Western Rural Youth Groups Meet In Sidney Next Week
Western Nebraska Rural Youth organizations will hold a three day training meeting in Sidney from December 16 to 18. Featured guests include Jane Farwell and T. H. Alexander, with participants coming from Perkins, Lincoln, and Sheridan counties. Seven sessions will cover recreation topics and demonstrations, plus a Tuesday dinner event. Tickets go on sale Monday morning with notices to W. P. Bullock or Mary Burbank.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Jane Farwell
T. H. Alexander
Cheyenne County
York
Perkins
Lincoln
Sheridan County
Miss Farwell
Amerada ends Dawes county leases and Chadron plan
Amerada Petroleum Corporation filed instruments ending leases in Dawes county listing oil gas and mineral rights on 165 properties and a blanket release covering about 75 070 acres plus separate releases on school land and U.S. government land. Eben D. Warner of Amarillo Tex and Chadron Record discuss potential commercial oil in the Chadron area with suggestions that cable tool drilling may succeed where rotary rigs failed. Warner cites 18 producing wells in his portfolio and notes three independent tests underway in Banner Morrill and Scotts Bluff counties.
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Dawes County
Amerada Petroleum Corporation
Desnes County
Leo Bump
U.S
J.C. Dozier
G. N. Babcock
Greydon L. Nichols
H. M. Gillespie
Leo Bumpnd
Chadron
Eben D. Warner
Amarillo
Tex
Scottsbluff Telephone Co
Chadron Record
Warner
Western
Nebraska
Banner
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Meteors Blamed For Plane Crash Reports Near Sidney
Unscheduled meteor flashes Tuesday morning and night led to widespread reports of airplanes crashing in flames. Railroad workers first heard of missing planes, but no missing aircraft were reported. Rev. Raymond J. Strange of Creighton University noted the shower was slightly ahead of schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Raymond J. Strange
Creighton University Observatory
Kepler Attacks Low Pay Scale at Nebraska Meeting
Kepler, longtime Cheyenne county attorney, told sheriffs and peace officers at a North Platte conference he will not serve again. He criticized state salaries for peace officers and public officials, citing county attorneys and district judges. Judge J L Tewell spoke on circumstantial evidence. District Judge I J Nisley outlined seven steps to prevent childhood delinquency. Sid ney participants included Sheriff W W Schulz and Police Chief Harvey Vizina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Kepler
Cheyenne
Nebraska
North Platte
Kepler
J. L. Tewell
I. J. Nisley
Sidney
Tewell
W. W. Schulz
Harvey Vizina
Lions hear of Alaska Canada projects and ice pond plan
Rev. G W Gardner spoke at the Lions Club about hardships in building the Alean highway and future tourism prospects in the area. Lions President Glen Spearow said the Sidney utilities board will flood two empty lots at 10th and Newton to create an ice skating pond for Sidney children, replacing the dry Legion park creek.
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Alaska
Canada
Lions Club
G. W. Gardner
The
Christian Church
Gardner
Alean
Lions
Glen Spearow
Local Rent Office Moves to Auditorium Entrance
Robert W. Patterson, director of the Sidney Defense Rental Area, announces the office relocation from the Lockwood building to the water department office in the rear of the auditorium at the 11th avenue entrance. Hours are 8:00 to 5:00, Monday through Friday, until further notice.
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Robert W. Patterson
Sidney Defense Rental Area
Lockwood
Ld ‘Water Department
11Th Avenue
Regulation Traps Builder In Vacant Postwar Home
Ted Johnson of Cheyenne built a house with an extra three room basement apartment. Ceiling price rules stall sale and rent, leaving the dwelling vacant. A GI appraiser values it at break even, but FHA terms bar move in by non veterans. Official conditions are observed, yet the home sits unused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Johnson
Cheyenne
Mr. Johnson
Beet Harvest Finally Over in Nebraska and Nearby States
The sugar beet harvest ends in western Nebraska with North Platte Valley factories needing weeks to finish the campaign. North Platte yield averaged 14.52 tons per acre on 39 000 acres, highest since 1941, while sugar content averaged 15.3 percent, affected by October freezes. Checks totaling 5 671 969 will be mailed to growers for beets delivered Nov 5–30, bringing 1946 crop payments to 23 626 223. Harvest completed in Nebraska district and in Lovell and Wheatland Wyoming. Montana and Colorado near completion with November storms delaying some deliveries.
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Nebraska
North Platte Valley
P. H. McMaster
Great Western Sugar Company
Lodgepole Valley
Scottsbluff
Ovid, Colo
Frank A. Kemp
Kemp
Lovell and
Wheatland
Wyo
Montana
Colorado
Used Tire Sale At Fort Warren Fort Crook and Sioux Ordnance Depot
About $65,500 worth of new used and scrap tires are offered for sale by the Omaha War Assets Administration on a fixed price basis. The sale opens December 10 and closes January 2, 1947. Some 580 used tires and 580 used tubes are on sale at three locations Fort Warren Fort Crook and Sioux Ordnance Depot Sidney.
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Omaha, War Assets Administration
Fort Warren
Fort Crook
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sidney
Names Omitted From Sponsored Act At Pioneer Cafe Remodel
The listing of firms and individuals taking part in the Pioneer Cafe remodeling last week omits C. W. Shaffer who did cabinet and finish work. The omission was an oversight. The Farmers Produce, supplying cafe produce and other items, is sponsoring an advertisement listing the Sunday menu.
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Pioneer Cafe
C. W. Shaffer
Shaffer
Farmers Produce
Holiday Street Decorating Is Off This Year
Sidney will skip Christmas decorations due to late evergreen roping delivery and a power shortage. Delayed roping from Denver and postponed diesel power unit delivery push the expense beyond reason, with most towns in the state also forgoing lights except Minden which maintains a tradition. Stores plan extended hours before Christmas to aid late buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Power Board
Evergreen
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
Denver
E. H. Weerts
Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce
Minden
Chapter of Commerce
Marine Recruiter to Visit Sidney Next Week
Tech Sgt Charles F Reper will be at the Sidney post office on Thursday December 19 from 9 am to 3 pm to discuss Marine advantages with men 17 to 29 and to invite civilian Marines in Sidney to form a Marine Corps League detachment.
Revenuers Briefing For Frontal Attack
A group of deputy collectors from U S offices in Valentine Sidney Scotts Bluff and Alliance hold meetings this week to learn new procedures in excise and income tax collection. Leadership is H J Tanner chief field deputy for Nebraska and Raymond Straub, instructor.
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U. S
Internal Revenue
Valentine
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Alliance
H. J. Tanner
Nebraska
Raymond Straub
Dog Town Farm Becomes Irrigated Model in Cheyenne County
County Clerk I L Pindell owns a prairie dog town area east of Sidney that farmers hope to turn into a productive irrigation unit. With Soil Conservation Service help, he plans scraping mounds, building a water dike, and a shelter belt to boost value and yields. Cheyenne County forms a district embracing all rural land as soil conservation advances.
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Sidney
I. L. Pinchell
Union Pacific Railroad
Prairie Dog
Lee Girardot
Soil Conservation Service
Cheyenne County
Pindell
Girardot
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on Sidney stage
Tickets go on sale for the December 18 evening show at the city auditorium in Sidney with a 22 member New York cast. The company includes its own orchestra and lavish sets. A free 2 pm matinee for children under twelve is offered, presented by the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenlees
Sidney Drug Co
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
City Auditorium
New York
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
George Lawton
Prince Charming
Sidney Urges Households to Cut Electric Load to Prevent Brown Out
Sidney asks housewives to conserve electricity to avert a citywide brown out before Christmas. Peak 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. actions include turning off electric water heaters, baking and cooking off peak, limiting lighting, and delaying ironing and cleaning. Businesses urged to shift operations to ease overload at the Sidney plant. Cooperation required to avoid loss of power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Prices Hit Lower Levels in Nebraska November report
Nebraska’s November 15 all-commodity farm price index eased to 286 percent of the 1909-14 average from 302, though still the highest November on record. Wheat and corn values modestly down while feed grains ease. beef cattle and lambs rise. poultry and eggs slide. harvest of the new corn crop softens price pressures. notable figures include wheat 1.85 to 1.83 dollars, corn 1.22 to 1.72, eggs 36 to 40 cents.
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Nebraska
VFW Initiates Large Class New Members
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 610 initiated a large class of new members at Tuesday night’s regular meeting, the last of 1946. District No. 2 commander A. M. Leafdale praised rising memberships among World War II service men and the post and auxiliary shared a meal thanking the ladies for promoting comradeship.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post No
A. M. Leafdale
VFW
Post No. 610
Friday the 13th myth debunked by statistics
The article states accidents are not more frequent on Friday the 13th, and may be fewer due to increased caution. It advises not to be careless, emphasizing common sense and prevention regardless of superstition.
Panhandle Braces for Deep Cold and Light Snow
Western Nebraska faces a sharp cold snap with near zero temperatures possible as light snowfall spreads across the Panhandle. Denver and Wyoming endure high winds while nationwide weather bursts report violence. Coal dealers fear dwindling lump coal as strikes end and national production rises to about 68 percent of normal by midweek.
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Nebraska
Denver
Wyoming
Melton Estate Pays Big Inheritance Tax
The Melton estate in Lodgepole leaves more than 900 dollars in inheritance tax to Cheyenne Deuel and Garden counties. Deuel receives 1649.57, Cheyenne 596.43, Garden 484.28. The gross estate value is listed at 90 thousand dollars with nieces and nephews as heirs.
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Cheyenne
Deuel
Garden Counties
Harvey B. Melton
Lodgepole
Deuel County
Cheyenne County
Garden County
Melton
Gapen Building To Be Sold At Auction
Guy V. Doran as administrator of the Gapen estate schedules a public sale at the courthouse on Wednesday December 18 at two o clock to dispose of the Gapen Building located on Tenth Avenue in downtown. The Telegraph previously occupied the site for many years before moving to a larger building. Doran runs an advertisement in this issue regarding the sale.
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Guy V. Doran
Gapen
Court House
Tenth Avenue
The
Telegraph
Doran
Sidney Faces Possible Brownout Amid Overloaded Plant
The Sidney power board warned of a potential brownout as the plant runs past safe capacity. Chief Engineer Poquette cited over capacity and the need to overhaul aging units, while Utility Manager Livingston urged peak-hour reductions and a home energy campaign to avoid a citywide blackout. Hospitals remain on the same circuit as a safeguard.
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Power Board
Sidney
Ed Poquette
Poquette
Vern Livingston
Livingston
Jess
Utility Board
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. P. Bullock
Mary Burbank
Amerada
10Th
Newton
Revenuers
Snow White
Panhandle
Melton Estate
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