Annual Cheyenne County Fair Opens Tuesday Amid Pavement Controversy
City officials in a special session debated concrete mix standards for a seven inch base on Sidney streets. Yant Construction proposed no coarse rock aggregate, adding cement per yard to compensate. officials sought rock inclusion and considered paving a rockless block on Illinois between 11th and 12th. Work continued while talks proceed, with a likely amicable settlement.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Yant Construction Company
Yant
Omaha
Illinois
11Th
12Th Avenues
Illinois Street
12Th Avenue
Tt W
10Tm Avenue
Thiok
Idth
Lith
Telegraph Marks 88 Years Serving Sidney and Cheyenne County
The Telegraph celebrates 88 years of continuous service to Sidney and Cheyenne County, tracing its 1873 launch from a small printing shop to a modern, well equipped newspaper plant. The issue reflects on regional transformation from frontier outpost to productive agrarian communities and praises the paper’s enduring role in documenting local progress.
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Telegraph
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
The
I,igo
Washington
Times
Mission Festival Sunday at Trinity English Lutheran Church
Trinity English Lutheran church holds its annual mission festival on Sunday with a 9:45 a.m. Sunday school rally and 11 a.m. services led by Rev. Pfeiffer on the theme A Greater Vision from Matthew 28 19 20. At 2 p.m. Rev Dr Guss will lead the services after a noontime basket dinner. public invited, lunch offered, and music directed by Mrs Percy Dimick.
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Trinity English Lutheran Church
Percy Dimick
Pfeiffer
Grace Lutheran Church
Molycke Cole
Guss
Nebraska Synod
Visits Uncle in Sidney on way to Nebogski University
Robert Wasserman nephew of R S Oberfelder visited his uncle in Sidney Tuesday en route to Lincoln for his second year at the University of Nebogski. Wasserman's home is Cheyenne.
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Robert Wasserman
R. S. Oberfelder
Sidney
Iuncoln
University of Nebogski
Wasserman
Cheyenne
Merchants Join 1931 Cheyenne County Fair Advertising Effort
Sidney business men band together to promote the Cheyenne county fair with advance publicity. Local merchants plan to advertise in next Tuesday’s paper and ensure ample coverage for the 1931 gathering. They support community and county enterprise beyond immediate monetary return. Continued on page 6.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Sponsoréa
Amusing Grain Story Told Here This Week
A Sidney grain man shared a countrywide view of farming woes. A Canadian farmer brought barley to sell but the merchant balked at shipping costs and refused to buy. The farmer offered barley as payment for unloading but insisted on two turkeys, keeping both after delivering another barley load.
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Sidney
Farm Board Declines New Congress Funds
Chairman Stone stated the Farm Board will not seek additional money from Congress. The board pursues sales of part of its 200 million bushels, including talks with Summers and French, and a plan to let farmers withdraw land in 1932 in exchange for wheat at terminal-market prices. Summers believes this could lift 250 million bushels off the market for a year. Hoover also discusses aiding cotton exports with bankers and cotton men, meeting with Clay, Meyer, and James to explore credits.
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Stone
Germany
Summers
Washington
Walla Walla Pan
Hoover
Telegraph Praised For Support Of Nebraska Legion
Past Commander Marcus Poteet commends The Telegraph in a letter to A H Dilley, saying the press helped make the past year successful for the Nebraska American Legion. He credits the paper with recognizing the Legion’s service to community, state and nation.
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Telegraph
Nebraska American Legion
Marcus Peteet
A. H Dilley
Poteet
Legion
American Legion
Heat restricts harvest as Nebraska stays hot
The weekly weather bureau report notes high temperatures and little rain last week drying corn, pastures, and vegetation. Four days ending September 9 saw many areas reach 100 degrees, with corn drying early and more silage being cut, especially in northeastern Nebraska where feed is scarce and the crop is poorly developed.
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Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Funeral Services for George Null at Methodist Church Sunday
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m at the Methodist church for George Null of Sidney who died in Cheyenne from injuries suffered in a September 2 accident at a Union Pacific rip track. Burial is at Greenwood Cemetery with the Sidney De Molay lodge directing graveside rites.
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George Null
Methodist Church
Sidney
Cheyenne
Union Pacific Railroad
Young Null
Null
E. I. Carter
Mr. Carter
Rice Funeral Service
Sidney Public
Union Pacific
F. Charling Mills
Greenwood Cemetery
Sidney de Molay
Sidney de
Prominent Eastern Publisher Killed in Nebr. Auto Crash
Walter P. Montague 51 of Baltimore publisher and president of Montree Publishing and Nation Turf Digest died when his 16 cylinder car overturned near Kimball Nebraska. Chauffeur James Bundy was seriously injured but is expected to recover.
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Walter P. Montague
Baltimore
Kimball
New York Times
Montree Publishing Company
Nation Turf Digest
Nebr
Mgr. Montague
United States
Canada
Ruxton
Nebraska Road
James Bundy
Montague
Cousin of Sidney Pioneer Cited for Carnegie Medal
Isadore Mayer of Glens Falls and his brother Joseph saved four men when their boat capsized on Lake George near Long Island. The rescue, witnessed by locals, prompted plans to petition the Carnegie Foundation for hero medals for the Mayer brothers and others involved. The swimmers were George W. Michael William T. Blunt Harry Christenson of Astoria and John Hulme of Jackson Heights. The event occurred while the party was visiting Kattskill Bay.
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Isadore Mayer
Long Island
Robert S. Oberfelder
Sidney
Carnegie Foundation
New York Times
Lake George
Isaadore Mayer
Giens Falls
Joseph
Brooklyn
Mayer Brothers
George W. Michael
William T. Blunt
Harry Christenson
Astoria
L. 1
John Hulme
Jackson Heights
L. I
Kattskill Bay
Page
McLernon-Wed in Arizona. Humphries Family Noted
Announcement of the marriage of Joan M. McLernon to John McLernon at Grace Episcopal church Tucson Arizona on Tuesday September 1. John McLernon is principal of schools at Oung Arizona and the bride Miss Helen Humphries of Washington D C is a faculty member at the University of Arizona.
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Helen Humphries
Robert Humphries
Washington, D. C
Joan M. McLernon
Edward McLernon
Sidney
Grace Episcopal Church
Tucson
Arizona
McLernon
Oung
Bride
University of Arizona
Presbyterian Church Service Is Scheduled
Presbyterian church services will be held in the American Legion room of the city auditorium until the new church building is ready. Dr. P. P. Cheff, back from a six week vacation in Michigan, will conduct regular services. Sunday school at 10 am and church at 11 am. Good attendances urged.
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Presbyterian
American Legion
City Auditorium
P. P. Cheff
Michigan
Cheff
Alaska Farmer Aid Hopes Rise From Senator Simmons Talk
Congressman Robert G. Simmons spoke to Scottsbluff Lions about Alaska agriculture prospects. He noted the picture films failed to load and would be shown next week. Simmons, returning from Alaska, said farming outlook is weak and will push for smaller agricultural appropriations. He said Alaska’s ag spending exceeds 7.2 million paid to Russia for the territory. Seven experiment stations have fallen to two, with plans to reduce to one. Fairbanks area has about 1,000 cultivated acres. Alaska’s population is about 30,000 whites and equal numbers of Indians Eskimos and mixed groups.
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Robert G. Simmons
Lions Club
Scottsbluff
Alaska
Lions
Simmons
Congressional Committee On
United States
Golf Course Open To Public For One Week
Sidney country club directors vote to open the golf course to non members for September 13 to 18. Public may play anytime, pay normal green fees, to attract new members. This landmark week aims to showcase the course ahead of the September 20 county tournament.
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Sidney Country Club
Star Players Lead All Star Ballot Room For Season
Star players dominated the past season as eight league managers prepare to select the all star team. Leading batters and fielders include pitchers Jobman Bessemeir Closman Rehmer Anderson Hornby and Carleton. catchers Rehmer Jycandt Jobman Thomas. infielders Phelps O Raddatz A Seda Chaney Miller Willis Bartels Bushong Collins Mitchell Thomas Witt McGowan Couch Hafer Al Krueger Munson Brennan. outfielders Westerhoff Wilson Gabriel G Fleming Emanuelson Whitefoot Reichstein Borcher Leidel.
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Jobman
Bessemeir
Closman
Rehmer
Anderson
Hornby
Carleton
Jycandt
Thomas
Phelps
O. Raddatz
A. Seda
Chaney
Miller
Willis
Bartels
Bushong
Collins
Mitchell
Witt
McGowan
Couch
Hafer
al Krueger
Munson
Brennan
Westerhoff
Wilson
Gabriel
G. Fleming
Emanuelson
Whitefoot
Reichstein
Borcher
Leidel
No Court Session Opened As Divorces On Docket
The reguar equity term of district court scheduled for this week was not opened with Judge J L Tewell to preside. Seventeen divorce cases were on the docket for this term and several cases were settled out of court.
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Regwar Equity
District Court
J. L. Tewell
Corn Yield Hit By Unusual Weather In Nebraska
The government crop report notes hot dry conditions and scarce moisture across Nebraska with 100 degree temperatures. Western Nebraska shows resilience with a possible fair yield while eastern states face continued dryness and delayed plowing. rains in the Ohio valley aid late corn and overall crop condition remains uncertain.
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Nebraska
Cornhusker
Mississippi River
Ohio Valley
Michigan
Great Plains
Iowa
Ward
Northwest
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Sidney Business Houses
Farm Board
Congress
China
Lauds Press For Aiding Organization
Mercury
Wildcat Mountain
Wildcat Hills
Sccttsbluff
Gering
Stage Hill
Lou Cameron
Wyoming Hospital
John McLernon
Presbyterian Church
R. Simmons
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