Carnival Trio Jailed After Brawl In Teer Garden
Three carnival troupe members in Sidney faced a near riot scene after a rough scuffle in a teer garden. J. B. King Jack Fullerton and Ruth Fleming pled guilty and paid 12.50 fines each while S G Cummings, jailed for intoxication, also fined but could not pay. Cummings claimed Denver as residence and faces a jail term. Police described the fight as destructive and disorderly, with officers needing two to subdue a 90 pound woman. Chief Rogers warned them off town and suggested Cummings depart after term.
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Sidney
J. B. King
Jack Fullerton
Ruth Fleming
S. G. Cummings
Cummings
Denver
King
Barlow
Rogers
Seals Top Standings Of Western Circuit
Western Nebraska league slow with no Sunday games as teams plan July Fourth exhibitions. Sidney leads first half unbeaten, seen as class of circuit. Oshkosh Potter Chappell Big Springs Ogallala trail. Standings show Sidney 9? to 30? unclear after last Sunday.
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Sidney
Loap
Seals
iSidney
Oshkosh
Potter
Weeden
Chappell
Big Springs
Ogallala
State Finances Found To Be In Fine Shape
Nebraska opens a new fiscal year in excellent financial condition as State Auditor Price notes the state, counties, cities, towns, villages, and school districts are in its history, with a biennial report due for publication Tuesday. He calls the outlook much better than hoped.
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Nebraska
Price
General Summer Weather Across Western Nebraska
Weather in western Nebraska has been generally hot this week with temperatures above 90 on Monday and forecasts predicting a hot month. Farmers welcome the warm spell as cooler June days slowed grain growth.
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Nebraska
Wedding Ring Found in Cheyenne County After 23 Years
Logan Withers wife Mrs Logan Withers lost a wedding ring on a farm. 23 years later ick Kastens found it there. Andrew Stafford found a watch once owned by his father lost over 17 years ago on the same farm. The report notes Cheyenne County’s latest Believe It or Not entry.
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Cheyenne County
Ick Kastens
Logan Withers
Andrew Stafford
Cheyenne Wheat Shows Strong Rust Resistance in Nebraska
Cheyenne winter wheat, bred from seed wheat between Gurley and Dalton, is the only winter type in central and eastern Nebraska showing noticeable resistance to black rust. Cheyenne is hardier with stiffer straw, resisting rust better than Nebraska 60, Kan ned, and Turkey wheats. If Cheyenne holds, farmers with this variety may secure a fair harvest as eastern Nebraska nears harvest. Continued on Page 6, Col 1.
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Cheyenne
Gurley
Dalton
Nebraska
Felton Drives Nebraska State Relief Plan
Dwight Felton the newly appointed Works Progress Administrator for Nebraska returns to guide relief efforts. He plans five to six district administrators and held talks in Washington with Nebraska congressmen. He notes crop conditions are improving and rains could resolve much of the relief challenge while acknowledging broader grain problems elsewhere.
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Dwight Felton
Nebraska
Washington
Felton
Iowa
Indiana
Good Winter Wheat Fields Reported Across Counties
H E Bauman of Sidney found winter wheat heads with 30 to 40 kernels in several fields between Gurley and Potter on Monday. He noted many fields among the finest he has seen while spring grains lagged due to cool weather yet some fields show satisfactory progress.
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Gurley
Potter
H. E. Bauman
Sidney Monday
Bauman
Gas Tax Totals Higher Past Month in Nebraska
June gas tax collections in Nebraska totaled $919,406, up from $868,879 in May and $759,602 in June 1934, reflecting a rise of about $50,000 from May. Director Banning attributed the gain to the June totals and noted inclusion of the 1 cent state relief fund surcharge in the June figure.
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Nebraska
Agricultural Department
State Relief Fund
Wheat rust damage in eastern Nebraska estimated at 5 to 10 million bushels
Private sources estimate 5 to 10 million bushels of wheat lost to black stem rust in Nebraska as officials stay silent to avoid market disruption. Forecasts vary on total crop, with spring wheat at higher risk and potential yields around 30 million bushels if losses reach the lower end. Weather and harvest timing will determine final damage.
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Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
P. H. Stewart
The
Agricultural College
Fewer Pigs This Year Says Agricultural Survey
A. E. Anderson reports Nebraska spring pig population at 2 016 000, down 42 percent from 1934, with national pig numbers down 20 percent. Average litter size up to 5.93. Spring farrowings and fall crops show large declines. fall litters 81 000 versus 270 000 in 1933. Projections indicate pork supply remains tight amid low hog prices and drought.
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A. E. Anderson
Nebraska
Cochran to appear at Trail Days celebration
Governor Cochran will attend the Oregon Trail Days event July 18 and 19 in Gering and lead the parade on the second day. Invitations are sent to participate with expected large turnout and nearly 300 dollars in cash prizes. Charles Bryan, Lincoln mayor, led last year’s parade on a white horse.
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Cochran
Trail Days
R Tl. ‘Cochran
Gering
Charles Bryan
Lincoln
New Radio Expert At Hepner's Radio Shop
Charles Conley has arrived in Sidney to replace Adam Lung as radio technician at Hepner Radio Company. Lung was called to Denver by his father’s serious illness and must remain there indefinitely. Conley comes from Denver and is regarded as an outstanding sound and broadcasting expert. Conley’s wife and daughter accompanied him to Sidney Monday.
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Charles Conley
Sidney
Adam Lung
Hepner Radio Company
Mr. Lung
Denver
Mr. Conley
Hepner
Old Age Pension Board Formed to Handle County Cases
The county created an Old Age Pension Board with Commissioners as members and County Treasurer Louis Wasem as secretary. Guy Shaw elected chairman. All pension applications to be filed with the treasurer, then reviewed by the board before state action. The session also approved a liquor license with policing paid by the Licensee and disallowed a claim for $22.90 for services to three Dalton residents. A lease renewal with Union Pacific for a gravel pit was approved. The board reconvened as an equalization group to discuss Western Public Service tax schedule and granted a 4 percent depreciation reduction from last year’s assessment. others sought readjustments.
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Old Age Pension Board
Shaw
Louis Wasem
Guy Shaw
Fred Stuht
J. B. Pankau
Kimball
Dalton
Union Pacific Railroad
Western Public Service Company
Good Preliminaries Sought For Fight Program July 15
Western Nebraska boxing fans plan Sidney as capital again July 15 to see Young Dixon vs Showboat McQuillan in a ten round rematch. A six rounder Chink Candy of Big Springs vs Arlie Connors of Julesburg is signed. Joey Beal may return. more prelims offered with cash rewards. Attendance goal set at 1000.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Young Dixon
McQuillan
Legion Boxing Committee
Chink Candy
Big Springs
Arlie Connors
Julesburg
Bill Busacker
Connors
Bob Loebe
Joey Beal
Beal
Twice As Many Tourists On Road This Summer
The Conoco travel bureau predicts a surge in tourism with about double last summer’s numbers. Merchants across the nation are urged to prepare for peak travel trade as dust storms recede and roads show green landscapes. Denver bureau staff, now over 250, report rising demand and extensive visitor guides and maps to aid motorists.
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Travel Bureau
Sidney
Conoco Travel Bureau
America
Continental Oil Company
Denver
Main Street
United States
Bureau
Advertising Program Under Way at Bay Petroleum
Bay Petroleum launches a five month advertising drive in the Telegraph with ten ads. The first features a personal message from president M H Robineau and a sketch of his life. C W Shaeffer says the campaign stresses independence, home ownership, and strong regional ties.
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The
Bay Petroleum Corporation
Telegraph
M. H. Robineau
Robineau
Bay Advertising Department
C. W. Shaeffer
Bay
Nebraska
Wind, Hail and Rain Hit Panhandle Nebraska
Severe weather struck western Nebraska with wind hail and rain spreading damage across Scotts Bluff Banner and Kimball counties. Nine county bridges were washed out from Kimball through Gering while small farms near Huntsman and Gurley suffered wind damage. Tax figures emerged as Sidney faces a slight levy rise amid state county and city estimates.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Huntsman and
Gurley
Scotts Bluff
Banner
Kimball
Harrisburg
Gering
Nebraska Supreme Court ends corn loan fee case
Nebraska Supreme Court closes litigation on refund of excess corn loan fees from 1934. The law authorizes a blanket warrant by the state railway commission for total refunds, with checks issued to individual claimants through county agents or mailed to Omaha residents and others. Loans covered 51,803,685 bushels by 42,957 owners, with refunds totaling the assessed amount.
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Supreme Court of Nebraska
Finis
State Railway Commission
Extension Department
the Agricultural College
Omaha
Nebraska
Commission
Legislature’s Cost Summary Reveals $202,593 Expenditure
State Accountant W. H. Pansing reports the legislature spent 202,593.49 for incidental expenses salaries and mileage, up 29,569.41 from the prior session. Senate costs total 67,937.45 and house costs 134,656.04 with detailed allocations for salaries postage printing and supplies.
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W. H. Pansing
Senate
House
Western Public Rebuilds After Nebraska Flood Loss
The Western Public Service Company confirms about $100,000 in flood reconstruction costs in southwestern Nebraska. Nearly 20 miles of power lines between Arapahoe and Alma were destroyed and replaced by a new circuit. A hydroelectric plant and an ice plant were affected. the Arapahoe power plant switchboard was buried, building moved off its foundations, and the hydroelectric plant rendered useless.
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Western Public Service Company
Nebraska
Arapahoe
Alma
Chickens Die in Hail Storm On Wegelin Farm
Farmer Jake Wegelin reports over 250 chickens frozen to death after a hailstorm pummelled his valley yard. Temperatures near 85 to 90 degrees accompanied the storm, destroying crops and leaving the scene described as remarkable yet disastrous for the farm.
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Jake Weegelin
Burlington to reroute lines after Nebraska flood damage
Burlington officials plan a weeklong conference after an engineering survey to decide track changes in the flood zone in southwest Nebraska. Ed Flynn says up to 2 million dollars will be spent to remap sections, with temporary adjustments already in place. The group travels west to Wray Colorado and returns via Superior and Orleans to confer with F R Mullen, Wymore division chief, who has led flood-area activities for weeks.
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Nebraska
Burlington
Ed Flynn
Flynn
Wray
Colo
Superior
Orleans
F. R. Mullen
Wymore
Continuing Aggressive Merchandising Plan Iron and Board Sale
The pany maintains its aggressive merchandising policy during July with a special iron and ironing board sale advertised in this week's Telegraph News. The offer features a General Electric iron and a lifetime ironing board for 8.95, a regular price around 12 dollars.
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Western Public Service Company
Telegraph News
General Electric
Judge Goss Visits Lincoln Before California Trip
Judge Charles A. Goss of Lincoln and Mrs. Goss visited briefly Tuesday morning with friends in Lincoln before continuing westward for a vacation trip. The state supreme court had adjourned for the summer rest period, and the Gosses departed to escape the heat.
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Sidney
Charles A. Goss
Lircoln
State Surpeme Court
Goss
California
Supreme Court
Gosses
Lincoln
Lost diamond pin found in artificial limb by accident
Dr A L Miller of Kimball staying at a camp near Denver believed he was robbed of a 750 dollar diamond tie pin after a day downtown to buy artificial legs. Detectives searched his camp cottage without luck until an attendant at the limb office found the pin inside an old artificial leg. The doctor, who lost both legs in a previous accident, cannot recall placing it there.
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A. L. Miller
Kimball
Denver
Peter Zawodsky
Reuben Olsen
Miller Camp
Dr. Miller
Catholic Women Meet at Oshkosh District Session
Catholic women from eight western Nebraska towns will attend a district meeting of the diocesan council in Oshkosh on Monday July 9. The district covers Sidney Kimball Dalton Chappell Oshkosh Lisco Bridgeport and Broadwater. Mrs M O Hara of Kimball is district chairman and Mrs George Fahy of Sidney is local chairman.
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Nebraska
Oshkosh
Sidney
Kimball
Dalton
Chappell
Lisco
Bridgeport
Broadwater
M. O'Hara
George Fahy
July Fourth Telegraph Delays Full Coverage Next Tuesday
This weekly issue was printed Wednesday evening and lacks July Fourth news features. Complete coverage of the holiday items is expected in next Tuesday's edition. The early publication date allowed staff to enjoy the Fourth of July holiday and program.
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The
Telegraph
Fall Down Stairs Causes Woman’s Elbow Injury
A fall down cellar steps left Mrs. K. C. Lasseter with a chipped elbow and a broken arm. She did not seek medical care until hours later after experiencing ongoing pain.
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K. C. Lasseter
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Legion
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Trent Fair
Sammy Smith
Sterling
Fair
Smith
Kingdom Come
Peterson
Ee Ewe
W. Thomas
Kepler
E. Marlett
Sawicki
TEAM
Panhandle
State Board of Equalization
Western
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