Important meeting of Boy Scout heads in Sidney Thursday
A meeting of the Boy Scout area council is set for Thursday evening at the Commercial Cafe in Sidney starting at 7 30. Tickets are 50 cents per plate with Scout council members from the Wyo Braska area attending. Local leaders urge community participation to boost manpower for scouting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Area Council
Sidney
Dean M Hagemeister
Lodge Pole
Scout
Wyo-Braska
Alliance
Paul L. Martin
Michael Troidl Jr Dies at 88 in California
Michael Troidl Jr died on Wednesday April 17 at his daughter Mrs. Frank Schiller’s home in Los Angeles. Aged 88, he celebrated his December birth anniversary. He had been hearing impaired in later years and left three sons and one daughter surviving: Carl Canada John Carroll Town Mike Gurney and Mrs. Schiller. Burial was in California beside his wife who died three years ago. He moved to Dalton about 1911, later to Sidney area, and then to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Troidl, Jr
Frank Schiller
Los Angeles
California
Mike of Gurney
Myr. Troid
Gurley
Carl
Canada
John
Carroll
Town
Mike
Gurney
Schiller
Troid
Dalton
Bradley Parady
Troidils
Sidney
Betsy Hansen Named DeMolay Sweetheart
Betsy Hansen daughter of Mr and Mrs Chris Hansen was presented as 1940 DeMolay sweetheart at the annual sweetheart ball Friday night Miss Hansen received a DeMolay sweetheart pin and a floral crown designating her selection by members of the Sidney DeMolay lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Hansen
Chris Hansen
DeMolay
Miss Hansen
Sidney DeMolay Lodge
Spring Bazaar At St Patrick’s Academy Wednesday
The Altar Society hosts its annual spring bazaar dinner and dance in St Patrick’s academy auditorium on Wednesday evening. Dinner starts at five with bazaars, fancy work, candy booths and concessions offering attractions. The event is open to the public and expected to draw a large crowd.
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Altar Society
St. Patrick’s Academy Auditorium
Sidney
North Ward Pupils Stage The Magic Beanstalk Operetta
North Ward pupils will present the three act operetta The Magic Beanstalk on Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 and Wednesday evening at 7 30 in the senior high school auditorium. Both performances are free. Principal cast includes Jack Timmy Curless Captain Kidd Phillip Pegg Jack mother Nancy Boyd Juiana the Cow Charlene Miller Announcer Paul Fultz Gypsy Ann Kathryn Ells Fooemss Paul Junior Hecker Blunderbuss Julius Cochran with others Mable King Ellen McWilliams Dean Stewart Arleta Ingerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ward
Jack
Timmy Curless
Captain Kidd
Phillip Pegg
Nancy Boyd
Juiana
the Cow
Charlene Miller
Paul Fultz
Gypsy Ann
Kathryn Ells
Fooemess
Paul Junior Hecker
Julius Cochran
Mable King
Ellen McWilliams
Dean Stewart
Arleta Ingerson
Mrs Meehan Dies After Lingering Illness
Mary Meehan aged 62 died at a local hospital Friday after more than a year of failing health. She lived most of her life in Friend and funeral services were held Monday at nine. She was aunt to Dr Roche Dr Dorwart and Mary Riley of Sidney. Dr Dorwart attended. Gehrig Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Mary Meehan
Meehan
Friend
R. %. Roche
C. B. Dorwart
Mary Riley
Sidney
Dorwart
Gehrig Funeral Home
Dusty windstorm sweeps Cheyenne County in three days
A three day duster blew dust into Cheyenne County with light rainfall in Sidney on Sunday. Most of Nebraska saw heavier rain elsewhere. The dust mainly red soil, touched western Nebraska for six years. A Brownson Huntsman storm produced rain and hail, while Arnold in Custer County suffered small tornadoes that destroyed ten houses and injured one woman. The dam area near Kingsley also saw damage to a cement plant.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Nebraska
Brownson
Huntsman
Arnold
Custer County
Kingsley
Ogallala
N O Fells Named Manager At Boulder
N O Fells, formerly assistant manager at Sidney Montgomery Ward for four and a half years, has left for Boulder Colo where he was appointed manager of the Boulder store. He joined Sidney when the store opened with J W Barnhart from Grand Island and has been with Montgomery Ward about eight years.
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N. QO. Eells
Sidney Montgomery Ward
Boulder
Colo
Mr. Eells
Sidney
J. W. Barnhart
Grand Island
Montgomery Ward
Mothers-Daughters Banquet Friday Night at Church
A mother-daughter banquet will be held in the basement of the Methodist church Friday night May 3. All mothers and daughters are invited. The men of the church will cook and serve. The dinner will be at 6 40. The price is 35c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Census Result To Be Known Soon
Sidney’s official 1940 population will likely be announced this week. Assistant district enumerator Guy Green of Scotts Bluff is expected in town today or tomorrow to share the census result. Cheyenne county enumeration is nearly complete with tabulation pending official figures. Population gain estimates range from five to twenty percent.
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Sidney
Guy Green
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne
Gas Trace Reported At West Plains Test
Operations at the West Plains Oil Company test well proceed at accelerated speed with signs of improved structural conditions. Driller W. T. Hill reports the hole is now dry and drilling can continue after initial difficulties from extremely soft shale and water intrusion, reaching 1200 feet and entering a lime formation marked as a dependable structural indicator.
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West Plains Oil Company
Fort Collins
W. T. Hill
Ackles’ Condition Improves After Train Crash
Gilbert Ackles, 25 year old Redington farmer, badly hurt when his farm truck was struck by a Burlington passenger train last Wednesday, is somewhat improved. He suffered a skull fracture in three places and was taken to Roche Hospital for treatment at the old crossing north of Huntsman where he was alone in the truck. Local doctors report his condition as improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Ackles
Redington
Burlington
Ackles
Roche
Mrs Sparks Elected At Cheyenne County Project Meeting
Cheyenne County Women’s Project clubs held their annual achievement program at Sidney City Auditorium with nearly 200 attendees. Miss Ellen Anderson, health specialist, urged preventive medicine for Nebraska families while J C Swinbank stressed rural leadership in adapting educational programs. 57 leaders received trees from the Cheyenne County Farm Bureau as tokens of appreciation. County officers elected: Mrs J A Sparks Chairman, Mrs Floyd Miller Group Chairman, Mrs Herbert Rabe Music Leader, Mrs Berton Cunningham Pianist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Project Clubs
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Ellen Anderson
Dawson County
Nebraska
Anderson
J. C. Swinbank
Agricul
Tural
J. W. Johnson
Gladys Morgan
Lincoln
Swinbank
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
J. A. Sparks
Floyd Miller
Herbert Rabe
Berton Cunningham
Architects Hired to Draft Tentative Pool Plans for City Park
The city council on Friday contracted McClure and Walker to develop site layouts for a park and a pool, with beautification plans and WPA ready specifications. The project, estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 dollars, would be funded partly by WPA and the rest by a bond issue requiring a special election. The city guarantees 100 dollars, with no impact on architect fees if approved.
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McClure and Walker
Kearney
McClure
Walker
WPA
Sidney
Sidney Places Third In Scout O Ral Meet
Troop 33 of Veteran Wyoming led by Scoutmaster Frank S S Horton scored 16134 points to place third in the Wye Braska area Scout O Ral at Alliance on Friday night displacing last year s champion Troop 90 of Sidney led by Jack Newport. Troop 2 of Scottsbluff under Gayle Talley took second with 1503 4 points.
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Wyo
Frank SS. Horton
Wye- Braska
Alliance
Jack Newport
Sidney
Troop 2
Scottsbluff
Gayle Talley
L. M. Wagner
Chadron
Six Day Old Child Dies. Last Rites Held
Larry Dean Cannady six day old son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Cannady died Saturday. Rites were held Monday morning at Gehrig Funeral Home with Rev Anthony Egzing officiating. Interment was in the Catholic cemetery. There are no other children in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Dean Cannady
Ralph Cannady
Gehrig Funeral Home
Anthony Egzing
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boy Scout
Hagemeister
Boy Scout Movement
Mike Troidl
Mrs. Meehan
N. O. Fells
West Plains
Sparks
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