Water Shortage Averted In Sidney After Motor Repair
Water Commissioner Carl C. Jones and electrician H M Brown rushed to avert a critical shortage when a lightning strike disabled the main city well motor. Aided by cool weather and rain, Brown secured a replacement coil in Denver, reinstalled the motor, and restored supply from the auxiliary well on the north side. The town avoided its first real water shortage and urged big users to curb consumption until full service returned.
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Sidney
Carl C. Jones
Jones
H M Brown
Sidney Electrician
Denver
No 19 Improvement Works Speeds Ahead
Inland Construction reports progress on resurfacing Highway No 19 from Sidney to the Colorado line. Base work and oil surface prep continue. completion hoped around August 1, weather could delay. Sidney awaits finish to start feeder road from Burlington tracks to No 19. WPA funds cover prelims with local businessmen contributing 500 dollars. Inland also paves five downtown blocks and builds curb gutter and oil mats on three and a half blocks.
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Inland Construction Company
Highway No. 19
Sidney
Colorado State Line
Burlington
No. 19
WPA
Inland
4-H Mitchell Camp Slated For Next Week
4-H club members from Cheyenne county join with western Nebraska clubs for the Annual District 4-H camp at Mitchell on July 22 23 24. Enrollments due July 20 at the County Extension office. The program includes handicraft music games hobby development and vespers with a small fee to cover food costs.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Mitchell
Swinbank
Big Springs Flood Claims Three Lives In Sudden Torrents
A roaring surge swept down a normally dry gulch five miles west of Big Springs washing out a bridge approach on state highway 138. Three people died when a car and a truck plunged into the torrent. Victims were A L Phelps 58 of Big Springs a port employee. Frank Manners 35 of Corad a produce dealer. and his eight year old daughter Donna. A cloudburst with wind and hail dumped 4 to 6 inches of rain on the table lands northwest of Big Springs. The flood filled the gulch with five feet of water and swallowed the bridge approach. Manners had driven to Colorado for a purchase. Continued on page 6 column 2.
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Big Springs
A. L. Fhelps
Nebraska
Colorado Line
Frank Manners
Corad
Donna
Table
Phelps
Manners
Colorado
Grain Rate Hearing Scheduled By Railway Commission
The railway commission sent its rate expert J A Little to a Washington conference with Agriculture Department representatives on ICC rate reduction case. The proposed cut would affect western Nebraska and eastern Colorado panhandle points bound for Omaha. An ICC examiner oppose the request while agriculture interests back the plan with the state commission.
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The
Railway Commission
J A. Little
Washington
Agriculture Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska
Colorado
Panhandle
Omaha
ICC
State Commission
Roy Thomas Better Friends Here Learn
D R Roy Thomas Better Friends Here Learn. Roy Thomas Better a prominent lumber man and city councilman is slowly improving from an abdominal operation at a Seattle Washington hospital. He was stricken over a month ago while visiting his sons on the west coast and held in the hospital for observation before undergoing the operation. He was allowed to sit up for a few minutes last week according to letters received here by friends and business associates.
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D R
Roy) Thomas
Seattle
Washington
Thomas
Iletter
Alliance Puts Up Highway Signs For No 19 Traffic
Attractive new signs directing tourist traffic to Alliance and the Black Hills over highway No 19 were placed Sunday by the Alliance Chamber of Commerce. One sign sits at the junction of No 19 and No 30 near Sidney and another at the junction of No 19 and No 26 south of Angora.
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Alliance
Black Hills
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Angora
Plan To Sound Out Hotel Possibilities
The Sidney chamber of commerce hotel committee will survey business, professional men and property owners to gauge support for a 900 thousand dollar hotel subsidy. They will not seek pledges but aim to learn if Sidney would contribute enough to attract developers.
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Chamber of Commerce Hotel Committee
Sidney
Trailer Barber Shop Protest Reported Near Greenlees Store
Mayor R E Roche said fire marshal and fire department officials urged action against a proposed trailer barber shop on the Tobin property east of Greenlees' store. Charles Richards would operate it. Fire officials cited protests by nearby businessmen. city leaders deny personal contact by any barbers.
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R E Roche
Greenlees
Charles Richards
Roche
Telegraph
Paul L. Martin
Richards
Martin
Sidney
Low Bids Are Posted On Panhandle Roads
The highway department accepted low bids on eight of eleven construction projects totaling an estimated 345 thousand six hundred dollars. The three remaining jobs awaiting action include Sioux County Highway 20, Harrison Crawford section with 1.1 miles of bituminous mat and armor coats bid by Peter Kiewitt Sons of Omaha at 71 thousand 243 dollars. Sherman Buffalo Highway 2 from Broken Bow to Ravenna covers 9.9 miles with stabilized base and armor coats bid by Concrete Materials and Construction of Cedar Rapids at 42 thousand 668 dollars. Morrill Highway 26 Bayard south two and a half miles with a bridge, bids by Diamond Engineering of Grand Island at 3 thousand 241 dollars and Inland Construction of Omaha at 9 thousand 569 dollars.
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Highway Department
Sioux
Harrison- Crawford
Peter Kiewitt Sons Company
Omaha
Sherman-Buffalo
Broken Bow
Ravenna
Concrete Materials and Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Morrill
Bayard South
Diamond Engineering Company
Grand Island
Inland, Construction Company
Assault Charge Is Filed Against Man With Long Record
A man using the name George Brandt, with a 34-arrest history across Iowa Nebraska and Colorado, is jailed for investigation after allegedly threatening Union Pacific railroad workers with a knife. Brandt, held on an intoxication charge, faces an assault with intent to do great bodily injury complaint based on railroad employee testimony. Four transients received ten day jail terms for riding a train without permission.
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George Brandt
Union Pacific Railroad
Brandt
Middlewest
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Fort Madison
S A Moor
R. P. Kepler
John E Costello
W W. Schulz
Trade Day Topic Sparks Civic Club Interest
The chamber of commerce board urged retail merchants to attend next Monday's meeting to discuss a community wide trade day. They discussed quarterly events and the need for an award funded by chamber funds to boost store bargains in Sidney.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Krauter Rites Held Sunday
Funeral services from the Presbyterian church in Dalton were held Sunday for George Krauter 57 who died Friday in Dalton hospital after long illness Rev James Cilyer officiated and interment followed in Dalton cemetery Rice Funeral Home in charge Mr Krauter a native of Lancaster County born March 4 1883 moved as a child to Gage county In 1917 he moved to Dalton and married Anna Heldt of Lisco in 1921 Surviving are his widow four children Delmar Carolyn Eileen and Clarabelle his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Krauter Lodgepole five brothers Frank Herbert Will John Roy of Flatuna and one sister Mrs Carl Selvmdt of Lodgepole
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Presbyterian Church
Dalton
George Krauter
James Cilyer
Rice Funeral Home
Klauter
Lancaster County
Gage County
Anna Heldt
Lisco
Delmar
Carolyn
Eileen
Clarabelle
Frank Krauter
Lodgepole
Frank
Herbert
Lodgerpole
Will
John
Roy
Flatuna
Carlselvmdt
Unknown Person Is Lucky To Be Alive
A Sidney electrical storm left a primary power line bare on Newton street. An unidentified person picked up the charged line and wrapped it around a pole before crews could fix it. Electrician 11 M Brown calls it a rare, near-miraculous escape due to dry conditions, insulation, and precise contact.
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Sidney
Newton Street
Brown
Sidney Electrician
Freytag Volume Above Expectations Sale Continues
Freytag s removal sale drew crowds Friday and Saturday with doors closing briefly as crowds surged. The sale runs all this week from noon to 1 p m daily and advertising in The Telegraph boosted turnout. Mrs Freytag praised orderly crowds despite heat and rush. sale organized by Clyde Brown and Jack Shafer of Western States Sales Co.
Storms Hamper Harvest Across Cheyenne County Areas
Freak storms lashed Cheyenne county with hail and strong winds, damaging some crops and halting harvests in limited pockets near Gurley and Potter. Flood waters swept sand draws north of Sidney while other zones saw beneficial rain for corn and spring grains. County outlook predicts only local showers and generally fair, warmer weather.
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Cheyenne County
Hsk
Sidney
Gurley
Potter
Colorado-Nebraska Line
Bait Plants Closed As Demand Is Too Light
Agricultural Agent Swinbank announces closure of grasshopper bait depots at Lodgepole Dalton and Potter and removal of WPA mixing plants from Sidney due to insufficient demand. Government bait spreaders moved to South Dakota. Local hopper numbers rise while corn may suffer. adults now present may lay eggs for next year’s heavier infestation.
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Lodgepole
Dalton
Potter
Swinbank
WPA
Sidney
South Dakota
Nebraska population drops near sixty thousand
Nebraska reports a statewide population loss of 59 840 based on 90 of 93 counties with a total of 1 270 791 down from 1 377 953 in 1930. Counties Jefferson Thayer and York await counts expected next week. Dawson and Hall counties show small population and farm changes.
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Nebraska
Jefferson
Thayer
York
Dawson County
Hopper Damage To Depend On Weather
Nebraska crop damage from grasshoppers this summer depends on weather says Don B. Whelan state grasshopper control leader at the agricultural college. Dry weather cuts food supply increasing damage to alfalfa corn and other plants wet weather reduces damage and promotes natural enemies of grasshoppers. District reports to Whelan show northeast Nebraska sees delayed bait spreading with rising bait demand.
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Nebraska
Don B. Whelan
The
Agricultural College
Whelan
Two Traffic Charges Filed Yesterday In County Court
Two traffic violations were charged in complaints filed by the county attorney Monday morning. Harry St Clair of Elkhorn was cited for speeding after a state patrolman clocked him at 65 to 70 mph during a chase. He lacked a license but said he had one at home. Howard Hartman of Chappell was also cited for speeding and paid ten dollars plus costs before County Judge Robert A. Barlow.
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Harry St Clair
Elkhorn
St Clair
Howard Hartman
Chappell
Robert A. Barlow
Country Club Hosts Informal Sports Dance This Thursday
A sports dance for country club members will be at the club house this Thursday evening July 18 from 9 p m to 12 01 a m. Attire is strictly sports wear as dancers are urged to come in their most comfortable clothing. The committee says the event is informal and designed to prevent the excuse of having nothing to wear.
Gurley School District Bonds on August Election
Residents of Gurley School District No. 138 will vote August 2 on a proposed $6,000 bond issue to finance additions to the current school building. A three fifths majority of votes cast is required for passage.
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Gurley
Telegraph
Wheat Harvest Signals Full Swing in Cheyenne County
The 1940 winter wheat harvest reached full speed in Cheyenne county with combines in every corner. Yields ranged up to expectations, Dalton fields reported thirty bushels, while many 20 and 25 bushel plots were noted to elevator men. Early marketing showed farmers likely to use government loans on grain. Lodgepole district reported 10 to 25 bushels per acre with some 20 bushel fields and grain testing 56 to 60 pounds per bushel. Eastern county wheat quality remained high with strong protein, hard, dry grain. Combining started in Dalton territory last week though overall progress is limited.
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Cheyenne County
Dalton
Lodgepole
Dalton Trritory
Early Irrigation Urged To Save Corn
Cheyenne County irrigators are urged to start pumping early to save corn. Ivan Wood of Nebraska Extension notes 1,000 gallons per minute wets an acre with two inches in one hour, meaning five pumping hours per acre for 10 inches total. An 80 acre field needs about 40 days of pumping. starting August 1 risks heavy loss.
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Cheyenne County
Ivan Wood
Nebraska Agricultural College
Swinbank
Wood
Corn Yield In State Hinges On Weather
The July 1 condition shows a 20,206,000 bushel rise in Nebraska corn production from last year but the final outcome depends on July and August rainfall as central areas face subsoil moisture shortages. Winter wheat yields vary by region with poor central results but strong quality. Spring wheat forecast dips by 134,000 bushels from last year with sugar beets and hay crops up modestly in tonnage.
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Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
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