Sidney Urges Grade Separation Over Union Pacific Tracks
City council forwards resolution to state engineer for early reconnaissance survey and preliminary plans for a grade separation at 10th and 13th Avenues in Sidney. The aim is an overpass or underpass to replace at grade crossings that threaten life and cause delays for north farm area traffic and the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardner G. Scott
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Sidney
Huntsman
Union Pacific Railroad
North Farm
State Highway Department
U. S
Union seeks to cut hours at Sidney office
The Western Union Telegraph Co proposes shorter work hours at the Sidney office from 8 a m to noon and 1 to 4 30 or 5 p m, likely reducing staffing to one person. Howard F Brandon of Local 112 AFL cites civic opposition and FCC hearings resuming March 17, with similar cuts proposed at Alliance Beat rice Chadron Columbus Crete Falls City Hastings Kearney Scottsbluff Valentine and additional offices listed in an FCC docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
Sidney
Emma Jean Umberzagt
Howard F. Brandon
The
Commercial Telegraphers Union
AFL
Brandon
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Alliance
Beatrice
Chadron
Columbus
Crete
Falls City
Hastings
Kearney
Scottsbluff
Valentine
Ainsworth
Fairbury
Gering
Gordon
Holdrege
Mitchell
Nebraska City
Superior
York
Nebraska 1948 license plates feature blue numerals
State Engineer Wardner G. Scott says Nebraska plates for 1948 will be aluminum with blue numerals on a natural background. Plates will be full size and two plates issued for each vehicle.
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Nebraska
Wardner G. Scott
Bank Capital Increased to 130000 after Stock Dividend
The American National Bank raised capital from 100000 to 130000 and surplus from 90000 to 100000. A 10 percent stock dividend issued 400 new shares at book value, expanding outstanding shares from 2000 to 2600. Deposits rose to 7200459, aided by 1946 wheat marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American National Bank
A. J. Jorgenson
Jorgenson
Revenue Office Will Be Open Saturdays
The Internal Revenue Office in the basement of the post office will be open two Saturdays March 8 and 15 to assist taxpayers with returns due by March 15. Frank Holmes and Myrle Hoffman, deputy collectors for Sidney territory, will be present from now until the deadline offering two consultants' services.
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Internal Revenue Office
Frank Holmes
Myrle Hoffman
Sidney Territory
Holmes
Mr Hoffman
Sewage Work To Be Pushed In Sidney City
The Sidney city council, after an informal session, will meet again to hire an engineer and approve plans for a municipal sewage disposal project. Robert C Fulton of Lincoln is proposed to supervise, with cost estimated up to 135 thousand dollars. The plant would serve about ten thousand residents and improve health conditions amid current intolerable facilities.
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Board of Public Works
Robert C Fulton
Lincoln
Fulton
Sidney
Vern Livingston
P. J. Heaton
Traffic Toll Down During Last Month
Nebraska motorists reduced February highway fatalities to 11 from 16 a year earlier. Through February 1947 total fatalities reached 35, down from 42 in 1946. Captain C J Sanders urges continued alert driving as winter conditions persist, reminding motorists to slow on snow or ice, not rely on dry pavement stopping, and keep windshields clear.
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Nebraska
C J. Sanders
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Sanders
Hastings College Choir to perform in Sidney March 11
Hastings College Choir directed by Hayes M Fuhr will appear at Sidney High School Auditorium on Tuesday March 11 at 8 15 p m The program includes church music negra spirituals and folk songs featuring veterans returning from service The event is sponsored by The Presbyterian Church and showcases soloists within each choir section with varied selections including Old Man River in a special arrangement
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Hastings College Choir
Sidney
Hastings College
Sidney High School
Velock
Presbyterian
Farm Co-Op Meetings Set For March 13
The Farmers Union will hold county and district sessions in Sidney on Thursday March 13 with a 10 am start for the county meeting and a 1 pm session following lunch. Special guest James C Norgaard will attend the morning event at the city auditorium American Legion rooms along with several directors. District attendance is expected from across the panhandle for educational discussions on the Farmers Union program. Board actions in 1947 focus on expanding membership and co operatives and improving coordination between local co operatives and the state board, with field staff Leafdale and Lienemann to cover western and eastern parts of the state. Leavesale and Lienemann plus board members will attend the NFU educational conference in St Paul March 16-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Sidney
James C Norgaard
Farmers Union Co-Op
City Auditorium
American Legion Rooms
Panhandle
General Farmers Union
Nebraska ‘Farmers Union
NFU
Chris Milius
Boards of
Farmers Union Co-Operatives
Milius
C. Edgar Leafdale
Donald H. Lienemann
Papillion
Leafdale
Lienemann
National Farmers Union
St. Paul
Minn
Denver Symphony Arrives in Sterling for Benefit Concerts
The Denver Symphony under Saul Caston will perform at Memorial Auditorium Sterling on Friday March 14 in two shows to aid the Sterling recreation center fund. The 90 member orchestra, recently strengthened by new artists, may feature soloists. The afternoon concert targets students while the evening program serves adults, with Lions Club pledging full support.
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Denver Symphony Orchestra
Saul Caston
Memorial Auditorium
Sterling
Sterling Recreation Center Fund
Lions Club
Conservationists Meet at Scotts Bluff to Set Standards
West Nebraska conservation districts gathered at Scotts Bluff last week to discuss new conservation practices. Lee Girardot attended with Lincoln regional specialists H F Tages E H Doll Earl Cowley Joe Casey R N McMurtrey and Andy Koehler focusing on agronomy soils and irrigation for Scotts Bluff area with Cheyenne County standards to be developed later.
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West Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Lee Girardot
Soil Conservation District
Lincoln
H. F. Tages
E. H. Doll
Earl Cowley
Joe Casey
R. N. McMurtrey
Andy Koehler
Cheyenne County
Chadron Authorizes War Memorial Work
Chadron city council unanimously approves plans to build a Dawes County War Memorial. An agreement with Wesley Bintz of Lancing Michigan is authorized and bids will be sought for two contracts to construct the community house and swimming pool.
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Chadron
Wesley Bintz
Lancing
Mich
Sidney Lions hear why volunteers risk life for fires
Don Shipman, a Sidney Volunteer Fire Department officer, tells the Lions Club that about fifty men serve without pay, answering 110 alarms last year with $79,341.50 in damage. He traces the department’s growth from a hand drawn hose cart to two 500 gallon pumpers and a rural truck, noting a need for a larger fire truck and ladders to handle downtown blazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Don Shipman
Sidney
Shipman
Schulz Delivers Shuey to State Reformatory
Sheriff W. W. Schulz drove to Lincoln to escort John E. Shuey aged 24 to the state reformatory for men. Shuey had been sentenced to eighteen months by District Judge J. L. Tewell after pleading guilty to two counts of issuing a worthless check, with a prior record of bad checks, burglary, and larceny.
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W. W. Schulz
Lincoln
John E. Shuey
State Reformatory
Shuey
J. L. Tewell
March of Machines beet display tours panhandle region
A state wide March of Machines event opened at Lyman with about 40 different sugar beet implements shown to 300 growers. The day featured demonstrations, a film on low cost machinery farming, and talks on maintenance, safety, soil fertility, and crop rotation. Plans call for Sidney visit on March 15.
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Lyman
John Steele
Lincoln
Extension Service
Steele
Lionel Harris
Scotts Bluff Experiment Station
Harris
Wesley M. Antes
Antes
Machinery Sale Set Wednesday Mar 11 at Rapp Pavilion
Col A B Rapp announces a large machinery sale at Rapp Pavilion three blocks north of the stoplight. Furniture and misc items go on sale before lunch, heavy farm machinery at 12 30, lunch provided. Sale occurs next Tuesday with growing item variety.
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A. B. Rapp
Rapp Pavilion
Nebraska forester notes windbreak success in western farms
University of Nebraska forester Earl G Maxwell cites strong windbreak progress across Sheridan Garden and Merrill counties. Thor sen southeast of Gordon started in 1927. A F Davidson near Oshkosh plants 20 foot rows. W F Timm southwest of Lewellen began in 1929 with 24 foot spacing. Lester Skellenger northeast of Broadwater shows pine growth from 1904 05 and 1942 plantings with 18 inches in a year.
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Earl G. Maxwell
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Niels Thorsen
Gordon
Sheridan County
Thorsen
A.f.davidson
Oshkosh
Maxwell
Garden County
Davidson
W. F. Timm
Lewellen
Timm
Lester Skellenger
Broadwater
Merrill County
Forest Service
Skellenger
Native Lodgepole Resident Clara Hardie Dies
Mrs. Clara Hardie of Corvallis Oregon and former Lodgepole resident died in an Oregon hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held Monday at Keeney Funeral Home in Corvallis. She was born October 8 1909 to Mr and Mrs Frank Jenik in Lodgepole.
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Clara Hardie
Leslie H. Hardie
Corvalis
Oregon
Lodgepole
Keeney Funeral Home
Corvallis
Hardie
Frank Jenik
Three Traffic Cases Filed In State Highway Patrol Actions
William George faced charges for parking on a public highway as one of three traffic complaints filed by the state highway patrol this week. Lee Smith of Scottsbluff paid a five dollar fine and costs for parking without flares. Paul Abeyta was involved in the third complaint charged with failure to yield the right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William George
State Highway Patrol
Lee Smith
Scottsbluff
Paul Abeyta
Plan Another Sale Due to Weather By Livestock Co
The Sidney Livestock Commission Co plans another machinery sale on March 26 to clear leftovers after a Wednesday sale was disrupted by blustery cold weather. H. W. Eberle said new listings are accepted until then, noting farmers preferred staying indoors in the bad forecast.
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Sidney Livestock Commission Co
H. W. Eberle
Telegraph
Mahr Named To State Safety Board By Governor
Gov. Val Peterson appointed 26 members to the state safety committee, to be led by Dwight Havens with Edward F Mehrens of Omaha as vice chairman. The expanded panel advises on highway safety education and measures, with Western Nebraska members J. K. Mahr of Sidney and Joe Shaughnessy of Alliance.
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Val Peterson
State Safety Committee
Dwight Havens
Hastings
Nebraska Junior Chamber of Commerce
Edward F Mehrens
Omaha
Omaha Safety Council
Western Nebraska
J. K. Mahr
Sidney
Joe Shaughnessy
Alliance
Rites Set For Mrs Batt in St Pauls Lutheran Service
Funeral services for Mrs. George Batt 59 will be at St. Pauls Lutheran Church Saturday at two. Rev. Henry Dorn will lead. Interment in Sidney cemetery. She was born in Russia August 1 1887 and came to the U S in 1905. Survived by husband four sons three daughters fourteen grandchildren and one sister.
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St. Pauls Lutheran Church
George Batt
Henry Dorn
Sidney Cemetery
Gehrig Funeral Home
George Jr
Herman
Harold
Sidney
Jacob
West Coast
George Schnell Jr
Potter
Bertha
Chila
Car Hein
Windsor
Colo
Gade Rites Set for Cheyenne County Resident Carl Gade
Carl A Gade 68 died March 3 at son Elmer s home 1333 Quince St Sidney interment in Sidney cemetery Funeral services Friday at 2 pm from St Paul s Lutheran Church Rev Henry Dorn officiating born San Piero Indiana January 17 1879 later lived in Gilmore Pottawattomi County Iowa Bennington Jefferson County before settling in Cheyenne County survived by two sons George Fontana Calif Elmer Sidney two daughters Mrs Harry Moore Alliance Hazel Oakland Calif four brothers Albert Emil Sidney Theodore Omaha William Sunol three sisters Mrs Emma Abendroth Omaha Mrs George Hinrichs Gurley Mrs Charles Smith Nevada Mo and three grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl A. Gade
Cheyenne County
Elmer
Quince St
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Henry Dorn
Sidney Cemetery
Craig
Mr. Gade
San Piero
Ind
George
Fontana
Calif
Sidney
Harry Moore
Alliance
Hazel
Oakland
Albert
Emil
Theodore
Omaha
William
Sunol
Snow and Ice Blankets Western Nebraska Again
Western Nebraska received moisture this week bringing light snow and icy roads across the panhandle Tuesday night and Wednesday. The weather aided wheat but worsened travel and farm conditions, with wind damage and a dry surface soil. Eastern Nebraska saw more moisture while farm work lagged. Livestock and feed supplies shifted as hay and hog movements rose, and some shortages in concentrates appeared in about a third of counties.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Nis
Department of Agriculture
Hahler Firm Given CPA Building OK
The CPA Monday announced approval of nine building projects totaling an estimated $70,000. It includes: Gering work for the U S Department of Interior, an addition to Scottsbluff Educational Museum for $7,500, and Sidney Hahler Motor Co. repair building for $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPA
Gering
U. S. Department of Interior
Scottsbluff Educational Museum
Sidney, Hahler Motor Co
U S and Russia Seen Key to China Problem by Dr Park
Dr No Yong Park, Chinese lecturer in Sidney, argues amity between the United States and Russia is the only cure for China and other troubled nations. He cites past wartime alignments and warns against U S Russia tensions that let Communists and Nationalists gain ground in China. He faults George Marshall for not engaging Russia and predicts peace if Moscow and Washington align. He notes Russia trains Koreans to push U S from Korea and claims Manchuria should be Chinese under Nationalist control while Russia sabotaged its industry. He also says Russia floods Japan with propaganda as part of broader strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Russia
China
No- Yong-Park
Sidney
Rotary
Institute of International Understanding
Orient
Park
George Marshal
George Marshall
Marshall
Joe Stalin
Korea
Manchuria
Japan
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13Th Avenue
Revenue Office
Hayes M. Fuhr
Old Man River
Denver Symphony
Bluffs
Sidney Department
Schulz
Forester
Mahr
State Safety Board
Carl Gade
Her
Sidney Man
Emma Abendroth
George Hinrichs
Gurley
Charles Smith
Nevada, Moa
Hahler Firm
Given
CPA Building OK
Rotary Institute
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