Sidney Local Notes and Visitors Across Sections
Fairbury’s L S Brown visits Dr and Mrs N L Niblack Sunday. Sidney hosts numerous visitors from Dix Peetz and Scottsbluff. Scotts Bluff mayor George Read conducts city business here. Clergy and library events mark a busy week. Local trips to Denver Lincoln and Kansas City noted with several family visits and a firefight of community activities.
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L. S. Brown
Fairbury
N L. Niblack
George D. Read
Scottsbluff
Sew So Club Meets For October Lesson
The Sew So club gathered with Mrs. E A Johnson on October 4 for its first lesson. Ten members and one visitor attended as Mrs. Emil Bluhm and Mrs. Emil Johnson led, outlining the year’s work. A tasty lunch was served, and the next meeting is set with Mrs. Art Roberts on November 1.
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Sew So Club
E. A. Johnson
Emil Bluhm
Emil Johnson
Benefit Production for Sidney School Fund The Harvester
A benefit stage show at the U S A Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday with a 4 PM matinee each day promotes the Sidney school fund. The program presents scenes from Gene Stratton Porter's The Harvester filmed at Limberlost and Rome City Indiana with cast including Orville Caldwell Natalie Kingston Jay Hunt Will R Walling Lola Todd Edward Hearn and Fanny Midgley.
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Gene Stratton Peter
Public School Fund
Gene Stratton Porter
Indiana
Limberlost Cabin
aince 1+6 company
Hollywood
Rome City
Ind
J. Meehan
Jeannette Porter Meehan
Meehan
the Harvester
Orville Caldwell
Natalie Kingston
Jay Hunt
Will R. Walling
Lola Todd
Edward Hearn
Fanny Midgley
Dads Day at University Stadium Honors Cornhuskers Visit
Dads of University of Nebraska students will sit with their sons or daughters in Memorial Stadium for the October 20 game against Syracuse University at Lincoln. A special Dad's Day program includes a Saturday noon dinner. Last year more than 300 dads attended.
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University of Nebraska
Memorial Stadium
Cornhusker
Syracuse University
Lincoln
Double Jury Panel Drawn At Oshkosh For Murder Trial
Garden county rancher Walter L. Harris faces a sensational murder case as a double jury panel of 48 men is drawn in Oshkosh. Harris confessed to killing hired man William O Daniel in January and dismembering the body, dropping remains into Hackberry lake. The trial tops Garden county court docket amid another nearby murder case involving Herman Sherman.
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Walter L. Harris
Garden County
William O'Daniel
Harris
Oshkosh
O'Daniel
Hackberry Lake
Herman Sherman
Harris Place
Roger Ponchon
Louise
Sherman
Garden County Court
Salvation Army Drive Receives Legion Support in Sidney
The Salvation Army annual appeal in Sidney raised 13.50 by L. T. Scott and 26 by Thomas Crosbie in the railroad district. The business section canvass and a tag day next Saturday aim to meet a 300 quota to aid Nebraska relief programs including the Omaha home for girls and emergency storm relief.
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Salvation Army
Sidney
L. T. Scott
Thomas Crosbie
Omaha
American Legion Auxiliary Sees Record Membership Growth
The American Legion Auxiliary heads to its eighth national convention in San Antonio with a record membership, surpassing the previous high by 22,639. Across 38 states the auxiliary reached new highs, with 40 states above 1927 levels and 27 above 1928 quotas, just 1.68 percent shy of the national quota. Significant gains occurred in the southern and western divisions, while local units expanded in 483 communities since January 1, totaling 6,635 units nationwide. Texas added 57 new units, followed by Illinois 39, New York 36, Pennsylvania 30, and Wisconsin 26.
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American Legion Auxiliary
San Antonio
Texas
Illinois
New York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Union
Well Known Couple Married Here Friday
Ted J. Lewis of Sidney wed Mrs. Katherine Waddell of Kansas City Missouri last Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William O Connell. Reverend H C Welker of the Presbyterian church performed the ceremony. Lewis works for Sidney Tractor and Machinery. The couple left Saturday morning for Wasta South Dakota to settle on a ranch with Mrs. Waddell s two children.
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Ted J. Lewis
Sidney
Katherine Waddell
Kansas City
William O’connell
H. C. Welker
Presbyterian Church
Lewis
Sidney Tratcor & Machinery Company
Wasta
Columbus Day Dance at St Patrick's Auditorium
Columbus Day event at St Patrick's Auditorium on Friday October 12 invites everyone to attend from 1 to 8 PM. Organizers welcome all community members.
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St. Patrick's Auditorium
Public cooperation urged for fish conservation in Nebraska
State game warden Frank D. OConnell says cooperation of the public is essential to conserve and propagate fish. Pollution, more fishermen, and better highways strain resources, requiring a middle care stage between hatching and release. The state game department, public welfare, and Izaak Walton League may back a bill in the next legislature to address the issue.
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Fish and Game
Frank D. O'Connell
Oconnell
State Game Department
Department of Public Welfare
Izaak Walton League
Nebraska
Bluhill Coffee Ad Promises Fresh Vacuum Packed Brew
An advertisement touts a vacuum packed coffee from Bluhill Coffee claiming to deliver fresh taste as if roasted that day. The brief copy emphasizes sealed freshness through vacuum packaging.
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Bluhill
Simodynes Pool Hall Centers World Series Reports
Hundreds of baseball fans from various parts of the county and Sidneyites crowded Simodynes pool hall to capacity to hear radio reports and note play by play of the World Series game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees who moved to St. Louis after winning two games in New York. Private homes with radios also serve as centers of keen baseball interest during the series.
Obituary notices pricing policy in Great West journal
The Journalism in Great West announces ten cent pricing for obituary notices to non subscribers and fifteen cents per line for delinquent subscribers. Advertisers and cash subscribers receive free obituaries while urging timely payments amid hog cholera fears.
Metcalfe to Speak in Sidney Drawing Large Crowd
Hon Richard L Metcalfe democratic candidate for United States senator will speak at the Tobin opera house in Sidney on Wednesday evening October 10. He will be the principal speaker with local addresses to follow and is regarded as a leading figure in state affairs per the local Democratic committee.
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Sidney
Richard L. Metcalfe
United States
Tobin Opera House
Dalton Boys Go to Denver for Business College
Dalton youths Lynn Chichester Jason Webster and Lawrence Marrin traveled to Denver in the latter part of the week to attend a business college. They expect to take the business course and may pursue further study in the state educational institutions if they choose professional lines, per the Dalton Delegate.
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Lynn Chichester
Jason Webster
Lawrence Marrin
Dalton
Denver
Business
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John Schuerman
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Claude Golding
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William Nearing
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George R. Adam
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