Driver Dazes Car Wrecked In Nebraska Overpass Crash
A 1939 Plymouth coupe driven by Robert L. Morris of Seneca Nebraska wrecked after reportedly dozing at the wheel near Sidney on Highway 19. Morris was fined $10 plus costs for reckless driving after a Sunday morning crash that left minor injuries. A second doze incident two miles north near the Colorado line involved Waldo Standard of Sterling driving a 1941 Ford truck. Standard faces a reckless driving charge with a hearing set for Friday.
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Robert L. Morris
Seneca
Nebr
Sidney
Morris
Highway 19
Robert Nichols
Robert A. Barlow
Colorado Line
Waldo Standard
Sterling
R. L. Maier
Highway Safety
Urban C. Gayl
South Sund Community Notes and Local Visits
South Sund notes record residents attending a Cc U A M football game in Fort Collins. Mrs. Brown and son Larry visited Rex Gentry. The piece notes last rites for T W Simpson and extends sympathy to bereaved families. It lists visitors Chester Vetter, H W Bluhm, and John Rocker families, and mentions a Lodgepole wedding dance honoring Fubbell and Bahr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Brown
Rex Gentry
Fort Collins
Cameron
California
Texas
John Rocker
Lodgepole
Tom Fubbell
John Bahr
Wreck Reported At Lodgepole Friday
A report of a wreck one mile west of Lodgepole Friday night was called in to Deputy Sheriff Arnold Braasch by Ray Grimes of Lodgepole, driver of the 1940 Chevrolet coupe involved. He said he fell asleep at the wheel and struck a bridge. heavy damages were likely. The Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodgepole
Arnold Braasch
Ray Grimes
Live Dangerously Dross On Amber or Red Light
The notice warns that driving through amber or red lights endangers pedestrians and others, discouraging reckless driving. It emphasizes courtesy as safer behavior and notes that the insurer writes policies for courteous drivers.
Paris Bride Embraces Sidney Welcome After Transatlantic Journey
A Paris bride Mrs Owen Phelps visiting Sidney with her brother in law Kenneth Phelps in Sioux Villa awaits her husband’s Newfoundland return in November. The 27 year old Miss Yolande Griffante trained as a dressmaker in Paris before war disruptions and a 30 day US furlough. She traveled with 19 brides aboard a troop ship including eight French and twelve German brides, forming brief friendships aboard. She enjoys American fashions, plans to visit California, and hopes to accompany her husband to Fort Pepperell after his three year occupation duty ends.
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Sidney
Paris
France
Owen Phelps
Kenneth Phelps
Sioux Villa
Newfoundland
Pfc. Phelps
Fort Pepperell
Yolande Griffante
United States
Nebraska
Farm Price Index Loses Ground Amid Falls in Livestock and Grains
The all-commodity index fell 11 points from a high of 342 as of Oct 15, with prices for corn cattle sheep lambs and butterfat down while wheat reached 2.65 per bushel the highest mid month level in forty years. All-crop stayed at 315, while all-livestock eased 13 points due to lower cattle and lamb prices and butterfat drop. Hog prices rose 60 cents to 21.10, cattle fell to 20.20, and lambs at 20.50 were down two dollars from a month earlier.
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State-Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Parole Violator Nabbed Here Friday
Eugene J. Cerra of Omaha was arrested here Friday by Chief of Police Harvey Visina and Deputy Sheriff Arnold Braasch on a parole violation. He was held in the county jail until Saturday when Sheriff Dwight Young of Fairbury took him into custody. Cerra had worked about two days for Sidney Insulating company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene J. Cerra
Omaha
Harvey 8.Visina
Arnold Braasch
Dwight Young
Fairbury
Cerra
Sidney Insulating Company
Rotary Given Great Chance
District Governor Jack Kroh of Ogallala addressed the Sidney Rotary Club Friday evening, describing Rotary as a world fellowship of business and professional men united in service. He urged members to promote international understanding and noted Rotary’s role as a refining force fostering faith, hope, and kindness among people.
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Sidney
Kroh
Rotary
Ideal Record Books for Tax Records
The Telegram Ideal Record Books offer a mineograph paper format in letter size, advertised as unbeatable for maintaining income tax records for farmers and businesspeople. It urges readers to consult a lawyer or tax consultant who will endorse this system.
REA Wiring Meeting For Farmstead Connections
An open meeting explains REA wiring requirements before farm wiring contracts. Officials will describe construction plans and service details for Wheat Belt Electric Membership Association lines ending in farmstead yards. Attendees are urged to ask questions and bring the National Electric Safety Code if available.
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Wheat Belt Electric Membership Association
REA
State
Rural Electrification Safety and Inspection Bureau
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. E. Dickinson
Platte Valley Agency
Leckwoos
Sidneyites
Frances Lathrop
Willow Run
Kaiser and Frazer
America
Frazer
Frazer Manhattan
Blame Motor & Equipment Co
10Th Ave
Ancel W. Lewis
Richard C. Blottie
IDEAL
Coleman
Porter Oil CO
Best Electric Membership
R. M. Kinney
Mr. Spellman
Earl J. Smith
Legion Room
City Auditorium
Albert J. Moore
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