July 5 Celebration Ends as Arrests Tailed in Hit and Run
A man and a woman identified as M. H. McCully and Della M. Gagne, both of Minneapolis, were arrested here after a fatal hit and run two miles west of Dix. Adienne Jones, 26, of Chicago, was killed. Jones’s sister Delys and Edna Hazelett were injured. McCully and companion admitted sideswiping the other car but claimed they stopped and returned. a westbound bus transported the victims to Kimball. The hub cap and license number linked McCully to the crash. The car showed a damaged left side and a sprung rear axle. Further details on page 6.
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M. H. McCully
Della M. Gagne
Minneapolis
Kimball
Dix
Adienne Jones
Chicago
Miss Jones
Delys
Edna Hazelett
California
Kimball County
W. W. Schulz
Sidney
McCully
Schulz
Long Time Resident of Sidney Succumbs
Samuel W Starrett 86, longtime Cheyenne county resident, died in a Sidney hospital after six months of ill health. A cabinet maker by trade, he retired two decades ago and lived with son-in-law C. P. Millett. Survived by a sister in St Joseph Mo and three Sidney grandchildren. Funeral at Gehrig funeral home with Dr P P Cheff officiating. Interment Greenwood family plot.
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Samuel
St. Joseph
Sidney
Gehrig Funeral Home
P. P. Cheff
The
Presbyterian Church
Greenwood
Patriotic Speaking Program Complete at City Auditorium
The Independence Day patriotic speaking program at the city auditorium next Monday morning will feature Gov. Roy L. Cochran as the only out of town speaker. Announced by Commander J. C. Parks of the American Legion, the program includes advancing of colors by Sidney Post No. 17, invocation by Rev. P. E. Spehr, Capital City march by the Sidney band, and remarks by the commander with an address of welcome.
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City Auditorium
Roy L. Cochran
J. C. Parks
Amer
Ican Legion
Sidney Post No
P. E. Spehr
Capital City
Sidney Band
Sidney Post
Sidney
The
Telegraph
Ed Runge
John Costello
Legion
Sidney and
Peetz
Sidney Park
East Court House Lawn
Wal- Bur Hall
Frank Dolezal
Central States
Hickory Street
American Legion
Oiling To Huntsman Starts Soon On Highway No 19
Equipment is being set up this week for the bituminous matting of highway No 19 from Sidney to Huntsman. Peter Kiewits Sons of Omaha hold the contract. Preliminary work includes applying course gravel grading and other steps to prepare the surface for matting. Engineers estimate about 40 working days.
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Highway No. 19
Sidney
Huntsman
Peter Kiewits Sons of
Omaha
Gehrig Again Is Able To Be Up And Around
W E Gehrig of Gehrig funeral home has recovered from a long illness and is able to be up and around. He left the hospital after several weeks and has been attending to business, though not fully recovered yet, and remains under care as he continues on the road to full health.
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Gehrig
W.E. Gehrig
The
Gehrig Funeral Home
Mr. Gehrig
Reappraisal In This County Starts Soon
Land Commissioner Swanson said H. B. Lawson, state surveyor, will begin reappraisal soon of state school lands in Holt, Keya Paha and Cheyenne counties. The surveyor will view each section and draw topographical maps showing conditions and values of the acreages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanson
H. B. Lawson
Holt
Keya Paha
Cheyenne
13 Year Old Boy Accused Of Placing Obstruction On Rail
A 13 year old Sunol boy, Hugh Booth, faces county court charges for placing an iron clamp on Union Pacific tracks two miles east of Sunol. Police and Sheriff W W Schulz say the clamp could have wrecked a train. The discovery saved a westbound passenger train from possible derailment as crews found the clamp just before it arrived at Lodge Pole. Booth admitted placing the clamp, saying he did not grasp the act's seriousness. The boys were returning from fishing when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Booth
Sunol Lad
Union Pacific
Sunol
W. W. Schulz
Schulz
Sidney
Lodge Pole
Booth
Booth Lad
Official American Legion HQs for July 4 5 in Sidney
The 4th and 5th planned American Legion headquarters will be in the building next to the Telegraph, formerly Barker Cleaners. A first aid base and emergency treatment will operate there with a public telephone and rest rooms. Legionnaires will provide free information and assist with the program. reports of accidents should be made to headquarters, and those injured by explosives should seek treatment immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Sidney
Telegraph
Barker Cleaners
The
Legion
Red Mites No Threat To Hoppers
O S Bare of the agricultural college states that red mites or hopper lice, though present in normal numbers this year, are not a reliable control or eradication method for Nebraska grasshoppers. He notes the parasites have been reported in alternate years and cause only minor damage.
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Nebraska
O. S. Bare
The
Agricultural College
Bare
Lunch For Governor Opened To Public
A luncheon for Governor Cochran will be at the Union Pacific hotel on Monday July 5 at 1 pm. Only sixty tickets will be printed and sold for sixty cents, with no speeches unless the governor chooses to speak. Tickets are held by G. P. Kratz E. R. Kratz P. J. Heaton R. E. Roche and B. P. Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov_ernor Cochran
Union Pacific
G. P. Kratz
E. R. Kratz
P. J. Heaton
R. E. Roche
B. P. Hamilton
Jean Liebendorfer Crowned July Fourth Queen in Parade Lead
Jean Liebendorfer, daughter of Mr and Mrs G F Liebendorfer, is the 1937 Fourth of July queen. She led early and stayed ahead, winning by about two million votes over Corrine McMillan. Frances Goodwin Roberta Jackson and Bernell Kinton finished third through fifth in a spirited race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Liebendorfer
Corrine McMillan
Frances Goodwin
Roberta Jackson
Bernell Kinton
Eva Jurgens
Maurine Smith
Olinda Brauer
G. F. Liebendorfer
Miss Liebendorfer
Fox Theatre
Clayton Parks
American Legion
Liebendorfer
Caution By Parents Can Avert Accident
Caution to Cheyenne County families during the holiday warns that fireworks pose burn and injury risks to children. Authorities urge parents to limit handling of high explosive firecrackers to prevent maiming or disfigurement and preserve the Fourth of July celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Most Stores To Close Monday In Dependence Day
Sidney stores plan all day closures for Independence Day with many advertising the move yesterday and others noting Tuesday openings. The Telegraph did not publish a full list but reports indicate most large stores will stay closed to give clerks the full two day holiday.
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Sidney
Telegraph
Lions Award Farm Practice Winners Named
Lions club honored young farmers at a meeting with medals for best records in one to four year practice periods. Ernest Johnson, 18 miles north of Potter, received bronze for one year including one Chester white sow and litter with ten acres of yellow dent corn. Henry Gell, four miles north of Sundl, earned bronze for a two year program featuring potatoes, corn, and oats on multiacre plots.
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Lions Club
T. E. Kokjer
Ernest Johnson
Potter
Chester
Henry Gell
Sundl
Three Youths Break Jail At Bridgeport
Deputy Kilby reported three youths Donald Anglen 18 William Lancke 19 and Franklin Scott 16 escaped from Morrill county jail Sunday night by cutting the jail window screen and breaking cement brick from the cell door and the wood door to the sheriff's office. They had pleaded guilty to horse stealing in district court last week and await sentencing. Kilby said accomplices likely aided the three while they were alone in the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Kilby
Morrill County
Donald Anglen
William Lancke
Franklin Scott
Kilby
Aged tourist thwarts clever diamond ring racket
Sidney police were alerted to a traveling man using a fake diamond ring scam to trap tourists. F B Ashton of Oakland reported a motorcyclist offering a ring for five dollars. A jeweler valued the ring at about 15 cents. Cheyenne later detained the suspect with several more phony rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
F. B. Ashton
Oakland
Calif
Ashton
R. H.rogers
Rogers
Cheyenne
Hopper Catcher For Countywide Battle Described By Agent
County agent reports a grasshopper catcher made from scrap lumber and sheet iron. The 12 to 16 foot device, 12 to 20 inches wide, uses a backboard to deflect hoppers into oil pans where an oil bath kills them. Four to eight bushels per acre have been caught. machine can be horse pulled or car mounted. Urgent that rapid ridding of pastures and fields save crops. one bushel equals about 200,000 insects. high hopper densities threaten alfalfa feed. Old crank case oil or kerosene on water in the pan ensures death to insects.
99 Is Top Reading In Renewed Heat Wave
The mercury touched 99 degrees in Sidney on Wednesday as a new heat wave returned to the plains. Crop damage was minimized by recent moisture and absence of hot winds. Farmers report a poor wheat outlook, corn looks good, and grasshopper trouble persists. June in Nebraska showed wide temperature swings with a 108 degree high in Norfolk and a 71 degree variation in Sidney.
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Sidney
Panhandle
Nebraska
Norfolk
Audrey Howard to Wed Weldon Thomas
Miss Audrey Howard daughter of Mr and Mrs Mark Howard left for Tacoma Washington where she will marry Weldon Thomas son of Mr and Mrs D R Thomas of this city The couple is widely known locally and the engagement has excited many friends Weldon Thomas has been on the west coast for weeks and is employed by White River Lumber in Tacoma Audrey Howard has been in charge of Greenlees dry goods department here
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Audrey Howard
Mark Howard
Tacoma
Wash
Weldon Thomas
D. R. Thomas
Thomas
White River Lumber Company
Miss Howard
Greenlees
Mr. Thomas
Missionary Leaders Visit Sidney on Wednesday
C. C. Dobbs and Mrs. Holland of Denver, officials of the Tri-State Missionary Society, stopped in Sidney en route from South Dakota to Cheyenne for a meeting. They traveled with Rev and Mrs J L Tyner between trains. Dobbs is executive secretary and Holland is secretary. the society operates in Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico, with past ties to Scottsbluff.
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C. C. Dobbs
Heat Injury Report Dampens Nebraska Wheat Outlook
A state crop survey warns heat and stem rust damage will push Nebraska wheat yields below prior estimates. Western counties report serious spring wheat losses, pastures decline, and grasshoppers surge while cool spells aid some immature crops. Rust expands from leaves to stems in Johnson, Nemaha, Pawnee, and Richardson, with fears of spread to multiple northern counties. Harvest continues in south central areas, cooled by recent days.
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Nebraska
Johnson
Nemaha
Pawnee
Richardson
Lancaster
Saunders
Dodge
Adams County
Hall, Adams
Hamilton
Clay
South Central
Biggs Move and Sidney Property Sale
Mr and Mrs Ernest H Biggs and daughter Betty plan to relocate to Proche Nevada this week. Their Sidney residence at 1313 12th Avenue was sold to R A Babcock Sidney implement man this week. The Biggs have lived in Cheyenne county 27 years, moving from Potter to Sidney a decade ago.
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Ernest H. Biggs
Betty
Proche
Nev
Sidney
R. A. Babcock
Sidney Implement Man
Visitors Barred From Keystone Dam Site
The tri county river dam near Keystone is closed to the public. Only those with business at the site may enter, as crowds blocked roads hindering supply shipments to the vicinity. Guards cited safety and access concerns for the restriction.
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Tri-County River
Keystone
Six Nebraskans Hurt In Pine Bluffs Car Crash
Six people were injured near Pine Bluffs when an auto driven by Don Lawson of Scottsbluff struck a parked car owned by Ed Swanson of Kimball. Both drivers were injured along with Alice Fishman and Walter Storer of Kimball who were passengers, and Lerton Bogle and Mrs Ed Swanson of Bushnell.
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Pine Bluffs
Don Lawson
Scottsbluff
Ed Swanson
Kimball
Alice Fishman
Walter Storer
Lanson
Lerton Bogle
Bushnell
Darktown Scandals On Fox Today At Matinee And Night
Darktown Scandals a 35 performer stage revue featuring Ida Cox and the Cottonpickers plays Fox theatre for today only with a 60 minute high energy program described as the fastest peppiest revue on the road. The screen feature The 13th Chair stars Lewis Stone and Madge Evans.
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Fox Theatre
Ida Cox
Brunswick Recording
The
Cottonpickers
Victor Recording Orchestra
Darktown
Lewis Stone
Madge Evans
British Golf Champion Sweeny Triumphs in Sandwich Final
Robert Sweeny defeats Lionel Munn in a 36-hole final at Sandwich to win the British Amateur Championship. The twenty five year old Anglo American clinches the title by three and two, celebrating a dramatic victory over the fifty year old veteran.
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Robert Sweeny
Lionel Munn
Sandwich
England
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Driver
NEW A. M. A. President
Irvin Abell
Louisville
Southern Medical Association
Southern Medical
American Medical Association
Atlantic City
Cochran
GOV
Lions
Bridgeport
Hopper
Biggs
Babcock
Keystone Site
Fox Stage
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