Yuma Project Opens 28 Homestead Farm Units in 1947
The interior department announced the opening of 28 homestead units near Yuma Arizona totaling 39 acres of varying farm sizes from 28 to 82 acres Public Notice No 59 outlines application details and 90 day veteran preference. Applications close December 8 1947. The process includes a five man board and a lot drawing to assign farm units with strict qualification requirements including farming experience assets and residency.
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Timilys
Yuma Project
Yuma
Arizona
J. A. Rug
Commissioner of Reclamation
Michael W. Straus
Gila Project
Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder City
Nevada
Washington
Bureau of Replantation
Washington, D. C
Yuma Army Air Base
Gila
Riverton
Wyoming
Heart Mountain Division
Jet
Stephen R. Blake
Homer L. Krygzer
George Pickering
Yuma Valley
R. WH. McElhaney
Wellton
Ariz
J. P. Callopy
United States
Land Office Discusses Residency Rules and Costs for Yuma Project
The entryman must live on the unit for three years with a habitable dwelling and may substitute military service for residence in years two and three. Construction charges vary from 76 to 85 dollars per acre, repayable interest-free over 20 to 30 years. Total annual charge for construction, operation, and maintenance averages about 950 dollars per acre. Much land is under cultivation and leased from the Bureau of Reclamation, with leases expiring next December 31 allowing certain improvements. The Yuma Project, authorized in 1904 and substantially completed in 1911, now under cultivation covers 55,000 acres, mostly in private ownership.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Yuma
Beet Harvest Labor Shortage Warns of Shortfall in County
State Farm Supervisor L. F. Snipes and county agents from the panhandle met in Sidney to tackle the beet harvest labor shortage. Cheyenne County faces a deficit of about half to two thirds of needed workers for the fall crop. Mexican Nationals will be allocated per a formula based on total beet acres minus machine harvestable, family labor, and expected Texas Mexican work.
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L. F. Snipes
Panhandle
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Sugar
Snipes
Labor Shortage Shapes Harvest Plan For 1940 Texas Crops
The article notes unpredictable weather and uncertain numbers of Texas Nationals for Sugar Company labor. Only 45 workers will move to the county for the fall beet, bean, and potato harvest, expected around September 25. Local officials must allocate scarce help to prioritize potatoes, making simultaneous beet and potato work unlikely. Potatoes may not fill all contracts due to labor limits.
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Texas
Sugar Company
State Office of Labor
Peetz Wins Practice Game at Peetz Field
The St. Anthony team lost to Peetz in a Friday practice at Peetz. Peetz will visit Sidney to play St. Patrick's next Friday. Local injuries included Ivan Gillham with a knee injury Jimmie Potter with a sprained finger and Henry Hebbel with a broken tooth. Donavan Nelson enrolls at St Patrick's Academy Sidney. Visitations included Mr and Mrs Taylor Ayle and daughter of Sterling and Mr and Mrs Lem Davis of Marshall Arkansas returning to Peetz Friday.
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St. Anthony
Peetz
Sidney
St. Patrick’s
R. E. McRea
Sterling
Ivan Gillham
Jimmie Potter
Henry Hebbel
Donavan Nelson
St. Patrick’s Academy
Taylor Ayle
A. S. Ayle
C. E
Lem Davis
Marshall, Ark
Davis
Phillip Keichen
Dyer Reichen
Chey
Local notices and family milestones reported this week
H Norges completed fall seeding and returned to Pratt Kansas after harvest. Jack Easterly left for Lincoln to begin as a university freshman. Mr and Mrs Wayne Ryan welcomed a daughter at St Benedicts Hospital Sterling on August 31.
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Enne
H. Norges
Pratt, Kaw
Jack Easterly
Lincoln
The
University
Wayne Ryan
St. Benedict’s Hospital
Sterling
Ledger and ledger sheets at The Telegraph office supply
The Telegraph reports Sidney's office supply has ledgers and ledger sheets in stock. Paper clips remain scarce but a fairly good supply is available. Clips can be bought by the box or by the carton, with a limit of one carton per customer (1,000 clips).
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THE
Telegraph
Sidney
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