Armistice Day Observance Aims to Unify Sidney Crowd
Sidney veterans prepare western Nebraska’s largest Armistice celebration featuring a parade, speeches by Roland Rodman, a football game with Fort Warren, boxing match Ham Jenkins versus Kenny Austin, and a veterans feed. Weather hopes loom as a full day of events unfolds with floats, a dancing entertainment unit, and a wrestling semifinal planned.
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Sidney American Legion
Nebraska
King Winter
Legion
Sidney Vets
Dole
Gold Star
13Th and
Linden
Tenth Avenue
Illinois Street
Ninth Avenue
Hickory Street
12Th Avenue
Jackson Street
City Auditorium
Roland Rodman
Kimball
Sidney Town
Fort Warren
Army
Ham Jenkins
Denver
Kenny Austin
Central City
Austin
Jenking
Jenkins
George Nichols
Dusky Boy
Next President Roosevelt Wins Democratic Landslide Victory
Franklin D Roosevelt and John Nance Garner were elected to the presidency and vice presidency in a historic Democratic landslide. The electoral tally stood 472 to 59 with about fifteen million votes, delivering Democratic control of the White House and Congress.
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Franklin D. Rossevelt
John Nance Garner
Hoover
New York
House
Senate
Pennsylvania
Connecticu
Delaware
New Hampshire
Vermertane
Maine
Hoever
Alleghanies
Landslide Dedicates Nebraska to Democratic Victory
The state swung decisively for Franklin D. Roosevelt and Charles W. Bryan, delivering large margins in Nebraska. Democratic nominees swept state offices, with nine tenths of the state senate likely to be Democratic and only two Republicans remaining in the capitol. In Cheyenne county the Democratic landslide carried major offices, including Roosevelt over Hoover 3018 to 1266, Bryan defeating Griswold 2484 to 1799, and other tickets favoring Democrats.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nebraska
Charles W. Bryan
Dwight Griswold
Capitol
Lincoln
Farmers Alliance
Senate
State House
Railway Commission
C. A. Randall
Hugh Drake
C. W. Taylor
Supreme Court
Justice Goss
Harry Palmer
Bryan
Cheyenne County
Louis Wasem
Sidney
Herbert Foster
Dalton
Couny
Foster
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Norman Thomas
Griswold
Paul W. Good
Sorensen
Terry Carpenter
Robert G. Simmons
Charlies W. Green
Martin W. Dimery
Dimery
H. L. Chaliburg
Joseph L. Steele
Challburg
Steele
Weather shifts bring snow and wind to Cheyenne County
Snow and wind shaped a Cheyenne County weather pattern with .75 inch of snow and .06 inch of moisture in Sidney. A Wednesday storm brought no wind but snow squalls, while Thursday brought a blizzard threat followed by clearer skies and improved conditions for Armistice Day events. Rain and snow hoped to help subsoil moisture. winter wheat damage noted and reseeding likely in spring. Air mail traffic and trains ran on schedule. highways remained open.
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Panhandle
Nebraska
Sidney
Tewell And Nisley Reelected To 13th Judicial Bench
Judge J. L. Tewell of Sidney and Judge Isaac J. Nisley of Lexington were reelected to the 13th district bench. Judge M. O. Bates of Lexington finished third amid a strong eastern vote. Tewell carried western counties decisively and placed second in Dawson County, Bates’ home area, signaling Nisley’s popularity there.
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Cheyenne County
J. L. Tewell
Tewell
Nisley
Bates
Judicial Area
Sidney
Isaac J. Nisley
Lexington
13Th
M. O. Bates
Dawson County
Nisley and
Sidney Jurist
Green and Challburg Win Seats in State Legislature
H. L. Challburg of Potter and C. D. Green of Sidney win as Democrats in the state legislature. Challburg takes the 95th district representative seat while Green wins the senator seat for the 3rd district.
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Green
Challburg
H. L. Challburg
Potter
C. D. Green
Sidney Wil
Funeral Rites Held For O C Harwood Sid ney Street Official
Funeral services were held at the Christian church for O C Harwood 38 Sidney street commissioner killed in a sand pit cave north of town Monday. City workers served as pallbearers. Interment in Greenwood cemetery. Harwood died after a 15 foot embankment collapsed trapping him under several tons of sand. Witnesses said the pit had long been considered dangerous and warnings had been issued to workers.
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Christian Church
O. C. Harwood
Sidney Street
J. H. Bicknell
Harwood
Harry Brown
Clarence Darnell
Jesse Hunnicut
Nora Penney
Iowa
Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig
Maroons Face Gordon This Afternoon In Grid Feature
Sidney's Maroons travel to Gordon seeking to extend an unmarred season amid injuries to Captain Masse and Stewart. Coach Black rests injured players, eyes continued strength from Atkins Johnson and a line led by Roberts Lacine. Bartlett of Gordon adds excitement after a 55 yard run earlier this year.
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Gordon
Sidney
Maroons
Paul Carroll
Masse
Stewart
Black
N. Atkins
Gering
Atkins
Johnson
Roberts
Lacine
Maley
Christofferson
Thomas
Bonham
McNish
Bobby Bartlett
Bartlett
Alliance
Bulldogs
Suspects Nabbed in Herbert Theft Then Freed
Three men believed to have participated in the Herbert store robbery last week were arrested in Illinois this week but released after refusing to admit guilt. City officials did not order extradition due to cost. Police Chief Livoni led the broadcast that aided the arrests. They stayed at a city transient boarding house the night before the crime. The trio had no money when arrested. about one hundred dollars in cash was stolen from Mrs. Gertrude Herbert.
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Herbert
Tlinois
Livoni
Gertrude Herbert
Western Nebraska crops suffer heavy drouth damage and poor outlook
Drought has battered Panhandle crops with Western Nebraska reporting very poor conditions across counties. Potatoes worst in years, sugar beets strong, fall wheat very poor, eastern corn yields excellent, and overall wheat and spring crops show severe losses amid reduced acreage and late freezing damaging unharvested potatoes.
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Nebraska
Division of Agricultural Statistics
Panhandle
Carpenter Is Choice Of Fifth District For Congressional Office
Congressman Robert G. Simmons conceded defeat to Terry C. Carpenter of Scottsbluff as 414 of 525 precincts reported. Carpenter led by about 3,500 votes. Simmons sent congratulations after the late tallies. Simmons served ten years in Congress and faced a Democratic landslide imperiling Republicans.
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Carpenter
Robert G. Simmons
Terry C. Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Simmons
Congress
Cheyenne County Fat Sheep Bring Top Price
Four car loads of sheep fattened by Henry and Ernest Bloom and Ralph Scherer of Dalton shipped to Chicago last Saturday brought the top price. A straight price of six cents was paid for the 920 sorted sheep.
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Henry
Ernest Bloom
Ralph Scherer
Dalton
Chicago
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Dort
Cheyenne
Fred Stephens
Lee
Albert Fenske
Lund
Fred G. Bauer
Fenske
Bauer
Robert A. Barlow
Richard H. Rogers
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Rogers
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Jesse
Hunnicutt
Omaha Price
Drouth
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