Dig Deep Brother Tax Time Looms Over Americans
The article warns that next Wednesday January 15 marks income tax day for those not under withholding. It notes late filing leads to penalties, urges timely estimates, and highlights that farmers face big bills while the Sidney internal revenue office stays open weekdays in the post office basement with deputy collectors Frank Helms and Merle Hoffman ready to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
America
Sam
Internal Revenue
Sidney
Frank Helms
Merle Hoffman
Sidney Board Raises Teachers Pay and Adds Aviation Course
The Sidney board of education approved salary increases for the balance of the year, $80 for high school and $120 for grade school teachers, lifting the lowest paid to 1,920 per year. The district also plans to start an aviation instruction course, possibly in the second semester, or by next September, to align with modern trends in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Board of Education
O. J
Weymouth
Sidney
Nebraska County Fairs Hit by Mutuel Fund Distribution
Thoroughbred racing in Nebraska in 1946 produced a record 35528.80 dollars in premiums for agricultural and livestock fairs across 89 counties. Each fair received 399.20 dollars as premiums from the racing meets, with Ak-Sar-Ben track contributing the largest share.
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Nebraska
Grove Porter
Nebraska City
Nebraska State Racing Commission
Clay
Deuel
Hooker and
Banner
Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
Lincoln
Madison County Agricultural Society
Madison
Scotts Bluff
Mitchell
Platte County Agricultural Society
Columbus
Adams County Agricultural Society
Hastings
Razor's Edge Plays Four Day Schedule at Fox Theatre
Manager Elmer Haines has secured a four day showing of The Razor's Edge at the Fox Theatre starting Sunday through Wednesday. The Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney drama, from W. Somerset Maugham, is proving highly popular nationwide, prompting the extended run at regular admission.
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20Th Century-Fox
Elmer Haines
Fox Theatre
Tyrone Power
Gene Tierney
W. Somerset Maugham
Country Road Funds Sought in Nebraska Legislature
Nebraska lawmakers consider redirecting the gasoline tax allocation from old age assistance to a dedicated country roads fund. The plan aims to clear rural dirt routes by designating rural mail paths as basic roads. Key issues list school support tax reform water airport and road funding, with farmers pressing for relief from mud and full use of federal highway funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Platte
Republican
Four Wheat Queens to Represent Cheyenne County at State Show
Four Wheat Queens from Cheyenne County will compete at the state wheat show in Alliance on Saturday. Helen Thompson Lodgepole June Ann Challburg Potter Harriet Engel Gurley and Ella Mae Meyer Sidney will be presented with corsages. Gordon Tobin chamber of commerce secretary gave the presentations at a farm gathering in the city auditorium. The event includes selecting the Nebraska Wheat Queen alongside the Wheat King, to be unveiled that evening. Last year’s Wheat King was Arthur Borcher of Gurley.
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Cheyenne County
Alliance
Helen Thompson
Lodgepole
June Ann Challburg
Potter
Harriet Engel
Gurley
Ella Mae Meyer
Sidney
City Auditorium
Gordon Tobin
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Arthur Borcher
March of Dimes Drive Set to Begin January 15
The March of Dimes fund drive will start in Cheyenne County on Wednesday January 15. Full drive details will be published in The Telegraph next Tuesday. The polio epidemic last summer heightened the need for funds.
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Cheyenne County
Telegraph
Seek Improvement In Paper Deliveries News note on telegraph delivery plans
The Telegraph aims to improve paper delivery to Potter and Lodgepole within days due to new train schedules disrupting same day rural distribution. Bus transportation may be arranged to reach Potter and Lodgepole post offices in time for distribution to rural box holders on publication day.
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Telegraph
Potter and Lodgepole
Garbage Haul Improvement Foreseen Soon
The city expects delivery of new garbage hauling equipment around February 1 and will have the street department take over residential collection on that date. Councilman J. K. Mahr says improved service could win back customers who left due to neglect, despite delays from manufacturing and labor issues delaying the original order.
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J. K. Mahr
Mahr
Funeral Service For Mrs Bixby At Christ Episcopal Church
Funeral services are held at two o clock for Mrs Bixby 80 who died Sunday on the west coast at Christ Episcopal Church. The Rev Marcus Lucas of St. Matthews Episcopal Church Alliance presides and interment is in Sidney Greenwood cemetery. Gehrig Funeral Home directs. Mrs Bixby an early Sidney settler came in 1884 with her husband the late S C Bixby a Union Pacific employee. He died years ago. A Gold Star mother her son Harry died in World War I. She is survived by daughter Mrs Winifred Raddatz who was with her at death.
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Christ Episcopal Church
C. Bixby
West Coast
Marcus Lucas
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Alliance
Sidney Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig Funeral Home
Mrs. Bixby
Sidney
S. C. Bixby
Union Pacific Railroad
Bixby
Auction Sale To Be Held January 13th
The personal property of Claus M. W. Bredehoff will be sold at a public auction. Monday, Jan. 13, five miles north, two miles west and one-half mile north of Brownson. Ray Willis will be in charge of the sale, with Col. A. B. Rapp as auctioneer and Rapp Brothers as clerks. Selling will start at one o'clock. The sale advertisement is in this paper.
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Claus M. W. Bredehoff
Brownson
Ray Willis
Col. A. B. Rapp
Rapp Brothers
Wyoming Youths Held For Robbery After Car Escape
Rawlins sheriff collects two youths James Vreeland and Everett Thorpe near Pine Bluffs after a police pursuit. They face Wyoming questioning over tires stolen from a Union Pacific building in Hanna and possible transfer to FBI under the Dyer Act. They admit AWOL from Camp Lee Virginia and await military authorities. They describe a cross country trip from New Jersey to Arizona and California before being captured.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Sidney
James Vreeland
Everett Thorpe
Wyoming
Union Pacific
Hanna
Laramie
Vreeland
Thorpe
FBI
Camp Lee
Wyoming Line
Pine Bluffs
Jack Knudtson
W. W. Schulz
Harvey Vizina
New Jersey
Arizona
Tucson
California
San Jose
Babcock Named To Unicom Committee
Senator Walter Raecke of Central City was named speaker of the unicameral legislature at the opening session Tuesday. Senator Ray Babcock of the 43rd District is a member of the important committee on committees. Others chosen from the Fourth Congressional District are Lloyd Kain of Lexington and Wm Hern, Chadron. Other legislative officers for this session are Hugo Srb, clerk. Leonard Fleetwood, assistant clerk. Jim Peters, sergeant at arms. Ruby Teller, postmaster. Rev. E. C. Hansen, chaplain.
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Walter Raecke
Central City
Ray Babcock
Lloyd Kain
Lexington
Wm Hern
Chadron
Hugo Srb
Lincoln
Leonard Fleetwood
Jim Peters
Ruby Teller
E. C. Hansen
New Officials Take Over County Posts
New county officials were sworn in with brief ceremonies. Lawrence M. Clinton became county attorney while George Fleming and George Coulter joined the board of commissioners. R. P. Kepler, Guy Shaw, and Ed Erickson retired after long terms and did not seek re election.
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Lawrence M. Clinton
George Fleming
George Coulter
Commsoners
R. P. Kepler
Guy Shaw
Ed Erickson
Lee Ellsworth Elected President of Sidney Country Club
Lee Ellsworth was elected president of Sidney Country Club at the twenty seventh annual stockholders meeting held Wednesday night. He was previously vice president and a board member. New officers include Elmer Ladine as vice president and C W Smith as secretary treasurer with directors A D Greenlee Carl Christ and J C Bush. The board plans to replace manager Miss Freda Hammer next Tuesday and discussed enlarging the clubhouse, a project postponed due to costs. stockholders approved requiring approval for major improvements.
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Lee Ellsworth
Sidney Country Club
Elmer Ladine
C. W. Smith
A. D Greenlee
Carl Christ
J. C. Bush
G. H. Doran
Ellsworth
Freda Hammer
Miss Hammer
E. L. Uptegrove
Paul L Martin
R. P. Kepler
Sunday Hours Change at American Legion Club
The American Legion Club adjusts Sunday hours to 6 PM to midnight from past Sunday afternoon openings. A bingo party change also shifts to Wednesdays at eight o’clock.
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American Legion Club
The
Telegraph
Kimball Triumphs Over Sidney In Tight 44 30 Victory
Kimball finally broke a long skid against Sidney with a 44 to 30 win as Mickey Holtman fouled out. The Longhorns led 13-7, 23-13 at halftime, and 29-24 after three quarters before Kimball pulled away in the final period.
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Hector
Kimball
Sidney
Tne
Longhorns
Mickey Holtman
Veterans Disability Rolls Double Since 1945
The Veterans Administration reports a rise in World War II disability compensation cases from 859,762 to 1,682,216 between December 1, 1945 and the same date this year. World War I rolls stayed level, and deaths reduced totals from earlier wars by about 8,000. Each dot on the chart equals 100,000 cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
What Ever Happened To Ag Society Proposal In County
A Cheyenne County Agricultural Society plan to take over county fair management sparked last summer but has since cooled. A large stockholder base formed, but no clear move forward. With a new board in office and fair time near, the paper urges a test vote on whether a fair board or agricultural society should run the event.
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Cheyenne County Agricultural Society
Board of County Commissioners
Fair Board
Agricultural Society
Job Openings in Sidney NSES Area Exceed Availability
January report shows unfilled openings across clerical and sales six, service eleven, skilled seven, semi-skilled and unskilled nineteen one. Contacts at Sidney Office rose fifty percent to 531 in December, with 344 veterans and 12 women among them. Sioux Ordnance Depot plans statewide recruitment to fill vacancies, offering living accommodations for veterans and depot workers. Claims filing stays near last month at 149, including 104 veteran claims.
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Sidney Nses
Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Ordnance Depot
Institute of International Understanding Starts Feb 19
The Rotary Club of Sidney sponsors a four weekly Institute of International Understanding from February 19 to March 12. Dr Hull Cook chairs the committee with Leon Fine O J Weymouth and Jack Lowe as members. public forums and daytime student addresses will cover international affairs and world peace plans.
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Sidney
Rotary Club of
O. A. Olson
Rotary Club
Hull Cook
Institute
Leon Fine
O. J. Weymouth
Jack Lowe
Gurley Home Burns Big Loss Reported
The Herman Beltz family of Gurley lost their home and most possessions in a Sunday night fire. Mrs Beltz woke the family after smelling smoke and neighbors called for help, but flames had gained headway before firefighters arrived. They saved only a few clothes and bedding while friends seek temporary housing. A further tragedy adds pain as the Boltz family mourns their eldest son lost in Leyte in November 1944.
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Herman Beltz
Gurley
Beltz
Boltz
Leyte
Wheat Champion to Be Named at Nebraska Wheat Show
The wheat grower of Nebraska will be named Saturday at the Nebraska Wheat Show in Alliance on January 11. Growers compete for prizes based on 1946 quality, including the Philip W. Pillsbury Award. Last year's Pillsbury winner was Arthur C. Borcher of Gurley.
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Nebraska
Alliance
Philip W. Pillsbury
Arthur C. Borcher
Gurley
Dimery Breaks Leg Moving Desk in Oklahoma
Martin W. Dimery of Sidney suffered a badly fractured leg when a desk he was moving fell against it. The injury occurred at Addington, Oklahoma, requiring surgery in Duncan, Oklahoma. The Dimerys have been in the south for weeks overseeing pecan harvest near Waurika, Oklahoma.
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Martin W. Dimery
Sidney
Addington
Okla
Dimery
Duncan
Dimerys
South
Waurika
Educational Pictures Shown To Lions Club Audience
Two educational films from Sidney high school's library were shown at the Lions Club meeting Wednesday at Hazel's Cafe. The Brazil and Argentina programs depicted agricultural and industrial life, part of the visual education program used in Sidney schools.
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Sidney High School
Lions Club
Hazel’s Cafe
Brazil
Argentina
Sidney
Meters Will Be Effective Next Week in Sidney
The Telegraph reports parking meters set to begin Monday in four downtown blocks on Illinois Street from Ninth to Eleventh Avenues and on Tenth Avenue from Hickory to Jackson Street. Meters operate twelve minutes per penny or one hour per five cents, with no additional coins allowed. The street committee hopes meters reduce double parking and create more off street lots, while acknowledging added enforcement costs.
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Illinois Street
Ninth
Eleventh Avenues
Tenth Avenue
Hickory
Jackson Street
J. K. Mahr
Hobb, N. M
Sidney
Mahr
Eleventh Avenue
Telegraph
Guy V. Doran
Doran
Big Crowd Expected At Academy Dinner
More than one hundred persons are expected to attend the St Patrick's Academy football banquet at the country club Monday night to hear Maurice Skip Pahang, known as the athletic director at Omaha's Bay Town. Guests of honor will be the Academy gridders and their parents, with Coach Tom Dineen and Msgr Anton Link. Outside invitations have been issued but most guests will be grid squad members, parents, Knights of Columbus members and families. Banquet starts at 6.30.
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St. Patrick’s Academy
Country Club
Maurice
Pahang
Omaha’s Bay Town
Academy
Egridders
Tom Dineen
Anton Link
Academy Athletics
Knights of Columbus
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Razor’s Edge
March of Dimes
Episcopal Church
Sheriff's Office
Babcock
Unicom
St. Pat’s Whips Alliance
St. Pats
St. Agnes
Henry Heeg
Joe Meick
Heeg
Meick
Kallhoff
Lloyd Kallhoff
Burke
Nareg
Ag Society
United States
Canada
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