Enrollment surge as new term opens in Sidney area
Enrollment climbs across city schools with Sidney High at 194 pupils, up 25 from last year. City grade enrollments total 470, pushing combined Sidney total to 664 and hinting at 700 by month end. Freshman class 71 strong, higher than Liebendorfer era. St Patrick's academy high school 90, grade 171, total 200. Rural schools show marked increases. county expects unprecedented rises with many entry grades up.
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St. Patrick’s Academy
Cheyenne County
Sidney High School
Sidney
Liebendorfer
Élnes
Glee Club
Nelson
Yeggs Leaving Banner County Bank Theft Trail Toward Coast
Authorities monitor a westbound theft spree from Banner county after Harrisburg vault robbery. Reports indicate Van Tassel Wyoming and other western towns hit within 75 to 100 miles, suggesting an experienced group moving toward large Pacific coast cities with little evidence left behind.
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THINK
Banner County Bank Yeggs
Yeggs
Harrisburg
Banner County
Pacific Coast
West
Petremen
van Tassel
Wyo
Save-A-Life campaign marks high motorist participation
More than 90 percent of motorists in the county took part in the free inspection drive for car safety devices, extended into another week. About 1,000 service stations across Nebraska, under State Engineer R. L. Cochran, issued stickers to cars with proper safety devices. Many motorists found needed repairs to qualify for stickers, with Sidney and visiting tourists widely taking part.
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State Department of Public Works
R. L. Cochran
Nebraska
Sidney
Farm laborer killed when truck overturns near Dalton
G Earl Shairshare a 30 year old migratory worker driving a light Ford truck owned by Lester Cole near Dalton Wednesday night lost control on the dark road and the vehicle overturned. A barrel of coal oil in the rear struck him. He died en route to town as county coroner Hodgkin and Dr Roche investigated to locate his relatives. A Michigan letter in his pocket identified him.
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Dalton
G. Earl Shairshare
Lester Cole
Shairihare
Zarbaugh
Howard Ambulance
Hodgkin
R. E. Roche
Michigan
Sidney High opens year with 20 players turned out
Football equipment issued to 20 candidates for Sidney High School first team. All players attended the first practice Tuesday afternoon after school opening. Coach Leo Black, ex Pierce and Grand Island athlete, previously coached Pierce Nebr High basketball and football and starred at the University of Nebraska.
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Sidney High School
Leo Black
Pierce, Nebra
Grand Island
University of Nebraska
Cheyenne County Leads With State Wheat Awards At Fair
Cheyenne county dominates Nebraska wheat display at Lincoln state fair. Winter wheat earned first, third, sixth, seventh and eighth prizes. red spring wheat took first through third and seventh. macaroni wheat won first and second. County won four bundle prizes and 23 car corn prizes. Charles Welton won best spring wheat in the Crop Improvement division with a silver cup. J C Kreader, J D Bolton, and Frank Weikhorst placed in winter wheat. County overall ranked first in wheat quality.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Lincoln
L. D. Willey
Cheyenne
Nebraska Crop Improvement Association
Charles Welton
Willey
Sidney Golfer Defeated At Sterling By Bluffs Player
In a standout golf match at Sterling Jim Martin of Scottsbluff defeated Joe Simodynes of Sidney on the 35th hole 2 up with one to go. The three day Labor Day event drew 88 golfers, giving Sterling officials their biggest tourney yet as Robinson of Sterling beat Robineau of Sidney in the presidents flight.
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Sterling
Jim Martin
Scottsbluff
Joe Simodynes
Sidney
Martin
Simodynes
Robinson
Robineau
Sidney eyes site options for proposed government hospital
Sidney officials plan to offer ground options for a U S veterans hospital to the Veterans Bureau in Washington. Ground along the Union Pacific right of way east of the city and railroad property are among preferred sites. Petitions naming property owners and local business leaders have been gathered to show community support.
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U. S. Veterans Hospital
Sidney
Veterans Bureau At
Washington
Henry Pavlat
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Omaha
Pavlat
Veterans Bureau
Senator Howell to Speak Here Tonight at 8 O'clock
Senator R. B. Howell of Omaha Republican candidate seeks reelection to the U S Senate will speak in Sidney tonight at eight in the district courtroom at the courthouse He is on a speaking tour of western Nebraska and will visit Potter Saturday night
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R. B. Howell
Omaha
United States Senate
Nebraska
Sidney
Court House
Howell
Potter
Fliers Reach Safety in Greenland After Hope Lost
Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, missing two weeks in the Arctic, reached Mount Evans Greenland safe and uninjured. They had survived on pemmican and gasoline shortages forced a landing on the ice near Point Sukkertoppen, while en route from Rockford Illinois to Stockholm Sweden. The rescue came via Professor W H Hobbs and the University of Michigan Greenland expedition basing at Mount Evans.
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New York
Arctic
Bert Hassell
Parker Cramer
Mount Evans
Greenland
Rockford
Ill
Stockholm
Sweden
New York Times
W. H. Hobbs
University of Michigan
Point Sukkertoppen
Mt. Evans
Hobbs Expedition
County Fair Offers 1800 in Purses for Three Day Races
Cheyenne county fair opens next Tuesday September 11 with three days of races and purses totaling about 1800. Wednesday features eight races including county horses, car pig and horse wagon events. Thursday offers eight more races and relays, and Friday includes a derby and mule events plus consolation races. Races run daily at two o'clock with entries due by eight.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Wheat movement slackens as grain holding continues
Wheat movement out of western Nebraska remains steady but has dropped off noticeably as farmers hold most of the crop. Several firms report their elevator capacity in Omaha and Kansas City is fully taken.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Kansas City
Covered wagon caravan to reenact pioneer trek spring
Sidney reports plans for a six month historical pageant from Independence and St Joseph Missouri to Omaha with authentic 19th century wagons drawn by oxen and cavalry guard. Captain Charles Davis says the caravan will unite towns along the old Oregon trail with a May start and a grand Nebraska meet at Kearney.
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Sidney
Nebraska
California
Oregon Trail
Charles Davis
Westport
Kansas City
Council Bluffs
Kearney
Davis
Chamber of Commerce
United States Cavalry
Independence
St. Joseph
Omaha
United Columns
Temperatures Rally After Frost Dip in Early Week
Temperatures in Sidney dipped to 35 degrees Sunday night then rose toward the weekend, easing frost danger. Last year at this time highs reached around 90 with nights near 50. Rain has been light statewide, but corn in central and eastern areas shows increased weather risk. County reports from Richardson to Dakota denote the least damage, with prospects for a bumper yield statewide and across the corn belt.
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Sidney
M. A. Shipman
Richardson
Nemaha
Otoe
Cass
Sarpy
Douglas
Washington
Dodge
Cuming
Burt
Thurston
Dakota
Motometer and License Plate Thefts Rise in West Nebraska
Thefts of automobile accessories, especially from cars of tourists and traveling men in western Nebraska, are near epidemic levels. Motometers attract most attention, though some cases involve stolen number plates likely used with forged licenses to avoid scrutiny.
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Nebraska
City Council Opens Bids On Boulevard Park Plan Tonight
City council to open bids at eight for a major boulevard improvement in Illinois Street and Tenth Avenue. Contracts seek curbing work for a central parking strip with three lights per block and tree planting. Project aims to boost lighting, beautify streets, and raise nearby property values.
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Boulevard Park
Illlinois Street
Tenth Avenue
Illinois Street
Sidney
Rural Carriers Gather Data On Crop Yields Now
Rural mail carriers in Cheyenne County aid state and federal statistics by distributing crop survey questionnaires on rural routes. Returns in Lincoln help finalize 1928 Nebraska crop averages. Carriers David Ells and Lester Perry from Sidney post office distribute the cards to local farmers for reliable results guiding next year’s planning.
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Cheyenne County
Federal
Division of Agricultural Statistics
Lincoln
Nebraska
Post Office Department
Division of Statistics
David Ells
Lester Perry
Sidney Post Office
Smith's Creed Explains Democratic Hope for American Life
Senator Robinson in Cisco Texas argues Gov Alfred E Smith's religious creed upholds absolute separation of church and state and equal treatment before the law. He notes Smith's cabinet mix of Protestants Catholics and a Jew and praises his qualifications to be president over Hoover's foreign experience and engineering background.
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Cisco
Texas
Alfred E. Smith
Senator Robinson
Smith
Robinson
Congress
Democratic Party
Hoover
Miss Margaret Dalton Enters Ursuline Novitiate
Miss Margaret Dalton eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs P J Dalton of the Dalton district leaves for the Ursuline novitiate in Louisville Kentucky to become a church teacher. A St Patrick’s academy graduate class of 1924 she has taught in Cheyenne county rural schools and now dedicates her life to religious instruction in the Ursuline order.
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Margaret Dalton
P. J. Dalton
Dalton
Ursuline
Louisville
Ursuline Sisterhood
St. Patrick's Academy
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Car collision blamed on following vehicle in Owens boy death
The Telegraph reports a fatal accident involving John Billy Duane Owens. Neil Atkins says Ralph Andersons car followed too closely and caused a collision that knocked Owens from the seat. Anderson and the other boys deny the claim.
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Little John Billy Duane Owens
Telegraph
Ralph Anderson
J. H. Anderson
Burdette
Farrel Frankeberger
LeRoy Schamp
Owens Boy
Neil Atkins
Owens
Anderson
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Sterling BY Bluffs
Sidney Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Senator Howell
Hassell and
Cramer
Illinois
Golden State
Ursuline Novitiate
Owens Car
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