Sidney To Use CWA Relief For Local Jobs
City Engineer Charles Gardner returns from Lincoln with word that Sidney may start a $5000 drainage ditch project west of town to employ about 40 men and possibly a $5000 storm sewer tile unit. Wages will be 50 cents per hour for a 30 hour week with no relief aid. Participation requires removal from relief rolls and no charitable assistance. Local relief committee to request the projects. state officials say red tape is removed after approval.
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Sidney
Lincoln
Charles Gardner
Gardner
Deter
Woman's Club Delights with Basement Meeting Program
The Woman's Club held an entertaining session at the Presbyterian church basement Tuesday with music readings and a play. Eight performers acted under Mrs. William Burgess, featuring Mrs. W. F. Graham and others. group singing opened, and quotes from Shakespearean comedies closed the roll call led by Mrs. Henry Whitney.
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the Womans Club
Presbyterian Church
William Burgess
W. F. Graham
Vern Livingston
C. H .Hutchison
Don Shipman
Leroy Larson
W. M. Alexander
A. E. Wright
Hugh Sl
Country Club Seeks Caretaker and Caterer
The Sidney country club advertises for a caterer and caretaker to run the clubhouse as long time managers Mr. and Mrs. Joe Daniel depart the city. Officers invite applicants and open the position to anyone meeting the fee terms.
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Sidney Country Club
Joe Daniel
City
Farmers Seek Change in Land Bank Policy at North Platte
A Cheyenne county farmer delegation traveled to North Platte to present grievances against the Omaha federal land bank to national committeeman Arthur Mullen. They cited undervalued land in the panhandle, alleging loans are too small to cover debts, and pressed for personnel changes to end perceived discrimination against western Nebraska farms.
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Cheyenne County
North Platte
Omaha Federal Land Bank
Arthur Mullen
National
Mullen
B. B. Hine
Paul C. Collart
Walter Happel
Land Bank
Nebraska
A. J. Kinnersley
Dalton
Panhandle
Federal Land Bank
D. P. Hogan
Omaha Bank
1850 Jobs Opened To Panhandle Idle Men
Nebraska's 11 panhandle counties share 1850 Civil Works jobs opened Monday under the new program. Disbursing officers named to run funds include Henry Pavlat in Cheyenne and agents in Banner, Box Butte, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan and Sioux counties with listed townships and outlets for payments.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
CWA
Cheyenne
Banner
Box Butte
Dawes
Deuel
Garden
Kimball
Morrill
Scotts Bluff
Sheridan
Sioux
Henry Pavlat
Relief Committee
Cheyenne County
Henry J. Haun
Harrisburg
Banner County
Carl Nason
Alliance
Sidney
Belle Quinn
Chadron
G. S. la Salle
Chappell
George A. Jackson
Oshkosh
D. T. Heynon
J. T. Cavett
Bridgeport
J. W. Burrew
Gering
Pearl V. Edgell
Rushville
A. C. Davis
Harrison
Rev Peters To Leave Sidney In December
Rev Peters, pastor of St Pauls Lutheran church for 15 years, will move to Hastings on December 6 to lead the Lutheran church there. His successor has not been chosen. Peters has been a popular resident, and friends in Sidney will regret the move.
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W. F. Peters
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Hastings
Peters
Thousands of Nebraska relief jobs open under new program
Thousands of men in Nebraska began work this week under the civil works plan and the unemployment lists are expected to shrink by December 1 as projects start nationwide. Officials in Lincoln reported lists of county projects to provide winter income, including pond building, park and recreation grounds work, road building, riprap, tree trimming, and painting at sites like Gretna, Fremont, Grand Island, Valentine, Nebraska City, and Oxford. State Engineer Cochran noted 420 men started highway projects in ten counties with about 200 more to begin, boosting total weekly work to 820 for a 30 hour week with Dodge and Douglas counties taking the largest shares.
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Nebraska
Smith
Haynes
Lincoln
O'Connell
State Game Commission
Gretna
Memphis
Fremont
Stolley Park
Grand Island
Victoria Springs
Valentine
Benkleman
Custer County
Louisville
Arbor Lodge
Nebraska City
Fort Kearney
Wild Cat Hills
Oxford
Niobrara Park
Pressey
Custer
Pibel Lake
Wheeler
Loup City
Litchfield
Wellfeet
Alexandria
Frye Lake
Grant
Verdon
Cochran
Alum Grid Game Is Cancelled This Week
The scheduled game between the high school and alumn, set for this afternoon on the local gridiron, has been cancelled. Protests caused the decision, announced Tuesday. With this tilt off, the Maroons gain a full week to rest before meeting Chappell on Thanksgiving day.
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Maroons
Chappell
Fraud Alleged Against Hotel Keeper Here
H. H. Braasch is accused of defrauding a hotel keeper, filing a complaint with the county judge this week. He allegedly registered at the Central Hotel and obtained rooming valued at 5 dollars, which he could not pay. The complaint is signed by E. W. Ward.
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H. H. Braasch
Braasch
Central Hotel
E. W. Ward
Newspapermen Visit In Sidney Thursday
Emerson R. Purcell publisher of the Custer County Chief and Parke Keyes Nebr ka Press association field secretary met Guy V. Doran publisher of the Telegraph in Sidney yesterday on a business trip en route to Denver.
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Emerson R. Purcell
Custer County
Parke Keyes
Nebraska Press Association
Guy V. Doran
The
Telegraph
Denven
Jury Called And Dismissed In Drab District Court Session
The present district court session produced little action as juries were called Tuesday and dismissed soon after assembling. Theresa Fullam vs United Drug Co will hear only the motion this morning. Foreclosures remain largely stalled with 74 on the docket. Charles Huber of Denver received 1 to 18 months in the state reformatory for a possession charge after a hearing before Judge Nisley. The auto theft complaint was dropped and Toohey seeks damages from Krueger after a fall from a Krueger machine.
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District Court
Theresa Fullam
United Drug Company
Telegraph News
Charles Huber
Denver
Weather shift predicted for weekend in western Nebraska
A pending change to fair and warmer conditions is forecast for the weekend in western Nebraska while recent days show clouds and a chilly northeast wind. Farmers report dryness in fall grains and hope for a soaking storm before colder weather, as November snows and blizzards loom in the panhandle.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
$15,000 Alta Loma Horse Falls Ill on Train
Alta Loma, a $15,000 thoroughbred, grew sick aboard a train near Sidney while returning from Madison Square Garden to Redwood City California. Dr C W Zike treated the animal and the other four horses in the car. Alta Loma recovered by Monday and the journey resumed toward the coast.
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Sidney
Alta Loma
Redwood City
Calif
Madison Saquare Garden
New York City
C. W. Zike
A. S. Rosekrans
California
Zike
Cheyenne County
Land Bank Change Now Rumored
The Oma ha branch agent post of the federal farm credit administration may go to a Wyoming man. Senator O Mahoney will name the official after Omaha office reorganization begins this month. The choice reportedly has approval from Henry Morgenthau Jr and several senators. The $10 000 a year post heads the four branches under Roosevelt direction.
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Omaha
Federal Farm Credit Administration
Wyoming
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Senate
O’mahoney
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Thompson
Nebraska
Murphy
Iowa
Bulow
South Dakota
Arthur F. Mullen
Beatrice to Be Included in Federal Highway Funds Plan
Governor Bryan announced bids will be received December 2 by the highways department for projects totaling 25 000 dollars in grading bridges and paving. Funded by federal emergency road funds from Nebraska's 7 800 000 dollar allocation, the plan also covers widening the Beatrice federal highway with city funding. Other listed projects include Nebraska highway No 2 at Alliance three miles of grading culverts and paving and U S highway 20 between Gordon and Clinton eight point two miles of grading culverts.
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Bryan
Highways Department
Beatrice
Aurora
Nebraska
Union Pacific Orders Six Car Aluminum Speed Train
Union Pacific ordered a six car aluminum streamlined tube train for possible transcontinental passenger use, adding to a prior three car speed train plan. Three cars will include sleeping compartments, a first for this type. The run is undecided, but aims to test between Los Angeles and Chicago, potentially cutting time from 56 hours to 25 hours.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles
Chicago
Acreage allotment contracts being approved this week
Cheyenne county farmers move to finalize wheat acreage allotment contracts in six precincts with signing to extend to nine more. Twenty one workers transfer data from applications to contracts. over 6000 sheets checked. Officials aim to mail thousand plus contracts to Washington by Sunday and have payments received by Christmas if possible.
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Court House
Washington
Cheyenne County
Schulz To Michigan To Return Prisoner
Sheriff W. W. Schulz left Thursday morning for Grand Rapids Michigan to take charge of Leroy Rider who is being held there by authorities Rider is wanted in connection with the forgery of checks at Dayton on October 22 Schulz also took Charles Huber to the state reformatory for men Hicker is to serve a sentence of a year to 18 months for possession of a stolen car belonging to Charles Mulets of Sidney The car was recovered at Denver.
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W. W. Schulz
Grand Rapids
Mich
Leroy Rider
Rider
Schulz
Charles Huber
State Reformatory
Hicker
Charles Mulets
Sidney
Denver
NRA Complaint Form Is Sent To Postmasters
The national recovery administration sent to postmasters forms for the public to report cases of violation of fair competition codes or the president's reemployment agreement. The public announcement stated that this action was taken to facilitate reporting and enforcement.
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National Recovery Administration
Scrimmage Booked At Sidney High School Today
Two Sidney high school football teams will hold a 3 PM scrimmage this afternoon. Coach Black announced the event free of charge and open to any spectators.
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Sidney High School
Bryan Hurls Charge At Special Interests In Nebraska Politics
Governor Bryan warns that special interest groups including oil, railways and bankers back candidates for governor and senator. He points to unnamed figures, predicts a hot race if nominees are chosen by these interests, and hints at possible self run or control of nominations. Preliminary surveys prep rerouting highway 19 from Huntsman to Sidner, creating local jobs through CWA with 30 hour weeks at 40 to 60 cents hourly, start expected around December 1.
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Bryan
Carpenter
Mullen
Neville
Banning
Casssaro Taosn
Cass
Nebraska
Slayter Beer Garden License Maintained by Sidney Council
The Sidney council decided not to revoke Hazel Marie Slayter’s beer garden license at a special meeting. The license will continue under specified conditions with Mrs. Slayter’s attorney E L Hyde presenting the case and pledging to curb patronage linked to previous troubles. Public opinion cited ongoing liquor traffic issues and support for reform.
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Hazel Marie Slayter
Sidney
Odds And Ends Sale Featured This Week
Stevens Van Engelen company features an odds and ends sale with checked over and reduced merchandise. The stock on sale includes broken lines from regular stock to be cleared before the holiday season opens, Roy Liggett announces.
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Stevens van Engelen Company
Roy Liggett
Cleaners Set Minimum Prices in Nebraska District Meeting
About 30 cleaning plant owners in Alliance adopted a district price schedule under the NRA approved permanent code for the industry. D C Bradbury was elected district chairman with W J Potts as vice president and Clye F Nordstrom as secretary treasurer. The plan, if approved in Washington, will govern cleaning establishments in the six district area, and the schedule will require senate adherence by compliant firms. George Lemon led the meeting and explained the code provisions.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Alliance
NRA
Roosevelt
D. C. Bradbury
W. J. Potts
Chadron
Clye F. Nordstrom
Gering
Washington
Senate
George Lemon
Lincoln Dry
Nebraska Cleaners Association
Union Services To Be Held On Wednesday
Annual union Thanksgiving services are set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the Methodist church. Sponsored by the city ministerial union, the event is open to the public. Dr Paul P Cheff of the Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon.
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Methodist Church
Ministerial Union of
Paul P. Cheff
The
Presbyterian Church
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Mens’ Reformatory
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James Toohey
Richard Krueger
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