Infant adopts child after mother dies of polio in Nebraska
The infant Donald Paul, son of Mr and Mrs Harold Johnson, was adopted by Rev W J Schroeder and wife of the Evangelical church Callaway Neb after the mother died of infantile paralysis in Manganaro hospital on August 29, the child christened Donald Paul. Also Scottsbluff officials plan paving of 187 blocks next year costing 600000 to 1000000 with 85 percent highway repair need nationwide says city engineer James Neville.
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Kimball
Harold Johnson
Wold
W. J. Schroeder
Evangelical Church
Callaway
Nebi
Donald Paul
Johnson
Bushnell
Manganaro Hospital
Scottsbluff
James Neville
Neville
Jorgenson Named Vice President of Nebraska Bankers Club
H A Schneider of Plattsmouth was elected president of the past presidents club of the Nebraska Bankers association at a past presidents dinner at the Cornhuskers Hotel in Lincoln last Thursday night. A J Jorgenson of Sidney was elected vice president with J M Sorenson of Fremont presiding as incumbent president.
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H.A. Schneider
Plattsmouth
Nebraska Bankers Association
Cornhuskers Hotel
Lincoln
A. J. Jorgenson
Sidney
J. M. Sorenson
Fremont
Police Probe Drug Store Looting In Nebraska Wave
Police pursue leads in a Sidney Drug Co robbery where a rock smashed a side door and about thirty five dollars in cash was stolen from a stamp machine. Chief Harvey Vizina noted a broader Nebraska burglary wave with links to a 16 year old Alliance youth and a Denver arrest in a connected Eagles lodge theft.
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Sidney Drug Co
Harvey Vizina
Vizina
Maddox Motor Co
Nebraska
Alliance
Denver
Bridgeport
Jack Linear
Linear
Charles A. Walling
Fremont
Thomas
Sidney
Western Drug Co. A Local Century-Old Store
An advertisement highlights Western Drug Co of Sidney Nebraska one of the town’s oldest businesses dating to 1892. It notes D J Scanlon founded it, current managers N W Ladegard and Elmer Ladine, ownership change in 1916, Navy service, a 1906 natural stone building, and ongoing merchandising innovations with a feature photo and word story in the community advertisement series.
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Nebraska
Western Drug Co
D. J. Scanlon
Fort Sidney
N. W. Ladegard
Elmer Ladine
Ladegard
Fred Haworth
Ladine
United States Navy
Sidney
No More Draft This Year Army Declares Holiday
With nearly a million volunteers in uniform the Army declared a draft holiday for the rest of 1946. Maj. Gen. Hershey was notified that 20 000 men called in October and 15 000 in November need not report. December has no quota and no promises beyond January. The War Department said suspending calls does not prejudice the right to renew inductions if volunteer enlistments fall short of strength.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
War Department
First Concert On Thursday by Josephine Antoine at City Auditorium
Metropolitan Opera coloratura soprano Josephine Antoine headlines the Sidney Greater Artist Series opener at the city auditorium Thursday, with doors at 7 30 and concert at 8. Single tickets 3 60, season tickets 6 60 adults and 3 60 children. Antoine rose from Juilliard to stardom after winning the Atwater Kent contest and debuting with the Metropolitan in 1936, later thrilling audiences in Chicago and San Francisco. Her voice spans from A below staff to F above high C, drawing comparisons to Tebrazzi and Sembrich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Antoine
Metropolitan Opera Co
City Auditorium
Sidney
Antoine
Atwater-Kent
Juillard Graduate School of Music
New York
Artur Bodanzky
Metropolitan Opera
Gatti-Casazza
Herbert Witherspoon
Edward Johnson
Philine
Metropolitan
Chicago Opera
San Francisco
Marie
America
Marcella Sembrich
School Lease Case Arguments In Federal Court
Two Sidney law firms and local witnesses debated in North Platte federal court over the valuation of school land leases affected by the Sioux Ordnance Depot acquisition. Martin and Davis and R P Kepler represent Clara McNish, Olive Jones estate, and C Spiker. The bid argues the April 15 1942 valuation by the federal government was too low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Law Firms
North Platte
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Martin and Davis
R. P. Kepler
Clara McNish
Olive Jones
C. Spiker
Auctions Next Week To Be On Same Day
The Telegraph lists two farm sales on Tuesday October 22. Hilbert Borcher moves to Oregon and holds a sale at his place four and a half miles north and half a mile west of Brownson starting at eleven o clock with al Rapp as auctioneer and The Pot ter State Bank clerk. He offers twenty two head of cattle farm machinery miscellaneous articles and furniture and household goods plus 1200 bushels of oats 100 bushels of Spartan barley and fifteen acres of cane in the shack. Garrett Weyerts sale starts at one o clock at his place two miles north and twelve miles east of Gurley with Martin and Roloff as auctioneers and The Lisco State Bank clerks. A large list of farm machinery and equipment plus some household goods. prairie hay and oats are included.
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Hilbert Borcher
Oregon
Brownson
Rapp
Potter State Bank
Garrett. Weyerts’ Aale
Gurley
Martin and
Roloff
Lisco State Bank
Sixth District Teachers Meet in Sidney for Convention
More than 1,000 teachers from Nebraska Sixth District plan the first combined convention since 1941 at Sidney October 23 to 25. Speakers include Sundar Joshi, Wiltse, Worcester, Danford. Sidney chamber hosts a district program on October 24 with multiple dinners and events. Leadership: Zetta Tate president, Naylor vice president, Christian secretary, Nelson treasurer. Lodging and courtesy cars are in high demand. locals urged to offer rooms and transport.
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Nebraska Teachers Association
Sidney
Alliance
Chadron
Scottsbluff
Sunder Joshi
Earl W Wiltse
Nebraska State Education Association
D. A. Worcester
University of Nebraska
H R Danford
National Conservation Bureau
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Zetta Tate
Valentine
Howard Naylor
Ivan Christian
Gering
Byron Nelson
Chamber of Commerce
Raymond Fox
Gordon Tobin
Early Settler Leonard M White Dies After Long Illness
Leonard M White born 1872 in Fulton County Illinois died Monday after a stroke in 1943 and decades of bedrest. He homesteaded west of Chappell then near Pot ter, Nebraska and resided in the county 58 years. Survived by wife Fern and brothers George Asa of Sidney and Oscar of Los Angeles. Craig Home for Funerals in charge. arrangements pending.
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Leonard M. White
Chappell
Mr White
Fern
George Asa
Sidney
Oscar
Los Angeles
Craig
Conventionaton Boes Out This Week
A copy of Fridays pee will be jailed to every sch teacher in e Sixth District carrying the Omplete program or the annual xth District convention to be held ere October 23 to p5. Advertisers are yquested to have their copy in easy because the Bper will be larger than usual and any which is lat may not be set. The Telegraph offers this special dition as a comerative gesture to teachers. "Thet will be no in cense in advertsing rate, though a additional twelve hundred papers wil be mailed.
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Telegraph
Sidney Whips Bayard 37 to 7 in key matchup
Sidney dominated Bayard 37 to 7 as Mickey Holtman starred with receptions from Dick Weymouth and a 11 yard score by Elidio Ayala. Kinney added two first half TDs, Bayard fumbled and failed on multiple conversions, while Sidney built a 31-0 lead, then added a third quarter TD before Holtman sealed the win with a third score.
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Dney
Maryons
Bayard the Tighrs
Sidney
Bridgeport
Scort Board
Nebraska
Leoremoit
Fayard
Mickey Holtman
Dick Weymouth
Elidio Ayala
Dale Kinney
Dick Ayala
Nebraska Press Association plans Sidney district meeting
The Nebraska Press Association will hold a western Nebraska district meeting at the country club in Sidney on Saturday November 9. Around thirty to forty publishers and state association officials from Lincoln are expected. This is the second district meeting for western Nebraska publishers, the first being held at Ogallala months ago.
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Nebraska Press Association
Chappell Elevator Claims World Largest Grain Volume
The Chappell Farmers Elevator in Nebraska says it handled 1,823,068 bushels in the year ending May 31, surpassing Minot North Dakota’s claimed 1,750,000 bushels. Chappell notes its 300,000 bushel concrete-bin capacity plus a 75,000 bushel wooden elevator, underscoring its sizable storage.
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Nebraska
Chappell
Minot
N. C
Chappell Register
The
Register
Farmers Elevator Company of
Farmers Co-operative Elevator Company
N. D
Yating
Farm Credit Administration
Cooperative News Service
Co-operative News Service
Chappell Association
Mino
Labor Shortage Slows Cheyenne County Potato Beet Harvests
With 60 to 80 percent of the potato crop still in the ground and contracts for 172 hand laborers, Cheyenne County growers press on. A statewide effort to recruit free labor yielded little, though a Logan County Colorado agreement provided over 50,000 bushels a week of help before weather and beet dump timing limited progress.
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Cheyenne County
Panhandle
State Office of Labor
Lincoln
Nebraska
Farm Bureau Meets Oct 21 in Cheyenne County
Harvey M. Fisher announces the Cheyenne County Farm Bureau convention will be held Monday October 21 in the city auditorium. Morning session at 10 to hear County Agent W P Bullock and Home Agent Mary Burbank on the extension program. Afternoon covers non extension bureau business with a call for a covered dish and table service.
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Harvey M. Fisher
Potter
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Extension Sponsoring Board
W. P. Bullock
Mary Burbank
Fisher
Griswold
A. L. Miller
Bureau
Episcopal Services Changed To Sunday
Paul L. Martin senior warden of Christ Episcopal Church said the parish will move weekly worship from Thursday evenings to Sunday at 7 30. The church has no resident pastor but two lay readers lead services. Rev Marcus Lucas of Alliance is expected to visit about once a month for Holy Communion.
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Paul L. Martin
Christ Episcopal Church
Martin
Marcus Lucas
Alliance
Miss Radcliffe Named Ak Sar Ben Countess in Omaha Coronation
Josephine Radcliffe of Sidney earns a Countess title for Ak Sar Ben and will attend the king and queen coronation in Omaha on October 25. The Omaha World Herald highlighted ten Nebraska and two Iowa nominees. Radcliffe, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clayton Radcliffe, hails from Ogallala lineage and has camp and teaching experience. She studied at Monticello College and finished at the University of Nebraska and is a Kappa Kappa Gamma member.
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Josephine Radcliffe
Sidney
Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
Omaha World Herald
Miss Radcliffe
Clayton Radcliffe
Sam Gast
Ogalalla
Mack Radcliffe
Ogallala Cattle Company
Hackensack
Minn
Monticello College
Alton
Ilinois
University of Nebraska
Officer Saves Crash Victim Near Alliance
State Patrolman Jack Knudtson of Sidney aided Dale Pollard and Donald Behm after an auto truck crash three miles north of Alliance at 1 30 p m Pollard a 45 year old Alliance resident and his wife were injured along with Donald Behm brother of Kenneth Behm 23 of Alliance who was killed in the collision Pollard survived but Pollard and Donald were treated for head cuts bruises and contusions at an Alliance hospital Kenneth Behm died at the scene and his truck overturned pinning the two brothers inside the wreckage
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Jack Knudtson
Sidney
Dale Pollard
Pollard
Alliance
Knudtson
Chadron
Kenneth Behm
Behm
Donald
Emerson Road
Nebraska to Study Airport Plan This Month
Sidney prepares to present its airport plea to state aeronautics authorities during a series of district meetings in Grand Island Lincoln Alliance North Platte and Norfolk later this month. The three year improvement plan for 177 airports aims to meet commercial civil aviation needs depending on federal and municipal funding.
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Sidney
Grand Island
Lincoln
Alliance
North Platte
Norfolk
Nebraska
I. V. Packard
Reprts
Civil Aeronautics Bureau
Kansas City
Packard
State Bond Buying Pace Continues in Nebraska
Nebraskans invested 8,322,786 in U S Savings Bonds during September, per Leon J. Markham of the U S Treasury U S Savings Bonds Division Nebraska. Series E sales reached 5,226,997, about 555,000 below August. Series F and G combined sold 3,106,125, down 74,000 from August.
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Nebraska
Chamber urges retention of depot theatre in Sidney
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce unanimously adopted a resolution urging Fox Intermountain Theatres to withdraw objections to the Sioux Ordnance Depot theatre. Col. Richard J. Sothern said closing the depot venue would hinder personnel retention, stressing the facility serves depot personnel and does not compete with Sidney’s Fox Theatre. The measure notes the depot’s value to the community and asks Fox to communicate with Army Motion Picture Service to affirm no objections exist.
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Richard J. Sothern
Sioux
Chamber of Commerce
Fox Intermountain Theatres
Denver
Col. Sothern
Sidney
Washington
Fox
Post Exchange
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Co. Sothern
Fox Theatre
Army Motion Picture Service
Colorado
Navy Recruiters To Close Bluffs Office
The Navy Recruiting Station in Scottsbluff will suspend operations on October 19. The Scottsbluff area will be served by the Cheyenne station, and all waiting list recruits will receive orders from Cheyenne.
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Navy
Bluffs
Scottsbluff
Cheyenne
Scottsbluff Station
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Nebraska Panhandle
C. C. Chauncey
Carl Spaatz
Hugh Butler
Army Air Forces
Allance
Herbert H. Howell
Civil Aeronautics Commission
War Assets Administration
P. H. McMaster
Great Western Sugar Co
Mitchell
Bayard
National
Jorgenson
Army
Sidney Whips Bayard
Edward Narjes
Don Wittig
Ney Bayard
Yambles
Frank Meier
E. E. Osborn
Berton Cunningham
Verlin Livingston
Sar-Ben
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