Denver-Black Hills highway oiling bids called this week
The Denver-Black Hills Highway association announced progress toward all weather travel by year end. Key steps include approving Colorado state highway No. 113 as a federal aid road and calling bids for 7.7 miles of oiling from Gurley to north of Dalton, with 7.1 miles between Huntsman and Gurley already bid. Nebraska and state officials expect finish by summer’s end.
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Denver-Black Hills
Denver- Black Hills
Nebraska
Huntsman
Gurley
Dalton
Nebraska Highway No. 19
Ats Sieiler
Morrill County
Sidney
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Colorado
South Dakota
Denver
Black Hills
Rocky Mountain National Park
More Commodities Offered To Counties
The state assistance office asked county boards to decide if extra surplus commodities can be used with new lend spending act shipments. Neil C. Vandemoer said counties without use for surplus goods will not receive them, and distribution is to supplement relief, not replace it. He noted 36 carloads of flour will be shipped to the state for distribution this month.
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State Assistance Office
County Assistance Boards
Neil C. Vandemoer
Vandemoer
Shelter House Planned for Local Park Faces Delay
A proposed large dance pavilion at the city park is likely to be sidetracked until a shelter house is built. The pavilion plan remains under consideration but awaits terms of a new work relief program set by the president. The shelter house is an immediate need as the park sees heavy use for picnics and outings this year.
Coffee Returns For Cattlemen's Meeting
Congressman Harry B Coffee of Chadron returned to his home district yesterday to address the annual stockmen convention. Stock men from the entire fifth district attend the meeting and Coffee is expected to speak on legislation of direct importance to stock growers.
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Harry B. Coffee
Chadron
Fifth District
Coffee
Czechs Hold Fate Of Europe In Balance
Czechoslovakia stands at a pivotal moment as factions clash over its future. Konrad Henlein leads the Nazi faction pressing for incorporation into Germany while Czechoslovakia’s tank corps mobilizes to quell unrest and Foreign Minister Krofta seeks to preserve peace amid deep public division.
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Europe
Czechoslovakia
Konrad Henlein
Germany
Krofta
Spotted Outlook Reported In Cheyenne County Wheat
A crop outlook for Cheyenne County notes winter wheat heads out as showers bring relief to some fields while dry areas suffer. Heavy stands have depleted May moisture and the crucial heading period will determine if the grain heads on schedule or not. Eastern Nebraska area continues on page 8.
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Cheyenne
Nebraska
Course In Good Shape For Golf Tournament
The Sidney Country Club grounds committee promises a manicured course for the annual amateur golf event on Sunday June 19. The fairways are at their best with natural grass returning and greens to be smoothed and sanded. The one day event features 18 holes morning qualifying and afternoon finals with flights for all entrants. committee expects at least 100 players.
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Sidney Country Club
Cleveland Scout To See Diamond School
Harold Irelin, scout for the Cleveland Indians, arrived in Sidney to watch a local ball park workout at one p.m. directed by Harry Ukulele of Sheridan Wyoming. The school draws registrations from Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska with two Potter youths Leo Fisher and Don Biggs named as likely diamond stars.
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Harold Irelin
Cleveland Indians
Sidney
Harry Ukulele
Sheridan
Wyoming
Ukulele
Chamber of Commerce
Colorado
Nebraska
Leo Fisher
Don Biggs
Man Is Injured in School Board Fight
Kimball County Attorney O C Wisdom said Bernard Hohevec treasurer of school district No 28 south of Bushnell required hospital treatment after a free for all fight among school board members. Hohevec refused to sign a warrant for Charles Strube at home. Harold Steck and a neighbor boy Francis Tomanek were also involved in the argument. Wisdom called it the result of years of bad feeling.
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Kimball County
O. C. Wisdom
Bernard Hohevec
Bushnell
Wisdom
Hokevec
Charles Strube
Harold Steck
Francis Tomanek
Pageant Set to Run June Fourteen to Seventeen
Sidney residents will travel to Bayard for the Federated Churches pageant in the North Platte Valley. The annual event runs June 14 15 16 and 17 at the natural amphitheater with extended power lines eliminating lighting fears. Changes include cast updates such as Dr M Allen Keith of Alliance no longer available for the role of Barabas.
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Sidney
Bayard
Federated Churches of
North Platte Valley
iChanges
M. Allen Keith
Alliance
Barabas
AAA Field Inspection Set For Near Future
Claude R. Wickard announced at a regional government workers meeting that a field check will survey farms across ten north central states within the next month to verify AAA benefit eligibility. Inspectors will measure acres planted to corn and other crops in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.
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Claude R. Wickard
AAA
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Wickard
Bayard Sets Election On Power Purchase
Bayard city council moved to condemn and buy the Western Public Service holdings with a special election set for August 16. Scottsbluff will vote on condemnation the same day. Mayor F J Lyon said two years of consideration preceded the decision after failed attempts to acquire via public power districts.
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Western Public Service Company
Bayard
Scottsbluff
F. J. Lyon
Myers
Guy Meyers
Lyon
Truck Lines Await New Wage Contract
The Western Ice and Storage company operates with limited traffic as drivers threaten a general strike. Manager R C Jackson says union officials in an eleven state area are negotiating terms after the contract expired May 31. Full operations await a renewed agreement.
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Western Ice and Storage Company
R. C. Jackson
Drivers’ Union
Jackson
R. C. Jackson Named On State Committee
Elected June 5 to the executive committee of the Nebraska Brewers and Distributors. names include M. C. Seltzer Scottsbluff L. M. Merriman O Neill R. M. Kuester Grand Island. regional sub committee chairs Harold Marsh Omaha George Rambour Columbus A J Blinn Valentine Clara Blakeman Norfolk Bert Rush Falls City W G Lewis Fremont Chas Lammert Sioux City and Watyne L M Kalin Lincoln Bert Webb Hastings C E Paulson McCook RH Kuester Grand Island Olaf Oleson Wm Bruce North Platte Robert Jackson Sidney
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Nebraska Brewers and Beer Distributors Committee
M.C. Seltzer
Scottsbluff
L. M. Merriman
O'Neill
R. M. Kuester
Grand Island
Harold Marsh
Omaha
George Rambour
Columbus
A. J. Blinn
Valentine
Clara Blakeman
Norfolk
Bert Rush
Falls City
W. G. Lewis
Fremont
Cha
WPA Worker Injures Neck In Odd Mishap
Elmer Whittaker WPA worker suffered a fractured vertebrae after a truck door flew open while turning to avoid a pedestrian. He was briefly unbalanced, hit the cab, and later hospitalized with numbness and nausea though not believed in critical condition.
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Elmer “Whittaker
WPA
Whittaker
Old Jules Characters Selected At Alliance
Tickets for the stage production of Old Jules during Alliance Golden Jubilee go on sale this week. Reserved seats are 175 cents and are expected to sell out quickly. General admission tickets go on sale the night of the play. Reservations may be made through the Chamber of Commerce Golden Jubilee committee or the Little Theatre group.
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Jules
Alliance
Chamber of Commerce
Golden Jubilee Committee
Little Theatre
Twenty Two Filings Reported In County Near Deadline
Cheyenne county records show twenty two filings for public office with two more entering later bringing the total to twenty four. Key entries include Glen Bales for second district commissioner and A J Kinnersley for county attorney both Republicans. Incumbents up to Wednesday included several for third district commissioner sheriff and legislature with petitions from both parties.
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Glen Bales
A. J. Kinnersley
Bales
Kinnersley
Cheyenne
P. J. Heaton
Ford Weikhorst
Lester Stecher
August Schmidt
C. P. Herboldsheimer
P. H. Meyer
Alfred Arnell
Ed Erickson
W. C. Sheets
Guy Shaw
W. W. Schulz
Lee Gain
Art Croswman
Gertrude Nelson
Edith Oldershaw
Louis Wasem
Herbert Stevens
Dan Campbell
J. H. Foster
I. L. Pindell
C. S. Radcliffe
William Hagemeister
Charles D. Green
R. L. Cochran
Jack Borland Badly Injured In Accident
Jack Borland 19 formerly of Sidney is seriously injured in a California automobile crash near San Jose. A sister reports the axle broke on a sharp curve, causing a fractured right shoulder a broken jaw head injuries and badly lacerated wrists and hands. The Borland family moved from Sidney last November to California.
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Jack Borland
Sidney
San Jose
California
Ed Gates
Young Borland
Borlands
Franklin Hornaday to broadcast again on CBS Chesterfield
Franklin Hornaday, who appeared with Grace Moore on the Chesterfield program, has been reinvited to be Miss Moore's guest on the CBS Chesterfield broadcast next Wednesday June 15 at 6 p.m. Sidney time. He is with the Metropolitan Opera Company.
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Franklin Hornaday
Grace Moore
Miss Moore
Hornaday
Metropolitan Opera
Nielsen Plans State Convention and Teachers Meet
J. W. Nielsen district governor of Lions Clubs will attend the state convention at Falls City next Monday and lead the afternoon business session. He will then be in Lincoln to attend the vocational agriculture teachers convention at the Lincoln hotel on Wednesday through Friday.
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J. Wwe ‘Nielsen
Lions Clubs
Falls City
Nielsen
Lincoln
Vocational Agriculture Teachers
Lincoln Hotel
Western Public Service says Nebraska properties not for sale
W B Bird identified as president of Western Public Service Co says its western Nebraska assets are not for sale to the three state hydro districts. Board meeting in New York authorized a statement noting customer opposition and that western towns may pursue municipal ownership if needed. Thirty western municipalities, including Sidney, Scottsbluff, and Bayard, are involved in condemnation actions.
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W. M. Bird
Western Public Service Company
Scottsbluff
New York
Nebraska
Bird
Western Division
Ogallala
Sidney
Bayard
Rust traces in eastern Nebraska threaten late winter wheat
A state report from the College of Agriculture notes orange leaf rust causing noticeable damage to late winter wheat in parts of eastern Nebraska. A minor blackstem rust infection appears in scattered areas with no damage yet. Dr. T A Kiesselback and Dr. R W Gross cited the inspection in southern Nebraska and later observations, warning about wheat not yet headed.
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Nebraska
College of Agriculture
T. A. Kiesselback
R. W. Gross
Free Sun Valley Film At Fox Theatre For Union Pacific Staff
The public and Union Pacific railroad employees may view a free film on Sun Valley Idaho at the Fox Theatre next Monday afternoon June 13. Sponsored by Union Pacific which owns the Sun Valley resort, the movie will be shown twice at two o'clock and four thirty for about forty minutes each, allowing all employees to attend if they wish.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Sun Valley
Idaho
Fox Theatre
Larson Nominated for Local Postmaster in Sidney
W. Leroy Larson was sent to the Senate by President Roosevelt Tuesday for the Sidney postmaster position. The nomination follows the completion of his first four year term, with expected approval alongside other Nebraska postmasters whose terms expire this month.
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W. Leroy Larson
Senate
Roosevelt
Sidney
Larson
Nebraska
Milwau kee Bride Weds Interior Secretary Ickes in Ireland
Miss Jane Dahlman of Milwaukee became the bride of Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior. The wedding, kept secret until after the ceremony, was performed in Ireland where the bride was visiting an uncle.
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of Ickes
Jane Dahlman
Milwaukee
Harold Ickes
Ireland
Wheat Loan Rates Set By AAA Officials
AAA officials say wheat loan rates will vary by grade and distance from central markets under the new farm law. The rate, tied to parity, could range from 60 to 86 cents a bushel with a base near 60 cents, higher for better grades and lower for distant areas, and as low as 40 to 45 cents in western Kansas. Eligibility requires compliance with the 1938 soil conservation program.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Kansas
Fox Show Schedule For Week Outlined
The schedule lists films and times across Friday to Thursday. Highlights include Kidnapped showings, Air Devils, Vivacious Lady, Yellow Jack, Three Blind Mice, Over the Wall, and Work Night with multiple daily airings.
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Air Devils
P W A Headquarters Moved to Kearney Nebraska
Swell Wingfield chief project engineer for the Public Works Administration announced that the entire staff now at Lincoln will transfer to Kearney within a few days starting June 27. The move aims to save costs and boost efficiency by centralizing the agency's main office for Nebraska irrigation and power projects.
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K. ‘Swell Wingfield
Public Works Administration Power and Irrigation
Nebraska
Lincoln
Kearney
Public Works Administration
Citizens Promise Ballot If Deal For Public Power Advances
Sidney residents await word on the privatized power firms joining a large public power district. Mayor Roche is away but pledged a vote on municipal ownership if negotiations with Western Public Service finalize. W M Bird confirms notification if the sale closes. Fricke of Loup River projects says the move lowers rates and benefits municipalities with no risk.
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Sidney
Roche
W. M. Bird
Western Public Service Company
Nebraska
C. B. Fricke
Loup River
Fricke
No Offer Reported For Western Public Service Holdings
W P S C O president W M Bird said Stone and Webster officials informed him that by noon Monday no firm definite offers from the Nebraska power district had been received. This is the second denial in a week of negotiations with the districts. Earlier T J Hanlon of Stone and Webster stated no offer had been received.
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W. M. Bird
Western Public Service Company
Stone and Webster Company
Western Public
Boston
Nebraska Power District
T. J. Hanlon
New York City
Stone and Webster
Sternberg Band to Play Here June 16
Sternberg Sternie Sternberg and his orchestra will appear at the city auditorium next Thursday night June 16 for a return engagement. The band was popular at the American Legion April Fool Novelty dance and has a contracted appearance in Sidney. Tickets are one dollar tax exempt and the event may be the last Legion sponsored affair until fall.
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Sternie Sternberg
City Auditorium
American Legion
Legion
Sidney
First Band Concert Slated For Saturday Night
J W Cochran announced the summer series opener on the courthouse lawn at 7 45 PM Saturday. The city hires Cochran as bandmaster for the summer with Saturday night concerts tried instead of Sunday. The program will feature light classical and popular numbers.
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Court House Lawn
J. W. Cochran
Cochran
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