Sidney Country Club Organized Buys Site
Sidney country club enthusiasts met at the courthouse Tuesday evening and announced purchase of a quarter section of land adjoining the city for the club. They organized with temporary leaders and committees to secure grounds and canvass for members, aiming for a permanent organization soon.
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Country Club
Court House
Hk. BE. Roche
Ray EE. Witham
J. McIntosh
Jesse McNish
RP. Kepler
Community Association
Messrs. McIntosh
McNish
W. K. Hodgkin
J. L. McIntosh
A. BE. Warren
Martin Dimery
EK. R. Kratz
R. 2. Kepler
Robbery at Betts Jewelry Store Sunday Night
A late Sunday caper shattered the Betts Jewelry display. A thief used a stone wrapped in a handkerchief to smash the window and stole about a dozen white cluster diamond rings valued at hundreds. Police have no clues as officials search for the culprit. Ketts had just bought the rings the day before and left them in the display.
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Betts
Mr. Ketts
Abundant Rainfall Floods Cellars Hail Closes Farm Work
A heavy rainstorm with hail struck the region on Tuesday afternoon flooding many cellars and delaying farm work. The north side suffered the most from poor drainage, slowing spring field activity and delaying wheat planting plans.
Persinger Suffers Injuries in Lincoln Highway Crash
Word from Omaha reports A B Persinger, nearly seventy, in satisfactory condition after a car overturned on the Lincoln Highway near Lodgepole, suffering three fractured ribs and a fractured arm. Authorities say he was racing No 19 when the accident occurred. he is a well known county resident with many friends hoping for full recovery.
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Omaha
A. B.persinger
Lincoln Highway
Lodgepole
Persinger
Hoodoo at the U S A Theatre This Tuesday Night
Announcement promoting a local theatre event called Hoodoo at the U S A Theatre on Tuesday night alongside a graduation gift sale featuring La Valliers, with contact K S Betts for more details and a taxi call line 161.
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U.S. A
la Valliers
K. S. Betts
Cheyenne County to Have Good Highways
County Engineer J. T. M Pear son launches work on Cheyenne County roads as part of a national push for unprecedented road building. The plan promises better routes, reduced transport costs, and economic gains for farmers through improved highways and lower distribution costs.
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J. TM Pearson
Cheyenne
HS Ft
Lincoln Business Men Arrive by Special Train
About one hundred Lincoln jobbers manufacturers and bankers arrived in Sidney by special Burlington train last evening. A lively band accompanied the group as they paraded from the depot to the flag-pole center, playing several pieces before they left via the U V line for Lincoln. They plan numerous stops on their return journey.
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Lincoln
Sidney
Burlington Railway
U. V
B M S Club Meeting and Tractor Demonstration Planned
The B M S music department meets Mrs W K Hodgkin Tuesday afternoon May 18 with the usual program plus a postponed package sale. Governor S R McKelvie, Mr Snry der of the state farm and Mr A G Kittle attend the Ogallala tractor demonstration on May 20. Cheyenne County is touted as the state’s greatest tractor county with many tractors expected.
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B. M. S. Club
W. K. Hodgkin
S. R. McKelvie
Snnyder
State Farm
A. G. Kittle
Ogallala
Cheyenne County
Western Top and Paint Co. Ad Offers Outdoor Signs
Dr Himpstos Dentist advertises signs for outdoor advertising and ornamental lettering for cars and show windows with a contact number. Western Top and Paint Co. promotes Hoodoo tickets at Bassett’s Pharmacy and urges early purchase. Betts' Jewelry Store features La Tausea pearls for graduation gifts.
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Western Top & Paint CO
Betts’ Jewelry Store
Community Association Public Meeting in Sidney
The Sidney community association held a public meeting despite bad weather. Members discussed good roads post office facilities rural routes aviation and new business ventures. Directors hired LD Lewis to lead the band for the year and strengthen community welfare.
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Association
Court House
GR Bieknen
Kepler
Lewis
Sidney
Vity
Mr. Lewis
Fire Department Receives Mayor Grabill Donation
Mayor Grabill gave $100 to the city fire department last week. Firemen express deep appreciation and say the funds will ease department expenses after a period of treasury depletion.
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Grabill
I. BE. Grabill
Cheyenne County 8th Grade Graduation at U S Theatre
The Cheyenne County eighth grade graduation will be held Wednesday at 2 30 P M at the U S Theatre. Many parents from county sections will attend to witness diplomas of achievement as the largest class yet graduates. The program promises notable exhibits from the County Superintendent's office on display.
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Cheyenne County
U.S. A
Sidney School Closing Program Starts
Commencement events unfold with Junior-Senior banquet at Union Park hotel, baccalaureate at Methodist Episcopal church with Rev T Porter Bennett, senior class play The Hoodoo at U S A theatre, and May 20 commencement at Tobin Opera House featuring Robert Elliott and Paul Martin. Twenty seven graduates to receive diplomas.
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Union Pare
Tncnity
Methodist Episcopal Church
T. Porter Bennett
Evelyn Doran
Samuel Light
den Clai
Wark
Shelly
Hayden Chub
L. Holmes
Babylon
Howen
D. J. Lewis
Angels of
Tobin Opera House
Robert I. Elliot
Chadron State Normal
Elliott
Paul I. Martin
Sidney High School
Orches
Osborn Building to Become New Theatre in Town
After weeks of negotiation M W Osborn and A A Sharp secured a long lease on the rear part of the Odd Fellows Hall to provide a rear exit from the Osborn Motor Company building now to be converted into a modern theatre. Plans by architects are under way for a seating capacity around six hundred to seven hundred with rest rooms for men and women and a rear entrance as required by statute. Work to start as soon as the price is vacated so the show can open at the earliest possible moment.
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M. W. Osborn
A. A. Sharp
Odd Fellows’ Hall
M. W. Osborn Motor Company
Messrs. Osborn
Sharp
The
Motor Company
Lorise
Odd Fellows
Sidney Artificial Ice and Cold Storage Plant
The Sidney Artificial Ice and Cold Storage Co. advances toward opening within a month. Machinery and finish work near completion. Storage capacity reaches about 60 000 cubic feet with fifteen rooms. Manager John Simones plans an opening day for public viewing. It is the largest plant of its kind in western Nebraska.
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Sidney Artificial Ice and Cold Storage Co
John Simones
Nebraska
Democratic Convention Held Tuesday at Sidney Court House
The Democratic County convention met at the Sidney Court House under the new law. All precincts were represented in person or by proxy. Delegates were elected to the state convention in Omaha on Tuesday, May 18, including Joseph Oberfelder Clayton S. Radcliffe John McCleneghan and Lester G.
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Court House
Sidney
Omaha
Joseph Oberfelder
Clayton S. Radcliffe
John McCleneghan
Lester G
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Sidney Country Club
K. S. Betts’ Jewelry
A. B. Persinger
Omaha Hospital
Sidney Lumber Co
Rose Street
U. P. Depot
B. M. S. Club Meeting
Himpstos
Bassetts Pharmacy
Community Association Public Meeting
Cunard and
Anchor Lines
American Express Company
Travel
America
Oberfelder& CO
Tra
American Bank of Sidney
Frank G. Schroeder
American Bank
Sidney, Nebr
Mgr. Savings Department
Martin W. Dimery
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