Renew Cost Audit Proposal At Meeting Here Monday
Frank Arnold of the Nebraska League of County Taxpayers associations will speak at the chamber of commerce meeting Monday to discuss government cost audits for municipalities counties and school districts. The event opens at 6 p m with a dinner at Union Pacific hotel followed by the talk in the legion rooms. Farmers union members attend as special guests.
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Frank Arnold
Nebraska League of County Taxpayers Associations
Chamber of Commerce
Union Pacific
Legion Rooms
Arnold
Farmers Union
A. J. Jorgenson
M. W. Osborn
Maroons Prep for Season Opener at Lodge Pole
Sidney high school cagers practice nightly for the season opener at Lodge Pole next Thursday. Coach Reed has four lettermen and several promising youngsters, expecting a fair season. The Maroons meet Sterling on January 4 after the Christmas break, a team rated Colorado's best last year with three veterans returning.
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Sidney High School
Lodge Pole
Reed
Maroons
Sterling
Colorado
Senator Green Given Water Lifting Patent
Senator C. D. Green received a water lifting patent first applied for in 1911. He noted the patent is practical for many irrigation uses but not ideal for Lodge Pole valley, though it reflects an idea he had already developed.
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C. D. Green
Lincoln
Lodge Pole
Auction Farm Sale To Be Held Monday
R D Reynolds a well known farmer 114 miles west and 1% south of Lorenzo plans to move to Oregon soon and will hold a public auction of his livestock and belongings next Monday December 16 at his place. The sale described by A B Rapp will begin at 10 a m. Forty head of livestock farm machinery and household goods are listed.
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R. D. Reynolds
Lorenzo
Oregon
A. B. Rapp
New Drug Store Opens This Saturday in Sidney
The Sun Drug, the newest addition to Sidney’s business life, will open for business this Saturday in the Tobin Building at Tenth avenue and Illinois street. A formal opening is planned for next Wednesday.
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The
Sun Drug
Sidney
Tobin Building
Tenth Avenue
Illinois Street
Lehmkuhl Loses Suit Over Fatal Lodge Pole Accident
Judge I J Nis Jey granted a directed verdict for Mildred E Martin in the case brought by Lillian Fay Lehmkuhl seeking 28903 damages from a fatal collision near Lodge Pole. Evidence showed Martins car was largely on her side. Lehmkuhl claimed her husband Lloyd H Lehmkuhl a mail carrier was killed and was reaching for something when the crash occurred.
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I. J. Nis Jey
Lillian Fay ‘Lehmkuhl
Mildred E. Martin
Pioneer Lady Morfeld Dies at 75 in Sidney Home
Mrs. Mary Margaret Morfeld, 75, wife of H J Morfeld of Sidney, died Wednesday morning after about five months illness. A 27 year resident, she was widely known and survived by husband and seven children: J B Morfeld M B Morfeld C J Morfeld Mrs Henry Brachtbach Mrs Frank Edgar Mrs Helen Schad and Anton B Morfeld. One child Sister M Ignatia predeceased her. Funeral from Catholic church at 9 39 this morning with Rev Anton Link. Interment Sidney Catholic Cemetery Gehrig Funeral Service in charge.
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Mary Margaret Morfeld
H. J. Morfeld
Sidney
J. B. Morfeld
M. B. Morfeld
C. J. Morfeld
Henry Brachtenbach
Absentees Must Have Permits When Return
Public school officials require all students returning after an absence to present a doctor's permit. The rule applies even when illness is not the cause. Officials cite excellent overall health but enact this precaution amid scarlet fever concerns.
Tax Payments Jump Due To Wheat Money
Wheat allotment checks sparked a surge of real estate and personal tax payments in Cheyenne county. Farmers lined up at the treasurer's office daily to cash checks and settle back and current taxes, with total funding expected to reach thousands.
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Cheyenne County
Turkeys Again Are Shipped East
Approximately 50,000 more turkeys will be shipped from western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming this month and early January with most consignments going to the eastern seaboard. The birds are higher grade than Thanksgiving stock, with more than 80 percent prime grade from Lusk Wheatland Torrington and Kimball. Loading occurred at Gering Bridgeport Sidney Torrington Wheatland and Lusk, and over 23,000 turkeys will leave this week for the east.
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Nebraska
Wyoming
Seaboard
Telegraph
Lusk
Wheatland
Torrington
Kimball
H. V. Anderson
Henry
NPV Cooperative Market Association
Gering
Bridgeport
Sidney
Tax Payment Law Cited For Auto Licenses In Cheyenne County
County Treasurer Louis Wasem reminds car owners that 1935 automobile taxes must be paid before securing 1936 license plates. New laws require payment of personal taxes before permits are issued. bring tax receipts to speed the process.
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Cheyenne County
Louis i Wesem
Wasem
Knights of Pythias Meet at Kimball Event Draws Delegates
One hundred four delegates from Scottsbluff Harrisburg Kimball Crawford Sidney and Cheyenne attended the ninth district meeting and banquet of the Knights of Pythias at Kimball Monday night. Five candidates received the rank of page. State officers present included F. L. Brown Hastings grand chancellor Golden P. Kratz Sidney W. L. Elswick Gurley past grand chancellors and James McCain Cheyenne past supreme representative of Wyoming.
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Knights of Pythias
Scottsbluff
Harrisburg
Kimball
Crawford
Sidney
Cheyenne
Page
F. L. Brown
Hastings
Golden P. Kratz
W. L. Elswick
Gurley
James McCain
Wyoming
Alliance Youth Democrats Draft Constitution in Meeting
The fifth congressional district organization of young democrats held a Sunday session in Alliance to draft a constitution for submission to the state convention in Kearney in February. Attendees included G L Whiting, chair. Mrs Lee Friday of Oshkosh. Miley McConnell of Kearney. W B Miller of Lodge Pole. Ed Omera of Scottsbluff. Nelson Moss of Gordon. Bud Crawford of Seneca. and Clarence Lody of Alliance.
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Constitutional Committee of the
Fifth Congressional District Organization of Young Democrats
Alliance
Kearney
G. L. Whiting
Lee Friday
Oshkosh
Miley” McConnell
W. B. Miller
Lodge Pole
Ed O’mera
Scottsbluff
Nelson Moss
Gordon
Bud Crawford
Seneca
Clarence Lody
Telegraphs Free Kids Picture Show At Fox Theatre
Youngsters 14 and under in the Sidney trade area are invited to a free picture show Saturday December 21 at the Fox theatre. Admission is first come, first served with a 10 AM first short subject, featuring cartoons and oddities chosen for kids.
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the Telegraph
Fox Theatre
Sidney Trade
Telegraph
Dad
Mother
Sidney
the Fox
Telegraph lowers rate to 1.50 as January 1 price lift looms
The Telegraph and Telegraph News will raise to the old 2 yearly rate in 19 days, but for now the subscription remains 1.50 per year. The paper reports a surge in prepayments and new signups, with 115 renewals or new subscriptions since the month began and 94 in November, totaling over 200 in six weeks. Some subscribers even pay four years in advance for 5.00, a clear saving versus the coming price hike.
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Telegraph
The
Telegraph News
Telegraph Publishing Company
Telegraph Office
Asl
Pesek Beats Buresh In Two Straight Falls
Nebraska’s John Pesek, dubbed tiger man, defeats Puffin Frank Buresh in two straight falls on Monday night in Sidney. The all wrestling card, staged by the American Legion, showcased Pesek’s top form as fans witnessed a lengthy first fall of 21 minutes with a double eagle lock and a quicker five minute second fall ending with a wrist lock style sequence.
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Sidney
John Pesek
Nebraska
Tiger Man
Puffin
Frank Buresh
Pesek-Buresh
American Legion
Pesek
Baresh
Ringsiders
Buresh
Louie Benesek
Jake Weyant
Ed C Sanders Dies In Sleep Near Potter Nebraska
Ed C Sanders 59 longtime Cheyenne county pioneer died in his bed at home northeast of Potter Tuesday morning. A native of Iowa born 1876 he spent most of his life in the county. Survived by Edith his wife two sons a daughter five sisters and two brothers. Body at Rice funeral home services Sunday at Sanders home at one Interment in Sanders Cemetery near their farm northwest of Sidney.
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Ed C. Sanders
Cheyenne County
Potter
Edith
George Moore
Edwin Erickson
Sidney
Dan Aldridge
T. E. Cahoon
Dot Sanders
Long Beach
Calif
L. V. Sanders
E. H. Sanders
Rice Funeral Home
Sanders
Forty-Nine Warrants For County Fair Premiums Due
E A Winter county fair treasurer reports 39 war rants remain uncalled, totaling amounts owed to numerous individuals and firms. He urges all holders to call for payments before year’s end, listing names and sums from George Coulter to J H Billeter, Cheyenne County Trading Co., and others.
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E. A. Winter
County Fair Board
Winters
George Coulter
Don Cruise
A. B E. Frans
Anna Gardner
Dorothy Gade
William Goding
Mrs. Hart
Elmer Buhrdorf
George Egging
Carl Fricke
Ross Handley
Christmas Trade Boosts Cheyenne County Business
Business activity in Cheyenne County improves as farmers receive their allotment checks fueling a merry Christmas. Merchants report strong spending, a rare boost not seen in six years, with steady weeklong customer flow and expectations that 1935 Christmas volume will exceed 1934. Post office continues distributing allotment checks. a big Saturday trade is anticipated.
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Cheyenne County
Sam
Friday the 13th: superstition and warnings grow
A column warns readers about Friday the 13th fears and superstitions. It notes the day invites ill luck and accidents, advising caution with ladders and cats crossing paths. The piece contrasts believers who dread the date with skeptics who blame misfortune on the day.
Appearance Bond For Brennan Posted Here
Roger Brennan of Dalton is named defendant in an embezzlement charge filed by County Attorney P. J. Heat on Monday. He posted a $1000 appearance bond and is required to appear at a preliminary hearing January 10. Brennan, former manager of the Dalton cooperative association until July 18 last, is charged with embezzling $805.10 of money and personal property from the association over the past three years.
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Roger Brennan
Dalton
P. J. Heat
Brennan
Dalton Cooperative Association
More Xmas Lights On Streets This Season
Sidney city workers plus Western Public Service began installing seven hundred fifty feet of new Christmas wiring on downtown streets after the order was placed last Friday. Four lit trees were added at the four corner lamp posts at Tenth avenue and Illinois street enhancing the holiday display.
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Sidney
Western Public Service Company
Tenth Avenue
Illinois Street
Green Seeks Landowner Funds to Start Valley Irrigation
Senator C D Green urged Lodge Pole valley landowners to finance early irrigation development until government funds can be secured. He plans to send a letter to owners noting their large investments in seed and equipment and arguing they will benefit directly from the project. T W Hawkins elected Farmers Union president at county convention with large attendance and spirited program. H L Hiett chosen vice president and Oscar Olson re-elected secretary, with Borcher and Tremain retaining director posts.
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Lodge Pole
C. D. Green
Green
T. W. Hawkins
Farmers Union
Hawkins
Glen Bales
Bales
H. L. Hiett
Sidney
Sidney, Was Elected Vice President To Succeed Mr. Hawkins
Oscar Olson
Art Borcher
Ray Tremain
Former Fox Manager In Sidney Disappears
Otto G. Brown, longtime Fox theatre manager in Sidney and former manager in McCook, vanished Sunday night. Chet Miller and Fred Glass traveled to McCook to install a new manager. Police reported no known reason for the disappearance and company officials offered no details. Brown had helped introduce talking pictures in Sidney in 1929 and later worked in Sterling and Boulder before returning to McCook.
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Otto G. Brown
Fox
McCook
Sidney Theatre
Chet Miller
Fred Glass
Rawlins
Brown
Sidney
Talking Pictures
Sterling
Boulder
Fox Company
Fox Calendar Shows December to January Movie Lineup
The Fox theatre again uses ample advertising space to promote its calendar and Shirley Temple contest. Manager Smith reprints the monthly lineup, highlighting pictures scheduled from December 5 to January 4 for patrons.
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Fox Theatre
The
Fox
Smith
George Sine Shows Slow Improvement After Train Crash
George Sine, pioneer Lodge Pole resident, was critically injured last week when his car was hit by a Union Pacific train. Hospital attaches report he showed some response to treatment and had a definite turn for the better on Wednesday. Full extent of his injuries remains undetermined due to the severity of his condition.
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George Sine
Pioneer Lodge Pole
Union Pacific
Sine
Two Holiday Dances Planned This Month
The Telegraph prepares dance bills for Christmas and New Years events. American Legion auxiliary sponsors the Christmas night dance at the auditorium with Hank Barker and his orchestra. Barker and his orchestra sponsor the New Year’s Eve carnival dance with serpentine balloons noise makers and novelties.
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The
Telegraph
American Legion Auxiliary
Hank Barker
Barker
Scouters To Meet At Scout Camp Sunday
The annual scouters meeting will be held Sunday December 15 at the scout camp west of Sidney. It will begin at three o'clock with J C Rosse cooking a scout dinner for the early evening. Attendees are urged to sign up for meal planning and a small charge will be collected.
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Sidney
J. C. Rosse
Oshkosh Debates Highway 26 Route Change
State highway engineers survey proposes shifting Highway 26 to pass south and west of Oshkosh, instead of through the town’s main street. Local businessmen filed petitions last week with the highway department protesting the contemplated route change.
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Oshkosh
Highway Department
Cage Rules Clinic To Be Held This Evening
O L Webb secretary of the state high school athletic association will discuss interpretation of 1936 basketball rules at Chappell tonight at 7 30. High school coaches and officials from this section are expected to attend.
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O. L. Webb
State High School Athletic Association
Chappell
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H. L. Thompson
L A. Thompson
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Donald Wills
Roy Wills
J. C. Wolfe
Sunny South
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Joy Sparks
Cheyenne County Trading Co
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