Food Drive For UNRRA Set In Sidney Cheyenne
The Emergency Food Collection Drive to aid famine areas in Europe and Asia began in Sidney and Cheyenne County. W. J. Robinson urges cash contributions to UNRRA funds, noting the drive runs May 22 to May 29 with Mayor Dorwart proclaiming Emergency Food Drive Week.
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UNRRA
Europe
Asia
Sidney
Cheyenne County
W. J. Robinson
Henry Wallace
Robinson
Hitler
Mussolini
C. B. Dorwart
Employment up in Sidney area as USES reports April placements
The United States Employment Service records 224 placements in the Sidney area in April with 164 workers brought in from other regions due to local applicant shortages. Increased work at the Sioux Ordnance Depot drives much of the rise. 76 locals seek work, 23 women and 29 veterans among applicants. Demand remains for unskilled labor and housing is tight, limiting recruitment to unattached individuals and veteran families unless housing is eased. The Sidney area covers Banner, Cheyenne, Deuel and Kimball counties.
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Sidney
United States Employment Service
Sioux Ordnance
Banner
Cheyenne
Deuel
Kimball
Ward Week Quota Exceeded at Sidney Store
Sidney Montgomery Ward store reports its Ward Week quota exceeded by seventeen percent during spring sale. Store manager Herman Stirling says the event succeeded despite high quota as Tele gram ads ran in every issue and a circular was issued before the sale, with last week yielding peak volume since opening in Sidney.
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Sidney Montgomery Ward
Herman Stirling
Sidney
Ward
Memorial Day Address By Rev Jewett In Sidney
Plans for the Sidney Post No 17 American Legion Memorial Day program are under way led by commander Harold C Craig. City auditorium services will feature Rev Walter Jewett, Methodist Church minister and WWII chaplain, as main speaker. A large turnout of ex service members in uniform is planned, with a parade to the cemetery for services at the unknown soldier grave.
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Sidney Post No. 17
American Legion
Harold C. Craig
Legion
City Auditorium
Walter Jewett
Sidney Band
Boy Scouts
Legionnaires
Saddle Club
Color Guard
Gold Star Mothers
St Patrick's Graduation Held Tuesday at St Patrick's Academy
The commencement for seventeen graduates at St Patrick's Academy featured Bishop Edward J. Hunkeler giving the address on Christian Catholic education. Diplomas were handed by the bishop, with Mary Jo McIntosh earning a four year Ursuline College scholarship and Frances Johnston attaining Loretto Heights College merit.
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St. Patrick's Academy
Edward J. Hunkeler
Grand Island
Hunkeler
Tobias
Msgr
Anton Link
Rosemary O'Neil
Frances Johnston
Mary Jo McIntosh
St. Pat's
Glee Club
Ursuline College
Louisville
Loretto Heights College
Denver
Colorado
Two Traffic Cases In County Court Here
Two traffic cases were heard in county court this week before Judge R A Barlow. Gerald Sample was fined ten dollars and costs on a charge of reckless driving. John Estrada was fined one dollar and costs for failure to have a Nebraska driver's license. Both complaints were filed by State Patrolman E L Hailey.
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R. A. Barlow
Gerald Sample
John Estrada
Nebraska
E L. Hailey
Hereford Breeder S J Koch Prospers In Ogallala Field
Lloyd McCann notes in the American Hereford Journal that S J Koch of Ogallala, a Hereford breeder, has built a success raising purebred cattle. Koch arrived in Ogallala at sixteen and witnessed Texas trail herds, shaping a life devoted to cattle work.
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Lloyd McCann
United States Employment Service
American Hereford Journal
Kanas City
Missouri
S. J. Koch
Ogallala
Koch
Texas
Crop Damage From Freeze Is Outlined
The Telegraph reports Cheyenne county wheat damage from last week’s freezing is undetermined due to late assessment. Experts expect variable impact, noting wet weather lessened harm and late heads may fare better. Frost may sterilize some heads, while some fields show severe stem collapse. Sugar beets face about seventy percent loss countywide, with western areas hit hardest and many fields needing replanting.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Jess Livingston
College of Agriculture
Livingston
Crook
Colo
Great Western Sugar Co
Robbery at Stag Tavern Ends Nighttime Cash Heist
Approximately $25 in cash was taken from the Stag Tavern, formerly Limodynes Food Hall, during the night last Friday by unknown persons. Sheriff W. W. Schulz notes entry believed gained through a small back window and that the thief was familiar with the interior.
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Stag Tavern
Limodynes
W. W. Schulz
Cheyenne County Wheat Sales Near Half Million Bushels
Cheyenne county farmers have delivered between 450000 and 500000 bushels of wheat to elevators under the Emergency Wheat Purchase plan. James Campbell, chairman of the county AAA office, says figures are estimates and final tallies come after May 25 when the program ends. He notes Saturday is the last marketing day for the 30 cent bonus and urges farmers to bring in grain. Nebraska farmers will receive about 2705166.60 dollars in government payments for grain sold under the bonus plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
James Campbell
AAA
Campbell
Nebraska
Trains Tied Up Here As Strike Called
Union Pacific engineers and brakemen refused calls to operate trains as a nationwide strike began at four o clock Mountain Time. Three passenger trains Nos 7 27 and the mail No 9 were tied up here with plans for officials to try moving them. Freight trains in yards also held. No 87 would be tied up if it had left North Platte. No settlement appeared in sight.
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Union Pacific
Cheyenne
North Platte
VFW Poppy Day Set Here Next Saturday
The Veterans of Foreign Wars designate Saturday as Poppy Day in Sidney with proceeds from the Buddy Poppy sale used for active and veteran service and morale causes. Buddies will be sold at the Sioux Ordnance Depot on Friday to support relief funds and the National Home for orphans of deceased or disabled veterans.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
C. B Dorwart
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
V. F. W. National Home
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Reserve Officers To Meet Here On Tues
A meeting is set for Tuesday at eight in the Sidney city auditorium for all men discharged and formerly held commissions in World War II. Major Jack Coulter of the Scottsbluff military district announced the effort to organize a reserve officer chapter here. He said the army needs about 6400 officers and warned that shortfalls could lead to recalls by the government.
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Sidney City Auditorium
Jack Coulter
Scottsbluff Military District
Coulter
Army
Fox Theatre Restores Daily Matinees Schedule
The Fox Theatre will resume daily matinees with one weekday showing and continuous runs on Saturdays and Sundays. Manager Elmer Haines announced the policy, which takes effect Monday, May 27.
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Fox Theatre
Elmer Haines
Wrestling Draws Big Crowd Here Monday
The WEFW wrestling matches Monday evening drew a full house with strong action from both men and women. Fans booed and cheered as rough tricks and hard hits lit up the ring. A follow-up card is planned for early June by the VFW committee.
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WEFW
VFW
Sidney High School Class of 1946 Commencement
The Commencement Exercises for Sidney High School's 1946 graduates were held in the school auditorium Wednesday evening with 86 seniors, the largest class in school history. The program opened with a band concert and a film show, followed by invocations and speeches by salutatorian Robert Harrington and valedictorian Barbara Banta. Everett M. Hosman of Omaha University delivered the address titled Old Wine in New Bottles, noting the peace era ahead and the duty of graduates to meet future challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney High School
Walter Jewett
Robert Harrington
F. G. Harrington
Bob
Barbara Banta
M .A. Banta
Barbara
Everett M. Hosman
Omaha University
Arthur Wright
Board of Education
Hosman
Wright
Bell Telephone Company
Silver Creek
Nebraska
Fire Destroys Cane Stack at Robert Irwin Farm
A Sunday blaze at the Robert Irwin farm five miles south of Krueger's Lake destroyed a stack of cane. Firefighters responded with three tank loads of water to quell the flames that spread into the center of the stack where the fire proved hard to fight. Children playing with matches are suspected to have started the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Irwin
Krueger
Scout Executive Hemphill Hurt In Car Crash
Harold Hemphill scout executive for Wyobraska area with offices in Scottsbluff is hospitalized at Roche with a broken leg from a Tuesday evening accident. He attended a Cheyenne district scout committee meeting and was driving home when blinded by oncoming lights, veered across the road, hit a rough patch, and overturned into a ditch before returning to the Mayfair station. He was transported to hospital by O D Slayter.
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Harold Hemphill
Wyobraska
Scottsbluff
Roche Hospital
Hemphill
Cheyenne
Mayfair Station
O. D. Slayter
Point Of Rocks Scout Camporee Starts Sunday
A two day camporee for the Cheyenne and Victory scout districts begins Sunday afternoon at Point of Rocks Boy Scout grounds. Scoutmasters Milton Nissen and Vergal Winn of Sidney direct, with activities including hiking star reading and cooking to meet advancement requirements. Parents invited to visit, with fathers urged to stay overnight. Troops from Sidney Dalton Gurley Potter Bushnell and Kimball participate.
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Cheyenne
Victory Scout
Boy Scout
Point of Rocks
Milton Nissen
Vergal Winn
Sidney
Dalton
Gurley
Potter
Bushnell
Kimball
Reasons For Power Lines Sale Set Out
The Sidney Board of Public Works released a map of lines to be sold to REA if voters approve on June 11. Lines span Pumpkin Creek to Calton and Sunol, with the Sioux Ordnance Depot and airport lines included, while lines to the country club and cemetery are excluded. Four reasons favor selling: extract revenue now, enable a better operator for farmers, relieve the city from an eight year power contract, and allow more constant service by severing transmission-line dependence.
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Sidney Board of Public Works
Sidney
REA
Consumers Public District
Pumpkin Creek
Dalton
Gurley
Calton
Sunol
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sidney Country Club
Neiss Sentenced Fifteen Days for Intoxication and Altercation
Stanley Neiss of Sund was sentenced to fifteen days in the county jail by Judge R A Barlow for intoxication. Sheriff W W Schulz said Neiss was involved in a cutting scrape in which William DeLand of Ordville was the victim near Sunol. County Attorney R P Kepler may lodge further charges on his return.
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Stanley Neiss
Sund
R. A. Barlow
W. W. Schulz
Neiss
William DeLand
Ordville
R. P. Kepler
Sunol
Western Women Invited to Scotts Bluff One Day Golf Meet
Women golfers from seven western Nebraska and eastern Colorado cities are invited to a one day invitational at Scotts Bluff Country Club on June 6. Organizer Mrs C G Weaver says the event emphasizes social交流 over serious competition with invitations going to Riverview Scotts Bluff Alliance Sidney North Platte Kearney Sterling Colp and Colorado Springs.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Scotts Bluff Country Club
C. G. Weaver
Riverview
Scottsbluff
Alliance
Sidney
North Platte
Kearney
Sterling Colp
Colorado Springs
Hand Dairy founder Lester Hand fuels growth from small start
The Hand Dairy story follows Lester Hand from selling one pint and one quart in 1930 to year round sales from fifty cows. Beginning in 1885 with Frank Hand and homestead in Nebraska, the business expands to a dairy store, ice cream, and a separate west-side shop before 1941. Hand also runs a 1000 acre diversified farming operation with a five-man ranch crew led by foreman Ernest Burke.
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Lester Hand
Hand
Sidney
Lester
Frank Hand
Nebraska
A. Pease
Ernest Burke
SOD to Burn Old Powder at Sioux Depot
Colonel Harald J. Preble announces that the Office of the Chief of Ordnance has approved destruction of obsolete and contaminated smokeless powder at the Sioux Ordnance Depot starting June 10 to save taxpayer money. Destruction will be by controlled burning to ensure safety. scrap metal will be recovered and sold, and wooden box parts may be destroyed if contaminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harald J. Preble
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Army Service Forces
Dr Cook Presents Film Of Colorado River Rapids
Dr Hull Cook screened several rolls of colored film at the Lions Club meeting showing Utah and Arizona scenes and a feature on the Colorado River rapids. The Neville expedition's members appear in the footage including a one man kayak attempt that ended with the boat lost and the paddler narrowly escaping death.
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Utah
Arizona
The
Lions Club
Hull Cook
Colorado River
Saturday Evening Post
Cook
Neville
Bales Named As President Cheyenne County Fair Plans
Cheyenne county moves to revive a full fair this summer for the first time since 1941. Glen Bales is named president with E L Hoover as secretary and Frank Pivonka treasurer. The week of August 18 is targeted to avoid state fair conflicts, with a rodeo, carnival, and entertainment planned. 6000 dollars may fund repairs as 4 H and Vo-Ag showings are prioritized, Junior Fair boards will run exhibits.
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Cheyenne County
Glen Bales
E. L. Hoover
Verlin Livingston
Albin Olson
Sidney
Frank Pivonka
Richard Fraass
Emil Johnson
Lodgepole
Earl Leger
Dalton
George Coulter
Potter
Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club
Bales
Man Held Here For Iowa Mental Hospital
William H Knight, 22, escaped from an Iowa state mental institution at Woodward, was arrested here Wednesday night by city police. He had been an inmate for eight years after commitment at age fourteen, and officers were asked to hold him after a telephone call to the institution reporting his escape by crawling out a window.
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William H. Knight
Iowa
Woodward
Iinstitution
Knight
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Jewett
St. Patrick’s
Telegraph
William Bullock
Bullock
Agnes Horton
Scout
Hand’s
Dr. Cook
Shooting Rapids
Vo-Ag
Fair Board
Iowa Mental Hospital
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