Oil checks herald new era for Nebraska panhandle
Editorial recalls western Nebraska growth from frontier railways to farming and cattle prosperity. Mrs. Mary Egging of Gurley receives royalty for the region’s first oil pumped, signaling potential millions in income and a shift to a broader economy in the panhandle’s evolving history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Mary Egging
Gurley
Panhandle
Union Pacific
Sidney
Cheyenne County
North Platte Valley
America
Box Butte
United States
When Gasoline Was A Nuisance In Oil History
Fifty years ago gasoline was a nuisance by product of kerosene making. The industry fought a sulfur smell and a poor market. New refining methods eliminated odor and demand grew as cars arrived. Now large oil companies produce 2000 products for 250000 service stations with fierce competition among producers and refiners.
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Alice Taggert
Sam Fowler
Sioux
Dawes County
John Thoelecke
Charley Lindley
Pumpkin Creek
Julius
L. D. Jones
Chillicothe
J. J. McIntosh
Johnny
Jimmie
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame” School
Frank Abbott
Camp Clark
Progress Without Politics in Health Care Debate
A statistical bulletin from a large life insurer notes 1900 baby girl life expectancy at 50 years and 1946 expectancy at 69. It cites sharp drops in maternal deaths and child mortality from diseases, arguing against compulsory government health insurance and in favor of keeping politics out of health care while praising medical progress.
Weekend visitors and travel notes across the county
A sweep of short notices records visits and trips by residents and visitors. Douglass Bassett returns home with Miss Delilahe Erwin after a Denver weekend visit, while Helen Goodwin leaves Carthage for home. Local residents plan trips to Oregon and Lyons, Colorado, and Rev. Melrose sails for Texas. Several families host guests from Denver, Rutledge, Omaha, and California, with others taking trips to Scottsbluff, Bridgeport, and Wyoming.
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Delilahe Erwin
Denver
Douglass Bassett
John Harte
WPA
Cheyenne County
Helen Goodwin
Carthage
Verne McMahill
Anna LaWall
Rutledge
Art Renfield
Frank Lomax
Ralph Lomax
Carl Hutchison
Jack McCleneghan
Omaha
J. Lipska
Los Angeles
Charles .Green
R. S.jordan
Bancroft
A.A. Sharp
Ralph Burgess
Oregon
C. M. Wright
Lyons
Colo
Elmer
Andrew Mhamilton
Hart
Washington, D. C
W. H. Stover
Alice Hildreth
Marion
Vera Stansfield
Brush
H. A. Stover
Anna Anderson
California
L. Jessen
Colorado
Baliff and Sons
Union Pacific
Kimball
S. Jones
Scottsbluff
Bridgeport
Rural Youths First Meeting Wednesday
The Cheyenne County Rural Youth opens its fall program with a steak fry on Wednesday September 14 at Legion Park. Old and new officers met at Miss Ethel Klentz’s home to plan entertainment and meals. The steak fry includes Shelter House entertainment, with old officers handling recreation and new officers lunch.
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Cheyenne County
Legion Park
Ethel Klentz
Shelter House
Accidents Report From Sidney Area With Several Crashes
A string of traffic incidents was reported around Sidney. Galindo, driving a 1936 Ford, overturned on Brownson Road injuring no one but prompting hospital care for most, while Sheriff Schulz logged a Sunday crash near Gurley with heavy damages but no injuries. A collision between a 1947 Dodge truck and a 1946 Olds convertible near Potter caused about 450 in damages, and a three-vehicle crash on Highway 30 east of Sidney involved a tractor, a 1949 Chevrolet and a 1941 Buick with no injuries. Another no-injury rear-end collision occurred on Illinois Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, totaling $30 in damages.
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Brownson
Galindo
Fred Perez
Sidney
Mel Busckist
Arnold Braasch
W. W Schulz
Gurley
Edwin Murray
Laramie
Wyo
Sheriff Schulz
Eleanor Randall
Potter
James W. Spisak
Chicago
Cheyenne County
W. W. Schulz
Joseph Busch
Waveland
Ill
Harold A. Chapin
Wilson Santa Rosa
Calif
George Cavanaugh
Chapin
Chevrolet
Illinois Street
10Th
11Th Avenues
Charles E. ‘Petty
Monroe
Louisiana
Layton Maddox
Chrysler
Packard
Bradshaw Transferred To Rock Springs Store
C. B. Bradshaw, assistant manager at Montgomery Ward since last November, is being transferred to the Rock Springs Wyoming store in a similar capacity. He left Sunday, Bradshaw came to Sidney from Scottsbluff.
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C. B. Bradshaw
Montgomery Ward
Rock Springs
Wyo
Mr. Bradshaw
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Fort Collins's A. L. Smith to replace him in Sidney store
A. L. Smith of Fort Collins will replace him in the Sidney store. Smith has been with Montgomery Ward since 1946, bringing decades of retail experience to the position.
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Sidney
A. L. Smith
Fort Collins
Montgomery Ward
Sunnyside School farmers tour Cheyenne horticultural and archer stations
A group of young Sunnyside School farmers near Sunol traveled Thursday to Cheyenne to tour Archer Field Station and the Cheyenne Horticultural Station. Guides included A L Nelson and Oscar K Barnes for grass work and Wayne Guernsey Gerald Brown for horticulture. Accompanying were numerous local families and soil conservation staff. Information from the tour will fuel Telegraph articles on grasses shrubs trees and flowers adaptable to the area.
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Sunnyside
Sunol
Cheyenne
Archer Field
Archer- Field Station
Archer Was
A.L. Nelson
Oscar _K. Barnes
University of Wyoming
Wayne Guernsey
Gerald Brown
Sam Irwin
Sidney
Ralph Talich
Ed Block
Bob Huff
Don Block
Russell Olson
Lester
The
Telegraph
Paper clips and clamps in stock at The Telegraph
In a brief stock note The Telegraph announces ongoing availability of paper clips and paper clamps at its office supply section. The item list is presented as a routine fill for readers needing standard office hardware.
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Telegraph
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Greenlee & Benson
Greenlee
Carnahan
Williams
York
Leon Fine
Leslie Cunningham
Clara
Jos. Oberfelder
Clarabelle
Lincoln
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Lodgepole
J. L. McIntosh
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Laura’ Calvert
EF. McLernon
Henry Cohn
Collinsville
Rae Jo Atkins
Tomers
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Butler
Art Groppe
Farmers Union Cream
King Street
Bradshaw
Rock Springs, Wyo
Sidney ‘ Recreation Club
9Th Avenue
al Sinner
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Jowebb
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Fulton
Sidney Public. Utilities
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