Memorial Day Observed With Fitting Program
Sidney observes Memorial Day with a simple ceremony after a mayoral proclamation designating the day a local holiday. The American Legion and auxiliary plan graves decoration at dawn and a 9 30 morning program at the U S A theatre featuring Judge Earl Meyer and a Robert Harper vocal solo amid a concise tribute to fallen heroes.
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Sidney
Schroeder
American Legion
Sidney Post No. 17
Dilley
Earl Meyer
Alliance
Legion
America
Robert Harper
Earl Mey
District Rebekahs Convene in Dalton Lodge Hall
Rebekahs of Nebraska's 33rd district gathered for the 17th annual convention in Dalton yesterday. The event began at 10:30 AM with a luncheon at noon and continued with educational work and a six o'clock dinner at the Presbyterian church. Bridgeport staff conducted a degree conferment, and district officers were listed along with member lodges Bayard Bridgeport Bushnell Dalton Dix Gering Mitchell Maintare Morrill Sidney Scottsbluff.
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Rebekahs
Dalton
Presbyterian Church
Bridgeport
Elsie Ewing
Eva Goding
Dix
Mabel McGriff
Gering
Flora Davison
Bessie Taylor
Sidmney
Bell Franklin
Bayard
Marshal
Myrtle Gregory
Merrill
Dottie Iddings
Maggie Brown
Minatare
Inside Guardian
Bessie Beckenridge
Scottsbluff
Outside Guardian
Esther
Wilder
Mitchell
Messenger
Bushnell
Maintare
Morrill
Sidney
Pilot Jimmy Murray Racks Up 5000 Air Hours
Jimmy Murray, well known air mail pilot, has logged over 5000 hours in the air, flying the Cheyenne to Salt Lake City leg and totaling about half a million miles. A Trinity College alumnus, wartime Royal Flying Corps veteran, Murray has piloted many aircraft from Curtiss to Boeing planes and has never had an accident.
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J. P. Murray
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
James Patrick Murray
Trinity College
Jim
Hackensack
N. J
Norman
Royal Flying Corps
Toronto
Canada
Sopwith
Pups
Douglass
Boeing
Murray
Air Mail
New York
Cleveland
Boeing Air Transport
Cheyenne- Salt Lake
Rockies
Plains
Victor Montour trial postponed to September term
John Victor Montour a Wheatland Wyoming resident known as a Mexican torture slayer may not face trial until the September term. The delay aims to secure an unprejudiced jury amid Wheatland mob pressure. Montour confessed to murder and faces potential insanity defense. A $500 Wyoming reward was issued to Sidney officers C J Livoni and Arthur Renfield.
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John Victor Montour
Wheatland
Wyo
Wyoming
Ben
Montour
C. J. Livoni
Arthur Renfield
Sidney
Sidney Golf Team Defeats North Platte in Sunday Match
Sidney led by Sam Daniel, 17, as the Sidney Country Club beat North Platte on the Platte course on Sunday. Daniel shot 78 to earn medalist honors, with a 37 in the afternoon round and a 41 in the first round, while North Platte’s best was Tilley at 83 and Carson 84.
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Sam Daniel
Sidney
Sidney Country Club
North Platte
Platte
Daniel
Tilley
Carson
Second History Installment Details Sidney's Early Days
The Telegraph prints Lawrence Connell's second history installment about Sidney before it got a newspaper. It includes the 1872 brutal murder near the city and notes the history will continue in a future issue.
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Lawrence Connell
The
Telegraph
Connell
Sidney
Six Churches Hold Large Picnic at Krueger’s Lake
Members of six Evangelical Lutheran churches attended Sunday services at Krueger’s lake followed by an all day picnic. Potters, Dalton, Gurley, Chappell, Sidney, and South Divide churches were represented. A crowded gala day featured a picnic dinner, a children's program, races, contest games, and a spirited baseball game.
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Krueger's Lake
Potter, Dalton
Gurley
Chappell
Sidney
South Divide
Chick Becomes Whippet Dealer In City Announcement
C F Chick took the local agency for Whippet motor cars and runs an announcement ad with prices and down payments. The Whippet offers six and four cylinder models in the lower price class. No display rooms yet, cars viewable at Chick’s second hand store on 9th avenue.
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C. F. Chick
Whippet Motor Cars
Telegraph
Whippet
California beans to stop in Sidney for practice
After William Monahan visited Sidney, it appears the California football team will halt there October 14 for a three to four hour workout on the local field on their trip to Philadelphia for the Cal vs Penn game. The chamber of commerce guided Monahan, praised the air and water, and noted the railroad access. The California special train would arrive early in the afternoon and be switched to the siding by the field. Showers may be provided.
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Wiliam Monahan
California
Golden Beans
Sidney
Philadelphia
Monahan
Chamber of Commerce
State Legion Meeting Dates At Hastings Set
The 1939 State convention of the American Legion will be held in Hastings on August 26, 27 and 28. The dates were set by the convention committee and Hastings post. State Commander Wade Martin appointed the committee to arrange the event, with meetings planned with Hastings post officials. Committee members include E. A. Peitzke and Frank Arndt of Hastings, Talmadge Smith of Grand Island, State Adjutant C. W Conklin and Commander Martin. Arndt previously chaired the 1923 convention when Hastings hosted.
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The
American Legion
Hastings
Hastings Post
Wade Martin
E. A. Peitzke
Frank Arndt
Talmadge Smith
Grand Island
State Adjutan
C. W Conklin
Martin
Arndt
Graduates Flock to Lincoln for Round-Up Week
Alumni of the University of Nebraska travel to Lincoln for the three day reunion May 30 to June 1. The event begins with May queen crowning and honorary society selections, followed by ivy planting and traditional ceremonies.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Innocents and
Mortar Boards
Brumages Move From Sidney to Laramie Wyoming
Mr and Mrs H D Brumage and their children left yesterday for Laramie Wyoming where they will establish their future residence Brumage has been transferred to take a similar position to his Sidney duties
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H. D. Brumage
Laramie
Wyo
Wheer
Cigaret Causes Small Blaze at Snyder's Store
A cigarette careless tossed on the awning of Snyder's clothing store Friday night started a small fire. The alarm sounded and firemen checked the blaze before it spread to the building. One corner of the awning was destroyed and will be replaced.
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Snyder's Clothing
Mona Motor Oil establishes Sidney as district jobbing center
Mona Motor Oil announces Sidney will become the district jobbing center with a full local warehouse at Western Ice and Storage. Plans include a future filling station offering superservice, stocking complete oils for shipments to western Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and Black Hills South Dakota, under M. R. Mills.
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Sidney
Mona Motor Oil Company
Mona
Western Ice and Storage Company
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Black Hills
South Dakota
M. R. Mills
Mona Motor Concern
Council Bluffs
KOIL
Mills
Sidney students at Wesleyan to graduate Friday
Five of the 12 Sidney students at Nebraska Wesleyan University will graduate this year. Named are Laurence Davis, Bernice Foster, Mary Hart, Frank Lally and Vern Livingston. Davis is Blue Key member, physics club singer and glee club participant. Foster, Hart and others hold debater, dramatic, commerce and pep club roles.
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Sidney
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Laurence Davis
Bernice Foster
Mary Hart
Frank Lally
Vern Livingston
Blue Key
Wesleyan
Mens Glee Club
Mary Harr
Purple Arkus
Commerce Club
Vera Livingston
Theta Alpha Phi
Vera Hart
Wesleyan League of Women Voters
Viola Foster
Clifford Wait
Sterling Girl Injured in Auto Smash Up
Elizabeth Kurr of Sterling was painfully cut and bruised Saturday night when the car she rode in with three companions overturned in a ditch five miles east of Sidney. Other occupants escaped injury. The car rested on its top with the top preventing worse harm. Miss Kurr was taken to a local hospital where several stitches closed a gaping leg wound.
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Elizabeth Kurr
Sterling
Sidney
Miss Kurr
Omaha grain man on inspection tour
H. E. Tiffany, grain man of Omaha, has spent several days in Sidney and surrounding territory inspecting crop conditions. He declares that eastern Nebraska has prospects for the biggest wheat crop in its history.
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H. E. Tiffany
Omaha
Sidney
Mr. Tiffany
Nebraska
Chicago meat cutter joins Central Market staff
Robert Burns of Chicago, an experienced meat cutter, has moved to Sidney and is employed by the Central Market. He has worked in Chicago's finest markets and is a master at the business, strengthening the market's capable staff of cutters.
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Robert Burns
Chicago
Sidney
Mr. Burns
County official vows highway patrol to curb reckless drivers
Sheriff Nelson of Cheyenne County announces a strict drive to stop accidents on the Lincoln highway. He pledges maximum penalties for young or intoxicated drivers and promises intensified patrols on Saturday and Sunday evenings, especially after dances, to prevent further crashes.
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Cheyenne County
Nelson
Lincoln Highway
Scout Jamboree Held Today in Bridgeport
Scout troops from western Nebraska gather in Bridgeport for a full day of events. The program lists first aid and rescue races, signaling contests, patrol and troop drills, obstacle and tug of war, archery, axe throwing, and other activities including fire starting and water boiling demonstrations.
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Bridgeport
Telegraph
Nebraska
Beating the Sheriff to Farmer Brown at Farmers Picnic
Sidney high school vocational agriculture class will stage a one act dairy play Beating the Sheriff to Farmer Brown at the annual farmers picnic around June 15 at Krueger's lake. J W Nielsen announces student cast and Blue Valley Creamery Institute assists with manuscripts programs and plans.
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Farmer Brown
Sidney High School
Krueger
Brown
Nielsen
Sidney Golfers Plan to Play at Cheyenne
Several Sidney golfers will travel to Cheyenne for the Cheyenne country club golf tournament to be staged Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Medal play over 54 holes will determine the winners.
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Sidney
Cheyenne
Cheyenne Country Club
John O Neil Returns After Convalescent Period
Mr and Mrs John O Neil return from Tucson Arizona where he spent weeks recuperating from a long illness He is much improved and Sidney friends express relief and happiness at his recovery.
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John O'Neil
Tuscon
Arizona
Mr. O'Neil
Sidney
Bates of Kimball Weds Gertrude Eran in Denver
W L Bates a Kimball real estate dealer, known in Sidney, married Gertrude Eran of Crete last week in Denver. The couple will reside in Kimball where Bates has built a palatial home. Bates is a Nebraska University graduate and works with Ratbone Company real estate brokers.
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W. L. Bates
Kimball
Sidney
Denver
Gertrude Eran
Crete
Nebraska Stock Growers Meet in Valentine May 31 June 1
The 39th annual Nebraska Stock Growers convention will convene in Valentine on Friday and Saturday May 31 and June 1. George Christopher delivers welcome. responses by Thomas F Arnold Mayor James C Dahlman and Robert Graham. Notable speakers cover marketing cattle transportation banking and meat consumption. Officers to be elected and a banquet held with toastmaster Christopher.
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Nebraska
Valentine
Nebraska Stock Growers Association
George Christopher
Thomas F. Arnold
James C. Dahlman
Omaha
Robert Graham
James C. Quigley
Bruce McCullough
George Jackson
E. M. Brouse
C. N. Wright
United States
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Dalton Lodge
Jimmy Murray
Sohn Victor Montour
Sidney Golf Team
Chick
Golden Bears
State Legion
Laramie, Wyo
Cigaret
Snyder's
Mona Motor Oil Firm
Sterling Girl
Central Market
Farmers Picnic
Professor Neilson
J. E. Poole
State Farm
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