Wheat harvest peaks in western Nebraska as corn crops thrive
The western Nebraska wheat harvest nears peak output with Cheyenne county and surrounding areas reporting extensive cutting and threshing. Despite hail and wet weather losses, district yields exceed average with record-breaking outputs noted. Corn crops in Cheyenne and nearby counties improve with recent moisture and warm days, raising expectations. Local effort seeks 50 to send two Cheyenne county spelling contest winners to the state fair, with no funds available and sponsors urged to help.
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Cheyenne
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Nelson
Sidney Draw Man Seeks Hired Men in Auto Theft
Grover Hatcher, a farmer from Sidney Draw near Sidney, reported two hired men stole his Ford touring with license 39 2634 and engine 12 380 184 after leaving him at a movie. Sheriff J M Nelson alerted regional authorities as the chase continues north toward Alliance with sightings reported along the route.
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Sidney
Grover Hatcher
Sidney Draw
Here
Hatcher
Sidney School Superintendent anticipates unusual enrollment
Sidney schools prepare for a big enrollment as classes start September 4. G F Liebendorfer reports nine new grade teachers and three high school staff changes, with most teachers arriving September 3. Rural Cheyenne county staffing, 134 teachers countywide, shows 50 percent of last year’s rural staff returning.
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Sidney
Sidney City
G. F. Liebendorfer
Liebendorfer
Missouri
St. Louis
Granger
Man Accused Of Thefts Released After Questioning
Clothes reportedly taken from a Union Pacific hotel room include shirts and overalls belonging to a railroad employee. The room was broken into and a man was questioned by Sheriff J. M. Nelson but released for lack of evidence.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific
J. M. Nelson
Yelloway Busses Run Through Sidney To Pacific Coast
Yelloway busses operating between Chicago and the Pacific coast including Denver pass Sidney daily in both directions. Through service may become permanent though current detours caused the routing. All California busses are using this route through the city.
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Yelloway
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Denver
Sidney
California
Car Stolen at McCook Recovered at Dalton
A car stolen in McCook on Saturday August 4 was recovered in Dalton when City Marshal Jillson towed it to a garage after it had stood in the streets a few days. The vehicle was left in Dalton Tuesday after the theft. The owner, an osteopathic physician, retrieved the car last Tuesday.
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McCook
Dalton
Jillson
Sidney Pushes for Nebraska Veterans Hospital Site
Henry Pavlat, Sidney chamber of commerce secretary, says the U S veterans bureau should select Sidney for a new Nebraska hospital if welfare of veterans governs the decision. He notes 200 signers on a petition to Washington head Frank Hines, while warning that politics could move the site elsewhere. Nebraska towns vie amid central and eastern counties as medical demand rises with TB cases and disability claims.
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United States Veterans Bureau
Nebraska Federal Hospital
Sidney
Henry Paviat
Chamber of Commerce
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Bureau
Washington
Veterans Hospital
Nebraska
Sidney men plan sunol district muskrat and bass farm
County officials Henry Pavlat and G F Liebendorfer back a Sunol district project with Emil Englerton to breed iblass bass commercially. They aim to clear Lodge Pole creek of carp, stock 100000+ fingerlings, and fence 23 acres to contain muskrats as starter stock. Waters fed by springs offer ideal bass habitat.
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Henry Pavlat
G. F. Liebendorfer
Sunol
Sidney
Emil Englerton
Lodge Pole Creek
Paviat
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
State Fish Commission
Nebraska
Lodge Pole
Hoover Club Organized by Women in Cheyenne County
Women across Cheyenne County organize the Work for Hoover club to back Herbert Hoover. Mrs W K Hodgkin remains permanent chairwoman. Mrs R H Rogers is secretary. Mrs J Lobb of Center becomes vice chairman. A Saturday meeting at 3 pm in the district court room called for further campaign plans with many Sidney and Potter women in attendance.
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Hoover Club
Cheyenne County
Republican Party
District Court Rooms
W. K. Hodgkin
R. H. Rogers
J. ©. Lobb
Center
Western Nebraska Weather Sets New Cheyenne County Record
Cheyenne County reports its heaviest summer rainfall in years with 12.59 inches since June 1 and a monthly average above four inches. The season’s rainfall runs about 275 percent above the usual 1.6 inches. Cloudy days rise with the heat, and the hottest days reach 95 degrees while the coolest night hits 42 degrees on August 6. Continued on page 5.
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United States
M. A. Ipman
Cheyennne
Cheyenne County
Mrs Francis Herbert Sells Interest in Insurance Firm
Mrs Francis J Herbert of the Herbert insurance agency relinquished her holdings to Roy G Appel of Grand Island in a recent deal. Appel will run the business with C P Chambers, who has been her partner since 1924. The agency, once in the Gapen building, now operates from the McIntosh building with continued fair dealing under new ownership.
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Francis Herbert
Grand Island Party
Francis J. Herbert
The
Herbert Insurance Agency
Roy G. Appel
Grand Island
Appel
C. P. Chambers
Herbert
Chambers
Gapen
McIntosh
Cheyenne county to Exhibit at Nebraska State Fair
Cheyenne county exhibits for the Nebraska state fair in Lincoln August 31 to September 7 are being assembled by county extension agent Leroy D. Willey. Grain boxes seven feet by three feet are packed, with one peck per exhibit, and several more boxes are expected. Vegetable displays will begin this week, and the full collection will amount to a heavy truck load of farm and field products, to be returned to Sidney for the county fair.
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Cheyenne County
Lincoln
Leroy D. Willey
Willey
Sidney
Legion Boy Scout Demonstration at the Christian Church
The American Legion troop of Sidney Boy Scouts led by scout master I W Wright presented a Sunday evening demonstration at the Christian church. Six boys LeRoy Moxon Junior Walker Alvin Goodale Duane Green Dale Dodds John Paviat participated focusing on the flag path scout laws and tenderfoot work. A candle lighting ceremony was a principal event and Rev J H Bicknell urged parental support for scout work. Leroy Moxon and Junior Walker were commended for daily good turns.
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American Legion
Sidney Boy Scouts
I. W. Wright
Christian Church
Leroy Moxon
Junior Walker
Alvin Goodale
Duane Green
Dale Dodds
John Paviat
Mr. Wright
J. H. Bicknell
The
Sidney
Legion Troop
Farmers hold back Western Nebraska wheat for better prices
Reports from the western Nebraska panhandle detail a widespread farmer protest against selling wheat at low prices. Elevators are full, storage is expanding, and threshed grain is stored in open piles or fields. Some growers plan to delay threshing and expect holding one to five million bushels until markets improve.
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Nebraska Panhandle Wheat Belt
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Annual traffic check on two main highways completed
Cheyenne county officials Paul Kahl and Fritz Vath report a weeklong survey shows 9786 cars on the Lincoln and Deadwood to Denver routes from Monday to Sunday, down from 11526 last year. One third of foreign cars came from California and New York, with Kansas and Iowa also prominent.
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Lincoln
Deadwood
Denver
Cheyenne County
Paul Kahl
Fritz Vath
State Highway Commission
Nebraska
California
Lincoln Highway
New York
Kansas
Iowa
Land Owners Seek $20,000 for 6 Mile Right of Way
Appraisal of property values for a public road six miles long northward in township line six, north of Potter, is being conducted by three appraisers named by county clerk Henry Paviat. The appraisers are A. A. Fenske of Snuol, Fred E. Stephens of Sidney, and George W. Line of Lodge Pole. Claims total about $20,000 for the short right of way taken.
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Potter
Henry Paviat
A. A. Fenske
Snuol
Fred E. Stephens
Sidney
George W. Line
Lodge Pole
Dalton Farmer Loses Truck by Fire in Field
L. W. Seever of Dalton lost his wheat truck to a blaze in the field Tuesday. Fire origin unknown. The vehicle burned except for one wheel, but the wheat was saved and nearby workers prevented the field from catching fire. No insurance covered the loss.
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Lincoln Highway
C. R. Schmidt
Garden County
Fred Buckner
Omaha
Buckner
Dalton Farmer
Dalton
L. W. Seever
Gurley Man Fined Five Dollars for Bad Check
L. C. Cole a Gurley area farmer paid five dollars and costs after being convicted by County Judge Elmer Kahl of cashing an alleged bad check for twenty one dollars drawn on Gurley Lumber company.
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L. C. Cole
Gurley Lumber Company
Cole
Elmer Kahl
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Panhandle
Gertrude Nelson
Margaret Craig
Faye Bovee
Noah Webster
Cheyenne Coun
Court House
Sund
Pole Valley
Emil Engler
Burlington
Lincoln State Fair
Legion Boy Scout
Gurley Man
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