Heavy Matting Proposed for South Sidney Feeder Road
The Sidney chamber of commerce board asks city council and county commissioners to fund heavy bituminous matting for the feeder road extending from the junction with highway 19 into Sidney. They seek an additional 1200 dollars to provide a permanent oiling to attract tourists, reduce maintenance, and possibly beat future state funding gaps, arguing a joint city county share based on mileage.
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Sidney
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Fox Schedule For The Week At The Theater
Manager Lew Williams presents a week long film lineup with show times. Friday features Call of the Yukon 8 25 Devil s Party 7 00 9 35. Saturday adds Call of the Yukon 2 40 5 15 8 10 and Devil s Party 3 50 6 25 9 25. Sunday offers Marco Polo 3 17 6 39 10 01 and Rascals 2 00 5 22 8 44. Monday repeats Marco Polo 7 00 10 22 and Rascals 9 05. Tuesday to Thursday show Bringing Up Baby 7 00 10 23 and The County Chairman 9 03.
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Lew Williams
Sidney Kids Swim Free As Warm Weather Arrives
Sidney youngsters use free swimming at the municipal pool with tickets issued to all children 12 and under. Attendance is rising as warmer weather nears and season tickets for adults are expected to sell once summer temperatures prevail.
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Sidney
Rev Link marks 25 years as Sidney pastor at St Patrick’s
The Rev Anton Link celebrates 25 years as pastor of St Patrick’s parish in Sidney with a Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving at 8:00 am, followed by a Corpus Christi procession on church grounds with four altars. A 6:30 am Mass is also planned, with Rev Joseph Nolan deacon and Lawrence Portrey sub deacon. Over 25 years the parish grew from 29 families to about 190, aided by a new church, rectory, and expanded parochial school, now a prominent western institution.
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Link
Sidney
Anton Link
St. Patrick’s Church
Sidney Parish
Joseph Nolan
Lawrence Portrey
St. Patrick's Parish
Old Fort Sidney
St. Patrick’s Academy
Free Swimming For Rural Tots In Sidney Each Saturday
The Sidney chamber of commerce will pay the city 45 to allow rural boys and girls 12 and under to use the municipal pool in Sidney every Saturday at no cost. Tickets available at the city clerk. Residency must be Cheyenne county outside Sidney. Start this Saturday. local children already have other pool access on other days.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Chamber of Commerce
Col
Grizzly Bear Skull Found Near Bluffs in Nebraska
Dr Harold J Cook of Agate Springs identifies a skull found near Roubadeau pass southwest of Gering as a grizzly bear, the first of its kind found in the region. He notes grizzlies were native but extinct in Nebraska for about 75 years.
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Harold J. Cook
Agate Springs
Roubadeau Pass
Gering
Nebraska
Cook
Mitchell
Scottsbluff
A. J. Hannibal
James H. Cook
Sandhill
Amateur Golf Tournament Schedules at Sidney Country Club
Western Nebraska and adjacent regions converge for Sidney country club's annual amateur golf meet this Sunday. About one hundred players anticipated. 7 a.m. start, 9:30 a.m. final registration, 36-hole event with 18 holes qualifying and 18 championship. Awards for medalists, runners-up, eagles and birdies.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Sidney Country Club
C.W. Smith
Sidney
Denver
Mrs Cortney Dead Rites On Saturday
Mrs Rose Cortney 45 wife of Ed Cortney a Cheyenne county grain man died in a local hospital early Thursday after long illness She came from Beatrice eleven years ago and lived at Gurley where Mr Cortney operated a grain elevator They were then living at Bronson Continued on Page 8 Column 1
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Rose Cortney
Ed Cortney
Cheyenne County
Band Concert Series To Continue Saturday Evening
The second band concert of the summer series will be at 7 45 Saturday on the court house lawn featuring music of all nations. Last week drew a large crowd promising strong turnout again this year. Program includes The Westerner Italian March A Santa Cecilia Overture Spanish Festival Novelty A Girl in Every Port Intermezzo In a Persian Market Popular selections Gems from the Mikado A Russian Mix Up Pan American The National Emblem Encores and extra numbers will be drawn from current hits A special solo number will be presented.
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Santa Cecelia
Liebendorfers Attend Rotary Convention and Motoring Trip
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Liebendorfer with children Jean and Edward depart for San Francisco to attend the Rotary International convention where he serves as an official delegate. After the meeting they plan a ten day motor trip through southern California into Mexico and north to Oregon Washington and possibly Yellowstone Park.
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G. F. Liebendorfer
Jean
Edward
San Francisco
Liebendorfer
Rotary International
Liebendorfers
California
Old Mexico
Oregon
Washington
Liependorfer
Yellowstone Park
Masonic Service to Honor St John in Sidney
Members of Frank Welch Masonic lodge of Sidney plan to attend a Sunday morning service at the Methodist church to commemorate patron saint St John. Rev John J Sheaff will deliver a sermon focusing on commemoration.
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St. John
Order
Frank Welch Masonic Lodge
Sidney
Masons
John J. Sheaff
Sidney Boys Elected At Cornhusker Camp
Sidney's two delegates to the Cornhusker Boys Camp at Lincoln are filling official capacities while learning government operation. Following Monday's election it was announced that Donald Fahy had been selected as a justice of the supreme court and Mickey Green is a senator. The camp continues through the balance of this week.
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Sidney
Cornhusker
Lincoln
Donald Fahy
The
Supreme Court
Mickey Green
Wheat Loan Set Up Outlined Tuesday
The agricultural adjustment administration outlined proposed wheat loans tied to farm act rules. A June report indicates a large crop justifying loans, with terms to be set later. Loans target producers with 1938 soil depleting crops under 105 percent of their allotment, for wheat stored in licensed warehouses or certain on farm facilities. Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada North Dakota likely included.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
North Day
Deep Pond Warns Hills Parents in WPA Dam Pool
Col A B Rapp told the chamber of commerce that children are playing in a large water pool north of town and have taken a boat to the pond. He warned that a child could be endangered if the boat overturned. Sheriff Schulz, alerted, checked the drowning danger at the pond behind a WPA dam. The pool, dry for months, has several feet of water this spring.
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A. B. Rapp
Chamber of Commerce
Rapp
W. W. Schulz
WPA
Schulz
Melvin Hunt Hurt In Auto Accident Sunday
Melvin Hunt an employee of The Sidney Tractor and Machinery Company was taken to Roche Hospital for treatment after an automobile accident Sunday. Dr C B Dorwart said Hunt suffered facial injuries a fractured jaw and chest injuries with full extent not immediately learned. He remained in hospital for observation.
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Melvin Hunt
Sidney Tractor and Machinery Company
Roche
Hunt
C. B. Dorwart
Peetz Files For Second District Commissioner
Sidney farmer John Peetz became the first Democrat to file for the second district commissioner seat on Monday, paying the filing fee late in the afternoon. He previously ran four years ago. Other filings include Guy Shaw and Glen Bales, both Republicans. Shaw is the current second district commissioner, which includes Sidney.
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John Peetz
Sidney Farmer
Peetz
Guy Shaw
Glen Bales
Shaw
Sidney
Heavy Rains Flood Sidney Area and Boost Grain Prospects
More than an inch of rain fell in Sidney this week with .43 inches Monday and .72 inches Wednesday, raising weekly total to 1.15 inches and yearly total to 10.61 inches. The heavy downpour caused street flooding, yard damage, and tree breakage near the courthouse while farmers anticipate moisture benefits for corn and spring grains and debate winter wheat leaf rust or frost impact.
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Sidney
North Hills
Dalton
Gurley
Bunker Hill
West Gurley
Nebraska migratory waterfowl season proposed for 45 days
The state game commission recommends a 45 day migratory waterfowl season in Nebraska for this year from October 15 to November 29. The proposal will be sent to the U S biological survey in Washington for final action. Also proposed is changing opening shooting hour from 7 a m to half an hour before sunrise. The season had been 30 days long in recent years, with 1937 running October 9 to November 7.
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The
State Game Commission
Nebraska
U. S. Biological Survey
Washington
Gasoline Stove Sparks Fire at Local Home
Fire department responded to Wilfred Kreider at 825 Maplestree Wednesday morning after a gasoline stove used for cooking ignited. Mrs Kreider turned off the stove before arrival. chemicals were required to ensure extinguishment. Damages were minor though smoke filled the house.
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Wilfred Kreider
Maplestree
Dividend Declared by Sidney Federal Savings and Loan
The Sidney Federal Savings and Loan association declares its regular semiannual dividend of two percent, four percent yearly. The dividend is payable July 1. This marks the ninety seven th consecutive dividend to shareholders since the association’s 1889 organization.
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Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Association
New Red Cross Chairman Orman H. Davis Named
Orman H. Davis, appointed by President Roosevelt as chairman of the American Red Cross, assumes active direction of the nationwide relief organization with headquarters in Washington. A Tennessee native, Davis has twenty years as a Special Ambassador to international conferences on peace, finance, and disarmament, and has served under Presidents Wilson, Hoover, and Roosevelt. He previously lived in New York and now owns an historic residence in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Orman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Mr. Davis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cary T. Grayson
United States
Wilson
Hoover
Roosevelt
Tennessee
Cuba
New York
Red Cross
Alexandria
Virginia
Potomac
4H Judging To Be Held Here June 22
4 H Boys and Girls from Cheyenne Devel Kimball Garden and Morrill counties will assemble at the City Auditorium in Sidney on Wednesday June 22 at 9 45 for instruction in judging. Specialists from the Agricultural College will teach judging of crops livestock baked foods canned foods clothing and Girls Room. Livestock classes move to farms of Albin Olson C A Welton and E A Johnson of Lodge Pole at 10 00 for practical work. This is a day of instruction not a contest. The value is in learning to judge.
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Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
Garden
Morrill
City
Sidney
The
Agricultural College
City Auditorium
Albin Olson
C. A. Welton
E. A. Johnson
Lodgepole
Nebraska Tax Returns Rise With 1936 Figures
Nebraska filed 37,780 federal income tax returns for 1936, per Commissioner Helvering. The nationwide total reached 5,488,504 for 1936, up from 4,666,504 in 1935. Taxpayers may file in their residence or principal business district, even if post office addresses lie outside the bureau’s city/county classification.
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Nebraska
Helvering
Internal Revenue
Bureau
Bridgeport to Grade All Milk Sold There
Bridgeport will begin grading all milk sold within the city starting Friday July 1. The city ordinance passed March 10 and effective May 1 authorizes the Board of Health to regulate production, transport, processing, handling, sampling, and sale of milk and milk products, inspect dairies and milk plants, issue permits, and fix penalties. Public Health inspectors will supervise the inspection work in the near future.
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Bridgeport
T. H. Vanderhoff
District Health Unit
Board of Health
Public Health Bureau
Heaton Files For Reelection As County Attorney
In Cheyenne county yesterday a pair of new arrivals prompted P. J. Heaton to declare his candidacy for reelection as county attorney. Heaton cited family needs with five children as a reason to stay home and practice law, declining a Congress bid.
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Cheyenne County
P. J. Heaton
Congress
Baseball School In Sidney Produces Prospects For Prospects
The first big league baseball school in Sidney closed Tuesday night. A youth was signed by Cleveland for a spring tryout and several others drew favorable notices from Harold Ireland, scout for Cleveland. Bob Tallman of Cheyenne was signed by Irelan to report to New Orleans, a Cleveland farm, next spring. Harry Ukulele, school director, said the chamber of commerce will sponsor annual big league diamond schools here. He noted contacts with multiple majors including the Yankees and Cubs and hopes for a Yankee scout this fall.
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Sidney
Cleveland
Harold Ireland
Bob Tallman
Cheyenne
Irelan
New Orleans
Trelan
Harry Ukulele
Chamber of Commerce
New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Farmers Picnic at Lodge Pole Park Wednesday
The Cheyenne county farmers union picnic will be held at Lodge Pole Park next Wednesday June 22 starting 10:00 a.m. A Lodge Pole Potter baseball game and a balloon ascent highlight the day alongside races prizes a big basket dinner and music by local bands. Officials invite the public for a day expected to draw up to two thousand people depending on weather.
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Lodge Pole Park
Cheyenne County Farmers’ Union
Lodge Pole
Englert’s Hall
Lawn
Hemingford
Potter
Peggy
Jack Hiett
Sidney
Lawn Local
H. C. Hansen
L. H. Herron
Pike and Bass Season Opens at Platte Valley Reservoir
The Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation district reservoir near North Platte drew Cheyenne County anglers as Pike and bass season opened Wednesday morning. Fishermen reported strong prospects with tales of twenty pound pike and five pound bass, noting two years of stocking by the state.
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Platte Valley
Ends 4 Day Pageant Near Bayard Tonight
Residents of Sidney and vicinity have one last chance to attend the annual religious pageant at Chimney Rock near Bayard. The final performance this evening closes a week of events that drew thousands with an outstanding cast and superb presentation.
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Sidney
Chimney Rock
Bayard
Lew Williams Week At Fox Set By Fox Theatre Staff
The Fox Theatre marks Lew Williams Week starting June 19 with a staff led tribute. A Telegraph full page ad lists pictures for the celebration and offers local residents free passes by clipping the ad at participating Cheyenne county merchants. Marvin Skinner directs planning for the week.
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Lew Williams
Fox
The
Telegraph
Cheyenne County
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Panhandle
Heaton
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W. T. Haffer
Edgar Leafdale
Potter Vs
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