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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1949
Page
3
The midget auto races at the County Fair will be a main feature of the Friday and Saturday programs. Time trials start at 1 15 though official races begin at two. Twelve drivers from the Rocky Mountain circuit vie for eight events per day, each driver appearing at least twice. Crowd interest last year shifted afternoons toward racing as rodeos are dropped in favor of the popular events.
Part of the Cheyenne County fair will be in Sidney with extension club exhibits set in downtown store windows due to limited fairgrounds space. Exhibits will appear in Powell Hardware E L Hoover Store J C Penney The Model Cleaners and Sidney Glass Paint. Mrs William George praises local merchants for cooperation.
The second annual county wheat show will be held at the 194% Cheyenne County Fair. All those with good wheat samples are urged to participate with entries due by 4 oclock Thursday afternoon August 18. Kenneth Van Sike, county event official, notes open eligibility but entry deadline applies.
The Telegraph advertises a fresh stock of typewriter ribbons with a very reasonable price of 75 cents per ribbon.
Mrs. Arnold Westerhoff of Dalton chairs the county 4 H club leaders on a volunteer county board overseeing youth civic programs. The 20 member committee, with subcommittees across awards health music and special events, faces leadership shortages as rural youths enrollments stabilize and shift toward breeding animals plant disease and farm shop projects.
Rae Jones in charge reports larger fair displays expected this year with implements on the south side of the road and automobiles on the north. By Saturday space had been assigned to Western Implement Company Larson Machinery Sidney Implement Company Spearow Equipment Pierson Clarl Foland Farm Machinery Hossak Implement Company Nebraska Machinery Company Scottsbluff. Automotive exhibitors include Horn Motor Company Maddox Motor Beckmann Motors Elwell Motors Joe A Gibson Inc KokJet Motor Company and Hahler Motor Company. Paper clips and paper clamps always in stock at THE TELEGRAPH.
The Young Matrons Club entertained their husbands with a steak fry Sunday evening at Legion Park. Guests enjoyed the meal and social time in a relaxed community gathering observed by local members.
The gathering featured Mr and Mrs Jarry Fehringer, Mr and Mrs Thomas Lenzen, Mr and Mrs Keith Deaver, Mr and Mrs Carl Wheelock, Mr and Mrs James Deaver, Mr and Mrs Jerome Lenzen, and Mr and Mrs Volney Wise. The rest of the evening was spent socially. Mrs Volney Wise News Reporter notes items about metal and cardboard filing trays and an A Z index to fit them.
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