Corner Stone Laid for Methodist Church in Sidney
A May 7 1918 ceremony marks the cornerstone lay of the Methodist Episcopal church in Sidney with Grand A F and A M officers and local fraternal groups officiating. Notables include Fred L Temple and Reverend George G Ware. The brick structure measures 4 by 85 feet, with pipe organ plans and seals of era documents placed inside. Also notes Fritz Hart's Pinto pony featured in The Narrow Trail at U S A Theatre May 15.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
A. F
A. M
Frank Welch
Sidney
Leon Fine
W. M
Free Masonry
Nebraska
Grand Lodge
Sidney Telegraph
Federal Registration Of The Children Call For Weighing Five Year Olds
The Child Welfare Committee urges a national campaign to weigh measure and register all children under five in every Nebraska rural and town school district on May 15. Public buildings may host the event and registration cards cover name address nationality birth date sex weight and general condition to aid health and education efforts.
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United States
Nebraskaka
Woman's Committee
Child Welfare Committee
Lieutenant William Ritchie Injured at Camp Dodge
Friends learn Lieutenant William Ritchie a county teacher and Bridgeport attorney was injured on March 28 during drilling and flown to a Des Moines hospital. He is improving and may enter convalescent ward by the fifteenth of the month. Letters from old friends are consoling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ritchie
Bridgeport
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Uake
County Liberty Loan Surpasses Target by Thirty Percent
Cheyenne County reports the Third Liberty Loan Drive exceeded its quota by about thirty percent. Chairman R A Barlow and the 100 Percent American Club led a live committee. 135 inactive subscribers were persuaded to buy bonds. The women’s committee under Mrs F N Wooldridge raised 123 100 dollars, over half the county’s quota, with volunteers across Sidney and Dalston. Banks across the towns show strong results, with 88 350 dollars over the target.
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Cheyenne County
R. A. Barlow
F. N. Wooldridge
W.E. Bassett
E. Jack
B.A. Jones
T. GC. Opper
J. Tu
C.F. Brown
W. Swatzdander
Miles
Sidney
A. £ Hedlund
Dalston
Patriotic Methodist Ladies Meeting Supports Liberty Bond
The Wednesday May 1 Patriotic Meeting by the Ladies of the Methodist church drew a large, pleased crowd. Programs included songs, recitations, a piano duet, an address by Prof. Braham, and $50 in Liberty Loan pledges plus $1 subscriptions. Do Wright earned travel rewards for boosting furnace sales. Funston Band entertained attendees afterward with military music at the opera house.
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Funston
Erowa
Eee Plow sharpened at Brewer's machine shop
A sharpened Eee Plow is prepared at Brewer's machine shop, with likely maintenance or readiness for field use. Local workers detail its construction and expected performance, noting the shop's craftsmanship and the tool's specific edge enhancements.
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Brewer's
Ladies Auxiliary To Home Guards Forms In Town
Thirty two young ladies met and planned an auxiliary to the Home Guards. At recent meeting two more joined. The group aims to be ready for patriotic service if called, with khaki uniforms likely and officers named Dorothy Swatzlander Captain Evelyn Clark First Lieutenant Jean Swatzlander Second Lieutenant. New members welcome and growth encouraged.
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Dorothy Swatzlander
Evelyn Clark
Jean Swatzjlander
Wm. S. Hart Coming Wednesday Proves Real Western Cast
William Hart stars in The Narrow Trail at U S A Theatre on Wednesday May 15. Director Humbert Hillyer helmed the production under producer Thomas H. Lice, with Hart guiding his all Western cast to lifelike pioneer days on screen.
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Fritz
William S. Hart
William
Hart
Mart
Iso Painstak
Hari
West
Artcraft
Tumbert Hillyer
Thomas H. Lice
New Insurance Agency Opens In Sidney Nebraska
The Lincoln Accident Insurance Company opens a Sidney branch with Frank R. Means as district manager. Miss Ann Norris is stenographer in a suite over Sidney State Bank. Special salesmen Mac L Abbott Claud W McCor and A J Lindberg will base in Sidney to cover a wide territory. Noble Anderson on business in Colorado this week.
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Lincoln Accident Issurance Company
Frank R. Means
Sidney State Bank
Ann Norris
Mac L. Abbott
Claud W. McCor
A. J. Lindberg
Sidney
Lieutenant Davis to Head Fourth Officers Training Camp
Lieutenant Davis, married to Miss Nellie Dedrick of Sidney, has been selected as trainer of officers. He will lead the fourth officers training camp at American Lakes, Campe-Lewis, Washington, for five months, a choice praised by local friends and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aee Wen
Wee” “Davis
Sidney
Nellie Dedrick
Campe-Lewis
American Lakes
Washington
First Grade Students To Present Air Theater Show
The First Grade will present air theater on Friday at 2:00 pm, featuring Elma's Dream. Admission is 17 cents. Under the guidance of Miss Neubauer and Miss Spencer, the performance aims to raise funds for Junior Red Cross dues.
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Elma
Red ‘Cross
Masonic Officers Elected at Frank Welch Lodge No 75
Masonic officers of Frank Welch Lodge No 75 A F and A M were elected May 7 with K S Agnew W M Leslie Neubauer wardens Wooldridge Weeden and H Schroeder as treasurer and secretary The notice promotes the event Some where in France.
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Frank Welch
A. F. and
OA. ML
K. S. Agnew
W. M. Leslie Neubauer
W. F. M. Wooldridge
J. W. W. H. Weeden
H. Schroeder
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Methodist
Federal
Registration of the Children
Ritchie Ey
The
Bank For Best Service
Jesse C. McNish
N. E. Medlock
H. H. Ostenberg
L. C. Opper
Cashier
F. Brown
t-Cashier
County Liberty Loan
Gurler Cen Ee
Lodgepole
Potter Ee
Sidney Tener Ee
Sunol Sener Ene
Do. M. Wright
Pullman
St. Louis
Home Guards
Wm. S. Hart
New Insurance Agency
Noble Anderson
Colorado
Abe
F. Br.‘ Means
Hardy Hardware Store
Oberfelder
ING CO
American Bank
the American Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
Oren
Davis Wee Ag
Ramont Es
Born Garage
Betts Jewelry
Tobin Corner
E. S. Sherrerd
France
Vath’s Pharmacy
L. W. Vath
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