners seeks a district of about 753000 acres with state conservation leaders present and local Ag Agent William Bullock handling details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Bidney
G. Jones
State ‘Soil Conservation Committee
Nebraska
William ‘Bullock
Farmrs Union
Farm Bureau
Sidney
Conservation Texpette
Pete Olson
Ralph Fleming
Arvin iLivingston
Leo L. Wolffe
Charles
Pete
Albin ‘Olson
Olson
Che
Cheyenne
South Dakota
World-Herald
Iowa
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Harrisburg Lady
Miance City Commeitives
Alliance City Coun
REA
Ass’n
Irict A
Guy ‘N. “Henninger
Adjutant General of
The
Federated Church
Bayard
W. J. Robinson Jr
N. W. Ladegard
Tobin
CTA
A. J. Jorgenson
American National Bank
Fred Prince of Potter
Weather Man
Scotland
Mary ‘Lou Green
Dvorak
Loyal Legion
Glenn
Conrad
St. Firtick
U. P
Dakoota Association
South ‘Dakota
Bankers ‘Association
Bress Association
State Department For Agriculture
Ithe
Tto
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