Gurley Farmers Plan Gas Tax Exemption Under New Rule
G E Burke of the western Nebraska gasoline tax exemption group announces a legal plan by the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation allowing Gurley farmers to import gasoline for farm use without tax under the interstate unbroken package rule. The plan, prepared by the federation’s legal department, could exempt shipments from the four cent a gallon levy, though not all farmers qualify. Continued on page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G E. Burke
Gasoline Tax Exemption Association of
Nebraska
Lincoln
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Gurley
United States Supreme Court
Mothers Camps To Be Held In Five Nebraska Cities
Nebraska women will attend five mothers vacation camps in Chadron Sidney Lexington Deweese and Camp Bresher near Omaha this summer. Open to any woman 18 and older camps include rest recreation handcraft and nature study with meals lodging and programs arranged by Miss Mary Ellen Brown and local agents.
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Nebraska
Mary Ellen Brown
Chadron
Sidney
Lexington
Deweese
Camp Brester
Omaha
Miss Brown
C. O. Bruce
Lincoln
Chadron and
Ella Gardner
Children’s Bureau
Department of Commerce
Camp Bresher
Womans Club Honors Elderly Ladies This Week
The Sidney Womans club held a meeting at the Christian church parlors honoring elderly Sidney women as guests. Vice president Mrs J E Paquette presided in illness of president Mrs W L Larson. committee headed by Mrs B L Walker. Jeanette Ericson performed piano solos Goblin's Frolic and After School March with Edward Liebendorfer singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Sunol Seniors Set for May 14 Graduation
Sunol high school plans two ceremonies in May. The baccalaureate is Sunday evening May 17 at 8 with Rev. F. OC. Mills of Sidney, assisted by G. M. Brox of Lodge Pole. The commencement is May 14 at 8 with Rev. L. H. Kaub of Bayard. Class colors are scarlet and cream with sweet pea as the flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunol High School
F. OC. Mills
Sidney
G. M. Brox
Lodge Pole
L. H. Kaub
Bayard
Bertha Mae Omel
Sterling R. Glassburn
Lloyd E. Lindley
Theodore E. Oliverius
Western District De Molay Meeting Here This Month
The ninth district conclave of western Nebraska De Molays will be held in Sidney on Saturday May 23 with representatives from every panhandle chapter. Arthur Zike and Merriman Riggs lead local arrangements. a banquet and dance headline a varied program. The Sidney chapter, influential in Nebraska De Molay circles, arranges a strong day and aims to attract the world’s first De Molay to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Nebraska
de Molays
Sidney
Panhandle
Sidney Lodge
Arthur Zike
Merriman Riggs
Riggs
de Molay
Inter-Federation Of Women’s Club To Meet Here Tuesday
All ladies in Kimball and Cheyenne counties are invited to a Sidney convention of the intercounty federation of Women’s clubs May 12 at the Methodist church. District officers led by President Rolph will attend. Judge J L Tewell will give the principal address on Community Welfare with Mrs Rolph speaking on intercounty federations. Registration at 9 45 a m program at 10 30 a m closes at 4 p m. A luncheon for visitors will be served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Cheyenne
Intercounty Federation of Womans Clubs
Sidney
Methodist Church
Rolph
J. L. Tewell
Womans Club
Hoover backs auxiliary poppy sale in aid of ex servicemen
President Herbert Hoover endorses the American Legion Auxiliary memorial poppy sale. In a letter to national president Mrs Robert Lincoln Hoyal, Hoover calls the sale of poppies made by disabled ex-service men in hospitals and elsewhere a means of employment and rehabilitation funding for child welfare work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
American Legion ‘Auxiliary Memorial
Fred Mauser
Sidney
Auxiliary
Robert Lincoln Hoyal
The
Hoover
Virginia Johnson Earns Honor at University
Virginia Johnson is elected a member of the house of representatives at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The university governs by senate and house with student government guiding conduct. The honor is described as a nice achievement for this Sidney born young lady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Johnson
House of Representatives
University of Colorado At Boulder
Senate
House
Sidney Young Lady
Raymond Rogers Heads Local Masons in Lodge Vote
Raymond Rogers was elected worshipful master of Frank Welch Masonic Lodge at Tuesday night’s election. A. D. Greenlee named senior warden, C A Bergstrom junior warden, George E. Taylor treasurer, and Leslie Neubauer secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Rogers
Frank Welch Masonic Lodge
A. D. Greenlee
C A Bergstrom
George E. Taylor
Leslie Neubaue
Baseball season opens Sunday in Cheyenne county league
Eight teams return with strengthened rosters as opening games Sunday forecast upsets. Potter travels to Dalton for a stern test as Duke McGowan and Closman shone last week. Lodge Pole hosts Bunker Hill with Lon Miller reorganizing the lineup and hopes for strong hitting. Sunol and Lorenzo clash at Lorenzo field after rough openers, Meier or Phelps likely to start for Lorenzo. Sidney hosts Gurley in the new ball park dedication, Gurley riding a recent win over Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County Baseball League
Potter
Dalton
Roger Brennan
Duke McGowan
McGowan
Closman
Sunol
Lodge Polo
Bunker Hill
Lodge Pole
Lon Miller
Miller
Lorenzo
Meier
Phelps
Sidney
Ball Park
Gurley
Dimery Involved In Oklahoma Trip Crash
M. W. Dimery, en route from Sidney to Oklahoma on a business trip, was in a severe automobile crash near Seward that heavily damaged his car. He escaped injury and bought a new vehicle in Lincoln before continuing the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Dimery
Sidney
Oklahoma
Seward
Mr. Dimery
LiYoln
Jourey
Display Flag On Mother's Day Proclaimed
The National Americanism commission of the American Legion cites President Wilson's 1914 proclamation urging a universal flag display. It calls for flag exhibitions on government buildings and at homes or suitable places on the second Sunday of May to honor mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Americanism Commission of the American Legion
Wilson
First Soldiers 10 Enlist From Here Organize in Club
The first 11 Sidney men to enlist for the U S army in World War I formed a Last Man club to meet annually until the ranks exhausted by death. Names and destinations include Charles Fred Parks Rapid City South Dakota Raymond L Clinton Exeter Nebraska Herman Ehmke Olean New York Allen Chambers New York City Frank Elliott Wichita Kansas Cyril Wallace address unknown Elmer Wright Robert Sellers David Ells Albert Green and J Clayton Parks Sidney. They met at the Commercial cafe last week and plan annual gatherings hoping all veterans attend next year. Enlisted April 25 1917, examined at Grand Island later sent to Fort Logan Colorado stationed at Fort Scott California for training. Fred Parks Albert Green and Dave Ells saw active service in France Elmer Wright and Frank Elliott were in France but not in front line fighting. All 11 served in artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Charles Fred Parks
Rapid City
S. D
Raymond L. Clinton
Exeter
Nebr
Herman Ehmke
Olean
N. Y
Allen Chambers
New York City
Frank Elliott
Wichita
Kan
Cyril Wallace
Elmer Wright
Robert Sellers
David Ells
France
Frank Eliott
J. W. Johnson Buys Livoni and Son Insurance Agency
J W Johnson announced this week the acquisition of the Livoni and Son insurance agency. The merger likely makes him the largest individual insurer in western Nebraska’s Sidney area, following Livoni’s retirement to farm life south of Sidney. Johnson has expanded since 1919, absorbing agencies once led by Puckett Lowe and Christensen. In 1930 his firm wrote 80 percent of Sidney fire insurance and 60 percent county wide.
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Livoni and Son Insurance Agency
J. W. Johnson
Livoni
Johnson
Nebraska
Il Health
Sidney
Mr. Johnson
George W. Puckett
L. G. Lowe
Marius Christensen
Livoni and Son
St Patrick Academy Schedule Marks End Of Year Events
St Patrick Academy closes the current school year with activities led by the senior class. The senior class play Daddy Long Legs is set for May 10 at the academy auditorium, followed by the May 14 junior-senior banquet, as the year ends ahead of May 20 commencement.
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St. Patrick’s Academy
St. Patrick's Auditorums
St. Patrick’s
Paving Fever Hits Sidney as Council Outlines District
Sidney shows a paving fever as the new city council creates district one with no dissent. The six block district wins broad approval and is seen as a conservative start to expand paving across additional districts. This year’s paving costs are lower than in 1929 and 1930, with neighboring Nebraska towns voting for more paving due to reasonable contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Nebraska
Too many dime novels blamed for Staats hoax robbery
Frederick Staats sr of Wymore arrived to defend his son Frederick Staats Jr who plotted a hoax robbery at Gil bert Gossin’s home. Staats Sr says sensational fiction fueled the act, but the youth regrets the trouble and charges were dropped as authorities close the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Staats
Gilbert Gossin
Wymore
Staats
Young Staats
John Daugherty Dead In Oregon
John Daugherty formerly of Sidney died in an Ashland Oregon hospital after major surgery. He was father of Arthur Daugherty and part owner of Cheyenne County Trading Co. Funeral services were held in Ashland. Sidney mourns.
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John Daugherty
Sidney
Ashland
Ore
Daugherty
Arthur Daugherty
Cheyenne Couty Trading Company
Cheyenne County
Arthur
Mr. Daugherty
Trucks and Busses Face Heavier Highway Fees
A late session law increases fiscal load on commercial trucks and trailers by raising maintenance costs and imposing stricter size and weight limits. Maximum speeds are set, with cars limited to 45 mph and trucks towing trailers to 35 mph. Length, width, height caps, tire load rules, and license penalties are outlined, including possible license revocation after three offenses. The passage also notes new trucking and bus fees and emergency provisions for larger units. The text also mentions an upcoming spring golf tournament at Sidney Country Club with over 100 expected golfers and potential regional participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Ford Parade Attracts Attention In Sidney
The Ford parade of commercial and passenger cars was staged in Sidney yesterday. Representing the latest body and mechanical creations in all types of Ford automobiles, the demonstration attracted much interest and a large crowd inspected the fleet while it was on display here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Sidney
Favorable Eye Cast On Sidney By Union Pacific
Union Pacific officials led by vice president W M Jeffers spoke in Sidney noting optimism about future business. Jeffers said Sidney is favored by the line and only a few workers were laid off during the downturn, in a brief stopover with local reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Union Pacific
Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
W. M. Jeffers
Omaha
Mr. Jeffers
Henry Pavlas
A. J. Jorgensen
L. T. Poole
Servey Store To Show Kiddie Revue This Week
Servey's store in the Rocky Mountain region will host a special Kiddie Revue Monday and Tuesday from 2 to 3 PM. Local children will model the latest apparel and mothers are invited to attend. Children will be entertained during the showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servey
Serey
Rocky Mountain
Beauty Expert Demonstrates Du Barry at Sidney Drug
Miss Alexander, a beauty expert, will be at the Sidney Drug Company all next week demonstrating the Richard Hudnut Du Barry line. The public is invited to consult with her on beauty treatments and secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Alexander
Sidney Drug Company
Richard Hudnut
du Barry
Stock Feeding Is Aid To Farmer Slicing Expenses
Nebraska farmers cut costs to weather low farm prices by feeding more livestock and reducing production. Wheat acreage shifts to corn and other feed grains with a 15 percent rise in cattle feeding and a 5 percent increase in corn acreage. Farmers also cut hired labor and household consumption, while dairy producers send more milk into manufactured products amid a slump in cattle and sheep prices and a mild winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Anc
Grain Grading School to Be Held in Sidney
A grain grading school will be held on Tuesday May 26 at the city auditorium. Experts from the Omaha grain exchange grain department and the agricultural college will explain how fair samples are obtained and the steps in actual grain grading. Elevator operators from western Nebraska and wheat farmers are urged to attend to learn how grain quality impacts grading.
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Sidney
City Auditorium
Omaha Grain Exchange
The
Agricultural Collge
Nebraska
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G. A. Burke
Inter-Federation of ‘Women’s Club
University
Masons
Sidney and
Mayor Schroeder
Dimery
St. Patrick Academy
Oregon
Sidney Country Club
C. W. Smith
Fort Collins
Sterling
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Sam Daniel
Daniel
West Coast
Servey’s
Sidney Drug Co
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