St Martha's Guild Luncheon and Meetings Share March Activities
St Martha's Guild held a 1 PM luncheon at Mrs. E L Uptegrove's home with co hosts Mrs C B Bentley and Mrs J H Lowe. A business meeting followed by a program included Mrs J W Johnson reviewing Who Walk Alone and solo numbers by Mrs Hjalmer Carlson.
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St. Martha’s Guild
St. Martha's Guild
E. L. Uptegrove
C. B. Bentley
J. H. Lowe
Lowell Davis
J. W. Johnson
Telegraph Offers Metal and Cardboard Filing Trays and A to Z Index
The Telegraph lists metal and cardboard filing trays along with an A to Z index to fit them, available at three standard sites.
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Telegraph
Coming events list from local club notices
Wednesday features Rebekah Kensington at I O O F Hall at 2 p m with a covered dish supper at City Auditorium dining room. Thursday hosts St Patrick's Altar Society in the school auditorium. Friday plans W C T U gathering at Mrs Lee Gain's home 1523 Newton Street with co host Mrs Herbert Statler.
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Womens Society of Christian Service
Circle Number One
Glen Bales
Christofferson
Ralph Lafler
Henry Devies
J. E. Paquette
Pacific Islands
Pep Club
Circle Two
R. E. Harris
Harriett Millett
A. A. Rudd
Lawrence Smith
Rex Olsen
Ed Brockelsby
Gus Helibush
A. E. Knox
Faye Lehmkuhl
A. E. Ahrens
Circle Three
Lester Elkinton
Ray Hall
John Helzer
W. L. Jewett
Puerto Rico
Fred Dresser
Galt
Calif
Circle Four
C. A. Foster
H. C. Craig
Agnes Armstrong
E. M. Gates
L. H. Richardson
Herschel Sparrow
A. E. Wright
Margaret Martin
Rebekah Kensington
I. O. O. F. Hall
1946 Has Worst Divorce Record in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County saw a high divorce rate over 1946 1948 with 97 divorces on 466 marriages. The year 1946 had the most divorces at 44 while 1947 and 1948 recorded 28 and 25 respectively, amid statewide totals of 4504 divorces and rising marriage counts. Banner and Blaine counties had only two divorces each in the period.
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Banner
Blaine
Wesleyan Girls Glee Club Concert March 30 at 8 PM
The 27 voice Girls Glee Club from Nebraska Wesleyan University directed by Mary Louise Holding will perform at the Sidney Methodist Church on March 30 at 8 p m as part of a 2 500 mile spring tour. The program includes glee club numbers a vocal trio five soloists and two accompanists.
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Nebraska Wesleyan University
Sidney Methodist Church
Mary Louise Holding
Nebraska
Wyoming
Glee Club
Man Out On Bail Is Back In Jail Again
George Shepherd of Sidney is back in county jail after being released on $500 bail. He had faced grand larceny charges for stealing a $40 watch. He was arrested Sunday in Torrington, Wyoming, on a drunken driving charge and brought back to Sidney by Sheriff W. W. Schultz. No hearing date has been set.
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Corp
Glenn Weller
Joseph Bonkiewicz, Jr
Weller
Gloria Peetz
Man
George Shepherd
Sidney
Shepherd
Torrington
Wyo
W. W. Schulz
Fugitive Returned to Face Larceny Charge
Thomas Dobberstine, now in Cheyenne County jail, was brought back from Amarillo Texas to answer larceny as bailee charges. He allegedly bailed 33,110 pounds of Farmers Union Co op Association wheat at Lorenzo, unlawfully converting 87 bushels and 10 pounds for his own use. The wheat is valued at 176.95 dollars.
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Cheyenne County
Thomas Dobberstine
Amarillo
Texa
W. W. Schulz
Dobberstine
Farmers Union Co-Op Association
Lorenzo
Two Men Sentenced for Break In at Model Cleaners
Ernest C. Boston, 24, jailed six years in the Nebraska State Penitentiary, and Arthur Walden, 20, given one year in the Men's Reformatory, were taken to Lincoln Friday by Deputy Sheriff Arnold Braasch after pleading guilty to breaking and entering the Model Cleaners and stealing about 750 dollars in clothing.
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Ernest C. Boston
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Arthur Walden
Lincoln
Arnold Braasch
Potter teen in Model A accident causes $100 damage
An estimated $100 damage was done to a 1930 Model A Ford in an accident investigated by the highway safety patrol in Potter on Thursday afternoon. Driver Douglas Smith, 17, Potter, was rounding a corner when the car upset. he was not injured.
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Potter
Highway Safety Patrol
Douglas Smith
Smith
County Court Records Plea Pleas Guilty on Driving Charges
Douglas Smith of Potter faced a hearing before Judge Robert A Barlow and pleaded guilty to reckless driving, fined ten dollars plus costs. Earl Wilkins pleaded guilty to intoxication and received a 30 day county jail sentence.
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Douglas Smith
Potter
Robert A. Barlow
Earl Wilkins
Hermit Swarthouth Survives Barn Collapse in Northampton Township
Aaron Huss Swarthouth, an 86 year old recluse of Northampton township, was trapped when his barn blew over during a strong wind. Firefighters freed him. the structure was torn down and its lumber used to build a small new house. Swarthouth once was a county champion hay pitcher and had sheltered a distant relative rent free.
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Aaron
Huss Swarthouth
Northampton
Northampton Township
Swarthouth
Swarthoath
Northampton Volunteer Fire Department
An Ingenious Man and His Appetite Quip
A humorous quotation credits Jonathan Swift as an ingenious man whose wit matched a good appetite. The remark notes he first discovered eating and drinking, using appetites as a measure of cleverness.
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Jonathan Swift
Oleo Consumers Boost Use. Butter Declines in First Half 1948
Oleo consumption rose 35 percent in the first half of 1948 compared with the same period in 1947, while butter use fell 15 percent in the same six months, reflecting shifting consumer preferences in dairy fats.
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Presbyterian Circle
J. L. Tewell
Tom Smith
Mark Howard
L. B. Neuman
J. R. Miller
F. A. Bush
Pierson Home
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
H. E. Pierson
Bettymae Miller
Howard Stentz
Dorothy Claycomb
Willa Jean Pierson
Gretchen Fine
Denver
Willing Workers
L. E. Sample
Ralph Lundberg
Willing Workers Society
Christian Church
Ezra Chambers
Otho Campbell
Henry McDonald
Alvin Vach
Hilda Bivens
McDonald
Vera Reker
Vach
Yvonne Phelps
Schilling
Hottess
Jake Schilling
Thimble ‘Club
Phi Day
E. Troutman
W. S. C. S. Circle Meetings
Miss Peetz
East Sidney
Gurley Loyal Workers
Charles McRoberts
Kenneth McRoberts
Wayne Elsen
Arnold Draper
Fred Kriesel
Wesleyan Glee Club
Marvin Anthony
Sidney, Nebr
Foland Farm Machinery
Minneapolis - Moline Sales & Service
Forrest St
Klean - Welle
Churchman.& Dye Mpg. CO
Kingman, Kansas
Vas
Maddox
Nebr
Sidney Finance CO
Sidney Finance Company
Carlye
St. Louis
Alex Magny
Rye
Taal
Bey
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