Monthly Shares To Aged And Blind Are Cut In This County
Cheyenne county will implement pro rata reductions in old age, blind, and dependent child assistance starting July 1 due to a possible $425,000 funds shortage and to root out improper draws. The board, led by C. W. Eubank and Maude Nuquist, will audit recipients while ensuring minimums stay above set floors. Cheyenne county old age aid drops from 25.50 to 18, blind from 22.50 to 15. The May state average for old age grants was 18.18. county adjustments follow statewide checks and future inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Control
Hager
C. W. Eubank
Maude Nuquist
Henry Behrens
Vandemoer
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County Assistance Board
Red Cloud’s Daughter Visits Agate At Cook Home
Mrs Susie Kills Above the 78 year old daughter of Sioux chief Red Cloud arrives at Agate with her husband and ten Indians for a two week stay. The party traveled from Pine Ridge South Dakota by horse and wagon and car, camping in tents. This marks the 22nd annual visit, following Red Cloud’s ties to James Cook’s family and fossil bed explorations north of Agate.
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Susie Kills Above
Red Cloud
James H. Cook
Agate
Pine Ridge
S. D
James Cook
Yale
Exnorth
Bids Opened At State House For Lincoln paving project
Bids were opened by State Engineer Tilley on 5.7 miles of bituminous mat paving for highway No. 19 from Sidney to Huntsman. Low bid approval will trigger start of work with state engineers and crews in Sidney ready. Completion expected this summer.
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Lincoln
Tilley
Highway No. 19
Sidney
Huntsman
Soil Program To Be Discussed At Farmers Meetings
District meetings of farmers and others interested in the 1938 agricultural conservation program will be held at McCook Grand Island Bridgeport Ainsworth and Lincoln the week of June 14. From discussions at these meetings agricultural department officials will draw material for shaping next year's program.
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McCook
Grand Island
Bridgeport
Ainsworth
Lincoln
Agricultural Department
Loyalist aviator pins Spain war on German Italian help
George E. Richerson, a San Francisco aviator for the Loyalists, says the Spanish civil war would end in ten days if Germany and Italy stopped sending troops and munitions. He notes many Rebel planes and cannons were German or Italian made, criticizes German pilots, cites poor Rebel leadership, and mentions using American and French planes. He plans to fly Pan American between Bermuda and South America.
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Germany
Italy
Spain
George E. Richerson
San Francisco
Richerson
France
Madrid
Bermuda
South America
Questioned sale of Central school fuels injunction action
Sidney property owners seek to halt the sale of the Central school building and property. The board of education has until next Monday June 14 to file an answer to the injunction petition. Hand’s attorneys may intervene but will wait for the board’s response. Lawyers for Hand and for the trustees named in the case discuss next steps as the dispute over the proposed sale lingers.
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Board of Education
Sidney Property
Central School
Telegraph
James L. Hand
Hand
Paul L. Martin
R. P. Kepler
Sidney
Roland V. Rodman
Kimball
P. J. Heaton
School Board
California Car Turns Over Near Lodge Pole
Two vehicle accidents occurred Tuesday morning near Lodge Pole and near Lorenzo as wet roads blamed. An elderly male passenger suffered a heart attack and was treated. a Terry Carpenter refinery truck overturned but the driver was uninjured.
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California
Lodge Pole
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Lorenzo
Henry Johnson resigns as president of Community Cooperative Oil
Henry Johnson, president of the Community Cooperative Oil, announced on Wednesday that he is severing his connection with the company immediately. He has served since it was organized last December and plans a brief vacation before deciding his next step. He is considering several proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Johnson
Community Cooperative Oil Company
the Telegraph
Johnson
Bible School Pupils In Play Monday Night
The daily vacation Bible school will present a program Monday night at 7 30 at the Christian church. Last session of the classes will be held Monday morning. Members of the Ministerial association who sponsored the school expressed appreciation to Supt G F Liebendorfer and school board members for their help and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Ministerial Association
G. F. Liebendorfer
Weather Aids Cheyenne County Hopper Battle
Cool damp conditions this week slowed grasshopper hatching in Cheyenne County as floods and showers soaked hatch sites. Farmers credited weather with delaying development and bought two carloads of federal materials to fight the infestation, while cutworms threaten gardens and flowers. All precinct committeemen were noted in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Reducing Diet Series Begins With Bread Focus Ads
Bret ernitz Bakery launches eight weekly Telegraph ads revealing diet secrets centered on bread. Advertisements claim the bread diet is safe for the average overweight person and offer a 20 page booklet with easy reducing tips to readers who clip the coupon. A sample full day diet menu is shown in the ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breternitz
Telegraph
Alliance and Sterling to Get New Theatres
Construction of a new theatre at Alliance will start around July 1, with tentative plans for a Sterling venue. Both cinemas would be under the Fox division that runs the Sidney theatre. Local Fox theatre improvements are planned to increase seating and refresh sound has no changes.
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Alliance
Sterling
Fox
Sidney
Street Oilings Start in Sidney City Engineer Says
City Engineer Clifford Page reports approved bids from Inland Construction of Omaha for bituminous matting in districts four five and six totaling 40906 45 with WPA labor adjustments. Weather delays may push start from June 20 to July 1. project duration about two months under normal conditions.
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Carl C. Jones
Inland Construction Company of
Omaha
WPA
Clifford Page
Inland
Page
Black Hills
Sidney
South Dakota
Sidney and Kimball Set for Sunday Diamond Clash
Rivalry renews in Tri-State league as Sidney hosts Kimball at 2:30. Kimball’s Jack Marratt faces Sidney’s new lineup led by Hudson on the mound and Allen behind the plate with Verne Thomas at third. Sidney aims to reclaim top spot and end Kimball’s league lead in a fast, crowd-attracting contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Kimball
Jack Marratt
Hudson
Lexington
Omaha
Allen
Verne Thomas
WPA Relief Projects Run 63 in Cheyenne County
Sixty three workers are on three active WPA projects in Cheyenne County supervised by Dean Payne. Nine are women on a sewing project led by Mrs. E J Leonard. The largest effort covers county wide bridge and culvert work with 39 laborers, likely finishing next week and followed by a county wide road program. Fifteen WPA laborers work on city leveling and grading streets awaiting oiling, with some delays due to weather. New projects pending cover Lodge Pole school demolition and area improvements. Rainstorms have brought nearly 2 inches total, aiding crops and pasture as grain lags behind normal growth.
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WPA
Cheyenne County
Dean Payne
City Auditorium
E.J. Leonard
Payne
WIPA
Lodge Pole
Legion Committees Speeding July 4 Plans in Sidney
American Legion committees push to wrap July 4 plans with Ed Runge and John Costello guiding work toward mid month completion. A Sunday program is set, with major units on July 5, and posters will be distributed within 75 miles as publicity drives begin for a roughly one thousand dollar event.
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Sidney
American Legion
Ed Runge
John Costello
Midnight Weddings Surprise Cheyenne Couples
Two Cheyenne couples woke County Judge Robert A. Barlow at midnight to wed. They had intended to marry in Kimball but the night marshal redirected them to Sidney where the judge performed the ceremony. The office issued ten licenses in the first eight days, more than in May.
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Cheyenne
Robert A. Barlow
Kimball
Sidney
Lasseter Transfers to Savannah for Personnel Shift
K. C. Lasseter, manager of Western Public Service since 1934, will leave July 1 for Savannah, Georgia, to join Savannah Electric and Power. M. E. McCandless of Lexington will replace him here. Lasseter previously worked for Savannah Electric and Power before a Nebraska posting, and his wife’s parents live in Savannah. The move came as a surprise to him.
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Lasseter
Savannah
K. C. Lasseter
Western Public Service Company
Savannah Electric and Power Company
M. E. McCandless
Lexington
Savanah Electric and Power Company
Nebraska
Gering Tax Sale Planned By Officials
Gering will auction 29 delinquent properties on June 28 under sheriff’s hammer in a city plan to recover tack taxes. The June 1 sale of 16 properties raised over $5,000, with about 30 more to be sold in August as part of a two year tax drive. Properties sell unless redeemed and buyers obtain a clear title.
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Gering
Sheriff’s
W. F. McGriff
McGriff
Smith Hughes Course Added At Alliance High School
By unanimous vote the Alliance school board approved the Smith Hughes agricultural training course for the high school this fall. Sent H. R. Partridge was directed to arrange the farm shop, hire a teacher, and prepare plans to start in September for farm boys. The course provides a three year program in practical farm work under a trained instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance School Board
Smith-Hughes
H. R. Partridge
Golden Gate Span In Pictures At Library
L. B. Cary of Walnut Creek California former Telegraph publisher sent a special edition of the San Francisco Chronicle containing bridge photographs and data. The material will be placed in the public library for public access. The edition covers the bridge history from beginning to finish.
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L. B. Cary
Walnut Creek
Calif
The
Telegraph
San Francisco Chronicle
Golden Gate Bridge
Grabills Leave Today For David City Home
Mr and Mrs B C Grabill and daughter Kathy Lou depart Sidney for David City to establish residence. Grabill will head a grain elevator and coal company there. He has decades in the grain business and has been active in local social and church affairs.
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B. C. Grabill
Kathy Lou
David City
Grabill
Sidney
Stromsberg
New Barlow Appeal Denied By Court
The supreme court denied County Judge Barlow of Cheyenne county to retax costs in a case where he was found guilty on several counts. Initially taxed with nearly $1,500 total, his lawyers argued only costs for the three convicted counts should be charged, or the expenses for evidence on acquitted counts should be struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Supreme Court
Barlow
Cheyenne County
Boat Races Planned At Kimball Sunday
Kimball post of the American Legion announced speedboat races at Kimball lake this Sunday June 13 with 40 to 50 entries from Denver Grand Island Valentine Fort Collins and other cities. A $300 purse is offered with surf board races and exhibitions. The lake is eight miles west of Kimball on the Lincoln highway.
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Kimball Lake
Kimball Post of the American Legion
The
Post
Denver
Grand Island
Valentine
Fort Collins
Kimball
Lincoln Highway
Hole in One Noted in Fort Morgan Golf Tourney
Harold Berryhill of Fort Morgan scored the only hole in one in Sunday's golf tournament with a No 14 ace named the bullpen on the inside nine. The shot cleared the ditch, landed short of the pin and rolled into the cup amid a field of 91 players.
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Telegraph News
Harold Berryhill
Fort Morgan
Berryhill
WPA District Office Move Is Predicted
WPA officials in the western Nebraska district foresee the Alliance office closing soon. The finance division is to move on June 18, and it is believed the entire office will transfer to Lincoln shortly. The Alliance site once employed 40 people, but the WPA program has been tapered, reducing staff needs.
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WPA
Nebraska
Alliance
Lincoln
Hyannis Oil Testing Underway Again In Nebraska
Renewed exploration near Hyannis includes seismographic tests north of town by a major oil company. Previous Byrd-Frost drilling near Abbott showed granite uplift at 4400 feet, affecting leases in Grant and Cherry counties. Geologists persist, seeking a structure west of the lift, with Dakota and Antelope structure tests near 3000 foot sands west of Chadron and northwest of Harrison.
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Hyannis
Abbott
Grant County
Cherry County
Wyoming Line
Chadron
Harrison
Closing Date Cards Distributed Thursday
The chamber of commerce merchants bureau committee distributed cards to Sidney business houses showing suggested dates for all day closings and dates for displaying the flag. The cards aim to promote uniform understanding of proper holidays and flag displays. Contact Roy Greenlee, H W. Shirley, or W. D. Powell if a card was not received.
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Chamber of Commerce Merchants Bureau Committee
Sidney
Roy Greenlee
H W. Shirley
W. D. Powell
Chamber of Commerce to Meet at Union Pacific Hotel
The chamber of commerce will hold its regular meeting at the Union Pacific hotel Monday at noon June 14. No meeting was held two weeks ago due to Memorial Day. The board planned to meet yesterday afternoon to appoint a new secretary to succeed the late J W Johnson and conduct other business.
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Chamber of Commerce
Union Pacific
J. W. Johnson
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Hitler
Mussolini
Bible School
Nebraska Panhandle
Gome
Legion Committees
Smith Hughes
Grabills
New Barlow
Hyannis Q
Chamber Commerce Meeting
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