Nebraska faces $7 million gap to use federal road funds
State Engineer Wardner Scott announced Nebraska must raise about $7,089,399 in matching funds by June 30, 1949 to fully utilize federal road allocations. He cited a 1947- year outlook with $15.75 million state and $1.35 million county commitments, plus growing gasoline tax revenue, and urged legislative action to reach full postwar highway funding.
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Nebraska
Wardner Scott
Scott
Highway Department
Poor Attendance At Swim Meet Monday
Swim meet attendance was low but races proceeded with enough entrants. Winners include Jim Wamsley and Patsy Montgomery in multiple events, with Jim Wamsley taking two firsts in boys over 15 and boys 12 to 15, and Pat Heaton Jr. earning first in several events.
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Leo Shuman
Jim Wamsley
Bob Wait
Pat Heaton Jr
Marvin Kahler
Dick McSpadden
Lowell Shuman
Marian Sherwood
Beverly Wasser
Janet Shuman
Patsy Montgomery
Jean Galvin
Donna Doran
Dennis Wamsley
Ray Worster
Sally Swenson
Marcelyn Dedrick
Scotch Tape Gift Wrapping Designs Debut
A new shipment of Scotch Tape and dispensers arrives. See the gay gift wrapping designs that add color and variety to packages, offering a simpler, more attractive wrapping option for gifts.
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THE
Telegraph
Porter fe ne f Overture One Beautiful Day Soloists
Selected soloists Bob Duis piano Alvin Duis swing novelty Spook Eyes Dear Old Nebraska Slymm of the Evening soloist Mrs Marjorie Osborne organ Katherine Ells director Grant Mathews public address J Tamasi narrator Mer Anton Link lights Fred Plorin
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Marjorie Anthony
Katherine Ells Longe
Bob Duis
Alvin Duis
Spook
Mareh
Nebraska
Slymm
Mrs. Marjorie Osborne
Katherine Ells
Grant Mathews
J. Tamasi
Mer
Anton Link
Fred Plorin
Land bank loan authority extended to 1947 for farmers
Federal Land Bank of Omaha extends land bank commissioner loan authority to July 1, 1947, aiding farmers including World War II veterans who may access first or second mortgage loans up to 75 percent of land value under GI Bill guarantees. Authority granted by new congressional bill.
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Land Bank
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Wm. D. Harte
National Farm Loan Association
Sidney
Federal Land Bank
Mr. Harte
Congress
Harte
Certification Date Deadline Is Near for Nebraska Crops
Applications for certification of alfalfa red clover soybeans and sorghums are due by August 1 to the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association in Lincoln. Blanks available at county extension offices or by writing to the association. Eligible alfalfa varieties include Grim Cossack Ladak and Hardistan with Ranger to follow later if standards met. Midland red clover sole variety. Sorghums include forage Atlas Scoti Red Orange Cane and grain types Early Kale Sooner Mile Day Mile Club Western Blackhall Kafir Coes Alliance Midland Martin. Sudan varieties Fremont Norkan. Soybeans Tilini and Dunfield eligible.
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Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Lincoln
College of Agriculture
Nebraska
Paige Hall
Crop Improvement Association
Midland
Atlas
Club
Coes
Alliance
Martin
Sudan
Fremont
Twenty Five Acres Of Wheat Burned In Farm Fire
About twenty five acres of wheat were destroyed by fire on a farm two miles east of Krueger's Lake Tuesday evening. The Sidney fire department sent two trucks to fight the blaze which threatened nearby buildings briefly. Firefighters diverted the flames and extinguished them before broader damage. A second alarm Thursday morning, at Otto Raddatz farm near Lorenzo, reported four acres of wheat burned.
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Krueger
Lodgepole gains largest concrete elevator in Cheyenne County
Mrs Edith Meyer reports the new Farmers Co op Concrete Elevator in Lodgepole is the finest and largest in Cheyenne County. It opened Saturday morning July 13 as harvest progresses with high yields and top quality. Appreciation is shown to the Lodgepole Telephone Company for up to date phone books. Rev Nye Bond and daughter help with harvest at Roy Bond farm and Rev Bond spoke at M E Church. Dr and Mrs Vernon Bale and daughter visiting A C Bale home head to Lincoln then Lake Okoboji for a vacation. Sidney Dunn and Elmer Holtman of Sidney joined Harriett Kidney for Sunday dinner.
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Cheyenne County
Lodgepole Telephone Company
Nye Bond
Roy Bond
Vernon Bale
A. C
Harvest Progress Dominant In Nebraska Report
Nebraska wheat harvest is about 80 per cent complete with parts of the state still gathering in fields. Corn shows splendid progress aided by recent rains, though the northeast needs more moisture. Pastures are unusually good, and the outlook for a third alfalfa crop is very favorable in the southern counties.
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Nebraska
Federal Bureau of Agriculture Statistics
Panhandle
Local Socials and Odd News From Sidney and Nearby
Friday visitors included Mr and Mrs Hank Newman with Mrs C J Smith and a group in Sidney hosted by A C Bale and Mr Gordon Bale. July 10 car theft of Harry Lindley reported with no new information. Pinochle club hosted by Mrs P E Smith with Edith Meyer winning high score. The Markel family returned from North Platte after visiting daughter. William Goettsche and Mrs Denver visited friends. Vogler family from Guide Rock attended Methodist service.
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Hank Newman
C. J. Smith
Gordon Bale
Sidney
A. C. Bale
Jesse Hobson
Otto Melton
A. E. Ladine
Billy
George Minshall
C. J.smith
Noah Walters
Oran
Harry Lindley
George Hillman
E. A. Markel Sr
North Platte
W. E. Simon
Simon
William Goettsche
Denver
Sidney Vogler
Guide Rock
Lodgepole
Vogler
Local residents visit, guests and calls noted
State Bank for several years and Mrs Vogler was a member of the Lodgepole School Faculty. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis of Cheyenne were Wednesday, guests at the Mrs. Edith Meyer home. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Smith called on Richard Paul at Sunday afternoon in Sundl. Miss Frieda Michelman of Lompec, California, spent Sunday, afternoon with Mrs. Lumar Marek.
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Cheyenne
Edith Meyer
C. J. Smith
Richard Paul
Frieda Michelman
Lompec
California
Lumar Marek
Prominent Chappell Resident Dies at Sidney Hospital
Edgar W Meth 72 longtime Arthur postmaster and Chappell resident died last week in a Sidney hospital. He operated a store in Arthur for 29 years and retired in 1945 to be near a daughter in Chappell after years of ill health.
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Chappell
Edgar W. Meth
Arthur
Sidney
Meth
Long
Mrs. Meth
Security Head Will Be Here Next Week
Harold F. Benjamin, manager of the Social Security Board office in Scottsbluff, will be in the USES office 842 1lth Ave. Sidney, Sat 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 24. Persons with questions on Social Security benefits should contact Mr. Benjamin then. Wage earners age 65 and retired should inquire about entitlements. Survivors of employed wage earners should inquire to prevent loss of benefits.
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Harold F. Benjamin
Social Security Board
Scottsbluff
USES
1Lth Ave
Sidney
Mr. Benjamin
Traffic Deaths Up in Nebraska This Year
Captain C. J. Sanders of the Nebraska Safety Patrol reports traffic fatalities in Nebraska are 28 percent higher than last year at this time. Two thirds of accidents occur on rural highways. With National Farm Safety Week, safety urges to drive carefully and make every week a safety week due to farm-people accident impact.
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C. J. Sanders
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Nebraska
Sanders
Truman
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