West Nebraska Legion selects Ole Finten district commander
Delegates at the fourth district American Legion convention elected Ole Finten of Gering as commander, a role he already held by appointment, succeeding A C Smith who left to become Nebraska department commander. The meeting approved steps linking eligibility to the selective service act and urged a western Nebraska hospital, plus a note of thanks to Sidney post for organizing the 1945 convention.
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American Legion
Ole Finten
Gering
Finten
A. C. Smith
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Armed Services
Congress
Veterans Administration
Sidney Post
E. O. Richards
Chappell
American Legion Auxiliary
Methodist Church
Sylvia Caven
Mary Harvey
Mitchell
Edith Grieve
Sidney
Legion
Potter
Lodgepole
Kimball
Gurley
Dalton
Dix
Bridgeport
Big Springs
Bayard
Alliance
Auxiliary
State Department
Department
Ivan D. Marsh
Galen Jones
W. H. Andresen
Veterans Placement Bureau
R. C. Patterson
Ray Davis Returns as Fox Official
Fox Intermountain Theatres announce Ray Davis will serve as district manager in charge of the northern district including Sidney. Davis was discharged from the merchant marine and is being restored to his pre war position. Robert Selig will move to a new role in Denver division offices.
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Fox Intermountain Theatres
Ray Davis
Sidney
Frank H. Ricketson Jr
Davis
Merchant Marine
Robert Selig
Denver
War Fund drive gains pace in Cheyenne county
Cheyenne county accelerates 1945 War Fund drive with precincts reporting early fund submissions to County Chairman W. P. Ackerman. Sidney canvass limited due to American Legion convention, but city plans a systematic push as quotas mirror last year. slogan Be Generous in Victory signals continued support for soldiers and civilians in ravaged areas despite the end of hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
W. P. Ackerman
Sidney
Ackerman
American _ Legion
Belligerent Soldier Removed From Train After Disturbance
A man identified as Charles C. Tyson, recently discharged from the army, was taken from a Union Pacific train by Chief of Police Harvey Vizina and Deputy Sheriff Arnold Braasch after trainmen reported a disturbance. Tyson was fined $25 and costs by County Judge Robert A. Barlow on an intoxication charge.
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Union Pacific
Harvey Vizina
Arnold Braasch
Charles C. Tyson
Robert A. Barlow
Tyson
Amerada Abandons Oil Venture in South Dakota
Amerada Petroleum Corp officials said its Fall River County test well, about 30 miles northwest of Chadron, South Dakota, is a dry hole and will be shut down. They expect to announce another location soon after tests showed no oil in paying quantities.
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Amerada Petroleum Corp
Fall River County
South Dakota
Chadron
Eight Years of Waiting Pays Off for Sheriff
Sheriff W. W. Schulz waited eight years at the Oklahoma state penitentiary gate to arrest E. H. Van Buskurk, who faced a $490 check fraud charge from 1937. Van Buskurk, then using C. E. Davidson, failed to honor a $490 cattle sale payment. he later served time in an Oklahoma prison. Preliminary hearing set. bond fixed at $1,000. potential penalties up to $5,000 fine and seven years.
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W. W. Schulz
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Schulz
Sidney
E. H. van Buskurk
Pearl Lipska
Potter
van Buskurk
Robert A. Barlow
Bath
U P Traffic at Peak Through Sidney After War End
Rail officials report freight on the Union Pacific through Sidney has eased but passenger travel remains heavy. A recent day saw ninety seven trains pass, with ten sections of an eastbound passenger train due to thousands of homebound troops. Crew rotations and car repairs are at record levels as veterans flood back.
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Union Pacific
Sidney
Pearl Harbor
False Excavation Found Beneath Old House Nearby
Workers uncover an underground excavation beneath a removed house east of Greenless' store with a trap door at its bottom and no upstairs entrance. No outside access is evident and officials note a similar hidden basement tunnel may exist under a southeast stone house in town.
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Greenless
New Whistle For The Referee
Lodgepole Panthers gifted a new referee whistle and shoe string after a win over Potter Lodgepole 32 to 28. The gift to John Bernard, Kimball County High School superintendent, included a humorous note hoping for clear blasts on many gridirons.
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Lodgepole
Lodgepole Panthers
John Bernard
Kimball County High School
Lodgepole High
Bigger Beet Spud Yields Are Certain in Nebraska
Western Nebraska harvests show more No 1 potatoes and higher sugar beet yields. Spuds are smaller but higher quality may raise No 1 percentage and price. Beet yield may exceed 12 tons per acre with better tonnage than 1944 as field reports align with Great Western data. Ideal weather and Mexican labor aid harvest. North Platte Valley beet campaign opens. Scottsbluff factory ships Sidney area beets. Scottsbluff schools report higher labor demand for farm help.
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Nebraska
Great Western Sugar Co
North Platte Valley
Sidney
Potter
Lodgepole Valley
Lodgepole
Scottsbluff
J. E. Shedd
Bible Week Program Planned by Masons observance next Tuesday
Frank Welch Masonic Lodge schedules Bible Week events for Oct 16 in the club rooms with a dinner and program. Vern Livingston speaks on The Bible, Major Jerry Murray on The Bible and Masonry. Dr W T Kahse offers invocation, Glenn Hornbeck sings, Bob Duis plays. Harold K Bond to act as hostmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Welch Masonic Lodge
Masonic Club
Vern Livingston
Masonry
Jerry Murray
W. T. Kahse
Glenn Hornbeck
Bob Duis
Harold K. Bond
Gross Named Head of PFL Committee
D. F. Gross has been named chairman of the University of Nebraska's PFL committee for the balance of 1945. He succeeds E. F. Frolick who resigned to go to the University of Minnesota to do advance graduate study on corn breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nebraska
PFL
E. F. Frolick
University of Minnesota
Six Die In Panhandle Accidents Over Weekend
Western Nebraska saw six deaths from weekend accidents. W B Morris, 36, construction foreman, died after being struck by a car while changing a tire near Sund. R L Alkire and Frank Ruff burned in a Scottsbluff hospital blast linked to a Minatare hardware store incident. Frank Prohaska, Harrisburg, crushed beneath a tractor. Henry Moore Jr of Alliance killed in a head on crash near Antloch. Morris died six hours after the collision with Howard Kerk of Lodgepole. body sent to Kansas City. Moore’s crash also injured three others. two Alliance youths and a girl treated and released. Authorities investigated blast origin with gas expert help in Minatare.
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Nebraska
W. B. Morris
Sund
R. L. Alkire
Frank Ruff
Frank Prohaska
Harrisburg
Henry Moore Jr
Alliance
Morris
Howard Kerk
Lodgepole
R. P. Kepler
Arnold Braasch
E. H. Hailey
Kansas City
Prohaska
J. W. Hart
Sidney
Kirk
Banner County
Alkire
Ruff
Scottsbluff
Minature Hardware
Minatare
Moore
Frank V. Norstrum
Antioch
Alliance Hospital
Donors Named For VFW Canteen Project List grows
The VFW Auxiliary acknowledges additional donations for the North Platte Canteen day on November 19. Contributions include cash gifts from Ray Pierson and multiple local businesses such as Schaffer Cabinet Shop, Don's Corner Kitchen, Central Hotel, Larson Machinery Co, and Hossack Implement Co, plus several individuals.
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VFW
North Platte
C. J. Hellwig
Greiner
Ray Pierson
Worthy
George Brown
Schaffer
Barney Coyle
T. Mathewson
Ernest Smith
Wm. Gehrig
Don’s Corner Kitchen
Johnson Barber Shop
Central Hotel
Thomas Lumber Co
Larson Machinery Co
Foland Farm Machinery
Sidney Steam Laundry
Hossack Implement Co
M. L. Anthony
John Helzer
Glenn Lyon
Rural Youth Leaders At Sidney Meeting
Rural Youth held its regular meeting October 8 in the USO basement. E. H. Hoppert, state horticulturist, spoke on Yard Beautification for Country Homes and screened colored films. T. H. Alexander, state Rural Youth director, discussed Nebraska progress. Lyn Swanson plans to attend the National Rural Youth Camp in West Virginia later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Gell
USO
E. H. Hoppert
T. H. Alexander
Nebraska
Thelyn Swanson
West Virginia
Sidney Bets Bayard Tigers In Loop Game
Sidney risks its pristine Nebraska football record against the Bayard Tigers this afternoon at 2:30 in a key Western Nebraska Conference clash. Bayard beat Gering 18-0 and Sidney previously surprised Alliance 26-0, setting up a decisive showdown for title contenders as Coach Leo Shuman warns against complacency and seeks another big win.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Bayard Tigers
Bayard
Gering
Alliance
Leo Shuman
Sidney Bayard
Panhandle
Tigers
Maroons
Shuman
Eviction Time Is Unchanged In Sidney Rental Area
Rob ert W Patterson area director announces three month eviction waiting period remains in the Sidney Defense Rental Area after amendment to rent regulation. He reviewed Cheyenne county eviction results and kept three months unless area director determines otherwise. A purchaser seeking to occupy must file for a certificate to evict under local law after three months.
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Sidney Defense
Robert W. Patterson
Patterson
Cheyenne County
Rent Control Office
Navy Recruiter Will Be Here Wednesdays
Chief Goodwin of the Scottsbluff Navy Recruiting Office will be in Sidney on Wednesday of each week until further notice to contact men between the ages of 17 and 30 who are interested in a Navy career. He will be found at the post office. The peacetime Navy offers advantages such as no worry about food, clothing, housing, medical care, good pay, rapid promotion, training in 50 skilled trades, travel, healthful life, and thirty days vacation with pay annually. Men should bring birth certificates and contact the chief at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwin
Scottsbluff Navy
Sidney
City Council approves first steps on power plant extension
Sidney city actions include raising steam rates to erase a department deficit, authorizing bondholder canvass for a 150000 revenue bond to fund plant expansion, and hiring Fulton and Cramer of Lincoln as consulting engineers. The steam system remains loss making while diesel generation undercuts steam costs.
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Sidney Power Board
Kirkpatrick and Pettis
Omaha
Sidney Power Plant
Fulton and Cramer
Lincoln
Power Board
Hazel's Cafe to Enlarge Party Room in Sidney
Contractors are enlarging the party room at Hazel's Cafe to create a larger downtown meeting place for luncheons and dinners. Work started this week and will be rushed to completion. Hazel Cronk, owner, said ventilation will be vastly improved. Carl Christ holds the contract.
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Sidney
Hazel Cronk
Carl Christ
Miss Cronk
Victory Loan Luncheon This Week In Sidney
Dale Clark state Victory Loan chairman will attend a noon luncheon at Sidney country club next Monday to map final bond drive details as the October 29 to December drive opens. County chairman Glenn Spearow aims to mobilize leaders and workers for the last organized bond campaign.
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Dale Clark
Sidney
Country Club
Glenn Spearow
Clark
Treasury
Goodall Receives Navy Recognition for Top Production
The Goodall Electric Manufacturing Company of Ogallala announced by Pres. R. A. Goodall will receive the Navy's E flag for its production work on secret wartime weapons including the atomic bomb and the VT fafe, highlighting its pivotal role in national defense efforts.
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Good-All Electric Manufacturing Company
Ogallala
Bulk Of State's Corn Won Race With Frost
Approximately 80 percent of the corn crop matured before killing frost to avoid injury, the weekly state federal crop and weather report said. Most corn is safe from frost except in south central Nebraska from Franklin county east to Jefferson, the only area not yet hit by frost.
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Nebraska
Franklin County
Jefferson
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West Nebraska
Legion Aim
Gering Man
Grieve
Fox
Amerada
U.P
Masons
Gross
Mrs. Nelson
Margaret Lipke
Verlin Livingston
Roy Hutchison
Donna Allman
Sidney Defense Area
Navy
O. K
Board Works
Treasury Department
Spearow
Goodall
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