Chamber meeting weighs county bonds and park plans
Sidney chamber of commerce luncheon discusses county fair bonds and the county poor farm proposal along with tourist and city park ideas. Lincoln highway adjustments near Lodge Pole estimated at 15000 to 20000 dollars, with state aid delays. Committee notes fencing options for the tourist park and potential site near the north hill. Sterling cooperation and highway marker placement planned with local groups. Glen Bales urges attendance at commissioners meetings and supports poor farm bonds and county fair grounds care.
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Sidney
J. Earl Thayer
O. D. Slayter
D. R. Thomas
Thomas
Joseph Daniel
Mr. Slayter
M. A. Shipman
Chipman
Oberfelder
Paul L. Martin
Chamber
Legion Post and
Woman's Club
Martin
Sterling Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Chamber
Sterling
Lincoln Highway
Chappell South
Sterling Chamber
Billeter
Glen Bales
Bales
Record Grain Shipments Hit January High in Sidney
Seventy eight car loads of grain were billed out of Sidney by the Union Pacific and Burlington railroads in January. U P reports fifty three cars by the UP and twenty five by Burlington, with shipments including corn, wheat, rye, barley and oats. Hog shipments also rose with twenty one cars by UP and four by Burlington. Local agents anticipate similar totals from Lodge Pole Dalton and Potter amid a generally bright outlook for Cheyenne county.
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Sidney
Union Pacific
Burlington
U. P
W. J. Shoemaker
Bronson and Colton
Lorenzo
Huntsman
Cheyenne County
Seattle
Billings
Lodge Pole
Dalton
Potter
Rip Track Force Restored to Full Time at Rip Track
An order returning the eighty man force to full time took effect last Saturday, mandating eight hours daily for six days a week. Previously they had worked seven hours daily for six days, with a prior layoff and earlier schedules of forty or thirty five hours weekly. The change follows increased shipments of grain and sugar, which dominate rip track repair work.
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Union Pacific
W. C. T. U. Meeting Reports February Activities
Frances Willard union met February 1 at Mrs. Kilburn’s home. Roll call quoted Lincoln Willard and Washington. Planned a March covered dish luncheon inviting husbands. Reports covered Columbus national convention and March of Allegiance to the Constitution. A large parade with officials and mounted police accompanied by decorations. March 7 the union meets with Mrs. Jones.
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Frances Willard
Sautomobilites
Union
8. P. Jones
Rene Wilhelmy Heads to Omaha for Leg Treatment
Rene Wilhelmy departed Wednesday night for Omaha to seek treatment for his leg. He has endured twenty one operations after his leg was shot off in the war and may undergo another procedure.
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Rene
Wilhelmy
Omaha
Birth of a Girl to Ledbetters on February 3
Dr F A Barger reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Earl W Ledbetter on February 3 in a local records item.
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F. A. Barger
Earl W. Ledbetter
Circulate Petitions for Poor Farm Bonds
County commissioners urge a county poor farm proposal alongside the county fair bond plan. Petitions will be circulated to obtain 10 percent of voters signers for a vote at the primary. Proposed fifteen room building on fairgrounds, cost about 20 000 with equipment, stock, and machinery funds.
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Denver
Sidney High Girls Defeat Chappell In Lopsided Win
The undefeated Sidney high school girls beat Chappell 43 to 12 on the local court last Friday. Referee Stanley Baker, with Sidney’s Mirriam Oberg Mae Breternitz Helen Henricks Florence Oberg Vera Harr Blanche Walker, sub Elaine Hietz Anna Badziong. A game vs Peetz high school is set for Friday on Sidney court.
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Sidney High School
Chappell High School
Stanley Baker
Sidney
Mirriam Oberg
Mae Breternitz
Helen Henricks
Florence Oberg
Vera Harr
Blanche Walker
Elaine Hietz
Anna Badziong
County voters to decide on $30,000 county fair bonds
Cheyenne county residents will vote April 8 on issuing up to 30 000 in bonds to build county fair structures and improve grounds near Sidney. Petitions signed by 350 qualified voters show strong support, with many noting benefits for agriculture, entertainment, and future local prosperity.
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Cheyenne County
County Board of Commissioners
Glen Bales
Bales
Cheyenne County Farmers Union
Nebraska
Sidney
Tax Return Assistance Tour Planned in Cheyenne County
A representative from the Collector of Internal Revenue office in Omaha will visit Potter on February 18, Dalton on the 19th, Sidney on the 20th to 22nd, and Lodge Pole on the 23rd to help taxpayers file income tax returns.
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Collector of Internal Revenue’s Office
Omaha
Cheyenne County
Potter
Dalton
Sidney
Lodge Pole
Sidney Night School Takes Town By Storm
Sidney adults attend the night school as enrollment nears 150 with 18 classes. New offerings include home nursing machinists and Spanish, plus a welding class for Union Pacific and railroad workers. Prospective telegraphy and beauty parlor classes are noted, with strong Americanization interest and rising bookkeeping numbers.
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Sidney
Liebendorfer
Union Pacific
Hellwig
Cheyenne
B M 8S CLUB NOTES
The B M 8s club met February 5 with a roll call on Sewing Hints led by Mrs Lowe. Mrs Matteson spoke on How Clothes Really Came to be and an instruction demo produced a liberty dress form. A piano contract was burned after final payment on January 1 while Mary Kahl led the procession. The Bok Peace plan was discussed and votes taken. next meeting set for February 19.
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Mary Kahl
Bok
Nelsons Celebrate Forty Ninth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs L K Nelson celebrated their forty ninth wedding anniversary at their home south of Potter on Tuesday February 5 Their family of four sons and three daughters joined them for a bountiful dinner Social time concluded the afternoon with neighbors and relatives Also present were Mr and Mrs Rasmussen of Potter parents of Mrs J M Nelson who will mark their golden wedding anniversary on March 24
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L. K. Nelson
Potter
Nelson
Sidney Juvenile Band Banquet Planned This Month
Director B. W. Bonham announces a Sidney Juvenile Band banquet honoring their parents. The date and place are to be decided and an estimated crowd of about 198 people is expected.
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B. W. Bonham
Sidney Juvenile Band
Congress Stunned by Teapot Dome Scandal
Congress response to Teapot Dome revelations shows shock, intent to pursue fraud, and calls for clean up. President Coolidge pledges action against crime and public land misuse. Doheny disclosures intensify investigations amid partisan tensions as War Finance measures gain urgency. Robert G. Simmons offers crop diversification bulletins.
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Coolidge
House
Texas
Sinclair
Doheny
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
General Grant
Ways and Means
Y S
Pridieat Wilson
America
Washington
War Finance Corporation
Northwest
Nebraska
Robert G. Simmons
Mrs Frances Krajicek dies after Omaha auto crash
Mrs Frances Krajicek, mother of Mrs Charles Semerad, was struck by a automobile in Omaha Saturday and died that evening. Agnes Semerad reports she was seventy, suffered intense pain, and died before her daughter's arrival. Funeral services held in Omaha Tuesday. Survived by three other children and two stepchildren.
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Charles Semerad
Omaha
Frances Krajicek
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W. C. T. U. Meeting
HI School Girls
Chappell HI
Peetz High School
Sidney Court
Sidney Night School
B. M
Nelsons
Congressman Simmons
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