Potter Telephone Girl Receives Vail Medal for Meritorious Service
Mrs Hite of Potter central office earned Theodore M Vail silver medal and $250 for alertness and resourcefulness during a blizzard emergency. She guided a lost aircraft to a safe landing by coordinating with a Sidney field attendant, a railroad foreman, and a Potter garage man to mark a landing field with red flares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore M Vail
Hite
Vail
Bell System
Potter Central
Potter
Sidney
John T. McIntosh
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Fred Frahm Receives Prison Term for Check Forgery
Frahm is sentenced to two to four years for forging checks. He has been under suspicion since last fall after the disappearance of his brother. Sheriff James Nelson said Frahm will be moved to Lincoln once space opens in the state prison, with county jail time counting toward the sentence.
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Fred Frahm
Fred
Frahm
Lincoln
James Nelson
Poole moves to curb Sidney pinerant peddlers
President Poole announces action to rid Sidney of solicitors flooding businesses and homes. He cites a case where a solicitor claimed funds for an artificial limb and notes over 13 dollars earned in half a day. The meeting also backs an air marker for Sidney and assigns a committee to locate a building for the sign. Correspondence from the Hot Springs commercial club is read and Dr. Marion Humphreys offers brief remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indy
Poole
Sidney
Hot Springs
Lineman Electrocuted On High Tension Line Saturday
A lineman was electrocuted Saturday afternoon on a high tension line. The body was taken to Howard mortuary and held until Sunday before shipment to Denver. Sheriff James Nelson was called in absence of the county coroner. Work was halted by the line gang after the death. it was expected to be ruled accidental. He was survived by a wife.
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Howard Mortuary
Howard
Denver
James Nelson
Line Gang
Judkins
Local NY Life Representative Listed at 1128 13th Ave
A local representative of the New York Life Insurance Company is listed with residence at 1128 13th Avenue and a contact telephone number 56LJ.
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The
New York Life Company
13Th Ave
Sidney Boys Elected to Office at Meeting in Scottsbluff
Nearly 100 attended a banquet at the Congregation annex where Sidney DeMolay leaders were elected to office. New preceptors and council advisors were named. State Senator A B Wood gave the principal address on DeMolay work. The seventh annual state conclave was urged for Grand Island in June, with the next western Nebraska conclave set for Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shal
Dick Pickett
Scottsbluff
George Reed
Chadron
Sesco Asher
Almoner
Kenneth McCall
Sentinel
Webb J. Correll
Lloyd Bartlett
Chappell
Wilbur Todd
Alliance
John L. Miller
Charles Ell
Raymond Snyder
Thayne Whitcomb
Oliver P. Riley
Episcopal Church
Dad Ed Lang
Dad Pat Finley
Harold E. Allen
Rev. Riley
F. W. Witschy
Marvin Armstrong
Fonda Brown
A. B. Wood
Gering
Wood
Floyd Dominy
Hastings
Grand Island
Fair Board Session Sets Baseball Prizes at County Court
Agent L D Willey attended as support while Guy Doran of the Telegraph pledged use of news columns for fair promotion. Glen Bales proposed baseball games on the fair’s last three days with prizes funded by a cash pool, and Alex Sterling was named to assist the racing committee. A Sidney racing association 10 percent gross receipts plan for the July 4 program was approved. Window stickers for advertising were ordered after Bales initiated the motion.
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L. D. Willey
Guy Doran
The
Telegraph
Brown and Lowe
Glen Bales
Alex Sterling
Bales
Sidney Racing Association
Presbyterian Drive for $30,000 New Church Building
The Presbyterian congregation launches a $30,000 campaign to construct a new church with a 342-seat auditorium, fireproof boiler and fuel areas, separate gendered restrooms, and scalable future Sunday school facilities. Plans include a two-unit layout with future expansion, central entrances, and accessible classrooms across floors.
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Presbyterian
New Marquette Makes Appeal to Motorists
The first showing of the new Marquette cars at the Hahler garage in Sidney drew strong interest from motor fans. The model, evidently a Buick product, earned favorable comments from observers. It features updates designed to position it as an attractive mid price option.
Postmasters Meet in Annual Nebraska Convention at Kearney
The Nebraska branch of the National League of District Postmasters holds its annual convention June 17 and 18 at the Fort Kearney hotel in Kearney. Oscar M. Fenstermacher of Cedar Bluffs announces attendance by William Spillman and Louis Brehm from Washington, D C, with Ralph Ward of Alden Kansas representing the league. Governor and Mrs Weaver will attend the banquet June 17 along with Omaha Postmaster J Dean Ringer and Lincoln Postmaster Gillaspie. Fenstermacher returns from a southern trip after addresses in Conway Arkansas and talks in Kansas City.
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Nebraska
National League of District Postmasters
Fort Kearney
Kearney
Oscar M. Fenstermacher
Cedar Bluffs
William Spillman
Louis Brehm
Postmaster General's Office
Washington, D. C
Post Office Department
National League of
Organization
Conway
Ark
Kansas City
Shriner Specials Bound for Los Angeles Through Sidney
Union Pacific ferried ten Shriner specials toward the national convention in Los Angeles. Delegations from east and Omaha’s temple, led by E. E. Sterricker, traveled aboard private cars. Colonel Henry C. Aiken, ex-Omaha potentate now in California, will meet them, with Arthur W. Jones and Thomas J. Houston among notable figures onboard.
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Shriner
Los Angeles
Sidney
Omaha
E. E. Sterricker
Omaha Temple
A. M. Smith
W. Ray Gould
F. C. Patton
Dan A. Johnson
Henry C. Aiken
Imperial
Aiken
California
Cheyenne
Ogden
Arthur W. Jones
Thomas J. Houston
Rabban
Chicago
Rebekah Lodge District Meeting Planned in Sidney
Rebekah Lodge selects Sidney as 1930 convention site at Dalton gathering with 150 guests. Officers named to lead the district include Eva Goding Dix as president and Mable McGriff Gering as vice president. lodges listed as Bayard Bridgeport Bushnell Dalton Dix Gering Mitchell Minatare Morrill Sidney Scottsbluff.
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Sidney
Rebekah
Dalton
Eva Goding
Dix
Mable McGriff
Gering
Charles Burkhardt
Clara Bendixon
Minnie Easton
Bushnell
Vira Worth
Viola Nashland
Oshkosh
Teara Hanway
Bridgeport
Inside Guardian
Frances Schaeffler
Scottsbluff
Outside Guardian
Bayard
Mitchell
Minatare
Morrill
Case Threshing Machine Company Changes Name
The J I Case Threshing Machine company of Racine Wisconsin changes its corporate name to J I Case Co inc with no staff or policy changes. Case has gained exclusive rights to use the Case and J I Case names on farm tools and implements and now unites under the Case banner a long history of farming equipment and machinery.
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J I. Case Threshing Machine Company, Inc
Racine
Wis
J. I. Case Co., Inc
Case
J. I. Case
J. T. Case Company of
J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company
Emerson-Brantingham Company
Rockford
Ill
High Fives in Sidney Public Schools During Last Six Weeks
East Ward fourth grade honors include Mary Runge and Steve Martin with 92.9, Leonard Fine 92.8, top averages across the term. Names indicate student achievement in the final six weeks honors list.
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Sidney
East Ward
Mary Runge
Steve Martin
Leonard Fine
Student scores by grade and name list from a school event
A compilation of student names and scores across fifth to eighth grades. Notable entries include John Seyller 92.5, Marianne Daniel 92.4, and Bobby Jones 91.5 in high marks, with mixed results across each grade from 87 to 96. The list showcases repeated pairs of surnames and given names, reflecting a school ranking or achievement tally.
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John Seyller
Marianne Daniel
Bobby Jones
Mildred McLaughlin
Zelena Worden
Florence Brown
Jack Borland
James Hietz
Frank Johnson
Ethel Lyngholm
Nyda Schwasnick
Billie Craig
Helen Masse
Keith Findley
Wilma Schulz
Board of Equalization to Meet in June for Tax Adjustments
The Board of Equalization will meet June 11 12 and 13 with adjournment dates thereafter All tax questions must be brought to the board during the period of equalization for adjustment No tax adjustments will be made after the board adjourns for the year Henry Pavlat County Clerk
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Board of Equalization
Henry Pavlat
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Vail Award
Alma Batey
Sidney Boys
Fair Board
County Court House
New Marquette
Union Pacific
Rebekah Lodge
Cara Nome
Thayer
Fexall
Case Threshing Machine Company
Walter M. Hoops Sidney
Nebr
Edith Oldershaw
Lucile Hardy
Dorothy Daggett
Doris Fisher
Marjorie Sellers
Marie Hehnke
Gertrude Brickner
Pearl Johnson
Richard Craig
Wilber Twist
Marion Bowers
Hazel Christofferson
Lucy Taft
Carolyn Kennedy
Hammond McNish
Gordon Tobin
Jane Dimery
Helen Harper
L. A. Carper
Geneva Ahlm
Florence Stacy
Julia Bicknell
Mable Simms
Bernice Noyes
Mayme J. White
Joan Bicknell
Elmer Ladine
Irene Smith
Pearl Twist
Keith Ericson
Cost
Eee Ile Company
Nichols & Shepard Company
Nichols @ Shepard
Model
Tristate, Machinery CO
U. P. Depot
Nebrasea
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