Five Years Ago Local permits top one million in Sidney
Five years back Sidney saw total building permits issued since January reach 1,118,250 with most of it in residential work as there were no large projects started in 1952. The Dalton Fall Festival was set for September 15 and 16 with parade exhibits a ball game carnival queen introductions and a dance following past pattern. Labor Day picnic plans at Lodgepole were underway led by Ralph Carleton and Clarence Johnson. A major oil spill on Highway 19 north of Dalton caused heavy damage including oil covering 500 yards of highway and destroying B Bell Telephone cable worth around 7,800 dollars. a tanker and a trailer were completely destroyed with minor damage to the other vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Gordon Tobin
Dalton
Ralph Carleton
Clarence Johnson
Lodgepole
State Safety Patrol
Bell Telephone
Melton Preble
Beatrice
Nebr
Frank Hengl
Preble
Mr. Hengl
W. G. Lowe
Walter Closman
Denver
C. A. Story
Howard Atkins
Dick Atkins
Grand Island Firemen Tournament and Opera House upgrades
J W Harper awarded E J Sweet contract to widen and raise Opera House proscenium arch and stage, per Bassett and McIntosh. Liveryman B F Mitchell relocates to McDaniel stone yard across from A Pease’s for better quarters. Col John S Mosby assigned to Sidney Alliance land districts with HQ at Alliance, former Shenandoah guerilla leader. Cavalry band from Fort Laramie to Fort Sidney promises daily guard mount music and weekly indoor concert. Old Indian proverb hints at mild winter if sunflowers bloom, suggesting a warm season ahead.
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Nebraska Volunteer Firemen'’s Association
Grand Island
J. W. Harper
E J Sweet
Opera House
Bassett & McIntosh
B F. Mitchell
McDaniel
A. Pease
John S. Mosby
General Land Office
Sidney
Alliance Land
Coll. Mosby
Shenandoah Valley
Fort Laramie
Fort Sidney
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Denver University
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Laboratory of Anthropology
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Tom Paquette
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G. R. Brill
J. O. Johnson
Wesley Berry
George Averman
Piggly Wiggly
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Mabel Law
West Plains
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Louis Blaha
Lillian Hostetler
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W. R. Weeden
Longmont
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N. P. Johnson
Sagred
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Eric A Krussman
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Eva
Omaha
Ernest Stuht
Lincoln
Fannie Tobin
Mrs Let
G. LeSeuer
Ogden Springs
Utah
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Sherman
Wyoming Line
North Platte Tribune
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Frances Knox
M H Tobin
Marcellus Willis
Jesus Christ
Jimmie Anderson
Williams
Oklahoma
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Hardy Clark
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