Night school grows into large community program
Enrollment climbs to about 125 with 15 classes already formed at Sidney night school. Shorthand and typewriting lead, plus carpentry, millinery, commercial law, welding, dressmaking, and more. Classes meet twice weekly, most evenings 7 to 9, with instruction by multiple local teachers including Miss Cultra.
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Sidney
Supt
Liebendorfer
Benninghouse
Hellwig
Elmer Grabill
Sidney Lawyers
Sidney Teams Win Three Over Gering and Kimball
Sidney high school boys and girls posted three wins last week and Tuesday. The boys beat Gering 20 to 8 and Kimball 15 to 9 on Sidney court, while the girls defeated Kimball 21 to 1. Coach Green praises the boys, noting Bentley and Poole bolstered the lineup. the girls, coached by Mrs. M C Green, have won both season games.
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Sidney High School
Gering
Kimbal
Kimball Crew
Kimball ‘Lassies
Kimball
Coach Green
Mitchell
Sidney Lads
Bayard
Poole
Bentley
Sunol
Lodge Pole
M._C. Green
Matteson
Walt
Tally
Chambers
Jollif
Merriam Oberg
Mae Breternitz
Helen Hinrichs
Florence Oberg
Vera Harr
Blanche Walker
Anna Batetane
Enti Wertlo -Tohnaton
Rip Track Force Returns to Work in Sydney
An order recalled all sixty men laid off at the Union Pacific rip track in Sydney, effective immediately. Workers revert to six days a week or seven hours daily, totaling forty-two hours weekly, with hopes of returning to eight hours daily soon. Replacement welcomed by citizens and workers. no local civic action prompted the move.
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Union Pacific
Sydney
Chamber of Commerce
Omaha
Shoemaker
County road program reduced for year says J W Billeter
County Highway Commissioner J W Billeter says road building expenditures will be cut this year with no new equipment and eight trucks used as last year. The program is trimmed by about $2,000 after county commissioners reduced funding from last year’s $30,000. He notes a $5,000 overdraft in the treasurer’s dragging fund from federal aid work south of Sidney, to be repaid by the state when the next legislature acts.
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States
J. W. Billeter
Billeter
Sidney
Radcliffe Enters State Senate Race in Thirty-First District
Radcliffe filed last Saturday as a Democratic candidate for state senator in the Thirty-first district including Kimball Cheyenne Deuel Keith McPherson Arthur Garden Grant Hitchcock Thomas and Logan counties. Incumbent J L Kroh of Ogallala seeks re election. no other candidates named. Radcliffe, a Cheyenne county native and University of Nebraska Law School graduate, previously Cheyenne county attorney 1915 1920 and is regarded as a keen student of law. Uptegrove declined to run, focusing on business interests.
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Radcliffe
Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
Keith
McPherson
Arthur
Garden
Grant
Hooker
Thomas
Logan
Kroh
Ogallala
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Mac Radcliffe
University of Nebraska College of Law
J. L. Tewell
I Uptegrove
Hamilton plans Missouri visit to buy his birthplace farm
B P Hamilton went to Missouri this week to visit his parents and expressed intentions to purchase the farm where he was born during the trip.
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B. P. Hamilton
Missouri
Pledges for More and Better Grain in Cheyenne County
County Agent L. D. Willey led a Sidney chamber luncheon plan to boost corn yields and grain farming through five acre plots and prize incentives. Donors included A. K. Greenlee, M. W. Osborn, Guy V. Doran, I. B. Grabill, L. J. Poole, E. L. Uptegrove, and C. 8. Radcliffe. Details to be announced. Sterling road issue also discussed with a committee to oppose diverting tourists away from Sidney.
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Cheyenne County
L. D. Willey
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
I. B. Grabill
South Dakota
Emi Werfil
Chamber
A. K. Greenlee
M. W. Osborn
Guy V. Doran
L. J. Poole
John Deere Company
E. L. Uptegrove
International Harvester Company
Uptegrove
Radcliffe
Johnson
Sterling Chamber of Commerce
Chappell
Colorado
Sedgwick
Sterling
Sidney
Sterling Chamber
Devel County
Omaha Auto’club
A. J. Jorgenson
J. Y. McIntosh
Sterling Chamber of Commerce Committee
L. T. Poole
Black Hills
William Otten
North Platte
R. L. Hyde
Lincoln
Oberfelder
Union Pacific
F. N. Slawson
BE. L. Uptegrove
B M S Club Meeting Highlights Poets and Plans
The B M S Club met Tuesday with large attendance. Programs featured early poetry by Miss Martin and readings by Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. Witham, and others. Officers Mrs Siocumb and Mrs Gardner will attend Good Health meetings. Appreciation was given to Mrs McNish for organizing the White Elephant sale. Remaining items are at Mr West's basement by the Variety store.
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B. M. S. Club
Martin
Johnson
Burgess
Witham
Amy Lowell
Dewite
Variety Store
Farm Accounts School at Gurley With Lincoln Expert
On Saturday January 26 at 1 30 p m in Gurley community hall L B Taylor farm management specialist from Lincoln extension service will discuss value of farm accounts and how to keep and analyze them Farmers need records as cobblers and merchants do This session offers guidance for better farm business records
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Gurley
BE. L. Taylor
Lincoln
Nebraska
Mr. Taylor
Tewell Files to Succeed Self as District Judge
District Judge J L Tewell has filed to succeed himself in the Thirteenth district. Judge G C Gillan of Lexington has also filed to succeed himself, creating two district judges. Tewell was appointed to fill the expired term of Judge Grimes. Gillan was appointed last summer after a new judgeship was created. Tewell is popular and not expected to campaign hard. Gillan has proven popular with Cheyenne county residents. Tewell served in World War I and is well regarded across the district.
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J. L. Tewell
Thirteenth Judicial District
G. C. Gillan
Lexington
Tewell
McKelvie
Grimes
North Platte
Tthige Gillan
Bryan
Cheyenne County
Judge Tewell
World War Veterans Committee and discharge rule debated
The article reports on a 1911 rules debate in the House led by Speaker Gillett. It notes 22 proposed amendments, including creating a Committee on World War Veterans Legislation and changes to the discharge rule limiting blocking minority actions. The piece describes supporters and opponents, praising the rule for expediting needed legislation and enabling better representation of western districts.
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Gillett
House
Committee of the House
Rippe Child Dies at Seven in Sidney
Vernon Edward Rippe, seven, died at his parents home in Sidney last Saturday January 19 from complications. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church Monday at 9 a.m. with burial in the Catholic cemetery. Besides his parents, six siblings survive. three Rippe children have died in the past year and another is seriously ill.
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Vernon Edward Rippe
Fred Rippe
Sidney
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Claude Golding
West
A. 8. Hardy
Albert Greenlee
DeSilva
Blaine Grabill
Brewer
Harry Brewer
Kenneth Bassett
Telepragh
C. D. Green
Carl Mahr
Sibdney
Mies Vera Mahr
Otten
New Order
B. M
Farm Accounts School
Self
Simmons
Mellon
Rippe
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