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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1950

Page

5

Lewellyn Faces Julesburg Legion Wednesday at 9:30

Telegraph sports brief notes a matchup between Lewellyn and Julesburg Legion scheduled for Wednesday at 9 30 with details limited to time and teams.

Alliance Parimutuel Plans Race Meet at Rodeo Grounds

Alliance Breeding and Agricultural association advances a pari mutuel horse race program at the Alliance rodeo grounds September 9 to 16. State Racing Commission officials require improvements including a half mile oval track, new barns, and pari mutuel booths to grant the license.

Alliance Alliance Rodeo Grounds Thomas J. Rooney Alliance Breeding and Agricultural Association Rooney Nebraska State Racing Commission Lincoln Rodeo Grounds Earl J. My2e Mauisen Nebr State Commission Boomer Scotts Bluff Mitchell

Fishing Contest Set By Gurley Oil Firm

Gurley Oil Company announces its annual Fishing Contest in The Telegraph with dates from April 1 to season end. Prizes will be awarded for the largest fish of types including Northern Pike Vall eyed Pike Bass Perch Trout and Crappie. Registration at the Sporting Goods Department is required and any purchase will qualify.

Gurley Oil Company The Telegraph Sporting Goods Department

Baseball Dance Set At Dalton Tonight

A baseball benefit dance is held tonight at the Dalton Legion Hall with Millard's Music providing the band. Proceeds help defray Dalton baseball club expenses for the year as the team, last year’s league champions, is expected to field a strong squad again.

Dalton Legion Hall Millard’ Music Lalton Dalton

Ladies Bowling League Standings and Highs

March 12 standings show Spearow 44 25 Bauman 32 37 Oliver 31 38 Frontier 31 38. Last week results: Spearow 2 Frontier 1 Bauman 2 Oliver 1. Oliver leads team series with 2052, Spearow posts high game 736. High individual scores include V Sittner 191 181 170 and Lethaler 183 with multiple players in 150s.

Spearow Bauman Oliver Frontier Sittner V. Sittner Lethaler M. Wittaker L. Moore Haeb

70000 Trout Being Stocked In State Waters This Month

The state plans to stock about 70,000 adult rainbow and brown trout in state waters by mid March as the first phase of a year long stocking program. Most fish are 8 to 12 inches and come from Rock Creek and Crawford hatcheries. Major stockings target Scotts Bluff Morrill and other counties with streams and lakes across the state. Each fish costs about 34 cents including hatchery and stocking costs.

Glen Foster Rock Creek Crawford Scotts Bluff Morrill Lodgepole Creek Kimball County Rock Creek Lake Dundy County Hershey Lincoln Elm Creek Webster County Cedar River Garfield County Otter Creek Keith County Blue Creek Garden County Fremont Judge County Louisville Cass County The Game Commission

Sunol Mustangs Reach State Tourney After Millard Win

Sunol left for the State Tournament in Lincoln on Wednesday. They defeated Millard Nebraska on Thursday evening and earlier beat Sunflower at Manitare 46 to 45. George Coulter Don Erickson and Cecil Hunt joined George Fleming for a Caterpillar arranged tour through a Peoria factory. Local residents Mr and Mrs John DeMers Sr visited Omaha and Lincoln on business. Colleen Read was admitted to Taylor Hospital for an appendectomy. Plainview club members attended the club meeting at the George Deaver home in Sidney. Suno school lunch committee received plastic plates and thanks donors who supplied pies and helped serve basketball games.

Sunol Mustangs Lincoln Colleen Read Taylor Hospital Muriel Crosby J. K. Crabb Henry Elsen Cecil Hunt Plainview Club George Deaver Sidney Suno

Gold Metal Cage Tourney Planned

A Gold Medal Basketball Tournament is planned for Lodgepole March 22 to 24. Participants vie for three trophies and seventy six individual honors, including The Dalton Clothiers of Sidney Brule Merchants Julesburg Legion Gurley Legion Bridgeport Lewellen Sunol and Lodgepole Legion. Sunol edged the Dalton Clothiers by one point in the Sidney City League game, while Bridgeport lost to Minatare in AAU play at Minatare en route to the finals. Julesburg Legion will represent northeastern Colorado.

Lodgepole Dalton Clothiers Sidney Brule Merchants Julesburg Legion Gurley Legion Bridgeport Lewellen Sunol Lodgepole Legion Panhandle Sidney City Colorado

Standings and high scores from March 6 bowling

Standings show Spearow 42 24 and Oliver, Bauman, Frontier at 30 36. Last week results list Spearow 2, Oliver 1, Bauman 1, Frontier 2. High team series belongs to Spearow with 1928. High series by Haebig at 478. Individual high games led by Haebig 177 and 155. Foland 170. Bills 169. Moore 167. Haines 158. Burleson 152.

Spearow Bauman Oliver Frontier Weel Spearow Haebig Foland Bills Moore Haines Burleson

Oil Rights Clause Disputed in Caywood Case

Caywood contends a 1949 contract change by Egging shifted oil and mineral rights to the second party and altered interest from five to four percent. He alleges fraud not discovered until after September 1, 1949. He states a quit claim deed was executed August 23, 1949 and delivered to Mrs. Mary Egging.

Caywood Egging Mary Egging

VFW Attacks Medical Plan Resolution Backing Organization

Sidney's Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Porter McGuire 610 votes Tuesday night to back the national VFW in opposing compulsory health insurance. The national VFW at its 50th annual convention passed a resolution against any attempt to force socialized medicine. It argues veterans fought for free enterprise and that government controlled medicine would tax veterans’ pay and deny free care earned through service.

Sidney Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Porter McGuire National Organization National VFW

Card Of Thanks To Potter Rural Fire Department

We express sincere appreciation to the Potter Rural Fire Department and friends who responded willingly at the time of our fire Sunday morning. Their kindness will never be forgotten. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Wiekhorst.

Potter Rural Fire Department

Local Census Committee Formed to Boost City Participation

C. Edgar Leafdale announces plans for a local census committee, with Chamber of Commerce support, to enlist broad citizen cooperation for an accurate April census. A 7:30 p m Monday meeting at the Chamber office will organize the panel to explain census scope and use, stressing the “us” in census and detailing eight core questions asked of all individuals.

C. Edgar Leafdale Chamber of Commerce Leafdale United States

Guard Heads to Inspect Sidney Armory Site

Brigadier General Guy Henninger of the Nebraska National Guard notified the Sidney Chamber of Commerce that two officers will visit within a week to inspect the proposed armory site atop Standpipe Hill north of Sidney. The chamber has arranged land purchase from Col. A. 5% Rapp, with state approval likely to start construction soon.

Guy N. Henninger Nebraska National Guard Sidney Chamber of Commerce Sidney National Guard Standpipe Sidney Chamber of Commerce Col. A State Guard Henninger Sidney Chamber of Commercce

The Chief Merit Of Feeding Cattle On Pasture

The chief merit of feeding cattle on pasture is not that it saves grain but that better use is made of the grain.

St Pat Students To Give Recital Sunday Evening

St Patrick s Academy upper grade students present a Sunday evening recital on March 19 starting at 8 00. A varied program features performers including Rusty George Bonnie Lou McDaniel Jean Louise George Lucille Egging Betty Anne Direk Marilyn Armstrong Rita Harris Joan Borke Charlotte Ann Dorwart Joseph Vasa James Krueger Jerry Krueger Jayne McIntosh Ann Marie Helfrich and Janice Farnsworth among others in a Red Letter Day for spring activities.

St. Patrick’s Academy Rusty George Bonnie Lou McDaniel Jean Louise George Lucille Egging Betty Anne Direk Marilyn Armstrong Rita Harris Joan Borke Charlotte Ann Dorwart Joseph Vasa James Krueger Jerry Krueger Jayne McIntosh Ann Marie Helfrich Janice Farnsworth Edward_Bol

Notice of sympathy after death of Mrs. W. E. Henke

The Henke family expresses gratitude for flowers and cards received after the death of their mother and grandmother Mrs. W. E. Henke.

W. E. Henke

Community Invitational Recital At Local Halls

The public is invited to attend a performing event featuring John Brown and a group of artists including Odelia Wolff Marleen Mohart Theresa Begging Geraldine Leachman Betty Her bert Betty Ann Murray Janice Namath Marlene Frauendorfer Patsy Hruska Shirley Pierson Kathryn Pierson along with Phyllis Harris Carol Waite Sandra Mayer and Keith Bancroft of Dalon Bonita Bartels Ardis Reinmuth of Gurley Karen Miller and Jer Helfrich of Lodgepole.

Whisky Aged Rapidly by Supersonic Engineers

A team of engineers claim to age whisky five years in three hours using high pitched supersonic waves inaudible to the human ear. The method aims to accelerate chemical aging with sonic energy.

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Telegraph Sports Lewellyn Sund Dalton Clothers Sidney Lodgepole High School Gurley Oil Firm Mrs VEW Leslie Wiekhorst Nebraska Jensen ‘Nursery Chappell the Fox Bob Hope Rhonda Fleming Paramount Lover Heninger State Farm Mutual Auto Ralph B. Welch UIT Gift Shop Jewelers St. Pat Kimball, Nebraska Italso Kimball Livestock Auction
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