Hoover clears path for farm aid shift says grain policy needs change
In Cheyenne County and across the panhandle, Republican leaders hailed Hoover's Des Moines address as a turning point for farm policy. A. J. Jorgenson and others urged reform of federal land banks, while Democratic leaders cautioned that Roosevelt still leads in the region. Both sides agree the president pressed for action to restore confidence in the farm belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Jorgenson
American National Bank
Hoover
Jorgenson
Federal Land Banks
Cheyenne County
Republican Party
Panhandle
H. E. Blome
J. M. Kreader
Dalton
Kreader
Herbert Hoover
Des Moines
Nebraska
Robert A. Barlow
Roosevelt
Barlow
County Agent Office Costs Stir Farm Group Debate
Farmers led by Carl Mahr challenge a county agent request while praising the office for advisory support purchase savings on serums vaccines and seed treatments. Some back 4-H club work via the farm bureau as others seek continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Mahr
Farm Bureau
Hard Freeze Hits County Suppressing Farm Labor
A hard freeze devastates fields across the county with few crops spared. Hushing season will stretch into winter as husking slows, livestock is turned loose in corn, and hail in Sidney's south and west leaves many stalks partially standing. No new corn shipments. grain traders expect farmers to hold grain for feed amid weak prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Hoover
Des Moines
Arrangements Made to Stage Roll Call Drive for Red Cross
County leaders announce plans to organize a county wide Red Cross roll call drive. Districts including Lodge Pole Sundl Alfred Arnell and Sidney pledged support as drought conditions heighten need. Witt Milling at Potter reports around the clock flour production meeting specifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
RED Cross
Lodge Pole
Sundl
Alfred Arnell
Potter
John McCleneghan
K. A. Bartholomew
Sidney
McPherie
Cheyenne County
Drouth
Witt Milling Company
Mitchell Citizens Vote To Acquire Public Service Co Properties
Mitchell citizens approve taking over Public Service Co properties as part of a city action. The move impacts municipal indebtedness linked to utility assets and leverages power earnings to fund the plan. Engineers’ estimates and financial projections are cited as the basis for the maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Citizens
OF Public Service CO
City considers purchase of Guernsey government plant site
An appraisal board will inventory the property with three judges. Expenditure estimated at 30 000 to 35 000 dollars. Three to four years of operation may cover the cost. Profits to city operations or rate reductions thereafter. No fixed price until appraisal. If appraisal is high the council may reject. The plant comes from the government plant at Guernsey. After report the court, city has limited time to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Guernsey
Supreme Court
Bentley Pioneer Land Dealer Dies At Home
J A Bentley longtime land dealer and promoter of the Burling ton Colorado farm area dies at his home. He had faith in Cheyenne county as a wheat center and is survived by wife two sons Charlton and Leslie of Sidney and daughter Mrs Carter Dunaway of Denver with another son Alfred deceased. brief funeral at Rice funeral home at nine and body shipped to Toledo Iowa for interment. Masons of Frank Welch lodge to attend.
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Bentley
Burlington, Colo
Cheyennne County
Rice Funeral
Toledo
Charlton
Leslie
Sidney
Carter Dunaway
Denver
Alfred
Frank Welch Lodge
Contracts Let in Lincoln for Highway Work to Low Bidders
Contracts for highway work at Lincoln go to the lowest bidders. The press notes the need to give preference to local labor and records that Roy Cochran, head of the public works department, has not confirmed Cheyenne county will see the viaduct over the Union Pacific built immediately. The Union Pacific’s financial commitment remains uncertain, though the unit appears included in Tuesday’s awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Cochran
Public Works Department
Cheyenne County
Union Pacific
Women’s Club Opens New Year Program Tuesday October 4
The Women’s Club announces the new year program to be held Tuesday October 4. Program leaders will present a short play titled Americanization, aimed at recalling early American history and fostering thoughtful citizenship amid reminders of the hard struggles that shaped the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Clus
United
State convention delegates named for Chadron meeting
Delegates to the state convention at Chadron are Mesdaniel Gardner Livoni Davis and Wolf. Anyone who can plan to attend please notify Mrs. Dale Knight. Sidney should be well represented.
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Chadron
Mesdaniel Gardner
Livoni
Davis
Wolf
Dale Knight
Sidney
Brown and Shorthill Draw Small Audience at Farm Board Meeting
Brown and Shorthill urged support for the Farmers West Central Grain cooperative arguing it is farmer owned and financed, not public funds. The talk drew mixed reactions from grain men who called the event propaganda while supporters praised it for informing farmers about government participation in the grain business. George Burke organized the meeting and hoped attendees would spread the message despite poor attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Shorthill
Westcentral Grain Company
Federal Farm Board
George Burke
Brown
Diphtheria Surge Spurs Nebraska Vaccination Push
State health director Dr. P. H. Bartholomew said several Nebraska boards faced virulent diphtheria prompting belated vaccination efforts. He noted school boards promoted vaccination with local health support. overall September saw upticks in diphtheria influenza measles scarlet fever chicken pox and infantile paralysis, while tuberculosis and typhoid remained exceptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Bartholomew
Nebraska
Boards of Health
Bartholomew
Nebraska corn fed to livestock in Platte Valley
A. E. Anderson said Nebraska central Platte valley corn will feed sheep and cattle from Colorado due to Colorado feed shortages. Some Colorado feeders have moved stock to Nebraska where feed is abundant but freight costs hinder shipping back. Colorado stock can be shipped and fed in transit in Nebraska instead.
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Nebraska
Platte River
Platte Valley
Colorado
A. E. Anderson
Anderson
Alfalfa hay prices cited amid high shipping costs
The hay crop in the valley is good with alfalfa selling between 350 and 4 a ton. High freight rates baling costs and hauling to market hinder shipping at the present low price level, though central Nebraska normally ships thousands of cars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Nebraska
Nebraska Farmers Borrow $1.36 Million From Reconstruction Finance Corp
A period report shows Nebraska farmers received 1361485 dollars from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for feed fertilizer and gasoline for tractors and repair of planting machinery from February to August. It notes 6761 crop loans with an average of 201.36 dollars versus 126.47 nationally.
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Nebraska
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Land Bank
House of Representatives
Trimble
Corporation
Omaha Bridge Commission
Irrigation and Power
Good Roads Boosters urged to attend Kearney meeting
Nebraska Good Roads association executive secretary E H Polley urged boosters from all sections to attend the October 12 convention in Kearney. The program will cover three legislative session features: retain the 4 cent gas tax with no exemptions or diversion to non highway uses. State Engineer Cochran State Treasurer Bass and Attorney General Sorensen will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
E. H. Polley
Nebraska Good Roads Association
Cochran
Bass
Sorensen
Hat shipment with velvets and felts unveiled
A large shipment of fashionable hats in velvet and felt materials has been revived, highlighting popular-priced styles and the latest trends for shoppers seeking affordable headwear.
Three Cheyenne County Students Enrolled at Midland College
Cheyenne county is represented at Midland College this year by three students, George and Dale Flora of Gurley and Merriman Riggs of Sidney. George Flora a senior is pre theological and active in Oxford fellowship yearbook editing Midland dramatic society stage management track and Y M C A. Dale Flora a second semester freshman belongs to science club and Y M C A. Riggs a freshman plays on the football squad.
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Cheyenne County
Midland College
George and
Dale Flora
Gurley
Merriman Riggs
Sidney
George Flora
Riggs
Oxford Fellowship
National Society For Pretheology
The
Midland Dramatic Society
Dale Fiera
Marian Daggett Weds Gordon Furnish in Fort Collins
From the Fort Collins Express: Marian Daggett daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Daggett married Gordon Furnish son of Mrs. Ben Wilkinson at the Christian church parsonage with Rev. Harry G. Parsons officiating. They will reside in Fort Collins at the LaBonita apartment. A dinner at the Daggett home followed, with numerous relatives and friends as guests.
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Fort Collins Express
Christian Church Parsonage
Marian Daggett
C. E. Daggett
Gordon Furnish
Ben Wilkinson
Harry G. Parsons
Harry Neider
Sidney
Gordon
Fort Collins High School
Sheeley
LaBonita
Daggett
Earl
Ruth
G. S. Otis
Stanley
Marion
Gwendolyn
Ed Peacock
Patricia
Dorothy Daggett
Forty Hours Devotion Opens Sunday Morning
Forty hours devotion opens at the Catholic church Sunday morning at 9 30 with high mass led by Rev. Father Eusebius of Denver. Each evening at 7 30 rosary sermon and benediction will be held. Rev Anton Link extends a cordial invitation to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Eusebius
Denver
Anton Link
Bluhill the coffee blend from five finest coffees
Bluhill coffee blend drawn from five top coffees invites tasters to sample a rich, balanced roast. Enthusiasts praised aroma and smooth finish, noting each origin’s distinctive character within a harmonious cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluhill
Ford Deliveries Rise as Ford Leads In U S Sales
A report by J A Gibson of Joe A Gibson Inc the local Ford dealer shows Ford delivers mount as volume of new eights begins. Ford led national motor car sales in June July and August with rising shares in passenger cars commercial vehicles and trucks based on 34 state reports. Ford commanded the largest shares in major cities during the first ten days of September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
J. A. Gibson
Joe A. Gibson, Inc
United States
Ford Trucks
Ford Commercial
Rattlesnake Den Found by Farmers on Agate Road
Mr and Mrs Charles Banghart discovered a large rattlesnake den ten miles north of Mitchell on Agate road The den was very noisy producing a sound likened to a swarm of bees and drew attention from local residents including the Bangharts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Banghart
Agate Road
Mitchell
Snakes slain in hunt with firearms and shovel
On a rabbit chase near the Banghart home a party killed 25 rattlesnakes with guns, including four young ones with varied counts of rattles and buttons. Earlier, Mrs. Banghart killed two rattlers using a short handled shovel during a separate Sunday hunt with her husband.
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J. A. Bentley
Pioneer Land
Lincoln
Wm. Powell
Kay Francis
Jack King
Floyd Pyle
Paramount
Elite Hat Shop
Fort Collins
That City
FOX
Frances Marion
Emma
Montgomery
Edmund Goulding
Billie Dove
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Gleason
Zazu Pitts
Gibson
Tortured
America
LT Qe Far
Velvet
J.C. Penney Co
10Th Avenue
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