Pumping To Be Heard At Organized Session
The two day meeting will cover rural power lines becoming self supporting with examples from engineers, municipal officials, farmers, and rural electrification staff. Thursday centers on pump irrigation with Dr G E Condra, Ivan D Wood, Harry Weakly, Fred Wallace and others discussing underground water, wells, soil moisture, and crop outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nhon
Farm Equipment Association
G. E. Condra
Ivan D. Wood
Harry Weakly
North Platte
Fred Wallace
Gibbon
Nebraska
Postal delays threaten last minute Christmas deliveries
The note warns that Christmas day delivery cannot be guaranteed as package volume is high. This condition affects both postal and express shipments and may impact anyone mailing at the last minute.
Record Acreage For Wheat In Forecasts Continued
Acreage figures by state show Pennsylvania 1 073 000 with 89 percent of normal, Ohio 2 538 000 at 84, Indiana 2 300 000 at 82, Illinois 2 782 009 at 85, Michigan 1 040 000 at 83, Missouri 3 387 000 at 80, Nebraska 4 447 000 at 58, Kansas 16 523 000 at 80, Oklahoma 5 426 000 at 68, Texas 5 315 000 at 72, Montana 966 000 at 64, Idaho 791 000 at 64, Colorado 1 377 000 at 82, Washington 1 226 000 at 44, Oregon 660 000 at 54, California 877 000 at 80.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michiigan
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Montana
Idaho
Colorado
Washington
Oregon
California
Oil Dealers Meet For Fair Prices In Sidney
Oil dealers in Sidney gathered for a first of its kind meeting aimed at aligning retail petroleum prices with a normal price standard. The plan allows station lessees and managers to coordinate on fair practices. In Nebraska about half of the 6,000 dealers work in petroleum sales indirectly, with the rest operating filling stations and plants directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebrsaka
Lincoln Pre-Session Caucus Sparks Debate Over Opening Day
Lincoln discusses pre session caucus practice as legislators weigh whether to bind members to caucus outcomes or proceed with formal ballots at opening. Old time members favor quick organization, while others fear trading and shifts before the session begins. The capitol hall and voting board details add local color to the looming unicameral gathering on January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Hall
Leo Swanson
Last Week's Business Better, Merchants Say
Sidney merchants report improved last week with larger purchases and a rush to buy expensive gifts. adverse weather slowed coat and winter apparel sales but an upturn since December 15 helped. most merchandise sold at reduced prices, sacrificing profit ahead of Christmas day hours. Thursday is the last opportunity for gift buying as merchants wish the public a Merry Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Huge Mail Volume Reports Record Year at Postal Offices
Post offices say high mail volume forces added staff to avoid backlogs. Express company workers report busiest business in years and expect to maintain pace through the Christmas rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express Company
Last Of Jail Breakers Nabbed At Portland
Sheriff Webb said circulars were sent to every sheriff and police station in the western half of the country. Kennedy, active in the west, was captured while awaiting jail breaking charges after looting Burlington railroad cars. Calvert and Fields were jailed on bad check charges. two Mexicans faced a lumber yard robbery charge at Bayard. Roy Larson, recently sentenced for box car robberies, was involved but stayed in Bridgeport jail as others escaped.
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Webb
Kennedy
Burlington
Calvert
Fields
Bayard
Roy Larson
Reformatory
Cheyenne County
Larson
Bridgeport
Sidney
Ward Announces Feed Loan Rules for Farmers
Ward outlines feed loan policy requiring non-disturbance agreements from lenders with chattel or mortgage on livestock. Agreements must not expire before August 1, 1937. Local banks may extend loans to farmers needing more stock feed, while RA will stay within limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Did Buffalo Bill Kill Yellow Hand Chief Duel Question
Sidney resident asks if Buff alo Bill Cody killed Yellow Hand Cheyenne chief or if tale was hype for the Wild West show. Cody died January 10 1917 in Denver. Debate persisted decades after the 1876 purported duel with U S army in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Buffal Bill Cody
Yellow Hand
Buffalo Bill
William F. Cody
Denver
Addison E. Sheldon
Nebraska Historcal Society
Cody and Yellow Hand duel sparks debate in Hat Creek accounts
The tale of a June 1876 duel between Cody and the Cheyenne chief Yellow Hand ignites doubt. Historians contest who killed Yellow Hand as letters, diaries, and scalp rumors surface from Mrs. Cody, Hicks, Peale, and Frew while Cody’s autography and contemporaries offer conflicting notes on the confrontation and its aftermath.
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Sheldon
Robert Jenkinson Hicks
Rochester
N. Y
Cody
Yellow Hand
Hick
Buffalo Bill Cody and Yellow Hand clash tale debated
Frews entry hints August 3 action linked to Crook story and Sparks debate over Buffalo Bill era events. Sheldon quotes dismiss embellishments as fiction, noting Cody died at 71 and Yellow Hand affair timing and motives remain disputed. Cody rode for the pony express and earned fame from buffalo hunting for railroad work. His home was North Platte and burial on Lookout Mountain near Denver.
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Frew
Crook
Carland
Sheldon
Buffalo Bill
Yellow Hand
Cody
Pony Express
North Platte
Lookout Mountain
Denver
Wildlife restoration tied to land use and cooperation
Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson reports that correcting misuses of wildlife requires wise land use and close cooperation between landowners and conservation agencies. The survey supports practical plans for wildlife needs without harming other objectives and has established nine cooperative wildlife research units at land grant colleges to demonstrate to landowners that integrating wildlife into land use is feasible and beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ira N. Gabrielson
Biological Survey
Secretary of Agriculture
Land Grant Colleges
Gabrielson
Wildlife Refuges Expanded and Land Acquired Under Survey
The survey reports progress in restoring waterfowl habitats with 55 refuges added this year, bringing total refuges to 112 under supervision across the United States and territories. A six million dollar congressional appropriation aided land acquisition while 28 CCC camps assisted development. three big game ranges totaling over 3.02 million acres were created, bringing the total refuges and ranges to 214 as of June 30, with fifty still in establishment. The effort aims to save waterfowl from drought, disease, predators, and overhunting while rebuilding their numbers.
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Congress
Bureau
CCC
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Gabrielson
Alliance Cage Hopes Shattered By Losses
Coach Wayne R Binfield faces a struggling season as Alliance Cage loses key players to transfers and moves, depleting first string material and risking shortfalls as hopes for a strong year fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Cage
Wayne R. Binfield
Alliance
Santa Claus
Alliance Loses Key Players To Transfers And Ineligibility
The Alliance high school basketball team loses Bill Golding a skilled guard, and Richard English a forward who planned to play both football and basketball, to moves and departures. Elliott Wilson and Aaron Dimmitt will be ineligible after the first semester, reducing two sport talent from the squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Golding
Bills
Claude Golding
Alliance
WPA
Norfolk
Binfield
Richard English
California
Golding
English
Elliott Wilson
Aaron Dimmitt
Bronson News Notes Holiday Visits From Area Families
Mrs. Oscar Hatcher and Mrs. W. W. Shinkle with children traveled to Wayne for holiday time. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Fuller and family visited Northport and Broadwater. Russell Linch returned from Wesleyan University to visit home folks. Mrs. Hatcher spent Sunday with Mrs. Clark Fuller and daughter Reena. Those who had perfect spelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Shinkle
Wayne
Oscar Hatcher
Clark Fuller
Reena
Russell Linch
Wesleyan University
Northport
Broadwater
Christmas program and visits noted at local school
Last week Donna Jean Van Mark Evelyn Anthony Patty Lou Hansen Leo Kurth Francis Mitchell Norma Jean Seimers Lorain Anthony Bonita Runge and Kenneth Mitchell Bronson attended a Christmas program given Wednesday evening Daryl Shinkle visited the school last Wednesday afternoon Oscar Hatcher aided Walter Huetman a few days last week
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Donna Jean van Mark
Evelyn Anthony
Patty Lou Hansen
Leo Kurth
Francis Mitchell
Norma Jean Seimers
Lor‘raine ‘Anthony
Bonita Runge
Kenneth Mitchell Bronson
Daryl Shinkle
Oscar Hatcher
Walter Huetman
Skull Used as Drinking Cup by Australian Aborigines
A skull is carried by Australian Aboriginal groups as a drinking cup, described as belonging to a beloved elder. The article notes cultural practice linking the skull to communal gatherings and remembrance.
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Portland
Hat Creek
Wyoming
Pa-he-haska
Longhair
Robert R. Peale
Peale
Otis E. Mann
Leavenworth
Kan
E. A. Car
Custer
W. Carland
Los Angeles
George Crook
Codys
Milton Nobles
Wild Bill Hickok
Omaha
Hickok
Nobles
Willis
Yellow Hair
James Frew
Harrison, Ark
Lucky Family
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Jean Harlow
Spencer Tracy
Wdm
King of
Hockey
Bronson
Mrs
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Western Ice & Storage Company
Bix Gidshy
Madge Evans
Edith Fellows
Louis Armstrong
Katharine Leslie Moore
Norman Z McLeod
New
Fox News
Jane Darwell
E. J. Leonard
Lipton’ S
Best Foods Nash Coffee Hills Bros. Coffee
Cheyenne County Trading CO
Sean Harlow
Jean
Bill
Myrna
Spencer
Fourway
Dick Purcell
Annie Nagel
Willia Powell
Wes
Walter Connolly
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