Successful Year 15 Closed Tuesday by Womans Club
The Sidney Womans club ended its best year with a May breakfast at the Union Pacific hotel attended by 60 members. Retiring president Mrs. W. L. Larson presided as the group planned a new year beginning in September. The meeting featured garden party themes, songs, readings, solos, and notable remarks by club officers and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Womans Club
Union Pacific
W. L. Larson
G.F. Liebendorfer
William Mortensen
Weidman
Max Critchfield
Goldwin Doran
Margaret Martin
W. K. Hodgkin
M. EF. Pettibone
F. H. Wolf
Carl Livoni
H. B. Nelson
J. E. Paquette
J. W. Johnson
Larson
F. A. Bush
Business and Professional Womans Club
Womans Club
Grain Grading Meeting Planned for Sidney May 26
Grain dealers millers and farmers are invited to a grain grading meeting at the Sidney city auditorium next Tuesday May 26 one of five state gatherings this month Other sessions are in Chadron McCook Grand Island and Superior from May 26 to 29 Harold Hedges and D L Gross of the state extension service will attend The program includes topics on grain grading factors inspection moisture testing elevator accounting and more
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Sidney
City
Chadron
McCook
Grand Island
Superior
Harold Hedges
D. L. Gross
State Extension Service
W. P. Carroll
Omaha
H. R. Clark
Nebraska
H. BE. Nelson
E. L. Morris
Cold snap harms crops in Western Nebraska region
Western Nebraska endured a bitter cold week with below freezing temperatures twice, chilling spring and winter grains, vegetables, and fruits. Farmers report interrupted farm work, minor damages, and growth pauses, while radiators froze in Sidney and no widespread moisture reached Cheyenne County. The cold weather, lasting through Saturday, affects the Panhandle area with ongoing uncertainty.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Rocky Mountain
Cheyenne
Sidney
Graduation Exercises Close School Year at St Patrick’s and Sidney
Graduation exercises across three events marked the close of a successful year. Over 260 students, including 23 St Patrick’s academy seniors and 210 eighth graders advancing to high school, received diplomas with notable speakers and musical numbers. Sidney high school also held its annual commencement for 31 graduates as the district plans move of students to a new west Sidney high school.
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St. Patrick’s Academy
Bishop Duffy
Grand Island
Matt Mathews
William Cortney
Academy
City Auditorium
Sidney Public Schools
F C. Mills
Sidney High School
C. T. Ryan
Kearney State Normal College English Department
Irene Miller
Lauree Lewis
Presbyterian Church to Rise on Linden Street Site
Construction will start on a new Presbyterian church building at 14th avenue and Linden street with plans drawn and a recent financial drive securing funding. The congregation, led by Rev. Paul P. Cheff newly brought from Omaha to Sidney, anticipates rapid progress on the $10,000 project.
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14Th Avenue
Linden Street
Paul P. Cheff
Omaha
Sidney
West Nebraska De Molays In Conclave Here Saturday
Western Nebraska DeMolays meet in Sidney for the ninth semi annual district convention. About 200 youths expected with 25 initiatory candidates. Lewis G. Lower, the world’s first DeMolay, arrives from Kansas City for a conclave banquet address. District Master Councilor Arthur Zike to preside. new officers elected Saturday. Banquet features Mr. Lower and others. conclave ball to close the session with Grabill’s Merrymakers providing music.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Lewis G. Lower
Kansas City
Lower
Colorado
Wyoming
Sidney de Molays
Arthur Zike
Mr. Lower
Dad Laing
Alliance
Fonda Brown
Scottsbluff
Zike
Grabill
Western Nebraska Farmers Challenge State Gas Tax Statute
Farmers in Cheyenne and Box Butte counties join to test the Nebraska package law and seek gasoline tax exemption for farm use. The state plan aims to curb large scale in state gas shipments and close gaps after lawmakers denied farm exemptions for tractor and combine fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Cheyenne County
Box Butte County
Box Butte
Motet Singers Crown Sacred Concert At Church
The Motet singers present a sacred concert at the Methodist church Sunday night at 7 30. Members include A R Kirkpatrick first tenor Vern Livingston second tenor GC Mills baritone and N W Witters bass. Program features The Call to Worship Hear the Word of the Lord Colburn Motet He Will Keep Babbitt reading Conner and Vern Livingston Nebro spirituals Steal Away.
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Methodist Church
A. R. Kirkpatrick
Vern Livingston
GC. Mills
N. W. Witters
Colburn
Babbitt
Reading
Conner
Nebro
Potter Senator Johnson Visits Chamber Meeting
Senator C. W. Johnson of Potter spoke briefly to chamber members about the past legislature. Representatives from Union Pacific and Burlington engineering staffs attended to study proposed rerouting of highways No. 19 and 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Johnson
Potter
Chamber of Commerce
Helen Peetz Pupils To Give Musical Recital
Progressive series music pupils of Helen Peetz present In My Grandmother's Garden at the city auditorium. Admission is free as the concert is open to the public. It begins at 8 o'clock Monday evening.
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Helen Peetz
Sidney Proclaims May 23 as Poppy Day Honor
Mayor Herman Schroeder proclaims Saturday May 23 as Poppy Day in Sidney. Citizens are urged to wear the memorial poppy from the American Legion auxiliary and to contribute to disabled veterans and the families of the dead and disabled as they are able.
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Herman Schroeder
Sidney
Schroeder
American Legion
I. H. Schroeder
Engineers Weigh New Highway Routes Through Sidney
Engineers and railroad officials from Union Pacific and Burlington conferred with local residents on rerouting highways 19 and 30 to remove railroad crossings. The tentative plan routes No 19 along the east side of the Burlington tracks through Sidney upgrading a viaduct over the UP right of way east of the Burlington. Tourists could bypass Sidney or follow No 30 to meet No 19 south of the town.
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Sidney
Union Pacific
Burlington Rairoads
Lincoln
Federal
Burlington
Huntsman
South Tenth
All Sidney Stores Will Close Decoration Day
Several downtown merchants in Sidney signaled plans to close on Memorial Day. Winders Hardware Hepner Clothing Burfess Music Bon Ton and Master Barbers планed to close, though the chamber of commerce could not reach all in time for Tuesday’s advertisement.
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Chamber of Commerce
Telegraph News
Winders Hardware
Hepner Clothing Store
Burfess Music Store
the Bon Ton
Master Barbers of
Sidney
Memorial Day Program Sets Address By Dwight Griswold
Memorial Day events in Gordon include Dwight Griswold of Gordon delivering the principal address. Commander H. E. Bauman of Sidney American Legion completes the program. The service will be in the city auditorium after Legion services at Sidney Greenwood cemetery. Sidney merchants plan all day closures on May 30 per the chamber of commerce.
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Dwight Griswold
Gordon
Nebraska
H. E. Bauman
Sidney American Legion Post
City Auditorium
Legion
Sidney Greenwood Cemetery
Sidney
Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Omaha Good Will Tour Arrives in Sidney Tuesday
Omaha business leaders and volunteers prepare for a week long goodwill tour across central and western Nebraska starting May 25. About 100 Omaha men travel with 62 towns along the route to greet the Good Will Special. In Sidney they arrive at 6 08 PM Tuesday and depart Wednesday morning amid broad community reception efforts. Representatives from Omaha Retail Grocers, Live Stock Exchange, Grain Exchange, Union Stockyards, Chamber of Commerce and leading industries join the tour.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Omaha Good Will
Good Will Committee
Omaha Chmber
Commercce
Omaha Retail Grocers Association
Live Stock Exchange
Grain Exchange
Union Stockyards
Chamber of Commerce
Wells
A J Samuelson
Acorn Press
Gd. B. Allan
Phil Schwartz
American Type Founders
Harry 2. Rozenfeld
Baidger Body Manufacturing Company
H. J. Bailey
Baker Manufacturing Company
J. W. McCulley
Bebbe & Bunyan Furniture
Forty Five Visitors At Odd Fellows Meeting
Forty five visitors attended an I. O. O. F. meeting in Sidney Monday evening. Montgomery D. Doty received second degree work conferred by Dalton lodge No 386. Members of the Rebekah lodge led a social hour after the meeting.
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I. O. FP
Sidney
Montgomery D. Doty
Dalton Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
Dalton Girl Weds Lodge Pole Resident
Miss Ellen Deaver daughter of Mr and Mrs James Deaver of Dalton and Roy Rayl of Lodge Pole were married Wednesday morning at the Catholic church in Dalton with Rev Francis J Tschida officiating.
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Ellen Deaver
James Deaver
Dalton
Roy Rayl
Lodge Pole
Francis J Tschida
U P Workers In Sidney Promote Rail Shipper Support
Union Pacific employees in Sidney rally to back merchants who use railroads for shipping. A resolution signed by Richard Grigsby, president of the Union Pacific Athenic club, urges locals to patronize businesses that rely on railroad transportation, highlighting a broader effort tied to Sidney’s railroad shop operations.
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Union Pacific
Sidney
Richard Grigsby
Union Pacific Athenic Club
Bad Check Artist Fined In County Court
A man claiming Newton New Jersey residence and going by W S Budd was fined $15 and costs after pleading guilty to passing a worthless five dollar check at a Sidney retail store. He said he had stayed at a local hotel for several weeks and planned to remain in the city.
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W. S. Budd
Newton
G. P Kratz
Sidney
Budd
Scout Tennis Tourney To Be Played Friday
Scout boys at the regular Wednesday meeting decided to hold their annual tennis tournament Friday at the Sidney club court on West Maple Street. Fourteen players entered the singles including Bobby Craig D Craig Harry Bonham Taylor Junior Walker Neal Atkins Walter Closman John Pavlat Lyle Mor rer Junior Watson Hutchison Van Hise Junior Hedgecock and Leroy Schamp.
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Sidney Club
West Maple Street
Lyle Carlson
Bobby Craig
D. Craig
Harry Bonham
Taylor
Junior Walker
Neal Atkins
Walter Closman
John Pavlat
Lyle Morrer
Junior Watson
Hutchison
van Hise
Junior Hedgecock
Leroy Schamp
Corn prices steady for Nebraska farmers next 30 days
Harold Hedges of the Nebraska College of Agriculture foresees steady to firm corn prices in the coming month. Fat cattle prices likely firm. egg prices little changed. cash wheat around current levels. poultry steady. Hog prices expected to weaken into May and June with seasonal trends.
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Nebraska
Harold Hedges
Department of Rural Economics
College of Agriculture
Hedges
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Chicago
Heeges
Merchants Join Again In Ad Sponsored By Chamber Commerce
Merchants band together in The Telegraph urging more patronage of two railroads serving the city. Sponsored exclusively by the chamber of commerce, the ad is the second of its type in two weeks. Secretary Henry Pavlat notes limited direct contact with chamber members.
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Chamber Commerce
Wdhey
Telegraph
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Pavlat
Sidney couple wed secretly in Kimball last Friday
Richard Carlson and Edith Sheldon, prominent locals, were secretly married in Kimball last Friday. The bride is daughter of L. M. Sheldon and the groom works at Sidney Hardware. They will reside in Sidney and news of the wedding surprised many friends.
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Richard Carlson
Edith Sheldon
Sidney
Kimball
Miss Sheldon
L. M. Sheldon
Carlson
Sidney Hardware Company
Sidney Golfers Set to Face Sterling Next Sunday
Sidney golfers travel to Sterling for the opening match on the 1931 card. Sterling will host the return match later this summer. Over 25 players expected, per Golf Chairman C. W. Smith.
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Sidney
Sterling
Golf
C. W. Smith
Potter and Sidney Clash for League Lead Sunday
Sidney and Potter, both undefeated, meet at the local park to decide Cheyenne county loop leadership. Bearcats and Seals boast strong fielding and pitching as they open key games. Closman and Beismeir duel on the mound with McGowan and Hornsby backing them. Other Sunday fixtures include Bunker Hill at Gurley and Sunol at Lodge Pole.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Potter
Bearcats
Seals
Closman
Lodge Pole
Beismeir
Sidney Ace
McGowan
Hornsby
Sealflinger
Bunker Hill
Gurley
Sunol
Dalton
Lorenzo
Chaney and
Thomas
Employment To Be Aided Thru Highway Work
The U S employment service reports that opening highway construction projects and farm work will ease Nebraska unemployment. An extensive highway program starts within 60 days, creating many jobs, with beet farming and general farm work using laborers in late April and May. Activity should rise toward the end of May and into June, with building trades improving and a surplus of mechanics persisting. Normal meat packing forces were at work, while auto accessory, public utilities, and wholesale groceries showed gains in April versus March.
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Nebraska
Employment Service
United States Department of Labor
Midnight Show Promotes Rio Rita Star in Dixiana
A special midnight show features Bebe Daniels and Everett Marshall in Radio Pictures fashionable musical Dixiana. Two hundred Pearl Eaton chorus performers present lively dances from grape vine twists to Virginia reels with period costumes and jazz influenced numbers in a glamorous Gay Nineties frame.
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Louisiana
Virginia
Fox Theatre
Pearl Eaton
Bebe Daniels
Everett Marshall
Metropolitan Opera Company
Diviana
Metropolitan
Marshall
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West Nebraska de Molays
Western District
Senator Johnson
American Legion Auxiliary
Odd Fellows Meeting
U.P
Scout
Potter and
Rio Rita
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