Lincoln Highway concrete paving promised from east city limits to new U P crossing
A bid invitation outlines nearly a mile of Lincoln Highway concrete paving from Sidney east city limits to the Pacific viaduct including a 60 foot steel girder deck bridge and two 54 foot timber trestle approaches. Governor Bryan notes Union Pacific will cover overhead crossing costs while Burlington resists subway involvement. city-state agreement expected to extend paving to city limits once concrete work begins.
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Sidney
Pacific
Burlington 4
Bryan
Union: Pacific
Buriington
Hei
Lanéoln
Winth
Reverend Corbett Succumbs at Sidney Pastor Dies After Long Illness
Rev A B Corbett longtime Sidney resident former Christ Episcopal pastor dies at home after lengthy illness He would have turned 82 November 9 The scholar and church member retired from ministry years ago pursuing private study He authored a religious pamphlet and knew ancient Greek and Latin He was devoted to the Church of England Funeral services were held yesterday continued on page 6
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A. B. Corbett
Sidney
Corbett
Church of England
Christ Episcopal Church
Little Church
Pioneer rancher Hubert Fuller Dies After Illness
Hubert Fuller, longtime Cheyenne County resident and pioneer stockman based in Sidney, died at his home Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He built a fortune in purebred stock production and marketing, donated land for Governor Bryan’s campaign, and was active in civic affairs. His death follows a long public life marked by business success and community involvement.
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Hubert Puller
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Ana
Mr. Fuller
Fuller
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
West Sidney Draw
Charles W. Bryan
City Auditorium
Toanis
William Ritchie, Jr
Omaha
Urge Careful Study Of The Ballot And Principal Issues
The Telegraph News will publish sample ballots next Tuesday to help voters study the general election ballot before November 8. editors urge legal voters to examine candidates records and party platforms, stressing the importance of informed voting amid economic hardship and debates over agriculture policies.
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Mample
Telegraph _ News
Telegraph
Telegraphsts
Pew
Corn yield estimated by bankers for October in Nebraska
Bankers substantiate a 26 bushel per acre corn yield forecast for October 1 in Nebraska. Wheat sowing lags a year, moisture is tight in western areas, about 25 percent of wheat not yet up, and farm prices sit well below last month. Hog cholera is widespread. eastern Nebraska wheat is in good condition while western areas face delayed soil prep and reduced sowing.
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Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Nebraska
Fingerprints Resolve 1928 Crime Case in Wyoming West
Scottsbluff police linked Virgil Harold Boring alias Glen Ruton to a murder near Laramie after fingerprints from November 1928 led to federal and state authorities. Boring, a Oklahoma City mill worker, was arrested for a forged $9.75 check theft and later sentenced to one year in a reformatory after identification by Sheriff W W Schulz of Cheyenne County.
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Scottsbluff
Virgil Harold Boring
Laramie
Federal Bureau of Identification
Boring
State Reformatory
Identification Bureau
Oklahoma City
Wood River
W.W. Schulz
Cheyenne County
Schulz
Legion Auxiliary Drive Aims to Expand Membership
The Legion Auxiliary plans a major enrollment drive led by Mrs. Jess R. Osborn to mobilize eligible women not yet members. A large committee will assist, continuing patriotic and welfare work from wartime relief to aid disabled veterans and widows amid the economic crisis. Eligible include wives mothers sisters and daughters of Legion members and of men who served.
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Jess R.osborn
the Legion
Revised bids eyed for Sidney federal building project
Specifications for the new federal building were sent to bidders and new bids will be opened November 10 in the treasury office of the supervising architect. The treasury will accept bids without formal publishing to save time and costs, while details of interior changes remain unclear. The original low bid was 59470 by Olson Construction Co of Lincoln, with expected possible savings of 5000 to 10000.
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Federal
Supervising Architect
Treasury Department
Sidney
Ray Nedrow
Robert Simmons
Atttorney
Paul L. Martin
Olson Construction Company
Lincoln
Congressman Simmons
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion speeds Armistice plans in Sidney
The American Legion expands Armistice Day celebrations in Sidney on November 11 promising the city’s largest patriotic observance since WWI. Western Nebraska veterans invited. about 1500 are expected for entertainment including a free city auditorium feed. Sid ney Post 47 hosts boxing stars Ham Jenkins and Kenny Austin with a 1500 crowd anticipated plus wrestling and amateur bouts. talks to bring Fort Warren football to Sidney continue.
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The
American Legion
Nebraska
Sidney Post No. 47
City Auditorium
Ham Jenkins
Kenny Austin
Legion
City ‘Auditorium
New Brasks
Legion Boxing Committee
Roy
Chick
Sidney
Railroad
Loveland
Fort Warren
Wheat Hits All Time Low On Chicago Board
Wheat prices tumbled to historic lows on the Chicago board of trade with December wheat at 44 18 cents a bushel, traders noting the wide gap between cash and futures. Analysts cite global oversupply and weak demand as prices slashed past old lows, while veterans recall bonds of past wars and the evolving grain market.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Sa’s
Board Room
U.S
Mrs Margaret Worden 85 Dies in Sidney
Mrs Margaret Worden 85 mother of Ernest and Henry Worden prominent Sidney resident died Thursday morning after years of poor health. She lived with Berbon and family in Cheyenne county for 45 years and was known among pioneers. Funeral 10 oclock Saturday at Methodist Episcopal church Rev F Charling Mills officiating burial at Bidney Greenwod cemetery She survived by two sons and four grandchildren Complete obituary to follow Tuesday.
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Margaret Worden
Ernest
Henry Worden
Sidney
Methodist Episcopal Church
F.charling Mills
Bidney Greekwod
Worden
Sidney Scout Troop Wins Jamboree in Sidney District
Close to 500 watched the first annual jamboree at Sidney High. Troop 99 Sidney won with 38 points, Potter 105 placed second with 32. Individual winners included Louden of Potter for fire by friction and Sidney 99 members in several events.
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Troop 99
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Potter
Jaies Oircen
Louden
Martin
Flint and Steel
Nelson
Danielson
Willey
Rare Old Coin Found Near Sidney by Union Pacific Worker
Phil Etherton of the Union Pacific found a worn coin bearing Georgius II Rex, dated about 1732, believed to be a rare issue from the English treasury. The coin, partially buried in cinders along the right of way, resembles a Knoxville discovery from 1734, intriguing collectors of old coins.
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Phil Etherton
The
Union
Pacific Railrod
Georgius II Rex
Etherton
Knoxville
Italy
George II
Great Britain
United States
Regus
Union Pacific
Western Public Service Sues Over New Court Overreach
Counsel for the Western Public Service Company filed a 938 page brief with the supreme court Wednesday opposing the appointment of a three district judge court to appraise company property at Mitchell. The brief alleges the law creates a new court beyond constitutional limits and encroaches on executive and administrative duties while denying due process and a jury trial on property value.
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Western Public Service Company
Supreme ‘Court
Mitchell
Supreme ‘ Court
Maroons Get Layoff From Practice Amid Teachers Meeting
Sidney's Maroons suspend practice this weekend as district teachers convene at Alliance for their annual meeting. The team faces lineup changes and possible benches after a loss to Alliance, with shakeups anticipated to lift discipline and spirit before Monday's restart. Gordon and North Platte games loom on Armistice Day and November 18 respectively.
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Sidney
Maroons
Alliance
Gering
Coach Black
Black
The
Green
North Platte
Lincoln Coun
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Episcopal Church
Hubert Fuller
Oes
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Thomas Jefferson
West End
Legion Auxiliary Drive
Armistice
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Lesher Springs Sagaeensapow
Mes
Cern
Sidney Scout
SEA Scouts
Slayter
West
Reetz
Botters
Dedrick
Seyller
WPSCO
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