Mass Grave Unearthed On Oregon Trail Lands Near Gering
Sheriff Morgan reports Merle Lane found teeth and skull parts from an apparent mass grave on his Scotts Bluff County farm near the Old Mormon Trail. Teeth indicate a white person, with bones preserved despite collapse, dating around 60 years ago. Further excavation is planned to seek evidence of an early massacre or pioneer tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahlon C. Morgan
Scotts Bluff County
Merle Lane
Gering
Morgan
Lane
North Platte Valley
Pioneer Settler Verna Kingrey Dies in Nebraska Valley
Verna Kingrey, a longtime valley pioneer who settled in old Cheyenne county in 1886 and later Scotts Bluff county, died last week after years of poor health. Known as "Vern" to many friends, he was a farmer brickmaker constable and realtor in Gering and remained a familiar, jovial figure in the community.
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Gering
Verna Kingrey
Valley
Cheyenne County
Scotts Bluff County
Vern
Barracks Dismantling Moves to Relieve Shortage
Alliance barracks at Box Butte are being dismantled and shipped out of the area. The H H Hackett Co of Rapid City will tear down 300 units for relocation to areas with greater housing shortages, while 30 units at Chimney Town are already being dismantled. The project will cost taxpayers and delay Panhandle relief plans, adding further expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Box Butte
Federal Public Housing Administration
South Dakota
H. H. Hackett Co
Rapid City
Chimney Town
Panhandle
Bushnell Lions club organized with 45 charter members
Bushnell in World War II veteran James Brown was elected president and Rev G D Stewart named secretary and treasurer of the 45 charter members of the Bushnell Lions club. Tail-twister Ralph James with Glenn Zorn as Lion Tanner. Vice-presidents are Carl Hoffman Harold Wooten and Lloyd Mintken. Directors include Mike Allios Jim Bogle Earl Hickman and Ed Petersen. First and third Thursdays set for meetings, first luncheon date forthcoming. Charter night hinges on May 23 confirmation by District Governor Don Swaim of North Platte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushnell
James Brown
G. D. Stewart
Bushnell Lions Club
Kimball Lions
Ralph James
Glenn Zorn
Lion Tanner
Carl Hoffman
Harold Wooten
Lloyd Mintken
H. C
Mike) Allios
Jim Bogle
Earl Hickman
Ed Petersen
Don Swaim
North Platte
Attorney Paul Miller Dies in Scottsbluff Hospital
Paul T. Miller, 38, a Scottsbluff attorney, died suddenly at a Scottsbluff hospital Saturday night after a brief worsening of illness. He had suffered declining health for some time and acute encephalitis developed suddenly. a Denver specialist was flown in before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Miller
Scottsbluff
Paul
T. “Miller
Scottsbluff Hospital
Denver
New Yorker Dies of Exposure Near Chadron
A 24 year old New Yorker died of exposure and exhaustion near Pine Ridge South Dakota last week after he and a companion wandered hours through rugged country. Deputy Dawes County Sheriff Clarence Johnson said.
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Chadron Chadron
Pine Ridge
S. D
Dawes County
Clarence Johnson
Alliance and Denver Chambers Push for Pullman Service
Chambers of Commerce in Alliance and Denver unite to improve Panhandle rail travel. A. Cotsworth Jr. of Burlington Lines reports ongoing talks and potential sleeping car service linking Alliance and Denver after Pullman liquidation litigation and prior refusals due to war traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers of Commerce
Alliance
Denver
Panhandle
Nebraska
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
Denver Chamber
A. Cotsworth Jr
Burlington Lines
Chicago
Burlington
Cotsworth
Pullman Company
Pullman
Wheat shipments under famine emergency reach Nebraska and Dakota
Over 37,000 bushels of wheat marketed as deliveries in Nebraska totaled 965,496 bushels with 689,484 bought under a 30 cent bonus plan open until May 25. Top counties listed include Perkins, Deuel, Kearney, Chase and Cheyenne. South Dakota moved about 1.5 million bushels into elevators, while PMA officials warn car shortages slow coastal shipping.
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Nebraska
Associated Press
Perkins County
Deuel
Kearney
Chase
Cheyenne
R. L. Green
State Production and Marketing Administration
South Dakota
Howard I. Rundell
PMA
Mahr Leads Group on Transportation
J. K. Mahr has been selected as the Sidney Rotary Club's official delegate to the Rotary International convention in Atlantic City next month. He will chair the convention's vocational craft assembly on rail transportation, heading a unit with Rotary representatives from around the world. The Mahlrs expect to depart May 29 for about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Mahr
Sidney Rotary Club
Atlantic City
Rain Soaks Wide Area Aids Crops
Heavy rain continued into Sunday night and Monday morning across Cheyenne County and the Sidney region adding three quarters of an inch to last week’s moisture. The area has near two inches in seven days and general relief for drought though a hard freeze remains a danger as temps hover near freezing. Lightning caused farm damage including a radio loss and power system destruction valued around 1000 dollars. a horse was killed near Bauer farm. Sports events were postponed or canceled by the storm and a kite derby was delayed. Farmers welcome rain despite hail risks and hail insurers consider stricter terms following last year’s losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Panhandle
Bauer
Sidney Gun Club
Brownson
Sidney Country Club
Robinson to head local food fund drive for Europe
Bill Robinson chairs the local committee to raise funds and canned foods for starving Europeans. At the mayor’s request he will organize the campaign with urgent setup and action. Henry Wallace leads the national drive and urged ready local organizers to ensure Sidney contributes its share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Robinson
Europe
Robinson
Henry Wallace
Sidney
Trailer Hits Car On Viaduct Damages
A car owned by J E Carter from Lodgepole was heavily damaged Friday afternoon after a trailer detached from Buford Birdwell’s car and struck it on the viaduct east of town. State Patrolman R E Nichols said Birdwell was eastbound from Sidney when the collision occurred. Carter’s car sustained about 500 dollars in damage while the trailer and its cargo were worth roughly 150 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Carter
Lodgepole
Town
Buford Birdwell
Dalton
Birdwell
R. E. Nichols
Sidney
Carter
Straw Hat Day Arrives In Sidney Next Friday May 10
Straw Hat Day in Sidney is Friday May 10 with men’s stores featuring the new 1946 straws. Rain or shine, no one wearing a felt fedora will be in fashion. Tele graph ads promise the straw hat situation under control as stores display the latest modies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Choir Concert Here May 10
An invitational choir clinic featuring students from Sidney Lodgepole and Sunol will be held at the Sidney senior high school Friday evening May 10 at 730. Under Grant Mathews P C Nicholson and Miss Virginia Johnson as guest conductor the 87 voices perform three parts including sacred and Russian folk music with solos and choral pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Lodgepole
Sunol
Grant Mathews
P. C. Nicholson
Virginia Johnson
J. W. Johnson
Denver
Mathews
Nicholson
Miss Johnson
Eileen Borcher
Kathryn Ells
Shirley Siders
Helen Simpson
Marjorie Armstrong
Rita Bond
Lila Lee Erickson
Frances Evans
Nila Evans
Marilyn Hand
Donna Harlan
Dixie Holtman
Frances Irwin
Lila Kesselring
Melissa
Koehler
Elda Larson
Pegey Lindley
Ruth Livingston
Patricia Osborn
Shirley Peterson
Erma Rihn
Eileen Reker
Barbara Rouillard
Norma Rowan
Edith Lanks
Ruth Schmidt
Ruth Siders
Beverly Wehmiller
Edna Brauer
Marian Eberle
Janet Jenick
Shirley Johnson
Don Hadden
Paul Huff
Bob Molle
Edward Narjes
Fred Peters
Edward Rhine
Bob Sherrerd
Allan Wittig
Delmar Zalesky
Legion Poppy Day Set Next Saturday
May 11 has been designated as Poppy Day by the American Legion Auxiliary. The one day yearly sale funds the rehabilitation of disabled veterans and aid for the children of the dead and disabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Fight Card Is Set Thursday At City Auditorium
Forty rounds or more of fast action boxing are promised Thursday night May 9 as the VFW promotes its first boxing show. Golden Glovers from Denver and local winners will vie in a full evening of bouts starting around eight. Tickets available at Hahler Liquor Store, The Stag Tavern, or at the box office. Some fighters return from Golden Gloves fame and the News Elks Denver tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Golden Glovers
Denver
City Auditorium
Hahler Liquor Store
Stag Tavern
Car Theft and Drunken Driving Charged at Dix
Bernard Bearns 21 an employee at Sioux Ordnance Depot faces charges of car theft and driving while intoxicated after allegedly stealing a car from Mrs R C Chambers at a dance in Potter and wrecking it in a ditch along highway 30 near Dix. Bearns sustained leg injuries facial cuts and body bruises requiring overnight hospital care.
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Bernard Bearns
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Bearns
Highway No. 30
Dix
R. E. Nichols
Potter
R. C. Chambers
SOD
Sidney
Beams
Fame As Conover Model Gains Prominence
Dolores Hopewood, niece of Mr and Mrs Fred Plorin, grows as a Conover model in New York. She recently modeled for a full page Harper s Bazaar advertisement in the April issue. An unidentified photo appeared in The Omaha World Herald on April 28 in a Camera Club Exhibit section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Hopewood
Fred Plorin
Conover
New York
Sidney
Harper’s Bazaar
Omaha World Herald
Camera Club
Miss Hopewood
Punch Boards Stay Out After City Council Action
Sidney merchants urged legalizing punch boards to fund children’s recreational programs with 50 cent per board contributions. The mayor and police chief kept the ban, citing a moral issue and potential minor involvement, with counselors largely against the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Hubert Pierson
Pierson
Greater Artists Series Brings World Concert Figures to Sidney
Sidney announces the Greater Artists Series for 1946-47 with four concerts. Season tickets cost 6.60 and go on sale midweek at Cheyenne County Abstract Co. 1024 Jackson St. Featured artists include Josephine Antoine soprano Edmund Kurtz cellist the Original Don Cossacks led by Serge Jaroff and Sidney Foster pianist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Frances L. Doran
Jackson St
Marcella Sembrich
Boulder
Colo
Atwater-Kent
Miss Antoine
Metropolitan Opéra
Edmund ‘Kurtz
Leningrad
Arturo Toscanini
NBC Orchestra
Town Hall
DON Cossacks
Serge Jaroff
New York World- Telegram
Sidney Foster
New York Philharmonic Symphony Society
Edw Markel Dies Suddenly In Lodgepole Farm Leader 67
Edward Markel Sr prominent Lodgepole farmer died Monday morning after a heart attack at his home at 67 funeral services will be held Thursday at the Catholic church in Lodgepole Rosary will be said at the Market home Wednesday eve ning burial in Greenwood cemetery Sidney He was born August 16 1878 married Sadie Roselius in 1904 moved to a farm north of Lodgepole in 1928 retired last fall Survivors include his wife four sons Edward Jr Eugene Richard Ralph of Cheyenne two daughters Mrs Thomas Gunn New York City Mrs Edward Namath Mrs Tony Kripal Lodgepole Mrs W E Simon North Platte two brothers three sisters and eleven grandchildren The Telegraph will carry a complete life account Friday Gehrig Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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Lodgepole
Edward Markel
Markel
Greenwood
Sidney
Nebraska City
Sadie Roselius
Ralph
Cheyenne
Wyo
Edward, Jr
Eugene
Richard
Thomas Gunn
New York City
Edward Namath
Tony Kripal
W. E. Simon
North Platte
Pioneer Lady Matilda Anderson Dies at 79 in Potter
Mrs. Matilda Anderson aged 79 died Saturday evening in a Sidney hospital after lingering illness. Funeral services Tuesday at two from Potter Methodist Church with Rev Homer Hix officiating. Interment in Kirk community cemetery. Craig Home for Funerals in charge. Swedish native who moved to Kansas then Banner county in 1880s. widowed since 1911, no children. sister Mrs William Helsing and grandson Morris Henrickson, both of Potter, survive. An obituary will follow in The Telegraph.
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Matilda Anderson
Nebraska
Sidney
Methodist
Potter
Homer Hix
Kirk Community
Craig
Kansas
C. O. Anderson
Andersons
Kirk
Banner County
Anderson
William Helsing
Morris Henrickson
The
Telegraph
Head-On Crash Injures Two In California Cars
Cars driven by Albert P. Florita from Stockton and Howard L. Hansen from Big Springs collided head on near Sund late Sunday night. Both front ends were demolished and two people sustained minor injuries. Florita required two stitches for a lip cut. four other occupants were unhurt. Garry Bowker, 18, in Hansen's car, suffered facial cuts and lost teeth. State Patrolman E L Hailey investigated after returning from vacation.
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Albert P. Florita
Stockton
Calif
Howard L. Hansen
Big Springs
Sund
E. L. Hailey
Florita
Garry Bowker
Hansen
Hailey
Seed Certification Open Through May 20
The Nebraska Crop Improvement Association notes increased interest in small grain certification this year with earlier applications. Deadline for applications and fees to the association office is May 20. Paige Hall urges farmers to contact their county agricultural agent for forms to apply for field inspection of wheat oats barley flax rye bromegrass and sweet clover. May 20 is less than two weeks away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Paige Hall
REA Sale OKd Election Set for Sidney Area
The Rural Electric Co. of Pine Bluffs Wyo approved buying outlying lines and properties serving Sidney, Dalton and Gurley as city council sets an election for June 11. A 60 percent favorable vote within Sidney limits is required to proceed with the roughly 180000 dollar sale, which includes transmission lines, substations, and equipment, and would end the city’s power contract with Consumers Public Power District. The public power board cites benefit in limiting city ownership outside its limits and potential new service mileage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural, Electric Co
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Sidney
Rural Electric Co. Board
Dalton
Gurley
P. J. Heaton
REA
Consumers Public Power District
Kite Derby Set For Wednesday At High School Grounds
The Cub kite derby, open to ages eight to eleven, will be held Wednesday at 4 30 pm at the high school grounds if weather cooperates. Entries must have a kite that flies to qualify and prizes go to eight event winners including biggest and smallest kite highest altitude for box and triangular kites fifty yard and one hundred yard dashes most novel kite and most attractive kite.
Victory garden still has 20 lots available on Linden Street
About twenty lots remain at the city's victory garden plot on West Linden Street, reported Monday by Gordon Tobin. He will reserve remaining plots for those wishing to farm until all 64 lots are taken. The unoccupied lots are staked and ready for work as gardeners join a nationwide appeal for more food. Tobin and a committee oversee the project in a patriotic humanitarian effort.
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Victory Garden
West Linden Street
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
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Mahr
Auditorium
Conover Model
Recreation Fund
Greater Artists
Josephine Antoine
Don Cossack Chorus
O.K
Rural Electric Board
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