Sidney listed for endurance flight by Boeing aircraft
Sidney will host part of a cross country endurance nonstop flight sponsored by Boeing Air Transport to test midair refueling for air mail routes and the value of such flights in army operations. The plan includes two round trips San Francisco to Chicago and New York, then to Cleveland, aiming to set endurance records with mail aboard. Capt. Ira Eaker heads the army pilots with Lieut. Bernard Thompson.
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Sidney
Army
Boeing
Boeing Air Transport, Inc
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Ira Eaker
Bernard Thompson
St. Clair Street
Nome
Newton Longfellow
Bridgeport Depositors Rally Over Bank Investigation
Heavily involved depositors from Nebraska defunct banks express dissatisfaction with audit progress. They fear a whitewash of the guaranty commission and plan a statewide depositors association to demand a thorough probe of Bridgeport bank failures and seek potential additional dividends. A Bridgeport meeting at K. P. hall outlined progress, proposed steps, and aimed to protect depositors' rights without bias.
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Nebraska
Guaranty Commission
Bridgeport
K. P. Hall
Depositors Association
Nebraska Franchise Tax Survey Shows Four Million Revenue Rise
State board fixed franchise values for telegraph telephone and electric firms operating in Nebraska. Recap by State Tax Commission reveals total franchise value at 4,880,222 dollars, about 230,000 dollars above prior estimates, with 4,368,000 dollars slated as new revenue for the state and local governments. Cheyenne county hosts five firms valued at 16,401.90 dollars in total.
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State Board of Equalization
Nebraska
Scott
State Board
Cheyenne County
Auto Auction Saturday Sees Many Cars Move
The Sidney Motor Sales company held a large auto auction Saturday with successful sales and a high clearance under Armstrong Sales company direction. Officials reported numerous exceptional buys on the block.
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Sidney Motor Sales Company
Armstrong Sales Company
Sidney Motor Sales
Goodwill Airplane Tour Planned as State Caravan
Nebraska to host a statewide goodwill air tour the week of September nine with about twenty planes initially pledged. Amos Thomas of the Omaha Chamber urged towns to participate, stressing the event as a state project not solely Omaha driven and noting a 30-ship cap to avoid field crowding and logistical strain.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Amos Thomas
Prominent farmer John J. Jones dies after surgery
Funeral services were held for John J. Jones a prominent farmer of the north table at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev Hal F Schenck officiating He died at Taylor hospital Friday after an operation for ruptured appendix following five days of suffering His age was 50 years three months and 24 days He was born in Bangor Wales on April 8 1879 and came to America in 1913 settling near Sidney Nebraska He leaves a wife Jennie Hamer two stepdaughters Anna Larson and Catherine Jones and a brother Will of Carroll Nebr Burial was in the Sidney cemetery The funeral was large and reflected his popularity
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John J. Jones
North Table
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hal F. Schenck
Jones
John
Ellen Jones
Bangor
North Wales
Taylor
Carroll, Nebr
Jennie Hamer
Anna Larson
Catherine Jones
Will
Carroll
America
Kansas
Nebraska
Sidney
Wymore
Wayne
L. E. Lewis
Howard
Farm Board sees profit in wheat held from market
The federal farm board urged that wheat kept in storage could bring higher prices as market inflows exceed facilities. With lower world supply this year, holders might expect price gains. Reports from the northwest and Canada noted light crops and frost. In Omaha cash, Number 1 dark hard wheat closed 127 3-4 to 135.
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Federal Farm Board
Canada
Alberta
Scoular-Bishop
Harris
Winthrop
Omaha
Youths Plead Guilty in Grain Theft Case
Lester Hulst aged 17 from Morrill and Cheyenne counties was sentenced to two to four years in the state reformatory after pleading guilty to stealing wheat from James H. Campbell’s Lodge Pole farm on July 31. His 15-year-old brother Walter confessed and was paroled to their mother.
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Lester Hulst
Morrill
Cheyenne
State Reformatory
James H. Campbell
Lodge Pole
Hulst
Sidney
Walter Hulst
Lester
J. L. Tewell
Dry weather aids farmers carry on harvest activity
Dry conditions in Cheyenne County sustain wheat harvest nearing midpoint as 24 hour elevators resume normal schedules. Early shipments set a county record due to rapid combine use while prices hold 30 to 35 cents above 1928 levels thanks to high protein grain. Barley and oats growers face similar favorable prospects though full figures pending.
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Cheyenne County
Residents of Cheyenne county endure hottest summer yet
Residents report extreme heat across Cheyenne county as rainfall stays scarce. Despite less than an inch near Sidney in June and 2.5 inches in a three day July span, crop observers predict yields may reach or exceed 1928 levels due to soils and subsoil moisture storage. Continued coverage noted on page 38.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Tree Plantings On Barren Plains Show Promise, Nebraska Farmer Says
John Bergstrom of Chappell reports jack pines seven feet tall after four years, with Russian Olive and blue spruce thriving with windmill water. He notes yellow pine from the mountains dies if not moved early and test plots include crested wheat grass. At North Platte, H A McComb reports 90 percent tree survival on hill slopes while leveling moisture remains a key limit.
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Nebraska
John Bergstrom
Chappell
Sidney
Lincoln
Agricultural College
Bergstrom
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Plains
North Platte Experiment Station
H. A. McComb
L. L. Zook
Fred Sprague
Nelson Jodon
Table Land
Stanley Wolfe Resigns City Clerk Post in Sidney
City Council accepts the resignation of Stanley Wolfe from the posts of city clerk water commissioner and building and electrical inspector Carl C Jones is appointed to fill the vacancy effective immediately Jones began his duties Saturday Wolfe plans to move to Idaho to pursue business Treasurer Leslie Neubauer ordered to audit the retiring clerk's books Discussion on the new city hall occupies much of the meeting a $100000 transfer from the general fund to the city hall building fund approved Painting and cleaning of two city water tanks contracted to Leonard and Evans of Sidney for 375 dollars
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Stanley Wolfe
City Hall
Walter Huntzen Son
Hutchison and Stover
H. M. Brown
Fire alarms keep volunteers busy Saturday
Two alarms challenged the local volunteer department with quick responses. A blaze at the Nebraska Colorado Grain Company elevator on the Burlington line smouldered at a window casing and could have ignited wheat in top bins if fed by sparks from a passing train.
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Department
Nebraska Colorado Grain Company
Burlington
Elm Steret
Canning Contest Open To Sidney Ladies
Sidney women and girls are invited to enter a national canning contest with total prizes over 1200 dollars. Sears Roebuck foundation runs the event to promote home canned foods and reduce farm surplus, offering 1250 dollars for the best jar across fruit vegetables and meat plus multiple tiered prizes and agent awards by county.
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Sidney
Chicago
United States
Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wheat Impresses Eastern Visitors On County Trip
A Lincoln agricultural college party led by Dr. F. D. Keim toured Cheyenne county with County Agent L. D. Willey. They studied soils and irrigation at Olsen and McIntosh Martin wells and were impressed by wheat acreage and machinery. Wheat smut and rye-in-wheat were noted as problems. figures on irrigation costs were kept by local farmers and Gene White of the power company. The group, including bankers and farmers, planned to reach Scottsbluff and then north to the Black Hills before returning to Lincoln.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Agricultural College At
Lincoln
L. D. Willey
F. D. Keim
Willey
Olson
McIntosh & Martin
Buffalo
Dawson
Gene White
Potter
Kimball
Scottsbluff
Black Hills
Elkhorn Valley
Chadron Stadium Plans Progressing and Weymouth Fund Drive
Chadron Memorial stadium plans move forward once J R Smith Norfolk architect provides final plans. Funds come from Chadron business men students alumni and the state normal board which will match undergraduates up to 5000. Student body and local business men have raised over 3500 with pledges from alumni totaling about 1500 to 2000 forthcoming. The stadium will cover one third of the field length and sit at the 50 yard line on the south side, aided by a natural hill reducing erection costs.
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J. R. Smith
Norfolk
Chadron Memorial Stadium Association
College Stadium
Chadron Business
State Normal Board
Orin J. Weymouth
Memorial Association
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CITY
Carl Jones
Campfire Girls
Cha-May Campfire Girls Group
Campfire Organization
Leonard and Evans
Fire Department
Colorado
Chadron
Weymouth
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