Metcalfe Makes Hit With Political Talk at Tobin
Democratic rally at the Tobin opera house drew approval for Richard Metcalfe and his stance on national and state issues. He pressed support for the Democratic ticket and urged focus on agriculture, blaming eight years of Republican policy for its decline, criticizing the McNary Haagen plan and Republican vetoes as insufficient. (Continued on page 8).
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Congress
White House
President Coolidge
Washington
Sidney Football Squad To Meet Bridgeport Today
The Sidney Maroons travel to Bridgeport to face the Bulldogs in a rivalry game. Both teams sit near the top of the western conference standings, with Scottsbluff rising as a favorite after a big win. Bridgeport backfield man Lakehart is likely out with injuries, while Sidney aims to sustain its undefeated status in a pivotal clash.
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Sidney Maroons
Bridgeport Bulldogs
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Sidney
Lakehart
Morrill
Scottsbluff Bearcats
Kimball
Gering
Alliance
Mitchell
Scottsbluff
Lodge Pole
Minatare
Bayard
Dix
Mina
Sidney Sweet Shop Sees Steady Fall Business Rise
Manager J. C. Takis reports unusually heavy confectionery sales this fall at the Sidney Sweet Shop. He plans to accommodate the holiday trade with special measures and highlights improvements that enhance service and product quality.
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Sidney Sweet Shop
J. C. Takis
Miss Barton Denies Romance With Flying Partner
Dorothy Barton of Bridgeport visiting Sidney says she had no romance with stunt jumper Aaron Gray who died during a fall festival exhibition near Dalton. She asserts they were professional colleagues only and rejects circulating claims of an affair and prior criminal charges, noting she knew nothing of Gray’s past and national service.
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Aaron
Ace) Gray
Dalton
Sidney
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Gray
Scottsbluff
the Telegraph
Nebraska
State of Washington
New Rail Lane 70 Brings Activity to Seven New Towns
Egbert Wyoming October 9 A vast agricultural region gained transport facilities with the opening of a 62 mile North Platte cutoff. At Egbert a crowd welcomed a Union Pacific special headed by Carl Gray and F W Robinson to mark the line's debut. The project promises easier freight flow and livestock business growth in the valley, with seven new towns Hawksprings Duroc Wrycross Lagrange Albin Lindbergh Tremain to greet the era.
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Wyo
North Platte
Carl Gray
Union Pacific
F. W. Robinson
North Platte Valley
Nebraska
Denver
Omaha Chambers of Commerce
Omaha
Kansas City
Hawksprings
Duroc
Wrycross
Lagrange
Albin
Lindbergh
Tremain
Big German Zeppelin Struggles From Start On Atlantic Voyage
The German airship from its home port faced a poor start due to stormy weather as it sailed along the Spanish coast in a heavy gale. In five hours it had covered only about 100 miles with 60 aboard including 19 men, one woman passenger, and remaining observers, officers, and crew.
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Atlantic
Trade Expansion Week Spurs Sidney Merchants Sale Push
Sidney launches Trade Expansion week with a city wide push inviting shoppers from western Nebraska to visit stores and markets October 13 to 20. The Telegraph promotes wider stocks, better lines, and service while urging locals to become subscribers for twice weekly news.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Telegraph
Sidney Business Houses
Stunt Jumper Aaron Gray Revealed as Escaped Convict
A wire report and letter to Dalton officials identify Aaron Ace Gray as an escaped Washington penitentiary convict killed during a parachute stunt at the annual community festival. He died after plunging 2500 feet before 4000 spectators. Remains buried at Bridgeport. Washington warden notified with full description and life details.
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M. J. Jillson
Dalton
Aaron
Ace) Gray
Gray
Washington States Penitentiary
Washington Penitentiary
Kelso
Wash
Bridgeport
Washington
Three Hurt When Car Upset Near Burns Wyoming
Three occupants of a Burns Wyoming car were slightly hurt when a tire blew out and the vehicle overturned on the highway 12 miles west of town. Mr and Mrs William Pence and Mrs Pence’s mother were en route to Albia Iowa and all returned to Burns Wednesday evening.
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Burns
Wyo
Here
William Pence
Olson & Sons sell 214 breeding cows to Ralph Goodfellow
Olson & Sons stockmen and market operators sold 214 breeding cows to Ralph Goodfellow of Eli Nebraska. He will place them on his farm to expand his cattle operations. The deal involved around $20,000. The cows were purchased by Olsons in Wyoming.
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Ralph Goodfellow
Eli
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Olsons
Wyoming
North Platte Farmer Charged With Murder
George Rossa a Mexican farmer north of Sutherland has been jailed in Lincoln county on murder charges for the killing of Frank Lopez. Sheriff Salisbury questioned him after Lopez was shot at his shanty door following a party where both men were present. Rossa denies the crime and authorities say they have evidence to convict.
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North Platte
George Rossa
Sutherland
Lincoln County
Frank Lopez
Salibury
Lopez
Rossa
Salisbury
Cheyenne County Officials Attend Good Roads Meeting
County Commissioners Bert Allington and Joseph Nelson and County Clerk Henry Pavlat returned from Alliance where they attended the Nebraska Good Roads association meeting. They call it an interesting gathering with strong representation of boosters. Proceedings are referenced in another Telegraph column.
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Bert Allington
Joseph Nelson
Henry Pavlat
Alliance
Nebarska Good Roads Association
Good Roads
Telegraph
Paroled man held for trial on bad checks charges
Sheldon Poindexter, taken into custody by Cheyenne county authorities, pleaded not guilty in Judge Kahl's court to passing worthless checks in this vicinity and is held for trial in district court. Poindexter was on parole from the state penal institution.
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Sheldon Poindexter
Cheyenne
Large Attendance At Road Meeting Held at Alliance
A large turnout at the Nebraska Good Roads association convention in Alliance endorsed an additional four cent gasoline tax. Voted to meet next in Beatrice, officers were re-elected. State Engineer Cochran cited traffic increases and maintenance costs from highway checks. He said the biennium rather than the year governs contract awards, noting a substantial reduction in Nebraska highway construction contracts this year.
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Lincoln
Beatrice
Hastings
Fremont
E. C. Stevenson
Nebraska City
Ray Turner
Kearney
Fred Putney
Nebraska
Roy N. Cochran
State Department of Public Works
Turkey Growers in Cheyenne County Plan Organization
A district court room meeting in Sidney set up a Cheyenne County unit of the North Platte Valley Poultry Marketing Association. County Agent Willey and E C Neilson explained that turkeys would be delivered dressed, graded, weighed, and paid at contracted prices. bids would buy carload lots with shipments likely from Sidney if enough members join. A follow up meeting is scheduled for Friday at 1 30 p m in Sidney to discuss cooperative operation.
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L. D. Willey
Couty
Sidney
North Platte Valley Poultry Marketing Association
North Platte Valley
Cheyenne County
Willey
E. C. Neilson
Bridgeport
North Platte
Nebraska safe for Democrats says Mullen for Smith
The Democratic National Committee released Arthur Mullen’s Nebraska message promising the state’s eight electoral votes for Governor Alfred E. Smith in November. He urged Presidents Hoover and Coolidge to prove farm relief sincerity by calling a special congressional session.
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New York
Democratic National Committee
Arthur Mullen
Nebraska
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Garden County man gets 20 year term on pleading guilty
Walter L. Harris a 37 year old rancher was sentenced to 20 years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to second degree murder in Oshkosh. He confessed to killing William O Daniel dismembering the body and sinking parts in Hackberry lake after leading officers to the scene. Harris claimed self defense. The Harris ranch lies 25 miles north and Mrs Harris and their two children attended sentencing.
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Oshkosh
Walter L. Harris
E. T. Carter
Harris
William O’daniel
O'Daniel
Harris Ranch
Hackberry Lake
O’daniel
Ten Thousand Vets March At American Legion Convention
Ten thousand Legionnaires paraded past reviewing stands near the Alamo in San Antonio as part of the 10th annual American Legion convention. About sixty thousand visitors watched as General Pershing and other officials reviewed the procession. Two thousand wounded veterans had vantage points and family members lined the route. The march followed a busy schedule of informal parades since Sunday.
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Tex
South Texas
Texas
Shrine of Patriotism
Alamo
Pershing
Dwight Davis
Viscount Allenby
Henry T. Allen
19Th Division
Rhine
Legionnaires
Snow Flurries and Rain Across Western Nebraska
The Telegraph reports a cold wave bringing snow flurries and sleet through western Nebraska late Thursday night. It marks the first precipitation in weeks and a soaking rain would aid the country. Citizens rushed to storage closets for overcoats sweaters and blankets as temperatures dropped.
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