Tragic Train Crash Kills 3-Year-Old In Potter Area
Danny Madden age 3 dies instantly when the Madden auto is struck by a Union Pacific freight engine six miles east of Sidney on Sunday evening. The car, carrying two other occupants, is wrecked. all escape with minor injuries. The body rests at Watts funeral home. family mourns a second child death in the week.
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Danny Dale Madden
Edson Madden
Potter
Sidney
Madden
Union Pacific
Watts
Jack Busboom
Gurley
Radios in Cheyenne County Valued at 21385
Radio equipment used in Nebraska is valued for taxation this year at 3 385 382 dollars, a figure believed to underestimate actual property value. Cheyenne county is assessed at 21 185 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Sousa and Band to Appear in Sterling
The famous Sousa and his band will appear in Sterling on Thursday September 5 with matinee and evening performances. Tickets are on sale now and advance demand is heavy, marking an outstanding musical treat in this section.
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Sousa
Nebraska diamond jubilee band contest invites entries
Bands from all sections of Nebraska may enter a state band contest in Omaha during November 1 to 8 as part of Nebraska's 75th anniversary celebration. Prizes total 3000 dollars across Class A and B. Entries close November 1. bands must be amateur outside Omaha and high schools barred to avoid conflicts.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Ernest Nordin
H. K. Mansfield
George Haxby Dies in Wyoming Ranching Pioneer
Funeral services for George N. Haxby 2 longtime rancher in western Nebraska were held August 21 at the Bridgeport Presbyterian church under Masonic auspices. He died in a Douglas Wyoming hospital from complications of a neck carbuncle. Remains were interred at Forest Lawn cemetery.
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George N. Haxby
Douglas
Wyo
Presbyterian Church
Bridgeport
Masonic Lodge
George Irwin
Nebraska
Forest Lawn Cemetery
George Cramer
J. H. Stouteville
Thomas Carter
Paul Anderson
Roy Clark
J. H. Wehn
Mr. Haxby
Broadwater Country
Lightning Pranks Injure Two Children in County
Lightning has played pranks in Cheyenne County, especially Dalton, over recent weeks. A cow was lost during a light thunder shower, and a new house for C. B. Toof was struck. Two children of W. C. Mowrer, inside the house, were knocked unconscious but not seriously hurt. treated by Dr. Pankau.
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Cheyenne County
Dalton
John Gorges
C. B. Toof
W. C. Mowrer
Pankau
Victim of accident returns home after hospital stay
Billy Wixon, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wixon of Peetz, returned Monday from a Sidney hospital after a six horse team ran away and threw him under a disk. He had several deep cuts on his forehead but no bones were broken and x rays were not needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Wixon
W. L. Wixon
Peetz
Sidney
Uptegrove’s Fishing Trip Yields 13-Pound Trout Catch
E L Uptegrove returned from a yearly trip to the Lander Wyoming area with a strong trout haul. He landed a 13 pound trout along with smaller fish, pleasing neighbors and friends.
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E. L. Uptegrove
Lander
Wyo
Mr. Uptegrove
Rockies
Peetz Gazette issues twenty page edition for two county fairs
The Peetz Gazette published a 20 page edition highlighting the Ligan county and Cheyenne county fairs, both scheduled on the same dates this year. Editor Pulver supports Cheyenne county’s festival and earns praise from fair backers for his up to date weekly coverage and cooperation despite residing in Logan county.
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Peetz Gazette
Ligan County
Cheyenne
Pulver
Cheyenne County
Logan County
City Businesses to Close Thursday and Friday Afternoons
Movement backed by Cheyenne County board and city business men calls for shops to shut from 1 to 5 pm Thursday and Friday to allow employees and the public to visit the fair. Committee reports broad agreement. admission to County Fair 50 cents for adults, season tickets one dollar.
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Cheyenne
Driest summer in 40 years, Pioneer farmer reports
Pioneer resident Fred Borges describes a summer of relentless heat without wind, noting three windmills pumping for stock and corn thriving unusually due to the dry conditions. A shower last Sunday night dropped ¼ to ⅓ inch across the divide region, but most areas crave general rain to bless the country.
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Fred Borges
Cheyenne County
Borges
Sidney Struck From Transcontinental Air Mail Route Stop
The post office department replies that Sidney will not be a stop on the transcontinental air mail route for the foreseeable future. A chamber of commerce resolution urged recognition of Sidney as a mail transfer point, but final authority rests with postal officials. The August 10 letter to the chamber details this decision and notes Boeing Air Transport involvement.
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Sidney
Post Office Department
Chamber of Commerce
Postal Department
Boeing Air Transport Company
4-H Club Workers Eligible for Trip to France and England
G L Noble announced a national contest awarding a June 1930 trip to Paris and London to two 4-H clothing club members plus a state leader and a county agent. County winners earn silver medals. state champions gain trips to the national club congress at Chicago's livestock exposition, November 29 to December 6.
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Paris
London
G. L. Noble
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
Noble
Chicago
Cheyenne County Fair Entries Pouring In Today
Entries for the Cheyenne county fair prize contests arrive in Sidney on entry day as exhibitors prepare displays for hundreds of visitors expected midweek. Carnival rides, baseball games, large pavilions, nightly dancing, and a packed racing and rodeo program promise a big fair, weather permitting, with county teams opening ball games after noon each day.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Beulah Grabill Leaves for Hawaii to Teach in Hilo
Beulah Grabill daughter of Mr and Mrs I E Grabill departs today for the Hawaiian Islands to serve as a physical education instructor in Hilo schools. A University of Nebraska graduate she has taught English and PE and earned Phi Beta Kappa honors, regarded as one of Sidney’s most talented young ladies.
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Beulah Grabill
I. E. Grabill
Hawaiian Islands
Hilo
Miss Grabill
University of Nebraska
Sidney
Theatre Singing Contest Ends Tonight at Fair
The theatre singing contest ends tonight with the winner to receive the beautiful cup. Weary River opens a two day engagement in Sidney tomorrow with matinees for visitors who do not wish to stay for night shows.
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Weary River
Consolidated Theatres
Sidney
Brown
Zeppelin Visit Eyes County Fair Chance Sightings
Weather permitting Commander Euge Eckener plans a Los Angeles start for the Graf Zeppelin on its coast to coast flight and may route over Cheyenne County during the fair. If luck holds the silver monarch of the skies could be seen from Sidney as an added attraction one day.
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Euge Eckener
Cheyenne County Fair
Los Angeles
Sidney
Cheyenne County
New hotel for Sidney in near future eyed by chamber
Sidney chamber of commerce heard a message from Lin coln hotel manager L H Heyde offering to lease or build a hotel here. The group aims to attract a 100 room facility, citing inadequate accommodations for daily visitors. A March city hall completion will increase demand, with Heyde to meet the chamber next meeting and potentially act by September 1. Also, a resolution urged two railroads serving Sidney to curb excessive whistle blowing in city yards, with copies to the council and railroads.
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Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
L. T. Poole
L. H. Heyde
Lincoln Hotel
Scottsbluff
Chamber
Heyde
Grand Island
Correspondent criticized over Cheyenne county crop report
A Lodge Pole writer derides a Sydney Cheyenne county crop item in the Public Pulse column, alleging a dry summer has worsened conditions and accusing correspondents of biased reporting from cool offices. The letter mocks reporters and their claimed sensationalism while noting perceived county hardship.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Daily Press
Lodge Pole
Public Pulse
Sidney adopts Jupiter Pluvius replacement fire Sprinkler
The Sidney fire department replaced Jupiter Pluvius as street sprinkler Friday night after a long layoff. Wet cars received another wash but streets were dampened, allowing city officials to scrape them during the early Saturday hours. Owners protest that their vehicles were badly soaked.
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Sidney
Progress on Sidney City Auditorium Excavations
Progress on Sidney's new city hall is going ahead rapidly with excavation near completion. Portions of the old foundation are being torn away to conform with current plans and regular construction work is to start this week. The new structure has attracted press attention as one of the finest of its kind in a town Sidney's size.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Dalton Barn Destroyed in Early Morning Fire
Two fires kept Dalton firefighters busy last week with little chance to save structures. A large barn at the Martin Cape farm, about two miles NW of town, burned despite swift response. The 48 by 48 foot barn, built two years ago, carried $1,000 insurance for materials. a pony and an old Foor were lost, some hay and grain burned, and children playing nearby are suspected to have started the blaze with matches.
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Dalton
Claude Sizemore
South Dalton
Martin Cape
Cape
Robert Cape
Dentists of Panhandle to Convene in Alliance
Dentists from western Nebraska gather September 1 and 2 in Alliance for the sixth district session of the Nebraska State Dental Association. A 65 member district will be represented by specialists including Dr. C. H. Geltzen, Creighton University, Dr. Roy Ralston, University of Nebraska, and Dr. A. W. Starbuck, Denver. A luncheon, bridge, and other entertainment at the Alliance Country Club will follow the meeting for attending dentists' wives.
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Nebraska
Alliance
State Dental Association
C. H. Geltzen
Creighton University Dental College
Roy Ralston
University of Nebraska Medical College
A. W. Starbuck
Denver
Alliance Country Club
American Legion Session in Hastings Chooses Commander Candidates
Rival candidacies of P. L. Hall of Greenwood and Dwight P. Griswold of Gordon for Nebraska department commander promise a brisk contest at the Hastings state convention opening Monday. The opening session featured welcome, a silent tribute, Governor Weaver, and reports, with officers elected Wednesday afternoon.
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P. L. Hall
Greenwood
Dwight P. Griswold
Gordon
Nebraska American Legion
Hastings
Weaver
Sam Reynolds
Nebraska
Wade R. Martin
Legionnaires
Auxiliary
Adams County Fair Grounds
C. W. Conklin
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Sousa and Band
Sterling
George Haxby
Wyoming
Sidney Masons
Sidney Ffores
AV. M .Rnoons
Telegraph
France
England
Hawaii
Scottsbluff Hotel
Lodgepole
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