Central Hotel Building Fire Hazard Urges Immediate Action
The State Fire Marshall should act now to ensure the Central Hotel Building is made safe. The landmark remains one of Sidney's worst fire hazards and an eyesore downtown. Despite Supreme Court rulings against condemnation, fire officials must verify if owner bids to meet specs are sincere or a stall. The building must be corrected or torn down promptly.
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Central Hotel
Sidney
Supreme Court
Level-Headed Action Helps Solve Cheyenne County Death
Three Omaha to Sidney travelers faced a corpse in a car after bringing a young woman to Sidney she died from sleeping pills. The trio stayed calm told police accurate stories and were released. Local authorities praised their level heads in expediting the investigation.
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Cheyenne
Omaha
Sidney
Repeal of luxury war taxes urged by Collier's editorial
Collier's urges repeal of wartime luxury and other taxes still on the books. It argues a 50 dollar cost on a 250 coat persuades workers to curb spending and notes taxes on baby oil and movie tickets are unnecessary. The piece says travel taxes deter movement and harms consumers, industry, and relief costs. It praises coalition of retailers manufacturers labor and farm groups and calls the next Congress to act promptly.
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Collier’s
Is Your School Safe From Fire Hazards
An editorial urges evaluating school fire safety with a National Board of Fire Underwriters test. It lists five checks including fire resistant stair closures, multiple exits, clear egress, a dedicated fire safe room for boilers, and waste disposal practices. It warns that many schools lack readiness and stresses annual drills.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Love Down By Jack H Lowe Illness Refutes Atom Age Fears
The writer explains a brutal bout with influenza, blaming a fierce flu for his absence. He recalls the sickness as the most confusing, green, and stubborn, likening bacteria to a formidable opponent and suggesting more focus on unseen enemies than on grand arms races.
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Turkey
New Order
Russia
Man Mountain Dean
How I Learned to Drive and Survived a Highway Lesson
A humorous memoir of a man and his wife Eleanor learning to drive in a small town. The narrator endures a comic series of mishaps including a frightened cop, a scratched bus fender, and a bump against a fire plug, ending with him in the back seat reading Burma Shave signs and folding a road map.
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Westchester
Cnte
Evan
Géne Alitry
Eleanor
Craig Family Mourns Death of Elwood Elder James C. Craig
Harold C Craig and wife traveled to Elwood Nebraska after the death of James C Craig at 87 Saturday morning. The Elwood resident, homesteaded there in 1889, wife died April 29. Survivors include H E Craig Cairo Nebraska, Mrs Jessie McKenzie Elwood, H C Craig Sidney, and three grandchildren.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Opeen
11Th Avenue
Illinois Street
Cvay
Cheyenne County
Harold.c. Craig
Elwood
Nebr
H. E. Craig
Cairo, Nebr
Jessie McKenzie
H C. Craig
Mr and Mrs Craig Plan Elwood Trip Return Wednesday
Mr and Mrs Craig left Sunday for Elwood and planned to return here Wednesday, taking a short trip reported in local notes.
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Mrs. Craig
Elwood
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Love
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Joe Young
Bacteria
Mr. Germ
Broadway
Main Street
Billy Rose
Gilhooley
Nic
Sonny Boy
HH. C. Craig
Sidney, Nebraska
Country Club Heights
Schuler Construction Co
Floyd Hilgenberg
Lockwood Building
Ironrite Ironer
Jackson Street
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