Sidney electrical men attend big convention of Oil-O-Matic
William Jordan Jr and Reynolds Erickson of Sidney attended the fourth international sales gathering of Williams Oil-O-Matic Heating Corporation in Bloomington Illinois. The event drew 2500 distributors dealers and salesmen from across the U S Canada Australia and Europe. New products dist-o-matic and dist-o-stove were showcased alongside the oil-burner and ice-o-matic refrigeration. President C A Williams projected near one million oil burners in 1928 29 and a trend toward lower oil prices. The Sidney team also joined three days of technical sessions after the convention.
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William Jordan, Jr
Jordan Electric Shop
Reynolds
Europe
Sidney
C. A. Williams
Willams
Mr. Erickson
Jordan
First Ford sedan shown in territory attracts crowd
Gib son Motor Co displays the first Ford sedan in the region drawing many spectators. George Ernst is the lucky man chosen to receive the vehicle as demand for new Fords remains high.
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Gibson Motor Company
George Ernst
Kimball
Oakland Motor Car Company to Build New Foundry Expansion
Pontiac Michigan July 2 The Oakland Motor Car company announced immediate construction of a new gray iron foundry as part of a multi building expansion costing several million dollars. The 200000 square foot complex will include core and cupola buildings with a daily casting capacity of 450 tons and a peak workforce of about 700 men. Funding details were not released but the project aims for full operation by February 1929 and follows a broader expansion begun in 1926 including Oakland and Pontiac factory relocations and the new assembly plant.
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Pontiac
Mich
Oakland Motor Car Company
A. R. Glancy
Oakland Company
L. A. Blackburn
Oakland
Oakland Assembly
Oakland Motor
Deuel County Fair Set for September 18 to 21
Plans for the fourth annual Deuel county fair at Chap pell on September 18 through 21 are progressing with expectations of a better fair than last year. The fair board revised the premium list and arranged printing, and work continues on an entertainment program featuring worthwhile attractions.
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Chappell
The
Fair Association
County Fair Board
Farms Dairy Offers 3-Color Ice Cream Bricks
Three color ice cream bricks available in pints or quarts from The Farms Dairy. Telephone number 324-. Product lists pricing and contact for order.
Former Sidney Resident John E Wolf Dies in Denver Hospital
John E Wolf a former Sidney resident died at St Anthony hospital Denver on Saturday June 23 after a long illness. Funeral services were held at St Joseph de Sales church in Denver Tuesday morning with large attendance. He is survived by his widow two children Joseph and Barbara and five grandchildren all living in Denver. Born February 7 1853 in Biberach Württemberg Germany he served four years in the army before immigrating to the United States in 1883 and settling first on a homestead then moving to Sidney in 1906 later living in Laramie Pomona California and finally Denver where he resided since.
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John E. Wolf
Sidney
St. Anthony Hospital
Denver
Mr. Wolf
St. Joseph de Sales Church
Sidney Territory
Paulina Reich
Joseph
Louis
Barbara
United States
Laramie
Wyo
Fomona
Calif
Farmers of Colorado lose thousands of acres to foot-rot disease
Fort Collins reports from the state agricultural college identify foot-rot as the cause of widespread wheat loss in Colorado. The rot begins at the stem base with yellowing roots and lesions, mainly affecting early planted winter wheat in dry areas. Losses reported from Loveland, Nunn, Pierce, Greeley, Bennett, Walsenburg, Pueblo, Flagler, and Weld? Willard. Western Nebraska counties show no signs of this disease.
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Colorado
Fort Collins
Colo
Agricultural College
Loveland
Nunn
Pierce
Greeley
Bennett
Walsenburg
Pueblo
Flagler
Willard
Nebraska Pig Crop Rises While U S Falls
Lincoln June 30 Nebraska spring pig crop up 6 percent from last year while the United States as a whole reports 7.1 percent fewer pigs. Most corn belt states show declines except Missouri. Fall crops expected to shrink, but nog prices rise aided by pork shortage and high beef and mutton prices. Farmers plan reductions to fall pig crops to push prices higher.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Federal
Division of Agricultural Statistics
Missouri
Cheyenne county districts vote on educational building funding
In Cheyenne county improvements for the fair include an educational building to showcase all departments. Seventy percent of districts reportedly favor contributing to the general educational building fund for the fall exhibition, with about one in five opposed. A full district-by-district tally and per-district amounts were not yet available as The Telegraph went to press.
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The
Telegraph
North Dakota votes to keep prohibition in state constitution
North Dakota voters rejected a Wednesday primary measure to repeal the dry clause. The margin was about 5 000 votes, preserving the 1889 statute that forbids manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Anti prohibitionists had filed a petition last spring for a referendum amid a vigorous campaign.
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North Dakota
Secretary of State
Tornado Kills Two, Weathers Farm District Near Greeley
A tornado hit a thickly settled beet worker district south of Johnstown near Greeley Colorado last Friday. One woman died, another died of fright, and 20 or more were injured as several Mexican beet worker families lost homes and livestock valued over 100000. Authorities investigated missing Mexican children amid confusing casualty reports. The storm formed a large U shape, seeming to originate near Mead eight miles south of Johnstown.
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Johnstown
Colo
Greeley
Susan Teresa McLaughlin
Adeline Montes
Charles Johnson
Martinez
McLaughlin Ranch
Mead, Colo
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Deuel County
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Emil Bannexgs
Bie
Age
ZuRod
Emil Jannings
Josef von Sternberg
Krueger’s
Charlie Murray
Fred Kelsey
Alice
Wisconsin
South Dakota
U. S. Falls
Ames
Dodge County
Union Pacific Railroad
State
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