Fair Board Drops Rodeo At Cheyenne County Fair
The 1949 Cheyenne County Fair plans omit rodeo events amid shifts to homegrown profits and new grandstand advertising with the Chamber of Commerce. Vaudeville remains, auto races may return on a smaller track, and officers are reelected with C A Triska as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theer
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Eeda
Gas Sun Agency
Fair Board
Emil Join
Lodgepole
Frank Pivonka
Reasurer
E. L. Hoover
Sidney
Secre
C. A. Triska
Bosen
Byron Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Fair Grounds Ball Park
Cliff Russell
Dalton
Russell
Concesions Committee
Condemning Suit Verdict Awaited In Sidney
After two days of hearings in Sidney on state Fire Marshal E C Iverson condemnation suits against several Hickory Street businesses Judge John Kuns took the cases under advisement and planned to rule by week’s end. Plaintiffs named Korner Kitchen Central Rooms and nearby Rubecks Cafe facing the Union Pacific tracks. owners L O Keedick and Chester Killham represented by local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Iverson
Sidney
John Kuns
Kimball
9Th
10Th Avenues
Hickory Street
Union Pacific
Korner
Rubeck
L. O. Keedick
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Martin & Davis
Chester Killham
Kepler & Thorpe
L. M. Clinton
Blizzard-Locked Berlin Tale From a German Girl
A Berlin girl in the American sector writes Mayor Dorwart, describing Russian blockades that halt food and fuel, confiscations at railways, scarce electricity and gas, and a desire to swap a stamp collection for essentials like lard sugar or wool, illustrating the hardship of life near the Western Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
C. B. Dorwart
Erika Schoock
Tam
West Secors
Noth
Carolyn Sanford Wins Second Fox Theatre Talent Quest
Carolyn Sanford won the second weekly talent quest at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday night. Sanford, a singer, was the audience favorite, with Jerry Livingst on taking second for a reading. Fox Manager Elmer Haines notes strong interest and predicts close finals next week. The third contest is set for next Wednesday with contestants listed in Tuesday's paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Lee Sanford
Fox Theatre
Miss Sanford
Jerry Livingston
Fox
Elmer Haines
the Fox
Tudes-day
Cheyenne County Extension Council Meets for Appointments
Cheyenne County home extension council members and club leaders will gather in the City Auditorium basement on Friday March 11 to make committee appointments for the coming year and to announce the Cheyenne County candidate for the annual home maker recognition program sponsored by several Nebraska Chambers of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Home Extension Council
William George
Cheyenne County
Chambers of Commerce
Nebraska
Competition In Two Wards In City Caucuses
Council races will occur in two of three wards this spring. Ward Three incumbent R J Porter was unopposed. Ward One incumbent H R Logan faces Dr B H Grimm. Ward Two incumbent Carl Hellwig has A J Jorgenson opposing. At least one new school board member will be elected as Emmanuel Troutman did not run again. nominees include A E Wright Rae L Jones Doyle Foland and Harold Bond. General caucus attendance was average with R P Kepler elected chairman and Leon Fine as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Porter
West Side
H. R. Logan
B. H. Grimm
North Side
Carl Hellwig
Genson
Emanuel Troutman
A. E. Wright
Rae L. Jones
Doyle Foland
Harold Bond
R. P. Kepler
Leon Fine
Bond Set In Theft Case Involving Four Travelers
Four youths tied to a theft at Model Cleaners in Sidney face district court after pleading. Ernest C. Boston 24 admitted guilt to breaking and entering with blame for car and license plate theft. Arthur R. Walden 20 pled not guilty to similar charges, both bonded at 2500 dollars. Two women, Rita Label 19 and Wanda J. Whiteman 18, are detained as California reports a missing mother of a baby and pending charges. The stolen 1941 Plymouth coupe originated from San Francisco February 10. The case ties to a California car theft and the Dyer Act violation record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Model Cleaners
W. W. Schulz
California
Ernest S. Benderson
Ewing Terrace
San Francisco
Ernest C. Boston
Elrene
Okla
Robert A. Barlow
Boston
Arthur R. Walden
Rita Label
Police Department
Wanda J. Whiteman
Red Cross Campaign Is Started In Cheyenne County
The Cheyenne County Red Cross launched its annual drive after a kickoff dinner at Hazel's Cafe. Ralph Thompson outlined past year work including water safety training for 25 30 youths and blizzard relief totaling about 250 in expenditures aiding around 90 families. The chapter plans nutrition and first aid programs, home nursing in high school, and solicitors training with Girl and Boy Scouts assisting. Local Beta Sigma Phi members and many named residents lead district canvassing across multiple towns with chairmen named for several communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Cheyenne County
Hazel’s Cafe
Ralph Thompson
Cheyenne County Red Cross
Kimball County
Sidney Pool
Thompson
Lydia Sorenson
C. B. Dorwart
Mike Selzer
Shepherd
Red Cross
Beta Sigma Phi
Sidney
Martha Pierson
Dorothy Malcolm
Lola Watkins
Willa Jean Pierson
Betty Mae Miller
Jeanne Moreland
Frances Johnston
June and
Rudell Short
F. A. Bush
Dalton
Robert Ankeny
Gurley
E. J. Nelson
Lodgepole
George Minshall
Potter
Alfred Arnell
D. F. Eenvoldsen
Clarence Johnson
Sunol
J. E. Hill
A J. Fenske
Lorenzo
Marvin Fleming
Sod
Rae Duncan
Ordville
John Dissmore
Bronson
South Divide
Is Head Of Farm Bureau Ed Block Elected Chairman
Ed Block of Lodgepole was elected chairman of the board of directors for the Cheyenne County Farm Bureau at its Saturday meeting in the courthouse. Clifton Berry of Dalton was displaced as former chair. Berry named vice chair, Elmer Westerhoff of Dalton secretary, Harold Bond treasurer. Correspondence urged junior Farm Bureau in counties lacking one. Bond reported on a Bridgeport legislative meeting. W P Bullock outlined three months of extension work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Block
Lodgepole
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
Clifton Berry
Dalton
Mr. Berry
Elmer Westerhoff
Harold Bond
Bond
Bridgeport
W. P. Bullock
Willard to Represent Sidney at Boys State
Wayne Willard son of Mr and Mrs D O Willard 809 Linden St will be Sidney s representative to Boys State at Lincoln this summer. He was chosen Monday by Lions and Rotary Club sponsors in sending him to the annual meeting with two other candidates named but not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Willard
D. O. Willard
Linden St
Sidney
Lincoln
Lions and Rotary Club
Young Willard
Schulz Heads Disaster Plan In This Area
Governor Val Peterson approved a Nebraska Disaster Plan aimed at flood response and coordinating local, state, and federal agencies. Adjutant General will coordinate, with Sheriff Schulz serving as advisor in Cheyenne County. Plan emphasizes avoiding duplication, streamlining Red Cross aid, and rapid military deployment if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Val Peterson
Nebraska
Sidney
Red Cross
W. W. Schulz
Adjutant General
Cheyenne County
Peterson
Warren C. Wood
Nebraska Guard
Guy N. Henninger
National Guard
Woman Held For Breaking Window
Mrs. Gay Harrison, 38, faced malicious destruction of property charges after allegedly throwing a rock through a $100 plate glass window at the Dual Tucker Sales and Service building in Cheyenne County. Police say she was hitch-hiking west and angry at a man painting the front of the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay Harrison
Sidney
Dual
Tucker Sales and Service
Illinois Street
Harrison
World Day of Prayer Observed At 2 O'Clock Today
Citizens are urged to attend the annual World Day of Prayer with services in the Christian Church at 2 o'clock this Friday afternoon. The Sidney Council of Churchwomen sponsors a program themed The Lord Is Thy Keeper featuring a vocal duet by Joyce Jewett and Muriel Story, with Mrs. J. W. Johnson on piano, prayer meditation by Mrs. W. L. Jewett, and a pageant by the Methodist Youth Fellowship, led by Mrs. W. J. Gale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
Sidney Council of Churchwomen
Joyce Jewett
Muriel Story
J. W. Johnson
W. L. Jewett
Methodist Youth Fellowship
W. J. Gale
Aerial Tour of Three County Territory Planned April 8th
A three county aerial tour in western Nebraska will view soil conservation efforts and wind and water erosion control. The April 8 flight, from Sidney, will traverse Cheyenne Deuel and Kimball counties with SCS officials, extension agents, farm groups, farmers and business leaders aboard. If successful, more tours will promote large scale soil conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Nebraska Flying Farmers
Sidney
Cheyenne
Devel
Kimball
SCS
AAA
Farm Bureau
Farmers Union Organization
Cheyenne County
Chambers of Commerce
Sidney and
Chappell
The
Lions Club
Kimbell
Safety Added To Regular Program Of Muny Group
The Lodgepole Valley Municipal Association adds safety programs to each meeting. Committee chair Herbert Marshall Kimball leads Willis King Sidney and George Emanuelson Lodgepole. February session at Lodgepole school auditorium featured Vern Livingston Sidney as president and J W McNamara Julesburg as secretary. Snyder Electric Omaha showed a film on electrical equipment production. Charles Bergstram Chappell reported on water works school in Lincoln. Marshall spoke on bills about municipal employee retirement and electrician licensing. Eighteen members and two guests attended. Next meeting March 17 in Chappell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole Valley Municipal Association
Herbert Marshall
Kimball
Willis King
Sidney
George Emanuelson
Lodgepole
Lodgepole School
Vern Livingston
J. W. McNamara
Julesburg
Snyder Electric Company
Omaha
Charles Bergstram
Chappell
Lincoln
Marshall
Cattle Show Entries Grow for First Hereford Event
The Hereford show and sale sponsored by the Nebraska Panhandle Hereford Association will feature 69 consignments for March 30 at Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion. The event, postponed from February due to weather, will start with a banquet on March 29, followed by shows in the morning and sales in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Panhandle Hereford Association
Verlin Livingston
Tom Allington
Sunol
Sidney Livestock Sales
Livingston
FL. Hester
Art McMillan
Ross Miller
The
Hereford Journal
Chuck Cook
Western Farm Life
Hi Mackey
Omaha Stock Journal
Harry Green
Denver Record Stockman
Charles Corkle
Norfolk
Levi Hahn
Hay Springs
Bogus Check Writer Is Given Probation
Paul E Goggin of Denver was arrested on charges of passing bad checks and given two years probation after a hearing before District Judge John Kuns in Denver The sheriff said Goggin has a job in Denver and his employer will withhold part of his salary to cover child support payments with about 800 dollars in arrears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Goggin
Denver
John Kuns
Goggin
Cheyenne County
W. W. Schulz
Sidney Guard Membership Best In West
Sidney Guard Membership Best In West Company K 134th Infantry Nebraska National Guard now holds the largest membership in Western Nebraska with 80 total and six new recruits. Recruits Francis Zerr Franklin Hand Max McVickers Edward Talheim all of Sidney and Byron D Claar Vernon A Kallwell of the Sioux Ordnance Debat. Promoted personnel and new staff take over as administrative assistant Jack Baker and caretaker Corporal Arlo Jones. A jeep and two and a half ton truck enhance transport for drills at the Sioux Ordnance Depot. Summer field camp training is set for Fort Leonard Wood Missouri August 7 to 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
134Th Infantry
Nebraska National Guard
Nebraska
Lawrence M. Clinton
Sidney
Francis Zerr
Franklin Hand
Max McVickers
Edward Talheim
Byron D.claar
Vernon A. Kallwell
Sioux Ordnance Debat
Company K
National Guard
Set
Jack Baker
City Auditorium
Cpl
Arlo Jones
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Eugene Bauer
Glen W. Cruise
Alfred H. Ehlers
Herbert W. Grosze
John W. Hull
Robert Coulter Dies in Bridgeport Plane Crash
Robert Coulter, 25, died at 3:20 p m in a Scottsbluff hospital from injuries after a light plane crashed 11 miles southwest of Bridgeport during a mail flight to a farm. John Edward Lundy, 23, Bridgeport, died in the crash. Lundy survived about an hour. Coulter had been in critical condition for six days with multiple fractures and internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Coulter
Bridgeport
Scottsbluff
John Edward Lundy
Coulter
Lundy
Traffic Fatalities in Nebraska Reach 15 by Feb 28 1949
Nebraska State Safety Council reports traffic deaths so far in 1949 are favorable compared to the previous year. By February 28 this year, 15 lives were lost on Nebraska highways, versus 35 on February 28, 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska State Safety Council
Nebraska
Trade Area Activity Is C of C Goal
About 120 attendees at the first 1949 Sidney Chamber of Commerce quarterly meeting approved an ambitious program. Expansion into Cheyenne County, farm youth day, Hereford Show sponsorship, and Cheyenne County Fair concessions are planned. Budgets set. 143 dues paid totaling over 5372.50, with aim near 6500. Speakers included Ralph G. Brooks and Col. Baker among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Sioux Ordnance
Sidney
Nebraska Panhandle Hereford Association
Fair Board
Dalton
Lodgepole
Potter
Ralph G. Brooks
McCook
Nebra
Nebraska
Brooks
Pi Kappa Delta
Delta Sigma Rho
Phi Rho Pi
National Forensic League
Lawrence M. Clinton
Chamber
Lawrence E. Wamsley
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Cols. Baker
McIntosh
Levi and Fonda
Harold Katz
Draft Office Moves Cheyenne County Selective Service Board
The Cheyenne County selective service board has moved its offices from the Western Drug Co. building to the former offices of Drs. Cook and Bitner, above Laura's Gift Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Selective Service Board
Western Drug Co
Drs. Cook and Bitner
Laura
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rodeo
Johnson
County Fair Board
Dick Wong
Cheyenne County Fair
LaBlonde
Hoover
Mr. Keedick
Mr. Iverson
Carl C. Christ, Sr
G. E. Ekstrand
John McFadden
Herman Niemeller
Goldie Schwartz
E. W. Ward
Mr. Killnham
Iverson
Christ
McFadden
Ekstrand
Mr. Killham
C. W. Shaffer
Germany
Carolyn Sanford
Hellwig
Logan
Blizzard Aid
Schulz
C. Edgar Leafdale
Leonard Nelson
Nelson
Leafdale
Sidney Guard
West
Capt. Clinton
Co. K
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
Auditing Committee
J. L. Thorpe
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