New Union Pacific Speed Train To Exhibit In Sidney
The new Union Pacific speed train will stop in Sidney Saturday April 1 from 8 43 a m to 10 30 a m for public inspection. It will also exhibit at Sterling the same duration, drawing hundreds from North Platte valley Devel Cheyenne Kimball counties and northeastern Colorado. The two hour inspection marks the first between North Platte and Cheyenne and highlights a rail transportation advance capable of 110 miles an hour. Continued on Page 8 Column 1.
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Union Pacific
Sidney
Sterling
al Suminum
Builet
U. P
North Platte Valley
Devel
Cheyenne
Kimball
Colorado
North Platte
United States
Cheyenne Coua
Compensation cost worries cities relief work near
State Labor Commissioner Mathews says state and subdivisions are liable for compensation injuries or death of CWA workers, but insurance is costly and self insurance or a cooperative fund may be the alternative. Corn hog contract signing ends soon. county committee to oversee administration and contracts, with finalization by April 1.
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Matthews
CWA
Herdman
Willey
Farmers Oil Building Bulk Plant At Potter
Farmers Union Cooperative Gas and Oil plans a bulk station at Potter with operations to begin soon. Manager Henry Johnson said construction is underway and a service station may be added later, though not planned at present.
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Farmers Oil
Potter
Farmers Union Cooperative Gas and Oil Company
Henry Johnson
Sidney Churches Plan Big Easter Services
Telegraph issue carries a church notice urging public attendance at Easter Sunday services planned by local pastors. Elaborate plans are mentioned and readers are urged to attend a Sidney church next Sunday April 1.
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Telegraph
Sidney
Congress Candidate Visits Sidney In Fifth District Tour
P. R. Peterson of Lexington a Democratic candidate for Congress from the fifth district visited Sidney on Wednesday. Peterson currently serves as a state senator and is touring the big fifth in support of his campaign for the nomination.
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P. R. Peterson
Lexington
Sidney
Peterson
Krueger's Lake Opens Dancing Season Sunday
The 1934 summer dancing season at Krueger's Lake will begin Easter Sunday night, says manager Chet Krueger. The pavilion has been remodelled and a new lunch and beer garden added.
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Krueger
Commercial contest to attract students to Bayard Saturday
The annual western Nebraska eighth district commercial tournament will be held Saturday at Bayard with six teams from eighteen schools expected. Sidney entrants include Ada Mae Bell, Lucile Hardy, Evelyn Kraft in spelling and shorthand events. Elvira Martin, Kraft, Lundberg in shorthand. Ida Morris, Bell, Ayle, Kraft, Lundberg in bookkeeping. and Hardy, Kraft, Goodwin, Edzards, Lundberg in typing.
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Nebraska
Bayard
Tesm
Sidney
Ada Mae Bell
Lucile Hardy
Evelyn Kraft
Elvira Martin
Vernelle Lundberg
Ida Morris
Helen Ayle
Jean Edzards
Maxine Goodwin
Vernells Lundberg
Wilma Schulz
M. E. Convention To Be Held In This City
The Kearney district including Grand Island to the Wyoming line will convene in Sidney for its annual session April 24 to 26 with ministerial sections meeting at the Methodist church and the women's missionary section at Trinity Lutheran church. Dr. Earl M. Kendall of Kearney presides. Dr. J. E. Crowther of Denver is bid as a speaker. On April 23 Lexington church members directed by Dr. Louis H. Kaub will present The Rock drama at the city auditorium.
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Kearney
Nebraska
Platte River
Union Pacific Railroad
Grand Island
Wyoming Line
Sidney
Methodist Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Earl M. Kendall
J. E. Crowther
Trinity Church of Denver
Lexington
Louis H. Kaub
City Auditorium
Booths Relocate to Beloit Store in Kansas
Howard Booth assistant manager at the J. C. Penney company store in Sidney is transferred to the Beloit Kansas store where he will assume a store executive position. Booth came to Sidney from Iowa and he and Mrs. Booth plan to move this weekend to their new home. Sidney friends regret their departure.
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Howard Booth
J. C. Penny Company
Sidney
Beloit
Kan
Mr. Booth
Iowa
Mrs. Booth
Sheriff Receives New Machine Gun for Office Equipment
The board of commissioners recently ordered a machine gun for sheriff equipment. It arrived Wednesday morning and will be tested once ammunition arrives. The weapon is described as simple to operate, light, and easy to handle.
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Board of Commissioners
Sheriff’s Office
Debates Over Future Of Sidney Federal Loan Association
Doubt has arisen about the future of the Sidney Federal Loan and Savings Association as officers of the Sidney Building and Loan Association clash with the federal venture. Stockholders will meet next week to select officers and decide the path forward. Some back abandonment while others favor establishing and operating the federal association locally if a suitable secretary can be found. Previously, Samuel Reep and Henry Doran discussed the potential benefits, but recent developments include the state building and loan association advising against affiliation.
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Sidney Federal Loan and Sayings Association
Sidney Building and Loan Association
Federal Association
Samuel Reep
Reep
Henry Doran
Doran
Man Confesses To Derailing Portland Rose Train
Ex convict Horace G Lovett confessed to derailing the Union Pacific Portland Rose near Rawlins Wyoming on Friday night. He fled without loot. motive was robbery. Passengers escaped serious injury as he helped free Engineer B W Richmond before fleeing. Sheriff McPherson said Lovett was a former inmate in Colorado and Missouri prisons and is jailed in Rawlins.
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Union Pacific
Rawlins
Wyo
Horace G. Lovett
John McPherson
Colorado
Missouri
McPherson
Lovett
B. W. Richmond
Woman in City Scuffle with Police Chief
Chief Carl Livoni faced a highly intoxicated woman Monday night who, after being restrained in the lobby of the city auditorium, kicked out several front window lights and injured her feet. Livoni reported the woman was vulgar and volatile, requiring medical attention.
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Carl Livoni
Rudyerd Kipling
Livoni
City Auditorium
Relief Load to Jump 44 Percent in April
Nebraska relief load is forecast to rise by 44 percent next month as CWA work ends. State Relief Director Biart cites county checks showing higher anticipated demand and says 60 more case workers will be needed to assess relief needs for those leaving the CWA program.
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Nebraska
Biart
Womans Club Seeks Free Rooms for Convention Delegates
The Womans Club of Sidney seeks free lodging for about 300 visitors attending the district convention on April 19 and 20. Homeowners and renters are asked to contact president Mrs. J. W. Johnson or officers with available rooms and capacity. Meals will be provided on regular schedules. the goal is comfortable rooms for delegates.
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Womans Club
Sidney
J. W. John
Sidney merchants report March business gains in 1934
Most Sidney merchants reported an overall rise in business through March 1934 despite a two week dull start. Easter merchandise pushed sales in mid March while implement houses and oil firms noted spring activity and future orders. Gains averaged about 25 percent from 1933 with an exceptional 100 percent boost at one store, though not indicative of the whole district. Continued on Page 8, Column 4.
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Sidney
Ing
Demented man arrested after erratic travel near Sidney
A man calling himself Patrick Pierce is jailed after being found wandering barefoot east of Sidney by farmers. He rode into Sidney on an interstate bus Tuesday night and left the bus here. Pierce showed severe mental impairment and could not converse intelligibly. Sheriff Schulz sought San Francisco contacts to locate relatives, with potential commitment to the state asylum if unclaimed.
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Patrick Pierce
Sherif W. W. Schulz
Schulz
Sidney
Pierce
San Francisco
Boston
Nebraska State Asylum
Carl Livoni
Livoni
Easter Egg Hunt Promises Fun For Sidney Kiddies
The Lions club and Fox Theatre team up to stage a large Easter egg hunt at the ball park in south Sidney on Saturday. Several hundred children are expected to search for eggs with prizes for those turning in the most. The event starts promptly at noon with adults on hand to supervise as youngsters compete for hidden eggs.
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Sidney
Lions Club
Fox Theatre
Ball Park
South Sidney
Lions
Ewart Boyd
Fox
Code meeting planned for 18th district in Scottsbluff
An April 4 meeting in Scottsbluff will select code authority members for the 18th district including Scotts Bluff Morrill Banner Kimball and Cheyenne counties. Food and market dealers must attend or send a representative as the board's selection and approval will trigger enforcement of the grocery code. Cheyenne county dealers are urged to participate to ensure a fair impartial code authority governing the district.
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Scottsbluff
Code Authority
Scotts Bluff
Morrill
Banner
Kimball
Cheyenne
A. D. Greenlee
Greenlee
Cheyenne County
County Fair Plans Fuel Meeting In Cheyenne County
Community leaders from Dalton Gurley Potter and Lodge Pole met Monday in Cheyenne County to discuss the 1934 county fair. Spokesmen from Dalton pledged support despite festival duties, while Gurley representatives stressed strong backing for the fair and board.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dalton
Gurley
Potter
Lodge Pole
Fair Board
Cheyenne County
Herbert Foster
Rex Carey
Foster
Carey
Dalton Community Club
H. A. Blackstone
W.L. Elswick
Lynn Cunningham
Elswick
Sidney
New Mode For Cross Country Travel Seen
George Kav anaugh, a Sidney farmer, observed an improvised vehicle near North Platte that used a Dodge sedan motorless body with a wagon tongue, reins, and two horses, making a slow cross country trip. The device enclosed the rider and family, offering weather protection with no gasoline.
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George Kavanaugh
Sidney Farmer
Bellville
Kaw
North Platte
Kavanaugh
Short Time Remains To Enter Your Baby
Time is running out to enter your baby in the Fox Telergraph baby contest. Over 100 babies have already registered and entries close Monday April 2. No theatre visit is needed just call or go to the theatre to leave the name. No charge and each mother gets a free photo and child’s medical exam. Fourteen loving cups await winners from Fox theatre Telegraph and Zwicks Krumm Powell Hardware Beck Johnson Drug.
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Fox-Telegraph
Fox Theatre
the Telegraph
Zwicks Grocery
Krumm’s Market
Powell Hardware
Lla Beck Beauty Shop
Johnson Drug Store
Allotment Committee Reveals Wheat Program Costs
Cheyenne county Wheat allotment program costs are published by the allotment committee in the Telegraph. The statement itemizes labor equipment publication and other expenses from the campaign start through December. Total expenditures for the period are reported as under one percent.
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Cheyenne County
Telegraph
Assessors Will Meet In Sidney Saturday
Precinct assessors will gather with County Assessor Fred Stephens in Sidney on Saturday to receive supplies and instructions for the 1934 assessment work starting Monday, April 2. The schedules have been adjusted to fit Stephens suggestions as closely as possible, with listed precinct men called for the meeting.
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Fred Stephens
Mr. Stephens
Brownson
Earl Easton
Bunker Hill
Henry Rhode
Chambers
Hugh Hammond
Colton
Firth Booth
Davison
Earl Young
Eagle
H. H. Hippen
Gurley
EB. Weyerts
Huntsman
William Thompsett
Lodge Pole
George Line
Lorenzo
W. J. Nelson
Potter
Harry Warner
Pleasant View
George Reetz
Sidney Rural
John Borland
Sidney City
Trognitz
Lester Stecher
Union Valley
F. E. Mintken
CWA Program Ends Over Weekend After Two Extra Days
The Civil Works Administration program winds down with two additional days of work this week. The federal work relief setup will take over remnants after Saturday night, ending the CWA era and transfer of remaining tasks to federal relief operations.
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United States
Charles Green Seeks Reelection To Office
Charles D. Green of Sidney seeks re election to the State Senate in the 35th district. A Democrat, Green filed his fee last week and was among the most active senators in the last legislative term.
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Charles D. Green
Sidney
Secretary of State
Green
Senate
Harry Coffee Visitor In Sidney This Week
Harry B. Coffee of Chadron, Democratic candidate for Congress, spent Monday afternoon and Tuesday in Sidney as part of his vigorous campaign for the nomination. He had been working the eastern end of the district and was en route home when he stopped.
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Harry B. Coffee
Chadron
Congress
Sidney
Mr. Coffee
Ralph Witters Named Captain of 1935 Club
Ralph Witters, star forward on the 1934 championship team, was unanimously elected to lead the 1935 quintet at a lettermen meeting. He was a high scoring prep player in Nebraska last season and is the only regular on the team who does not graduate.
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Ralph Witters
Witters
Nebraska
Kings Daughters Ball To Be Held Monday
The Kings Daughters annual Easter Monday charity ball returns to the city auditorium next Monday night, April 2, signaling the start of the spring social season after Lent. Proceeds will support the group’s community charitable work.
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Kings Daughters
City Auditorium
Seed Loan Office Seeks Applications from Cheyenne Farmers
Cheyenne county farmers are submitting seed loan applications to the local office in the city auditorium. The office will accept new requests until the end of April, after which no further applications will be considered.
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Cheyenne County
City ‘Auditorium
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Everette Foster
Lou Houge
Tom Allington
Sunol
District Court Room
Everett Foster
L. D. Willey
Gilbert Helfrich
Helfrich
Court House
Krueger’s
M. E
Kansas
Sidney Organization
New Federal
Man
Charles Green
Harry
Seed Loan Office
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