BIDS ON 18 MILES OF ROAD WORK HERE URGED
Public urged to attend Community Chest meeting next Monday evening at the city auditorium six directors to be elected for the coming year Mayor Herman Schroeder to preside The meeting aims to outline the year and seek public input on relief work With road and post office bids to be let this month the employment problem is hoped to be eased The county reports the poor fund exhausted and taxes slow Local private citizens expected to bear the burden of care for destitute families Community Chest seeks public cooperation to assess local needs and plans Continued on page 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Chest
Herman Schroeder
Cheyenne County
J. W. Goodale
Goodale
Lincoln
Viaduct To Cross Union Pacific East Of City Is Planned
Three Lincoln highway projects in Cheyenne county authorize bid call for 112,640 square yards of bituminous mat Sidney to Bronson pavement and 4.7 miles Sidney to Lodgepole work. A 190 foot viaduct across Union Pacific east of the grade crossing ends years of dispute and routes the Lincoln highway. Federal aid funds these 1932 projects, with bids opened September 29 in Lincoln.
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Sidney
Bronson
Lodgepole
Department of Public Works
Lincoln
Cheyenne County
Charles Bryan
State Department
Sidney-Bronson
Lodge Pole
Station 220
Union Pacific
Station 61
A and C
Congress
Sheriff Ramsey Faces District Court in Malfeasance Case
Sheriff Vincent S. Ramsey appeared in county court on a malfeasance charge for failing to file his last two quarterly reports with the board of county commissioners. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to district court with bond set at 100 dollars. Commissioners rejected the Ramsey reports as improper, insisting a single complete sheriff’s report cover all fees. the three reports totaled 688 dollars but lacked amounts, time, and witnesses. Ramsey’s arrest surprised many in the county who know him well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent S. Ramsey
Board of County Commissioners
Lyda
Ramsey
M. C. Mogan
C. H. Westervelt
Young Singers Invited To Compete In Radio Contests
Sidney area amateur singers ages 18 to 25 are invited to enroll by Sept 10 for local auditions on Sept 13 at KGKY Scottsbluff. Winners advance through state, district, to national finals with cash prizes totaling 15030. top five earn 5000 each, plus 1000 and 500 prizes for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney and Vicinity
Archer L. Burnham
Scottsbluff Public Schools
Kgky Broadcasting
Scottsbluff
Burnham
New Winter Wheat Attracting Interest Across Grain Belt
The Cheyenne type winter wheat, developed in Cheyenne county Nebraska, shows resistance to the Hessian fly and could save millions for farmers in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas. The source notes no individual names or rewards, stressing collective effort and historical context about wheat’s western origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Panhandle
Denver Post
Cheyenne County
Nebr
Agricultural College
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Paul de Kruif
Prisoners Plead for Clemency Before Board of Pardons
Western Nebraska inmates lead the clemency docket as their district appeals reach the board. Clarence Brown, itinerant, seeks parole for a 1928 one-to-twenty year sentence after breaking a railway switch light and removing rail spikes. Relatives cite mental fragility and promise ranch work near Portland Oregon if released. Brown previously escaped from the penitentiary after a prior clemency denial. Other cases include Leonard Motley of Box Butte County.
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Nebraska
Board of Pardons
Clarence Brown
Brown
Berea
Portland
Ore
Ben
Leonard Motley
Box Butte County
Winter Wheat Planting Seen At 39.8 Million Acres
The department of agriculture reports farmers plan to sow about 39.8 million acres of winter wheat this fall, down from 40.2 million last fall and well below 43.5 million in 1930 and 48.3 million in 1927. If sown, harvest would reach about 35 million acres with a 510 million bushel yield, suggesting total near 785 million bushels including spring wheat prospects.
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Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Dalton Robbery Probe Yields Hints As Officers Continue Search
County and federal investigators pursued a fruitless lead Wednesday night in the Dalton post office theft case. A tip about a car with Cheyenne county plates, carrying two men and two women on a short vacation, prompted a search of the northwest hills but produced no traces. Federal inspectors report fingerprint clues and expect the case to be solved as they pin down an experienced safecracker. Night Marshal Barton Taylor resigned, and Mike Jillson was appointed to replace him amid criticism of the night shift during the robbery. County officials still pursue the theory that a band of robbers was involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Postoffice
Dalton
Cheyenne County
Barton Taylor
Mike Jillson
Taylor
Seven veterans report as Sidney opens gridiron practice
Football practice began at Sidney High School with over 35 hopefuls. Seven veterans form the nucleus under Coach Leo P Black as he shapes a squad to defend Western Nebraska titles. Co captains Earl Masse and Oakley Atkins lead the veterans, joined by N Atkins Maley Ladine Bonham and Christofferson. Newcomers include Vern Thomas Westover Dale Clark and other speedsters as Black emphasizes development despite doubts.
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Sidney High School
Leo P. Black
Sidney
Western Nebraska Prep
Earl Masse
Oakley Atkins
N. Atkins
Maley
Ladine
Bonham
Christofferson
Dale Clark
Black
Employment boom with bid calls on P. D. and roads
The article reports nationwide and local construction plans expected to ease fall and winter unemployment. An $80,000 federal building in Washington opens September 26, and Lincoln highway projects in Cheyenne County invite bids September 29. Local workers may gain jobs at thirty cents per hour, boosting incomes for families and merchants and supporting schoolchildren with clothing and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sdney
Cheyenne County
Washington, DC
Lincoln
Sidney
Signal Buttes Site Praised As Rich Nebraska Fossil Field
Smithsonian expert Dr. Duncan T. Strong hailed Signal Buttes near Scottsbluff as one of the Plains region’s most important archaeological finds. He described three distinct occupation layers, the top linked to Pawnee culture about 200 years ago, with earlier layers of bone and stone tools beneath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Archaeological Institution of the
Strong
Great Plains
Plains
Signal Butte
One Sidney Man Wins At Sterling Golf Tourney
The Labor Day Sterling golf tournament crowned Larry McArthur champion in the championship flight after a 36 hole final against his brother Don McArthur of Greeley Colorado. Larry shot 65 in one round while Fales 68. C W Smith was Sidney’s lone trophy winner, losing to Harold Burke in the Colorado flight by one up. Sidney golfers Joe Simodynes exited early in the championship flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Larry
Don McArthur
Greeley
Colo
Larry McArthur
Downing Fales
Orleans
Ray Luce
Fales
C. W. Smith
Sidney
Smith
Harold Burke
Minatare
Colorado
Joe Simodynes
Dalton Bank Opens With Confidence After Reopening
The Dalton State bank reopened Wednesday morning after a ten month closure and soon drew nearly 4000 in new accounts. Officers praised public confidence and noted 75 cents in cash for each dollar deposited at opening. J A Walford named president and a five member loan committee was appointed to review loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton State Bank
Dalton
J. A. Walford
Playoff Schedule Set for Wheat Belt Championship
Wheat Belt officials and team managers met in Sidney to arrange a three game playoff between Potter and Peetz on September 18, 21 and 23. The team winning two games will win the bunting for 1931. Large crowds are anticipated with fan attendance from all league towns and a public ad plan underway. Admission prices to be set by league heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheat Belt
Sidney
Potter and Peetz
Lon Miller
Lodge Pole
Farmers Petition Scottsbluff Council On Power Plant Takeover
A protest signed by 47 Mitchell Valley residents urged the Scottsbluff city council to reject condemning Western Public Service company properties and running the light utility as a city enterprise. They cited sunk costs in wiring, satisfactory current service, fear of higher rates, and loss of county tax revenue if the plant is municipalized.
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Mitchell Valley
Western Public Service Company
Scottsbluff
Scotts Bluff County
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Big Springs
Brule and
Ogallala
Vern Thomas
Westover
P. D
Signal Buttes
Dalton Bank
Potter and
Peetz
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