City and Rural Recovery Drive Opened Meeting in Sidney
County merchants invited to a Monday night gathering at the Sidney auditorium to discuss the national recovery act and its local application. President Roosevelt urged active participation to promote employment, with Greenlee of Greenleesite and others attending Western Nebraska retailers talks for guidance.
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Cheyenne
Duditorium
Sidney
Roosevelt
United “States
Wwe
Greenlee of
Greenlees
Nebraska
Ksoc- Cotamtatt Weavers
Elie
Greenlee
Scottsbluff
North Platte Valley
Wheat Acreage Control Plan Outlined for Nebraska Farmers
Farm administrators reveal the triple A wheat acreage adjustment plan with expected payments. W H Brokaw explains benefits based on 54 percent domestic use and about 30 cents per bushel, with payments rising as fields pass inspection. Preliminary meetings in Cheyenne county set for August 1 in Sidney to sign contracts, with ten days of precinct sessions following. County Agent Willey leads detailed explanations amid farmer questions as the plan unfolds pages ahead.
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Nebraska
Agricultural Extension Service
W. H. Brokaw
Extension Service
Brokaw
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Willey
Ten Teams Enter Rifle Meet August 20
Ten teams have entered the rifle meet sponsored by the Sidney Rifle Club in Sidney on August 20. Sterling sent its entry this week, boosting interest with five Camp Berry veterans expected to challenge the Cheyenne shooters. North Platte and Columbus may also send four entries each, Columbus boasting one of the best tents and the enthusiasts hoping the team will excel.
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Sidney Rifle Club
Sterling
Berry
North Platte
Columbus
Legion Delegates Named for American Legion Convention
Sidney Best No.17 delegates Chris Hansen Ed Runge and Ernie Blome were named unofficially at Tuesday night’s Sidney meeting. The American Legion convention at Kearney runs August 27 28 with alternate delegates D A Pratt C H Hutchison and I L Pindell selected.
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Chris Hansen
Ed Runge
Ernie Blome
Sidney
American Legion
Kearney
Sidney Best
D A Pratt
C.H
Hutchison
I. L Pindell
Council Set To Decide On Beer Licenses Tonight
The city council meets tonight to consider ten retailer beer licenses and wholesaling permits filed with the city clerk since Money. Notices appeared in Tuesday’s paper indicating the applications.
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Lcenses
Apa
Sidney Businessmen Uncertain How NRA Will Be Worked
Sidney business leaders remain unsure how the National Recovery Administration plan for re employment will be implemented in the city. Chamber of Commerce secretary Henry Paviat reports little information beyond newspaper coverage as he awaits Washington codes detailing which local businesses will be affected and how the two employee threshold applies. Local interest runs high though many fear ambiguity in the plan.
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Sidney
Henry Paviat
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Youth Bound Over In Auto Theft Case
Charles Hubber of Denver faced district court with a $1000 bond after pleading not guilty to stealing a car belonging to Charles Mulets. Hubber claimed a man named Ross Porterfield of Norfolk stole the vehicle and left it in Denver. He asked the judge to help secure his release and said Porterfield is the guilty party. He said he rode with Porterfield to visit his mother in Denver.
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Charles Hubber
Denver
Charles Mulets
Hubber
W. W. Schulz
Norfolk
Porterfield
Barlow
Hubbert
Schulz
Panhandle Wheat Yields Forecast at 12 Bushels Per Acre
Crop statistics released by Nebraska bankers indicate the Panhandle will average 12 bushels per acre for winter wheat and 14 bushels for spring wheat. State reports from regional bankers note moisture adequate in six counties. Continued on page
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Corn Grop Prospect In Panhandle Best In Years
Nebraska bankers report midmonth corn conditions show most regions in good shape due to recent rains. Pastures and late feed crops improve. winter wheat yields exceed prior expectations while small grains falter. July prices rose, wheat at 85 cents and corn at 45 cents, with gains from a month and year earlier. Continues on page six.
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Nebraska
South Central
Panhandle
NRA drive program launches nationwide after Roosevelt call
The document outlines an emergency re employment drive started by President Roosevelt. It details July 71 to 29 mail carriers distributing agreement blanks to employers with return envelopes and a compliance form. August 1 signed employers file certificates at the post office to receive blue eagle posters confirming NRA membership.
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Roosevelt
NRA
Sidney De Molay Elected Representative De Molay
Clifford Jones of Sidney is named one of three Nebraska De Molays elected as representative De Molay for the year. The announcement from Rov E Dickerson cites high grade all around development and a distinguished representative record as the basis for the honor.
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Order At
de Molay
Clifford Jones
Sidney
Nebraska de Molays
de ‘Molay
Honeymoon Tragedy Near Potter Ends in Death
Charles E. Mabon a Hollywood camera machinist died in a car wreck near Potter on Monday night. His bride of three weeks Mrs. Mabon was injured with a broken wrist. Mabon was thrown 40 feet from the car after a rear tire blew out. Sheriff and deputies investigated. burial arranged in California. The Mabons had married recently in Los Angeles and were returning from a New York honeymoon.
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Hollywood
Calif
Potter
Mabon
Rice Funeral Home
Schulz
Mabons
Los Angeles
New York City
West Coast
Rs. Mabon
Anton Link
R. E. Roche
Sidney
Mahon
California
West
Scottsbluff To Host Nebraska Home Loan Offices
Charles Smrha Nebraska manager announced five district offices with Grand Island Lincoln Omaha Norfolk and Scottsbluff as headquarters for the Home Loan Corporation. Cheyenne County will be served by the Scottsbluff office and offices should open by August 10. He urged mortgage holders to cooperate for relief programs. The board praised the report and stressed location importance.
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Grand Island
Nebraska
Home Loan Corporation
Charles Smrha
Cheyenne County
Scottsbluff
Lincoln
Omaha
Norfolk
Smirha
Smrha
Sidney to Meet Gurley on Sunday in Wheat Belt Race
In the 1933 Wheat Belt league six weeks remain and Pestz leads with several clubs still in contention. Potter and Lodge Pole share second, Gurley and Sidney could rise if others falter. Sidney seeks a Sunday win to force a Gurley tie for fourth, while the Seals face Gurley at home and Peetz away, with Bunker Hill traveling to Peetz hoping for a homeward push.
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Pestz
Potter
Lodge Pole
Gurley
Sidney
Seals
Gur
Pioneer Sanders Dies in Long Beach Pioneer Succumbs in Sidney
J E Sanders 79 longtime Long Beach resident died after a stroke two weeks ago. His remains will be sent to Sidney and taken to Rice funeral home. No funeral date set. services likely Monday or Tuesday.
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Sidney
J. E. "Sanders
Long Beach
Calif
Sanders
Rice Funeral Home
Five Road Projects in Cheyenne County Bid Call
Nebraska approves highway program bids invited for five road projects from Kimball county line to Bronson and Sidney to Lodge Pole. One 11.3 mile oiling unit on No 30 to be opened August 11. four gravel units totaling 16 miles require 9400 cubic yards of material. Each bid must include certified checks varying from 25 to 200 dollars. Bids open August 11 at 9 a.m. in the state capitol. A minimum wage of 60 cents per hour set.
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Nebraska
Telegraph
Kimball County
Bronson
Sidney
Lodge Pole
Department of Roads and Irrigation
State Capitol
Supreme Court Hears Doctor Bill Protest
Banner county officials contest a ruling to pay 172 for an appendectomy performed on 17 year old Clarence Hooley of Kimball. Hooley’s mother Mrs Murphy fled city life in fall 1930 after a storm forced a detour. she stayed 16 months in a vacant house in Banner county before continuing her journey.
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Supreme Court
A. L. Miller
Kimball
Clarence Hooley
Hooley
Murphy
Gering
Cheyenne
Banner County
Sidney Softball League Sees New Talent Amid Tight Race
Interest in the Sidney softball league grows as teams recruit new players to fill schedules late in the season. Green Lantern sparked excitement with a seventh inning rally to topple Bonham's Maroons, who carried a 9 to 7 edge into the final frame after Ed Gar's three base hit.
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Sidney
Green Lantern
Bonham’s
Maroons
Bonham's
Ed Gar
Hope For Agreement On County Valuations
State board of equalization moves toward a uniform reduction in county valuations with about 20 percent cut for lands and 15 percent on lots, exceptions for small sandhill counties. Large drops of 10 to 12 percent expected in Douglas and Scotts Bluff areas, while Burt and Nance face around 37 percent cuts, with some counties at 25 percent or more. Some reductions may be altered by local conditions. Hooker and McPherson see 5 to 9 percent cuts, Thomas shows a 5 percent increase.
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Sandhill
State Board of Equalization
Nebraska
Douglas
Nucholls
Scotts Bluffs
Burt
Dakota
Nance
Hooker
McPherson
Thomas County
Auditor Talks to Lions Club on State Budget Strain
T. O. Merchant, Nebraska special auditor, addressed the Lions club Wednesday noon. He explained his duties and the complications in checking books in county offices. Merchant said the state auditor’s office is operating on limited funds this year, allowing only surface audits.
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T. O. Merchant
State of
Nebraska
The
Lions Club
Man Faces Trial For Alleged Death Threat
Earl Sikes is held in county jail awaiting trial next Monday on an assault and battery charge. He is accused by his brother in law J C Elsasser of threatening to kill him and displaying a deadly weapon during an argument on a farm north of Sidney. Details of the dispute were not provided.
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J. C. Elsasser
Sidney
Earl Sikes
Elsasser
Sikes
General Harvest Not Under Way In County
Harvest in Cheyenne county did not begin this week though cutting in all parts is expected to start next week. Farmers have been tuning up machinery and binders are being returned to many fields as preparations continue.
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Cheyenne County
Deaver Seeks 3.2 Beer License for Colton Store
Charles N. Deaver, operator of the Colton store and Colton Grain, has applied to the county commissioners for an on sale and off sale 3.2 beer license. Notice of the application is published today and will be heard by the County board on August 1.
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Charles N. Deaver
Colton
Colton Grain Company
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