Large Fourth of July Celebration at Krueger's Lake
Thousands gathered at Krueger's Lake for a Sidney Post American Legion Fourth of July celebration in western Nebraska. The day featured speeches, music by the Sidney Municipal Band, field sports with cash prizes, picnics, boating, swimming, dancing, a bucking contest, a Dalton-Sidney baseball game, and a grand fireworks display. Vendors sold refreshments while Grabill's Merrymakers provided dance music, and crowds enjoyed mid-way attractions and a pavilion dance.
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Nebraska
Krueger’s Lake
Sidney Post
American Legion
Krueger
Legion
Sidney Municipal
Telegraph
Sidney
Dalton
Grabill
Celesion
Sidney Pool Opens to Public Saturday Evening
The new Sidney swimming pool opened Saturday evening with hundreds viewing its fine construction and amenities. Patrons found the water too cold for long swims as it had not yet heated. the pool will be open daily from 1:00 p m to 6:00 p m with Manley Baker in charge.
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Sidney
Manley Baker
Ximball Couple Wed In Cheyenne Ceremony
Mrs. Ducla J. Kingley and Fred Lockwood were married in Cheyenne on Wednesday June 22. After the ceremony they drove to the mountains to spend several days with Lockwood’s son Alfred in Belvue Colorado and with Lockwood’s sister.
Dalton Team Falls To Sidney In Fourth Of July Game
Sidney wins 19 to 4 at Krueger's Park as every Sidney batter reaches, Graham with four hits leads the attack. Art Closman returns on the mound for Sidney, pitching six hits and eight strikeouts while contributing at the plate. Dalton pitcher Clark struggles with 21 hits as fielding miscues cushion Sidney's big win. Dalton's Slack and Willis supply the offensive bright spots.
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Sidney
Dalton
Krueger
Sidneyite
Graham
Art Closman
Slaughter Clark
Slack
Willis
Sidney Ball Team Dominates In Big Four League Plays
Records show Sidney ball team posting strong form with Slack hitting .345 in the season, overtaking Paul Heinzman after a Bridgeport game. Pitcher George Sherrod tallies 51 strikeouts in four games, a league high, while recording two wins and two losses.
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Sidney
Broadwater
Paul Heinzman
Bridgeport
Ako
George Sherrod
Sidney Soundsman
Oshkosh
Sherrod
Rotary Club Elects New Officers in Sidney Meeting
Sidney Rotary Club installed officers for the coming year with E L Upte rove as president, F A Barger as vice president, E R Kratz as secretary, and Marius Christensen as treasurer. William Winders retired from the presidency and thanked members, gifting leather card cases. A trout dinner honored the occasion, with fish caught by Uptegrove, Prof. Liebendorfer, and Charles Gardner.
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Sidney Rotary Club
William Winders
E. L. Upterrove
F. A. Barger
E. R.kratz
Marius Christensen
Uptegrove
Prof. Liebendorfer
Charles Gardner
Exploding Firecracker Injures Young Man's Ear
Taylor Daniel of this city sustained an ear drum injury when a firecracker exploded near his head at Krueger's lake Monday. The blast came from a lighted explosive tossed by someone in the crowd. Doctors say the injury is serious but not expected to be permanent.
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Taylor Daniel
Joseph Daniel
Krueger's Lake
Colonel Kucera Entertains Daughter in City Visit
Mrs. Harry E. Miller and two children of Crockett California arrived Monday to spend seven weeks with relatives. They will visit Mrs. Miller's father Colonel V F Kucera and mother Mrs B C Kucera in this city then travel to Kansas to see two more brothers John and James.
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Harry E. Miller
Crockett
California
Sidney Defeats Broadwater In Big Four Clash
Sidney outbatted Broadwater 15 to 9 on Broadwater field as Sonja and Wyland struggled for the visitors. George Sherrod starred on the mound for Sidney, yielding five hits while fanning 17 with no walks and adding a hit and a run. Murphy and Mitchell contributed multiple hits, and the Sidney offense surged as Hyland and Sonja were hard to handle. The win boosts Sidney’s hopes of climbing the league standings.
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Broadwater
Sidney Nine
Sonja
Sidney Boys
Wyland
Sidney
George Sherrod
Murphy
Mitchell
Hyland
Hart
Bridgeport
Sungay
Former Sidney Resident Weds Cheyenne Man
Mary Anne Taylor, a former Sidney resident and former Union Pacific depot operator, married Dwyer F. Smith at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cheyenne last Thursday at seven in the morning. The ceremony featured organ music by Barbara Mohanti and a breakfast at the Gables for ten. The couple plans a two week honeymoon in Colorado and will reside in Cheyenne after July 15.
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Mary Anne Taylor
Sidney
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Dwyer F. Smith
St. Mary’s Cathedral
John McDevitt
Barbara Mohantf
Gables
Colorado
Pilling Redirected to New Rural Route in Bloomington
Carl Pilling leaves his six year city carrier post to take a rural route in Bloomington Nebraska with his family. Ivan Robinson arrives to fill Pilling’s Bloomington route, joined by his wife and two children as they join Sidney’s community.
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Carl Pilling
Carl
Bloomington
Nebraska
Mr. Pilling
Sam
Blue Boys
Ivan Robinson
Sidney
Boy Drowns While Swimming in Casper Stream
Garland Baker twenty year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert M Baker of Alliance was drowned last Wednesday while swimming in a stream near Casper Wyoming He had graduated from Alliance High School two years ago and was attending Chadron College He was working at Casper during the summer His father is a traveling salesman from Alliance
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Garland Baker
Robert M. Baker
Alliance
Casper
Wyo
Young Baker
Colege
Chadron
Gasper
Chappell Farmer Killed Instantly In Crossing Accident
Arvid Cheleen about 29 living on a Chappell area farm was killed when his oil truck was struck by Union Pacific train No 1 as he attempted to drive onto a crossing near the depot. The train, traveling 30 to 40 mph, pushed the truck and crushed him. he died instantly. He was the eldest son of a widowed mother, and the tragedy deprives the family of a chief revenue source.
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Arvid Cheleen
Chappell
Union Acific
Chicago
San Francisco
Cheleen
Union Pacific
Doctor Eikner Returns From Year Long Absence
Doctor and Mrs. W T Eikner visited the Pazant family south of the city with their daughter Elvira after a year away spent in California and a motor trip through Mexico to Vancouver. They plan Holdrege Nebraska visits for Mrs Eikner and Elvira while the doctor returns to Sidney for business.
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W. T. Eikner
Pazant
Elvira
California
Mexico
America
Vancouver
Holdredge
Nebraska
Infant Ruth Pauline Kennon Dies at One Week
Ruth Pauline, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Kennon, died Thursday June 0 1927 at one week old. Funeral Friday at home with Rev Louis Kaub officiating. Soloists Mrs Ida Ahrens offered Safe In The Arms of Jesus and When He Comes. Interment Sidney cemetery. Survivors include parents, sister Mrs Oscar Hatcher of Sidney, and siblings Gertrude Wesley and Lee Kennon. Many friends extend condolences.
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Ruth Pauline
J A. ‘Kennon
Louis Kaub
M. EK
Ida Ahrens
Jesus
Sidney
Z. A. Kennon
Oscar Hatcher
Gertrude
Wesley
Lee Kennon
Fall from tree wounds two Nebraska locals
While picking cherries at the Sam Bobst lots in Humbolt Nebr last Tuesday George Werner twelve year old fell hitting a limb stub cutting a severe gash needing twelve stitches. On Wednesday Mr Bobst fell from a ladder near the same tree striking a window badly lacerating an ear. Mr Bobst has lived in the county seventy two years.
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Bobst
Humbolt
Nebr
George Werner
County
Land sales in western Nebraska show strong demand
Six bona fide land sales recorded by Faro Investment Co in western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado after a prominent pamphlet touted bargains. Keith county accounts for three deals, Kimball two, and Cheyenne County a single quarter section. Buyers praise crop prospects, water, schools, and climate in a region viewed as profitable for land investment.
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Luther
Faro Investment Company
Nebraska
Colorado
Mark Martin
Sidney
Keith County
Kimball
Cheyenne County
Peetz Elevator Sold to Sterling Company
The Nebraska-Colorado Grain company’s Peetz elevator has been sold to W. Harris company of Sterling. The buyers are a well known Logan county concern with strong finances, headquartered in Sterling, operating elevators at Sterling Padroni Dailey Miening Stoneham Haxtun. A Peetz manager will be named soon and the facility, about 10,000 bushels capacity, will be ready to handle the fall crop, the Peetz Gazette reports.
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Nebraska-Colorado Grain Company
Peetz
The
W. Harris Company
Sterling
Login County
Ster- Sterling
Padroni
Dailey,Miening
Stonebain
Peetz Gazette
Kimball Sides Reels From Double Car Wrecks in One Day
Two Chicago area drivers collide on Lincoln highway. Alec Flohr and a McIntosh boy crash after one car with no lights eludes a gas stop. Both vehicles badly damaged with no serious injuries reported. A Star car from an Iowa tourist collides with EL Frostrum’s Ford at Lincoln and Walnut, fender hood and radiator damaged, wheel broken.
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EL. N. Frostrum
Gineoln Highway
Walnut Street
Kimball
New Solvent Boosts Laundry Efficiency at Sidney Plant
F A Bush manager of Sidney Laundry and Dry Cleaning adds a new cleanser solvent claiming at least 30 percent more efficiency and non explosive. The system softens fabrics and is especially suited to indies clothing and sheer fabrics, improving the cleaning process without harshness.
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F. A. Bush
Sidney Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company
Aimee McPherson Faces 100000 Slander Suit in Chicago
Aimee Semple McPherson, revivalist evangelist, is named in a $100,000 slander suit by Bert Kelly, owner of Kelley's Stables night club. The suit cites articles by Mrs. McPherson labeling the Stables the trapdoor of hell amid her Chicago nightlife concerns.
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Aimee Semple McPherson
Bert Kelly
Kelley’s Stables
McPherson
Chicago
Hell
Byrd Led Planes Through Fog to English Channel Rescue
Trans-Atlantic fliers Averien forced into the English Channel off France in thick fog. Led by Richard E. Byrd, the crew made landfall near Ver-Sur-Mur after 19 hours of peril, using a pneumatic raft to reach shore. All crew saved, instruments recovered, but Paris landing field unseen.
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France
Averien
English Channel
Ver-Sur Mur
Atlantic
Paris
Richard E. Byrd
Byrd
Newfoundland
Europe
Fox
Maitland
Hawaii
Air Service
Bert Acosta
George
Neville
Bernt. Balchen
Wednesday Heat Takes Its First Toll
Byrop Rhodes, 17, son of Mr and Mrs R A Rhodes of the state sub station experimental farm at North Platte, died last evening from a sunstroke. He fell ill after feeling dizzy in the forenoon while at the field with his father and died at 11 pm, the first heat fatality in Lincoln county.
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Byrop Rhodes
R. A. Rhodes
North Platte
Lincoln County
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Sidney Monday
Sidney Ball
Rotary Club
Kucera
River Town
Doctor Eikner
Aimee
Trans-Atlantic
Channel
French Village
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