Narrow gaps seen for Sidney seals this week
Sidney seals have a bare chance to move ahead in league this week. Hornby may falter and Munson could get the call, with Hessler slated for mound work for Logan County. Chappell plays at Bunker Hill and Gurley goes to Dalton in two loop contests as teams seek wins and a possible split season playoff at the county fair.
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Sidney Seals
Leagle
Page One
Lodge Pole
Hornby
Munson
Hessler
Logan County
Chappell
Bunker Hill
Gurley
Dalton
Peetz
Gurley Cardinals
Devel County
Kratz Refuses Comment On Charge From Liquor Raids
Scattered raids across Scotts Bluff and other western Nebraska counties led to court appearances by former Sidney residents on charges of sale or possession. Wilson discussed repeat raids in Keith and Kimball counties, while local officials and townsfolk warned of possible gun trouble if charges move forward.
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Kratz
Scotts Bluff County
Sidney
Mae Bailey
Negress
Hazel Downey
R W Huff
Cash Carry
Charles McGee
Wilson
Nebraska
Keith County
Kimball
Cheyenne County
Two Gun
Omaha
Softball Leagues Close First Week With Fast Games
Friday schedule pitted Knotholes against Union Pacific and Lions versus Telegraph. Monday night features Lions club versus Postoffice at the league park starting at 6:30. Results from Monday to Wednesday include American League: Western Nebraska Oil def Chevrolet and Western Public Service Telephone def Finke Hutchison Stover. Piggly Wiggly over Green Lantern. National: Osborn Uptegrove over Lions. Bonham's Union over Telegraph. Postoffice over Western Creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knotholes
Union Pacific
Lions
Telegraph
Lions Club
Postoffice
American League
Western Nebraska Oil
Chevrolet
Western Public Service-Telephone
Finke-Hutchison & Stover
Piggly Wiggly
Green Lantern
National
Osborn-Uptegrove
Bonham’s Union
Western Creamery
Clothing club meets at Sparks home to judge hot pads
The C C clothing club gathered at Rosetta Seimers home to judge hot pads with Ruth Sparks winning first place and Dorothy Lipke second. The next lesson will be a laundry bag and the group scheduled the next meeting at the Sparks home on July 15. Mrs Seimers served a delightful lunch after the afternoon session.
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C C. Clothing Club
Rosetta Seimers
Ruth Sparks
Dorothy Lipke
Sparks
Garbo Career Milestones from Sweden to Grand Hotel
Swedish actress Greta Garbo rose from hats and silent era films to major U S studio contracts. Her early screen tests with director Mauritz Stiller led to The Cradle of Gosta Berling and contracts with MGM. She gained fame in Anna Christie and later star vehicles including Mata Hari and Grand Hotel, while mastering English quickly and pursuing a private, bookish life.
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Eric Petschler
Erick
Mauritz Stiller
Sweden
Stiller
Elizabeth Dolin
Gosta Berling
Garbo
Miss Garbo
Anna Christie
Susan Lenox
Mata Hari
Grand Hotel
Los Angeles
Stockholm
Fine tract of alfalfa on irrigated land west of Sidney
Albin Olson discusses a six acre alfalfa tract east of the electric pump and well supplying 800 gallons per minute from a 20 foot excavation. With 40 irrigated acres typically yielding three cuttings and a fourth kept for pasture, the plan averts feed shortages. Olson notes a fine herd of young heifers and steers ready for market in the next month or six weeks, with recent fat cattle price increases adding several hundred dollars in value.
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Albin Olson
Viaduct Rerouting eyed to ease grade crossing work
Discussion on the Burlington viaduct area reveals plans to enlarge the current through grading and culvert work with state and federal highway approvals. Union Pacific push to begin rerouting aims to remove grade crossings quickly, spurred by near fatal accidents east of town and chamber of commerce efforts for timely Lincoln highway paving to ease local unemployment.
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Burlington
Union Pacific
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Tourist Traffic Delayed by Detours on Lincoln Highway Near Here
Ongoing detour work on the Lincoln Highway disrupts visitor traffic near Sidney. War over the permanent route has delayed potential construction projects, drawing attention from state and federal engineers as well as Burlington and Union Pacific railroad officials.
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Lincoln Highway
Burlington
Union Pacific
Sidney
Slighter Winter Wheat Crop and Corn to Rise This Season
The report notes a larger crop mix with more corn and revised wheat figures for the season. Wheat on farms July 1 stands at 72 million bushels, about 8.4% of the 1931 crop, with 623 million bushels sold from the 1931 crop, the third lowest since 1924. Feeding to livestock rose amid corn shortages and low prices, setting an all time wheat feeding record of 184 million bushels in 1931-32.
Potato Tour to Highlight Cheyenne County Growth in 1931 32
The Western Nebraska Spud Growers Association announces the annual potato tour will include Cheyenne County. County Agent Willey reports increased acreage this year with forecasts of steady growth until several thousand acres of certified potatoes are produced in Cheyenne county.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne CO
Western Nebraska Spud Growers Association
Willey
Cheyenne
Federal aid bill could boost Nebraska road relief plan
A relief bill stalled between the White House and Congress includes 120 million dollars to bolster the agricultural fund. The money can be used as an alternative to state contributions to expedite road work, aimed at relieving unemployment in several commonwealths.
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White House
Congress
Homestead Land Locator Promises Wyoming Tract Tours
An official land office notice from Cheyenne Wyoming authorizes agents to help settlers obtain government land in the Laramie valley. L. L. Lee, a Bosler based homestead locator, offers to drive interested settlers to inspect the sites for homesteading on available tracts.
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Register of the United States Land Office
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Laramie
Bosler
L. L. Lee
Homestead
Winter wheat yield predicted at 115 bushels per acre
Bankers forecast winter wheat yields at 115 bushels per acre with 1.577 million acres devoted to tame day crops. June brought ample rainfall, improving conditions, while wild hay and potato crops show favorable prospects alongside other minor crops and U S leading crop figures.
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Panhandle
Drouth
U. S
West Center Social Notes and Local Visitors
Ruth Osborn reports Mrs E F Zorn Mrs A H Draper and Mrs E E Osborn attended lodge at Dalton Thursday evening. J Guill and Wa called at James Tryon home Sunday. Junior Zorn returned from Simla trip. Ralph Reinmuth hauled cherries from Colorado. Della Happel helped Mrs R R Reinmuth. E E Zorn Marian and Clifton attended church and dined with W F Osborn. A F Draper visited Sidney. Loretta and Ruth Osborn dined with Carl Baker. Otto Beret visited E E Osborn farm. A good rain with hail touched the area Friday.
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Ruth Osborn
E. F. Zorn
A. H. Draper
E. E. Osborn
Dalton
E. E. Zorn
Marian
Clifton
W. F. Osborn
A. F. Draper
Sidney
Farmers Warned to Keep Grasshoppers from New Corn Fields
Agricultural agent H. E. Hogsett of Logan County Colorado warns farmers as harvest nears about grasshopper migration from cut wheat into corn This plan involves trap strips of grain along field edges and then targeted poisoning with a wet mixture costing about 60 cents per hundred pounds The method, kept away from feed and livestock, aims to curtail the grasshopper onslaught before corn silks are damaged and grain production halted.
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Winver
H. E. Hogsell
Logan County
Colo
Hogsett
Good View Boosters Meet to Study Practical Problem
Members of the Good View Boosters club met Friday July 8 and gave yells while studying practical problem No. 3. Wayne was noted in attendance and led discussion on the problem, with members contributing ideas and planning future activities.
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Good View Boosters Club
Wayne
Bond
Quick Ory Boom
Babs Bees Club
Jing-o
Unclear Campbe and club notes from page fragment
Fragments mention a club meeting with names and notes about members and the Weremen group. The text is garbled and provides no clear events, dates, or outcomes to summarize.
Sale in ladies midsummer hats at 50 cents
Special for Saturday sale item presents ladies midsummer hats priced at 50 cents at Elite lat shop near Gift Shop.
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. C. Clothing Club
FOX Box Office
Olson
Herbert’s
West Center
Sidney and Vicinity
Johnson Drug Co
Rexall Drug Store
Penney
Perera
Odds and Ends
10Th Ave
Sidney, Nebr
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