Annual 4 H calf show and sale planned for Sterling
Extension Agent William Bullock reports a regional 4 H fat calf show and sale to open Tuesday November 12 at the Jim Moorer Pavilion in Sterling. Cheyenne Kimball and Deuel counties will join Low and Colorado exhibitors with about sixty five head listed. The event runs 10 am with an immediate auction for lunch. Local agents Verne Stewart and Hoover firm organize, with bidders from packers, butcher ops, and independent buyers expected.
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William
4-H
Cheyenne
Kimball
Deuelounties
Sterling
Low
Colorado
Jim Hoover Organization
Verne Stewart
Bullock
Hoover Organization
Hoover
K. D. “Crip” Christenm
Ralph Runge
Sidney
Hoover Firm
Cheyenne County
H Club
World Famed Cellist Mund Kurtz Set for Sidney Center
The Sidney Center Artist Series will present Mund Kurtz, renowned cellist, at the city auditorium on Wednesday November 13. Enthusiasm from the previous Josehine Antoine season finale is expected to continue. Season tickets cut for the remaining three concerts. single admission tickets for the Don Cock Chorus event on Saturday November 30. Frances Doran leads concert arrangements.
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Sidney Ceater
Mund Kurtz
City Auditorium
Josehine Antoine
Kurtz
Don Cosck Chorus
Frances Doran
Long Prison Term Is Given For Check Forger Theodore R Barge
Theodore R Barge was sentenced in Boulder district court to 18 to 20 years in the state penitentiary for large scale forging. He was arrested in Sterling after passing two checks to buy flowers and a football. A 16 year old girl, who said she was married to him, was located in Sidney and brought to Sterling for a reunion.
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Boulder
Theodore R. Barge
Sterling
Barge
Sidney
Truman Proclaims Armistice Day and Thanksgiving Observance
President Truman called for renewed national effort toward lasting peace and issued proclamations designating Armistice Day on November 11 and Thanksgiving Day on November 28. He urged an appropriate ceremony and ordered the American flag to fly on all government buildings.
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Truman
Gunderson Mill Blown Down in Western Nebraska Wind
Historic Gunderson mill once a central frontier hub near Potter, Nebraska, collapsed after a Tuesday windstorm with 48 mph gusts up to 65 mph. Built in the 1880s by Adam Gunderson, it powered local wheat grinding and served as social center for pioneers before weathered stone first floor remains amid scattered timbers. Charles Gunderson, son of Adam, still lives in Potter as one of Cheyenne County’s oldest natives.
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Gunderson
Nebraska
Lodgepole Creek
Potter
Adam Gunderson
Panhandle
Colorado
Charles Gunderson
Adam
Cheyenne County
County Tax Collections High as 1943–45 Rates Lead
County Treasurer Herbert Stevens announced strong tax payments across property, personal, and auto taxes for 1943 through 1945 with rates near perfect. 1943 97.5 percent, 1944 98 percent, 1945 95.14 percent. unpaid taxes mostly in vacant lots and transient personal property from Sioux Ordnance Depot construction. He expects heavy receipts in November as 1946 taxes begin on Friday, November 1.
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Cheyenne County
Herbert Stevens
Stevens
Sioux
600000 Votes Likely In Nebraska General Election
Secretary of State Frank Marsh predicts a near record turnout in Nebraska for the general election. Heavy registrations in Lincoln and Omaha suggest around 600000 voters, with the 1940 state record at 623781. He cites amendments and liquor questions as motivations for high participation.
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Frank Marsh
Lincoln
Omaha
Marsh
Wheat Looks Good Despite Idle Hunters Pheasant Tour
Cheyenne county observers report wheat prospects for next year look bright. The annual pheasant tour yielded little hunting but provided an accurate appraisal of winter wheat, with a unanimous forecast of another bumper crop. Farmers are praised for summer fallowing as rains and snow this fall boosted sub-soil moisture, aiding spring growth.
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Cheyenne County
Beet Guarantee To Be Higher In 1947
The Agriculture Department offered to guarantee sugar beet growers a higher price for the 1947 crop to spur production. Growers will be guaranteed an average of $14.50 per ton, $1 above 1946, if processors contract with the Commodity Credit Corporation. The move aims to ease a sugar shortage.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Pheasant season likely shortened due to poor kills
State game commission may curtail the pheasant season amid reports of weak opening weekend hunts across the state. Sidney hunters cite heavy cover, low hen hatch, and more predators as factors. Officials note low average kills and rising arrests for carrying loaded guns near highways.
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State Game’ Commission
Sidney
Farm Sale At Hereford Next Week
Two sales are advertised for Thursday November 7. E R Hadley of Potter area will offer livestock machinery and more starting at 1 pm. Col A B Rapp handles the sale with D F Enevoldsen as clerk. Sidney Livestock Commission Co hosts the first annual registered Hereford sale with consignments accepted to day of sale.
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E. R. Hadley
Potter
Col. A. B. Rapp
D. F. Enevoldsen
Sidney Livestock Commission Co
Nebraska
E. W. Eberle
Elmer Kath
John Lederer
Lions Told of Airport Need
Lions Club heard a film stressing airport importance for Sidney voters deciding bonds next Tuesday. It traced transportation growth from steamboats to railroads to highways and airplanes, warning communities without airports risk lagging. by 1950 planes could exceed half a million in US use, underscoring need to secure land and pursue development now.
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Lions Club
Sidney
United States
Election boards to perform same duties as June primaries
County Clerk I.14 Pindell warns precinct election boards to report for the general election next Tuesday with the same duties as in the June primaries. The notice emphasizes continuity in election staffing and procedures for the upcoming vote.
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Pindell
Sidney faces $33,000 airport bond vote next Tuesday
Voters in Sidney Nebraska decide on a general obligation bond issue to finance land purchase and improvements for an aviation field. The measure asks if the city should issue $33,000 bonds and levy taxes to cover interest and principal over twenty years, with polling at four local sites for eligible residents.
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Sidney
Voeters
Nebraska
City of
North Side School
East Side School
Court House
Spearow Implement
Deer Shot On River Near Bridgeport
A deer was shot and killed along the North Platte River west of Bridgeport this week, with state and federal game wardens investigating. Nearby, sheriff reports another deer killed by car near Gurley, and several deer sighted in the Gurley area.
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North Platte
Bridgeport
W. W. Schulz
Gurley
Schulz
Bob Hope Honored by Barbers Union
Bob Hope receives honorary membership from Local No. 486 of the Journeymen Barbers union for his role as a barber in the film Monsieur Beaucaire. The proclamation notes Hope as the hilarious barber to the king of France and records the official recognition signed by secretary Frank Sis.
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Monsieur Beaucaire
Fox Theatre
Barbers’ Union
Bob Hope
Frank Sis
Hope
Journeymen Barbers
International Union of America
France
Paramount
Fox
Elmer Haines
Hunting Victim Improves After Shotgun Accident
Loomis Booth a 16 year old Sunol youth remains critical after a hunting accident last Saturday. Doctors report some improvement though his breathing remains impaired due to a shotgun blast to the neck shoulders and face.
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Loomis Booth
Sunol
Hull Cook
Cheaper Road Plans Favored by Nebraska Good Roads Group
The Nebraska Good Roads association meeting in Fremont on November 20 will consider lowering farm to market road standards to stretch federal funds across more miles. Led by C. W. Motter the group backs looser specs, aligning with Joe Steele and political calls to expand road work. The move could let Cheyenne County build more miles, with 315 new members and $595 in new revenue from Fremont’s direct campaign.
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Nebraska Good Roads Association
Fremont
Potter Lions Club
Joe Steele
Kimball
Farmer
Steele
Nebraska
Good Roads Association
Cheyenne County
C. W
Red) Motter
Fremont Chamber of Commerce
Motter
Frank Sorrell
Leroy L. Snyder
Blair
Mitchell Withholds Plea In Forgery Case In District Court
James A. Mitchell, charged with forgery, appeared in district court on Tuesday and, citing constitutional rights, asked for a lawyer instead of entering a plea. He had earlier pleaded guilty in county court and posted a $500 bond he could not meet. He is accused of forging a five dollar check on Ed Kurth and passing it at The Breternitz Bakery.
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James A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Ed Kurth
Breternitz
Annual Bazaar and Dinner Set for November 6 7
The Altar Society of The Catholic Church sponsors a two day bazaar and dinner at St Patrick's Academy auditorium. Dinner will be served from five to eight each evening. The usual bazaar attractions round out the program.
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The
Altar Society of the Catholic Church
St. Patrick’s Academy
Sidney and Oshkosh Clash In Class B Conference Tilt
Sidney and Oshkosh meet on the local high school field at 2 pm in a Class B game. The Maroons seek a win to bolster their title chances while Oshkosh aims to rebound after a rough stretch including a 47-0 setback by Chappell. Electio Ayala shines in the backfield for Sidney as Mitchell leads the league with an undefeated record.
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Sidney
Oshkosh
Maroons
Chappell
Chadron
St. Pat
Potter
Trish
Coyotes
Sidney-Oshkosh
Mitchell
Tigers
Bridgeport
Morrill County
Electio Ayala
Four Districts Set Up For State Patrolmen
Captain C J Sanders of the Nebraska Safety Patrol announced changes to meet rising traffic. Effective November 1 the state is redistricted into four districts with Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont and North Platte as headquarters. Each district includes multiple sub stations across central and western Nebraska, ranging from Auburn to Alliance.
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C. J. Sanders
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Omaha
Auburn
Lincoln
Fairbury
Grand Island
Hastings
Kearney
Minnen
Fremont
Columbus
Norfolk
Laurel
Ainsworth
North Platte
Holdrege
McCook
Broken Bow
Oshkosh
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Alliance
More Job Exams At Sioux Depot
An opportunity to file applications for a Civil Service career appointment is announced by the Secretary, Board Of U S Civil Service Examiners, Sioux Ordnance Depot. Appointments will be made to Hospital Mess Attendant and Hospital Ward Attendant positions at hourly rates and for Janitor CPC roles with annual salaries listed for depot duty. Applications may be secured from the Secretary at first or second class post offices in Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, and the Dakotas, or from the Sioux Ordnance Depot Civil Service Examiners.
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Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Sioux
Civil Service
Minnesota
Nebraska
Yowa
North
South Dakota
Civil Service Examiners
County Races Spotlight Nominates Local Officials
County voters will decide key local contests on Tuesday including second and third district commissioners Glen Bates and George Fleming, county attorney contenders Lowell Davis and Lawrence Clinton, clerk of the district court candidate Schulz and Edward Colone, and 43rd district representative contenders Ray A. Babcock and Henry Blome. Also on ballots are sheriff, assessor, and the two initiative measures on an anti closed shop proposal and the 40 per pupil school amendment. County Clerk I L Pindell will keep the office open Tuesday night until all precincts report.
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Cheyenne County
R. P. Kepler
Glen Bales
George Fleming
Guy Shaw
Fleming
Bates
George Coulter
Lawrence Schwartz
Ed Erickson
Potter Territory
Lowell Davis
Lawrence Clinton
Nebraska
Davis
Clinton
Sue Ee
Sepults
Campbell
Aovemyic
District’ Court
Schulz
Edward Colone
Co. V. Sowards
Ray A. Babcock
Henry Blome
Babcock
Blome
Cheyenne
Morrill
Kimball
Banner
I. L. Pindell
Schulz Official At State Safety Session
Sheriff W. W. Schulz traveled to Lincoln to attend the Nebraska Traffic Safety Conference called by Governor Dwight Griswold. Schulz chairs the accident record committee and more than one thousand Nebraskans were invited. others from the area included O. J. Weymouth, John Billiter, and State Senator Ray A. Babcock.
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W. W. Schulz
Lincoln
Nebraska
Dwight Griswold
Schulz
O. J. Weymouth
John Billiter
Ray A. Babcock
These Boys Didn't Overlook Anything at Big Springs
Four Denver hunters were arrested at Big Springs on Sunday for hunting without permits failing to identify pheasants possessing hen pheasants ducks without federal stamp illegal possession of quail and loaded guns in the car. Nebraska game wardens detained the men who showed great respect for wardens after the incident.
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Denver
Nebraska
Big Springs
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Dmund Kurtz
Gunderson Mill
Paul Gilbert
Game Commission
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Hereford
Barbers
Sidney Local
GOP
A. L. Miller
George B. Hastings
Grant
Hugh Butler
Miller
Butler
St.Pat
Sioux Depot
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