25 Cents A Day Waiter Boy Rises To Head Union Pacific
Arthur E Stoddard who started as a 12 year old waiter in Texas rose through railroad ranks to become Union Pacific president in 1950. Born July 28 1895 in Auburn Nebraska he joined UP in 1916 and served in telegraphy train dispatching and management while a Navy radio operator in WWI. He later held roles in Utah Wyoming and Nebraska and commanded military railway efforts in Iran and Europe before being named president on March 1 1949. He resided in Omaha and his family included wife Ocean I Johnson and sons Richard and Robert with Marine Lt Robert E Stoddard killed at Iwo Jima.
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Texas
Union Pacific Railroad
Arthur E. Stoddard
Auburn
Neb
Stoddard
Rock Island
Guthrie Okla
Amarillo
Tex
Frisco
Springfield
Carl R Gray, Jr
France
Harvard
Gray
Carl R Gray
Union, Pacific
Veterans Administration
Business College
Harvard University
Union Pacific
Gothenburg
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Kansas
Navy
Westerdyke
Banks
South America
Transportation Corps
March I
Broken Bow
Robert S. McCraken
Rawlins Wyo
Richard J. Stoddard
Denver
Robert E. Stoddard
Iwo Jima
Fair Board outlines Victory Exposition midway plan
The Cheyenne County Fair Board announced the Victory Exposition midway shows will handle 12 rides and 10 shows with 15 percent of proceeds, plus provide lighting and guarantee 35 concessions. Midget auto races are being planned, final plans to be finalized soon in Lincoln. Committees for 1949 were named, with several members listed and a fence proposal tabled for later discussion.
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Gas Sun Agency
Fair
Hoover
Cheyenne County
Lincoln
Fair Board
Johnson
Charles Starks
Ray Babcock
Pivonka
Richard Fraass
Triska
Albin Olson
Verlin Livingston
Earl Anderson
Livingston
Anderson
Olson
4-H Home Economics Meeting Set for May 2
Sidney will host a 4-H home economics subject matter training meeting on May 2 as part of statewide sessions for home agents and leaders. Leaders in charge of foods clothing and homemaking clubs are eligible to attend with small district meetings at 26 points across the state during April and May.
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Sidney
Violet Shepherd
Cheyenne County
Aerial Flight Tour To Highlight Nebraska Farming Efforts
In a three county farming area a planned aerial tour aims to showcase the airplane’s role in farming with routes mapped by SCS AAA and extension officials. From Sidney airport at 8 a.m. pilots fly to Chappell and Kimball with stops for lunch and refreshments, then return to Sidney.
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Sidney
Nelson
SCS
AAA
Extension Service
Chappell
Chamber of Commerce
Kimball
Chappell Chamber of Commerce
Kimball Lions Club
Nebraska Reclamation Association
Legion Club Dance With Mary Rains at Hammond Organ
The American Legion Club hosts a Saturday night dance with special music. Mary Rains appears at the Hammond Organ, praised by friends from Los Angeles and Cheyenne who listened via long distance wire. The paper notes Markwell stapling machines and staples fitting them.
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American Legion Club
Mary Rains
Miss Rains
Los Angeles
Cheyenne
German Girl Seeks Stamp Trade For Lard Amid Shortages
A German woman writes about daily blackouts, energy and food shortages, and widespread confiscation in public transit. She fears a harsh winter, requests fats and sugars, wool for warm clothing, and proposes trading stamps to obtain a parcel of roughly two pounds of lard to ease hardship.
Stamp Mention in Berlin Letter From Miss Schoeck
Miss Schoeck enclosed unusual stamps in a letter. Her address is 8 Schenkendorfstr Berlin 8 W.29 Germany.
VFW Club Hosts Dance With Chick's Rhythm Trio
The VFW Club will continue Saturday night dances this weekend featuring Chick's Rhythm Trio. Good crowds have been turning out, and the club will offer the extra entertainment as long as attendance justifies the effort.
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VFW
Chick
Columnar Pads Available in Many Sizes
Columnar pads and sheets can be furnished in almost any size. If not in stock, delivery takes only a few days per The Telegraph.
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Telegraph
So Dear To My Heart at The Ox in Technicolor
Burlives stars in Walt Disney's new Technicolor hit showing at The Ox. The Tele Graph notes one bill covers the entire transaction and advertises office printing needs.
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Burlives
Walt Disney
THE
Telegraph
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Leo Pink
Sunny Hills
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Kuner
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Empress Boysenberry
Glass
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Mesh
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Daleswood
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del Monte
Spa
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National By-Products, Inc
GUR
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