Bond Agents Hope Treasury Bond Issue Nears Solved
Bond agents Ralph S Osborn and Henry T Duran say they expect to secure a solution to the county treasurer's bond dilemma so the office may reopen soon Massachusetts Bonding Company and Sun Ingemnity Company reps plan to write the $125,000 surety bond if other firms share the risk Premium discussed, with usual rate $10 per $1000 noted but possible reductions for this bond size Officials anticipate town officials in for talks to issue the bond.
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Ralph S. Osborn
Henry T. Duran
Sidney Bonding Company
Ampany
Doran
Massachusetts Bonding Company
Osborn
Sun Ingemnity Company
Osborn and Doran
Long Beach Woman Killed in Sidney Auto Crash
The body of Mrs. George Beckman 40 of Long Beach Calif return for burial with husband accompanying. Mrs Louis Fitzgerald and her 14 month old daughter escaped injury and accompany remains to California.Witnesses say car skidded entering a dip brakes applied. crash timing and exact sequence varied. The tragedy marks the season's first major tourist-area accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Beckman
Long Beach
Calif
Sidney
California
Louis Fitzgerld
Beckman
Fitzgerald
Taylor Hospital
Rice Funeral Home
Detroit
Five Cent Matinee Set To Open At Fox Theatre
The five cent matinee for children under 12 begins Saturday at the Fox theatre. Sponsored by the chamber of commerce, it cut admission by half to aid families and boost Saturday business. Last summer attendance rose 50 percent as merchants praised the program. This week features Spanky McFarland in General Spanky and a Dick Tracy serial chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Theatre
Chamber of Commerce
Icea
Merchants Committee
the Fox
Spanky McFarland
Spanky
Sidney Officials Halt Bituminous Matting Plan Amid Protests
City officials drawing back from a proposed bituminous matting project in Sidney amid petitions and personal protests from property owners. Mayor Roche says they do not intend to force the work on reluctant taxpayers and he complains of misleading stories circulated to sway opinions.
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Sidney
Roche
Sidney Golf Club Set for Large Amateur Tourney
The Sidney country club hosts an 18 hole amateur tournament next Sunday, June 6, expecting 100 plus entries if weather holds. Outside nine holes tested this week show superb condition, greens sanded and oiled, fairways trimmed. Inside nine also in prime shape with a thorough going over. Eighteen qualifying holes finish by noon followed by a championship route after dinner. Trophies on display at Sidney Drug Company window.
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Sidney Country Club
Sidney Drug Company
Sidney Sweet Shop To Reopen Saturday
The Sidney Sweet shop, damaged by fire two months ago, will reopen Saturday at nine o'clock with modernization and roomier booths. All center tables removed, new booths installed, interior repainted and redecorated. Free treats promised all day as owner James C. Takis invites everyone to visit.
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Sidney Sweet Shop
James C. Takis
Mr. Takis
Willis Returns to Bridgeport After Supreme Court Session
Chief Willis of the Nebraska irrigation bureau resumes duties in Bridgeport after nearly a month in Lincoln as a witness in Nebraska’s U S supreme court suit with Wyoming and Colorado over North Platte river allocation. He will focus on state irrigation administration as early appropriations drive demand for more water from Wyoming.
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Chief Willis
Nebraska Irrigation Bureau
Bridgeport
Lincoln
Nebraska
U. S. Supreme Court
Wyoming
Colorado
Willis
Grasshopper Battle In Cheyenne County To Be Opened Soon
Nebraska's war on grasshoppers moves into front trenches as federal poison reaches farmers who mobilize at their own expense. Cheyenne county orders two carloads of bait and sees a nationwide program, with Perkins and Scotts Bluff among hardest hit counties.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
O. S. Bare
J. C. Switbank
Swinbank
Elkhorn
Chicago
Sandhill
Cheyenne
Scotts Bluff
Couple escapes death as train wrecks car at Lodge Pole
Rev and Mrs A C Huth of Weyerts narrowly escaped when their automobile stalled on Union Pacific tracks at Lodge Pole as No 17 Portland Rose limited sped toward them. They jumped clear just before the collision, the car wedged and wrecked. The train halted about 30 minutes.
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A C. Huth
Weyerts
Lodge Pole
Union Pacific
Portland Rose Limited
Huth
Whyetts Lutheran Church
Six Weddings In Two Days June Is Here In Cheyenne
June, the traditional month for weddings, brings six couples to County Judge Robert A. Barlow in Cheyenne County for licenses over Tuesday and Wednesday. The judge notes a surge after a recent two week lull.
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Cheyenne County
Robert A. Barlow
Barlow
Rogers pallbearer named at Johnson funeral correction
In a Tuesday funer al notice for J. W. Johnson the Telegraph News corrected an error omitting pallbearer R H Rogers. Rogers served as pall bearer instead of Marius Christensen and the paper regrets the mistake and issues this correction.
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Rogers
Johnson
J. W. Johnson
Telegraph News
R. H. Rogers
Mr. Rogers
Marius Christensen
The
WPA Ready $17 000 for Street Oiling if Legal Hurdle Cleared
The WPA has about $17,000 ready to aid in bituminous street oiling in Sidney. legal barriers block use. Dean Payne WPA supervisor says labor can meet aims with relief workers under new rules limiting equipment costs. If the city cannot secure bonds or legal assessments, the plan may be dropped despite president approval.
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WPA
Dean Payne
Fayne
Payne
New Charges Against Pair Filed At Lincoln
In Lincoln municipal court on Wednesday Jiles H. Johnson and Willard A. Leachman faced two counts from County Attorney Towle. They allegedly possessed a forged stock assignment and a forged lost certificate statement tied to 20 shares of Peoples Savings and Loan association stock in the name of Edith A. Nye. The forged documents were said to bear Kovarnik’s signature. Johnson and Leachman had been freed of a Cheyenne county conspiracy charge, with the judge ruling no conspiracy proved.
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Lincoln
Jiles H. Johnson
Willard A. Leachman
Towle
Twe
Johnson and Leachman
Edith A. Nye
Peoples Savings and Loan Association
Karel Kovarni
Kovarnik
Leabman
Johnson
Cheyenne County
Robert A. Barlow
Nye
Cheyenne Family Of 6 Injured In Auto Crash Near Kimball
Mr and Mrs M J McIntyre of Cheyenne and their four children were injured when their car overturned on a wet oil pav ed stretch six miles east of Kimball Tuesday. The crash occurred as McIntyre applied brakes on the slippery pavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. McIntyre
Cheyenne
Kimball
McIntyre
Illinois Tourists Hurt In Lodge Pole Wreck
Dr. Maude Ward Taylor and her daughter from Tuscola Illinois were injured in a car accident east of Lodge Pole on Tuesday morning. The driver lost control on wet pavement causing the vehicle to overturn. Both occupants sustained minor bruises and a fractured rib, were taken to town and are under care, with the car badly wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Ward Taylor
Tuscola
Ill
Lodge Pole
Robertson
WPA Alliance Office May Move Is Report
An unofficial rumor persists that the WPA Alliance district office may close and all business and personnel be transferred to the Lincoln general office. Nebraska WPA officials anticipate the action soon, mirroring neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance District
WPA
Lincoln
Nebraska
The Duke of Windsor Marries Wallis Simpson in France
The former King of England and Wallis Warfield Simpson wed yesterday morning in a French chateau attended by a few close friends. An English minister officiated, risking his position in the church to perform the ceremony.
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Wallis Werfield Simpson
Duchess of Windsor
France
Duke of Windsor
Brittan
Mrs. Simpson
England
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baltimore
Open Letter Explains Matting Work History
Mayor Roche publishes an open letter to property owners in improvement districts four through six detailing the street program history and inviting public cooperation to decide whether the work will be completed. He admits earlier figures were wrong and notes shifts in WPA regulations and fund withdrawals contributed to the current dilemma. He urges attendees at tonight’s city council meeting and emphasizes the need to choose between oiling or regraveling and repairing crossings, both costly but mandatory.
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R. E. Roche
Roche
Clifford Page
Carl C. Jones
Torrington
Cheyenne
Inland Construction Company
Sidney
Spehr's Car Found Wrecked in Nevada
A Chevrolet sedan stolen from Rev. P. E. Spehr of Sidney more than a month ago was found overturned at Winnemucca, Nevada, Sheriff W. W. Schulz reported Wednesday. The car had been taken from in front of the Spehr home about 6:30 in the evening.
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Rev. P. E. Spehr
Sidney
Winnemucca
Nevada
W. W. Schulz
Schulz
Spehr
Final Soil Payments Start in Cheyenne County 1936
Final 1936 payments under the soil conservation program arrived in Cheyenne county Tuesday, with 268 checks totaling over 38,500 distributed. About 100 more checks, nearly 20,000 dollars, are due. The 1936 funds end year one. 1937 program underway with compliance checks as main task. Checks averaged just over 143 dollars, a few much higher, and all payments were after administration expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
County Board Won’t Pay For Insane Care
County commissioners met Tuesday approving oil mat on streets around the courthouse within the 50 block district. They disallowed two claims, including $1290.68 from Hastings State Hospital for maintenance of inmates, and ordered a revolving fund of 3044.06 returned to the general fund. A Wallace Hern bloom road petition was held for investigation.
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Board of County Commissioners
Court House
R. A. Barlow
State Hospital For Insane
Hastings
CWA
Wallace Hernbloom
Change In Train Time On Burlington Route
A June 6 timetable revision on the Denver Billings line results in faster Sidney to Denver service. Northbound No 302 arrives at 12 52 p m from 1 31 a m, and fails no changes to No 304. Southbound No 303 will reach Denver at 8 p m after leaving here at 3 38 p m, replacing 12 59 p m.
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Denver-Billings
Burlington
Sidney
Here
Denver
Alliance
Billings
Northwest
No. 301
Parole Granted After Cronk Plea In Child's Body Case
Mrs. Blanche Cronk pleaded guilty to unlawfully disposing of a dead infant’s body before District Judge J. L. Tewell. She was sentenced to one year and paroled to Mrs. W. M. Winders and Sheriff WW Schulz for the term. Winders joined the hearing to accept responsibility for paroling Cronk. The brief session, attended by the principals and a few locals, confirmed the sandpit burial location north of town as the crime scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Cronk
J. L. Tewell
W. M. Winders
WW. W. Schulz
Assessors Wind Up Field Work Tuesday
Nebraska's about 1900 precinct assessors closed their books Tuesday after two months checking personal property. State Tax Commissioner Smith said all precinct officials must file returns to county assessors by the last Monday in May. Those failing to file face a 50 percent penalty, with the assessor setting a valuation plus half as penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Smith
Assistant Fund At Risk Over Gas Tax Apportionment
Attorney General says the extra one cent gas tax must be split 40-60 between state assistance and the highway department, not 50-50 as intended by the legislature. State assistance could lose about $425,000 if past collections apply, with any shortfall returning to the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter
Highway Department
Conoco Officials Visit Western Nebraska on Bus Tour
Dan Moran president of Continental Oil and George Olds assistant to the president led a Conoco group touring western Nebraska this week. The party traveled by special bus, stopping briefly in Sidney Monday while en route from Kearney to Scottsbluff, with officers in sales, manufacture, and land departments among those listed.
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Dan Moran
Continental Oil Company
George Olds
Conoco
Western Nebraska
Sidney
Kearney
Scottsbluff
Moran
Olds
H. J. Kennedy
Walter Miller
T. D. Harris
Moto~ Transportation
J. D. Dyer
W. W. Bruce
Barney Holland
Reagan County Petroleum Company
W. A. Stokley
Richmond, Va
C. C. Clark
W. C. MacMillan
Land Department
O. B. Lloyd
L. T. Cramer
George Biggs
L. T. Morgan
Harry Pittart
C. E. Fehrenbach
W. F. Hird
Lincoln
W. L. Kyger
L. G Athy
R. L. Bosworth
M. E. Clawson
G. T. Bodman
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Bond
Treasury
Council
Mussolini
Monte Sacre
Italy
Willis van Devanter
Supreme Court
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Illinois
WPA Alliance
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