Jubilant Fourth plans and rail news in Sidney area
Farmers optimistic about crop prospects in Cheyenne County with a grand Fourth of July celebration in Sidney. New K of P lodge gear arrives, local buildings updated, and Cheyenne county rail history noted as Torrey’s Rough Riders pass through Sidney with multi train consignment.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Block Thirteen
Oberfelder
Omaha
Torrey
Rough Riders
First National Bank Renovation Prompted by Local Work
The First National Bank undergoes interior renovations with paper hangers painters and decorators at work. A 1200 foot railroad track washout near Bronson delayed traffic and a south town hail storm damaged fields. Local farmer Mr PerSinger reports rainfall of 1144 inches from April to June 16 plus 3 inches May 4 5. J J McIntosh plans a fireproof building south of the American Bank with brick or cement blocks fronting 22 feet by 54 feet. C W Hornaday may lease space for expanding business.
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First National Bank
Bronson
Persinger
Here
J. J. MclIntosh
American Bank
C. W. Hornaday
McIntosh
Colonel W. J. Bryan Breezes Through Sidney on Commerce Tour
Forty five years ago Colonel W. J. Bryan made a brief stop in Sidney during a highway commerce tour. He moved along routes with minimal fanfare as he journeyed from nearby locales to continue his itinerary.
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W. J. Bryan
Commerce
Sidney
Cheyenne County Survey Work Shown During Colorado Outing
D R Jones and Kenneth Fuller along with Mr and Mrs C R Fuller toured Cheyenne County in a four day 800 mile trip via Denver and Cheyenne. The State Soil Survey in cooperation with the US Bureau of Soils maps and samples all county land with police authority. Miss Walla Neubauer and Miss Grace McFadden vacationed at Estes Park for two months. Hollis Kepler leads 25 DeMolay members to conduct initiatory degree next Thursday. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers gains 6 5 percent wage rise benefiting about 22500 workers and 4 500 000 yearly. William Goding reports promising crops in Potter district.
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Cheyenne
D, R, Jones
Kenneth
C. R. Fuller
Colorado County
Denver
Cheyenne County
United States Bureau of Soils
Sidney
Walla Neubauer
Grace McFadden
Estes Park
Sidney Lodge
Hollis Kepler
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Conference of Managers of the
Western Railways
Chicago
William Goding
Potter District
Sidney Friends
Parachute Jump Injury Sparks Narrow Escape Near Krueger's Lake
Walter L. Robbins of Sidney aged 28 was injured but survived a parachute jump from an airplane during a Cheyenne County Farmers Union picnic near Krueger's Lake. Doctors found no broken bones, only a back ailment. The report notes the sixth annual Nebraska DeMolays meeting will convene next Thursday in Scottsbluff with over 400 members expected.
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Walter L. Robbins
Sidney
Krueger
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Tompkins Wins Amateur Golf Tourney at Sidney
Jess Tompkins of Sidney claimed the annual amateur golf tourney with rounds of 73 and 74 for 147, seven strokes ahead of Red Waite of Scottsbluff. Over 300 people used Sidney city park for picnics Sunday, as residents praised the hospitality and park facilities.
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Jess Tompkins
Sidney Country Club
Sidney
Broadwater News
H. F. Freytag
Europe
Adolph Hitler
Berlin
Telegraph Editor Hits Feeder Road Funding Hurdle
An editor writes that bituminous matting for a Sidney feeder road faces a funding gap of about 1200 dollars unless the WPA or another agency provides support. Major Dorwart recalls Fort Sidney maneuvers on the sixtieth anniversary as Major Williams notes Tru man journey dispatches. The Chamber of Commerce and civic club push Clean Up and beautification campaigns while Sioux Ordinance Depot appoints a new commander, Col James Baker succeeding Col H E Hopping. Vergal Winn wins first Fox Theatre talent show. finalists advance to Denver and New York City competition.
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The
Telegraph
Sidney
WPA
Old Fort Sidney
C. B. Dorwart
Charles L. Williams
U. S. Army
Glens Falls
N. Y
Williams
A.P
Truman
Nebraska
Fort Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Club
Sioux Ordnance Depot
H. E. Hopping
Europe
Geoffrey Keys
Austria
James Baker
Vergal Winn
Fox Intermountain Theatre Inc
Fox Theatre
Mr. Winn
Denver
New York City
Wheat farmers snub federal aid in Panhandle and Cheyenne County
In Cheyenne County and most of the Panhandle, wheat growers rejected federal aid amid a broader regional shift away from federal support. The move signals farmer caution as prices and markets remain uncertain.
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Cheyenne County
Panhandle
Fed
Community notes on church, aviation event and health drive
A local update covers a public vote on a marketing quota, a piano studio change in Sidney, a youth mission trip to the Caribbean, ground breaking for a new Methodist church, a first annual county aviation breakfast with 90 private planes, Lions Clubs forming Cheyenne County Eye Bank, and advances in corneal transplantation restoring sight.
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Eral
Howard Kalled
Cal-laway
Neb
Thompson Music Studio
Llinois
James Thompson
Kolbo
David Dorman
Clarence Dorman
Christian Churches
US A
Caribbean
Methodists
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Lions Clubs
Dalton, Potter
Sdogepole
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Lions Eye Bank
Miller Joins Lincoln Liberty Agency In Kimball
Miller completes Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance training and will represent the company in the area this summer. He will work with the Jack Barnard Agency at 206 Brick Street in Kimball and teaches in the Sidney Public School System.
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Vaden Thomas Miler
Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Co
Jack Barnard
Brich Street
Kimball
Miller
Sidney
Sid ney Sealed Bids for Downtown Sidewalk Repair
City of Sidney Nebraska invites sealed bids to remove and replace about 200 linear feet of curb and 600 square feet of sidewalk in downtown. Bids due 10:00 A M July 8 1963 at the City Clerk office. Bid forms and specs available from G R Tobin City Clerk.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Nebr
G. R. Tobin
Hi Team Series Lions 2811 and Kangaroos 973
Ottoson leads with 536 in the men’s 2M, Slama adds 2M, J Wills posts 497, O Winn 198 in the women’s 1M events as Kangaroos face Hi Team Series action.
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Lions
Kangaroos
Ottoson
R Slama
J. Wills
O. Winn
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Sidney Telegraph
P. Lodge
Henry V. Redington
Massachusetts
New York
Ed Cook
Sidney and
Black Hills
Cook
Jimmy Irwin
Jimmy
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Dr Boggs
Halverson-Larabee Co
the Friendly Garage
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
2030
West
Illinois
Rees
Life Insurance
FORD
Plymouth
Northwestern Mutual
Walter E. Kinne
Dr. Hardtop
Mercury
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
O Milwaukee
Ugh
Studebaker
Tod
Gigi
S& Jon ' S
Kokier Motor CO
Chevrolet
12H & Jackson Sidney
13Th & Jackson
Potter Pinsplitters
Lions Cobras
Mules
Skunks
Alley Cats Antelopes
Coyotes
Tigers
Gophers
Sale Special Plus Transportation
Montgomery Ward
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