Plans perfected for new vocational school at Sidney
Definite plans have been completed for a vocational department within Sidney high school. Prof W. Neilsen will head the program under the Smith Hughes act of 1917. The school will open next term, using city funds for a 60 by 80 foot building on district property, with half salary support from the district and no bond issue required. High school students may join to study agriculture, mechanics, and other targeted trades, dropping some regular courses as needed.
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Sidney High School
G. F. Liebenhofer
City School Board
City High School
New Tractor Guide Demonstrates Driverless Plow Work
The Kimball Ob server reports a farmer watching a sedan mounted tractor plow with no driver present. The guide claims automatic gear release and stop if the furrow breaks or plows clog. Demonstrators note acres plowed during a supper break as the tractor towed itself around the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball Observer
Kimball
Construction Starts On New Sidney Swimming Pool
Construction work on the 55 by 100 foot Sidney swimming pool began last week near the Sidney Ice and Storage plant. The project, financed by the Sidney Swimming Pool, Inc., uses George Plein’s outfit with a two to eight foot depth slope, elevated shallow end, retaining wall, cement walks on both sides, and an entrance on Lincoln highway. An equipment and locker building will be built at the north end.
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Sidney Ice & Storage Company
George Plein
Sidney Swimming Pool, Inc
Lincoln Highway
Sidney Golfers Win From Sterling In Sunday Game
Sidney five time Colorado Nebraska Golf association champions edged Sterling by one point in a heavy course contest. Medal score 1290 to 1297 with Sidney 27 points to Sterling 26. Jay Closman led Sidney with 75, followed by Schroeder 80 Simodynes 81 Grabill 83 and Daniels Ladegard 85.
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Sidney
Colorado-Nebraska Golf Association
Sterling
Monarchs
Jay Closman
Sidney Club
Schroeder
Simodynes
Grabill
Daniels and Ladegard
Sterling, T
Dalton Young Man Wins First Prize in Essay Contest
Russell Mellburg a well known Dalton young man and student at Wayne Nebraska college receives a $500 prize as first prize winner in a nation wide essay contest conducted by the American Chemical Society. The contest was open to students of normal schools and teachers colleges nationwide. Mellburg will return to Wayne college this fall to continue his studies.
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Russell Mellburg
Dalton Young
Wayne, Nebraska College
American Chemical Society
Young Melsburg
Wayne College
Intrepid Flyers Set Nonstop Flight Record to Berlin
Americans Chamberlin and Levine aimed to fly nonstop from New York to Berlin. Fuel shortage forced a landing about fifty miles from the German capital after a 3950 mile attempt watched by crowds and millions worldwide.
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Atlantic Ocean
Chamberlin
Charles Levine
Lindbergh
Paris
Berlin
Tempelhofer Field
Levine
New York
Scientists uncover four million year old bone tools
Fossil bone implements dating about four million years were found at Cook ranch fossil beds 10 miles north of Mitchell Nebraska by scientists led by Dr Henry Osborne New York and confirmed by Dr E F Barbour Lincoln The relics said to be the oldest found in America are crafted from bones of extinct animals such as horses camels deer elephants and mastodons from pleiocene times
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Cook Ranch
Mitchell
Nebru
Ssamr
Henry Osborne
New York
E. F. Barbour
Lincoln
America
New Time Card Issued on Burlington Railroad
A new time card went into effect Sunday on the Burlington. Minor changes adjust arrival and departure times at Sidney with north bound No. 302 now at 12 46 a m and No. 804 at 8 06 a m. Southbound No. 303 leaves Sidney at 4 20 p m and No. 301 at 2 44 a m, all times shifted from previous slots.
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Burlington Railroad
Sidney
Burlington property improvements by bridge gang at Sidney
Johnson's bridge gang of the Burlington railroad has been at Sidney for several days on a general improvement campaign around the company property on the south side of the city. In addition to repairs around the station and adjoining buildings, the crew has constructed a new loading platform.
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Johnson's Bridge Gang
Burlington Railroad
Sidney
West Nebraska Cattlemen Elect Same Official
Robert Graham of Rushville Modisett and F M Brooffe of Alliance were elected officer positions as vice president and secretary treasurer. A. Hall named director of the protective division and B E Clarke retained as special agent. A resolution commends Secretary Jardine for fair administration of the packers and stockyards act and opposition to higher commission charges.
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Robert Graham
Western One Modisett
Rushville
Nen
F. M. Brooffe
Alliance
A. Hall
B. E. Clarke
Jardine
Packers and Stock Yards
Postmaster Averts Blaze in Masonic Building Fire
Postmaster I L Pindell detected smoke from the basement of the Masonic building post office. A steel ceiling blocked spread. he extinguished the fire without fire department aid, causing only minor damage and with the origin undetermined.
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I. L. Pindell
Postoffice
Masonic
Pindell
Trout Stock Planted In Lodge Pole Creek From Hatchery
More than ten thousand young speckled and rainbow trout were released yesterday into Lodge Pole Creek. The hatchery stock arrived by train, met at Sidney by C. W. Johnson and Dean Hagemeister who delivered the fifteen cans to Potter-Potter Review.
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Lodge Pole Creek
Sidney
C. W. Johnson
Dean Hagemeister
Potter— Potter Review
Farmers' Union Picnic at Krueger's Lake June 15
Cheyenne County Farmers' Union plans its annual picnic at Krueger's Lake on Wednesday June 15 promising large attendance and a top program. National figure A C Davis secretary will speak along with C McCarthy H N Click and P D Peterson. Music by Sidney's band and performances by Sidney Male Quartet. events include ball games and other amusements. basket lunch at noon. public invited. Glen Bales president Ray Swift secretary.
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Cheyenne
A. C. Davis
Springfield
National Farmers’ Union
C. McCarthy
Farmers’ Union Stock Exchange of
Omaha
H. N. Click
Chadron
P. D. Peterson
West
Sidney
Arthur Havlovic
Glen Bales
Ray Swift
McDaniel Leads in Auto Contest and Special Prize
Rhert McDaniel won a special five dollar gold prize Saturday at U S A theatre in town for depositing the most votes in the week ending June 3. His total stood at 532,405 with Bertha Flo second at 369,815. The merchants committee will prize five dollars in gold weekly to the top weekly voter to encourage deposits. The standings show McDaniel, Flo, Thompson, Wolfe, Juedes, Hilett, and Zinina as of Friday June 3.
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Rhert McDaniel
Tlow
Bertha Flo
Merchants’ Committee
Robert McDaniel
Jake Thompson Dektentdnadneel
Josephine Wolfe
Helen Juedes
Kathryn Hilett
Paul Zinina
De Molay Officials Attend Conclave in Nebraska City
Hollia Kepler and Donald Livons left Sunday for Nebraska City to attend the annual De Molay conclave. Kepler, master councilor for the western Nebraska district, will actively participate in the meeting activities as delegates from the region work to bring the next state gathering to Scottsbluff.
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Hollia Kepler
Nebraska
de Molays
Donald Livons
Nebraska City
Kepler
Scottsbluff
Young Couple Die In Kimball Crossing Crash
George Lynch aged 25 and his wife, a popular Kimball pair, were killed Saturday when their Ford truck was struck by Union Pacific No. 2 as it sped eastbound through the Main street crossing. Witnesses said Lynch failed to notice the approaching train after stopping at a filling station. Mrs. Lynch was thrown 150 feet. both died shortly after arrival at Kimball hospital. The couple had lived in Kimball since their marriage five months ago. Lynch’s brother Kenneth works at Thayer’s drugstore. Funeral set for Monday afternoon in Ogallala.
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George Lynch
Kimball
Union Pacific Railroad
Ogatlala
Bridgeport Youth Accidentally Shoots Leg
Bridgeport youth Carroll Reese was in a car near Chappell when he picked up a gun that had been left under a cap in the back seat and caught the trigger. The bullet struck his leg below the knee, was located by X ray, but not removed.
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Carroll Reese
Bridgeport
Chappell
Map Out Mail Route for Special Service to the Black Hills
A Government airmail pathfinder has been mapping a route through northwestern Nebraska and southern South Dakota for a special Black Hills mail service for President Coolidge and his party. Telephone officials report 256 miles of copper wire line between Sidney and Rapid City under construction and crews ready for tests next week.
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Nebraska
South Dakota
President Coolidge
Black Hills
Sidney
Rapid City
Clites
Telephone Company
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Fene
Dalton Young Man
Burlington Properties
West Nebraska
Farmers’ Union
Krueger's Lake
Berha Flo
DE Molay
Kimball Crossing
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