Sidney Masons Mark Frank Welch Lodge Fiftieth Anniversary
Sidney Masons to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Frank Welch lodge No 75 A F and A M with a banquet and program on Wednesday July 10 in Sidney. Robert Oberfelder will receive a fifty year Masonry badge, with three state officers to speak and Bishop Beecher presenting the award.
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Sidney Masons
Frank Welch Lodge
Sidney
Frank Welch Lodge No 75
A. F
A. M
Robert Oberfelder
Oberfelder
A. B. Persinger
Ica C
Fleet
Nebraska
G. A. Beecher
Hastings
Secage
Omaha
Bishop Beecher
Joseph
Oberfelder Building
Nebraska Winter Wheat At 93 Percent Of Normal In Bulletin
The federal report states Nebraska winter wheat at 93 percent of normal with harvest advancing toward July 6. Other crops also show high conditions: spring wheat 93 percent, oats 94, corn 89, potatoes 96, fruit 82. Last 15 days' rainfall averaged 1.87 inches with temperatures 54 to 90 degrees, though some Lincoln-area wheat ripening too fast.
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Nebraska
Federal Bureau
Lincoln Territory
Cheyenne County Fair Board to Meet Saturday
Cheyenne county fair board members will gather Saturday afternoon in the sheriff's office anteroom to discuss the reconstruction of race horse stables, wrecked by a miniature tornado that struck two weeks ago, per Secretary J. M. Nelson.
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Cheyenne County Fair Board
Sheriff's Office
J. M. Nelson
Colorado Couples Marry in Sidney Ceremony
Thomas Samuel Wilson of Lorenzo and Cecilia Zimanez of Sterling wed in Sidney on Wednesday morning. Reverend Hal Schenck presided at the Methodist parsonage. He also joined Arthur R. Moyer and Helen Victoria Aherens, both of Sterling, in marriage.
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Thomas Samuel Wilson
Lorenzo
Cecilia Zimanez
Sterling
Sidney
Hal Schenck
Schenck
Arthur R. Moyer
Helen Victoria Aherens
New Manager for O. P. Skaggs Store
C. E. Riley formerly of Kimball is named the new manager of the O. P. Skaggs store in Sidney. He has spent time in the Kimball O. P. Skaggs store, succeeding F. J. Buddemelier here.
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C. E. Riley
Kimball
O. P. Skaggs
Sidney
Mr. Riley
Kimball O. P. Skaggs
F. J. Buddemelier
New City Hall Plans Presented Before City Council
L W Goldsmith, chief architect for Goldsmith Fisher, unveils three story brick and terra cotta city hall plan for Sidney. Auditorium to seat near 2000, basement partly built, pages show a Legion room and firemen club rooms, with grand pillars at entrances and a basement 66 by 134 feet upon completion.
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Sidney City Hall
L. W. Goldsmith
Goldsmith & Fisher
Scottsbluff
City Auditorum
Lith Avenue
Tobin Opera House
Legion
Farmers warned against panicky grain dumping as market hopes rise
The American Farm Bureau Federation official Chester H. Gray says farmers should not panic and dump corn and wheat. He argues a buyer’s market may emerge with pending federal legislation, lower yields, shrinking supplies, and carryover safety. He disputes doom predictions of 75 cent wheat and notes world acreages and stockpiles are not sole factors. (Continued on page 8).
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Chester H. Gray
Mr. Gray
United States
Camp Applications Open Through July For CMTC Camps
Due to a higher quota from the War Department applications for Citizens Military Training Camps will be accepted until the end of July. Camps will run in August at Fort Lincoln North Carolina Fort Snelling Minnesota Fort Des Moines Iowa Fort Crook Nebraska and Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
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Seventh Corps
War Department
Citizens Military
Fort Lincoln
N. C
Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort Des Moines
Fort Crook
Nebr
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Texas man leases Drake hotel at Alliance from Carlile
Dan K. Newmeyer of Houston Texas closed a deal this week with William Carlile for the lease and furnishings of the Drake hotel at Alliance and will take immediate possession. The new owner is a former Nebraska resident, well and favorably known over the state.
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Dan K. Newmeyer
Houston
Tex
William Carlile
Drake Hotel
Alliance
Nebraska
Electric System Demonstrates Reliability Across 150 Miles
Western Public Service’s large hydroelectric network proves its reliability when Guernsey dam power substituted for the Sidney steam plant due to coal shortages. Electrical Engineer Millingtion and crew rapidly tied the Sidney system to the North Platte line via a new Dalton Gurley substation, showcasing uninterrupted service over about 150 miles.
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Nebraska
Western Public Service Company
Sidney
Guernsey Dam
E. E. Millington
North Platte
Dalton
Gurley
Union Pacific Buys Major Nebraska Bus Lines
The Union Pacific Railroad acquires Interstate Transit lines from Russell J. Walsh, adding routes Omaha to Sioux City, Lincoln to Fremont, and more. It also takes over Cornhusker and Queen City Coach lines, with 80 motor coaches total. Walsh remains president and manager. Delehant and Townsand retain leadership of their lines under UP operation.
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Union Pacific
Interstate Transit Lines
Russell J. Walsh
Omaha
Sioux City
Lincoln
Fremont
Wahoo
Kansas City
Fairmont
Minn
Grand Island
Nebraska City
Norfolk
Dodge
Kan
Walsh
Interstate System
E. J. Delehant
Stage
Queen City Coach Lines
Beatrice
Marysville
Fairbury
Pawnee City
Queen City
Mr. Delehant
Cornhusker Lines
Queen City Lines
Pioneer Mary Slama Dies At North Potter Home
Mrs Mary Slama a Cheyenne county pioneer died at her home 13 miles north of Potter aged 79 after an extended illness. Born in Bohemia in 1850 she came to the United States via Iowa before homesteading in Nebraska. Survived by husband Frank and nine children Frank Joseph Charles William James Anton Marie Gardner Anna Hurlburtoff Elizabeth Dyer with funeral services held Wednesday at Sidney Catholic church led by Rev Anton Link.
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Cheyenne County
Pioners
Mary Slama
Potter
Slama
Iowa
Nebraska
Frank Slama
North Potter
Frank
Joseph
Charles
William
James
Sidney
Anton
Marie Gardner
Anna Hurlburtoff
Omaha
Elizabeth Dyer
Huge Western Wheat Crop Moving to Market
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reports a vast spring and winter wheat movement from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and other western states totaling about 300 million bushels, near last year’s bumper harvest. Spring crops progress well, livestock strong, and general farm activity high. Building permits reach record May totals as loans to member banks stay elevated.
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Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
United States
Men who slugged taxi driver near Burns flee to Sidney
Sheriff Nelson and Night watchman Renfield battled car thieves after a taxi driver was slugged near Burns Wyoming. The stolen car was driven to Sidney where it ditched after shots fired at a rear tire. Two suspects named Trullinger and Gustafsson were later released when the taxi driver could not identify them. Authorities believe the men may be deserters from Fort Russell and may have fled toward Fort Morgan area.
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Sidney
James M. Nelson
Arthur Renfield
West Sidney
Renfield
Union Pacific
Nelson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Burns
Here
Carl Jones
W. T. Trullinger
Hugo Gustaffson
Walter E. Lemke
Fort Russell
Dwight Fisher
Pine Bluffs
Sterning
Fort Morgan
Colo
Burlington
Western Nebraska to receive gas from Wyoming pipeline
Citizens of Lyman and Scotts Bluff County in western Nebraska are set to be the first to gain natural gas from an Assocated Press report. Lyman is promised gas by September 15 via a Wyoming field pipeline, with the line extending toward Scottsbluff. Construction is underway and city officials in Hiawatha Kansas approved a franchise for Gas Service Company, a Cities Service subsidiary.
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Lyman
Scotts Bluff
Nebraska
Associated Press
Omaha
Wyoming
Scottsbluff
City Commissioners of
Hiawatha, aKa
Gas Service Company
Cities Service
Hiawatha Is
Harmony Lodge No. 321 to Receive Charter at Dalton
A new Masonic lodge will be instituted at Dalton Monday night by state officers. The lodge will be Harmony No. 321. An informal reception of officers in the afternoon, a banquet at 6 p.m., and ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. will follow, with short speeches after. Masons from Sidney are expected to attend.
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Dalton
Harmony Lodge No
Sidney
Larsons Return From Funeral of Relative
Mr and Mrs Grover Larson returned Sunday from Wayne where Mrs Larson tended her mother Mrs Pred Bichel who died last week Funeral was held at Wayne on Tuesday June 25
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Mrs. Grover Larson
Wayne
Mrs. Larson
Pred Bichel
Sidney Campfire Girls Return from Ten Day Outing
The Sidney Campfire group, led by Marion Clarke and Ruth Clarke, returned Tuesday from a ten day Pine Ridge camp near Chadron. Prizes were awarded for various contests including best sport, beauty, and swimming honors. Sidney girls also won a baseball game against Scottsbluff.
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Sidney
Pine Ridge
Chadron
Marion Clarke
Ruth
Joan Bicknell
Gretchen Barlow
Margaret Uptegrove
Helen Jane Johnson
Harriet Mantor
Helen Zalesky
Carolyn Kennedy
Jane Dimery
Lois Hardy
Lucile Hardy
Gwendolyn Jorgenson
Scottsbluff
Lois
Mildred Nielson
Julia
Dalton Boys Caught After Robbery Attempt
Three Dalton boys about 13 years old are in custody after a robbery attempt at the Frank Ray filling station Monday night. Police report the youths were identified and detained for questioning.
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Dalton Boys
Dalton
Frank Ray
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Texas Man
Carlile
Union Pacific Railroad
Interstate
Carl Gray
Cornhusker
Pioneers
Kenfield
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Grabill
Merrymakers
O. G. Brown
Miss Crawford
Broadway
Lyman States
Masonic Lodge
Larsons
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