Test Station Lease Hinges On Decision Of Railroad Heads
City officials seek location for municipal car and truck testing station as Burlington Railroad weighs leasing a C. S. Radcliffe property on rail line. Omaha conference with the general manager planned to decide on a possible one year lease. If no suitable building is leased, city may build on west side. Inspections proposed to double revenue. each inspection costs 5 cents. State officials urge vehicle checks ahead of strict testing law.
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R. E. Roche
Noche
Burlington Railroad
C. S. Radcliffe
Omaha
Burlington
Roche
Outstanding Band Set for April Fool Dance
The American Legion invites Sidney audience to a novelty dance on April 1 at the city auditorium with Sternie Sternberg and his 11 piece orchestra. The group arrives in Denver after engagements in Iowa Minnesota and Nebraska. The committee promises top music with a 500+ repertoire including 100 special arrangements.
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The
American Legion
Sternie Sternberg
City Auditorium
Sternberg
Denver
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Legion Dance Committee
Sidney
Plans Outlined For PTA Convention In Sidney
Plans for the district six Parent-Teachers association convention are set for April 9 in Sidney. Gail Powell state president of the association leads the program with local PTA committees and Boy Scout troop help. A fellowship luncheon at Campbell's cafe follows at noon with entertainment.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Sidney
Gail Powell
Kearney
PTA
Boy Scout
Campbell's Cafe
Fire damages apartment at Omar Court after midnight blaze
Fire department rushed to Omar Court apartments around midnight Tuesday where a small fire started in a one room unit. The blaze damaged a bed and charred floor and walls before neighbors moved the bed outside and extinguished it.
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Omar Court Apartments
National Commander Doherty to Speak in Sterling
National Commander Daniel J. Doherty will address the Sterling American Legion at the municipal auditorium next Wednesday night March 30. A band concert will start at 7 30 with additional units to follow as the 1600 capacity venue anticipates a large turnout. Doherty, from Woburn Mass, rose to national leadership in 1937 38 after guiding multiple posts and departments including Middlesex county council and the Massachusetts department.
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Sidney American Legion
Daniel J. Doherty
Sterling Municipal Auditorium
Sterling Post
Sterling
Sterling Legion Post
Vern A. Coverdell
Woburn
Mass
Legion
National Legion
George Campbell
Middlesex County Council
Department Legislative and War Orphans Committee
War Orphans Committee
Street Marking Is City NYA Program
A Sidney street marking project under NYA and Floyd Cropper, with five youths employed to remark streets and repair signs. Street Commissioner West oversees the work as curbing in paved areas gains painted street names and avenue numbers. Signs nationwide are repainted where needed, aiming for clear marking on completion.
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Sidney
An- Nya
NYA
Floyd Cropper
West
148 Marriages 14 Divorces In 1937 In Nebraska
The state vital statistics bureau reports 1937 saw 11,898 marriages and 2,074 divorces statewide, with Banner county recording 160 marriages and zero divorces. County figures include Box Butte 132 and 12, Dawes 124 and 19, Scotts Bluff 370 and 75, Morrill 95 and 16, Sioux 72 and 1, among others.
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Cheyenne County
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
Nebraska
Banner County
M. E. Shafto
Banner County News
C. M. Shafto
Banner
Box Butte
Dawes
Garden
Kimball
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Sioux
CMTC Camp Offers Valuable Experiences
Major General Stanley H. Ford announces the CMTC camp at Fort Crook will run from July 19 to August 17 offering 600 Nebraska and western Iowa youths meals uniforms and equipment. The government covers all expenses including transportation meals clothing medical and dental care.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Citizens Military
Fort Crook
Stanley H. Ford
Seventh Corps
CMTC
Ford
Parole Violator Is Held in Cheyenne County Jail
Sheriff W W Schulz said he received word from New York authorities that Fred A Harrison a prisoner in Cheyenne County jail is wanted for parole violation Harrison had been paroled on an automobile theft charge He was held with two others for cutting a Union Pacific freight train near Sidney The other prisoners were freed and Schulz prepared to release Harrison when the New York report arrived Fingerprints matching Harrison were made here and shared with other states to locate him The sheriff did not know if New York would send for him yet
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W. W. Schulz
New York
Fred A. Harrison
Cheyenne County
Schulz
Harrison
Union Pacific
Sidney
Good Fishing Is Seen In Western Nebraska
Fishermen may look forward to a strong season as streams in western Nebraska have been stocked with 10 000 rainbow trout of catchable size. Deputy officer C C Herling from Scottsbluff warns Waltonites to wait for the April 1 season opener and notes patrols are daily. He also explains that pre season anglers face fines based on fish weight and do not keep any fish.
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C. C. Herling
Scottsbluff
Isaac Waltonites
Herling
Aerial Survey Planned for Nebraska Farmland
Nebraska to photograph over 20 000 square miles of farm land from the air this year pending favorable bids to the Agriculture Adjustment administration. Aerial photos help verify compliance with the agricultural conservation program. Nationwide 1938 projects aim for about 1 300 000 square miles of aerial coverage.
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Nebraska
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
ACP
United States
Wisture Shortage And Warm Weather Affects Cheyenne County Crops
Farmers report several inches of moisture would help but subsoil is nearly dry and winds caused little crop damage. Winter wheat remains in good condition while spring wheat acreage could drop, possibly boosting sorghum plantings. Nebraska corn and oats planting are expected to fall below last year and long-term averages due to moisture limits and past crop returns. Acreage estimates vary with moisture, prices, and conservation programs.
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Cheyenne
Chéyenne County
Nebraska
Anderson
Consid
Farm Leaders Discuss 1938 Nebraska Program Outreach
Nebraska farmers reported strong reception to the 1938 farm program at school house meetings statewide. County committees explain provisions at community and precinct gatherings, with loans on corn and wheat drawing keen interest. Educational meetings continue until about May 1 as county men work to assign corn allotments in each county.
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Nebraska
Agricultural Conservation Committee
Grain Corporation Formed in Nebraska
Nebraska forms a new grain corporation led by West Central Cooperative Grain of Omaha. The charter outlines promoting united efforts by agricultural producers and associations in handling storing and marketing grain and cooperatively purchasing and selling other commodities. Incorporators include Farmers Grain Bellwood Farmers Elevator Chappell Kimball County Grain Cooperative Farmers Union Venango Utica Farmers Grain Utica.
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Nebregska
West Central Cooperative Grain Company of
Omaha
Farmers Grain Company
Bellwood
Farmers Elevator Company
Chappell
Webster Speaks On Sorghums March 29
Cheyenne county farmers plan sorghum acreage based on Swinbank reports from practical trials and demonstrations. In 1937 grain yields reached 6 to 20 bushels per acre in western Nebraska where corn failed, while fodder or ensilage yields reached 1.5 to 2.1 tons per acre. With droughts possible again, farmers seek 1938 plans and will discuss varieties planting methods rates and timing at an upcoming meeting.
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Cheyenne
Swinbank
Nebraska
William Freeman 64 Dies After Illness in Lincoln
William Freeman 64 a Sidney resident for years died Tuesday afternoon in Lincoln after treatment for medical issues. A Spanish American War veteran he had been at Cheyenne Veterans Hospital then moved to Lincoln for possible surgery. Freeman owned local property and was active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Burial is expected at Fort Leavenworth Kansas veterans cemetery.
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William Freeman
Sidney
Lincoln
George Masse
Freeman
Veterans ‘Hospital
Cheyenne
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Veterans Cemetery
Fort Leavenworth, Kan
Drivers Exam Dates For April Announced
The drivers examining schedule for April in western Nebraska counties follows March procedure with stations open in adjacent counties on the same days. Patrolmen examiners visit one county seat in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Cheyenne April 19 28 Deuel April 6 Kimball April 5 27 mornings Morrill Saturdays Banner April 5 27 mornings Garden April 14 Morning only.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Deuel
Kimball
Morrill
Banner
Garden
Duke and Duchess Crowned At Sidney Ag Carnival
The senior high school hosts a vocational agriculture and home economics carnival tonight at eight. Voters at carnival booths earn 10 free votes for the duke of agriculture and the duchess of home economics. Nominees include Roy Adams Cecil Nelson Walter Fuller Duane Haworth for the duke and Jean Perry Jean Oades Dorothy Ahlm for the duchess. Proceeds fund state judging contest travel for the boys and department work for the girls.
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Duke of Agriculture
Duchess of Home Economics
Duke and Duchess of Agriculture and Home Economics
Roy Adams
Cecil Nelson
Walter Fuller
Duane Haworth
Duke
Jean Perry
Jean Oades
Dorothy Ahlm
Duchess
Sidney High School
North Platte
Spud Diversion Heavy Here Across Western Nebraska
Western Nebraska's nine potato growing counties have diverted 364 carloads of potatoes to livestock feed to date. Diversion totals 13,184,763 pounds with applications at 23,570,028 pounds, about five million pounds canceled or released. Counties list quotas and diversions including Banner Box Butte Cheyenne Dawes Kimball Scotts Bluff Sioux Morrill Sheridan total 21,360,000 pounds.
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Nebraska
Banner
Box Butte
Cheyenne
Dawes
Kimball
Scotts Bluff
Sioux
Morrill
Sheridan
No Land Value Hike Is Asked By Smith
State Tax Commissioner Smith urged no rise in farm land values except for class A irrigated land in a Monday bulletin to county assessors. He noted earlier state meetings suggested the valuations. He said banks’ charged off real estate not in statements should not trigger reductions.
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Smith
Widow Phoebe Nelson Dies After 80 Years in Cheyenne County
Mrs. Phoebe E. Nelson 88 of Sidney area dies in a local hospital after hip fracture from a fall at home. Native of Iowa she came to Cheyenne county in 1886 with her husband who died in 1911. Survived by two sons Walter and Roy and a niece Mrs. Bessie Wesner of Los Angeles. Funeral Saturday at 2 30 p m at the Methodist church with Rev. J J Sheaff. burial at Sidney Greenwood cemetery.
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Phoebe E. Nelson
Cheyenne County
Nelsons
Sidney
Walter
Roy
Bessie Wesner
Los Angeles
Nelson
Methodist Church
J. J. Sheaff
Sidney Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig Funeral Service
Gift of God Pageant Dates Set in Chimney Rock Amphitheatre
Western Nebraska residents finalize plans for the Gift of God pageant at Chimney Rock south of Bayard. The life of Christ drama runs June 14 to 17, attracting thousands from across states and countries in its ninth annual 1938 presentation. Around Bayard, Rev. Louis H. Kaub led the creation with broad local religious group support. More than 100000 people have attended previous shows.
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Nebraska
Chimney Rock
Bayard
Holy Land
Louis H. Kaub
Chimney Rock Amphitheatre
Savings and Loan Ad Campaign Opens This Week
The Sidney Federal Savings and Loan association launches a series of advertisements highlighting local savings facilities. Ads emphasize regular saving benefits with accounts insured up to $5,000 by the FDIC and target thrifty individuals seeking a safe interest-bearing plan.
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Sidney Federal Savings and Loan Association
FDIC
Kenosha Leaves Sidney Terminal for Denver Route Change
Kenosha Auto Transport Corporation will abandon its Sidney western terminal by April 1 and shift dispatch to a new Denver base. Routing will use Highway 40 via Kansas and Colorado, dropping Highway 30 due to Nebraska Wyoming tow bar charges. Legal disputes over a $12 tow bar tax were cited as prompting the move, with Sidney payroll in 1937 around $30,000.
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Kenosha Auto Transport Corporation
Sidney
Kenosha
Denver
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Don Berman
Berman
Chamber of Commerce
Legal Department
Go Ahead Signal Is Received On Roads
Gov. Cochran announced a go ahead from the federal government to proceed with Nebraska road building for the new fiscal year. Secretary Wallace said Roosevelt has dropped objections to the 1939 highway allotments and urged submitting projects by priority. State Engineer Tilley said Nebraska 1938 program projects will move to the Bureau of Roads, with about four million dollars in federal funds available.
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Gov. Cochran
Nebraska
Agriculture Wallace
Roosevelt
Wallace
Tilley
Washington
Federal Bureau of Roads and Bridges
Sidney Marksmen In Two More Victories
Sidney Rifle club added two wins over Wyoming foes in a tight week. They beat Lander 1828 to 1826 tying the series after prior losses, and defeated Casper 919 to 890. Top scorers included Pierson and Mathews with 371 and 369 against Lander and 189 and 187 against Casper.
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Sidney Rifle Club
Wyoming
Lander
Casper
Sidney
Pierson
Bieternitz
Mathews
Doran
Schlueter
Breternitz
Kahler
Schweter
Annual Style Show Set By Methodist Church Kensington
The annual style show sponsored by the Methodist church Kensington is planned for Monday April 4 at the city auditorium. Greenlees will again furnish apparel for this spring preview of fashions. Models are being chosen and the program drafted. Additional details will be announced in the coming days.
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Methodist Church
Kensington
City Auditorium
Greenlees
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