Peetz Mayor Finds Hesseltine Man Dead In Field
The body of Raymond Wyne Hesseltine, 45, was found hanging from a combine in a field north of Peetz after a Sunday disappearance. Neighbors and a coroner concluded suicide. he had previous health issues and family members including mother Dora Alice Hesseltine and sister Evelyn Hesseltine, with brother Guy Hesseltine of Castle Rock, Colorado.
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Raymond Wyne Hes
Peetz
Thompson
Etc
Hesselline
Hesselines
Hesselsinge
Nebraska
Hessert
Dora Alice Hesseltine
Evelyn Hesseltine
Peety
Mr. Thompson
Hesseltine
Guy Hesseltine
Castle Rock
Colo
Nebraska imposes new law on grain warehouses
The Nebraska legislature enacted a grain warehouse law requiring storage facilities to obtain permits from the state railway commission. Any warehouse or elevator storing grain must comply, whether federal or cooperative, and only grain of members may be stored in member facilities under the new rules.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Railway Commission
Pram
Res Herman Joens Marries Lydia Shomshor at Sid ney Trunty Lutheran
Pastor Res Herman Joens of Junatheran churches Curley and Dalton wed Mis Lydia Shomshor of Scribner at Trunty Lutheran Sid ney in a 9 o'clock Wednesday ceremony officiated by Rev T Kahse. They received few friends including witnesses Mr and Mrs Gilbert Scuninzhoener of Fremont. The groom leads Grace Lutheran Gurley and Trinity Lutheran Dalton. he arrived October 1 last year and won community regard. Lydia, educated at Midlands College and a former teacher, loves the arts. The couple leaves for a Colorado mountains honeymoon.
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Herman Joens
Junatheran
Curley
Dalton
Mis Lydia Shomshor
Scribner
Trunty Lutheran Church
Sidney
T. Kahse
Gilbert Scuninzhoener
Fremont
Joens
Grace Lutheran Church
Gurley
Trinity Lutheran Church
Midlands College
Colorado Mountains
Wyoming farmer says alfalfa pays well in Cheyenne County
J Bolter of Sheridan, a Cheyenne county land owner, visited Sidney and praised crop conditions. He expects to take an average field from his 620 acres, plans diversification next year, and will sow 40 acres of alfalfa soon. He recommends 10 to 40 acres of alfalfa on every dry land section.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne County
J+ Bolter
Sheridan
Wyo
Sidney
Bolter
Balter
Million Oliverius Wedding United Lodge Pole Couple
Mrs LaWanda R. Million and John Oliverius of Lodge Pole wed Monday afternoon in Sterling. County Judge H Lawrence Hinkley performed the ceremony at the courthouse in a simple non religious service.
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Million—Oliverius
LaWanda R. Million
John Oliverius
Lodge Pole
H. Lawrence Hinkley
Sterling
Annual College Day At Lincoln Sparks Farm Feed Study
Cheyenne county farmers attend the annual rooters day at the college of agriculture to hear a study on feeding value of corn wheat and rye for hogs. The test, led by Prof W J Loeffe and County Agent Willey, covers grinding methods protein supplements soy bean tankage and cass in pigs across eight lots starting at about 77 pounds with one acre of sudan grass each.
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Cheyenne County
The
College of Agriculture
Willey
W. J. Loeffe
Sudan
Former Chappell Man to Till Lodge Pole Pulpit
Don Brownell of Plymouth formerly of Chappell will conduct services at the Lodge Pole Methodist Church Sunday at 11 o'clock. Rev J D Hammil announces Brownell, Wesleyan graduate, now serving as Plymouth Methodist minister, has a special message for young people.
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Don Brownell
Plymouth
Chappell
Lodge Pole
J. D. Hammil
Brownell
Wesleyan
Hanimil
Novel theater feature offers envelope surprise at Fo theatre
Manager A. J. Hamilton introduces a new novelty at the Fo theatre with Saturday night as the launch. Patrons receive an envelope at the door containing coins from one cent to five dollars. The program stars Joe E. Brown in Going Wild with Fox movietone news and other shorts.
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A. J. Hamilton
Fo Theatre
Joe E. Brown
Fox Movietone News
Thieves Break Into Car In Sidney Stole Typewriter Suits
Traveling man E. C. Smith reported a Tuesday night theft from his Ford sedan parked in front of the Couch apartments in Sidney. A portable typewriter and two suits were taken.
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E. C. Smith
Couch Apartments
Mr. Smith
Sidney
Frontier celebration draws Sidney visitors to Cheyenne session
A large number of Sidneyites attended the Frontier celebration in Cheyenne where the event is in session for the week. Notables include Mrs. D. A. Pratt and Beulah Bayley, Mr. and Mrs. Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. Carl son, Mrs. Reel and daughters Elvira and Belle, and many other local residents.
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Sidneyites
Cheyenne
D. A. Pratt
Beulah Bayley
C. A. Griffith
Richard Carlson
Joe Reel
Elvira
Belle
Donald Rush
Lawrence Reisdorff
Glen Spearow
P. J. Ackles
J. H
Chester Killham
Roy Coffeen
Robert
Art Holm
J. O. Johnson
H. B. Nelson
C. E. Couch
Elizabeth
Esther
E. D. Worden
George Sheldon
C. W. Zike
Arthur and
Toots
Leonard Fine
J. W. Goodale
Audrey Howard
Wilfred Swenson
Sally
E. Browning
L. P. Simerson
Babe Hanson
R. P. Kepler
F. O. Burgess
Wiliam Haley
Billy
A. M. Nelson
M. W. Osborn
Thomas O’connell
N. E. Witters and Sons
Ralph and Lee
J. B. Roe
Chappell to Meet Sidney Seals Next Sunday at Legion Park
The Chappell baseball team will engage the Sidney Seals in a game next Sunday afternoon at the Legion Park diamond. Sidney shows improved strength after recent league defeats, while Chappell is described as a fast club. A record crowd is anticipated with no league games that weekend.
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Chappell
Sidney Seals
Legion Park
Sidney
State Legion Meeting at Fremont August 23
The Nebraska American Legion plans its largest convention, to be held in Fremont on Sunday August 23. About 3,000 Legionnaires and auxiliary delegates are expected, with a 105 millimeter howitzer and carriage presented at city park. Speaker Robert Waring of Geneva and a band concert are planned, with the Crete post band to play throughout. Local authorities arrange private-homes rooms for visiting delegates.
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State Legion
Fremont
Nebraska American Legion
Asa K. Lane
Fremont Post
Robert Waring
Geneva
Crete Post
Local Man Praises New Cyclone Harvester Thresher
A Brig ham ranch demonstration near Dix showcases a new harvester thresher called the Cyclone. B L Walker of Sidney Motor Sales says the design is novel and could revolutionize wheat harvesting though his company is not the agent. The feature invites wheat farmers to view the machine.
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Brigham Ranch
Dix
B. L. Walker
Sidney Motor Sales Company
Omaha Car Turns Turtle Near Sidney Injuring Three
Three Omaha men were slightly injured when their car overturned in a ditch east of Sidney while en route to Frontier Days. Driver Harry Buford of Omaha police said he dozed and failed to notice loose gravel, causing the vehicle to swerve and roll.
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Omaha
Sidney
Harry Buford
Sidney speaker to discuss education on KFAB radio
Word from Sidney that 230 schoolman Gebendorfer of Sidney High will talk at the University of Nebraska. He will give an educational talk broadcast on KFAB today, received in Sidney at one o clock.
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Gebendorfer
Sidney Schoo
Univeirsity
Nebraska
KFAB
Sidney
First Sidney Municipal Band concert set for next Sunday eve
Sidney's municipal band under Prof. Julius Cochran makes its debut next Sunday afternoon on the courthouse lawn at 5 o'clock. It marks the start of a summer series with new musicians, several openings in horn and clarinet sections, and an invitation to any reader with an instrument to join Tuesday practices at the city auditorium. The program includes Sousa Stars and Stripes and other selections amid the roster of local professionals and students.
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Sidney
Julius Cochran
Court House
Prof. Cochran
Cheyenne County
Cochran
City Auditorium
Sousa
Nebraska 4-H Club Building Nears Completion at State Fair
Lincoln Nebrass new 4-H club building on the state fair grounds is nearly finished and will be ready before the 1921 fair. The west end houses beef and day cattle while the south side holds dairy calves. The east end features a top show ring for 1600 spectators and the upstairs west area is dedicated to home economics exhibits.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Willey
In Jail Here Wanton In East On Charge
Deputy Sheriff George Sheldon received word this week that one of the youths arrested here for the theft of an automobile at Chicago several weeks ago is also wanted at Ottawa Illinois where he is said to have confessed shooting a man.
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George Sheldon
Chicago
Ottawa
Ill
Well Known Kimball Legger Captured in East
Tred Reger, a Denver bootlegger linked to Sheriff O Ed Swanson in liquor charges leading to Swanson's ouster by AG Sorensen, was captured Tuesday in West Virginia. Reger escaped Denver jail on May 30 and had been at large since.
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Tred Reger
Denver
O. Ed Swanson
Swanson
Sorensen
West Virginia
Reger
Liberty
Schedule advances to August 16th
Cheyenne county league base ball games are postponed until August 16 due to harvest. Several loop entries have scheduled games to fill open dates.
Heat and drought strain crops as rain proves scarce
General Groath reports a week of mostly local rainfall with showers increasing in the middle west and Mississippi valley. Winter wheat harvest progresses in the south, spring wheat cut in parts with light yields, while northwest spring grains falter under heat. Corn in main producing areas reaches a critical drought stage, Cheyenne County harvests light yields, and many farmers hold or stockpile grain awaiting higher prices as pastures suffer.
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Middle Western
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Iowa
Cheyenne County
Pardon Board Grants Paroles and Commutes in Monthly Session
The Nebraska Pardon Board announced parole grants and sentence commutations this month. Convicts at the state penitentiary and state reformatories received paroles and commutations, with several cases including Williams shooting to kill, Earl and Selah Davis, and multiple auto theft and burglary offenders. Commutations covered five to six year terms from multiple counties, and reformatory inmates including Horn er Spohlke Dennis Foster Morlan Cahill also gained parole or had sentences cut.
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Nebraska State Penitentiary
Board of Pardons
State Reformatory
Womans Reformatory
York
Frank Williams
Williams
John IL. Sexton
Earl Davis
Selah Davis
Davis
Kunter
Bates
Julia Adams
George Ellis
Thayer County
William Horner
Lancaster County
Raymond Spohlke
Adams County
Marvin Dennis
Lancaster
Clint Foster
Dawson
Herbert Morlan
Pawnee
David Cahill
Douglas
Cherry County
Henry Mulder
Harry Mulder
Floyd Retzlaff
Tewell Refused to Oust Bliss In Spirited Hearing Yesterday
In a lively session yesterday Judge Tewell declined to remove Bliss from office amid a spirited hearing. Nebraska safety summaries show July accidents caused 26 deaths and 586 injuries with 26 permanent disabilities.
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Tewell
Bliss
Nebraska Press Association
State Department of Vocational Education
Nebraska
The
Press Association
Sixteen Year Old Girl Saves Pavlat Home From Fire
Bernadette Boyer a 16 year old girl acted quickly when she found smoke in the basement of the Henry Pavlat home. She fought the flames with a garden hose after moving the ironing board and billiard table fire without waiting for the fire department. Damage to the basement is estimated at $100 and firefighters praise her bravery.
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Bernadette Boyer
Henry Pavlat
Miss Boyer
Pavlat
Mrs. Pavlat
Mary Boyer
Court Refuses Summary Oust of Bliss as Receiver
In district court Judge Tewell denied a motion to remove Clarence G. Bliss as receiver for defunct banks in the 18th district. F. C. Radke and Arthur Mullen asked to substitute E. H. Luskart. Bliss’s adviser Ira D. Beynon fought the move. Tewell granted Bliss 30 days to file a final report and said Luskart would be appointed after.
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Tewell
Clarence G. Bliss
18Th Judicial District
F. C. Radke
Department of Trade and Commerce
Arthur Mullen
Bryan
E. H. Luskart
13Th Judicial District
Bliss
Ira D. Beynon
E. H. Luikart
Luikart
Carl G. Stoll
Gering
Alliance
Sidney
Sidney Poised To Host State Firemen Convention
The Sidney volunteer fire department plans to send delegates to Fremont for the 1932 state firemen convention, with Sidney likely to host next year. Robert Barlow is expected to be elected state secretary, while Sol Willis notes the convention could draw 1000 visitors who may spend about $20 each, as Sidney promotes western hospitality and contests like water fights and ladder races. An August 11 Oom-pah dance aims to fund the initial expenses to secure the event.
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Sidney
Alliance Cattlemen Optimistic Over Feeding Profits
Western Nebraska cattlemen forecast profits in cattle feeding this fall due to low feed costs. Hans Jaggers of Alliance bought several carloads of cattle in Montana and plans more. He has fed on his ranch and reports satisfactory results. Jaggers also bought hay from Simon Spry for ranch use. Everett M. Eldred notes steady success by staying focused on his own cattle business.
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Nebraska
Hans Jaggers
Alliance
Montana
Jaggers
Simon Spry
Everett M. Eldred
Parole Denied for Several 1929 County Jail Terms
Herbert Hamling of Platte county to serve three years for burglary. George Zakem of Dodge county to serve three years for robbing the Fremont theatre. Orville Coon of Dawson county serving two to three years for forgery, parole denied by the state reformatory.
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Herbert Hamling
Platte County
George Zakem
Dodge County
Fremont
Orville Coon
Dawson County
State Reformatory
Bluffs Golf Team to Visit Sidney for Return Match
Scottsbluff country club golfers travel to Sidney Sunday for a return match on the local course. Sidney seeks revenge after an earlier loss as Bluffs sends a large team. officials urge all players to attend for a close contest.
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Scottsbluff Country Club
Sidney
Bluffs
C. W. Smith
Golf Committee
Bluffs Club
Trade system offer at Central Meat Market prompts nostalgia
Central Meat Market manager Carl Olson promotes a barter deal for farmers, trading meats for 35 cents per bushel. The ad suggests current wheat prices and cheap meat. reminisces about barter in pioneer times and even mentions bringing back beaver skins as currency.
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Carl Olson
Nebraska Exports Show 1930 Value Of 10 Million
Commerce department figures place Nebraska merchandise exports at 10.613 million in 1930, down from 12.406 million in 1929. Lard led with 2.665 million, followed by wheat 1.517 million and bacon 1.055 million. other major items included oleo stock and canned meats. Nebraska ranked 34th among states in domestic exports.
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Nebraska
Department of Commerce
U. S
New York
Texas
California
Pennsylvania
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Trim
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Bennett
Alford
Klein
King
Kahn
Schubert-Romberg
Huff
Crumling
Star and Stripes
Bennett Atkins
Leon Ayle
Ron Barker
Clyde Brewer
Lawrence Clinton
Walter Cl
Nyda Schwasnick
Gordon Stoddard
Don Shipman
Marjorie Talbert
Lawrence Taylor
Udell Ward
Gene West
Wanter
Kimball Legger
East
Mercury
Pardon Board
Womens Reformatory
State
Charles C. Smith
Cass County
Mary Green
Hall County
Robert Bennett
Leroy
Roy P. Smith
Roy Jones
Ronald MacGilvray
Edward Nice
Douglas County
Bert Bates
Alfred Grenwald
Nemaha
Idaho
William Kanter
Alliance Cattlemen
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