Rain Brings Aid To Parched Crops In Nebraska
Unsettled western Nebraska weather this week eased the July heat with moisture across the north table. Sidney reports .57 inches on Monday and Tuesday with some areas totaling up to 1.50 inches, aiding corn and wetting fields from Sidney to Dalton. Some locations north of Dalton received little rain while others near Dalton saw about a half inch, and a three mile stretch south of Dalton reported an inch and a half. Across the county, crops show signs of soaking though six miles east of Dalton farmers continued cutting wheat. The Weather Bureau records .80 inch for the month, below average but welcomed, as many corn fields remain sunburned. Continued on Page 6, Column 2.
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Nebraska
Sidney
North Table
Dalton
Nebraska Corn Crop Sullied by Drought and Heat
A. E. Anderson reports only 11 of 58 Nebraska counties still show good corn prospects due to a record heat wave. The survey highlights a critical forage situation while noting some potential gains from recent rains. The drought swath underscores the fragile outlook across the state.
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Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Anderson
Panhandle
Aurich Baby Dies Buried Here in Greenwood Cemetery
Edwina Mae Aurich six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Erwin Aurich died Monday afternoon of pneumonia after a three day illness. Funeral services were at St Pauls Lutheran Tuesday morning with Rev H F Krohn officiating and burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Survived by parents and a younger sibling. They resided with Mrs Aurichs parents Mr and Mrs J W Billeter.
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Edwina Mae Aurich
Erwin Aurich
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
H. F. Krohn
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig
Doran On Tour Through North End Of District
Guy V. Doran, Cheyenne county's congress candidate, has spent two weeks on the road visiting voters in the fifth district. He attended the Oregon Trail Days in Gering and a Circle Bar ranch birthday event for Mack Radcliffe, then proceeded to Alliance and Chadron in the home counties of other opponents.
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Guy V. Doran
Cheyenne County
Gering
Circle Bar Ranch
Mack Radcliffe
Mr. Doran
Alliance
Chadron
Charmie Tells Lions How He Made Good
Charmie the Great spoke to the Lions club at Wednesday noon sharing his rise from Iowa adonis to county top player. He gave a brief family history and credited Lion Bud Robineau as host while presenting an authentic personal tale of success.
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Charmie
Lions
Lions Club
Charmie ‘the Great
Iowa
Adonis
Lion Bud "Robineau
Glen
Charmie the Great
Albin Beats Seals 8-1 in Pre-Tourney Game
Sidney’s revamped team fell 8 to 1 to Albin in a pre tournament tune up yesterday. Clarine hit well for Sidney while Bales drove in the lone run for the Seals. Charmie the Great made a splash with a surprising catch as the Seals prepare to meet Alliance at 3 30 this afternoon.
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Sidney
Albin Crew
Clarine
Bales
Seals
Charmie the Great
Alliance
Three counties merge to form a new county seat at Sidney
Mrs. Ellen Carter of Chappell urges consolidating Kimball Cheyenne and Devel counties into one county with Sidney as the seat. She argues taxes are high linking county and school levies. proposes changing school laws to remove a school treasurer and reduce overall costs.
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Ellen Carter
Chappell
Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
North Platte River
Osborne Asks Coffee To Debate In Bluffs
T. C. Osborne of Alliance a Democratic candidate for Congress writes Harry B. Coffee of Chadron proposing a joint Scottsbluff meeting to discuss light and power issues. He offers 20 minutes for charges, 20 minutes for replies, and an hour for positions, requesting Coffee name accusers.
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Osborne
T. C. Osborne
Alliance
Harry B. Coffee
Chadron
Scottsbluff
Western Public Service Company
Coffee
Poultry Plant To Open In City Soon
The Omaha Cold Storage company has leased the Mann building on Hickory Street behind the post office and will install a large poultry plant in Sidney. The building has been inspected for alterations and work will start soon under a three year lease starting August 1 with renewal option. J. Johnson represented the owners in the lease.
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Omaha Cold Storage Company
Mann
Hickory Street
Sidney
Mack Radcliffe Birthday Party Feted 80th at Circle Bar
A crowd of over 200 gathered Wednesday at Circle Bar ranch in Morrill county to honor Mack Radcliffe on his 80th birthday. Visitors came from surrounding counties and from Fort Collins Colorado and New Mexico. Family members Clayton and Gordon Radcliffe, Bryant, and L G Lowe organized the event at the old ranch house near the Oregon trail and frontier-era hills. Continued on Page 6, Column 3.
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Mack Radcliffe
Circle Bar Ranch
Morrill County
Fort Collins
Colo
New Mexico
Radcliffe
Clayton Radcliffe
Gordon F. Bryant
L. G. Lowe
Oregon Trail
Circulars To Go Out To Corn-Hog Signers
Farmers who sign corn hog contracts will receive a circular outlining rulings and interpretations. The drought has altered many rulings on contracted acres feed crops and litter numbers for 1934. Key figures include market hogs, corn grain acres, total farm cultivated land, fall sown wheat, feeder pigs, and total corn on other land. Check dates and plans are not finalized. Distribution notes from the allotment committee say about 40 counties sent early payment contracts to Washington and roughly half reached county hog and corn acre quotas.
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Drouth
Lincoln
Washington
War Clouds In Europe As Dollfuss Is Slain
Radio reports describe Europe gripped by crisis after Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss was assassinated on Wednesday. Hitler backers blamed. Dollfuss loyalists urge rebellion across Austria as Mussolini mobilizes troops in Italy as a precaution. Observers warn Hitler aims to control Austria in a broader power bid.
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Europe
Dollfuss
Austria
Hitler
Mussolini
Italy
Expenses Of Corn Hog Work In This County
The Cheyenne County Corn-Hog association reports expenses up to July 1 total 3.36 percent of county benefit payments. Treasurer G F Helfrich notes expenses, based on 30 cents per bushel for corn and $5 per hog, align with the association budget. Most funds go to local members for work, with small outlays for office items and mileage. A new budget will cover July 1 to year end, likely not exceeding 4.2 percent of benefits. Farmers will pay about .042 cents per dollar of total benefit payments.
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Cheyenne County
Former Sidney Girl Ruth Bradehoff Dies at 24
Ruth Bradehoff 24, formerly Ruth Borcher, died in York hospital after an operation. She and her husband had summered with his parents at Thayer when illness struck. Her mother Mrs Borcher of Gurley and sister Mrs Louise Edner of Evanston stayed nearby. Mrs Bradehoff had lived in Sterling since marriage. she leaves two small children.
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Ruth Bradehoff
Ruth Borcher
York
Bradehoff
Thayer
William Borcher
Gurley
Walter
Louise Edner
Evanston
Wyo
Sterling
Clever Advertising Tie Up With The Old Fashioned Way
Telegraph issue features a full page Fox theatre advertisement for W C Fields The Old Fashioned Way. Local merchants join the promotion with up to date merchandise and methods contrasting with older practices. The tie up showcases novel ad copy illustrating buying advantages and reader interest.
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The
Telegraph
Fox Theatre
W. C. Fields
Fox
For Charmie Jarmes Sidneys Seals Prep for Denver Tourney
The build up to the Denver Post tournament peaks as Charmie the Great Jarmes and the Sidney Seals prepare for a five game series. Charmie arrived confident, predicts a cinch win and promises fans a first look at Teal ball players and a strong club.
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Jo Glen
Charmie the Great
Jarmes
Sidney Seals
Denver Post
Charmie
Sidney
Seals
Marratt Brothers
Albin
Wyo
Pole Creek
Change in customs of preparing ballots installed this year
Secretary of State Swanson departed from the custom of certifying candidate names in primary elections to county clerks in filing order. The practice, adopted to avoid favoritism, preceded a rotation rule based on county population. Swanson notes the law now allows rotation in all counties and questions the need for certifying first. The list shows Charles W. Bryan first among Democratic U S Senate hopefuls. Willis E Reed filed Feb 26 and Bryan on Apr 28. Continued on Page 6, Semicolon 3.
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Secretary of State
Swanson
Charles W. Bryan
United States
Willis FE
Reed
Madison
Bryan
Flood Talks Interesting To Signers At County Meetings
Wheat and corn hog committee members urge all association members and the general public to hear Francis Flood discuss the AAA program at Kimball July 31 2 p m Chappell July 31 8 p m and Bridgeport August 1 2 p m as part of a 21 district state tour from July 23 to August 4 Flood will cover effects of the AAA programs the first year of the wheat program next six months of the corn hog program and the adjustment policies Flood has spent the past year in Washington with Secretary Wallace and the adjustment administration and will host a question box period with county and state officials present
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Association
Francis Flood
AAA
Kimball
Chappell
Bridgeport
Flood
Washington
Wallace
Adjustment Administration
Two Wheat Belt Games Canceled This Sunday
This week only two wheat belt league games will be played as cancellations idle the leaders Sidney and Kimball. Sidney postponed at Chappell and Bunker Hill misses Kimball since Sidney Kimball stage an exhibition to raise funds for the Seals Denver tourney. Remaining games send Potter versus Lorenzo and Gurley at Peetz.
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Sidney
Chappell
Bunker Hill
Kimball
The
Seals
Denver Post
Wheat Belt League
Potter
Peetz
Lorenzo
Gur Jey
Lodge Pole
Sidney and
Gurley
Softball Week Previews Rain Delays Big Night
A rain soaked week slows Cresseys and Liberty Bell game while fans cheer. Gurley Dalton class B postponement. St Patrick defeats Lions Club as Sidney Firemen lead by beating Berts Place 12 to 8. Donkey game draws largest crowd. Upcoming Rotarians vs Lutherans and Hepners vs Potter follow.
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Cressey’s
Liberty Bell
Gurley-Dalton
St. Pat
Lions Club
Sidney Firemen
Bert
Battlers
American Legion
Lodge Pole Firemen
Wonder Inn
Rotarians
Lutherans
Hepner
Potter
Gurley
Dalton
St. Patrick
Bert’s Place
Wander Inn
Bottlers
Hepner’s
Garden County Real Estate Valuation Not Altered
State board preserved Garden county real estate assessment despite reviewing 14 counties with mismatched estimates. Garden county failed to appear at the hearing, and the board cited an 80 000 acre deficit from Gardens and Nance county reports. Taxable acres dropped from 989 592 in 1933 to 926 374 this year, a 63 000 acre gap. The board will render judgment without county explanations.
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Garden County
Nance
Smith
Rifle Meet Sunday At Potter Title At Stake
The first annual tri city small bore rifle tournament takes place Sunday July 29 at Potter starting 7 30 a m. The five high scores from each club will determine the championship, with a gold medal for the top shooter and silver medals with ribbons. Expenses are a pro rated share. Committee: Parks Mayer and Shafto.
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Potter
Nt Parks
M. Mayer
P. Shafto
Steele seeks write in votes for 95th district
Joe Steele of Kimball, former representative for the 95th district, asks district friends to write his name in on the Republican ballot at the August 14 primary. Steele filed in January but his name was never certified to the secretary of state, unclear if mail error or non receipt.
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Joe Steele
Kimball
95Th
Steele
Certificate Of Filing Published In Paper
County Clerk Henry Pavlat publishes the certified list of filings for public office in this issue of the Telegraph. The ballot copy has been turned to the Telegraph with printing for the primaries planned well before election date.
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Henry Pavlat
The
Telegraph
iCheyenne County
Pavlat
Carl Ruettner Rites Held For 80 Year Old Pioneer
The Catholic church filled with friends and relatives for Carl Ruettner rites this week. The 80 year old pioneer died Saturday evening in a ceremony directed by Rev. Anton Link. Interment followed at the Catholic cemetery with Gehrig funeral service in charge.
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Carl Ruttner
Anton Link
Gehrig
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Burlington
Burlingtton
Sidney Yards
L. W. Parks
J. H. Elliott
Harold Thompson
Nebr
Carpenter
Glen Milloosh
Smithfield
Milton Cooper
Denver
E. E. Cox
Farnam
Studt
Parks
Elliott
Aurich
Albin Wallops
H. A. Moore
Tolen
Francis ‘Flood
Mr. Steele
Carl Ruettner
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