Local man Hayes confesses to brutal Sunday assault here
Hayes, a Sidney resident married to Night Marshal Kenfield’s daughter, confessed to the alleged crime after arrest in Englewood. He signed a written confession, claimed lack of premeditation, and was returned to Sidney where doctors found him mentally normal with superior abilities. Miss Lehmkuhl shows improving condition at hospital.
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Mit
Hayes
Englewood
Sidney
Wiliam Schulz
Denver
Kepler
Miss
Lehmkuhl Kepler
Arthur Kenfield
Kenfield
Schulz
Miss Lehmkuhl
R. E. Roche
Riley E. Roche
J R. Taylor
H. E. Mantor
April Retail Slump Near Month's End Signals Cautious Outlook
Retail business for April slumps toward the month end as ages, filling stations and restaurants take the larger share of activity. Auto sales stay steady, with smaller cars and newer model trucks moving, farm purchases rising for later delivery. Tractor show boosts machinery sales, wheat market improvement is hoped, and merchants expect a roughly average year akin to the past twelve years despite fears of price declines.
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Sidney
Bryant to unveil Pioneer monument at Tekamah Friday
The ceremony will feature speakers including Chancellor E A Burnett of the University of Nebraska Dr George E Condra Frank Radke president of the Native Sons and Daughters of Nebraska B W Reynolds of Fremont and Captain Lute North of Columbus famed Pawnee scout.
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Bryant
Tekamah
E. A. Burnett
University of Nebraska
George E. Condra
Frank Radke
The
Native Sons and Daughters of Nebraska
B. W. Reynolds
Fremont
Lute North
Columbus
Pawnee
Man Reads His Own Obituary in Telegraph
A reader reports finding his obituary in the recent Telegraph issue and writes from Sidney that he is not dead and remains in good form for further mischief under favorable auspices. He notes holiday reunions with grandchildren as a yearly joy.
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Telegraph
Sidney
Lyon
Unsettled Weather Delays State Crops and Planning Progress
Unsettled weather across the state hampers crop progress with backward growth in parts while southern areas show advancing plans nearly finished. Local sections report poor growth and detrimental conditions impacting progress.
Gas Line Repair Underway in North Valley Project
Work began Monday to repair the Sinclair gas line through North Valley and Douglas Casper. Officials from North Central plan to establish headquarters and coordinate warehouse space while crews wash, dry and test the line to locate leaks and install expansion joints. A compressor station will be built at Casper with another possible near Douglas, employing hundreds through the summer.
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Norch Valley
Page
Scottsbluff
Walker
Ohio Oil Company
Casper
Northern Pacific
Houston
Lander
West Nebraska
North Central
Sinclair
Douglas
Sinclair Line
Dalton Resident Seeks Legislation Over Railroad Truck Trouble
A Dalton resident urges state action to create equal trucking competition with railroads amid rising highway strain. He notes Nebraska taxes paid by Burlington and Union Pacific, payrolls in county, and highway upkeep costs, arguing railroads benefit from land grants yet contribute little to road funding. He calls for a movement to balance trucks and buses against rail service to test viability.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Denver
Sterling
Burlington Railroad
Union Pacific
Burlington
Sidney
West
Smut Loss Meeting Held in Sidney by Expert
In Cheyenne county a meeting led by an expert discussed smut in wheat, noting 1930 losses of over 270000 dollars in elevator dockage. The county’s smut cost could have covered all farmers’ taxes. It was agreed that proper treatment before seeding this fall can control the disease if every farmer applies it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne Couty
United States
Mary Ann Foley's Condition Worsens After Skull Injury
Auto driven by Allen Pittman of Hemingford left two girls who dashed into the path of the car. A coroner's jury absolved Pittman of blame, finding he could not dodge the girls in time as the skull injury to Mary Ann Foley became infected.
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Mary Ann Foley
Allen Pittman
Hemingford
Conditions in Tenth Federal District Improve This Month
Improved conditions in the tenth district were reported this month, with prices of farm commodities rising in March before easing in early April. Investments increased in government securities and other bonds, stocks, and total holdings surpassed March 11 and April 16, 1930. Time deposits rose by mid April as indebtedness fell 20.7 percent to 8.94 million dollars, the lowest since 1925. Savings accounts and amounts grew, while commercial failures in Q1 1931 rose slightly from 1930, with capital notably lower. Department stores posted March sales gains, and wholesale lines rose 9.5 percent versus February. Grain arrivals in March were down across six markets, with corn and rye at near 1927 March lows. Livestock receipts fell vs February, with cattle down slightly. The country’s livestock feeding output from four markets edged up in March except cattle, which declined.
County Baseball League opens with tense Gurley Dalton rivalry
The County Baseball League kicks off Sunday with Gurley and Dalton renewing their fierce rivalry on the Gurley diamond. Dalton misses ace pitcher Jobman but plugs for run support. Gurley brings back core sluggers and hopes to carry over last year’s success.
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Gurley
Dalton
Jobman
Pheps
Lorenzo Phelps
Sidney
Swenson
Seals
Bunker Hill
Bunker Hall
Lauriels
Cheyenne County
Henry Rohde
Rohde
Night flight heroics amid botulism scare and mystery
A state chemist report confirms botulistic toxin in food and Miss Pfenning's stomach. Higely pilots a Stinson-Detroiter through uncharted skies by beacon signals toward Cheyenne Sidney and Scottsbluff, finally landing safely at a railroad torch guided field after two and a half hours.
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Lincoln
Miss Pfenning
Higely
Cheyenne
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Sidney headwind thwarts voyage on Higely report
Higely told reporters the worst headwind on the journey hit near Sidney as he spoke after returning to H. B. Nelson. Nelson, proprietor of the Burr Nelson company, had left for Omaha on a several days business trip Tuesday night.
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Sidney
Higely
Denver
H. B. Nelson
Burr-Nelson Company
Omaha
Notice to Contractors for Elevator Repair Bids
Sealed bids for elevator repair work will be received until May 7, 1931. The Farmers Union Coop. Assn. of Gurley Nebraska reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids. Telegraph Want Ads Get Results. Try Them.
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Farmers Union Co Op. Assn
Gurley
Nebraska
Telegraph
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E. R. Moore
County Baseball League
Whitman
Sidney Drug Co
Corner Drug Store
J.C. Penney CO Department
G. N. B. Society
City Auditorium
Grabill’s Merrymakers
Lady Straw
Servey’s
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