Sidney Chamber Hints Denver Good Will Visit
A Sidney chamber of commerce delegation may travel to Denver early spring to confer with Frederick Bonfils and other leaders. The move follows a Denver Post report that South Dakota business men sealed trade bonds there during a stock show visit. E. A. Winter urges sending a delegation after completing an industrial survey to aid highway links and northeast trade.
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South Dakota
Denver
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Frederick Bonfils
Denver Post
Mile High City
Sidney
E. A. Winter
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Club
Nebraska
Benfils
Final Effort to Reopen Bank by Depositors Saturday
Depositors plan a final effort to reopen the insolvent Irrigators State Bank of Scottsbluff as arguments continue in Lincoln this week. The Nebraska Banking Department and A E Torgeson clash over receivership law with the state appealing a receiver appointment and contending the 1923 law would govern if the 1929 act is unconstitutional.
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A. E. Torgeson
Supreme Court
State Banking Department
Torgeson
Banking Department
State Bank of Scottsbluff
Department
FE. H. Luikart
State Trade and Commerce Department
State Brief
Guaranty Fund Commission
State Department For Trade and Commerce
Believe bank to be placed under receiver unless plan found
Merle Houge, a former Sidney student and local businessman, died in a Dallas hospital after burns from a Texas fireworks explosion weeks earlier. His death follows the blast that injured three others, with cause undetermined. Burial plans awaited as relatives traveled from Sidney.
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Merle Houge
Sidney
Houge
Dallas
Texas
L .B.houge
W. T. Kahse
Denver
Final meeting sets path for Liberty State Bank fate
A depositors committee plans a 1:30 p.m. Saturday basement meeting at the city auditorium to decide the bank's future after Liberty State Bank closed on December 14. Officials acknowledge slim chances of reopening, with receivership likely, but depositors will voice opinions before any final action.
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City Auditorium
Liberty State Bank
Sidney
Regular quarterly county office reports approved by board
The commissioners proceedings this week include regular quarterly reports from county offices. The county board met on Tuesday and approved the reports and warrants presented for payment.
Basketball Contest Is Cancelled After Death of Player
The Sidney versus Sterling basketball game scheduled for Tuesday night was cancelled due to the death of Keith Lemon Jr., son of former Sterling athletic director. It is unlikely the game will be rescheduled as both teams have completed their schedules for the year.
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Sidney
Sterling
Keith Lemon, Jr
Sidney Maroons Face Alliance Tonight In Major Test
Sidney Maroons travel to Alliance for a key conference showdown as undefeated in three league games. Coach Leo Black aims to extend a noted rivalry with Alliance despite past home-game refusals and signals a strong Bulldog lineup led by Neil Atkins Bobby Bartlett Harold Chesebro Bud Livoni Alvin Goodale.
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Sidney’s
Maroons
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Bulldogs
Panhandle
Binfield
Alliance Cage
Sidney
Leo Black
Black
Neil Atkins
Bobby Bartlett
Harold Chesebro
Bud Livoni
Alvin Goodale
Walker
Son Of Well Known Sterling Man Killed
Keith Lemon Jr six year old son of Keith Lemon of Sterling, a noted athletic official, was killed Tuesday afternoon after being dragged by a mule while leading it in a field behind the Golden Glow dairy north of Sterling. The boy tied the halter rope to his wrist, and the animal reacted when the gate was opened.
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Keith Lemon, Jr
Keith Lemon
Sterling
Golden Glow Dairy
Light Snow Covers Nebraska City Wednesday
A light snow blanketed this section of Nebraska early Wednesday night, continuing for about two hours before clearing before midnight. Temperatures dropped sharply to near zero by Thursday morning, with no wind and a light northeast breeze. Snow depth reached about three inches with no drifting and no road closures anticipated.
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Nebraska
Denver
Salt Lake
Former Sidney Man Enters Race For Secretary Of State
R O Chambers of Minatare son of Mr and Mrs C P Chambers of Sidney and Scotts Bluffs county Democratic central chairman filed Wednesday for secretary of state. He is a Nebraskan born in a sod dugout southeast of Sidney and raised on a cattle ranch near Sidney. After Nebr university he taught in Kimball and Scotts Bluff counties for 13 years, resigned Minatare schools as head six years ago, then moved to real estate. He has been mayor for ten years and held posts as city clerk and fire department secretary, was once president of the state irrigation association and now heads Pathfinder irrigation district. He is described as well prepared for the office and urges placing a native son in this key role.
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R. O. Chambers
Minatare
C. P. Chambers
Sidney
Democratic County Central
Scotts Bluffs County
Chambers
Gering
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Kimball
Scotts Bluff
State Irrigation Association
Pathfinder Irrigation District
Two Fast Ice Teams Clash Sunday in Sidney
Sidney Greyhounds meet North Platte at the Sidney ice rink in Legion Park on Sunday January 24. The Greyhounds boast a strong lineup including Harold Patrowsky Bill Davis Den Jorgenson Fred Meick Ralph Osborn Buck Davis Frits Vath C C Van Valkenberg H E Bauman and Arthur Zike. North Platte has formed a city league and will field a picked all star squad of former high school and college players for the match. Hockey remains a favorite in Sidney with several recent practice games.
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Sidney Greyhounds
North Platte
Sidney
Legion Park
Greyhounds
Harold Patrowsky
Bill Davis
den’ Jorgenson
Fred Meick
Ralph Osborn
Buck Davis
Frits Vath
C. C. van Valkenberg
H. E. Bauman
Arthur Zike
Fort Collins Ice Falcons
Alliance
Fort Collins
Longmont
Denver
All Stars
Revenge Motive Cited in Attempted Slaying of Sidney Man
A. O. Johnson, a Sidney mechanic, says motive was revenge in an Monday night shooting from a chocolate colored car. A single bullet missed him by inches on his front porch as two men sparked an altercation and fled in a roadster with a Kansas license plate. Police were alerted, Johnson received permission to carry a pistol, and authorities hope to arrest the suspect who he says was recently released from prison.
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A. O. Johnson
Sidney
Johnson
Kansas
Plans Go Ahead For Farm Meeting Here
County agents and farmers in about 40 counties will attend corn, hog and poultry days this spring. The first series begins in Franklin and Dodge counties with extension specialists P. H. Stewart J. H. Claybaugh and W. W. Derrick leading sessions on crops poultry and livestock. D L Gross J R Redditt and Ed Janike join as specialists in farm topics.
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Franklin
Dodge
P. H. Stewart
J. H. Claybaugh
W. W. Derrick
D. L. Gross
J. R. Redditt
Ed Janike
St Pats Edge Goodview In Tight 14 13 Victory
St Patrick's claimed a league win on Tuesday night, beating scrappy Goodview 14 to 13 after a late burst of ten points. Coach Whitmore used reserves most of three quarters before reinserting stars to seal the close triumph on the local court. Filbin Fahy and H Loebe sparked a one point margin that held as the game ended.
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St. Patrick’s
Goodview
Potter, Gurley
Lodge Pole
Whitmore
Filbin
Fahy
H. Loebe
Academy
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Nebraska feeding more sheep in 1932 report says
A Nebraska agricultural report shows 800 000 sheep fed in 1932 up from 720 000 last year and 950 000 in 1930. Scottsbluff accounts for 325 000 of the total, with hay and grain shortages driving feeders to sheep. Corn belt states total 3 303 000 head, led by Nebraska Kansas Iowa Michigan and Ohio with notable rises. Colorado tops western states at 1 560 000 head.
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Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Kansas
Iowa
Michigan
Ohio
Colorado
North Dakota
Texas
New Mexico
Oregon
Washington
Utah
South Dakota
Missouri
Minnesota
Lyman Men Fined In Court On Wednesday
Harry Kramer and Henry Lieb of Lyman paid fines of ten dollars and costs in county court Wednesday after pleading guilty to an intoxication charge. The men were arrested at a local filling station by Sheriff W. W. Schulz.
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Harry Kramer
Henry Lieb
Lyman
W. W. Schulz
Robert Simmons Files For Re-Election After Redistricting
Congressman Robert G. Simmons of Scottsbluff filed for re-election in the fifth district due to county realignment under reapportionment. He previously filed in his home county and Wednesday submitted papers at Lincoln.
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Robert G. Simmons
Scottsbluff
Simmons
Lincoln
Seventeen Cheyenne county students at Nebraska University
Seventeen students from Cheyenne county are enrolled at the University of Nebraska this year. Nine list Sidney as home, four from Dalton, three from Lodge Pole, and one from Potter, with detailed notes on each student’s college, class year, and Greek or professional affiliations.
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Cheyenne County
University of Nebraska
Sidney
Dalton
Lodge Pole
Potter
Thomas J. Penney
Clayton Jones
Gwendolyn Jorgenson
Walter Oeltsen
Lyle Burkett
Charlotte Goodale
Larry McDonald
Kermit Moore
Fannie Snyder
Penney
Teachers College
Alpha Sigma Phi
Jones
College of Agriculture
Miss Jorgenson
Deceltien
College of Engineering
Burkett
College of Dentistry
Miss Goodale
Sidney High School
Gamma Phi Beta
Hhe Gamma Phi Brea
Physical
Womens Athletic Association
University Y. W. C
McDonald
Lead
S. D
College of Business Administration
Phi Sigma Kappa
Delta Sigma Pi
Moore
College of Arts and Sciences
Omega Beta Pi
Miss Snyder
Sioux City Central
Agricultural Club
Alpha Zeta
Cornhusker Countryman
Gilbert Webster
Dalton High School
Farm House
Pershing Rifles
Jason Webster
Alpha Zetac
University
Cornhusker Countrysman
Ortin Webster
Life of Ritchie Interwoven With County Schools History
A life sketch portrays William Ritchie Jr a Nebraska governor hopeful whose career ties deeply to Cheyenne county public schools. Born 1886 in Ravenwood Illinois he taught in sod schools and led reform as county superintendent after a 2000 mile horse back campaign. He aided rural school funding, pursued law, served in WWI, and built a prominent Omaha practice while protecting local institutions.
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William Ritchie
Cheyenne County
Ritchie
Ravenwood
Ill
Nebraska
Kincaid
Richie
Cheyenne
Morrill
State University
Bridgeport
Eunice Arthur
Grand Island
Omaha
American Legion
the Legion
Frank B. O'Connell
Department of the American
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George Woods
Liberty State
Hurdle
Sidney Man
Chambers Iis
St. Pats
Scottsbluff Area
Robert Simmons
Cornhusker School
County Schools
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