Lyman Predicts Army Soon On Nebraska Schedule
University of Nebraska coach Lyman, stepping from his duties briefly, predicts that Army will appear on Nebraska’s schedule within the next few seasons. He believes an eastern game, likely not in Lincoln, could be arranged and praises Biff Jones as a great coach. Lyman notes the 1937 seniors will be hard to replace but cites rising yearlings as promising Cornhuskers.
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Link Lyman
University of Nebraska
Lawrence
Biff) Jones
Army
Nebraska
Biff
Lyman
Lincoln
Biff Jones
Jones
Charley Brock
Brock
Slippery Roads Halt Nebraska Traffic
Cautious motorists avoided Nebraska highways Monday and Tuesday due to a thin ice coating making travel hazardous. Warmer weather by Wednesday eased conditions, though driving remained slow and slick with few road closures and no serious accidents near Sidney. Sheriff W W Schulz reported ice across the highway from Lincoln to Sidney.
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Nebraska
Market
W. W. Schulz
Lincoln
St. Pat's Cagers Open Season in City Auditorium
St Patrick's academy hosts St Agnes of Alliance in the season opener at the city auditorium with a preliminary at 7 p.m. and the Pats facing St Agnes at 8. A third feature has KC Town meeting Bayard at 9. Coach Alf Ladine leads a strong lineup into a big season.
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St. Patrick’s Academy
City Auditorium
St. Agnes of Alliance
Pats
St. Agnes
KC Town
Bayard
St. Patrick’s
Alf Ladine
Lions Lighting Contest Promises Holiday Decor Prizes
The Lions Club sponsors a two division lighting contest for Sidney residents with six prizes. Exterior yard lighting judged by out of town judges next Wednesday night December 22. Western Public Service Company awards electrical appliances to winners. Second prizes are two dollars, third prizes one dollar.
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Sidney
Lions Club
Western Public Service Company
Sidneyites
Pindell Andrenske at Omaha Meeting
Nebraska county officials convene their 43rd annual convention in Omaha to study budgeting compliance amid new legislation. Officials fear reduced services if expenditures cannot align with receipts. Forsythe notes limited lobbying funds hinder bill improvements and criticizes press coverage. Attendees include County Clerk I. L. Pindell and Commissioner A. A. Fenske.
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Nebraska
Registers of Deeds
John D. Forsythe
Niobrara
County Commissioners Legislative Committee
Lincoln
Taxpayers League
Forsythe
I. L. Pindell
A. A. Fenske
Horrors Of Sino-Jap Conflict Told In Rotary Appeal
A Hankow China Rotary Club letter, signed by Frank Ling, asks for aid to help the millions of Chinese maimed or homeless due to wartime terror. An International Red Cross enclosure describes 5000 wounded and daily air attacks on interior cities. Hankow, central China, is cited as a nerve center serving 200 million people cut off from Shanghai by the Yangtze closure.
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China
Guy V. Doran
Rotary Club
Hankow
Frank Ling
International Red Cross Committee
Central
Shanghai
Yangtsze
Free Matinee and Santa Candy Treats Saturday
A Christmas party for Sidney youngsters grows bright with a twenty foot tree on court house square. Santa will give 1200 candy bags and coins from a penny to a dollar, with a Fox theatre matinee at 11 am and Santa on the court house lawn around 2:30 pm. The merchants bureau and chamber of commerce fund the event, traffic control by police ensures safety, and a community sing may follow next week.
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Sidney
Court House Square
Santa Claus
Fox Theatre
Court House
Merchants Bureau Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Stores
One Child Hurt In Crook School Bus Collision
A Crook district school bus carrying 35 pupils was rear ended by Ellis Courtright’s truck near highway 138. One child sustained a slight injury as the bus skidded 40 to 60 feet to a stop beside an irrigation ditch. The bus driver Mike Kaiser was discharging a passenger and the truck attempted to pass, colliding with the bus’s rear left corner. the truck’s front end was badly damaged.
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Crook District
Ellis Courtright
Oshkosh
Bridgeport Highway Rerouting Receives WPA Approval
WPA supervisor W G Fitzgerald says approval to reroute Highway No 26 through Bridgeport is given and construction will start within six weeks. The new route runs parallel to railroad tracks, eliminates two right hand turns, avoids the business district, and about a half mile of work is planned.
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Bridgeport
W. G. Fitzgerald
WPA
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Fitzgerald
Dramatic Students Stage One Act Plays at Sid ney High
The English dramatic class at Sidney High presents an evening of one act plays in the school auditorium Tuesday December 21 at 8 pm. Admission is five cents for children and ten cents for adults. Plays include Just Folks The Last Flight In the Wedding Present Cholera Adultun.
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Sidney High School
Farmers Fight Winter Wheat Loss From Antelope and Rabbits
Western Nebraska farmers protest state game limits as antelope and jackrabbits devastate winter wheat. Kimball county reports significant feed imports to sustain livestock. chamber of commerce launches 1938 membership drive with increased donations to fund irrigation and programs.
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Kimball
Nebraska
State Game Commission
J. C. Rosse
Frank B. O'Connell
Nebraska Panhandle
Kimball County
Besse
Employers In Sidney Contribute To Nebraska Unemployment Fund
Nineteen liable Sidney employers report contributing 2375.73 to the Nebraska unemployment compensation fund for the first nine months of 1937. Contributions, based on wages of 131,990.08, fund future benefits for unemployed workers of liable employers starting January 1. Across Nebraska 2,651 employers paid 1,899,798.46 on 105,544,397.78 in wages. Some counties lack reporting units but employees of liable employers may still qualify for benefits.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Pig Dinner a Highland Stag Affair in Cheyenne
About 85 Sidney men attended a downtown stag dinner in the Commercial dining room. A roasted young pig supplied by Allington and Allington was center table centerpiece, expertly carved by Bud Logan. George Allington, Sid Moore led arrangements and guests included Francis V. Robinson. Entertainment featured Miller and Miller and Bill Ackerman’s troupe with moving pictures.
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Commercial
Sidney
Allington
Mulet’s Bakery
Bud Logan
Henry
George Allington
Sid Moore
Francis V. Robinson
Cheyenne County
Robinson
Pat Heaton
Miller
Bill Ackerman
Ackerman
Injunction Filed By Dr Taylor To Enjoin Practice
Dr J R Taylor filed suit in district court to prevent Dr Martin Anderson from practicing medicine or surgery within fifty miles of Sidney. He alleges a July contract bound Anderson not to practice here if the agreement ended, then claims Anderson returned December 1 and took patients. Continue on page 6 column 2.
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J R Taylor
Martin Anderson
Sidney
Taylor
Anderson
Here
Dee L Abbott
Dr. Anderson
Dr. Taylor
Snow Brings Smiles In Place Of Frowns
Cheyenne county reports a snow blanket from six inches to nearly a foot, melting into the ground. Farmers like S A Maley credit the moisture for winter grain and soil, noting slow surface melt and little drifting.
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Cheyenne County
S. A Maley
Maley
Hunt Seeks 1934 Nomination Comeback Plan
R S S Hunt of Scottsbluff a Democrat who ran for the Fifth District nomination against Congressman Coffee in 1934 visited the governor's office last week. He said he would, if given Roosevelt's power, feed clothe and house all unemployed within two years and incur no federal debt. He hinted at another congressional run if no better offer arose.
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R. S&s. Hunt
Scottsbluff
Congressman Coffee
Hunt
Roosevelt
Congress
All-Church Meeting Cancelled Due to Absence
The all church night meeting scheduled for tonight is postponed because F. C. Mills of Lexington cannot attend. Rev. Mills, once a Methodist pastor in Sidney, was to be principal speaker and reconnect with Sidney friends. The event will be rescheduled for a later date.
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F. C. Mills
Lexington
Mills
Sidney
Claude Biggs Heads County Legionaires
Claude Biggs of Potter was elected county commander of the American Legion at the convention held in Potter on Wednesday night. Dr. L. C. Barstow was named vice commander, and a strong delegation from Sidney attended led by District Commander W. P Ackerman and Post Commander E R Blome. Mrs. Lou Dirks of Dalton was named county auxiliary chairman, with Mrs. W. P. Ackerman of Sidney as vice chairman. Biggs succeeds Rex Carey of Dalton as county commander, noted as one of the district’s outstanding leaders. Rev. J. J. Sheaff spoke, recalling his England trip last summer and reviewing portions of it.
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Claude Biggs
Potter
American Legion
L. C. Barstow
Sidney
W. P Ackerman
E R Blome
Legion
Auxiliary
Lou Dirks
Dalton
W. P. Ackerman
Biggs
Rex Carey
J. J. Sheaff
England
More Cattle Will Be On Feed in Nebraska This Season
Nebraska crop and livestock reporting service notes a larger-than-last-year number of cattle to be fed for market this winter and spring. Western shipments fall short, but in the North Platte valley more cattle move direct from ranges to feed lots. Eastern Nebraska shows increased feeding, with northeastern counties expanding significantly.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
United States
North Platte Valley
New Spirit Of Optimism From Panhandle Snow
Moisture adds valuable soil moisture across Sidney and Cheyenne county as 0.83 inches of precipitation falls. Snow blankets the Nebraska panhandle with eight to 12 inches in the north and three inches in the south near Scottsbluff, easing drought concerns after a long dry period. Roads are slick from ice but open, with drift minimal due to light winds. News notes farmers in Colorado and Wyoming hail the two day storm as the heaviest in years, delivering much needed moisture to fields and range lands.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Rocky Mountain
F. H. Klietsch
Nebraska Panhandle
Chadron
Scottsbluff
Colorado
Wyoming
Sidney Overpowers Lodge Pole In Opener 50 25
Sidney cagers rolled to a 50 to 25 win at Lodge Pole in the season opener. Coach Rex Reed sent 11 players, led by Lundberg with 23 points on 11 field goals. Lodge Pole’s Disney hit six field goals and a free throw, while Trebick Bale and Walters starred among others. Sidney reserves also dominated 53 to 14.
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Sidney Cagers
Lodge Pole
Rex Reed
Lundberg
Slayter
Craig
Fuller
Bowman
Disney
Trebick
Bale
Walters
Sidney
Lodge
Gurley Dalton Road Work Bids Reported
State plans call for bids soon on reconstruction and improvement of highway No. 19 between Gurley and Dalton. Work has paused between Huntsman and Gurley due to weather, with project aimed to prepare the two road sections for oiling next summer.
Streamliner City of Los Angeles to Debut on December 27
The Union Pacific Chicago and Northwestern streamliner City of Los Angeles begins service from Chicago to Los Angeles on December 27. It will cover the 39 3 4 hour schedule with a 17 car configuration and a 5400 horsepower diesel loco, making initial runs during a December cross country tour including stops at Albany Buffalo Chicago and Omaha. The New York exhibit at Grand Central December 18 previews the train before its Sun Valley debut December 21.
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New York City
Sun Valley
Unon Pacific- Chicago & Northwestern
Los Angeles
Chicago
Sidney
Wil
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Wertha Coelin
Europa
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Germany
E. E White
Carl Jones
White
Rosse
O'Connell
Paris
Henri Billotte
Giraud
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