Council members depart for inspection tour on city hall
Mayor Herman Schroeder and four councilmen plus Chief Livoni leave Sidney for eastern Nebraska to inspect city halls in similar towns. They expect to report Friday at the regular meeting. Architects suggest 1400 seat auditorium. council desires 2000 with possible fire dept move and renovated offices.
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Herman Schroeder
F. A. Bush
George Moore
George C. Thompson
Carl Livoni
Nebraska
Sidney
Goldsmith É Pisher
Scottsbluff
Conan Cely
City Hall
Civie Council
Death of longtime Sidney resident Mrs Thomas Epps
Mrs. Thomas Epps, longtime Sidney resident, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at her Cheyenne county home aged elderly. She leaves two living children Mrs Will Blood of Portland Oregon and Charles Epps of Tacoma Washington and had earlier two sons Robert and Thomas Epps who died previously. Funeral and burial plans uncertain may be held in Sidney at the Methodist church with arrangements not yet completed.
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Thomas Epps
Cheyenne County
Epps
Sidney
Robert Epps
Thomas
Will Blood
Portland
Ore
Charles Epps
Tacoma
Wash
Mee
Teday
Sidway
Emers Vacation Camp Sre June Me to Include Suting
At Sidney on June 25 the recreational director will run a getting acquainted period and by supper the women will know each other by name. Margaret Clelland will direct recreation and lead vesper and roundtable discussions on child training. Mary Elton Brown oversees the camp as demonstration agent. May Marjorie Anderson handles finance, menus and meals.Registration is 425 to cover meals cots camp grounds and some speakers.
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Sidney
Margaret Clelland
Lincoln
Dalton High School Graduation Plans With Fifteen Grads
Baccalaureate services Sunday night featured Rev. E. E. Dagley. Commencement tomorrow evening will have Dr. W. I. Guss as speaker. The 15 graduates include six boys and nine girls, the largest class yet. Class motto Launched But Not Anchored, colors green and white, flower American Beauty rose. Names: Ethel Guill, Florence Blome, Alfred Davison, Rhody Davison, Clara Ewing, Elia Eckert, Jessie Eckert, Gaylord Anderson, Mildred Hietmann, Irene Kummer, Clarence Martin, Norman Swanson, Harold Woolsey, Raymond Weed, Thelma Zorn.
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Dalton High School
E. E. Dagley
Presbyterian Church
W. I. Guss
Nebraska Synod of the
Lutheran Churches
Guss
Lutheran Church
Dalton
Dalton School
Lawrence Forks
Ethel Guill
Florence Blome
Alfred Davison
Rhody Davison
Clara Ewing
Elia Eckert
Jessie Eckert
Gaylord Anderson
Mildred Hietmann
Irene Kummer
Clarence Martin
Norman Swanson
Harold Woolsey
Raymond Weed
Thelma Zorn
May term of district court starts Monday
The May term of district court convenes in Sidney next Monday, May 20. It is the regular equity term and excludes jury cases. Judge I. J. Nisley of North Platte will preside on the bench.
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District Court
Sidney
I. J. Nisley
North Platte
Wheat condition report shows 87 percent, harvests down
A state and federal agricultural bulletin notes 7 percent of winter wheat abandoned, leaving 3,438,000 acres for harvest. Overall wheat condition stands at 87 percent with regional splits of 90 percent in the east, 80 percent in the center, and 96 percent in the west, production near 55.2 million bushels.
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Nebraska
Stevens-Van Engelen store to open soon
Renovation work is rapidly advancing on the Stevens-Van Engelen building under manager Roy Liggett. An opening date is not yet fixed, with Liggett to announce the date and the store personnel in the coming days.
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Stevens-Van Engelen Company
Roy Liggett
Liggett
District Seven Bankers Convention Heads to Sidney
Sidney hosts the District Seven Bankers one day convention on Thursday May 23 with a special car bringing bankers. A J Jorgenson district president and Marius Christensen secretary lead arrangements. Eastern Nebraska bank officials will discuss financial problems and Bern Coulter of the state legislature is featured. Mayor Schroeder will welcome the visitors.
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Sidney
A. J. Jorgenson
District Bankers Organization
Marius Christensen
Nebraska
Bern Coulter
State Legislature
Schroeder
Unidentified Man Hurt Leaving Speeding Train at Kimball
An unidentified man was severely injured Sunday night in Kimball while attempting to leave a moving Union Pacific freight train. Brakeman Rohde McCaffrey reported the 45 mph train sped through Kimball as the man tried to alight. He was taken to Pine Bluffs and lies near death aboard a westbound train. No identity or missing-person reports have been found. Local sheriff’s office notes no one was run over and injuries are described as internal in nature.
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Kimball
Union Pacific
Pine Bluffs
Efoort
Rohde McCaffrey
Kimball County
Possible Holding Company for Dalton Bank Emerge
The Dalton delegates report a holding company may be organized to take over the defunct Farmers State bank assets. Cheyenne County commissioners favor the plan as liabilities near the required threshold. A school deposit complicates final approval while surety bonds back the treasurer. The bank holds Lincoln Joint Stock Land bank bonds tied to the school district, awaiting consent from both sides.
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Farmers State Bank of
Dalton
Cheyenne County Commissions
Farmers State Bank
Lincoln Joint Stock Land Bank
Lincoln
Guaranty Fund Commission
Nebraska marriages rise while divorces dip in 1928 report
The Department of Commerce reports 9,932 marriages in Nebraska in 1928, up from 9,800 in 1927, a 1.3 percent rise. Divorces drop to 1,538 from 1,620, a 5.1 percent decline. Population estimates show 1,408,000 in 1928 vs 1,396,000 in 1927, yielding 7.05 marriages per 1,000 people in 1928 compared with 7.02 in 1927.
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Department of Commerce
Nebraska
Pioneer resident of Sidney dies at home in Montana burial Sunday
Dennis Carrigan a pioneer resident of Sidney died at Belle Fourche South Dakota last Friday and was buried Sunday at Custer Montana He was prominent in early Sidney business and civic life building the Union Pacific era store later sold to Persinger and company He served as Cheyenne county judge and left Sidney in 1881 for a life in Custer
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Dennis Carrigan
Sidney
Belle Fourche
Custer
Mont
Union Pacific
Persinger and Company
Carrigan
Cheyenne County
Health clinic held by PTA on May 16 and 17
The Parent-Teachers association hosts a free health conference at the Carnegie library basement on May 16 and 17 with sessions 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Miss Harriet Brenenstall of the state health department and local doctors will oversee examinations, urging parents of children entering school for the first time to bring them for screening.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Carnegie Library
Harriet Brenenstall
State Department’of Health
Liebendorfer
University Grads Turn to Lincoln for Round-Up Week
Alumni of the University of Nebraska plan the ninth annual three day Round Up in Lincoln from May 30 to June 1. Ivy day on May 30 features the May queen coronation, interfraternity and intersorority singing contests, mortar board masking, tapping ceremonies, and senior honorary societies. Decoration day services will be held as part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Union Pacific Flyer Derails in California Near Kelso
Seven all steel cars a baggage car and six pullmans of the westbound Los Angeles limited No 7 derail near Kelso California 160 miles northeast of Los Angeles Slight damage to the main line but no injuries to passengers all were transferred to another train and taken to Los Angeles an hour behind schedule Officials attributed the derailment to an accident and praised Engineer O L Peiffer for stopping the train promptly
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Union Pacific Railroad
Kelso
Calif
Los Angeles
O. L. Peiffer
Nebraska License Measure Passes Governing Driving
County Treasurer Ernest Biggs received a copy of S. F. 44 detailing a new Nebraska license law effective after September 1. The bill, signed by Governor Weaver on April 30, requires drivers to answer health and eligibility questions and imposes penalties for violations. Nonresidents may drive without a state license temporarily. the law mirrors California standards and aims to curb underage and physically unfit driving.
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Nebraska
State Senate
A. B. Wood
Gering
Weaver
Ernest Biggs
California
Byars Firm Holds Big Clearance Event at Local Store
A clearance sale of seasonable merchandise is announced by the Byars store to clear shelves before J. C. Penney goods arrive soon. The notice highlights a big sale event at the local shop to make room for upcoming merchandise.
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J. B. Byars
Byars
J. C. Penney Goods
Intangible Tax Blank Filing Urgency Notice
Taxpayers must file returns with the county assessor immediately to avoid penalties after May 27. The tax on money, bank deposits, savings, checks, and drafts is 25 cents per $100, while stock shares of Nebraska corporations are taxed at 80 cents per $100. Building and loan shares taxed at 80 cents per $1000 withdrawal value. stock from outside Nebraska is valued at market value for capital stock.
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Nebraska
United States
Greenlees Declares Special Allen-A Hosiery Sale
Greenlees Inc announces a special Allen-A hosiery and underwear sale as part of a nationwide Allen-A week. The event runs from Thursday to Monday with Roy Greenlee, advertising manager, stating 20 percent reductions on high grade Allen-A goods.
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Greenlees’, Inc
Roy Greenlee
Early Morning Blaze Damages Wallaces' Home in Sidney
Fire of undetermined origin badly damaged the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Wallace in south Sidney early Monday. The blaze gutted the front of the house before discovery at 3 30 AM and water damage ruined interior furniture. The Wallaces lost most personal effects. insurance covers house and furniture but not full losses.
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C. V. Wallace
South Sidney
Los
Wallace
Music Week Opens With Woman’s Club Performance in Sidney
Sidney welcomed Music Week with a strong opening program by the Woman’s Club at Tobin House. The show, directed by Mrs. J. W. Johnson, featured home talent portraying American history through music from Puritan beginnings to modern jazz. Non members assisted, and tonight the American Legion and auxiliary will present under Blaine Grabill and Mrs. Clay’s direction with the Grabill orchestra and local participants.
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Sidney
Womans Club
Tobin House
United States
J. W. Johnson
American Legion
Blaine ,Grabill
Clay
Grabill
E. 8
Sherrerd
Ray Witham
Alice Dirks
William Cady
Blaine
County Agent Meeting Postponed Indefinitely
State Agent Harry Gould broke his arm and canceled the district meeting of county agents in Sidney. County Agent Leroy Wiley says much business was discussed but will wait until Gould recovers.
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Harry Gould
Sidney
Leroy D. Willey
Gould
Billy Sunday Unable to Be Here May
Cancellation of Billy Sunday sermon in Sidney on Monday May 20 announced recently. Sunday party leaving Sterling and cannot fill the engagement. Potter heard the evangelist recently and Sidney residents who missed his meetings hoped for another visit. Sunday expressed regret at not being able to come.
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Billy Sunday
Sidney
Sterling
Potter
Evangelist
Sunday
Sunday Schools County Convention Held in Sidney
Delegates from county Sunday schools met in Sidney at the Christian church for the regular county wide convention. No program report was issued but a good crowd attended the all day meeting led by Rev. J. H. Bicknell, with a complete account expected in Friday's Telegraph.
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Sidney
The
Christian Church
J. H. Bicknell
Sidney Womans Club Hosts Intercounty Federation
Sidney Womans Club members welcomed about 50 women from Kimball Potter and Sidney for the Cheyenne Kimball intercounty federation meeting at the Methodist church on Thursday May 9. Mrs W K Hodgkin presided and Mrs Margaret Martin was secretary. A report on a character education address by Dr Martin of the Kearney state teachers college opened the business session. Luncheon featured yellow and white decorations and Anna M Krample of North Platte spoke on community service. Entertainment included musical readings, piano duet, a solo, and the kitchen orchestra of the B M S club. Officers introduced at close included Mrs Gusbb as president and Mrs J E Poquette as vice president.
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Sidney
Cheyenne- Kimball
Martin
Kearney
O. C. Wisdom
Elsie Mairs
Kimball
J. W. Johnson
Sherrerd
J. L. ‘Tewell
J. T. McIntosh
FE. L. Reed
H. B. Nelson
W. H.mortensen
Gusbb
J. E. Poquette
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Emers
Dalton Bank
Montana
P.T. A
University
Biggs
Greenlees
Music Week
Legion Offering I8
Sidney Womans Club
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