Farmers assess crop failure on hail damaged wheat fields
County Agent W P Bullock reports wheat in Cheyenne and Kimball counties suffered severe yellowing and stunting after the 1947 hail storms. Despite lab tests, no single cause emerged. many theories were offered, including tillage timing and soil nutrient issues, with a spring field investigation planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Kitty Korner
Dalton
Sano
Kimball County
W. P. Bullock
Mr. Bullock
Bullock
Kimball Lions Oppose Moving Highway 30 from Kimball
Kimball Lions club members back a petition urging Governor Val Peterson and the state highway department to keep Highway 30 in Kimball. The document warns relocation would harm local businesses and tourist traffic, and it proposes city actions to ease traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball Lions Club
Kimball
Val Peterson
State Highway Department
Petrus Peterson
Joe Steele
Time Extension Granted For Late 1948 Tax Returns
Snowbound farmers and others unable to file by January 15 may attach a statement to their returns explaining delays. Myrle Hoffman, deputy collector in Sidney, says the prepared form is available in the Sidney post office basement but any self drafted note will do. The privilege is not indefinite and will end when most taxpayers are in the mail. late returns will face close scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Myrle Hoffman
Sidney
Hoffman
Sidney Post Office
Blizzard Books Now Available at 35 Cents Each
Illustrated booklets recounting the January blizzard are now on sale for thirty five cents. The Telegraph received advance orders for about four hundred copies before distribution began Thursday morning. Limited supply prompts buyers to collect at The Telegraph or via local dealers in Sidney Gurley and other outlets. The eight page booklet includes a storm summary and fourteen notable blizzard pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
The
Winter Drug Co
Janda-Tobin Drug Co
Overland Bus
Sidney
Lessig
Gurley
the Telegraph
Borchers Third in Wheat Show at State Event
Cheyenne wheat sample raised by the late Arthur Borcher and submitted by Mrs. Borcher earned third place at the Nebraska State Wheat Show, with a test weight of 63.4. Blizzard delays caused the McCook event to be postponed and canceled. Cheyenne County had the most entries with 144, followed by Perkins, Dawes and Red Willow counties in lead positions for participant counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Arthur Borcher
McCook
Cheyenne County
Warren Cunningham
Sidney
Norman Steffens
Karl Madden
Edgar Leafdale
Potter
F. A. Ruskie
Grant
Martin Mahnken
Gene Guth
Lyman
Everett Walrod
Ernest Holscher
Ogallala
Dwight Hartwell
Big Springs
Donald Ayres
Borcher
Lincoln
Perkins County
Dawes
Red Willow
Projector Brings Books to Sick Room in Sidney
A ceiling microfilm projector for bedridden patients, funded by the Sidney Lions Club, will be kept at the public library for loan through the librarian once a successor is hired. Use requires a physician signed statement confirming the patient cannot use ordinary books and residency in Sidney area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Lions Club
Howard Osborne
Lions Club
Osborne
Sidney
Ordville
Coin Boxes For Dimes Campaign In Sidney
The Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors a March of Dimes drive distributing coin boxes to area businesses for shopper donations. If weather permits, this Saturday Lions and Retarians will duel to see which club collects more dimes along Illinois street. Jaycees conduct personal solicitations to push Cheyenne County toward the $6,000 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Snow and One-Way Lanes Tangle Sidney Area Highways
Snow clogged routes forced one way traffic and triggered multiple crashes near Sidney. Harold Lyngholm’s Buick hit Barry Marsh’s International truck in a 7:30 p.m. collision leaving one mildly concussed passenger, Bernadine Littleton. A Chrysler owned by Clark Fuller and a GMC truck collided in zero visibility after a ground blizzard. A separate head on near five miles east of Sidney involved A L Fenske and Dennis Rubeck with minor damage. Snow drifts and slick highways caused additional weekend incidents on Highway 30 and nearby roads.
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Highway
Sidney
Harold Lyngholm
Barry Marsh
H. N. Boyd Co
Highway Safety Patrol
Lyngholm
Bernadine Littleton
Chrysler
Clark H. Fuller
Delmar Matson
Aurora
Nebr
Arnold Braasch
A. L. Fenske
Sundl
Dennis Rubeck
Rubeck
Chevrolet
Wayne W. Wright
Elm Creek
Frazer
Charles Eberbrook
Canton
Ohio
Highway 30
Cheyenne County Dimes Drive Seeks Record Polio Funds
Cheyenne County March of Dimes enters its second week with growing momentum. Chairman John W. Martinosky urges all residents to boost contributions toward a $6,000 goal, noting funds support treatment, ongoing research, and prevention. Coin cards should be returned promptly and coin collectors are stationed in Sidney businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Martinosky
Cheyenne County
Mr. Martinosky
Martinosky
Sidney
Junior Chamber of Commerce
New 1949 Studebaker Models Displayed At Bauman Motor
Bauman Motor Co. shows the 1949 Studebaker passenger car line at 19th and Illinois St. with interior luxury updates and two tone upholstery contrasts. Champion and Commander engines are improved, and Edward Bauman invites locals to visit the showroom for demonstrations and explanations of the new features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker
Bauman Motor Co
19Th
Illinois St
Champion
Commander
Bauman
Farmers Told to Clean Snow From Wheat Bins
County Agent W P Bullock advises farmers to reach grain granaries before snow melts and scoop snow off stored wheat to prevent moisture damage. The guidance stresses timely action to protect wheat supplies and avoid spoilage in winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Bullock
Astounding Snow Water Volume Warns of Quick Thaw
Charles Green reports in Cheyenne County that over 20 billion gallons of water sit as snow and ice on impervious ground. A three day rapid thaw could unleash a two mile wide, three and a half foot deep, 150 mile long flood. Residents near Sidney Lodgepole should be alert to potential disaster as a drainage ditch under the railroad and highways is already near capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Green
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Green
Mr. Green
Lodgepole Valley
Lodgepole Creek
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyennne County Fairgrounds
Sex Education Planned for Sidney PTA Series
A Sidney PTA plan for a Sex Education series was approved at the January meeting. The February session and two of the following meetings will focus on the subject with expert and local speakers. Rev. Walter Jewett heads a committee arranging four meetings starting February 23 at 7 30 in the junior high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Parent-Teacher Association
Walter Jewett
A. A. Wearner
Denver
PTA
University of Colorado
Hospitals Get 750 Dollar Split From Sorority Fund
Alpha NY chapter of Beta Sigma Phi raised 750 dollars for Sid ney's community hospital fund and voted Tuesday night to divide the money equally between the two privately owned Sid ney hospitals. Both hospitals have undergone remodeling to meet growing community needs, and no specific use is mandated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha NY
Beta Sigma Phi
Sidney
Community Hospital
Librarian Alice Stocker Resigns From Sidney Library
Announcement this week states Miss Alice Stocker resigns as librarian effective February 1 to become Children's Librarian at Cedar Rapids Public Library in Iowa starting March 1. She arrived in Sidney a year ago from Klamath Falls Oregon where she worked at the library. no successor named per library board member E. D. Worden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Stocker
Sidney Public Library
Miss Stocker
Public Library
Cedar Rapids
Sidney
Klamath Falls
Ore
E. D. Worden
Library Board
Thimgans mark 60 years of marriage in Sidney
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Thimgan celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at the Methodist Church parlors in Sidney with an open house from two to five pm. About one hundred guests attended as daughters Mrs Walter Happell and Mrs James Westfall greeted attendees. Granddaughters Mrs Ernest Reinmuth and Mrs Clarence Reinmuth poured drinks. relatives and friends offered congratulations during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Thimgan
Sidney
Walter Happell
James Westfall
Ernest Reinmuth
Gurley
Clarence Reinmuth
Bridgeport
Icy Winds Create New Blockades In Nebraska Panhandle
Severe cold left Sidney and Sunol with sixteen and fourteen below zero as high winds piling snow drifts blocked Highway No 30 and No 19. Crews fought new drifts delaying buses and hampering road clearance amid ongoing blizzard cleanup. Railroads face delays and limited schedules as snow and wind complicate operations.
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Sidney
CAA
Town
Highway No. 30
Sunol
Panhandle
Burlington
Union Pacific
Nebraska
North Platte
Scottsbluff
Kuns Sworn In As 13th District Judge
John H. Kuns of Kimball is sworn in as the 13th judicial district judge by the Nebraska Supreme Court clerk in Lincoln. His acceptance followed a pending appeal in Kimball, Mary Brown vs. Security Mutual Life Insurance Co. He will remain Kimball mayor for now and likely resign after sewer district work ends, since he could not hear cases involving the city while mayor.
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Kuns
John H. Kuns
Kimball
13Th
Nebraska Supreme Court
Lincoln
State Supreme Court
Mary Brown Vs. Security Mutual Life Insurance Co
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Blizzard Books
Sidney Territory
Alben Barkley
Alben W. Barkley II
Dorothy Anne Barkley
Truman
Mr. Barkley
Bauman Motor
Thimgans
John Ahlm
Ahim
Mr. Ahim
Burlington Railroad
Angora
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