Worst Corn Damage This Week Report
The Cheyenne county corn crop suffered its most serious damage of the year as a heat wave and drought scorched early corn beyond recovery. Late corn withstood the heat better, but overall prospects dim with another week of high temperatures and no rain. A. E. Anderson warns Nebraska 1936 corn crop could end up with greatly reduced grain and forage.
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Cheyenne County
Tate
Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Swimming Pool Gains Strong Play This Year
The municipal pool, backed by city funds from A. S. Hardyett, proved highly profitable this summer. Warm weather drew many adults and families, season tickets at 2.50 sold well, and free swimming for country children on Saturdays and Sidney children on weekdays expanded access.
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A. S. Hardyett
Sidney
1936 Assessment Figures From Cheyenne County Precincts
The 1936 assessment cost $4,390.66 with 3,367 blanks reported. Schedule A shows money on hand $4,580, savings $49,740, bank deposits $180,945, checks $2,000, securities $375, total $237,640. Schedule B totals $224,235 including stocks, notes, and other intangible items.
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Cheyenne County
Railroads Move Large Wheat Loads in Cheyenne County
Railroads in Cheyenne county report moving 15 to 35 cars of wheat daily for over a week. Most grain heads to Omaha and Denver. Wheat is top quality testing 58 to 62 pounds with high protein content.
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Cheyenne County
Omaha
Denver
Summer fallow acreage 15 planned in Cheyenne county
Cheyenne county farmers prepare vast areas for summer fallowing to boost future wheat yields. Fields are weeded and kept in uniform, glassy condition with moisture allegedly plucked from the air. Expectation is that summer fallowing will reach new records and yield dividends in the coming season.
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Cheyenne County
Mary Acres
Hail Levelled Wheat But Harvest Planned
In the Huntsman area a June 8 hail storm flattened wheat east of Huntsman, including A. K. Anderson's field. He initially called it a total loss but days later saw grain lifting. He planned to harvest with a combine soon, though some grain remained green and uncertain for today.
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Huntsman
A. K. Anderson
Anderson
Dr Thomas Leads Five Boys on Grand Canyon Trip
Dr Leo J Thomas and five Sidney boy scouts will leave by car Sunday for a long journey to the Grand Canyon region visiting California Oregon and the northwest. Accompanying him are Robert Barlow Bill Larson James Hand Bill Tewell and Christy Slayter. He conducts annual trips with youths and last year took them to Mexico City. The group plans to be away about a month.
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Leo J. Thomas
Sidney Boy Scouts
Grand Canon
California
Oregon
Northwest
Thomas
Robert Barlow
Bill Larson
James Hand
Bill Tewell
Christy Slayter
Mexico City
Sidney Safety Week Ties To Film Sudden Death
Mayor Roche proclaims July 27 to August 2 safety week in Sidney and links the effort to the Fox theatre showing of the feature film And Sudden Death. Ned Collins of the Fox joins the promotion as Sidney faces a safety campaign amid police efforts to curb reckless driving and daily near accidents.
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Sidney
R. E. Roche
Fox Theatre
Ned Collins
The
Fox
Roche
J. C. Furnas
United States
Harvest Has Passed Peak Activity in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County reports indicate harvesting has slowed with the peak past this week. A preliminary winter wheat yield outlook suggests the 1936 crop may be the largest in five to six years as combines continue in northwest, northeast, and southern areas while binders finish threshing. Early fields near Huntsman show promising yields around 25 to 30 bushels, with some spring wheat still uncut and debated on profitability.
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Cheyenne County
Huntsman
Gurley
Two Sidney Shooters Going To Camp Perry
A telegram reports Melvin Sweet and J C Parks selected for Nebraska state civilian team to compete for national honors at Camp Perry Ohio from August 24 for 19 days. The event is sponsored by the war department and the National Rifle Association with congress funding. Over 2 000 riflemen attend, with an official school of instruction and certificates of efficiency for instructors.
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Melvin Sweet
J. C. Parks
Nebraska
Camp Perry
Ohio
War Department
National Rifle Association
Congress
Armed Forces
Coast Guard
American Legion
No. 19 To Get Work North From Alliance
A preliminary survey and land acquisition negotiations have begun on Highway No 19 between Alliance and the 16 mile corner north of Alliance. Plans call for widening the right of way seven feet each side and securing dirt for a higher grade. The North Alliance stretch badly needs work with much of the old grade requiring reconstruction. No start date is set, but state highway department reps suggest a possible late summer or early fall launch.
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Alliance
16 Mile Corner
State Highway Department
Married Men Beat Singles In Sidney Softball Clash
The married men of Sidney defeated the single men 9 to 6 under the lights on Wednesday night in a challenge game that drew strong interest. A second match is scheduled for next Wednesday while Boyds Cigar of Sidney topped Campbells Cafe of Scottsbluff 14 to 4 in the other half of the double bill.
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Sidney
Boyds Cigar Store
Campbells Cafe
Scottsbluff
Six Year Old Lad to Get New Chance at Play
Rodney Morris of Sidney, crippled since birth, will have an opportunity for play and growth through support from his parents, the state child welfare bureau, and local offices. He will be treated at the orthopedic hospital in Lincoln after examination and funding through the crippled childrens service program. The Nebraska initiative aims to improve services for crippled children, with $35,000 allocated from state assistance funds.
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Rodney
Ernest Morris
Sidney
State Child Welfare Bureau
Rooney
Crippled Childrens Assistance Fund
Child Welfare Bureau
Crippled Childrens Service
Cheyenne
Lincoln
Nebraska
Maud E. Nuquist
Civil Service Examinations Open for Several Posts
The civil service commission announces open competitive exams for Student Aid at 1440 a year in soil conservation, three years college work related to subject. District Refuge Administrator at 3800 a year in the Bureau of Biological Survey. Marine Surveyor at 2900 a year in the Bureau of Marine Inspection with optional branches hulls engines boilers diesel and electrical. Full information from D M Boyd at the local post office.
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Soil Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Biological Survey
Bureau of Marine Inspection
Department of Commerce
D. M. Boyd
Resettlement aid planned for drouth areas in Nebraska
Nebraska drought areas will receive assistance through the resettlement administration this winter. State Administrator Felton, advised by the WPA regional office, said aid will be based on actual need and not a hit or miss program. He promised cooperation with RA and noted WPA projects include over 400 wells to address water shortages.
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Nebraska
Resettlement Administration
Felton
WPA
Chicago
Nine Depositors Sought From Defunct Liberty Bank
The State banking department campaigns to locate nine depositors of Liberty State bank with unclaimed dividend checks. Letters to these individuals are returned, preventing delivery of funds. The Telegraph publishes the names hoping readers can help locate them. checks await cashing to rightful owners.
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Liberty Bank
Liberty State Bank
State Banking Department
Telegraph
Banking Department
F. D. Anderson
L. R. Joseph
Thomas Kyle
E. R. Shaffer
Mary Sorden
John M. Weyerts
Ind
R. W. Zimmerle
Gdn
Margaret Wilnes
W. E. Draper
Brakeman L. A. Wyman Found Injured Near Julesburg
North Platte brakeman L. A. Wyman, 45, was found wandering and injured in Julesburg railroad yards after leaving a Union Pacific freight train. He suffered a compound arm fracture and other injuries, was semi conscious, and believed to have fallen or been brushed from a freight car. He was taken to the Omaha Union Pacific hospital.
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L. A. Wyman
North Platte
Julesburg
Union Pacific
Wyman
Lodge Pole
Union Pacific Hospital
Omaha
Joseph Reel Sidney contractor dies in Chadron heat
Joseph L. Reel of Sidney longtime road contractor and former banker and county commissioner, died suddenly in a Chadron hotel after over exertion changing tires. He had supervised an oil mat road job near Chadron for Joyce Construction of Kansas City on highway No. 20. He was 55, came from Vermilion Illinois 21 years ago, once led Farmers State Bank of Dalton, and served on the county board for four years.
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Joseph L. Reel
Sidney
Chadron
Reel
Joyce Construction Company
Kansas City
Cheyenne County
Vermillion
Ill
Farmers State Bank
Dalton
Sawdust Bait Proposed For Hopper Control In Box Butte
Nat Tolman agricultural agent reports a cheap grasshopper poison using sawdust instead of bran. Tests show 50 pounds sawdust can replace bran without reducing kill power. The formula mixes 100 pounds sawdust six pounds arsenic two gallons cane molasses and four ounces banana oil to spread as bait. Female hoppers lay 300 to 500 eggs each. control needed to prevent a larger next generation.
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Nat Tolman
Box Butte County
Tolman
Hutchison Dies After Illness. Sidney Native Here 20 Years
George Downey Hutchison, 92, father of Carl A. Hutchison of Sidney, died Thursday noon at a local hospital after a three month illness. He had been in failing health four years and recently failed to rally after surgery. A Wisconsin native, he lived in Sidney and Brush, Colorado before moving here. Surviving: a son, Carl, and a daughter Mrs F A Thorp of Bellflower, California, plus other relatives. Funeral arrangements pending, interment in Sidney Greenwood Cemetery. The body rests at Gehrig funeral home.
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George Downey Hutchison
Carl A. Hutchison
Sidney
Hutchison
Brush
Colo
Wisconsin
F. A. Thorp
Bellflower
Calif
Sidney Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig Funeral Home
Playground program boosts attendance at NYA Lions club
Mrs. Mary Murphy reports the NYA Lions club playground program is highly successful with girls leading boys in attendance. The project provides notable benefit as Lions club furnishes volleyball and softball equipment. Clubs organized Monday include a sewing group led by Jo Dean Armstrong and an art club headed by Barbara Spencer.
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NYA
Lions Club
Mary Murphy
Jo Dean Armstrong
Barbara Spencer
City Well Water At Lowest Point Ever In History
Water level in the city well has dropped four or five inches below any memory of local officials, with a total drop exceeding five feet. Water Commissioner C C Jones avoided pledging restrictions if heat and dryness persist while an auxiliary well faced last minute delays. Officials expected connection to electricity soon to boost supply but could not confirm hookup. The downtown swimming pool faced filling difficulties as pumps ran around the clock. Officials planned talks with Western Public Service to speed up the hookup.
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C. C. Jones
Jones
Water Department
Western Public Service Company
Telegraph Gets Fresh Paint And Clean-Up
The Telegraph Publishing Company announces a thorough renovation this week. The entire editorial and mechanical department on the first floor is repainted and slightly remodeled with new lighting and rearranged fixtures. The article invites readers to see the improved offices.
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The
Telegraph Publishing Company
Telegraph
Old Settlers Picnic At Lodge Pole Sept 7
Lodge Pole will hold its old settlers reunion on September 7 with William B. Miller chairing in O. J. Melton's absence. A concessions committee includes A. C. Peterson and Miller, parade leadership by Henry Bruns, Lee Line and Bryan Lucas, and Ralph Carleton named secretary.
4 H Clubbers To Take County Tour Sunday
Short Grass 4 H baby beef club plans a Sunday tour to visit each member’s calf on feed. Eleven boys and one girl will show calves, meeting at the city auditorium at 7 30 AM with a procession to farms of Harold Spiker E A Johnson and Henry Beebe, returning for a Fuller farm picnic and more visits in the afternoon.
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C. H. Fuller
Lemoyne Johnson
City Auditorium
Harold Spiker
E A. Johnson
Henry Beebe
One Fatality Here In State Accident Toll
One week accident tally in Nebraska reports 29 deaths, 313 injuries or disabilities, and 640 accidents. Auto crashes caused seven deaths and 13 injuries, with one in Cheyenne county. Eight drownings and other public accidents cost 14 lives and 90 injuries. four industrial deaths. States Nebraska Press Association and state superintendent compilation.
Waterfowl season outlook narrows due to drought losses
Sounds like hunters face a tight open season on migratory birds this fall with restrictions near last year. A high source says the plan is tentative and mirrors previous limits. Nebraska anticipates recommending the same season as last year amid midwestern drought impacts.
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Drouth
Nebraska
Two Comets Lure Skywatchers Near Sidney Still Invisible Naked Eye
Observers in Sidney report two comets visible in the northeast sky this week despite the lack of naked eye sighting without field glasses. The brighter comet, found by amateur Leshie Pelier of Delphos Ohio, approaches its peak brightness around August 4 and will be 15 to 16 million miles from Earth.
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Sidney
Leshie Pelier
Delphos
Pelier
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Middlewest
Dr. Thomas
No. 19
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Civil Service Commission
Joseph Reel
Sidney Contractor
George D. Hutchison
J. H. Foster
State Board of Equalization
Old Settlers
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