Sidney public schools open with strong enrollment and modern facilities
The Sidney public schools began the term with large enrollment across four buildings including a new 12 room east ward, a modern high school with gym and swimming pool, and a health program from calisthenics to milk feeding. The S I plan groups kindergarten through grade eight and a four year high school, with highly qualified staff, many holding advanced degrees.
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Sidney Public Schools
Liebendorfer
Sidney
North Ward
East Ward
Sidney High School
North Central Association
Smith- Witches
Sidney implement dealer makes talk at Laramie
Poole Sidney manager of the John Deere Plow Works returned Thursday from Laramie Wyoming where he addressed a gathering of vocational instructors Wednesday evening. Poole offered highly useful information on farm machinery and illustrated it with facts from years in the business. The Wyoming vocational schools appeared enriched by the talk.
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Poole
Sidney
John Deere Plow Works
Laramie
Wyo
Wyoming Vocational Schools
Many Young People Leave Sidney for College This Week
The largest group of Sidney college students to depart the city in years will enroll in universities and colleges across the region. The State University at Lincoln claims the major share, with Wesleyan College at University Place well represented by Sidney youths. Some enroll at Wyoming University, and others consider Spearfish Normal in South Dakota. Local older residents welcome the strong trend toward higher education and pride in state institutions.
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State University At
Lincoln
Wesleyan College
University Place
Sidney
Wyoming University
Spearfish Normal
South Dakota
Punk ShowReview at Kimball Draws Sparse Crowd
Local observer describes Bilondin's Jesse James act at Kimball Tuesday night as the poorest show in the world, noting it moved from Owasco to Oliver with an open date. Patrons paid 35 cents and were told the performance was well worth the admission.
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T Co
Local Nimrods Oil Guns For Waterfowl Season Near Sidney
Local sportsmen near Sidney anticipate a hard waterfowl season as opening day September 11 approaches. Enthusiasm grows, guns and shells are in demand, and heavy rains have filled lakes in western Nebraska drawing abundant ducks into the Sand Hills near Bridgeport Oshkosh and Sidner areas.
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Sidney
Hold Relinquished by Government on Airmail Routes
Commercial aviation in America made two major gains last Thursday ending government operation of the air mail and launching a nationwide air express system. Four private companies will carry express and mail in same planes with trunks from New York to San Francisco and routes linking Boston New York Chicago Dallas Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. The first air express flight departed Cleveland for Chicago and Dallas at 10 30 a m central time on Thursday.
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America
Air Mail
Air Express
Chicago
Dallas
New York
San Francisco
Boston
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Colonial Air Transport
National Air Transport
Boeing Air Transport
Western Air Express
Telegraph error on game limit raises season dates
Telegraph article on 1927 game laws caused local discussion among nimrods over prairie chicken season dates. It clarified season runs October 1 to November 1 inclusive and notes possession of over 40 ducks at once is prohibited this year.
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Telegraph
Visitor Returns Home From East Park Nursing
Miss Inez Lally who has been nursing at Estes Park during the summer visited Sidney Monday at the F A Barger home. She is returning home to Cleveland Ohio by auto.
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Inez Lally
Fstes Park
Sidney
F. A. Barger
Miss Lally
Cleveland
Ohio
Golf Tournament Underway at Country Club in Sidney
Jay Closman of the Sidney Country Club earned medalist honors in the qualifying round of the Colorado Nebraska Golf Association tournament Sunday on the local course. About sixty golfers competed on the 18 hole layout with Closman’s score highlighted as the day’s best.
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Jay Closman
Sidney Country Club
Closmian
J. D Bine
Ace
Sterling Club
Sterling Advocate
Nick Tadeward
Joe Simodynes
Sidneyr Club
Leon Fine
Fine
Dry weather boosts corn yield across the country
September brought dry days that improved corn prospects after six weeks of soaking moisture. Cheyenne county stands firm while Wimball county wheat harvests suffer from rain. Smut is scarce though damp conditions hamper grading and markets. A light frost could aid field clearance for harvest ahead of mid-October.
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Cheyenne County
Wimball
Cheyenne
Echoes From N E A Delegation Visit to Sidney Nebraska
Reports from eastern newspapers recount the National Editorial Association tour to Cheyenne county Nebraska the Sidney wheat crop figures and local history. The Nebraska Sentinel article highlights Sidney as a major wheat producer with five million bushels yearly and notes the town’s growth from frontier days to a farming hub with about 3500 residents and strong rail connections. Continued on Page Right.
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Nehoes
National Editorial Association
Sidner
Nebraska Sentinal
Geneva
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Erwin Funk
Rogers
Ark
N. BE. A
Sidney
Cheyerne County
Colorado
Wyoming
Bdinack Hills
Prominent Sterling Rancher Visits Sidney on Sunday
Len VU Sherwin, a leading Sterling rancher and large landowner, spent Sunday in Sidney to conduct business. He operates premier purebred cattle herds on vast ranges and manages a herd of thirty buffalo on his lands that attract visitors annually. In Sidney he stayed with Mack Radcliffe, longtime friends from early days.
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Len VU. Sherwin
Sterling Section
Sidney Sunday
Sherwin
Sidney
Mack Radcliffe
Well Known Ball Player Sold to Pittsburgh
Fred Fussell a left handed pitcher and former semi pro in Sidney has been sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League from Wichita Falls Texas where he enjoyed a successful year. Fussell has appeared in the big leagues with the Chicago Cubs and after a season in the Southern league appears poised to contribute to the rising Pirates club.
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Fred Fussell
Sidney
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wichita Falls
Texas
Fussell
Chicago Cubs
Pirate
Willard test well again being drilled amid recovered tools
Tools from the Willard oil test site were recovered last Wednesday after a break in the line. Preparations were under way to install new cable and four inch casing as geologists from Union Oil studied samples. The well, 4,800 feet deep with casing down 4,545 feet, remains in rock, about 300 feet from Dakota sands with potential productivity.
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Willard
Union Oil Company of California
Fort Collings
Wellington
Tom James
Fort Collins
Fred W. Gilliland
Denver
Dakota Sands
Dakotas
Golden flood pours into Nebraska banks in wheat boom
Nebraska banks face an unprecedented influx of deposits from a record wheat crop. Deposits outpace lending, forcing some banks to raise time deposit rates while others discourage new deposits. Banking official Cherence Bliss notes funds will be redirected to support the feeding season. Continued on Page Eight.
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Nebraska
Chirence Bliss
Bliss
Unique bill scheduled for theatre tonight
Manager Wi J Stiverson of the U S A theatre has a unique bill on at the theatre tonight that should draw a packed house and give Sidney theatre fans something to talk about for some time to come. In connection with the feature picture The Night of Love that played to a good house last night, Billy Burns Harold Lloyds double and Eleanore Torraine will appear in person in a novelty bill of singing dancing and yodeling. Burns will do his stuff from the top of a building close to the theatre tonight at 7 oclock to show the populace that his act is something that will be worth seeing. TV Armitage Bill Graham Rich ard Kepler and Bill Lowe spent Tab or Day holiday in Denver.
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Wi. J. Stiverson
U. S.A
Sidney Theatre
Billy Burns
Harold Lloyd
Eleanore Torraine
Burns
Football Outlook for 1927 Team Looms Brightly
The 1927 Sidney high school football squad gains momentum as 11 lettermen and 25 hopefuls report to Athletic Park for the first practice. Captain Weldon Thomas leads a fast experienced backfield and a sturdy line, with plenty of reserve talent ready. Coach Weymouth promises no fixed positions as every man must earn a spot, aiming for an eight game schedule with four home contests.
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Z. Weymouth
Athletic Park
Weldon Thomas
O. Williams
Thomas
Poole
Osborn
Weymouth
Sidney
Sterling
Bridgeport
Bayard
Kimball
Rainfall record in Logan County exceeds prior year
Logan county posted unprecedented rainfall in the first eight months, surpassing the entire 1926 total with four months remaining. Cheyenne county received similar totals, with figures not yet finalized, but likely to exceed last year.
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Peety Cazee
Logan County
Cheyenne County
Colorado County
Well Known Tramway Official Dies in Denver
Arthur Fiock, connected with the Denver tramway system claims department and longtime city figure, died last Monday at his Denver home after a period of ill health. Native of Cheyenne County Nebraska born at Old Fort Sidney where his father served as chief veterinary surgeon for the Fifth Cavalry.
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Arthur Fiock
Claims Department
Denver
Mr. Brock
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Old Fort Sidney
Fifth Cavalry
Highway Ready For Traffic North Of Bridgeport
Traffic heading north from Bridgeport on Highway No 19 will shortly be routed over the regular road as washout repairs are nearly finished. A seven mile detour served travelers during closure, and apart from this one spot the road remains in excellent condition. The route now offers a good passage for tourists heading to the Black Hills.
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Bridgeport
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N.E.A
Els
United States
Sterling Rancher
Plittburgh
Theatre Tonight
Armitage
Bill Graham
Richard Kepler
Bill Lowe
Tabor
Denver, Colo
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