Sidney site eyed for U S veterans hospital decision
Nebraska towns compete for a federal Veterans hospital with Sidney leading in bids. L A Warren of the Veterans Bureau tours 37 proposed local sites near Omaha, then plans to visit Kearney Grand Island McCook Alliance Norfolk Beatrice Sidney and others. The local chamber committee has offered land east of town south of the Union Pacific tracks the east half of section 33 owned by Union Pacific at 16000 dollars and ready for release. The federal decision will name the site and officials may visit soon to meet local doctors.
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U. S
Veterans Hospital
L. A. Warren
Washington, D. C
Veterans Bureau
Nebraska
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Warren
Omaha
Kearney
Grand Island
McCook
Alliance
Norfolk
Beatrice
Henry Paviat
Government Hospital
Hines
Town
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Management
J. M. Shively
Air Mail Service Crippled by Rocky Mountain Storm
A severe storm in the Rocky Mountains disrupted westward air mail. A Boeing plane flown by Jack Knight diverted to Sidney after encountering heavy fog and wind, carrying 2200 pounds of mail redirected by train. A Cincinnati to coast flight also returned to Sidney due to fog west of town.
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Rocky Mountain
Nebraska
Here
Jack Knight
Boeing Transport
Sidney
Kimball County
Knight
Cincinatti
Ohio
Sidney Field
THIS COUNTY SNOWS KIMBALL UNDER IN RECORD OF DIVORCES
Editor W. B. Cargill reports district court in Kimball County with three Kimball couples divorcing this week. The Cheyenne County October term had about 20 divorce cases set for hearing, with more expected before Christmas.
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Kimball
W. B. Cargill
The
Kimball Observer
Observer
Kimball County
Cheyenne County Court
Former Sidney Girl Among Abduction Victims in Pueblo Case
A Pueblo dispatch reports a slugging and kidnapping case involving Miss Jean Warren and Atha Louise Griggs, both 16, who vanished Thursday night from Sidney relatives. Two Chicago men, Carl Wunder and Jack Wilson, are detained for federal authorities amid possible Mann Act charges after the girls were found dazed in a rumble seat near Santa Fe New Mexico Friday.
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Pueblo
Colo
Jean Warren
A. E. Warren
Cheyenne County
Chicago
Carl Wunder
Jack Wilson
Atha Louise Griggs
Santa Fe
N. M
Benjamin Cravez
Deluge of Rain Falls Over West Nebraska Sunday
Heavy Sunday rain brought about two inches in four hours across Sidney and western Nebraska, following a cold, cloudy spell. The downpour swollen streets and basements in Sidney and lodge Pole valley towns while boosting soil moisture and winter wheat prospects. reports noted renewed thunderstorms later in the day.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Lodge Pole
Lincoln Highway
Tenth Avenue
Two Democratic Speakers Booked for Sidney Soon
Robert Barlow, Smith for President clubs chair, announces two Democratic speakers in Sidney. Senator M L Bowman of Iowa will speak at Tobin opera house next Monday evening. Bowman, former Farmers Union president and recent GOP gubernatorial hopeful, is a noted farm expert. William Ritchie to speak Saturday evening October 27, with a reputation for clear, forceful Democratic principles.
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Robert Barlow
Smith For President
Sidney
M. L. Bowman
Iowa
Tobin Opera House
Farmers Union of Iowa
William Ritchie
Ritchie
Partridges Released In Morrill County To Stock Hunting Areas
Representative Bern Coulter received 14 pairs of partridges from the state game department and released them in fields around Bridgeport. He aims to stock the region to provide future hunting opportunities as the birds remain scarce in the state. The state department assists stocking in areas where birds are not yet wild.
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Bern Coulter
State Game Department
Bridgeport
Giant Zeppelin Lands Safely at Lakehurst Landing 111 Hours
The Graf Zeppelin landed at Lakehurst New Jersey after a 111 hour Atlantic crossing. Sixty aboard including 19 passengers and 40 crew were welcomed as health officers checked the well tired travelers. The voyage faced delays from stormy weather and a broken fin but the airship completed its transatlantic flight to United States soil.
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Giant Zeppelin
Lakehurst
Atlantic Ocean
United States
New York
N. J
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Edward S. Jackson
Naval
Jackson
Graf Zep
Omaha man sought in oil stock swindle
Madison county farmers accuse Herbert M. Michels an Omaha oil promoter of selling worthless Sheridan county oil leases and stock, totaling about 75000 dollars. Michels vanished five weeks ago and is believed hiding in a Colorado sanitarium with agents in high priced cars. Denver police and Madison county seek him as investigations reveal a wildcat scheme lacking real prospects.
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Herbert. M. Michels
Omaha
Madison County
Michels
Sheridan County
Colorado
Denver
Telegraph
Bert Kistler
Dr. Cook
Nebraska
Steol
Neligh
Antelope County
Cook
Degree of Honor Accepts Lodge Insurance Code
Judge Joseph Oberfelder returned from Grand Island where he attended a Nebraska Degree of Honor meeting. He said the organization will affiliate with the national association by accepting the reinsurance contract of the supreme lodge. Grand Island drew a large attendance at the sessions.
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Joseph Oberfelder
Grand Island
Nebraska Degree of Honor Association
Oberfelder
Supreme Lodge
Nebraska
National Association
Olson and Sons Buy Sixty Cattle Cars in Wyoming Run
Nels Olson and son Carl departed Sunday to oversee a large Wyoming shipment. The cattle, purchased in several Wyoming range points, will be fed on Olson farms or shipped to Scottsbluff Alliance Denver and Omaha. This fall the Olsons have bought more than 60 cattle cars.
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Nels Olson
Carl
Wyoming
Wyoming Range
Olson
Scottsbluff
Alliance
Denver
Omaha
Olsons
WANTS GAME COMMISSION OF STATE TAKEN OUT OF POLITICS
Izaak Walton league of Nebraska plans to sponsor a bill to establish a state fish and game commission in the next legislative session. Frank J. Brady says the six member body would remove game and fish from political control with staggered governor appointments and a director to carry out policies.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Izaak Walton League of
Nebraska
Frank J. Brady
Alliance
State League
Brady
Teachers Institute in Sidney Declares Fine and Profitable
The three day Teachers Institute for Deuel and Cheyenne counties closed with 41 Deuel and 95 Cheyenne instructors participating. Prof. H. E. Bradford of the University of Nebraska lectured on Peculiar People and The Big Idea and led chorus with Miss Helen Doran as pianist. Mrs. G. H. Doran and Miss Helen Doran contributed vocal selections, marking a high point in western Nebraska education meetings.
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Joint
Institute of Teachers
Devel
Cheyenne
Deuel County
Nebraska
H. E. Bradford
University of Nebraska
Bradford
Institute
Helen Doran
Sidney
G. H. Doran
Kimball Real Estate Dealer Dies From Wreck Injuries
Kimball resident Bart Long 55 died Sunday at five am from injuries after his car left the highway and plunged down a steep embankment near Bushnell. He was seriously injured four weeks earlier and had been resided in Kimball for ten years after moving from Nelson Nebraska. Funeral services were held in Kimball and his body sent to Nelson for Tuesday services and burial. He was a brother of County Judge Long and is survived by four sons, all printers.
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Bart Long
Kimball County
Clare Long
The
Telegraph
Bushnell
Long
Kimball
Nelson
Nebr
Gurley Youth Bound Over To Court For Auto Theft
In Bridgeport Judge Marquis court Leo W. Thompson of Gurley, 19, bound over to district court in 800 bonds to answer theft of an automobile owned by A. O. Mitchem of Bayard. The youth admitted taking the car and driving to Scottsbluff where it ran out of gas and was abandoned. Morrill County officers recovered it. He could not furnish bond and was remanded to jail.
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Marquis
Bridgeport
Leo W. Thompson
Gurley
A. O. Mitchem
Bayard
Scottsbluff
Morrill
Trade Expansion Week Draws Largest Sidney Crowds Yet
A huge Saturday crowd in Sidney marked the opening of Trade Expansion week as shoppers from across the county filled stores despite drizzle. Apparel, millinery, and general merchandise outlets reported record one-day volumes, aided by special inducements and widespread local promotion via a 24 page Telegraph insert.
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Sidney
Greenlees
Byars
Atmars
Fine’s
the Bon Ton
Snyder’s
Printer’s Ink
The
Telegraph
Nebraska Legion Leads Welfare Fund Debate at National Convention
Nebraska delegates at the American Legion convention in San Antonio urged reform of child welfare fund disbursements. A minority report by R G Douglas criticized current salaries and overhead spending. The Nebrask a resolution gained broad backing from twelve states, with California and New York among supporters, despite the minority report losing.
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Nebraska
National Convention of the American Legion
San Antonio
R. G. Douglas
Committee On Child Welfare
California
New York
Oregon
Arkansas
Washington
Montana
Fire at Slayter Camp Ground Causes Minor Damage
A gas stove explosion in a cabin at Slayter camp ground on the west side of the city caused smoke, water damage, and burnt walls but no serious harm. The Sidney volunteer fire department arrived within minutes as a large crowd gathered after the alarm.
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Slayter Camp
Sidney
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Pueb
West Nebraska
Morrill County
New Jersey
Dirigible
America
Spanish
Herbert M. Michels
Olson & Sons
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Court House
Sidney Merchants
Nebraska Legion
Slayter
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