Fox Theatre Opening Tonight With Rex Allen Guest
The Fox Theatre opens at 6 30 PM with band music and bursting lights. Rex Allen the cowboy star is billed to appear, drawing crowds to the new Rialto in Sidney. Officials urge nearby residents to attend the event and enjoy the spectacle as the theater seats nearly a thousand patrons.
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Kileig
Rene Pereon
Rexen
Eryones
Aout Res
Sh Allen
Xuanot Ih
Oil Display Highlighted at Chamber Dinner Plan
Chamber of Commerce will host its third quarterly meeting with about 300 expected attendees at City Auditorium. Neptune will speak while exhibits show oil industry phases including a Colorado School of Mines oil field replica. Public hours run 10 30 a m to 9 p m Wednesday and 9 to 4 p m Thursday.
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Ch. Millard
P Lica
the Platts
Chamber of Commercé
Belcony
Neptune
City Auditorium
Colorado School of ‘Mines
Aniaday
Rocky Mountain
Rered Russell, Champtier
Comerce Presid
Gireside
Parental Auxiliary to Host Wednesday Party for Members
All women eligible for the Parental Auxiliary meet to attend a gathering at 8 PM in the basement of the Sidney City Auditorium. Eligible attendees include mothers wives sisters and daughters of veterans. For details call number 7.
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IBV
Ponty
Sidney
City
Aig
Wheat Show Entry Deadlines Near for 1951 Nebraska
Less than two weeks remain for entries in the 1951 Nebraska State Wheat Show and Wheat Queen Contest. Final grain entries are due October 29 and queen entries by October 27. The contest is open to daughters of Nebraska wheat farmers and clubs are urged to nominate candidates.
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Sidney
Doug Harden Wounded in Korea Hospitalized in Japan
Pfc. Douglas Harden was wounded in action in Korea and is recuperating at a Yokohama hospital. A telegram from the War Department said he was slightly wounded on October 2. A letter to his parents notes two shots in the left leg and one in the right, and that he will be hospitalized for some time.
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Pfc
Douglas Harden
Korea
Yokohama
Japan
Harry Harden
War Department
Honor Award Given to SOD depot for employing handicapped
Sioux Ordnance Depot received nationwide recognition Friday for offering employment to physically handicapped persons. Lt Col James D Peterson accepted a certificate from President Truman's committee for National Physically Handicapped Week, presented at a Sidney Rotary Club meeting by Ira Steward. Rae Duncan noted 398 handicapped workers at the Depot, with Nebraska State Employment Service aid.
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Sioux Ordnance ‘Depot
James D. Peterson
President's Truman
Ira
Sidney Rotary Club
Washington D. C
Te Depot
Rae Duncan
Nebraska State Employment Service
Rotary Club
Col
Peterson
Duncan
Harold Katz
Keith Morris
George Seelmeyer
Ben~O’connor
Tom LaMore
Rural Carriers Honor Three Retiring Members
At the Kimball Devel and Cheyenne Counties Rural Carriers Association semi annual meeting in Sidney three members were honored for retirement. Lou Dirks Dalton retires September 1 after 27 years, Floyd Barlow Lodgepole retires October 31 after 30 years, and Wallace Armstrong Big Springs retires October 31 after 30 years. All three helped found the KD Association in 1927. Gifts were given by Ernest Nelson Potter secretary as Myles Chappell led the program and 28 members plus wives attended the dinner. Next meeting is planned for May in Sidney.
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Kimball
Devel
Cheyenne Counties
Sidney
Lou Dirks
Dalton
Floyd Barlow
Lodgepole
Wallace Armstrong
Big Springs
KD € Association
Ernest Nelson
Potter
ae _ Md Myles
Chappell
Wheat Looks Good Across Panhandle countryside
Western Nebraska farmers report excellent winter wheat condition eight months before harvest. Heavy rains improved root development and subsoil moisture, with robust growth across Cheyenne County and northern Morrill and southern Box Butte. Pasture quality, range, and livestock prospects are favorable as frost risk looms.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Morrill
Box -Butte
Western
Nébragka.com
Froet
Hollis Peratt New Manager For Lee Stores
Hollis Peratt took over duties last week as manager of the Lee Store in Sidney replacing Robert Johnston who was assigned to Aurora Colorado. Peratt came from York Nebraska where he had managed the Lee Store for six years and has previously been a manager in Larami Wyoming, Nebr., and Aurora Nebr. He has 18 years of service. Mrs Peratt and three children remain in York and plan to join him when space is available.
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Hollis Peratt
Lee
Sidney
Robert Johnston
Aurora
Colo
Mr. Peratt
York
Nebr
Larami
Wyo
Perior
Gordon Tobin Resigns as Sidney Chamber Secretary
Gordon Tobin announces resignation as secretary of the Sidney Chamber of Commerce effective November 11 1951 following a board acceptance of his August 13 1951 notice. He cites the secretary and city clerk treasurer roles as full time and asserts the chamber now warrants a full time secretary while thanking members for support and friendship.
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Gordon Tobin
Sidney Chamber ? Commerce
Sidney
Chamber
The
Lve
Five Artists in Sid ney Band Benefit
Sid ney High School hosts a band benefit Thursday with the New York Concert Ensemble. Proceeds fund the Sid ney High School Band. Artists include William McCully bass baritone Lilia Namoura dancer Stuart Fastofsky violin Caryl Bergman soprano George Fiore pianist. Concert at the Sidney High School Auditorium.
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Sidney
New York
Sidney High School Band
Dean Killion
William McCully
Lilia ‘Namoura
Stuart Fastofsky
Caryl G. Bergman
George Fiore
Sidney High School
City approves new fire truck purchase as bids planned
City Council gave final approval for buying a new fire truck at about 23000 dollars. The truck will boost pumping capacity by 8000 gallons per minute and be funded from the fire equipment fund with specifications drawn up to invite bids. The council also approved two way radio equipment for the police department.
Dorman drills test show hope of another well
Dorman lease near Sidney reports first Dakota sand tests yielded oil and third Dakota test underway at 4000 feet. Electric log planned to assess feasibility while other Cheyenne County wells await results. Completion prospects hinge on penetrating tighter sands and additional drilling planned before year end.
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Dorman
Sidney
Cheyenne County
S. D. Johnson
Ohio
Reimers
Gurley
Brownson
East Brownson
Huntsman
Dakota
Pyle
Yuma County
Colo
Logan County
Graylin
Nebraska
State Geological Survey
Charles Coburn To Appear Here On November 21
Charles Coburn, beloved movie star, will give a personal appearance in Sidney on Wednesday night November 21 under the Sidney Lions Club sponsorship. The Lions committee, led by Charles Ham, says the one man show will feature characterizations from Coburn’s famous film roles at the Sidney City Auditorium. Ham urged the public to set the date aside for the event.
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Charles Coburn
Sidney
Sidney Lions Club
Charles Ham
Lions Committer
Arranagements
Sidney City Auditorium
Mr.Coburn
Coburn
Eight Polio Cases In Cheyenne County Reported
Three more victims raise Cheyenne County total to eight. Mrs. Delbert Larson and Mrs. Bill Smith of Potter and Mrs. Bueford Rodocker of Sidney are listed as active polio cases. Freddie Yauney of Sioux Ordnance Depot is later deemed rheumatic and remains hospitalized in Scottsbluff. All three currently show improvement and have returned home or remain under care.
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Cheyenne County
Delbert Larson
Potter
Bill Smith
Bueford Rodecker
Sidney
Freddie Yauney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Methodist Hospital
Scottsbluff
Larson
Smith
Band Auxiliary Adopts By-Laws at High School Meeting
The Band Auxiliary approved its constitution and by laws at a Monday night meeting after a band concert directed by Dean Killion. The group plans to sell Sidney High School Band ties and head scarves for publicity and announced tickets on sale for next Thursday's band benefit concert. The next meeting is set for Monday night in November.
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Dean Killion
Sidney High School Band
Union Pacific to Build Diesel Repair Plant in Salt Lake City
Union Pacific announces immediate construction of a new diesel repair shop in Salt Lake City Utah valued at 5 6 million dollars. The facility will serve main diesel operations for the railroad and expand western maintenance capacity.
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Omaha
Union
Pacific
Salt ‘Lake City
Utah
Beet Yield Seen Average Despite Hail Damage in Panhandle
The Nebraska Panhandle sugar beet harvest shows remarkable recovery from hail damage. Lyman H Andrews of GWESCO says crops yield heavier tonnage than expected and tops gain value as damaged other feeds. Mechanization has surged since 1945, with 85 to 90 percent of harvest now mechanical and fewer than 100 Mexican nationals among laborers.
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Nebraska Panhandle
Great Western Sugar C
Lyman “H. Andrews
Gwesco
Andrews
Nebraska
Wheatland
Mexico
Texas
Nesen Promotions for Company K 134th Infantry Nebraska NG
The commanding officer Neal Atkins announced a list of promotions for men in Company K 134th Infantry Nebraska National Guard. Donal F. Mueller to Master Sergeant. Dwight E Grassle Kenneth D Overman Donald L Whitmire to Sergeants First Class. Harold H Billingsley Clayton E Schwartz Donald R Rezac to Sergeants. Richard E Amen Patrick Barba Marvin E Hill Tommy R Myers Manuel J Roblez Wallace L Schmidt Felipe J Vera John A Virgil to Corporals. Arthur G Aleman Jesse Vallejos. Privates E-2 Carl Braasch Eugene H Darnstadt Franklin Hand Fred G Hernandez Donald M Lafler Delbert R Lessman Benedict Rivera.
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134Th Infantry
Nebraska National Guard
Neal Atkins
Donal F. Mueller
Dwight E. ‘Grassle
Kenneth D. Overman
Donald L
Whitmire
Harold H. Billingsley
Clayton
E Schwartz
Donald Rs. _Rezac
Richard E. Amen
Patrick ‘Barba
Marvin E. Hill
Tommy R. Myers
Manuel J. Roblez
Wallace L. "Schmidt
Felipe J. Vera
John" A
Virgil
Arthur G.aleman
Jesse
Vallejos
Carl Tn
Braasch
Eugene
H. ‘Darnstadt
Franklin
Hand
Fred
Hernandez
Donald
M. Lafler
Delbert R. ‘Lessman
Benedict Rivera
Third Auto Fatality Of 1951 Here
Cheyenne County records report Emanuel Gracia Bustamante, 44, fatally injured in a Sunday early morning crash on Sidney Draw road near Sidney while driving a 1939 Chevrolet with Samuel Gallegos, 23. Bustamante died from a broken neck after the car rolled in a ditch. Gallegos suffered facial bruises. Funeral plans were pending, with relatives in the area.
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Emanuel Gracia Bustamante
Manuel Gracia
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sidney
Highway Patrol
W. W. Schulz
Gracia
Samuel Gallegos
Sidney Draw
Gallegos
Bustamante
Craig Mortuary
DuBoise
San Francisco
Chevrolet
Chauncey
White Face
Gordon
Raymond Morales
Bayard
I. L. Pindell
Morales
Pindell
Pindeil
Hernandez
Juan’ Ballesteros
Antonia
Valencia
Francisco
Ball
Kimball ‘Hospital
Vernon Linn
Kimar
Marvin L.rosemund
Rosemund
Sunol
California
Colton
Cheyenne County
Arnold
Braasch
Fimno R
Morro Bay
Calif
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