County Officials Discuss Forming County School Officers Association
County Superintendent Gertrude M. Nelson led a meeting at the district court room to discuss forming a County School Officers Association. Notable speakers included General Chairman C. S. Jobe and Prof. Casey as plans for permanent organization were set to attract all district boards. A second meeting is planned for Saturday November 5 at 2 30 o'clock in Sidney to ensure wide county attendance and lasting structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude M. Nelson
County School Officers Association
Nelson
C. S. Jobe
Center
Casey
Sunol
Cyr
Chappell
Harvey Fisher
Morrill
Jobe
District Court
Idney
Ero O
Olson and Sons Buy 400 Head of Choice Cattle for Feed Lots
Olson and Sons, major Western cattle traders, purchased 400 head of yearling and two year old cattle from Wyoming foothills around Carpenter, Saratoga and Middlebrook. The stock is being shipped to Olson farms west of Sidney to be finished before slaughter. Carl Olson leads shipments, and the firm also feeds hogs and lambs to support local meat trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olson & Sons
Wyoming
Carpenter
Saratoga
Middlebrook
Olson
Carl Olson
Sidney
Dunbar Grain Company Files Bankruptcy Petition
Lincoln Oct 20 The Dunbar Grain company of Dunbar filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court detailing debts of 28153 and assets of 25286 Two thirds of assets relate to the amount claimed from Burton Gorton former manager of the company He is said to owe the firm 18080 for checks drawn against it in the three years ending last August 1 and 940 on a note
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Lincoln
Dunbar Grain Company of
Dunbar
Burton Gorton
Bell Telephone Engineer Visits Sidney This Week
T. C. Woods, building engineer of Western Bell Telephone, based in Lincoln, was in Sidney on company business. He said bids for the new telephone building at Bidney are being considered and the construction contract will likely be let during the current week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Woods
Worthwestern Bell Telephone Company
Lincoln
Woods
Bidney
Will Sing at Theatre by Freda Hammer and Eva Miles
Freda Hammer and Eva Miles Flintier will sing Monday evening at the U S A theatre to accompany the picture showing at that time. These singers always please their audiences.
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Freda Hammer
Eva Miles -Flintier
Capitol Appropriation Nearing Exhaustion For Capitol Build
The Nebraska state capitol project shows $2.6 million left from the original $5 million and $405,169 from a supplemental $3 million. An estimated additional $1 million will be needed for the west central section, plus costs for remodeling, murals, landscaping, and streets. Total project cost is now estimated around $10 million, about double the initial plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Capitol Commission
Commission
West Central
Fifteenth Street
Capitol Square
Coolidge Plans Relief Measure For Farmers
Washington October 19 President Coolidge aims to study farm relief policy ahead of the next congress and opposes the McNary Haugen equalization fee. Secretary Jardine may be shaping a cooperative marketing plan with a 300000000 loan fund, while Coolidge observes various study groups and reports to Chester A Gray.
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
West
Jardine
Chester A. Gray
Gray
Federated Womans Clubs to Meet at Kimball
The B M S club plans a joint meeting with inter county Womans clubs at Kimball on November first. Registration at 1 3. m. precedes programs at 1 30 with speakers and numbers arranged. Delegations from Sidney clubs and others are expected. Mrs J C Bartlett of Potter will attend as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Inter-County Federation of Womans Clubs
Sync Sidney
J. C. Bartlett
Potter
Cheyenne-Kimball
American Legion Auxiliary Dance Scheduled At Hardy Hall
A well attended dance Monday night at Hardy hall presented by the American Legion Auxiliary featured lively music by Grabill's Merrymakers. The organizing committee included Mrs. Harry Wingerson as chairman, along with Mrs. Carl Hutchison, Mrs. P. C. Cunningham, and Mrs. Albert Greenlee.
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Hardy Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Grabill
Harry Wingerson
Carl Hutchison
P. C. Cunnigham
Albert Greenlee
Parent-Teachers Program 15 Meeting Evening Report
The Sidney Parent-Teacher association held its regular third Wednesday meeting with many members present. Miss Orebaugh described her Europe trip, the male quartet sang The Starboard Watch, Rev. Light led a devotional, and Mrs. Ahrens sang solo. Officer reports, minutes, and roll call followed. Elmer Kahl was elected district convention delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
United States
England
Elmer Kahl
Sidney Parent-Teacher Association
Scotts
Nebraska corn crop tops 281 million bushels in record year
State and federal agricultural statistics place Nebraska corn at 281,952,000 bushels with an average 33 bushels per acre. The crop ranks as the second highest on record amid heat in September and frost later. About 11 percent is poor quality and late planted fields were damaged. Continued on page 7.
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State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Nebraska
Evidence of Land Fraud Seen in Alliance Deed
Authorities probe land ring after a second deed to a quarter section near Hemingford is filed in Alliance. The Kansas City deed to land owned by Roth of Alliance lists Hattie Brown as owner, suggesting wider activity in Box Butte county and beyond.
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Hemingford
Alliance
Box Butte County
Kansas City
Roth
Hattie Brown
Patrons Organize Rural School District PTA in Antelope Divide
At a Friday meeting, 19 patrons and teachers formed a Parent Teacher Association in Antelope Divide with Carl Larson as president and monthly meetings planned. County Superintendent Gertrude M. Nelson supported the effort, aiming to expand PTA activity across Cheyenne county with other districts considering similar groups.
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Antelope Divide
Gertrude M. Nelson
Carl Larson
Nelson
P.T. A
Sparks
Kinton
Miss Jacobs
George Rippe
Willeys
Cheyenne County
Annual Conclave of State Bankers in Session at Omaha
Bankers from across Nebraska attend the 30th annual Nebraska Bankers Association convention in Omaha. A.J. Jorgenson, Sidney bank president, leads attendees alongside Mrs. Jorgenson. The program includes agricultural leaders, marketing experts, farm organizations heads, and extensive entertainment, aiming for one of the most diversified sessions in state banking history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska Bankers Association
Sidney Banks
A. J. Jorgenson
American Bank
Jorgenson
Nebraska
Well Known Couple Married Here Monday
On Monday afternoon October 17 Rev L H Kaub read the wedding service at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage uniting Miss Gladys James of Sidney and Thomas Cunningham Crawford of Lone Tree North Dakota in marriage. Mrs Crawford is the daughter of R R James a longtime Sidney resident and well known to many Sidney people. The couple was accompanied by the bride's brother J Francis James and Mrs James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Kaub
Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
Gladys James
Sidney
Thomas Cunnignham Crawford
Lone Tree
N. D
Coal Miners Strike Grows in Colorado Fields
About four thousand miners joined an I W W strike in Colorado coal fields to press for an eight dollar fifty cent daily wage. Northern mines halted with limited disturbances while southern operations continued with reduced crews. Pickets were jailed in Trinidad and accusations of illegal arrests were made by I W W leaders.
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Denver
Industrial Workers of the World
Colorado
Harry Capps
Walsenburg
J. J. Marty
Las Animas
Trinidad
Aguilar
Sidney Chamber Debates Airport Plan for Local Landing Field
The Sidney chamber of commerce met Monday at Union Pacific hotel to discuss a municipal landing field for the city. H. T. Bean of Cheyenne may speak at the next meeting on air mail landing fields. They petition for U S government mail service Cheyenne to Omaha to feed the main aerial line. Also covered were city county expansion, road work, and the Western Nebraska Agriculture delegation for a December three day meeting with over four hundred delegates expected.
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Chamber of Commerce
Union Pacific
Sidney
H. T. Bean
Cheyenne
Air Mall
United States
Omaha
Western Nebraska Agriculture
State Extension Department
Unique Freezing Display In Jordans Store Window
A Westinghouse electric refrigeration unit in the W. W. Jordan electric store window on Central avenue draws attention as frost forms along 18-inch copper tubes forming the word Universal. Since Tuesday evening the frost has grown to over one inch, turning the display into a public showcase of refrigeration work and serving as a novel advertising idea.
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Westinghouse Electric
W. W. Jordan Electric
Central Avenue
Westinghouse
Masons Lay Corner Stone in Bridgeport High School
The Bridgeport high school cornerstone ceremony was held last Monday with the Masonic rite. Over three thousand Masons attended, including state grand officers. Sidney was represented by W. F. Moore A. K. Greenlee L. Neubauer H. Schroeder and L. Jessen.
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Bridgeport
Sidney
W. F. Moore
A. K. Greenlee
L. Neubauer
H. Schroeder
L. Jessen
Cattle Industry Faces Reduced Winter Feeding In Nebraska
Nebraska officials report fewer cattle will be fed this winter, with declines seen across the corn belt and western states due to higher feeder cattle and corn prices, shortages in feeding regions, and scarce pastures. Shipments and local supplies show a shrinking feeding pool, though some areas may see slight year to year gains if conditions improve.
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Nebraska
Corn Belt
Western States
Federal
Division of Agriculture
Northwest
Prominent Wyoming Official Dies in Cheyenne at 76
Frank A. Hadsell, 76, longtime war den of the Wyoming state penitentiary and pioneer peace officer, former senator, and member of the Wyoming territorial council, died Tuesday at Memorial hospital in Cheyenne after surgery complications. Born 1852 in Hancock Massachusetts he moved to Wyoming in 1880, engaging in cattle sheep and livestock ventures.
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Frank A. Hadsell
Wyoming State Penitentiary
Wyoming Territorial Council
Memorial Hospital
Cheyenne
Hadsell
Wyoming
Hancock
Mass
Trayer
Iowa
Sole Creek
Rock River
Nebraska Odd Fellows Gather in Scottsbluff Encampment
Past Grand Sire Lucian J. Easts of New York addressed the Nebraska Odd Fellows at their state encampment in Scottsbluff. More than 2,000 delegates attended and joined a parade as the second day’s feature. A memorial service honored Eleanor Brailey Mary Al Caldwell and R. H. Miller.
Bayard Gridsters to Play Conference Game in Sidney
Bayard high school gridsters travel to Sidney for a conference clash Friday at 2 30 p m. Bayard touts a strong team aiming to challenge Coach Weymouths squad in what fans expect as a spirited showdown. Supporters urged to attend and boost Sidney.
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Bayard
Bayard High School
Sidney
Weymouth
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Bell Telephone
Will
Capitol
Federated Womans Clubs
Miss Orebaugh
Europe
Kahl
Acre
Nebraska Financial Men
Muny Airport
Sidney C
Jordan
Odd Felllows
Scottsbluff
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