C J Osborn Succumbs Rites Today
Charles J Osborn 84 died at 917 Maple St after lunch Tuesday. A lifelong Cheyenne County farmer and former Farmers Union leader, he retired due to age and illness. Funeral today at First Methodist Church with Rev. Walter Jewett. burial in Greenwood under Craig Funeral direction. He homesteaded here in 1886 and built Idlewild Ranch a 480 acre deeded land plus a full section. survived by wife Iva and children Leo Maynard Viola Jesse and Clifford. Clifford in Idaho.
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Charles J. Osborn
Cheyenne County
Maple St
Mr. Osborn
Farmers Union
Nebraska
First Methodist Church
Walter Jewett
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig
Osborn
Hillsboro
Montgomery County
Illinois
Samuel C
Lydia (Kendrick) Osborn
Cheyenne
Range
Iva Bewley
Leo E
Maynard W
Viola Blanche
Nels Miller
Jesse R
Clifford
Sidney
Nampa
Idaho
Osborns
Riverview Club To Be Host To Golfers
Sidney Country Club golfers head to Riverview Golf Club in Scottsbluff on Sunday July 21 for a seasonal round robin. Ten players with top 18 hole qualifying scores will form the Sidney team per Golf Chairman P. J. Heaton. Players must indicate their qualifying round and submit scores to Heaton or Secretary G. H. Doran. Matches begin at eleven a.m.
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Sidney Country Club
Riverview Golf Club
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Golf
P. J. Heaton
Heaton
G. H
Blip) Doran
Riverview
Mrs Hawkins of Peetz Dies of Clot
Mrs Charlies Hawkins of Peetz a 22 year old mother of two died Thursday in a local hospital from a blood clot after a minor operation the previous day. Her husband works on a nearby farm and recently left the service. She was daughter of William Mikas of Sidney and married about five years. Body sent to Geh Rig Funeral Home with funeral plans pending.
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Charlies Hawkins
Peetz
William Mikas
Sidney
Gehrig Funeral Home
Rural Youth Plans Talked in Cheyenne County Meeting
T H Alexander state rural youth leader met with Cheyenne County rural youth officers in Cheyenne County on July 8 to map the coming year. D G and Sidney Potter groups outlined goals including education recreation and community service and planned September kickoff meetings. The state rural youth camp is set for Curtis August 10 to 12 with potential Cheyenne County participation, and an overnight district camp is scheduled for August 24 and 25 in Chadron.
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T. H. Alexander
Cheyenne County
William Bullock
Mary Burbank
D-G
Bob Linton
Rennie Anderson
Ruth McRoberts
Marilyn Porterfield
Barbara Cruise
Sidney Potter Group
Russell Olson
Rodney Mathewson
Eleanor Caywood
Ethel Klentz
Calvin Klentz
Alexander
Sterest O
Sidney-Potter
Curtis
Chadron
Spook Show Tonight at Fox Theatre
Francisco’s spook show headlines a midnight Fox Theatre bill tonight offering stage tricks, black magic, and eerie demonstrations from occult acts. The act, fresh from a Denver run, promises thrills, scares, and a full quota of eerie feats for bold patrons.
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Francisco
Fox Theatre
Denver
Two Band Concerts Planned This Week
Four guests perform at Friday concert on July 12 directed by Barton M Pavey of Scottsbluff with Pavey and Weiler Music Co. He to direct Scottsbluff High School Band in fall during James Johnsons absence intermission speaker J K Mahr Mrs Joe Merck plays two accordion solos Emarie Fraass of Sund sings hymn. Sunday concert features Kathleen Agnew two selections Ver gal Winn strums banjo and sings Cowboy Favorites hymn sung by Mrs Rose Plorin.
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Barton M. Pavey
Pavey and Weiler Music Company
Scottsbluff
Pavey
James Johnson
J K. Mahr
Joe Merck
Emarie Fraass
Sund
Kathleen Agnew
Vergal
Tex) Winn
Rose Plorin
High Priced Butter and Meat Shortage Hit Sidney Housewives
Sidney housewives paid eighty cents a pound for butter Tuesday as dealers and processors raised prices to absorb a subsidy ended with the OPA. Meat shortages persisted at the start of the week despite record receipts at terminal markets, with at least one market out of meat. Packers predicted relief by week’s end and general price control now rests with the consumer, who may have to cut meals until prices normalize. Stores noted prices would likely rise slightly, with goods returning to normal only if patience and demand temper hoarding.
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Sidney
OPA
Potter Bank Holds To Million Dollar Status
The Potter State Bank remains in the million dollar class at the close of business June 30 with deposits of 1 277 009 40 and a total statement of 1 317 077 71. It stands as the county's second largest bank, behind The American National Bank of Sidney.
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Potter State Bank
Telegraph
American National Bank of Sidney
Swim Meet Slated At Municipal Pool July 15
A swimming meet will be held at the municipal pool on Monday July 15 starting at 6 30 P M Entries are urged to fill a well rounded program of events Competition will offer boys and girls of all ages with open events appealing to older classes A diving exhibition is planned line up by Leo Shuman includes 10 meter freestyle for under 12 boys and girls 25 meter freestyle for 12 to 15 youths and the same for older ages 50 meter events for over 15 open breast stroke for all ages with separate boys and girls divisions open diving will be exhibition only.
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Leo Shuman
Zoning Commission Proposes Quick Action After Hearings
The city three member zoning commission faced little opposition at two Tuesday hearings. Proposals from attending delegations are already under review and likely to be sent to the city council. Action to restore a zoning ordinance is expected soon, with the old text copied largely as is save for changes in business and residential restriction areas. The previous ordinance was invalidated because council roll call votes were not recorded.
Peetz Wheat Field Day Honors Seventeen With A Grades
Seventeen farmers received A gradings on wheat plots at the W. Ray Wood farm near Peetz during the annual Wheat Field Day held Tuesday afternoon. Over 60 plots were graded by R. H. Tucker, extension agronomist, Colorado State College. Despite hail earlier in the summer, the wheat improved enough to allow the event, with Peetz region participants including Elmer Davis, W. Ray Wood, H. E. Williamson, and Harmon Fairchild.
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W. Ray Wood
Peetz
R. H. Tucker
Loop Baseball Title At Stake
Peetz holds undisputed Lodgepole Valley League lead after a 6 3 win over Sidney Legion. Legion aims to tie the standings this Sunday at Sidney Legion Park in a potential decisive game. Pitching duel anticipated between Peetz and Legion’s top hurlers as champions hinge on the outcome.
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Peetz
Sidney Legion
Legion
Sidney Legion Park
Sidney
Fuhere
Aihe Legion Boys
V. Knockstedt
Legion Boys
Bob McKay
J. Knockstedt
Otto Raddatz
Nelson
D. Adams
It's Dangerous To Live On The Farm
National Safety Council figures show farm accidents were the leading risk in agriculture in 1944 with 4,300 deaths, a rate of 53 per 100 000 workers. Mines, construction and transportation areas topped the danger list. National Farm Safety Week is July 21 to 27, urging hazard repairs on farms.
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National Safety Council
Scottsbluff Approves Storm Sewer Bonds
Scottsbluff citizens approved by a 424 to 27 margin a $50,000 bond issue to finance storm and drainage sewers in what officials called among the lightest total votes in city history. City Clerk H. E. Brown cited a total turnout around 1,800 as a record low for modern elections, with Tuesday's 451 votes marking a new low.
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Scottsbluff
H. E. Brown
Lions Club Names New Sidney Officers
Glenn Spearow installed as president of the Sidney Lions Club for the coming year. Dr M E Pettibone is first vice president, L E Wamsley second vice president, J Bush third vice president. Other officers include Grant Matthews secretary Carl Ziegler Lion Tanner and Bob Clark tail twister. E S Stokes and Lloyd Lockwood elected to the board of directors.
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R. C. Walther
Sidney Lions Club
Glenn Spearow
M. E. Pettibone
L. E. Wamsley
J. ©. Bush
Grant Mathews
Carl Ziegler
Lion Tanner
Bob Clark
E. S. Stokes
Lloyd Lockwood
Pierson and Clark Oliver dealer opens Sidney site
Pierson and Clark, Oliver farm equipment dealers, move into a new 50 by 70 foot Sidney building at 1034 Forrest Street. Ray Pierson and Howard M. Clark, longtime western Nebraska dealers since 1930, formed the firm in 1938 and 1940 expanded operations from Chappell to Sidney to serve Cheyenne Devel Garden and Morrill counties with full Oliver lines and service. They plan a further 50 foot expansion and outdoor storage, as the Sidney operation grows as one of Nebraska's largest farm implement distributing points.
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Pierson and Clark
Oliver
Forrest St
Sidney
Ray Pierson
Howard M. Clark
Chappell
Pierson
Mr. Clark
Nebraska
Dr Grimms Fall From Horse Injures Colorado Doctor
Dr H Grimm was thrown from a horse near Long's Peak Estes Park during a Colorado vacation. He isn’t critically injured and recovers in a Scottsbluff hospital near his ailing father who suffered a severe heart attack. X rays were taken to check for broken ribs or other fractures.
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H. Grimm
Colorado Mountains
Scottsbluff Hospital
Cr. H. Babbitt
Grimm
Long’s Peak
Estes Park
Scottsbluff
Irrigation Bonds To Be Sold To Bidders
Garden County Irrigation District bonds once worth 140000 face value have been refunded with delinquent interest added three times and now total 223000. The bonds, tied to 5000 acres in Garden County, will be offered at public auction July 30, with taxes delinquent on the property and no bids at tax sale. Rush Clarke and Robert Beatty, attorneys for Garden County officials, stated the bonds are worthless to the state but remain a lien against the land.
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Garden County Irrigation District
State Board of Educational
Rush Clarke
Robert Beatty
North Platte
Garden County
Harvest surge nears as Cheyenne County wheat peak eyed
The vanguard of a mobile harvest army began arriving in Sidney to cut what may be the largest winter wheat crop in Cheyenne County history. Weather delays in Kansas and eastern Nebraska slow outside combines as county agents estimate peak operations mid July. Railroads expect ample cars despite late east harvest, with unions noting reduced depot deliveries after wartime activity ends.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Kansas
Nebraska
William Bullock
Colton
Union Pacific
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Panhandle
North Potter Territory
Deuel County
WBA State Session Convened in Alliance with Wide Attendance
The quadrennial Women's Benefit Association convention met in Alliance yesterday with large turnout from across the state. A banquet was held at the Alliance Hotel and ritualistic exemplifications were performed by guard teams from Alliance Eustis Brady Gothenburg Lexington Omaha Grand Island Lincoln North Platte Chadron Hyannis and Sidney.
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Women’s Benefit Association
Alliance
Alliance Hotel
Eustis
Brady
Gothenburg
Lexington
Omaha
Grand Island
Lincoln
North Platte
Chadron
Hyannis
Sidney
Huge Corn Crop Foreseen in Nebraska for 1946
The Nebraska corn crop is projected at 267,784,000 bushels for 1946, significantly up from last year. The U S Department of Agriculture also raises the winter wheat estimate to 82,574,000 bushels from 75,411,000, with the national outlook noting a 20,000,000 bushel increase in corn versus 1945.
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Nebraska
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Harvest Time Boosts Chance For Accidents
Harvest season raises risk of injuries as crews rush and operate heavily mechanized equipment. The National Safety Council urges pre use defect checks on hitches seats brakes and guards and keeping areas clean for safe footing. operators must stop before maintenance follow four safety rules wear tight clothing avoid children in fields and keep tractors under control with steps for safe starting turning speed and braking.
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National Safety Council
Model Plane Meet Set For Panhandle In Sidney
A model airplane contest sponsored by Sidney volunteer firemen will be held July 28 with four western Nebraska meets including Scottsbluff. Entry forms are available via Ben King at King Electric Shop. The event will feature two groups, juniors under 14 and seniors over 14, with prizes awarded to the builder.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Ben King
King Electric Shop
General
Pheasant Dates Set by State Game Commission Meeting
The State Game Commission will meet August 5 to set Nebraska's 1946 pheasant trapping and possibly migratory waterfowl seasons. Research staff and officers plus rural mail carriers will conduct a pheasant census the last week of July. If the Federal Wildlife Service releases dates, the migratory waterfowl season will be set. Nebraska’s season is expected shorter than the 1945 window of October 15 to December 31.
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State Game Commission
Nebraska
Paul Gilbert
Federal Wildlife Service
Gilbert
1946 County Wheat Harvest Yields Mixed At Lod gepole And Nearby Areas
Wheat in the east Gurley area tested from 57 to 62 pounds per bushel with early yields reported around 30 to 45 bushels per acre. Market activity grew with The Farmers Elevator in Sidney and Lorenzo handling early loads and prices cited near 1.66 to 1.83 per bushel top wheat, contingent on car availability.
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East Gurley
Gurley
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Joe Zimola
Ledgepole
Lodgepole
Henry Jenik
Leo Jessen
Oscar Schiaman
W. I. Ells
John Treinen
Lorenzo Market
Lorenzo
Fred ‘Kettler
Huntsman
Clyde Johnson
Union Pacific Freight Office
Good Crowd Attends Legion Open House Birthday Celebration
The American Legion Club held an open house Monday marking its first anniversary. A large crowd packed the venue with standing room only at midnight. About $250 in bingo and door prizes was awarded, and free refreshments were served to visitors.
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American Legion Club
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C.J. Osborn
Riverview Club
Spook
Theatre Tonight
Potter Bank
The
Lions Club
Oliver Dealer
Dr. Grimm
Kimball-Banner Counties
WBA
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