Auto Caravan Driver Dies In Collision West Of Sunol
Wesley Hoefer of Lafayette, driver for an auto caravan firm, was killed about 12 45 P M yesterday when his car with a trailing unit rammed the semitrailer of an oil transport truck one mile west of Sunol. Sheriff Schulz indicated Hoefer likely fell asleep, tried to steer back, but steered into the right side of the trailer. The transport driver Harl Leathers said he saw the car veer toward the wrong side and tried to avoid it.
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Wesley Hoefer
Sunol
Schulz
Hoefer
Hoefers
Lafayette
Harl Leathers
Moral Is Dont Ever Throw Out Old Shoes
A Sidney hotel death left war veteran Oscar Friederichs with personal effects stored at the sheriff's office. Authorities weighed what to do with his clothing as the relics sat unclaimed. During a routine check, Sheriff Schulz discovered $115 hidden inside a pair of army shoes, revealed after he probed the footwear.
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Oscar Friederichs
Sidney
Friederichs
Sheriff Schulz
C A West clearance opens with strong July start
The C A West company annual July clearance sale opened yesterday with one of the year’s strongest days, Roy Liggett reports. Liggett advertised heavily mailing over 3000 full page bills to boxholders and noted unprecedented values especially in ready to wear. He said the dress stock is larger than usual and price reductions are intended to make way for fall merchandise.
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C. A. West Company
Roy Liggett
Liggett
The
Telegraph
Stork Wins Race As Baby Girl Born At Roche
The stork won his race with Mr and Mrs F Albright Wednesday morning a fine eight pound girl was born to the Albrights at the Roche hospital shortly after Mrs Albright had been admitted They aimed to reach North Platte from Wall South Dakota before the baby arrived but the stork proved impatient The mother and child are doing nicely
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F. Albright
Albrights
Roche Hospital
Albright
North Platte
Wall
S. D
Drought Report for Western Nebraska Issued by Anderson
A. E. Anderson reports Western Nebraska crop conditions deteriorating since July 1 with drought widespread across counties Batiner suffers complete moisture loss and doomed feed if rain does not come, Cheyenne pastures curl, Dawes faces extreme heat and dryness for late grain, grasshoppers noted but not yet quantified. Overall state condition not as severe as 1934.
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A. E. Anderson
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Change Train Time To Improve Connections
Union Pacific passenger train No. 34 now arrives Sidney at 6 08 p m to connect at June s burg with the eastbound City of Denver for Omaha and Chicago. It operates Sidney North Platte local runs and reaches Jun esburg in time for the 7 38 p m streamline speedster. It also reaches North Platte to link with No 12 leaving at 12 15 a m central time. The change replaces the former 7 30 p m Sidney departure set to fit fast trains.
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Union Pacific
Sidney
Junesburge
City of Denver
Omaha
Chicago
North Platte
Jwesburg
Kimball Lad Dragged To Death By Stirrup
Walter Blanton eight year old son of Sherman Blanton a Kimball county farmer was dragged to death by a mule after his foot caught in a stirrup while herding cattle at the Charles Adams farm north of Kimball Adams found the body at mid day after the boy failed to return for lunch.
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Walter Blanton
Sherman Blanton
Kimball County
Charles Adams
Kimball
Adams
Ask For Ten Men For U. P. Section Work
H E Bauman reemployment director received a call for ten men from Union Pacific to fill a local section gang. The work involves repairing right of way in this locality. Bauman noted many men on WIPA had taken harvest jobs and he expected difficulty in filling the requisition.
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H. E. Bauman
Union Pacific Railroad
Bauman
WIPA
Soil Program Benefits Plan for Drouth Areas Announced
AAA sources say part payment of soil conservation benefits to farmers in the drouth counties may come in early fall ahead of the December date. The department committee, authoritatively, discussed advanced payments to supplement a 3 million dollar fund for unemployment in the 12 drouth counties and 29 others. The panel also surveyed feed supplies for emergency counties and planned government loans to move livestock to grazing lands and feed lots.
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AAA
Drouth
Department
Roosevelt
Drouths
Grasshopper Poison Drive Continues in Cheyenne County
Government grasshopper poison arrived in Cheyenne County causing farmers to push a continued control effort. County Agent J C Swinbank says a full carload helps reduce upcoming crop damage though not enough for a county program. Entomologist O S Bare warns nonpoisoning would lead to large losses later and urges relentless action against the pests harming corn across areas.
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Cheyenne
J. C. Swinbank
Swinbank
O. S. Bare
College of Agriculture
Harvest Peak Reached Across Cheyenne County Fields
Harvest activity surges in Cheyenne county with combines humming and trucks hauling grain to elevators. Winter wheat yields range around 25 to 35 bushels per acre with good quality tests near 59 pounds. Prices vary from near 90 cents to potential dollar futures as farmers store or sell. Substantial variability exists by locality including Potter Lorenzo Bunker Hill Gurley Huntsman with hail damage affecting some fields. Continued on Page 8 Col 1.
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Cheyenne County
Cheyenne
Lorenzo
Bunker Hill
Huntsman
Suit Seeks $18,104 in McIntosh Death Case
McKinley J McIntosh administrator for James L McIntosh files suit in district court this week seeking 18104 against Joe A Gibson Inc for expenses and loss of monthly revenue after a Gibson Garage vehicle backed out and struck McIntosh causing fatal injuries July 12 1935. The petition cites city ordinance violations and itemizes expenses at 1070 and lost income pegged at 16584 based on life expectancy.
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McKinley J MrIntosh
James L. McIntosh
Joe A. Gibson
Coffee To Carry On Campaign At Chadron
Congressman Harry B Coffee shifted most congressional work to an office in Chadron while staying in touch with Washington affairs. He and Mrs Coffee are on a 10 day Minnesota lake region vacation with the Cooks and Morrows of Scottsbluff. Jane Bittner remains in Chadron as Coffee’s secretary until the November election.
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Harry B. Coffee
Chadron
Washington
Coffee
Minnesota
John Cook
William Morrow
Scottsbuff
Jane Bittner
Mr. Coffee
Married Men Challenge Single Lads In Sidney Softball Clash
A Sidney softball challenge brews as the married men issue a contest to the single lads. Both sides discuss forming teams to prove who tops in able play. If financed, the game may be played under the lights next week drawing a capacity crowd.
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Sidney
Albin Plays Baseball In This City Sunday
Albin Wyoming sends its baseball team to Sidney for a Sunday game. Ervy Marlatt, famed baseball brother, will pitch for Albin, a former Sidney mainstay. Peterson is expected to start for Sidney.
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Albin
Wyo
Sidney Seals
Ervy Marlatt
Sidney
Peterson
New Five Cent To One Dollar Store Opens Saturday
Sidney's Ben Franklin store opens Saturday at nine o'clock in a Neubauer property building on Illinois street between 10th and 11th Avenues. Mr and Mrs O R Bruckner oversee preparations with clerks marking merchandise and special window displays. Free treats for kids advertised with a staff including Carly Ellison Ina Mackintosh Mary Mathews Zelena Worren Ruth Boyle Jeanette Larson and Bernice Gourey.
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Sidney
Ben Franklin
O. R. Bruckner
Bruckner
The
Telegraph
Carly C. Ellison
Ina Maekinton
Mary Mathews
Zelena Worren
Ruth Boyle Jeanette Larson
Bernice Goeury
Mrs Mary Cortney Dies at 86 in Cheyenne County
Mrs Mary Cortney 86 died at her son Ed Cortney home in Gur ley after a stroke and coma following two years of ill health. A native of Ireland she came to the United States at 23 and lived in Nebraska for 12 years. Funeral 7 am today at Dalton Catholic Church with Rev Fullam. body to Alexandria for interment by Gehrig. Survived by five sons Rev A Cortney of Chicago and Humphrey Ed John of Cheyenne county William of Alexandria. Michael preceded her in death. husband buried at Alexandria.
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Mary Cortney
Ed Cortney
Gurley
Ireland
Cortney
United States
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Alexandria
Dalton Catholic Church
Fullam
Gehrig
A. Cortney
Chicago
Humphrey
John
William
Michael
Potter Active Town as Harvest Speeds Through Region
Wheat harvest in Potter dominates the area with steady truck traffic to elevators, reminiscent of 1926 when elevators ran 24 hours. Daily figures estimate 20 000 to 40 000 bushels of winter wheat marketed, mostly top quality, making Potter the busiest town in the county.
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Potter
4 H Girls Enter In Competitions On Conservation
Nebraska 4 H boys and girls await the second annual statewide wildlife conservation camp to be held at Seward August 18 to 21. Prize trips will go to 40 club members and 10 local leaders selected for outstanding conservation work. Cheyenne county entries include Margaret Miller and Ruth Kinton. Reports filed July 15. winners announced July 20. Iris Mae Kremke of Pierce county praised for feeding birds and encouraging bees while fighting pests and promoting beneficial birds.
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Nebraska
Seward
Cheyenne County
Margaret Miller
Ruth Kinton
Iris Mae Kremke
Pierce County
Cheyenne County Girls
Summer Fallow Tour Highlights County Farming
A hundred mile Cheyenne county field tour Tuesday included Vong students and several business leaders. Farmers praised summer fallow methods shared by Guy Shaw and Frank Rowan. Louis Reimers demonstrated harvesting shade equipment for combines and tractors. The tour noted spring wheat poor due to drought and urged shifts away from the crop. Burlington agent Charles Sill and Auburn vocational instructor Jason Wester also joined the trip.
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Vong
Cheyenne County
Guy Shaw
Frank Rowan
Gurley
Louis Reimers
Dallon
Charles Sill
New Burlington
Jason Wester
Dalton
Auburn
New Boxholder List Prepared By Larson
Postmaster W L Larson provides Cheyenne county’s updated boxholder mailing list for public use. He notes many lists are out of date and waste materials due to inaccuracies. The Telegraph offers to recopy the list. The complete coverage requires mailing 4989 pieces to every home town post office box and rural route.
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W. L. Larson
Cheyenne County
Larson
Wheat field blaze destroys 175 acres near Potter
A truck aided blaze in northern Potter counties set 175 acres of winter wheat ablaze, causing about 5000 bushels of grain and the loss of a truck. Harvey Fisher lost 35 acres and Charles Fisher 140 acres, with both insured. Wheat sold at 95 cents a bushel, total grain damage about 4750, insurance coverage unknown. Fire at about ten o'clock. truck ownership Witt Milling and Grain Co Potter.
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Potter
Harvey
Charles Fisher
North Potter
Charles
Witt Milling and Grain Company
Showings Of Pictures Next Week At Fox Theatre
Fox Theatre presents a seven film return run featuring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in Top Hat Jeanette McDonald and Nelson Eddy in Rose Marie Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor in Magnificent Obsession Jean Harlow and the Dionne quints in Country Doctor Jack Benny and Eleanor Powell in Broadway Melody Shirley Temple in Curly Top Clark Gable and Loretta Young in Call of the Wild Bargain matinees Tuesday Wednesday Friday afternoons and a night program Thursday with short subjects before each feature.
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Fox Theatre
Ned Collins
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
Jeanette McDonald
Nelson Eddy
Irene Dunne
Roert Taylor
Jean Herscholt
the Dionne Quints
Jack Benny
Eleanor Powell
Shirley Temple
Clark Gable
Loretta Young
Maupin Judge To Take Barlow Facts
M. M. Maupin, Ogallala attorney, named by the supreme court as referee to take testimony, report findings of fact and give conclusions of law in the Wright versus County Judge R. A. Barlow case. Eight counts remain in an information accusing Barlow of practicing law without a license. The court denied the defendant’s request for a witness list and a motion to suppress a deposition, ruling the case is criminal in nature.
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M. M. Maupin
Ogallala
Supreme Court
Wright
R. A. Barlow
Cheyenne County
Dimery Sees Ads Generate Land Prospects in Local Area
Advertising in the Telegraph drew Martin W. Dimery several inquiries about land purchases in this and nearby counties. He notes weather has hindered deals but expects several closings when conditions improve, praising Cheyenne county’s winter wheat harvest as evidence of safe investment in good farmland.
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Telegraph
Martin W. Dimery
Dimery
Gas Pump Blaze Put Under Quick Control
A fire at the Joe A Gibson garage Wednesday night was quickly stopped before triggering an alarm. The blaze started when a gas pump was accidentally pulled over and flared briefly. Prompt action by nearby men prevented damage. no loss reported.
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Joe.a. Gibson
Burlington Baggage Cars Burn, Mail and Express Destroyed
Two Burlington baggage cars and their contents were destroyed by fire south of Alliance early Wednesday. Fire officials could not determine the origin, but crew noted overheated film reels in the first car. Cars were detached and switched to a siding at Letan. Alliance firemen assisted but could not save the cars. A surface gold find 15 miles south of Sidney reportedly assays 70 cents to $9 per yard, with Denver assays supporting the claim.
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Burlington Mail
Alliance
Sidney
Letan
Alliance Fire Department
S. A Male
Orin Maley
Jack Livingston
Denver
Maley
Telegraph
Orin
Colorado Line
Sioux Indians Display Saturday In Sidney Show
Sioux Indians from Cheyenne visit Sidney for a peaceful display. Police Chief R H Rogers will meet them and escort to the softball field near the high school. The demonstration begins about 8 40 p m as part of promoting the Frontier Days event in Cheyenne July 22 25.
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Sidney
Cheyenne
R. H. Rogers
Hear Truck Depot To Be Opened In Sidney
A large truck depot is planned to be established in Sidney to serve as a loading and unloading dock for trucking lines operating into the city. No official announcement was made, but a reliable source says the move has been contemplated for some time.
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Sidney
New Filling Station to Open Saturday Near Highway 30
A new filling station handling Phillips 66 products will open Saturday west of town on highway 30. Operated by Simkins Oil Company, with C. D. Huffaker as manager, the Telegraph carries a special opening announcement and Saturday offer.
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Phillips 66
Simkins Oil Company
C. D. Huffaker
Dimery Elected Chairman of County Republican Group
Martin W. Dimery was elected chairman of the county republican central committee at a district court room meeting Monday evening. He succeeds the late L. T. Poole as local Republican leader. The gathering backed Gov Landon of Kansas for president and pledged funds to aid the campaign. Republicans from across the county attended. B C Grabill served as secretary in Golden P Kratzs absence.
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Martin W. Dimery
Republican Central Committee
District Court Room
Dimery
L. T. Poole
Gov. Landon
Kansas
B.C. Grabill
Golden P. Kratz
Playground Is Highly Popular With Kiddies
A treasure hunt at Legion park leads a busy week for children in the playground project directed by Mrs. Mary Murphy. Swimming is the standout activity while a boys versus girls attendance contest begins Monday with Donnie McKay and Helane Jo Nielsen as captains. All youngsters are urged to attend.
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Legion Park
Mary Murphy
Donnie McKay
Helane Jo Nielsen
100 Degrees Tops City Heat Record
The Sidney area endured extreme heat with a high of 100 degrees yesterday, 99 degrees on Wednesday, and hot dry winds worsening conditions. Residents reported heat stress while corn crops show signs of firing and may need rain soon to prevent permanent damage.
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Sidney
Coffee urges West relief from drought and grasshopper damage
Congressman Harry Coffee petitions Secretary Wallace for immediate federal aid to the drought and grasshopper ravaged Midwest, urging government purchases to steady terminal market prices and divert funds to relief. He cites three billion dollars in cattle value eroded and calls for AAA section 32 funds to remove surplus and sustain producers.
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Harry Coffee
Wallace
Middle
Nebraska
Drouth
United States
AAA
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Didney
Potter Areas
Maiey
Combine
Maupin
Barlow
Sidney Men
S. A. Maley
Colorado
Burlington
Blaze
the Telegraph
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