Sidney Local Visitors Listed In Week's News Briefs
A flurry of visits and travels across Sidney are noted, with many residents and guests from Gurley Dalton Kimball and Sterling visiting for fairs, business, and family occasions. Notable mentions include J H Foster and J M Kreader at the county fair, and Russell Galatian traveling from Colton for Sidney business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Foster and
J. M. Kreader of
Dalton
Russell Galatian
North of
Colton
Sidney
Lincoln-bound students and local visits noted
Audrey Howard leaves for Lincoln to enter the state university, joined by Eloise Atkins in her third year. Families move to Lincoln for Cecile and William to study. Judge Oberfelder returns from the North Platte Valley tour with Cheyenne stop. Mrs. J R Williams injures her forehead then heals. Anna Snyder heads to Omaha after a Snyder visit, then back to Lincoln for work. The Frances Willard Kensington meets at 2:30 Friday to aid the old ladies home in Lincoln with quilts. Rotary speaker Claude Golding joins Drs Barg er Fine and Thompson on a Chappell trip. Dr Guss visits Sidney and delivers a sermon at Holy Trinity. Wm Koehn family from Malcolm visits Sidney. plans Lincoln move. Roy Thomas drives to Lincoln for son Gerald’s Nebraska University start. joins Jack Lowe and Hollis Kepler. St Patrick’s academy class elects Benedict Foley president and Mary Ellen Maginnis vice president. Rosalin named sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Thomas
Lincoln
Gerald
Nebraska University
Chadron
Mr. Thomas
Lincolnn
Jack Lowe
Hollis Kepler
State Law School
Surprise Kitchen Shower for Mrs Ed Ahrens
Eight ladies surprised Mrs Ed Ahrens at a kitchen shower held Saturday night at her home for her birthday anniversary. She received many useful gifts and enjoyed the event. Mrs J E Costello hosted a matinee theatre party Saturday afternoon for her young nephew Howard Harper’s birthday. Twenty two guests attended and light refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Ahrens
Mrs. Ahrens
J. E. Costello
Howard Harper
Jeffers Succeeds Calvin as U P Vice President
W M Jeffers will succeed E E Calvin as vice president in charge of operation of the Union Pacific system. Calvin retires October 16, his 70th birthday, after a long career starting as a telegraph operator in 1873. Jeffers joined UP in 1890 and became general manager in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Calvin
Union Pacific
W. M. Jeffers
Mr. Calvin
Oregon
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Union Pacific System
Carl R. Gray
Omaha
Jeffers
North Platte
Professor F W Cyr Speaks to Sidney Rotarians
Professor F W Cyr superintendent of Chappell schools addressed Sidney Rotary Club at friday luncheon in the Commercial dining room. He described findings from a European tour with a commission that studied rural conditions abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Sportsmen Protest Closing of Cody Section of Big National Park
Local business leaders ranchers and officials in Cody circulate a petition opposing Senate bill 2571 to extend Yellowstone National Park to include the Yellowstone river and Thorofare county They warn moose hunting and buffalo calf survival would suffer and contend the Absaroka crest boundary is a better fit than the proposed line
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cody
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone River
Thorofare
Yellowstone
Absaroka Range
Grand Officers of Eastern Star Entertained by Sidney Chapter
Grand Officers of the Order of Eastern Star of Nebraska were hosted by the Sidney chapter with a Friday banquet at the Union Pacific dining room. Attending representatives from Kimball Potter Lodge Pole Oshkosh joined state officials for a social hour at the Masonic hall and light refreshments. The guest list included Estella Thorsen Wahoo worthy grand matron Elwin C Kent Brock worthy grand patron and wife Estella Yont George Thompson Oshkosh associate grand patron Louise C Mentor Sidney grand warder and Grace King grand representative of New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star of
Nebraska
Sidney
Union Pacific
Kimball
Potter
Lodge Pole
Oshkosh
Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Estella Thorsen
Wahoo
Eewin C. Kent
Brock
Estella Yont
George Thompson Oshkosh
Louise C. Mentor
Grace King
State of
New Hampshire
State Commander Aids Sorenson in Public Letter
J. G. Maher, first state commander of Nebraska American Legion, defended Republican attorney general candidate C. A. Sorenson in a letter released Thursday. Maher praised Sorenson for honesty and tolerance after Sorenson’s war record was debated at the Legion’s annual convention and in a public exchange with Legionnaire Jean B. Cain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Maher
Nebraska American Legion
C. A. Sorenson
Sorenson
American Legionn
Jean B. Cain
the Legion
Benson
Maher
Sorelson
Red Cross mobilizes aid as hurricane nears Florida
Washington Sept 16 The American Red Cross mobilized workers in Jacksonville Florida ready to aid if the hurricane damages Florida. James L Fisher vice chairman telegraphed disaster workers statewide to stand by. Appeals for funds to relief Porto Rico Virgin Islands and midwestern states continued nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Florida
West Indies
American Red Cross
Jacksonville
Fla
James L. Fisher
Chaiman
Red Cross
Porto Rico
Virgin Island
Self Feeders Best for Raising Swine, AG Study Says
Lows and pigs fed by self feeders are thriftier than hand fed. The U S Department of Agriculture reports lower feed costs per 100 pounds of gain in self fed lots. Self fed hogs required 441.06 pounds of feed for 100 pounds gain versus 603.09 for hand fed. Continuous access to self feeders reduces over eating, aiding sows feeding litters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Strange animal killed by hounds near Dalton
The Dalton Delegate reports a strange animal captured by dogs owned by Charles Mayer west of town last week. It appeared to be a canine coyote cross with a head like a dog, and the beast was killed after being chased from a corn field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Charles Mayer
Fire Burns 1000 Acres in Bridgeport District
A grass fire on the Truesdale place near Bridgeport burned about 1000 acres of prairie Sunday. Detected around 3 PM, the blaze spread under a southeast wind until sundown. Farmers from the district joined the effort to extinguish the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truesdale Place
Otto Frownfelter
Bridgeport
Alliance Mexican Colony Grows Own Hemp Weed
North Platte valley authorities face marijuana trafficking woes as Box Butte sheriff's deputies, acting on a tip, uncover a field near Hemingford where hemp cannabis thrives. The patch appears to be cultivated by a community of Mexican laborers who work the crop in their spare time, leaving no arrests possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte Valley
Box Butte County
Hemingford
Fort Collins Doctor Joins Kimball Hospital Staff
Dr. John Sheidt of Fort Collins Colorado has become associated with Dr. A L Miller of the Kimball hospital. Dr. Miller has had more practice than he can handle and Dr Sheidt is expected to be a capable partner. Sheidt is a graduate of the Denver University School of Medicine and completed a year as interne at Anchors hospital in St Paul Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sheidt
Fort Collins
Colo
A. L. Miller
Kimball Hospital
Miller
Sheidt
Scheidt
Denver University School of Medicine
Anchors Hospital
St. Paul, Minn
Visitors from Pennsylvania Call on Trognitz Family
Mrs J B Williams and Mrs Will McDonald of New Castle Pennsylvania arrived Sunday evening for a visit with Mir and Mrs Charles Trognitz. Mrs McDonald is Mrs Trognitz sister and Mrs McWilliams is sister in law. Mrs McDonald's two daughters Vera and Marie visited the Trognitz family here some time ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
J. EB. Williams
Will McDonald
New Castle
Mir
Charles Trognitz
McDonald
Trognitz
McWilliams
Vera
Marie
No State Aid Sought For Guaranty Fund Plan
The Nebraska guaranty fund commission says no plan to use state funds has been approved. J P Palmer of Omaha proposed a constitutional amend ment to back the fund but the idea was abandoned and not endorsed by the commission. Some lawmakers oppose state backing and a legislative committee’s resolution opposing state aid seems aimed at the Palmer proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Guaranty Fund Commission
J. P. Palmer
Omaha
Nebraska
Commission
Joint
Legislative Committee of the Railroad Brotherhoods
Guaranty Fund
Palmer
Guaranty Fund Commission
Foster Cook Burned In Gasoline Fire Accident
Foster Cook, a Sidney youth, was seriously burned in a kitchen fire Monday morning when he mistook a gasoline jug for kerosene while building a fire. A blinding flash and explosion caught the walls on fire but the blaze was quickly subdued with family help, leaving Foster burned on his hands and face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Foster Cook
Sidney Young Man
Cook
Dalton Man Notified Of Father Death In Kansas
Walter Lowry received a telephone message at 6 30 last Friday morning announcing his father's death at Beloit Kansas at 3 30 that morning. He was 79 and had suffered heart attacks during the past year including a severe one. The wife died January a year ago. Walter left Friday afternoon to attend the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lowry
Beloit
Kaw
Walter
Mexican track worker killed by freight train at Union Pacific yards
The mutilated body of Agapa Materino, a Mexican railroad construction worker, was found along Union Pacific tracks in the west yards at Hillsdale Wyoming about 11 o'clock Friday night. He appeared to have ridden the bumper of an eastbound freight train and was likely struck when the train stopped. Funeral director Irl Wright is handling arrangements as officials seek next of kin. He was about 35 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Agapa Materino
Hillsdale
Wyo
West Yards
Carl Jones
Irl Wright
Chappell Farmer Killed By Bundle Rack
Holley Johnson of the area seven and a half miles south and two miles east of Chappell was killed Thursday of last week when a bundle rack ran over him while he assisted on a threshing crew. His body was run over twice as the rack wheels rolled back and forth before help arrived. He left three children and siblings including Mrs Ed Radcliffe of Julesburg Chappell Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holley Johnson
Chappell
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Ed Radcliffe
Julesburg
Chappell Register
Altar Society Bake Sale At Greenlees Saturday
The Altar Society will hold a bake sale at Greenlees on Saturday September 22 starting at 2 30. Committee members are Mrs Peter Peetz Miss Bernadine Muenstermann Mrs R E Roche and Mrs Mark Martin. 1 2 Telegraph Want Ads Bring Results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altar Society
Greenlees
Peter Peetz
Bernadine Muenstermann
R. E. Roche
Mark Martin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wesley Seda of
Sundl
John Keiselhorst of
Gurley
Vern Bates
Cheyenne County
John H. O'Neil
Joseph Oberfelder
Harold Rowan of
City
Thomas O'Connell
Alliance
Israel Snyder
Creighton Medical College
H. 8. Snyder
Anna
Sterling
Paul Weible
Dorothy Rich
Pleasant View School
Julia Scanlon
Clara Klein
Auto
Denver
J. R. Malick
Carl Baker
Mabel and
Ruby
Margaret Piepmeyer
St. Patrick’s Academy
Agnes Dwyer
Treinen School
W. B. Pitman
Marcella Toohey
Mrs. L. J. Delubel
Phoebe Pulver
Catherine Wixen
Peetz
Elmer Kahl
Melvin Arvid Yungland
Zedia Souther
Wright
A. E. Wright
Richard
McKinley McIntosh
Miss Frances Quinn
Hyannis
Miss Quinn
J. W. Johnson
Virginia
Helen Jane
Margaret Uptegrove
H. C. Welker
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Hospital
Joseph Hahler
Mr. Hahler
Mrs. Carter Dunaway
Roy Liggett
H. C. Welker and Son
Rev. Welker
Fred Johnson
East of Dalton
Henry Olson
Ralph
Hancock, In
Kenneth Basset
Bassett
J. P. Schad
Hutchinson
Kan
Cunningham
Geraldine Pitman
Grand Island
Miss Pitman
Duschesne College
Kathryn King
Joe Simodynes
Miss King
New York City
Cathedral School of
Audrey Howard
State University
Eloise Atkins
University
Robert Jones
William
Cecile
The
Chambers of Commerce
Judge Oberfelder
Cheyenne
Anna Snyder
S. H. Snyder
Frances Willard Kensington
L. T. Pooles
12Th Ave
F. A. Barger
Leon Fine
G. H. Thompson
Rotary Club
Bidney
Claude Golding
Dr. Guss
United Lutheran Church
W. T. Kahse
Dr Guss
Holy Trinity Church
Wm. Koehn
Ben Plantz
Calcolm
Paul
Teddy Koehn
Koehn
Malcolm
Benedict Foley
Mary Ellen Maginnis
Helen Peetz
Ray Goedert
Sister M. Rosalin
Society Notes
Calvin
U. P
F. W. Cyr
Big National Park
Grand Officers
Guaranty
Kansas
Telegraph
Lorea
Atmar
Connie
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!