Storm paralyzes Sidney area with record snow and shutdowns
A Nebraska and Wyoming blizzard halted Sidney from Sunday night to midweek, stranding buses and trains, closing stores, and cutting rural deliveries. Snowdrifts 20 feet high isolated Alliance and Kimball, with roads blocked and mail routes disrupted while post office staff recalled the long blackout. Local estimates indicate heavy sheep losses and cattle moved to feed lots amid frigid conditions.
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Sidney
Elmer Haines
Fox Theatre
Haines
Denver
Red River
the Fox
Omaha
Kansas City
Chicago
Lester Perry
David Elis
John Martinosky
Elis
Martinosky
Chadron
Alliance
Kimball
U. P
Wyoming
Nebraska
North Side
Schools Continued Prom Page Extra Vacation Glee
Students cheered an extended Christmas break as reported on the continued prom page. The joy may be short lived as officials warn the idle days might need to be made up before spring.
Lack of Libraries Leaves One-Third of Americans Unserved
A fragmented note highlights that about one third of the U S population lives in areas without public library access, signaling a widespread gap in library services and information access.
Snowbound Streets Delay Downtown Cleanup
Highlights note residents were spared shoveling. At the 10th Avenue and Illinois Street intersection two feet of hard-packed snow created elevated walking for downtown travelers on Wednesday and Thursday. The street department faces a Herculean task removing thousands of tons of snow, a lengthy effort.
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Page One
10Th Avenue
Illinois Street
Only The Bravest Fought The Storm
As the storm entered its second day households faced shortages of groceries milk and other essentials including cigarettes. Hardier residents sought out neighborhood stores with fast depleting stocks. With no wholesale deliveries since Friday shoppers took what they could and recalled war time shortages.
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Sidney
Snowed Under Cars Stalled in Drift Blown Streets
Cars left in the open during the storm could not be started when it ended. Motors were buried by snow blowing under hoods and melting on wires. Some owners found Pyrene helpful while crews labored to free vehicles from several feet of drifts across town.
Fuel Shortage Bites Sidney Coal and Diesel Supply
Sidney’s coal supply is running short due to blizzard disruptions though dealers report incoming shipments. Local coal dealers cut load sizes to individuals while shipments move through the blizzard area. Fuel oil demand remains steady but needs more diesel shipments. Union Pacific sought diesel fuel for a Streamliner. the city utility supplied fuel for one unit.
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Sidney
Thomas Lumber Co
Cheyenne County Lumber Co
Union Pacific Railroad
Sidney Public Utilities
Airplane lands on highway to aid obstetric emergency
On Wednesday a pilot landed a plane on a half mile stretch of highway east of Sidney after blizzard conditions eased. Pilot Don Brown ferried an expecting mother to hospital, then returned that afternoon to fly another expectant mother from Lodgepole. The second baby girl arrived at 3 17 AM Thursday.
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Page One
Highway Safety Patrol
Sidney
Mel Busckist
Urban Gay
Arnold Braasch
Don Brown
Hafer
Dale Talich
Lodgepole
State History Notes on Louisiana Battles
State lore recounts Louis XIV naming Louisiana by La Salle in 1682 and notes that over 100 Civil War battles occurred within the state, highlighting its long documented military past.
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Louis XIV
la Salle
Bigger Fowl Contest Extended for Year
National Chicken of Tomorrow contest extended through 1948 to develop heavier farm flocks and more meat. Poultry raisers coast to coast back the move as breeders seek at least ten percent more meat and meatier wings under standardized final conditions supervised by the agriculture department. Forty top breeders will send eggs to finals with $7,000 in prizes from A&P Stores.
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Delaware
Department of Agriculture
A&p Stores
Expensive Alarm Suggests Swapping Rooster for Clock
Wyoming extension poultry specialist Boyd A. Ivory argues roosters waste feed and add crowing but no eggs. He says hens lay eggs independent of a rooster and proposes trading the bird for a $1.98 alarm clock to save about $3 in feed.
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Boyd A. Ivory
Wyoming Agricultural Extension Service
Ivory
Quality Chicks Needed To Offset Feed Costs
Poultry producers can cut feed costs by buying good quality chicks. Extension service records show feed costs now make up 60 percent or more of total egg and chicken meat production costs, up from 50 percent in normal times.
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Extension Service
Tree Butchery Blamed On Untrained Pruners
Extension foresters warn that untrained pruners ruin shade trees in minutes, while proper pruning on public grounds shows how to preserve beauty. The article notes that it often takes decades to grow a good tree but only moments to damage it through poor trimming, with many streets exhibiting examples of "butchery."
Bestitch and Markwell stapling machines
Bay your ma chines where you know you can get refill staples to fit. The Telegraph.
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Bestitch
Markwell
Bay
Telegraph
Blizzard Trains Halted Stranding Passengers Across Wyoming
More than a thousand travelers were stranded as a blizzard blocked routes from Sidney to Cheyenne. Rail service stalled city by city with planes dropping rations and communities housing passengers in hotels, churches, and schools. While some lines remained stationary, others like the San Franciscoan stayed near Sidney’s coal chute and kept warm with groceries from local stores. Efforts shifted to reopening highways for bus transport, though 80 mile gale conditions threatened progress. Authorities reported no serious casualties despite severe hardship for hundreds of stranded passengers.
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Sidney
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Here
Dix
Los Angeles
Pine Bluffs
Portland
Egbert
Hillsdale
San Francisco
Kimball
Wreat Growers Hotel
Kimball Serviceman’s Center
Storm brings disruption to Cheyenne rides and college travel
Storm strands travelers including college students and service members in Cheyenne and western Nebraska. Snow plows clear highways as rail travel slows. The Telegraph delays delivery while The Overland Cafe acts as a shelter for storm victims.
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Cheyenne
Rockies
Nebraska
Telegraph
Overland
State Fermi Auto Insurance Office Ad
An OCR fragment lists an insurance office with contact numbers and partial company references. Mentions state Nebraska, street 2046, and names such as Ralph Weich. The text appears as an ad or business card for STATS PARM INSURANCE COMPANY and related auto insurance services.
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Oes
StAnev
Nebraska’ STATS PARM _INSURANCE
Chovekngres, Hideots
Tergeat Abte
Ralph. B. Weich
Aeon Tiineis
Ideal Income Tax Books and Refill Sheets
The Telegraph promotes Ideal Income Tax Books and refill sheets as the ideal bookkeeping aids for the new year. It urges readers to determine needs now to avoid shortages and emphasizes suitability for both town businesses and farms.
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Payanpuos
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Fermi
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J. M. McDonald Co
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Sqn
Thee
Nashua
Tuck-In
Browncrest
Pepperell
Dar River Service
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