Russian Brutality Seen By Visiting German Woman
A German widow, Mrs. Friedel Frey, visiting the United States after fleeing the Russian zone in Germany, recounts brutal Russian methods toward Europeans and notes her plan to stay in America. She describes family ties, a granddaughter’s wedding in Oklahoma City, and life on a large wheat farm with mechanized farming, contrasting her homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedel «Frey
Germany
Morris Jessen
Lodgepole
Johann Frey
Mrs. Frey
Ruth Jessen
Don Kanan
Oklahoma City
Kansas
Kangaroo Court Fines Beardless Culprits at Fort Sidney Days
Six more uncooperative whisker-raisers were jailed by Kangaroo Court officials during Fort Sidney Days. Judge Elmer Haines and Prosecuting Attorney Art Wright led stern fines while Clerk Doyle Foland kept records. Notable cases included Senator Ray Babcock and Dr M J Maher fined for feeble beard attempts, with others like Les Sieber and bystander Frances Lathrop also penalized. Officers Jim Cosigrove C H Babbitt Ralph Thompson Leonard Fine Bernie Goldstein Glenn Draper supervised the round up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kangaroo Court
Fort Sidney
Elmer Haines
Art Wright
Doyle Foland
Ray Babcock
M. J. Maher
Frances Lathrop
The
Telegraph
Co. A
Chick
Milt Handsel
Jim Cosigrove
C. H. Babbitt
Ralph Thompson
Leonard Fine
Bernie Goldstein
Glenn Draper
Ralph Guldahl To Play Here Sunday
Former National Open and PGA champion Ralph Guldahl will hold a 45 minute exhibition and then play a match at Sidney Country Club Sunday at 1 30 pm. He is traveling from California to the east for major tournaments and plans to feature at several clubs on the route. A potential partner is Babe Lind of Sterling with a Sidney foursome rounding out the event. Only 300 tickets go on sale, sold by committee members Mike Selzer Don Jorgenson and Blip Doran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Guldahl
Sidney Country Club
Guldahl
California
Sidney Golf
Cherry Hills Country Club
Denver
Babe Lind
Sterling
Sidney
Mike Selzer
Don Jorgenson
Blip Doran
Sandhills To Get Road Aid This Summer
The state highway department will let contracts totaling about three million dollars this summer for road work, funded by recently enacted gasoline tax and registration fee increases. Most projects will serve the Sandhills area, with June 16 as the first letting. Work targets weather-worn sections in Sheridan, Box Butte, Dawes, and surrounding routes, including 28 miles on Route 2 and 19 and 187, plus additional improvements near Alliance, Chadron, and Dawes County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Sidney
Sandhills
Peterson
Highway Department
Sheridan
Grant
Box Butte
No. 19
Alliance
Chadron
Dawes County
Violent Storm Strikes Sidney and Lodgepole Valley
A violent storm moved west to east across Cheyenne County late Sunday afternoon. It flooded streets and damaged trees and gardens in Sidney within under 30 minutes. Large hail occurred but caused limited damage. crops showed definite impact along Lodgepole Valley. A fuller report will appear Friday.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Lodgepole
Tech Telegraph
Jolly Maids To Meet With 4-H Club
The Jolly Maids meet Wednesday at ten o'clock at Mrs Leo Shuman's home for a club gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Maids
Leo Shuman
Queen Reign Planned For Fort Sidney Days
The Fort Sidney Days celebration June 23 24 25 will crown a commanding officer chosen from Sidney business and professional men by a secret civic committee. A bathing beauty contest for the officer’s queen will be held June 22 at the Fox Theatre with entrants ages 16 to 25. the winner will ride at the head of the parade June 25. Advertising and promotions including trailers, balloons, leaflets, and a booster caravan June 16 and 17 aim to draw up to twenty thousand attendees for a three day program.
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Fort Sidney
Sidney
Fox Theatre
The
Fox
Chamber of Commerce
Elmer Haines
Methodists to Convene at Scottsbluff Bluffs First Church
About 600 Nebraska Methodist delegates from across the state will gather at Scottsbluff’s First Methodist Church from next Friday through June 8. Registration starts Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Ministers and one delegate per church will attend with families, while Dr. Cyrus E. Albertson of Seattle will speak at evening services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Lloyd LE. Watt
Gering Methodist Church
Northwest Nebraska
Trinity Church
Lincoln
Watt
Cyrus E. Albertson
First Methodist Church of
Seattle
Wash
Sheriff Deputy Arnold Braasch Beard Question Sparks Surprise
Fort Sidney Days occasioned praise for Sheriff Deputy Arnold Braasch and his mustache. A Mexican prisoner at the county jail spoke in Spanish, assuming the sheriff understood, only to be surprised when Braasch admitted he did not. The prisoner then wondered if Braasch was a full-blooded Mexican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Braasch
Fort Sidney
Flying Farmers To Retrace Gold Rush Trail June 10th
Flying Farmers from South Dakota and Nebraska will retrace the old Sidney to Deadwood gold rush trail by air on Friday June 10. About fifty planes are expected with Neal Dunlavy of Potter as general chairman. The event includes a Sidney breakfast and a Panhandle Cloudbusters led reception, ending with the South Dakota Flying Farmers convention June 11 and 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Deadwood
S. D
South Dakota
Nebraska
Panhandle Cloudbusters
Black Hills
North Platte River
Camp Clarke Bridge
Bridgeport
Sandhills
Gold Country
Pine Ridge
Nebraska-South Dakota
Flow Restored in Lodgepole Creek West of Town
Charles D. Green leads a hand labor effort to restore a permanent flow in Lodgepole Creek near town. A weekend check shows about 1000 gallons a minute flowing west of town, with springs reopened and the creek bed lowered to improve water release. Green aims to fill the city park lagoon for thirty days, then sustain it. floods briefly disturbed installations but flow returned to normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole Creek
Charles D. Green
Veteran Water Authority
Mr. Green
Lodgepole
Green
Park Lagoon
Lodgerose Valley
Wildlife Club to Meet in City Auditorium Basement
The Cheyenne County Wildlife Club holds a second meeting this Wednesday at 7 30 in the City auditorium basement. New members have joined since the first gathering and are urged to attend as the club organizes a pheasant rearing program for wildlife conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Rebekahs Attend District Session In Nebraska
Twelve Sidney Rebekah Lodge members joined the 37th annual District 33 convention in Lyman Nebraska with twelve lodges represented. Attendees included Mrs Louis Grage and others from Sidney and Joe Crumrine of Sidney with Gering lodge members. The banner for secret work went to Mrs Grage and Morrill lodge for alternating six month periods. The gathering opened with registration at 9 and featured luncheon by Eastern Star and an evening banquet by Lutheran Ladies Aid. The 38th district convention will be held in Sidney next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Rebekah
Lyman
Nebr
Louis Grage
Avin Davis
Rex Olsen
D. H. Cloud
Paul Koehn
Charles Jameson
Edna Scriber
Ray Averill
Lawrence Richardson
Flora Rhine
Leland Mann
W. W. Schulz
Joe Crumrine
Gering Lodge
Lillian Pletcher
Assembly
Nellie Downey
York
Lilly Silverdale
Scottsbluff
Grage
Noble Grand
Sidney Lodge
Morrill Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Diamond Recovered After Yearlong Loss In Yard
Jess Osborn celebrates after finding a valued diamond ring in his strawberry patch, a missing item believed lost during yard work nearly a year ago. The discovery in his yard ends a long search and brings relief to the Osborn family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Osborn
Mr. Osborn
In Memoriam Keepsake of a Sid ney tribute to the fallen
A reprint of R P Kepler memorial Day tribute from The Sidney Commercial News. The piece honors American soldiers from Bunker Hill to the Argonne and Lincoln era, stressing duty, liberty, and national unity. It laments past sacrifices and calls for enduring devotion to the citizen soldiery and the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Kepler
Sidney Commercial Club
Sidney Commercial News
Commercial Club
Kepler
Sidney
Western
Nebraska
Bunker Hill
Lexington
Trenton
Lundy’s Lane
Lake Erie
New Orleans
Monterey
Chapultepek
Alamo
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Wilderness
San Juan
el Caney
Santiago
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Grain looking good with scattered mosaic in Nebraska wheat
Pathologists report winter wheat in western Nebraska shows overall good prospects with mosaic disease in scattered areas. Inspectors Allington Livingston Swinbank note some losses possible, but the total statewide production is not alarming.
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Nebraska
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
William Allington
Jessee Livingston
J. C. Swinbank
Box Butte County
Cheyenne County
Kimball County
Agricultural College
Devel County
Chappell
Big Springs
Red Willow County
McCook
Republican Valley
Jesse Livingston
Treadway Leaves For Bluffs Post
Master Sgt. Ray Treadway departs Friday to Scottsbluff to assume director duties at the Western Nebraska recruiting station. He replaces Lt. Schaefer assigned to Grand Island. Treadway, who led recruiting in this southern Panhandle area, will have officers in Sidney each Tuesday starting June 7, with a four person team at Scottsbluff. He and Mrs. Treadway with two sons will reside in Mitchell, having moved there Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Treadway
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Schaefer
Grand Island
Treadway
Panhandle
Sidney
Mitchell
LeRoy Schnell Named 1949 Job’s Daughters Pal
LeRoy Schnell was named the 1949 Job's Daughters Pal at the annual dance Friday evening at the City Auditorium. Sixteen Sidney youths were nominated. Schnell won by votes cast over weeks. He is a Sidney High School graduate and son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Schnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Schnell
Job
City Auditorium
Sidney
Young Schnell
Sidney High School
Henry L. Schnell
Bad Check Complaint Dismissed By Judge
The State of Nebraska versus LeRoy Carmichael was dismissed by County Judge Robert A. Barlow after the $80 insufficient funds check from The First National Bank at North Platte to Farmers Union Co-op in Sidney was made good and $21 in costs paid.
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State of
Nebraska
LeRoy Carmichael
Robert A. Barlow
Carmichael
First National Bank
North Platte
Farmers Union Co-op
Sidney
Lorenzo Resident J W Hurt Dies. Funeral Wednesday
J W Hurt a prominent Lorenzo resident died Sunday. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at two in the afternoon at The Methodist Church with Rev. Walter Jewett officiating. Craig Mortuary handles arrangements. A fuller obituary will run in Friday's Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hurt
Lorenzo
Methodist Church
Walter Jewett
Craig Mortuary
Mr. Hurt
33rd Annual 4 H Meeting Under Way at Nebraska
The 33rd annual 4 H Club Week opens at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture May 30 to June 4 with about 300 youths and leaders from Cheyenne and surrounding counties. Speakers include Chancellor Gustavson and Rev White, plus WOW and KFAB involvement. Activities feature banquets, a special train to Omaha, a Timely Topic contest, and daily Cloverleaf reporters.
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University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Cheyenne County
Aye Gunderson
Potter
Burlington Railroad
Dorothy Christensen
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Wanda
Ardis Westerhoff
Dalton
Crete Mills
Alfred Leger
Security Mutual Life Insurance Company
Violet Shepherd
Ed W. Janike
Agricultural Extension Service
R. G. Gustavson
University of Nebraska
C. van White
Lincoln
Mal Hansen
WOW
Omaha
W. V. Lambert
Harry G. Gould
University of Lincoln
Lincoln Public Schools
Altimas Tullis
University
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
KFAB
Omaha World Herald
Cornhusker
Disaster Loans Available Here for Nebraska Farmers
Fifty one Nebraska counties including Cheyenne are eligible for disaster loans to farmers who suffered damage from last winter blizzards and cannot obtain credit. Loans cover livestock feed seed and other farming expenses. most needs expected in cattle regions, with Cheyenne County little expected to require funds.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Panhandle
Cheyenne County
$15 000 Offer Approved By State Senate
The Nebraska legislature approved a $15,000 oil bonus for the first well in each county producing fifty barrels daily for two months. Governor Peterson vetoed it, but the veto was overridden. The Ohio Oil Co. tests a well near Gurley that may qualify for the bonus, while counties debate funding and potential broader impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Peterson
Ohio Oil Co
Gurley
Bohlke
Hastings
Soree
Lodgepole Lady Is RN Leader
Mrs Myrtie Hoffman of Lodgepole was named tri county oracle of the Royal Neighbors lodges in Kimball Cheyenne and Deuel counties at the Sidney annual convention An estimated 110 Royal Neighbors attended A School of Instruction was held in the afternoon followed by banquet and an evening memorial service Dignitaries included Frances Torkelson Lincoln Supreme Manager Anna Snyder North Platte State Supervisor Hannah Smith Crawford District Deputy and Edith Evans North Platte District Supervisor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtie Hoffman
Tri-County
Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
Sidney
Lillian Wise
Chappell
Lillian Clausen
Potter
May Heath
Lodgepole
Opal Winn
Marshall
Effie Foland
Oracle
Sidney City
Presbyterian Church
Potter Lodge
Frances Torkelson
Lincoln
Anna Snyder
North Platte
Hannah Smith
Crawford
Edith Evans
Sidney Youth Is Annapolis Grad
Nebraskans among the 1949 United States Naval Academy graduating class at Annapolis include Donald Earl Craig of Sidney and other names from Auburn Broken Bow Central City Tecumseh Fremont Lincoln and Sidney. The academy announced this year’s personnel last week but commencement on June 3 will determine who definitively graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Earl Craig
H. P. Craig
Sidney
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Gerald Robert Jones
Auburn
Keating Keays
Broken Bow
Malcolm Eugene Phares
Central City
Chester
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Husband
Berlin
Methodist
Bluffs
el Senor
Wildlife Club
Rebekahs
Memoriam
Kimball Area
Bluffs Post
Pal
State Senate
Ohio
Lodgepole Lady
Annapolis Grad
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