Sidney Nebraska Post Office entry notices
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Sidney
Nebraska
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1951
Page
9
Housing boom tests Sidney rents and patience
An oil company official notes Sidney residents will drive the firm out unless rents ease amid a regional oil and gas surge. The Telegraph recalls that while Chamber of Commerce efforts push housing, supply lags and workers on fixed salaries face basement apartments costing 80 to 90 dollars monthly, far above true value. Old timers warned Sidney could have become a boomtown like Scottsbluff or Cheyenne if property owners had not overreached.
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Sidney
the Telegraph
Chamber of Commerce
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne
Railroads Drive Military Power In Modern War
The piece argues military power rests on fighting forces and vast logistics including factories, ships, and especially transportation. It cites railroads as primary movers, handling over 90 percent of military freight and 97 percent of organized travel in the last war, and notes $5 billion spent since then with ongoing investment.
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Iron Horse
Fire on the Farm motion picture promotes rural fire safety
A 15 minute color film titled Fire on the Farm by the National Board of Fire Underwriters and the National Fire Waste Council counsels farmers on farm fire hazards and prevention. It features technical advice from Iowa State College and other organizations, with scenes from a New Jersey dairy and poultry farm and loans offered to farm groups and schools by the Bureau of Communication Research in New York City.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Agricultural Committee
National Fire Waste Council
Iowa State Lallage
National Fire Protection Association
U. S. Department of Agriculture
New Jersey
Bureau of Communication Research, Inc
New York City
America
Earthquake Experts Locate Quakes Quickly Worldwide
Earthquake specialists who interpret seismograph readings can now pinpoint an upheaval within a few hours, regardless of distance to the affected region. The new methods promise faster disaster response and improved monitoring of distant earthquakes.
Farmers' Automobiles Surpass Horses on Roads
The article notes a historic shift as farmers own more automobiles than horses for the first time. It cites about 5,800,000 cars compared with roughly 1,310,000 horses, reflecting rapid adoption of motor vehicles among rural communities.
Christmas Is Over and Other Witty Quips
A collection of humorous observations and quips on tax season dating, marriage, perception, gender roles, travel, manners, and modern life. Includes jokes about income tax, divorce, appearances, family size, and social habits from a midcentury columnist. The piece satirizes common foibles and everyday concerns with light irony and playful one liners.
Sidney insurance man Cliff Leads Chamber of Commerce
Although residing in Sidney for four and a half years after coming from North Platte he is a familiar figure in local finance circles. He serves as Sidney Chamber of Commerce president and active Lions Club member. During World War II he spent four years in the South Pacific with the Air Force. He is part of the American Legion and the VFW and is a Mason. Known as Cliff to friends, he is married to Elizabeth and father of two boys. He also sells insurance.
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Sidney
North Platte
Three Men Held After Gurley Pool Hall Robbery Attempt
Three men charged with conspiracy and the attempted robbery of the Gabriel Pool Hall in Gurley January 27 pleaded not guilty before Cheyenne County Judge Robert A. Barlow. They were held on bonds of 2500 dollars each. Reuben Berry of Bridgeport and Elda M. Stone of Sidney, with James H. Mitchell of SOD, posted 1000 dollars bonds. The arrests followed the night of the alleged attempted robbery in Gurley.
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Gabriel Pool Hall
Gurley
Cheyenne County
Robert A. Barlow
Reuben Berry
Bridgeport
Elda M. Stone
Sidney
James H. Mitchell
Wheat Taxing Bill May Get Tough Battle
A proposed Nebraska bill would create a state division of wheat utilization funded by a 2 mill levy on farmer sold wheat. Supported by farm groups, the measure faces committee delay and constitutional questions about taxing a specific group. Some members favor a voluntary approach similar to the national meat institute.
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Nebraska
Arthur Carmody
Ray Babcock
Ed Hoyt
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
Agriculture Committee
William Hern
Hern
Ed Lusienski
National Meat Institute
Lease Violation Charged In Suit
EK. L. Canady sues Elmer J. Krueger and the Thomas Lumber Company in district court alleging lease breach on Lot 6, Block 20 in the Original Town of Sidney. He seeks 3650 and costs, claiming a two story building was to be erected and rent of 200 per month plus 250 for plumbing fixtures, with sale of the property to Krueger on October 3 and subsequent refusal to honor the lease terms.
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EK. L. Canady
Elmer J. Krueger
Thomas Lumber Company
Sidney
Lumber Company
Krueger
Ganaday
Heys
St Pat s Pianists To Give Recital Sunday
St Patrick s Academy students present a recital at 8 p m Sunday in the Youth Center. A brief life reading opens the program with piano selections from Schumann works including Kinderscenen Op 15 Album for the Young Op 68 Phantasie Stucke Op 12 Album Blatter Op 124 Bunte Blatter Op 99 Carnival Scenes Op 26 Papillons Op 2 and A Song of May closing. Francisco Kruml reads program notes as the recital ends with a chorus. Public invited.
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Robert Schumann
Sidney
Poe
St. Patrick
Scademy
Schumann
Francis Kruml
Wichita Truck Fire Damages Truck Estimated Costs
A Wichita fire damaged a 1950 semi refrigerated truck with an estimated $2,000 in damage. No injuries were reported and the blaze is under investigation by local authorities. The incident highlights risks to older commercial vehicles in the city.
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Wichita
Truck Fire Claims Reefer Transport Load Near Sunol
A Wichita Kansas based Reefer Transit Company tractor trailer burned on Highway 30 about one quarter mile west of Sunol. Driver Vernon E Langenwalter reported the rear wheel bearing failure as the truck carrying a load of carrots went up in flames. Fire crews from Lodgepole and Sidney arrived as eight rear wheels burned. The incident occurred around 8 o'clock Tuesday night.
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Wichita
Kansas
Highway 30
Sunol
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