WPA Work Boost Faces County Urgency and Plans
A county editorial urges rapid allocation of WPA funds to ease winter hardship for Cheyenne County residents. It highlights potential projects such as street resurfacing, notes WPA can fund up to 90 percent, and encourages residents to push their town and county boards to apply for assistance. It also reflects on the public debate over the New Deal and calls for citizen involvement to maximize jobs and essential services.
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Cheyenne County
Sam
WPA
Sidney
Frahm Confesses Hit-Run Killing Of Brother
Frahm claims a passing driver struck his brother on the highway near Sidney while they ran out of gas and that he moved the body. He says he buried the corpse on November 9 or 10, and his so-called confession raises questions about the murder timeline, burial site, and the killer’s identity. Officials remain skeptical, noting inconsistencies and continuing inquiries.
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Page Oncy
Frahm
Sidney Sunday
Benton
Heaton
John Frahm
Denver
Jim Kulis
Garden County
Fred Frahm
Kulis
Cheyenne County
C. L. Baskin
Pony Express Days To Be Recalled In Talk
A local observance along the old pony express trail will be hosted by J. W. Neilsen. He says the program is only tentatively planned and may include additional details as the event develops.
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Pony Express
J. W. Neilsen
Neilsen
Scout relay riders to St Joseph and Washington flight
The program will begin at the first of the week with Boy Scouts riding horses in relays of five miles to St Joseph Missouri. From there the mail will be transported by plane to Washington DC.
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St. Joseph, MO
Washington, D. C
Bank Plans To Offer Small Grain Loans
Bank plans to offer small grain loans with blanks sent to inquiries and provided to inspectors in the field for farmer use.
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Continuent Com
Harvest Passes Peak In County This Week
Wheat yields vary with rust damage across the county. Some fields show 30 to 40 bushels per acre while many ruined acres drag the average down. Oats mature well and barley and corn prospects hinge on rain and moisture, with six foot corn stands and potential strong Iowa-like yields in Cheyenne county.
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Cheyenne County
Iowa
FERA Work Relief Ends in Nebraska County Grants Totaled
Nebraska state emergency relief committee announced August allotments of 516 738 for 67 counties with Box Butte Dawes and Morrill receiving 4287 3085 and 1994 dollars respectively. Some counties signed agreements but received no funds while Kimball Banner and Sioux did not sign and will cover relief themselves. The weekly payroll in Scotts Bluff reached 1076 15 for 182 workers as new funds were promised to cover August needs.
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Nebraska
State Emergency Relief Committee
Box Butte
Dawes
Morrill
FERA
Cheyenne
Kimball
Banner
Sioux
Scotts Bluff
E. E. Witte
WPA
Washington
Five Tourists Hurt In Crash Late Thursday
Five tourists were injured in a late Thursday crash. The car rolled onto its top with great force, though the roof did not cave in. Rear tires were flattened, rubber burned from skidding, and glass and clothing lay strewn near the scene. The rear seat was thrown clear, and the interior was badly twisted with the hood torn away.
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Truth Stranger Than Fiction in Frahm Case
A long investigation surrounds Fred Frahm serving ten years for manslaughter after a body was found near Sidney in Garden county in 1934. Was it his brother John Frahm or another victim The tale links maps from the penitentiary to a burial site a Greek detective and local officers with renewed questions about motives and identity.
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Garden County
Frahm
Baskin
Heaton
P. J. Heaton
Fred Frahm
Fred J. Frahm
Oshkosh
John D. Frahm
Lincoln County
Nebraska
O'Fallows
Hershey
John
John Frahms
Baskini
North Platte
Benton
R. W. Devoe
John Frahm
Fred
Glendale
Ariz
Benton and
Fred Hunter
Schulz
Jim Kulis
Sheriff Benton
Sidney
William Bowman
Cheyenne
Bowman
Jim Kutis
Moorefield, Minn
Kutis
Kulis
Brief History of Frahm Murder Case
A look at the Frahm murder case from 1928 to 1935. John Frahm disappeared on a trip from Arizona to Wahoo, Nebraska. His brother Fred pleaded guilty to forgery and later was convicted of manslaughter. A body was found in 1935 near Sidney after a map led to the grave, reopening the case.
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Sidney
John
Frahm
John Frahm
Glendale
Arizon
Saunders County
Wahoo
Arizona
Julesburg
Fred Frahm
North Platte
Fred
Oshkosh
William Bowman
Reed
Bowman
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