Tax foreclosures lift Cheyenne County from red
Editorial defends tax foreclosure program in Cheyenne County aimed at delinquent, non resident properties. It chronicles long unpaid taxes, the board's decision to foreclose, and the impact of restoring the general fund to solvency while contrasting with Nebraska county that refused foreclosures and deteriorated financially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County General Fund
Dalton
Nebraska
General Fund
Cheyenne
Irrigation Is the Answer for Sidney's Growth
The Telegraph argues for twenty five more irrigation wells in Cheyenne County to nearly double the active wells. It urges private and public capital to back pump irrigation, highlights sugar beets as a profitable cash crop, and calls for PWA funds to finance drilling and installs. It links irrigation to farm income, employment, and county development, contrasting beets with wheat and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Lodge Pole Valley
Sidney
PWA
Chamber of Commerce
Panhandle
Scottsbluff
Great Western Sugar Company
County Government Withstands Scrutiny
County residents can take pride as government structure and condition withstands close analysis by experts, signaling stability and accountability across departments.
GOOD ROADS-MORE SPEED IN NEBRASKA
The 1938 road program transformed western Nebraska highways over the past decade, cutting trips to a few hours. From Bridgeport to Scottsbluff and Cheyenne to Sidney, speeds rise to fifty or sixty mph, with historic bets like the 1918 Sidney to Omaha drive fading in memory. The piece notes faster travel and questions where the speed craze ends.
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Nebraska
Bridgeport
Scottsbluff Ox Alliance
Cheyenne
Sidney
Omaha
Nebraska Voters Face Six Amendments On November Ballot
Nebraska voters will decide six proposed amendments at the November 8 election. The measures cover varied issues and require a majority to pass, impacting constitutional provisions and state governance. Voters are urged to study each measure and consider potential long term effects on state policy and public services.
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Nebraska
Voter guidance on six constitutional amendments
The piece warns amendments are confusing and urges voters to study proposals carefully. It advises that if unsure how to vote on any amendment, better to abstain than risk a mistake by making a cross. Emphasizes reading, understanding, and deliberate choice.
Lorenzo Lorenzo Meier and West Trip Reflections
A community notes several family visits and travels including a three week west states tour by Lorenzo and relatives. Many visitors came to Ed Walker and Harlan households, with baptisms, weddings, school tests, and a water quality report highlighted, plus a town gathering for Floyd Read and local family dinners. The State Public Health Laboratories reported the local schools’ water supply as clean from harmful bacteria after recent tests.
Dalton High School Students Named for Young Citizens Contest
Dalton announces Doris Harlan Virginia Read Keith Robertson and Francis Roelle chosen to represent the high school in the annual Young Citizens contest sponsored by the University of Nebraska American Legion and Omaha World Herald. District winners receive expense paid trips to Omaha for the state final in late October.
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Doris Harlan
Virginia Read
Keith Robertson
Francis Roelle
University of Nebraska
American Legion
Omaha World Herald
Omaha
Cheyenne County
Lorenzo
Nebraska High School Activities Association
Local youths and schools prep for events in region
G W Barlow attended a Lincoln football game recently. Presbyterian youth from Box Butte plan to attend the Fall Rally on Thursday. Schools will dismiss Thursday and Friday for teachers to attend the State Teachers convention. Dalton beat Ledge Pole last Friday at Ledge Pole, while Bridgeport defeated Dalton at Dalton last Friday.
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G. W. Barlow
Lincoln
Presbyterian C. BE
Box Butte Presbyterian
Dalton
Ledge Pole
Ledge Pole Bridgeport
Sunker Hill Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Mr and Mrs P J Beyer drove to Alliance to visit their daughter, Mrs Leonard Lyon, and the Weltons hosted supper with Richard Welton and James. Engles and Arlene visited Chicago relatives and the World Series, then Bloomfield kin. two weeks away. Broadwater stock sale saw Beyer buy a purebred Angus bull. Numerous calls, dinners, and visits populate a busy period among Beyer, Nelson, Engel, Rohde, Sprenger, Lingwall, Hammond, and other local families, with Hallowe en party, birthday supper, and farm work noted in Neb raska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P J. Beyer
Alliance
Leonard Lyon
Richard Welton
James
Fred Beyer
John Engle
Arlene
Chicago
Bloomfield
Pete Beyer
Nels Nelson
John Stewart
Broadwater
Beyer
Andrew Nelson
Pernice
John Engel
Ewin
William Rohde
James Mitchell
Charles Welton
Lorine Engel
Iva Beyer
Earl Bayne
Henry Rohde
Willis Beyer
Peetz
Colorado
Raymond
Frank Beyer
Clarence
Ames Beyer
Lorine
Ecwin Engel
Lost Park
Scottsbluff
Local Social Notes Mention Visits and Travel
John Lingwall stopped by the Chris Terman residence Thursday morning. Mrs. Anna Reineka and her daughter Lila traveled to Sterling Colorado on Sunday to join Lloyd Reineka at the L. E. Stevens home in Yuma Colorado for a day visit. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lund of Sterling accompanied them. J. G. Ruhter and Mrs. Carrie Peterson visited the IE. H. Howe home on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Frank Klentz Jr. and daughter were also mentioned in the notes.
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Charles Foster
Lyle Burdick
West States
Frank Meier
Frances Meier
Ralph Harlan
Will Chapman
Laramie
Gus Hasse
North Platte
Elmer Moorhead
Hastings
Elmer Harlan
Dick Darnell
Truman Satterfield
Hugh Paris
Bert Walker
Shirley Ann
Ed Walker
Margalaine Meier
Cressie Nelson
Mildred van Steenberg
Alfred Jorgensen
Big Springs
Sam McClung
Clara Fulton
Floyd
Iona
Verne Reed
Ed Meier
Dix
Clyde Lucas
Carl Fritz
Frank
Truman Butterfield
Roma
Beverly Ann
William Chapman
Wyo
Ralph and
Iowa
Miss Virginia
Lora Lee Read
Donald Adams
Jim Sparks
Leonard Walker
J. J Heizer
Mil
Scottsbluff
American Legion Auxiliary
George Barlow Fricay
LaVerne Gamble
Charles Munshaw Sr
Elmer Martin
Frank Krauter Sr
Andy Biers
McConnell Ranch
Christina Rose
Mildred Parady
Denver
Scherer Blame Company
Chevrolet
Dalton
Marian Asbury
Rex Carey
Sidney
R E. Adam
Lutheran Air
W. L. Barnum
Harold Brunner
Otto Ernest
Cornelius Minkin
Fairfield
Leonard Buck
Pacific Northwest
John van Anne
Joan Sell
Kimball
Charlie Sprenger
Dorothy
John Lingwall
Mildred
Roy Andersen
Ezra Chambers
J.D Walker
Silas
Affrea Sprenger
Allan Killham
Douglas
John Killham
Donald
E. H Howe
C A. Glassborn
C. H. Hammond
Henry Gillan
Exeter
H. Hammond
Myr. Gillan
Hammond
Harvey Marsh
E. G. Ruhter
Carrie Peterson
Sterling
Chet Walters
H F Krohn
Eunice
J A. Lingwall
Norman K. Trobough
F. Willoughby
Arvin Livingston
Alfred Sprenger
C H Hammond
Hallowe'en
Chris Terman
Anna Reineka
Lila
Colorado
Lloyd Reineka
Yuma
L. E. Stevens
Lewis Lund
J. G. Ruhter
IE. H. Howe
Frank Klentz Jr
Daugh
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Jack WY. Lowe
J. C. Bush
Mildred Weber
Jack H. Loewe New Goodwin
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Harvey Heizer
Bob Panabaker
Stanley Brestel
Leonard Cortney
Richard Ernest
Richard
Snyder
Snyder Clothiers & Cleaners
Sunker Hill
Ethel
Eileen
Walter
Mary Ann
Marilee Hammond
James Johnson
Hallowee
Arthur McMillen
H. J. Hammond
J. C. Johnson
Wendell
Arthurs Chambers
Alfred Spicheer
J. Z. Walker
Dorothy Spence
Jim Mohatt
Kathleen
Mr. Vernon
Sk. Sprenger
Charles
D. Green
Green
Charles UD. Green
LL. Pindell
Republican
Dan Campbell
Logans Market
QO. P. Skaggs
Hamburger
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