Hot Weather Speeds Grain Ripening Across Sidney Area
The Fourth of July weekend brought near record warmth with Sidney reaching 96 degrees as statewide highs hit 102 at Chadron. Warm weather accelerates winter wheat maturation, with harvest expected by July 20 and a two-week window to full ripening. A busy holiday saw numerous picnics, park crowding, and minor incidents including a pool pipe break. no major injuries were reported.
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Sidney
Chadron
Cheyenne County
Legion Park
Municipal Swimming Pool
Bridgeport
Brush
Colo
Ogallala
Rock Mountains
Gurley
Telegraph Want Ads pay as combine sells fast
W F Franzen cancelled his June 17 Telegraph ad after a quick sale. Three calls followed and the combine was sold after the first insertion, proving the paper’s effectiveness for buyers and sellers.
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W. F. Franzen
The
Telegraph
Bobby Chick recalls Tex Thornton with wrestling fame in Texas
W. A. Tex Thornton once known explosive expert and friend of Roy Bobby Chick was murdered in a cabin camp at Amarillo Texas. Chick recounts meeting Thornton in 1927 Berger Texas and recalls a dramatic road incident with Thornton driving a siren equipped car. Chick, a Sidney wrestler and former Olympic welterweight, shares memories of early pro wrestling days and boxing stints before focusing on wrestling.
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W. A
Tex
Thornton
Amarillo
Texas
Roy
Bobby
Chick
Sidney
Berger
Elmer Guthrie
Guthrie
Borger
Antwerp
St. Louis
Chicago
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Shorty Kelso
Grain Drying Meetings Set Thruout State
Nebraska farmers will see grain drying demonstrations at six sites including Cheyenne County to cut losses from high moisture wheat. E A Olson outlined forced unheated drying, barn repairs, cement floor sealing, siding choices, and needed equipment costing 500 to 600 dollars. Demonstrations will run in Sarpy, Gage, Thayer, Adams and Phelps Counties, with Cheyenne on the farm at the start of harvest. Drying costs may be under one to five cents per bushel, taking one day to two weeks to remove moisture. tests show storage losses from wheat over 12 percent moisture, with 700 cars rated sample grade since last July due to deterioration.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Agricultural Engineering Department
University of Nebraska
E. A. Olson
Extension Department
Sarpy
Gage, Thayer, Adams
Phelps Coun
The
D Block Farm
Kenneth van Skike
J. C
Chet” Swinbank
Nebraska Grain Improvement Association
Omaha
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American Securities Corp
American National Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
Cheyenne County Lumber Co
Fearn
Rio
Frontier
Rocky Mountain Empire
Frentier
Prentier
L&l Frontier Service
Frontier Station
10Th
King Street
Petroleum
Progres S
Bobby Chick
Olson
Mitchell
Barnet
Featuring
Trudy Richards
Gov. Tax Inc
DEAJ
North Platte Rendering Co
Bidney Rendering Service
Western Ice & Storage CO
Hamm’s Beer Distributor
H. P
Orig
Remington
Sheraton
Duran
Ceet
Hollywood
SMITH
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