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Fort Sidney Days and Cheyenne County News Capsule
May 9 to August 29 entries cover Cheyenne County events across Fort Sidney Days drought relief road planning wheat yields and rain, tornado and fire damages, school graduations, hospital drives, local personalities, business openings, and river valley weather. Notable items include REA reward for vandals, Fort Sidney Days queen contests, and countywide civil defense efforts.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Cheyenne County
Warren Johnson
Potter
Harold Curry
Lions Drive
REA
Vince Heeg
United Chambers of Commerce
Armed Forces
Conrad Miller
KSID
Sidney
J. T. Mills
North Platte
SHS
Charles Bagby
Don Shipman
George Fleming
Charles Ham
Wheat Belt Electric
New Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
B. S. Hinman
Dalton
William H. Haws
Fred F. Lehmkuhl
Fort Sidney
Wheat Belt
Western Ice and Storage Co
Scottsbluff
Wildlife Club
Sidney Maroons
St. Patrick’s ‘Academy
Civil Defense Corps
Leonard Sachsland
Dalton School
Horseshoe Barnet
George Barlow, Jr
Job
Pal
R. V. Molsbee
Union Pacific
A. J. Jorgenson
Wheat Belt Rea
Gil Hadwiger
Peetz
Oscar Redeen
Potter Farmer
F. R. McCormack
Glendive
Mont
Cheyenne-Kimball
Wm. T. Kahse
Midland College
Arvin Nielsen
Highway 30
Ennis
Texas
Spirit of
Old West
State Department of Roads