Panhandle pool footings and sewer work advance amid weather delays
Workers begin footings for a public pool in Panhandle with a 25 man crew. Excavation and pipe laying proceed in 12 to 15 foot deep trenches while top work includes steel bending and gravel hauling. A federal cement mixer will join once WPA permit arrives. Meanwhile six thieves are jailed after corn thefts. three sentenced to Lincoln penitentiary for breaking and entering and other offenses.
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WPA
Bridgeport
Lincoln
Fred Basham
William H. Krebs
Ed Thompson
A. M. Webb
Bern R. Coulter
Warren Coulter
Redington
John Basham
Basham
Krebs
Thompson
J. Cedric Conover
C.G. Perry
Mary Basham Payne
Webb
Conover
Frances Basham
State
Wheat Loan Deadline Plans Are Discussed
County ACP committees outlined procedures for extending wheat loan deadlines. Farmers must provide primary insurance covering the original loan plus storage interest and a seven cent per bushel storage advance. If loans are extended, secondary insurance charges apply unless held by a local bank. Automatic transfer of ownership occurs if warehouse loan borrowers fail to repay by April 30, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodity Credit Corporation
ACP
Nebraska assets exceed 19 million in 1940 audit
Nebraska on January 1 1940 reported total assets of 19 724 541 from the state auditor covering July 1 1939 to January 1. The report lists cash 3526 funds outstanding 040 294 general fund warrants 4 055 719 deposits 811 150 and permanent trust bonds 23 901 851 with 4 824 charged off the permanent school fund as a loss from 1936 not appropriated by the legislature. Whitney Irrigation district bonds 39 024 and O Connor estate mortgage 4 are noted.
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Nebraska
State Auditor's Office
Whitney Irrigation District
O'Connor
Basketball Team Is Feted By Rotarians
The Rotary Club entertained the 1940 high school basketball squad along with Coach Rex Reed and Student Manager Tom Paquette at the Friday night meeting. Reed presented each of the ten players and each gave remarks. The Sidney team enjoyed one of its finest seasons in years. Two new Rotarians were inducted, Attorney Raymond Fox and Ernest R. Blome.
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Rotary Club
Rex Reed
Tom Paquette
Reed
Sidney
Raymond Fox
Ernest. R. Blome
DeMolay Cage Team Falls To Bridgeport In District Final
Sidney DeMolay basketball team lost to Bridgeport 38 to 32 in the district tournament final held in Bridgeport. Sidney had earlier defeated Chadron in the first round while Bridgeport advanced from a strong lineup largely drawn from its 1940 high school squad. the event drew a large crowd.
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Sidney
Bridgeport
Dr Leo J Thomas Chiropractor and Naturopath
Dr Leo J. Thomas operates as a chiropractor and naturopath offering a complete drugless health service from the Osborn Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo J. Thomas
Deas Health Service
Osborn
Beet Payments Set To Go Out In Several States This Week
Beet payments totaling about 15 million dollars to date for 1939 beets are being sent to growers in Colorado Nebraska Wheatland and Billings Lovell areas. The combined Company and government payments average 6.25 dollars per ton in Colorado Nebraska Wheatland and 6.69 dollars per ton in the Billings Lovell district.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Wheatland
Billing-Lovell
Great Western Territory
Colorado-Nebraska
Billings-Lovell
Election set for April 2 with one nominee for police judge
The municipal election is scheduled for April 2 with W. J. Perry as the lone candidate for police judge after E. J. Leonard declined the nomination presented by supporters at the general caucus. Polls open 8 am to 8 pm and results for contested races should arrive within an hour or two after closing. Ballot samples are printed in this issue of The Telegraph News.
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W. J. Perry
E. J. Leonard
The
Telegraph News
Cochran Claims Burke Broke Pledge During Nebraska Tour
Governor Cochran and wife toured Nebraska with Lawrence Youngman of the Omaha World Herald. In North Platte he criticized Senator Burke over the Dodge Street bridge and praised keeping his pledge amid new state financial burdens from federal programs, contrasting Burke’s promises with his own economy strategy.
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Lawrence Youngman
Omaha World Herald
Cochran
Cochrans
Sidney
Episcopal Church
North Platte
Burke
Dodge Street
Omaha
Nebraska
Donald Schwartz Wins County Spelling Meet
Donald Schwartz is the spelling meet winner in the county event. Miss Edith Oldershaw the county superintendent announced a 3rd and 4th grade spelling contest set for April 6 at 1 15 p m.
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Donald Schwartz
Edith Oldershaw
Free Trees Shipped To All Who Applied
Cheyenne County farmers who ordered Clarke-McNary windbreak trees for 1940 planting are being notified that shipments are under way from Fremont for broad leaf stock and from Halsey for evergeen stock will start April 1. About 3500 trees were ordered, with half placed in the last week. Instructions urge unpacking, soaking roots, and proper planting to ensure growth.
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Cheyenne County
Clarke-McNary
Swinbank
Fremont
Nebraska National Forest
Halsey
Aid Responsibility Voiced By Director
Charles G. Fitzpatrick of the Alliance Social Security office spoke at the Panhandle district social work conference about amendments expanding coverage and benefits. He noted that more than a million previously uncovered people now gain protection, with payroll taxes kept at one percent for three years and tax savings totaling 825 million dollars, while 65 year olds can qualify even with lump payments.
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Charles G. Fitzpatrick
Social Securities Board
Alliance
Fitzpatrick
Temporary Pasture Pondered This Year
Dairymen and other livestock producers expect short spring pasture in Cheyenne county and plan to use oats and barley. A 1939 study shows temporary pasture delivers about 44 pasture days per animal unit, Sudan grass about 61 days per acre. M L Flack advises start late, avoid overgrazing, and alternate pastures for best yields. Consider drylotting cattle to allow pastures to start.
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Cheyenne
M. L. Flack
The
College of Agriculture
Flack
Senate approves parity payments for farmers in 212 million boost
The Senate voted 63 to 19 for a 212 million appropriation to fund parity payments for farmers, aiming to restore purchasing power from 1909 to 1914. A 607 million parity-coverage proposal failed 56 to 27. Taft faced sharp Democratic questioning on fiscal policy as debates began on the agriculture bill additions and budget implications.
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Senate
Congressional
Taft
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Lee
Democrat
Okla
Bilbo
Miss
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Roosevelt
Senate Committee
Connally
Texas
Ohioan
Spud Growers Meet At Alliance Gering
About 100 Nebraska potato growers attended the Alliance Gering meeting of the Nebraska Certified Potato Growers' cooperative. Fifteen members earned 400 Bushel U.S. No. 1 medals led by John Tripple of Gering with a 489 bushel five acre average. Dean Burr praised the college of agriculture work in seed, storage, rotation, and breeding.
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Nebraska Potato Improvement Association
Gering
U. S
North Flatte Valley
Nebraska
Robert Gunderson, Jr
Dix
Phillip Stahla, Sr
Kimball
Phillip Flohr
C. A. Buehler
Maurice Scriven
C. H. Mills and Sons
Chester and
Ross
Scottsbluff
W. J. Pickering
Carl Ehrman
Phillip Propp
Leo Schumacher
Minatare
Fred Ehrman
E. E. Dickinson
Melvin Bennett
Fred Tripple
John Tripple
Dean Burr
College of Agriculture
Nebraska Certified
Potato Growers’ Co-Operative
Alliance
H. O. Werner
State Agricultural College
William Morrow
Marx Koenke
Werner
Drouth
North Platte Valley
Koehnke
Morrow
Co-Operative
Henry A. Darling
Alabama
R. L. Wallis
Alfred D. Edgar
William T. Young, Jr
Chancellor Boucher Elevates Nursing School at Omaha
The University of Nebraska School of Nursing at Omaha is raised to collegiate status by Chancellor C. S. Boucher and the board of regents, marking a significant administrative shift for the institution.
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C. S. Boucher
Board of Regents
University of Nebraska School of Nursing At
Omaha
Sound film aids science classes at University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska equips science classes with sound movie equipment to visualize phenomena that are difficult to explain in words. Professor Charles Wible, head of pharmacognosy, says sound film makes explanations clearer and easier to grasp for students.
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University of Nebraska
Charles Wible
Department of Pharmacognosy
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