Grand Island Man Fatally Hurt In Atwood Crash
One man was killed and four others injured Tuesday near Atwood Colorado when a car driven by Charlton Bentley collided with another. George Brayton of Sand Island died at Sterling hospital after the crash. Charles McIntosh, Bentley, and passengers Herman Schroeder Jr and Jay Closman sustained injuries. The accident, under investigation, involved conflicting driver accounts and a rescue effort as Brayton died en route to a doctor.
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Charlton Bentley
Sidney Land
Atwood
Colo
George Brayton
Sand Island
C. J. McIntosh
Jay Closman
Herman Schroeder, Jr
Gidney
Flying Glass Bentley
Schoeder
Closman
St. Benedict Hospital
Sterling
McIntosh
Texas Oil Company
Grand Island
Brayton
Denver
Bentley
Bently
Schroeder
Community Sale At Claus Engelland Farm Next Week
A community sale will be held at the Claus Engelland farm one mile east of Huntsman next Wednesday at 10 a.m. Col. C. P. Millett will conduct the auction. A large list of livestock farm machinery and miscellaneous articles is listed on the sale bill in this issue.
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Claus Engelland
Huntsman
Col. C. P. Millett
Bentley Sues Driver Over Fatal Atwood Accident
C B Bentley of Sidney sues C J McIntosh of Grand Island for 700 alleging a Plymouth collided with a Desoto on a highway one mile southeast of Atwood. The crash near Atwood on a Tuesday noon killed George Brayton and injured Jay Closman and Hermon Schroeder Jr. The suit claims McIntosh drove on the wrong side of the road, striking the Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
C. B. Bentley
Sidney
C. J. McIntosh
Grand Island
Atwood
George Brayton
Jay Closman
Hermon Schroeder, Jr
Merino
Logan County
Desoto
Smoking Bill By C. W. Johnson Passed By House
The Nebraska House approved a smoking prohibition bill by C. W. Johnson of Potter. The measure would ban smoking on university grounds and in public schools, with an amendment extending the rule to drinking. The vote was 23 to 9 after lengthy debate, and the bill, saved from pigeonhole by 17 to 16, now moves to third reading.
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Nebraska Senate
State University
State Normal Schools
C. W. Johnson
Potter
Johnson
Man Eating Tigers as Jungle Villains Warn By Schoedsack
Ernest B Schoedsack, noted cameraman of Rango and Four Feathers fame, warns travelers about tigers in Sumatra jungles. He describes the predator as the supreme killer, stalking game with a two minute crouch before the kill and urges cool heads and precise aim for hunters.
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Jungles
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Soldier of Fortune
Rango
Sumatra
Schoedsack
Chang
Gas
Four Feathers
Dempsey blocked from interview on Los Angeles Limited
Telegraph reporter failed to question former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey about alleged divorce plans with Estelle Taylor as a conductor refused entry to a stateroom. The piece notes AP reporting a definite split rumor, with Dempsey en route east after Salt Lake City.
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Telegraph
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Los Angeles Limited
Limited
The
Con
Ductor
Salt Lake City
Associated Press
Campfire Girls Celebrate 19th Birthday Week Events
Campfire Girls observe the 18th birthday anniversary with a Tuesday banquet attended by over 100 adults and members. The Sidney unit reports four active groups as Campfire growth continues under sponsor and assistant leaders, with Sunday schedules for morning and evening gatherings.
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Campfire Girls
Campfire
Sidney
Auto Salesman Suffers Setback In Demonstration Crash
Fred Mauser, a Sidney auto salesman, had a tough day when his demonstration car veered into a ditch during a lesson with Chris Gold at the wheel. The car overturned three times. Mauser and Jack George escaped with minor injuries while Gold sustained serious facial lacerations.
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Fred Mauser
Mauser
Chris Gold
Sidney Case
Gold
Jack George
Chris
School Principal Wed In Sterling Saturday
Principal James C. Rosse and Miss Shirley Nelson were married Saturday morning in Sterling Colorado by Judge Hinckley. Mrs Rosse, a Sidney High School Class of 1925 graduate, attended the University of Colorado at Boulder this semester. Rosse is principal of the Central school and recently joined from Chappell where he had a successful year. The wedding came as a surprise to many friends.
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James C. Rosse
Shirley Nelson
Sterling
Colorado
Hinckley
Rosse
Sidney High School
University of Colorado At Boulder
Central School
Chappell
Wade And Hamilton Lease Used Car Lot
Wade and Hamilton, Inc., local Chevrolet dealers, lease the vacant lot across the street east of the post office to maintain a daily used car display. Last year the lot was used Saturdays only but proved profitable, prompting extended outdoor sales this spring and summer. R. B. Hamilton, sales manager, notes a vigorous selling campaign. The first of a series of used car advertisements appears in The Telegraph.
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Wade and Hamilton, Inc
R. B. Hamilton
The
Telegraph
Vernal Equinox Saturday Sets Day And Night Equal
On the vernal equinox this Saturday the length of day and night are equal as the sun reaches the spring equator, marking a seasonal change. The event occurs across regions observing the astronomical switch with morning and evening daylight balanced.
Light Rain and Snow Over Panhandle Region Briefly Ends Warm Spell
Unsettled western Nebraska weather brought intermittent rain and snow across the panhandle, aiding winter grains and soil conditioning for spring farming. The east-origin storm affected nearly all Nebraska areas with little wind and a short-lived precipitation event, ending with less than a tenth of an inch.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
New Outlet For Potato Crop In Canadian Territory
Western Nebraska certified seed potatoes find a fresh market in Canada. By week’s end sixteen carloads of high grade seed stock will be shipped to Canadian potato planters. The Nebraska Certified Potato Growers association coordinates the sales and marketing. The venture began three years ago with one car shipped to northeastern Canada, proving popular and expanding each year.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Certified Potato Growers Association
Canada
Heating Plant in New High School Installed
With the heating plant partially completed, work on Sidney's new $200,000 high school is progressing rapidly. Pipes have been maintained in the huge furnace for several days, giving workmen more satisfactory working conditions. Cementing and plastering is being rushed to completion aided by the open weather this winter. Interior design and decoration feature brick and cement work.
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Sidney
Pires
Livoni Named Head Coach of 1932 Maroon Cage Quintet
Bud Livoni, the first string forward from the 1931 high school basketball team, was elected to pilot the 1932 squad at a meeting last week. He also stars as a regular football performer.
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Bud Livoni
PTA Favours Full Time School Nurse Here
The local PTA backs hiring a full time school nurse and plans interviews with board members to gauge sentiment. A board committee will attend the next education board meeting to push nurse employment. The group also supports continuing bovine tuberculosis eradication and has urged the legislature to back a bill sustaining the program. Governor Bryan opposes the measure.
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P.T. A
Bosid
Board of Education
Bryan
Bleached Bones Found Solve Crawford Disappearance Case
A skeletal remains of an older man were found Saturday afternoon in the buttes west of Crawford. Death caused by a bullet entry above the right ear and exit above the left, ending the mystery of A. G. Nemtron who disappeared after a morning walk on September 19, 1930, after lodging at the Gate City hotel. Local youths Lewis Holt and Johnny Rooney located the bones near sand buttes. No gun was found on site.
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Buttes
Crawford
A. G. Nemtron
Gate City
Lewis Holt
Johnny Rooney
Crawford Boys
Womans Club Talks On Canada Tuesday
Sidney Womans club held a regular library session with a roll call on western Canada led by Mrs. Dale Knight. Members described beauty spots and reviewed Canadian novelists while Mrs. Archie Kirkpatrick explained the educational system and Mrs. Gus Hellbush outlined the country’s key industries.
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Canada
Sidney Womans Club
Dale Knight
Western
Russell Dedrick
Archie Kirkpatrick
Gus Hellbush
Winters Buys Entire Interest in Sidney Drug
E V Winters completed a deal to become sole owner of the Sidney Drug company. He had been working toward this since early year after purchasing I A Peterson’s interest. Peterson moved to Venango as Winters assumed ownership. Winters, formerly from Edgerton Wyoming, is a registered druggist who has since initiated changes to brighten the store. (Continued on page 19)
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E. V. Winters
Sidney Drug Company
Mr. Winters
Cheyenne County Soil to Be Used for Test Small Grain
Fields in 23 counties of the state will become miniature experiment plots this spring and summer for tests with oats barley and spring wheat. Under the direction of two extension agronomists from the College of Agriculture and with county agents and farmers, tests will cover three grains across many counties including Box Butte Sheridan Kimball Cheyenne Dundy Morrill Buffalo Hall Hamilton Furnas Cedar Dakota Nance Thayer Burt Clay Polk Custer Webster Dawes Madison Johnson Scotts Bluff and others. Demonstration plots will run along highways to compare results. Farmers cooperating will plant local grain varieties to gauge new types. Last year thirteen counties participated and tested three grains with Comfort barley performing well and Trebil showing favorable overall results.
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College of Agriculture
Wbe
Box
Butte
Sheridan
Kimball
Cheyenne
Dundy
Morrill
Buffalo
Hall
Hamilton
Furnas
Cedar
Dakota
Nance
Thayer
Burt
Clay
Polk
Custer
Webster
Dawes
Madison
Johnson
Scotts Bluffs
Red Devil Quintet Defeats Sunol to Prep for Oshkosh
The Sidney Red Devils beat Sunol 55 to 33 in a Wednesday high school game to stay in trim for the independent tournament at Oshkosh. Chaney, Kepler, and C Seda led with 14 points each as Sidney used fast offense to overwhelm Sunol. The team, defending Oshkosh title, faces Big Springs Boosters Friday and potential semi final opponents from Oshkosty Pirates, Lewellen Tigers, Lone Star, or Northport.
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Sidney Red Devils
Sunol
Oshkosh
Red Devils
Chaney
Kepler
C. Seda
Sidney
Nebraska
Gurley
Big Springs Boosters
Oshkosh Eagles-Goodview
Oshkosty Pirates
Lewellen Tigers
Lone Star
Northport
Torrid Races Planned in Sidney Wards One Three
Sidney voters head to the polls on April 7 to name three council members and two school board members to fill expiring terms. Ward one sees a fierce contest between George Moore and Riley Roche amid pavement debate, with large expected turnout and polarization. Ward three pits George Thompson against A S Hardy as paying factions form. Ward two features F A Bush backing paying interests and A J Jorgenson awaiting stance, while north ward activity is expected to be eclipsed by the two main battles.
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Sidney
George Moore
Riley E. Roche
Roche
Moore
George Thompson
Tetiring
Hardy
Thompson
F. A. Bush
A. J. Jorgenson
Bush
Jorgenson
Operetta The Belle of Barcelona Presented by Students
The Belle of Barcelona high school operetta will be staged tonight at the city auditorium. A large cast and chorus have rehearsed for weeks and ticket sales are brisk. No reserved seats are offered.
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Barcelona
City Auditorium
Baseball teams eye 931 season with title hopes
Cheyenne county prep sports end, now baseball gains spotlight as seven teams target Potter for league title. Sunol plans to challenge 1930 champs May 3. Sidney opens May 10 at Gurley. lodge Pole faces Lorenzo curtain raiser. Swenson pushes formation, two strong pitchers Jobman and Gabriel set to start opening day mound duel. all games at the new city park.
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Cheyenne County
Isex
Potter
Pinacle
Sunol Club
Sidney
Gurley
Bunker Hill
Swenson
Lodge Pole
Lon Miller
Lorenzo
Dalton
Jobman
Gabriel
Raymond Maley
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House
Fox Theatre
Bchoedsack
Ter
Los
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Jack Demré
Angeles Limited
Miss Taylor
Wade and Hamilton
Canadian Territory
Livoni
P.T.A
Womans Club Talks of
Winters
Red Devil Quintet
Lunal
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