Lions Club unveils ceiling projector for bedfast readers
Sidney Lions Club unveils a ceiling projector and film library purchased to help bedfast patients read. A committee including Dr C H Babbitt and Rev Howard Osborne oversaw the purchase. the device will be housed in the public library and used upon physician request. Books cost $2 to $6, averaging about $2.50, with additional titles invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Lions Club
Sidney
C. H. Babbitt
Lions Club
J. C. Bush
Chris Bitner
C. B. Dorwart
B. H. Grimm
Howard Osborne
Osborne
Joanne Mitchell
Ray Mitchell
Telegraph awards hates to Hollywood and radio stars
The Telegraph reports a survey of "worst" awards for Hollywood and radio figures. Hopalong Cassidy earns “oldest dilapidated cowboy,” George Montgomery is tagged for bad diction, Dorothy Lamour criticized for fit and style, Lizabeth Scott for voice and looks, Rita Hayworth for makeup, Barbara Stanwyck for stone-faced performances, with a booby onion prize as a gag. Continued on Page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances, Lathrop
Harvard Lampoon
Telegraph
Hollywood
Hopalong Cassidy
The
Onion
Hopalong
George Montgomery
George
Shirley Temple
Lizabeth Scott
Lizzie
Tallulah Bankhead
Rita Hayworth
Carmen
Hoyden
Rita
Barbara Stanwyck
Sidney street improvements pay status shown by city treasurer
One third of the private property owners costs for Sidney street improvements has been paid, totaling 105,121.12 across eleven districts. Of this, 37,208.92 is paid while the rest will be covered by bond issues. Districts 19 through 29 show specific costs and paid amounts, with several districts awaiting further bonds to cover nearly two thirds of the total costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Gordon R. Tobin
Tobin
Cheyenne
Herbert Stevens
Sidney Creamery
7Th Avenue
Linden
Maple
Newton
Osage
18Th Avenue
6Th Avenue
15Th Avenue
Pine
Hickory
Illinois
Jackson
King
No New Enlistments Allowed In February
February will see no original enlistments in the army or air corps as per local recruiting officer Master Sgt Ray Treadway. Veterans may still enlist, and he will collect names to build a backlog if restrictions ease. His office stays open and ready to provide information.
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Army
Air Corps
Ray Treadway
Sgt
Treadway
Wreck Damages Cars In Ice Caused 1947 Buick Collision
Sidney police report a Tuesday afternoon crash at 13th and Newton when a westbound 1947 Buick driven by Fred J. Beyer collided with a northbound 1936 Oldsmobile driven by Mina E. Augenstein. Heavy damage to the Buick. Oldsmobile damage not yet estimated.
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Fred J. Beyer
13Th
Newton
Sidney
Mina E. Augenstein
Ice Causes Collision at 12th and Jackson
Sidney police report a Wednesday morning crash at 8:30 at 12th and Jackson. Kenneth Rapp’s 1947 Studebaker and John N. Zerr’s 1935 Oldsmobile suffered about $300 in damage after the Oldsmobile failed to yield to the northbound Studebaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
12Th
Jackson Streets
Kenneth Rapp
John N. Zerr
Sidney
Jackson
Studebaker
Reaction To Slayer Plea Sparks Local Petitions
Two petitions circulated in Sidney Nebraska seek community opinion on the February 9 Lincoln hearing for Orville Childers and William Bowman who murdered William F Moore in Sidney on November 12 1937. All signatures collected by Wednesday favored keeping the murderers in prison and opposing commutation, with copies available at Cheyenne County sheriff's office in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Orville Childers
William Bowman
William F. Moore
Sidney
State Parole Board
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Visual Aids Course for Teachers at Sidney High School
An off campus University of Nebraska course Education 590c Audio Visual Materials for Teachers begins February 5 at nine in the Sidney High School Library. Eleven three hour sessions cover audio visual aids study and construction with no prerequisites and it can count as elective education credit. Participants may register for two or three hours. Total cost 22.50. Also notes Sidney School System’s audio visual work recognition with an $800 equipment donation and mentions Frances Willard Elementary School as a demonstration center. A Parent and Boys Night for Boy Scout Week is planned February 10 at the City Auditorium in Sidney Cheyenne County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nebraska
Sidney High School
Vergal Winn
Sidney
Frances Willard
Winn
Board of Education
Devel
Morrill
Banner
Kimball
City Auditorium
Cheyenne
Rae Jones
Cheyenne County
Troop 92
Dalton
Mr. Jones
Troop
Ordville
Pack
Troop 88
Gurley
Troop 86
Boy Scouts of America
Dimes Drive Extended To February 15
March of Dimes County Chairman John W. Martinosky reports that about 2000 dollars have been raised in Cheyenne County with the drive extended to February 15 due to bad weather. He urges more contributions as polio season nears, noting Lions and Rotarians are hosting fundraisers and an infantile foundation grant will cover local iron lung upkeep and truck equipment.
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March of
Cheyenne County
John W. Martinosky
Sidney
Martinosky
Lions
Rotarians
Harry Amundson
Green Lantern Cafe
R. G. Gustavson
Nebraska
Mr. Martinosky
J. L. Thorpe
Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Men Locate Feed For Cattle
In Sidney, farmers seek relief as feed prices surge with reports of gouging up to 70 per ton. Senator Ray Babcock and Cheyenne County Agent W. P. Bullock mobilize aid, securing 120 tons and 91 tons of upland prairie hay from Oklahoma, plus 15,000 bales of straw near Dalton, aided by Central Fibre Paper Co. of Quincy, Ill. Alfalfa supplies arrive from Cliff, Colorado, and nearby areas at fair prices, with stockmen urged to order through the extension office to curb black market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Ray Babcock
Cheyenne County
W. P. Bullock
Bullock
Senator Babcock
Mr. Bullock
Oklahoma
Dalton
Central Fibre Paper Co
Quincy
Til
Cliff
Colo
Violet Shepherd To Head Red Cross Drive In Cheyenne
Miss Violet Shepherd Cheyenne County home extension agent becomes county chairman for the 1949 American Red Cross drive announced by Ralph Thompson Cheyenne County Red Cross chairman. The drive opens March 1 with plans for a kickoff dinner. Shepherd will name her county committee to aid in soliciting funds with selections announced later.
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Violet Shepherd
Red Cross Drive
Cheyenne County
American Red Cross
Ralph Thompson
Red Cross
Shepherd
County residents buy 1948 E F G series bonds total 1.36 million
Cheyenne County residents bought government Savings Bonds in 1948 totaling 1,355,527 in E F and G series. The per capita figure was 142.61, above Nebraska's average. Statewide E F and G sales reached 130,177,535, with prior years at 144,972,244 in 1947 and 108,490,529 in 1946.
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Cheyenne County
H. Glenn Spearow
Nebraska
Spearow
E. F
Hereford Sale Delayed By Western Neb roads
The Hereford sale and show planned for February 16 is postponed to early April due to poor road conditions. F. L. Hester of the Panhandle Hereford Association cites weak attendance at other sales and aims to ensure a successful event. A new date will be announced later.
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Nebraska
F. L. Hester
Panhandle Hereford Association
Hester
Bulldozers Ready for County Storm Relief Use
Six bulldozers are prepared for storm relief in Cheyenne County with two in Kimball County and four in Banner County. The machines came from Kansas civilian firms and were reported to Cheyenne County commissioners via Master Sgt. Ray Treadway, the local recruiting officer.
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Kimball County
Banner County
Cheyenne County
Ray Treadway
Kansas
Treadway
Lions Club View Films Show Blizzard Aftermath and Trip Views
Glenn Draper screened a sequence for Lions Club members at noon on Wednesday. The reel included scenes of the blizzard aftermath and a buried house near Peetz. Other views covered a Draper family summer trip and related territory interest.
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Lions Club
Glenn Draper
Peetz
Draper
Favorite List Grows Adds Henry Hargens of Spencer
Henry Hargens of Spencer Nebraska joins the list of favorite people after sending a dollar and thirty cents for coffee to the office force along with two storm booklets and a note to enjoy the coffee.
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Henry Hargens
Spencer, Nebr
Mr. Hargens
Kathleen Agnew Heads Honor Roll at Sidney High School
Honor roll for the class of 1949 at Sidney High School lists 79 members. Kathleen Agnew leads scholastic honors with a 96.3 average, followed by Suzanne Tewell 95.4 Bonita Miller 94.2 Mary Story 93.7 and Joe Heinlein 93.3.
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Sidney High School
Albert E. Nimtz
Kathleen Agnew
Suzanne Tewell
Bonita Miller
Mary Story
Joe Heinlein
Mary Rains Opening Saturday At Legion Club
Mary Rains, a Hammond organ artist, opens Saturday at The American Legion Club after engagements at the Paradise Club in Canon City Colorado. She has broadcast on Denver radio and performed in Cheyenne night clubs for over a year.
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American Legion Club
Mary Rains
Paradise Club
Canon City
Colo
Miss Rains
Denver
Cheyenne
Rudy's Inc IGA to Display A Ton Of Crackers
Mr Munderloh says the local store will showcase a large stack of crackers this weekend and notes it did not take long to sell that many, prompting the display. The event aims to attract public attention and highlight the store's inventory.
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Rudy’ S Inc
IGA
Sidney Sportsmen Raise Fund For Pheasant Feeding
Sidney sportsmen led by Ed Bréternitz subscribe nearly forty dollars to buy feed for pheasants. The group asks rural mail carriers to carry and scatter feed along roads and to farmers to spread feed. State Game Commissioner Paul Gilbert notes many pheasants and other game birds died from the blizzard. more deaths may occur without prompt feeding.
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Sidney
Ed Bréternitz
Ed Bieternitz
Paul Gilbert
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Dorothy Lamour
Dot
Spencer
10Th Avenue
Burlington Tracks
Toledo Street
King and
9Th
10Th
Oldsmobile
Slayer
Sidney High
Lodgepole Valley Cooperative Film Library
Denver Flowers
Torrington
Wyo
Chadron
Wyo-Braska
Martinosky Hope
Lions Clubs
Babcock
Hereford
Lions View Films
Legion
Breternitz
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