Hollywood Stars and Flying Props Stir Film Talk
Director Henry King supported Gregory Peck flying during Twentieth Century Foxs 12 OClock High while opposing horse travel to avoid injuries from a prior fall. Peck plans aviation research by flying his own plane, raising safety questions about stunts. Barbara Payton, 21, lands her first lead in Trapped, while Barbara recalls fear of failed acting expectations. Robert Douglas attracts attention for a pretext tires story at Warners. The Nevada shows 7865 rounds used in its gun battles between Randolph Scott and Georg Macready.
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Henry King
Gregory Peck
Twentieth Century-Fox
Rocky Mountain
Peck
King
Gregory
Barbara Payton
Odessa
Texas
Barbara
Duroc Breeders Prepare for DeWitt Nebraska Show and Sale
John Ommen and Floyd Fraass of Lodgepole Nebraska, noted Duroc breeders, consign top gifts from their herds to the Nebraska State Show and Sale in North Platte on Monday February 20. The 37 leading breeders send litters and Production Registry stock for a 10 a.m. show and 1 p.m. sale. Willard Waldo says catalog requests exceed prior years as a swine expert judges the sale and offers guidance to buyers.
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John
J. Ommen
Floyd W. Fraass
Lodgepole
Nebraska
North Platte
Willard Waldo
State Association
DexWitt
FFA
Atel
Waldo
Poison Ivy Plant Description Notes Three Leaf Clusters
A brief field note describes poison ivy bearing white fruit in large clusters on low bushes, with a distinctive three leaf structure forming clusters. The entry emphasizes identifying the plant by its three leaves and warns of contact danger.
Conoco Holds Session Here
Continental Oil Company outlined a 1950 advertising budget exceeding three million dollars at a Sidney Country Club meeting. About fifty area representatives attended while Lincoln division officials unveiled plans stressing newspaper ads as the primary medium, with extensive radio television and magazine campaigns noted.
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Continental Oil Company
Conoco
Sidney Country Club
Lau
H. C. Mahaffey
Puzzle over timing of city manager switch and elections
City Clerk Gordon Tobin seeks answers as voters adopted the City Manager form. Questions center on the takeover date, old council wind-down, school board caucus timing, nomination of a police judge, and the role of a city treasurer ahead of the March 14 primary election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
P. J. Heaton
March of Dimes drive urges last-minute pledges in 1950
Cheyenne County chairman John W. Martinosky appeals to noncontributors to send in donations for the 1950 March of Dimes. About $4,000 has been raised so far with Fotter at $2970, Gurley $2168, Lodgepole $375, and Lorenzo $75.
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John W. Martinosky
Cheyenne County
Martinosky
Fotter
Gurley
Lodgepole
Lorenzo
Heads Call Halt To Guard Enlistments
The lid is clamped down on all enlistments in the Nebraska National Guard unit Company K of the 134th Infantry. No new recruits may be accepted and men cannot be replaced in Sidney’s Guard, whose membership runs about 75 and may fall to 69. Sgt. Jack Baker cites administrative actions by the local unit.
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National Guard
134Th Infantry
Nebraska National Guard
Sidney Guard
Jack Baker
Gurley Garden Club Hosts Valley Event at Hazel's Cafe
Gurley Garden Club met in the Hazel's Cafe party room with Esther Swan son as hostess and Henrietta Borcher guiding the business session. Edith Webster presented colored slides from their trip to the East while Clara Lessig and Edna Dedrick handled nomenclature and miscellany. Each member gave a secret sister a gift revealing the giver, new names drawn for next year, and a Valentine decorated lunch concluded the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley Garden Club
Hazel
Esther Swanson
Henrietta Borcher
Busiess
Edith Webster
Clara Lessig
Edna Dedrick
Valentine
Farmers Tax Rules Explained for CCC Loan Grain Income
The Internal Revenue Service clarifies rulings on income tax for farmers who sold wheat to the government under CCC loans. It outlines when funds are 1949 income versus 1950 income based on receipt, and contrasts with cases where section 123 does not apply, noting constructive receipt rules for wheat delivered in 1947 and 1948.
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Internal Revenue Department
Myrle Hoffman
Sidney Office
Commonly Credit Corporation
W. A. Sloper
Cheean
CCC
Extension Clubs To Help Needy Children
State Home Extension Council outlines plans for the coming year to raise funds for supplementary feeding vaccination and medical care for needy children. Activities include bake sales sponsorships and farm-product donations in support of the United Nations Appeal for Children. Local chambers will recognize outstanding community leaders and homemakers at scheduled meetings in Beatrice Fremont Hastings McCook Norfolk North Platte O Neill Scottsbluff and Grand Island with the theme Today s Home Builds Tomorrow s World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Home Extension Council
United Nation
Chambers of Commerce
Safety Courses Underway Here In Cheyenne County
First Aid instructor training began this week in Sidney and Ordville under Dr. Jason Roche, first aid chairman. Warren J. Wallis from St. Louis leads sessions for guards, firemen, and supervisors at Sioux Ordnance Depot. Classes run two per day at the depot with night sessions in Sidney, February 6 to 17, for qualified instructors or advanced First Aid certificate holders.
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Sidney
Ordville
Jason Roche
Cheyenne County
American Red Cross
Warren J. Wallis
Red Cross
St. Louis
Sioux Ordnance
Roche
Oil Leases Find Buyers in Panhandle State Lands Sale
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds announced leasing six ten year oil and gas rights on state school land in Banner Scotts Bluff and Cheyenne Counties. J E Bell Casper Wyoming bid 85 cents per acre for two Banner sections and 55 cents for another. A F Roberts Jr Scottsbluff bid 45 cents for a Scotts Bluff section. Mahlon Morgan Gering offered 25 cents for an ogive section. F Borening Denver bid 55 cents for a Cheyenne County section.
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Banner
Scotts Bluff
Cheyenne
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
J. £. Bell
Casper
Wyo
Banner County
Scotts Bluff ‘County
F. Roberts, Jr
Scottsbluff
Mahlon Morgan
Gering
F. Borening
Denver
Cheyenne County
4-H Party Committee Sets Saturday Meeting
The committee in charge of arrangements for the 4-H spring party will meet at 10 o'clock Saturday morning in the Cheyenne County extension office. Mrs Ernest Anderson, chairman, urges all committee members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Ernest Anderson
Cheyenne County
County Court Hears Guilty Pleas For Reckless Driving
Conrad Miller and Ira Lund pleaded guilty to wilful reckless driving charges brought by the highway safety patrol. Each was fined $50 and costs and had driving privileges suspended for 30 days.
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Conrad Miller
Ira Lund
Highway Safety Patrol
Intermediate Wheat Grass Plantings Grow in Cheyenne County
Local farmers report increased plantings of intermediate wheat grass in Cheyenne County with seed production underway. Lemoyne Johnson near Sunol and Francis Egging near Potter lead fields, yielding 150 to 250 pounds of clean seed per acre last fall at about 75 cents a pound. Several hundred acres were sown countywide. seed is rising but more available, with growers including Clyde Johnson, George Derver, Leon Larson, Rob ert Rayner, and John Wiegand.
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Cheyenne
Lemoyne Johnson
Sunol
Francis Egging
Potter
Soil Conservation Service
Johnson
Egging
Clyde Johnson
George Derver
Sidney
Francis Bgeing
Leon Larson
Robert Rayner
Gurley
John Wiegand
Dalton
Forage Grass Debate Cited By Francis Hugging On Wheat Grass
Francis Hugging discusses forage and hay claiming intermediate wheat grass outperforms crested wheat grass for grazing. He notes livestock readily eat dry hay after threshing seed from grass cut with a binder, highlighting differences between the two grasses in field feeding trials.
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Francis Hgging
Force Academy site race heats up in Alliance talk
Alliance community leaders heard Lyle F. O’Rourke of McCracken and O’Rourke stress merit over politics as 200 communities compete for the Air Force Academy site. He noted a $150 million prize and a process reducing candidates to 10 for final Air Force Site Selection Board.
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U.S. Air Force Academy
Alliance
Times- Herald
Lyle F. O’rourke
Washington
McCracken and
O’rourke
National Capital
Alliance Hotel
Air Force
Air Forces
Corn Hybrids Outperform Open Pollinated Varieties in IL Silage Tests
University of Illinois tests show corn hybrids outperform open pollinated varieties for silage. Findings indicate higher yield and improved feed quality, suggesting farmers consider hybrids for forage programs conducted at Illinois experiment stations and extension trials.
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University of Illinois
Navy Recruiter Visits Sidney Post Office Tuesday
A navy recruiting officer will be at the Sidney post office from 12 until 2 o clock on Tuesday February 14 to meet boys interested in a navy career. Until a few months ago the recruiter was a regular Sidney visitor but has been transferred to Greeley and can now visit only infrequently.
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Navy
Sidney
Greeley
Soybean Storage Moisture Content Affects Farm Safety
The safety of storing soybeans on farms hinges on moisture content. Proper moisture levels are essential to prevent spoilage and hazards, with farm storage practices influenced by grain dryness, temperature, and ventilation considerations.
Rail safety claim on improved steel rail design
A historical note states that steel rail made with new design, metallurgy, and manufacture methods is only one fourth as liable to fail in service as rails installed in 1822, highlighting early advancements in rail technology and reliability.
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Sihcé
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Robert Douglas
Warners
Columbia
Randolph Scott
Georg “Macready
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DeWitt
the Fox
Marie
Irma” Wilson
Fabulous Joe
Fox Theatre
Internal Revenue
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Panhandle
Bill Booster
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Eee Seay
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Alliance Group
Sidney, Nebr
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Gibson
Detroit
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Christensen
W. PF. Ackerman
National Telephone Union
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Northwestern Division 45
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Cheyenne © County
Moore Building
Abstract .Co
Prop
Jackson
Ney
American National
Federal Deposit Corporation
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Federal Reserve System
The
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Walter E. ‘Rinne
McDaniel
Local Storage and Hauling Service
Hickory
Frank Loch
City and Farm
Osage
All Weather Roofing Co
Joe. Willis
Wee Wan
Midwest Electrical
Howard W
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Actioneer Ocr
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