Airport Grant Totals Aid Nebraska Airports
T he Civil Aeronautics Administration approves a revised federal aid program totaling 136 804 665 for 908 airfields. Nebraska receives 963 142 for 30 projects including Sidney 26 798 and Omaha Municipal 350 000. Backlog requests run about 250 million as funds are allocated to plans and construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P. Wright
Civil Aeronautics Administrator
Sidney
Airport Commission
R. F. Weiler
Aeronautics Department
CAA Ace
State Department of Aeronautics
Wright
CAA
Nebraska
Mitchell
Ord
Stuart Atkinson
Superior
Trenton
Wahoo
Wayne
Hebron
Crete
Fairbury
Holdrege
McCook
Chadron
York
Neligh
Valentine
Creighton
Hartington
Omaha Municipal
Hastings
Lexington
North Platte
Humboldt
Wilber
Norfolk
Scribner
David City
Columbus
Golf Qualifying Kicks Off Next Sunday at Sidney Club
Qualifying for the annual Sidney Country Club championship begins Sunday August 10 and concludes by August 17. Champion G H Blip Doran leads as a top contender, with former champ Clark Grieve also favored. Flights for qualifiers will be arranged and consolation play encouraged to extend competition through the tourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Country Club
Calcutta
G. H
Blip) Doran
Doran
Clark Grieve
Season Tickets For Fair Are Available
Season tickets for the County Fair go on sale at 2.40 dollars for adults and 1.20 dollars for children. They may be purchased at three Sidney drug stores, at the E. L. Hoover Store, or from any fair board member, with tickets also available at the gate next Tuesday. Single gate admission is 0.50 dollars for adults and 0.25 for children. season and gate tickets do not include grandstand admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
E. L. Hoover
Soap Box Derby Champ Heads to National Finals
Robert Montgomery, 15, Sidney’s first Derby champion, leaves for Akron Ohio for the national finals with his mother funded by The Lions Club. He will race the sleek black racer carrying The Sidney Telegraph banner and is among 133 entrants welcomed by Akron for the Derby Downs event on August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Montgomery
Sidney
Akron
Ohio
H. R. Montgomery
Lions Club
Robert
Sidney Telegraph
Chevrolet Motor Co
Montgomery Ward
Derby Downs
Rent Examiner to Visit Sidney for Rent Control Info
Frank S. Camp, representing the Sidney Alliance Scotts Bluff rental areas, will be in Sidney for two days this week to confer with residents on the rent control office. He will headquarters at the city clerk's office in the city auditorium and will call on those who leave their name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Camp
Sidney-Alliance-Scotts Bluff
Sidney
City Auditorium
Camp
Rent Advisory Board Named
Governor Val Peterson names a five member rent advisory board. Members are N. W. Ladegard, Lowell C. Davis, Jarvis Bush, L. M. Steburg, and H. D. Stirling. Steburg may be replaced soon as he plans to leave Sidney. The board will advise on issues under new rent control laws and on local advisory boards in defense rental areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Peterson
N. W. Ladegard
Lowell C. Davis
Jarvis €. Bush
L. M. Steburg
H. D. Stirling
Steburg
Sidney
Community Worship Slated Sunday Night
A community worship service will be held Sunday evening August 10 at First Christian Church starting at eight o'clock. The Rev. C B Johnson of the Nazarene Church will deliver the sermon. All denominations are invited to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
C. B. Johnson
the Nazarene Church
Nebraska’s New Interstate Plan Extends Through Sidney Area
Nebraska outlines a federal four lane highway network. Wardner Scott of the Nebraska Department of Roads and Irrigation explains the plan. Twenty miles west of Sidney already built to new standards includes Highway 30. North Platte to Maxwell and U S 6 segments are under consideration for widening and resurfacing. The system raises road width from 22 to 24 feet and sets vision and curvature standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Roads and Irrigation
Wardner Scott
Lincoln
Scott
No. 30
North Platte
Maxwell
Omaha
Stores To Close For Fair On Wednesday
Sidney businesses will shut from noon to six with clerks benefiting from a County Fair afternoon. The Chamber survey found most storekeepers favor the closing gesture. Secretary Gordon Tobin urged full town cooperation and noted chamber funds the annual fireworks display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
Country Club Plans Stag Party Monday
Sidney Country Club announces a stag party next Monday night August 11 with buffet dinner from seven to nine at 1.59 per person for members only. Reservations requested by calling the club house. An August 28 dinner-card party is planned with cards to be issued later in the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Country Club
Sidney Sees Nebraska's Hottest 99 Degree Day
Sidney recorded the state's top temperature at 99 degrees on Wednesday. The reading was three degrees below the season high as harvest weather continued amid scant rainfall and a stretch of nearly three weeks without meaningful precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebraska
Salvation Army unit to aid Sidney schoolchildren
The Salvation Army will establish a Sidney service unit with E L Hoover as county chair. A fund drive is under way with letters sent to citizens. Funds stay with the local committee chaired by Marius Christensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Sidney
E. L. Hoover
Marius Christensen
Jack H. Lowe
C. B. Derwart
Edith Oldershaw
W. P. Ackerman
County Fair Ads To Run In Telegraph Monday Night
The Telegraph prints complete Cheyenne County Fair details and four day run starting next Monday. Many local businesses included County Fair copy. unused ads will appear in Tuesday's issue. Reps urged to call by Monday 10 AM to place ads for the evening edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Telegraph
Hospital Gifts Painless Says Drive Leader
J K Mahr, chairing a Cheyenne County memorial hospital drive, says gifts will be painless for high income donors under federal tax rules. He targets $200,000 to $300,000, notes two free sites lower costs, and envisions doctors from Sidney joining the new hospital once built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Mahr
Mahr
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Sidney
Farmers Watch Combines Go Rolling By But Can't Seem To Buy
Cheyenne County wheat farmers face a shortage of new combines and trucks while itinerant operators bring in eight to ten outfits. Local dealers can’t secure deliveries for three years, leaving growers like George Fleming unable to upgrade from 8 to 15 year old equipment and paying high rates to custom truckers and combiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Lorenz
Colorado Line
Sidney
George Fleming
Lorenzo
Fleming
Official Program for 1947 Cheyenne County Fair
Cheyenne County Fair announces a two day schedule with entry day for juniors, exhibits due Monday, and daily programs. Tuesday features flag raisings, a twelve event horse show, vaudeville acts, and an afternoon rodeo by Pomeroy and Harris Fort Robinson Cavalry Jumping Team. Evening events include more rodeo, a 4-H Catch-It-Call contest, a dance, and music by The Collegians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Lodgepole Valley Saddie Club
Panhandle Drill Team
Alliance
Fort Robinson Cavalry
Pomeroy and Harris Rodeo Company
Cheyenne County
Fort Robinson
Potter Lions Boost $750 for Cheyenne County Iron Lung
Potter residents contributed 750 to buy and install a new power takeoff generator for the county iron lung. The effort, directed by Potter Lions Club publicity chairman E. M. Clatterbuck, funded by a July request with more funds needed for maintenance. Credit given to Lion Club President John Clausen and committee members for door-to-door donations. Contributions may be sent to local Lions Club, Lodgepole Post Office, Farmers Elevator Gurley, American National Bank Sidney, or The Telegraph Publishing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
The
Potter Lions Club
Telegraph
E. M. Clatterbuck
Cheyenne County
Stirling
Potter ‘Territory
Lion Club
John Clausen
Dewey Lovell
Carl Larson
Ralph Mershheim
Claude Biggs
Lions Club
Lodgepole Post Office
Farmers Elevator
Gurley
American National Bank
Sidney
Telegraph Publishing Company
Vogel's 99-100 Is Best In Shoot
John Vogel of Alliance topped the Sidney Gun Club registered trap shoot with 99 of 100, narrowly ahead of Dayton Dorn of Big Springs with 98. Ray Averill and Earl Haworth also posted strong scores as the field, though smaller than usual, refected harvest constraints while Sidney gains interstate prominence as a top trap shooting venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vogel
John Vogel
Alliance
Sidney
Dayton Dorn
Big Springs
Dorn
Nebraska
Ray Averill
Earl Haworth
W. Logue
Anthony
Kan
Charles Haines
Cheyenne
Wayne Wilson
Roy Gale
Barney Anthony
Verne Gipple
Albin
F. D. Blazier
Bill Claytor
Aftyin
E. Stewart
Wauneta
Nebr
Leo Atkinson
Ogallala
Loren Bemny
Gene Vogel
Les Stecher
Potter
Glen Bailey
Ode Holgerson
D. Holgerson
C. W. Shaffer
Orv. Taylor
Minatare
A. B. Neal
Melbeta
C. Puller
Scottsbluff
Louis Lawler
Bob Lindsey
Chappell
G. Koch
Construction Starts On Miller's Building
Ground was broken Tuesday morning for a new one story building at Tenth and Jackson Street. It will occupy the north forty one feet of the corner and house The Princess Shop upon completion. E W Ward is contractor for K G Miller, owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth and
Jackson St
E. W. Ward
K. G. Miller
Cheyenne County Wheat Yield Suffers From Freezes and Hail
Weather woes cut two million bushels from Cheyenne County 1947 wheat yield. Despite heavy April to June freezes and a July 21 hail storm, total harvest may reach six million bushels, below last year's eight million as rust and lodging reduced output. Seeding for 1948 to exceed 1947 with potential 275 thousand acres and favorable soil moisture from June rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Anthony and Fleming Take Shooting Titles
Sidney youths Anthony Jr. and Glenn Fleming earned standings at the State trapshooting tournament in Hastings. Raymond Anthony Jr. won the sub-junior championship for boys to 14, while Glenn Fleming took second in the junior division for 14 to 18. Fleming would have won if his 93 100 average in registered Sidney Gun Club shoots had held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Hastings
Raymond Anthony Jr
Raymond Anthony
Glenn Fleming
George Fleming
Anthony
Fleming
Deaver Named to State Weed War Advisory Division
Western Nebraska men named to the advisory division of the state weed war were announced Tuesday. Charles Deaver of Sidney Frank Glebe of Scottsbluff T Carrier of Morrill Lionel Harris of Scottsbluff and W T Young of Pine Bluffs Wyo join the list with finance division member John Jirdon of Morrill and public information staff Gene Haylett and Phil Sheldon of Scottsbluff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War On
Nebraska
Charles Deaver
Sidney
Frank Glebe
Scottsbluff
T. Currier
Morrill
Lionel Harris
W. T. Young
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
John Jirdon
Gene Haylett
Ph! Sheldon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Weller
Rent Advisory Board
Country Club
Cheyenne County Fair
Fair Board
Sidney Streets
Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club
Collegians
Miller
Deaver
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