Western Nebraska Farmers To Survey World Wheat Outlook Here Monday
Western Nebraska farmers from 19 counties plan a Sidney meeting Monday to align planting with world wheat conditions and a government surplus policy. Farm board plans to sell five million bushels. local leaders urge schedules aligning with market outlook and broader panhandle interests.
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Nebraska
Federal Farm Board
Sidney
Farm Board
Charles B. Steward
West Central Iran Company of
Omaha
Steele
Panhandle
Steward
Heat wave snapped by cooling rains in portions of county
Cheyenne counties nine cay heat wave was snapped Tuesday afternoon by torrential rains in scattered parts of the county. Sidney received light showers while Gurley Dalton and Potter areas reported heavy rainfall, flooding side roads and farm properties. Cooler weather followed, improving crop prospects as moisture revived 90 percent of county grain fields from last week’s showers. Corn condition looks encouraging, wheat yield expected to be fair after a spring freeze.
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Cheyenne
Nebraska
Dalton
Potter
Lorenzo
South Lodge Pole
Gurley
Yant Construction Wins Sidney Concrete Pavement Bid
A Sidney council awarded Yant Construction Company of Omaha a 30 850.10 bid for seven inch reinforced compacted concrete pavement to pay six blocks in district one. Diamond Engineering Grand Island second at 35 675.50, Allied Omaha third at 37 728.00.
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Yant Construction Company of
Omaha
Diamond Engineering Company of
Grand Island
Allied Contractors of
Yant
Sidney
Yant Construction Company
Reel Contractors
Diamond Engineering Company
A. H. Read
Loav
A. H. Reed
Read Engineers
Read
Diamond En- Continued
Sidney Golfers Seek Lost Laurels at Evergreen Meet
Sidney country club golfers travel to Evergreen Colorado for the July 6 to 9 invitational hoping to reclaim the championship. Jay Closman cannot play, but Doran Simodynes Bentley and Smith headline a strong roster as over 200 entrants contest for the trophy Sidney has held three years in a row.
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Sidney
Evergreen Meet
Sidney Country Club
Evergreen
Colo
Jay °E Closman
Blip Doran
Joe Simodynes
Simodynes
Doran
Leslie
Guy V. Doran
Helen
C. W. Smith
Danny
Krueger observance July Fourth Fifth opens Saturday
Krueger brothers complete the program for the July 4 and 5 lake observance six miles east of town. promoters anticipate capacity crowds over the weekend with more than 2,000 people daily if weather cooperates. A full lineup of race and rodeo events is planned for Saturday plus sports, entertainment, concessions, music, and picnicking grounds. Sunday features a similar program with a partial change.
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Krueger Brothers
Here
Nebraska
Cheyenne County Objects to State Highway Neglect
Cheyenne County officials report the state highway department ignored Cheyenne County in the Lincoln highway project bids set for Lincoln. The dismal Sunol to Lodge Pole stretch was dropped from consideration, prompting plans for a high level meeting in Lincoln with Roy Cochran. Chamber of commerce members and local businessmen contemplate a trip to address the issue and federated chambers may join the protest as Northwest Nebraska airs similar complaints.
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State Highway Department
Cheyenne County
Lincoln
Lincoln Highway
Sunol
Lodge Pole
State Department
Bert Allington
Roy Cochran
Cochran
Sidney
Allington
Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne
State
Nebraska
Federated Chambers of Commerce
Northwest
Railroad Employees Join to Revive Business
Union Pacific employees in Nebraska organize booster leagues to reclaim lost traffic from trucks. About 10,000 workers and 7,000 families, who earned over 18 million in 1930, would back a rail campaign urging merchants to patronize the railroad. Officials stress collaboration with trucking, not abolition, to stabilize the industry and support rail employment.
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F. W. Robinson
Union Pacific
Nebraska
U. P
Ganization
Charles S Hower 88 Borne to Grave in Flag Draped Funeral
Funeral services for Charles S Hower 88 last G A R in Cheyenne county were held Tuesday at the Methodist church. He died June 27 1931 and is buried in Sidney Greenwood cemetery with Legion and Spanish American War veterans guard. Born December 30 1842 in Schulkill Pa he served in the Union Army starting at 16. He moved from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1875 and Sidney in 1888. He married Ann Jones May 19 1867 and had five children.
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Charles S. Hower
Cheyenne County
Methodist
F. C. Mills
Sidney Greenwood Cemetery
American Legion
Schulkill County
Mr. Hower
Ann Jones
Girardville, Pa
Aaron
Hower
Methodist Church
A. J. May
Sidney
Union Pacific
Sidney Merchants to Suspend Business Over July Fourth
Sidney merchants plan to close for Saturday July 4 and 5 with Sunday service unavailable. Meat markets will stay open briefly Saturday morning to limit spoilage, while Cheyenne county towns empty as residents seek cooler spots. Many travel to Lincoln for AAU track tryouts and others attend Krueger’s lake celebration, Broadwater events, or Agate festivities.
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Sidney Merchants
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
Mountains
Lincoln
United States
Agate
No League Tilts This Weekend As July 4 Fixtures Pause Play
Most county league teams are booked for weekend contests due to July 4 and 5 celebrations. No league games will be played Sunday. Sidney Lodge Pole and Potter hold first place with no head to head clashes among the leaders.
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Sidney
Lodge Pole
Potter
Dude Chick to Wrestle Londos in Toledo Ohio
Sidney's own maestro of the padded mat, Dude Chick, has earned a match with Jim Londos, the recognized heavyweight wrestling champion of New York, following a sensational victory last week over Hughie Nichols, the self proclaimed light heavy title holder.
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Dude Chick
Sidney
Jim Londos
New York
Hughie Nichols
the Dude
The
Minute Men and Forefathers of Freedom Theme July 4
In war and in peace modern America follows the tempo of the Minute Men and other fighters of 76. The band began as a feeble echo and grew into a lasting influence on Americans as they fought oppression. On the Fourth of July, cherish those who were forefathers of future battle-winners.
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America
Minute Men
Harvest in Cheyenne county to start mid July
Harvesting of the 1931 winter wheat crop will open in Cheyenne county by July 15 as fields ripen after a June heat wave. Most areas expect full ripening between July 10 and July 20, with peak activity late July and cutting mostly finished by early August depending on rain. One farmer west of Gurley predicts ripening before July 20 if heat persists.
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Cheyenne
Gurley
Presbyterians Let Contract For New Linden Street Church
The Presbyterian church council awarded the general contract to Joseph Daniel for a 40 by 70 foot brick veneer building on Linden street. Hutcheson and Stover got plumbing, wiring bid pending. Total price 10600 dollars with completion aimed by October 1. The present building will become the pastor’s residence after dedication with an organ planned. J W Goodale chairs the building committee assisted by Henry Pavlat.
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New Presbyterian Church
14Th Avenue
Linden Street
Joseph Daniel
Hutchison and Stover
Presbyterian
Federal Farm Board limits wheat sales to five million monthly
The Farm Board on Tuesday night approved a policy restricting stabilizing wheat sales to a cumulative maximum of five million bushels per month for the July 1 1931 to July 1 1932 period, with exceptions for foreign governments and certain merchandising operations. The move aims to support a free market and prevent price depressions while allowing orderly disposition of holdings and potential acreage reductions with farmer input.
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Curtis
The
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Hoover
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L D. Willey
Joseph Steele
Kimball
Willey
Potter and Gurley
Closman
Lake
Highway Department
Ing
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Londos
Toledo, Ohio
Presbyterians
Daniel
J. W. Goodale
Henry Pavlat
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