Rain Soaks Area Hails Hurt Crops in Panhandle Nebraska
Rain and hail drenched the Nebraska Panhandle with scattered showers and damaging hail across Sidney Dix Kimball Chappell Big Springs and surrounding districts. Farmers report mixed crop damage with wheat needing warm sun, while roads flooded paralleled detours and forecasts warned of possible further losses if cool weather persisted.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Montaay
Panhandle
Sidney
Here
Dix-Kimball
Chappell
Big Springs
Colorado
Cheyenne County
John Ahlm
North Platte Valley
Melbeta
Cheyenne
Bridgeport
Morrill
Bayard
Mitchell
Lorenzo
Peetz
Conviction of Leroy Jacox Set Aside by Nebraska Court
Nebraska Supreme Court set aside the conviction of Leroy Jacox for sale of Wyoming oil and gas leases without Nebraska registration, ruling the claim barred by the statute of limitations. Also announced Saturday was a Scotts Bluff county suit where Roger L. Gilbert, administrator of Samuel M. Kelly's estate, seeks retrial against First National Bank of Minatare over funds drawn from Kelly's joint account with Vera Feidler.
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Ic. Jacox
Wyoming
Nebraska
Nebraska Supreme Court
Scotts Bluff
Roger L. Gilbert
Samuel’ M. Kelly
First National
Bank of ‘Minatare
Kelly
Vera Feidler
Dorman Lease Active Again in Oil Drilling News
The Dorman No 9 well resumes drilling with Carter Drilling Co as contractor. Location 330 ft south and 2310 ft east of Section 23-14-50. Ohio advances one well Cruise A-4 to 4600 ft. Donahoe No 1 in Johnson Area still worked despite unproductive status.
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Dorman No. 9
Carter Drilling Co
Ohio
Od Aebee
Donahoe No. 1
Johnson Area
Gurley Feild
James C. Sparks
Huntsman Field
Uptegrove No
Marlowe
Perkins County
Grant
Kimball County
Banner County
Lovercheck No
W. W. Downer
Lovercheck
Downer
H. A. Downer
Western Nebraska Bar Association Meeting at Sidney Country Club
Prominent Nebraska jurists will speak at the Western Nebraska Bar Association annual meeting at Sidney Country Club on Saturday June 16. U S district judge John W. Delehant and Moodie of West Point headlining a program with the barbecue luncheon and evening banquet. About 100 members from the 13th and 17th Judicial districts expected. hosts are Devel Cheyenne and Kimball bars.
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Nebraska
Western Nebraska Bar Association
Sidney Country Club
John W. Delehant
United States
Lincoln
Robert R. Moodie
West Point
Nebraska State Bar Association
Delehant
Moodie
Devel
Cheyenne
Kimball
Dallas Clouse
Chappell
Mr. Clouse
R. P. Kepler
Sidney
Robert J. Bulger
Lowell C. Davis
Mr. Delehant
Robert H. Beatty
North Platte
Nebraska Bar Association
P. J. Heaton
Franklin Hornaday
Anne Merrick
Robert G. Simmons
Edward F. Carter
Nebraska Supreme Court
Western
George.h. Turner
Supreme Court
Walter James
Colorado
Schwartz Rites To Be Thursday
Wilhelm Schwartz, about 78, Gurley resident, died after seven months illness. Funeral services set for 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Schwartz home and 2:15 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church with Rev. George Pullmann presiding. Burial in Salem Lutheran Cemetery west of Gurley. The Craig Mortuary in charge. No flowers. Survivors include widow, son Louis Schwartz of Gurley, and daughters Mrs. Martha Oberndorfer of Gurley and Mrs. Annie Haack of Stewartville, Minnesota.
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Wilhelm Schwartz
Gurley
Schwartz
Salem Lutheran Church
George Pullmann
Salem Lutheran Cemetery
Craig Mortuary
Louis Schwartz
Martha Oberndorfer
Annie Haack
Stewartville, Minn
Rural Youth Holds Hard Times Party Tonight
Cheyenne County Rural Youth plans a regular meeting tonight at the Sidney City Auditorium. The gathering is themed a Hard Times party and all members are urged to dress accordingly.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney City Auditorium
Hotel Meeting Tonight To Form Executive Committee
A dinner at Yendis dining room tonight at seven aims to recruit about thirty men for the Sidney hotel campaign executive committee. Fred Burris of The Hockenbury System, Inc., says campaign success hinges on the new committee, with eight planning members already on board. The effort, supported by the Sidney Chamber of Commerce, seeks a sixty room hotel costing about half a million dollars and is expected to run six weeks.
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Yendis
Sidney Community Hotel
Fred Burris
Hockenbury System, Inc
Burris
Sidney
the Telegraph
Clubs Plan Fair State Plans for Cheyenne County Fair
County Extension Council members met Friday to plan Cheyenne County Fair participation for August 16 to 18. Mrs. Stewart Brown presided. Mrs. Ludwig Schroeder reported for the Fair Board. Booth and women's building chairs named. divisions and superintendents listed. entries accepted. two club volunteers needed. booths judged on central theme.
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County Extension Council
Stewart Brown
Ludwig Schroeder
Fair Board
Schroeder
Brown
Lee Girardot
H. C. Haire
Esther Swanson
E. L. Hoover
Wm. R.“George
Henry Haupt
Frank Klentz
Ralph Franss
George Young
Irvin Campbell
Arnold Draper
Arnold Sunderman
Booth
State Office
Springdale
State Council
Lansing
Michigan
Violet Shepherd
Cheyenne County
Lincoln
Grand Island
Keith Deaver
Wm. R. George
Walter Johnson
City Bids Open for Power Plant Expansion and Street Lighting
Sidney's City Council authorized bids to enlarge the power plant generating capacity and to extend and improve street lighting. A new engine of 3,400 to 4,000 horsepower is planned, with a new switchboard and cooling changes. Mercury vapor white ways will light Illinois Street and Tenth Avenue, plus 100 residential street lights. Bids open July 6. project funded from utility revenues with expected profits over 135 thousand dollars.
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Sidney
Reclamation Bureau
Bureau
Virgil Knowles
Fulton and Cramer
Can- Pelt, Marti and O’gara
Lincoln
Board of Public Works
Illinois Street
Tenth Avenue
South Dakotan Joins Bell Telephone Co
G. H. Cook formerly of Aberdeen South Dakota has been assigned as assistant manager of the Northwest Bell Telephone Co office in Sidney. He has worked for the company in Aberdeen for the past year. Cook replaces Kenneth D. Burton who moves to Fullerton Nebraska as manager.
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G. H. Cook
Aberdeen
S. D
N. W. Bell Telephone Company
Sidney
Mr. Cook
Kenneth D. Burton
Fullerton
Kangaroo Court Sessions Target Ft Sidney Badge Rule Violators
Booster trips and Ft Sidney celebration led to a Saturday Kangaroo Court enforcing badge rules and parking violations. Victims included Arthur Johnson, Eddie Gordon, a Mr. Wilton, Edgar Sayre, Mrs. Radcliffe, Bob Miller, and Carl Ziegler faced charges for aiding an escape. Art Wright presided as judge with L M Clinton prosecuting. next session planned for next Saturday.
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Arthur Johnson
Eddie Gordon
Wilton
Peetz
Edgar Sayre
C. S. Radcliffe
Bob Miller
Lodgepole
Carl Ziegler
Ervin Smith
L. B. Neuman
Lions Club Committee
Art Wright
L. M. Clinton
E. L. Hoover
Lori Johnson
Charles Ham
Bud Madsen
C. J. Kinsey
Knapp Improving After Heart Attack in Sidney Hospital
Knapp, well known Sidney oil man and former Houston resident, shows encouraging recovery after a heart attack about a month ago. He remains hospitalized, reported Monday. he came to Sidney as representative of Ginther Warren and Ginther, co-owners of the Dorman lease northwest of Sidney.
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K. Knapp
Sidney
Mr. Knapp
Houston
Texas
Ginther
Warren
Dorman
Celebration Fund Drive Seen Effective Yet Gaps Remain
Jack H. Lowe reports encouraging but insufficient responses from local business people for the Fort Sidney Days celebration on June 22 and 23. He plans to canvass those who have not contributed and aims to raise 2000 to 2500 for a financial cushion. The general arrangements committee meets daily, adding Hills City Fife and Drum Corps and a larger barbecue, with costs rising due to fewer beef donations. J. Fred Thompson is the overall chairman and urges attendees to wear western garb.
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Jack H. Lowe
Lowe
Sidney
Hills City
J. Fred Thompson
Bridgeport Plans To Build Power System
Bridgeport considers a municipal power system after rejecting a city offer of 43 000 for the electric distribution network. The plan includes mercury vapor street lights generating units and a new building, with negotiations still possible. Special city engineer Robert Fulton called the offer too small. The city had previously been offered 82 000 in 1950.
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Consumers Public Power District
Bridgeport
Robert Fulton
Bridgeport News-Blade
Herb Burke Injured in Bridgeport Car Collision
Herb Burke, 42, a Bridgeport business man and former Sidney resident, stepped into the path of a car on Bridgeport's main street. He was taken to Bridgeport hospital for treatment and will be released today. The driver was Leah M. Eckhardt of Scottsbluff. Witnesses said Burke failed to see the car.
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Herb Burke
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Hospital
Burke
Leah M. Eckhardt
Scottsbluff
Sidney
High Court Considers Local Liquor By The Drink Case
Sidney faces a possible Supreme Court ruling on liquor by the drink. Rev Dan Allen and Archie Herboldsheimer petition the court to overturn the April 1950 vote, contending insufficient voter petitions and illegal signatures. The appeal seeks to enjoin city actions on licenses until the high court decides.
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Sidney
Supreme Court
L. M. Clinton
Dan Allen
Archie Herboldsheimer
Wee
State Supreme Court
Clinton
High Court
Allen
Herboldsheimer
Cheyenne
John H. Kuns
Gordon Tobin
State Liquor Commission
Virgi J. Knowles
Infant burial today for Alice Marie Disney
Infant Alice Marie Disney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Disney, died eight hours after birth at a local hospital. Services will be held at The Gehrig Funeral Home at 2 this afternoon, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Gehrig Funeral
Alice Marie Disney
Virgil Disney
Greenwood Cemetery
Volunteers Sought For Two Tours Fort Sidney Days Prep
Pre celebration events for Fort Sidney Days June 21-23 gain momentum with booster rides Thursday and Friday. Rev Wright Johnson coordinates cars and costumes while officials plan welcomes along the route. Citizens urged to wear Old Time or Western attire and businesses to display historic items. Fort Sidneyites prepare floats for the parade and events.
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Fort Sidney
Wright Johnson
Fort
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Forsythe & Dowis
Hahler
Band Shell
Union?Pacific
Historical Data Still Is Sought for Telegraph Fortpidney Days
The Telegraph seeks anecdotes and previously published items for the Fort pidney Days historical edition. If you belong to a pioneer organization in Cheyenne County or have stories, submit them or contact Frances Lathrop to preserve local history.
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Cheyenne County
Telegraph
Frances Lathrop
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Middleburg
Washington, D. C
Jacox
Dorman Lease
West Nebraska
Rural Youth Tonight
Pride
Gordon Danforth
Greenhills
Danforth
Air Force
Germany
Air. Force
South Dakotan
Bell Telephone Co
Ft. Sidney
Princeton Panthers
Navy
Grumman Panther
U. S. S. Princeton
Korea
Princeton
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Unicon Pacific
10Th
Hickory Streets
Mr. Thompson
Lawrence Martin
Dalton
Doris Kucera
Colorado Costume Company
Denver
Bernie Goldstein
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