Perfect Weather Fetes Dalton Festival and Floats
Dalton Fall Festival drew near record crowds and bright floats in a two day event. Center School swept parade honors, Dalton Gas Service took second, Dalton State Bank third, with Lions Club winning the Wheat Belt trophy for best lighted float. Horse divisions, decorated bicycles, and numerous participants from Dalton, Gurley, and surrounding towns showcased a large, diverse exhibit with extensive agricultural and craft entries earning top prizes for individuals and households alike.
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Dalton
Center School
Telegraph
Dalton Gas Service
Dalton State Bank
Dalton Garden Club
Gas Company
Lions Club
Sharon Cape
Scarlett Sparks
Marlene Sheets
Cheyenne County
Center ‘School
Farade
Dalton’ Gas Service
Dalton Co-Op Society
Gas Co.untry
Danny Twarling
Idds
Wheat Belt
Wesley Handley
Carol Rushman
Darrell Ray Kraupie
Calvin Handley
Stanley Buck
Fywenty
Kay Smith
Johnny Cruise
Dalton, Gurley
Boy Scouts
Dalton Lions Club
Ma's Kitchen
Dalton Public School
Potter Tire Department
Memorial Hospital & Rest Home
Sidney
Weyerts
Rodgers’ Caliope
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Howard Sheets
Gurley Lions Club
PTA
Unified Presbyterian Youth
Merscheim Builders
Potter
Wheat Belt Electric Stagecoach
American Legion Post 301
Dallas Richards
Chuck Mayer Feed
Maddox Motor Co
Gurley Oil Co
Fordnd
Beckmann Motor
Miler Implement
Bridgeport
Gurley
Dix
Lodaenoe
Country Club Award Dinner Set Saturday
The Sidney Country Club award dinner is set for Saturday night with awards for all winners in men’s and women’s club tournaments and the President’s Cup champion. Co chairmen Ron Tighe and Tom O’Connell and Mrs J D Olinger lead the planning for the event.
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Sidney Country Club
Ron Tighe
Tom O'Connell
J D. Olinger
Kimball Hosts VFW District II Fall Meet This Sunday
The fall meeting of District II Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary will be held Sunday in Kimball. Posts from Scottsbluff, Bridgeport, Sidney and Kimball attend. men meet in the VFW hall, the Auxiliary in the 4-H Building at Kimball County Fairgrounds. District Commander Elmer Rasmussen of Potter and District President Mrs. N L Brown of Kimball lead.
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District II Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Kimball
Scott Bluff
Bridgeport
Sidney
VFW
Kimball County Fairgrounds
Elmer Rasmussen
Potter
N L Brown
Auction Dollars Promote Sidney Merchants Weeklong Event
Sidney merchants launch Auction Dollars with purchases to fund a prize auction on Thursday September 27. Two shows begin at 4 PM and 7 30 PM east of the courthouse featuring Belle Starr and troupe a trained monkey and Wes tern music. Auction to follow the 7 30 PM performance with prizes donated by local businesses and two banks not issuing dollars but donating prizes.
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Sidney
Belle Starr
Bob Decker
Chamber of Commerce
Moore’s Glass & Paint
Haworth Hardware
Cheyenne County Lumber Co
Fine’s
Sidney Auto Sales
Jack & Jill
Rudy‘s
American National Bank
Joe A. Gibson, Inc
Western Auto
Powell Hardware
JC Penney Co
Snyder's Smart Clothes
Hardy Clark
J. M. McDonald Co
Star Market
Ben Franklin
McCoy’s Family
Sidney National Bank
Lee Stores
Town & Country Market
Sidney Flooring
Harlan's Bakery
Safeway
United Fund Nearing One Third Of Goal
The United Fund drives advance with residential and business outreach ongoing in Sidney and at the Sioux Army Depot. Early gifts total $2,500, with about $1,500 more expected. business returns push the fund to $4,500, about 30 percent of the $15,500 goal. Dr. D. J. Garcia aims to finish solicitation by Oct. 2, with Benny Hochman and Ed Haupt aiding.
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United Fund
Ada Mae Hansen
Sidney
Sioux Army Depot
D. J. Garcia
Benny Hochman
Ed Haupt
Bob Decker
Union Pacific Railroad
P. J. Heaton Jr
Union Pacific
Telegraph
Apodoca Receives 12 Year Reformatory Sentence
Joe Apodoca aged 18 was sentenced by District Judge John H. Kuns to one to two years in the Nebraska State Reformatory at Lincoln for breaking and entering and malicious destruction of property. Concurrent terms follow for the Telegraph Printing Co. break in on Sept 3. Damages are about 400 dollars. Officers used tear gas before entering. Apodoca gave no explanation.
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Joe Apodoca
Nebraska
John H. Kuns
Apodoca
Apodeca
Telegraph Printing Co, Inc
Jackson Street
P. J. Heaton Jr
Kuns
Joe Melchoir
Alva Speer
Ernest Vernon
Gene Parks
Nebraska Wheat Utilization Conference Returns to Lincoln
The first annual Nebraska Conference on Wheat Utilization Research will gather at the University of Nebraska Center for Continuing Education in Lincoln from October 29 to 31. Attendees include researchers and industry representatives exploring wheat use advances.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Center For Continuing Education
Potter boy escapes rattlesnake bite with cat claws
Three year old Tommy Johnson of Potter appeared bitten when a rattlesnake lurked by his doorway. His cat's claws left marks mistaken for fangs, prompting his mother Mrs Wendell Johnson to rush him to Potter and then to Sidney by highway patrol.
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Tommy Johnson
Potter
Wendell Johnson
Tommy
Sidney
Emergency ride to Sidney ends safely for Johnson family
Mrs. Johnson rushed her children on a perilous trip to Sidney after a doctor urged speed. Trooper Felix Koenig met them west of Potter to finish the journey while Sidney Police cleared the way. Tommy avoided a snake bite. only a tetanus shot was needed. The Johnson farm near Potter returns to calm as officers, a panicked cat, and prompt responders receive praise.
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Tommy
Sidney
Highway Patrol
Felix Koenig
Mrs. Johnson
Potter
Johnson Farm
Heaton Chosen Chairman State Democrat Meet
P. J. Heaton Sr to preside at the Nebraska Democratic party convention to be held this Saturday in Omaha. Heaton, a longtime Democrat, will oversee the meeting as local officers are named while he continues a busy week in eastern Nebraska.
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P. J. Heaton
Nebraska
Omaha
Heaton
Grand Island
Sidney
Redistricting To Be Prime WMCC Topic In Meeting Thursday
Western Nebraska United Chamber members plan a Thursday meeting at Fort Sidney Motor Hotel to discuss a constitutional amendment weighting area and population in future redistricting. WMCC president C C Worden will urge backing after the Nebraska Supreme Court rejected removing the amendment from November ballots. John Elwell Jr. serves as vice president. Co W E Todd will be principal speaker at the social hour and banquet following a board meeting in the afternoon.
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Nebraska
Western Nebraska United Chamber
C. C. Worden
Ogallala
WMCC
State Supreme Court
League of Municipalities
League
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Wnucc Board of Directors
John Elwell Jr
WNUCC
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
W. E. Todd
Commissioners Talk With Omaha Architect Over Courthouse Addition
A visitor from Henningson, Durham and Richardson, Inc., Omaha, met the Cheyenne County Board of Commissioners to discuss a potential addition to the courthouse. The board will not act until after the general election.
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Board of County Commissioners
Donald H. Korff
Henningson, Durham and Richardson, Inc
Omaha
Korff
Cheyenne County
Sioux United Fund Drive Started at Sioux Depot
The Sioux Army Depot launched its United Fund drive with 36 solicitors beginning work to finish by October 2, aligning with Sidney's drive. Last year the depot raised $1,298.68. organizers aim to surpass that. Centered under the federal fundraising committee, Ira Johnson leads, with Keith Morris and Bill Faragher on the team.
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United Fund
Sioux Army Depot
Stanley W. Smiley
Sidney
Federal
Ira Johnson
Keith Morris
Bill Faragher
Oil Engineers To Meet Here Thursday
Sidney will host the Colorado Nebraska subsection of the Society of Petroleum Engineers Thursday night at a dinner meeting in the Fort Sidney Motor Hotel. Principal speaker is Fred H. Poetmann manager of the Engineering and Chemistry Dept Denver Research Center for Marathon Oil Co. His topic is A Review and Appraisal of the In Situ Method of Oil Recovery. H N Rhoades directs local arrangements and expects about 35 representatives from Western Nebraska and Northeastern Colorado.
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Sidney
Colorado- Nebraska
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Fort Sidney Motor Hotel
Fred H. Poetmann
Denver Research Center
Marathon Oil Co
H. N. Rhoades
Nebraska
Colorado
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