Annual Cheyenne County Fair Week Schedule
The Cheyenne County fair crowds the calendar with events from Thursday to Friday. Highlights include livestock parades, 4-H demonstrations, baseball games, races, and a grand pavilion program with fireworks and dances. Officials note exhibits, judging contests, and a final baseball game as key Friday activities.
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Cheyenne County, Fair
Paye Ad
Wieiaih
Sidney
Pottas
Crain
Aioe Aya
Dane
Ou. A
Baseball
Maine
Berin
Telegraph Praised for Part Played in Legion Success
A local tribute credits the telegraph for its role in helping the Legion’s efforts. The piece emphasizes community impact and statewide benefits, urging continued involvement to improve living conditions and civic life.
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Telegraph
Drying Corn Amid Heat and Drought Looms Across Counties
High temperatures and scant rainfall are drying corn across counties as plowing stalls due to dry soil. Weather officials say seeding of winter grains will wait for rain to improve soil conditions, delaying planting in all sections.
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Weather Bureau
Simmons Reports Alaska Conditions To Bluffs Lions
Simmons outlines present state in Alaska noting abundant resources yet limited farming. He details sealing industry operations under government supervision and the continued prominence of fishing and trapping as chief industries.
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Simmons
Bluffs Lions
Alaska
Wildcat Game Preserve Wire Wipes Large Area
A damaged page reports a fire incident near the Wildcat Game Preserve extending over a wide area. Details are fragmented with unclear names and locations, but observations indicate a blaze affecting land to the west and spreading south from a northern starting point.
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Wildcat
Port Wally
Oberfelder brothers save four from capsized craft
In rough seas a fishing trip ended when the craft capsized as an occupant moved the anchor. Mayer brothers piloted a speedboat to the spot and lifted all four from the water. Spectators on shore cheered their daring rescue and praised the men.
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Mayer Brothers
Sidney Merchants Rally To Advertise Cheyenne County Fair
Sidney business men join to advertise the Cheyenne County Fair as the fair faces trimmed budgets. In tough economic times the merchants pledge support to boost local interest and goodwill, helping the 1931 fair succeed and leaving a lasting impression on rural residents.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County Fair
Fair Board
Cheyenne County
Trinity Lutheran Church Mission Festival to Be Held Sunday
Trinity Lutheran Church invites the public to its mission festival this coming Sunday with several addresses led by Rev. Herman Joens of the Gurley Dalton parish. Special offerings will be taken as part of services highlighting the need for unity and support of church institutions and agencies.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Herman Joens
Gurley- Dalton
God
America
Pioneer of Cheyenne County Buried at Lodge Pole
August F. Plorin a Cheyenne county resident since 1907 died in Sidney hospital last Saturday. Native of Prussia he came to the United States in 1903. Funeral from Dubheran church Weyerts Tuesday Rev B C Wiebke officiated pallbearers C H Thomas Hadda Hadden Carl Krueger Herman Bruns Leslie Johnson and Fred Thompson. He leaves a wife Mrs Peterson Randolph and several relatives including Mr and Mrs C O Plorin Omaha Mr and Mrs Fred Plorin Lodge Pole Mr and Mrs Busacker Dalton and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Craig funeral service Lodge Pole.
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August F. Plorin
Cheyenne County
Sidney Hospital
Mr. Plorin
Prussia
Dubheran Church
Weyerts
B. C. Wiebke
C. H. Thomas
Hadda Hadden
Carl Krueger
Herman Bruns
Leslie Johnson
Fred Thompson
Mrs. Peterson
Randolph
Herman Theil
Elkhorn
Plans for new women's dormitory approved by regents
The University of Nebraska board of regents approved immediate construction of the central dormitory unit housing 175 women, with kitchens and parlors, at 16th Street between S and U, financed by the dormitory corporation. Construction aims for fall 1932 completion, cost estimated at 269000 with 175000 to be financed. A 50 foot brick drive around the Central Mall from 12th to 14th streets was also approved, aligning with the dormitory center line.
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Womens
Central Mall
University of Nebraska
Board of Regents
16Th Street
U Streets
University
12Th
14Th
I Street
Regents
Memorial Mall
14Th Street
Talk of Joining Two Nebraska Counties Grows Into Merger Move
A push to merge Boyd and Holt counties in Nebraska aims to cut government costs. Legal steps are studied by J A Donahoe and County Attorney J D Cronin with AG advice sought. Taxpayers in Boyd organized in Butte and Spencer to back the plan citing low property values. Chairmen C and Malcolm and George L Butler lead committees. Estimated savings exceed 30000 dollars. only opposition noted from some Lutte residents.
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J. A. Donahoe
O'Neill
J. D. Cronin
Boyd County
Butte
Spencer
Dondee
Lutte
C. &. Malcolm
Gross
George L. Butler
Ewing
Holt County
James E. Boyd
Sidney Pool Schedules Open Friday to Sunday This Week
The Sidney swimming pool will be open on Friday Saturday and Sunday of this week only. This abbreviated schedule limits weekday access and urges residents to plan visits during the three day window.
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Sidney
Son of Tomesteader Visits Sidney
Wes Kusik, son of a Cheyenne county homesteader, is visiting Sidney this week with his wife, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tobler. He notes many changes in the city since his last visit five years ago and calls Sidney a progressive small town. He cites hardship for Kansas farmers from heat and low prices, and reports better rainfall at home than in Nebraska this summer.
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Wes Kusik
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Mr. Kusik
Roy Tobler
Kusik
Kansas
Nebraska
Diploma from 1887 fair on display in window
A Cheyenne County Fair diploma issued in 1887 to FP M Rose for a sorghum prize is exhibited in Leonard Furniture store window. Signed by secretary J C Bush and president W R Paine, the diploma is described as in remarkable preservation.
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Cheyenne County Fair
FP. M. Rose
Leonard Furniture
J. C. Bush
W. R. Paine
Ollie Cagley Weds Horace Wilson in Oregon
The marriage of Miss Ollie Cagley daughter of Mr and Mrs C J Cagley formerly of Gurley to Horace Wilson of Forest Grove Ore was announced this week The wedding occurred at the Christian church officiated by Rev Claude Smith The couple will reside in Forest Grove after September 15.
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Ollie Cagley
C. J. Cagley
Gurley
Horace Wilson
Forest Grove
Ore
Christian Church
Claude Smith
Few tourists travel Lincoln highway through Cheyenne
A brief note reports that only a small number of travelers on the Lincoln highway pass through Cheyenne, underscoring its limited midwestern through traffic and local impact on the city.
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Cheyenne
Hardscrabble Ranch and its storied owner Persinger
A. B. Persinger, eastern founder turned western rancher, runs Hardscrabble in Lodgepole valley Nebraska. The 3000 acre operation boasts modern facilities with cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry, and a straight eight sedan replacing a mustang. Persinger explains the name honors hard scrabble to build the ranch's fortune.
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Nances
Persinger
Sidney
Smlal
Deadwood
Ledge Pole Valley
Lodge Pole Creek
Rocky Mountains
Platte River
North Platte
Mr. Persinger
Semodynes Wins Golf Trophy Without Playing Match
Joe Simodynes of the Sidney country club won the Sterling invitation trophy this week without playing a match. He displayed a fine new golf bag as proof of the victory and noted his unusual record.
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Semodynes
Sterling
Joe Simodynes
Sidney Country Club
Simodynes
Sidney Club Hosts One Day Open Golf Tournament
Qualifying in the third Simodynes won his first default. Other matches benefited from a car flip, securing possible wins or titles. Sidney players had an easy time as Hollis Kepler shot 74 and Sterli’s Par was 71. The tournament showcased exceptionally fine golf with monontonous scores, and the best Ster golfers would be seen September 20 at a one day event sponsored by the Sidney club.
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Simodynes
Sidney
Hollis Kepler
Sterli
Sidney Club
Agricultural College Tests 100 Pound Siewow Feed
Experiments at a state agricultural college show a 100 pound feed mix produced from six and one half pounds of ground wheat and 23 pounds of tankage. The study, arranged by Nebraska state officials, demonstrates this pi process of perk.
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Agricultural College
Nebraska State
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Covain OF
Oberfelder VI
Carnegie
Craig Funeral Service
Lodge Pole
Swifts
Central Market
Olson & Sons
Boyd
Holt
Tomesteader
Oregon
Lodge Poole
A. B. Persinger
Nash Coffee
Zwickl’s Grocery
M. A. Zwickl
Prop
Isham Jones
City Auditorium
Sidney, Nebraska
Indy
Greenlees’ Inc
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