Daniel noses Closman out to capture Sidney Country Club tourney
The one day open golf event at Sidney Country Club drew large crowds and featured top players from Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming. Bad weather cooled scores yet Sam Daniel led qualifying with 74 and Jay Closman matched with 74 in the final round tying at 148 for the medalist effort.
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Daniel Noses Closman
Sidney
Sidney Country Club
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Sam Daniel
Jay Closman
Dagley and Cronlind
Cheyenne Country Club
Blip Doran
Closman
Daniel
Maytag dealers convene in Scottsbluff Nebraska
The Maytag district meeting drew about 35 Nebraska panhandle representatives to the Lincoln hotel ballroom in Scottsbluff. R G Green led the session praising inventor F L Maytag, with J C McCreary, Norman Olson, and local chamber officials detailing sales milestones and store performance, noting 1000 to 1100 machines sold monthly in Nebraska.
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Lincoln Hotel
Scottsbluff
Panhandle
Nebraska
R. G. Green
F. L. Maytag
Green
J. C. McCreary
Scottsbluff Chamber of Commerce
McCreary
McCreary Brothers
Norman Olson
Cornhusker Division
Maytag Company
Maytag
Olson
Penney August sales surge in enlarged system total
J C Penney Co reports August gross sales of 16 491 439 01 up from 12 877 110 34 a 28 07 increase. Eight month cumulative sales reach 114 134 146 59 versus 96 356 277 17 in 1928, up 18 44 percent. President Earl C Sams notes nationwide gains and record monthly percentage rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Company
Earl C. Sams
United States
Scoular Bisho p to Carry Nebraska S M A T Wire
Scoular-Bishop's Sidney office will provide a direct wire report from the Nebraska Southern Methodist football clash. The Columbia network carries the game but KLZ cannot join, so Scoular-Bishop will offer a play by play by a staffer from Omaha. Fans are invited to hear the broadcast and attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Scoular-Bishop
Nebraska-Southern Methodist
Cornhusker
Columbia
KLZ
Denver
Omaha
Robert Scoular
Aunt Lucia draws packed house Friday encore
The Friday closing performance of Aunt Lucia drew a packed house with standing room only, matching the previous night’s turnout. Cast led by Bruce Russell as Jerry delivered strong acting and the Universal Producing company’s direction earned praise, as local crowds noted the home talent show’s exceptional popularity.
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Aunt Lucia
Presbyterian Circle
U.S. A
Miss Lindley
Universal Producing Company
Bruce Russell
Jerry
Radio Equipment at Local Landing Field Under Review
Officials consider installing radio gear at Sidney's field to talk with pilots and relay weather and engine status along the transcontinental air route. Two operators, day and night, may run the plant, boosting Sidney’s aviation profile and safety for flyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
United States
Guggenheim Foundation For the Promotion of Aeronautics
Pioneer farmer Fred Lehmkuhl dies after lengthy illness
Fred Lehmkuhl a Cheyenne county pioneer farmer and banker died at his Lodge Pole home Friday after months of illness. He recently left an Omaha hospital where doctors had little hope for recovery. A longtime landowner and former vice president of Liberty State Bank of Sidney, he spent much time in Sidney and was active in county affairs. His death ends a prominent era among local pioneers. (Continued on page 5).
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Fred Lehmkuhl
Cheyenne County
Lodge Pole
Lehmkuhl
Omaha
Wahoo
Liberty State Bank of
Sidney
Gehrig Buys Watts Funeral Home In City Transfer
W. E. Gehrig, longtime local funeral director, has purchased the Watts Funeral Home and will operate the business with day and night ambulance service. He plans to add to Watts’s stock and equipment and will feature a lady assistant. Mr. and Mrs. Watts have left for Delta Colorado where Watts will join another funeral home.
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W. E. Gehrig
L. F. Watts
Gehrig
Watts
Hollis Kepler Visits Here Over the Weekend
Hollis Kepler of the Box Butte Credit Rating association spent the weekend visiting in Sidney with his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Kepler. Hollis is associated with his brother Kenneth.
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Hollis Kepler
Box Butte
Sterling Turns Back Sidney in Opening Contest
In a ragged season opener Sterling edged Sidney 6 to 0 as a late third quarter break, a forward pass misplayed into a Sterling touchdown, decided a tense drive hampered by penalties and fumbles as both sides showed nervous play and missed chances.
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Sterling
Sidney
Kious
Burlington Handles Huge Cattle Shipments From West Nebraska
The Burlington railroad, dubbed the great livestock carrier, ships over 400 cars of cattle weekly from Alliance division with extra trains daily. The livestock season is in full swing and expected to last about 32 months as ranges in western Nebraska send three fourths of cattle to South Omaha.
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Alliance Division
Burlington Railroad
Nebraska
South
Omaha
Good Attendance at 40 Hours Devotional
The 40 hours service at the Catholic church began Sunday morning and drew a large crowd. Rev Father Kiaran O Duffy OFM from Denver led the sermons.
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Father Kiaran O'Duffy
Denver
Public Wedding at U S A Theatre Friday Night
A public wedding ceremony is planned for Friday night at the U S A theatre in Sidney. Manager O G Brown expects a full house and will not disclose the marrying couple, though both are described as popular locals. Tickets will be 26 and 50 cents with a 25 cent child rate, and an all seats one-price plan replaces earlier tiered pricing. The event features Judge Guy E Clark as minister and a star Reginald Denny film following the ceremony.
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O. G. Brown
Brown
Sidney
Sidney Clothing
Guy E. Clark
Snyders
Stevens van Engelen
Brown's Central Shoe Store
Barkers Clearers
Bassetts
Leon Fine
Star Market
Reginald Denny
Lfe
New York
Dalton Fall Festival Opens Tomorrow With Record Display
Dalton gears up for its greatest fall festival with a parade at 10 AM on the schedule and entry deadlines set for this afternoon or tomorrow morning. H L Heizer urges exhibitors to leave displays until Thursday morning, with three airplanes expected and the Dalton band ready to perform. A kiddie picture show at 1 PM precedes the Bunker Hill game, then Lodge Pole versus Dalton High in football, an evening band concert, and a nine piece dance ensemble to close the day.
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Dalton
H. L. Heizer
Agricultural Department
N. W. Gaines
Bunker Hill
Lodge Pole
Sidney Junior Chamber Meeting at Christian Church Basement
The Sidney junior chamber of commerce will hold a Wednesday evening meeting in the basement of the Christian church with a 6:30 dinner. By-laws prepared by the by-laws committee will be read, and other important items will be discussed as the group begins civic development efforts. President McKinley McIntosh urges full attendance. Christian ladies will serve a 60 cent dinner.
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Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce
Christian Church
McKinley McIntosh
Frantic search ends as Dalton boy found wandering with dogs
Three year old Junior Hopkins, son of Mr and Mrs S B Hopkins of Dalton, disappeared Wednesday morning. Residents organized a large search aided by a traveling salesman who found the boy wandering peacefully with his dogs in the ravines east of Dalton that evening. An airplane was briefly deployed to assist before the discovery.
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Junior Hopkins
S. B. Hopkins
Dalton
Dalton Exchange
Pork Special Train Ready for Nebraska Tour
All in readiness for the Pork Special train to tour Nebraska in October. The Nebraska railway commission granted the C B and Q railroad permission to operate the train free of charge, with the Burlington officials H L Ford and Val Kuska to accompany. The trip aims to educate on hog breeding, feeding, fattening, and marketing with College of Agriculture staff aboard at stops across the state.
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Nebraska
Nebraska State Railway Commission
C. B. & Q. Railroad
College of Agriculture
Nebraska Board
Burlington
H. L. Ford
Val Kuska
Burlington Railroad
Open Pheasant Season Declared for Logan Weld Counties
State Fish and Game Commissioner R G Parvin declares a three day pheasant open season for Logan and Weld counties on December 6 7 and 8 1929. Birds are plentiful in Peetz and many farmers may post land. Special elk hunting licenses apply but birds require only the common small game license.
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Logan
Weld
Fish and Game
R. G. Parvin
Colorado
Peetz
State Fish and Game Commissioner
Glen Berry Survives Car Plunge From 75 Foot Hill
Sidney man Glen Berry narrowly escaped death when his 1925 Oldsmobile coach plunged off Stage Hill embankment into a canyon near Gering. He had paused to change a tire and, after jack and brake setup, the car rolled free and toppled down the slope. Berry was alone and unharmed, awaiting help to recover the vehicle.
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Glen Berry
Sidney
Stage Hill
Gering
Berry
Scottsbluff
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Sidney Ace
Leonard
Givens
Penney
Nebraska-S. M. A
Lucia
Presbyterians
Fred Lemmauhls
Watts Funeral Home
Maroons
Logan County
West
Valley
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