Miniature Twister Injures One Man and Damages Property
A violent wind with twisterlike powers struck Cheyenne county on Monday afternoon injuring C. P. Chambers of Sidney when his car was blown off the highway and burned after a ditch crash. At the A J Jorgenson farm near Sidney four buildings were wrecked. Mrs Kafka narrowly missed the chicken house as it was shredded. No livestock were harmed and all destroyed structures were insured. The storm also disrupted the flight path of Coste and Bellonte, forcing them off course toward Denver. Winds ranged from 4,000 to 30,000 feet high as conditions hindered flight. Continued on page 8.
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Cheyenne County
C. P. Chambers
Sidney
Ford Weikhorst
Potter
A. J. Jorgenson
Jerome Kafka
Coste
Bellonte
Oscar Johnsons Move to Colorado Springs
Mr and Mrs Oscar Johnson formerly prominent Dalton residents are now located in Colorado Springs Colorado A letter to this office states The Johnson farm was sold at public auction earlier this month to enable Mr Johnson to seek a climate better for his health Better educational advantages for the children also prompted the move Mrs Johnson says They are well pleased with their new home Friends driving that direction are urged to visit them.
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Oscar Johnson
Dalton
Colorado Springs
Colo
Johnson
Pioneer Farmer Dies Sudden by Funeral Route
Jacob Mayer an 80 year old Dalton resident and pioneer figure in Cheyenne county died suddenly Tuesday afternoon after suffering an attack while riding to Sidney with his wife and son to attend the funeral of Mrs. Wiker. He was taken to a Gurley physician where he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Mayer
Dalton
Cheyenne County
Mr. Mayer
Sidney
Amos Jobe
Brrs. Wiker
Gurley
Cheyenne County Corn On Display At This Office
County displays corn samples in the courthouse window to prove Cheyenne County’s top agricultural status in Nebraska. Large ears, randomly selected, illustrate the county’s strong yields and potential for a prosperous farming year alongside record wheat outputs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Visits With Parents From Lincoln Student Hornaday
Robert Hornaday visited here last week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hornaday He was employed in Lincoln during the summer and came home for a visit before entering school this fall He left Sunday for Lincoln to begin his third year at Wesleyan University and was driven as far as McCook by his parents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hornaday
C. W. Hornaday
Lincoln
Wesleyan University
McCook
Sid ney Women’s Club Opens Year With 65 Members at Meeting
The Sid ney Woman’s club started the year with nearly 100 members, 65 attended the reassembly session at the Christian church. President Mrs LeRoy Larson outlined plans, with committees presenting work for a year of constructive activities, including law enforcement, world peace topics, and neighboring country summaries. Delegates were named for the state convention at Alliance October 7 8 and 9. Entertainment featured Mr and Mrs Julius Cochran Mrs J W Johnson Floy Thayer and Mrs W M Mortensen with pop songs between numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney’s Womans Club
The
Christian Church
LeRoy Larson
Alliance
Julius Cochran
J. W. Johnson
Floy Thayer
W. M. Mortensen
Maroons Face Tough Schedule with Key Away Games
Sidney’s 1930 football slate includes four home games starting October 3 at Athetlic field with Lodge Pole last year’s little ten champion. The nine game schedule also features five away tests at Bridgeport Alliance Gering Kimball and Chap pell, plus battles against Alliance Chappell and others. Coach Black praised the opener at Sterling but notes rough edges as the Maroons prepare for a demanding season.
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Sidney
Athetlic Field
Sidney Lodge Pole
Little Ten
Lodge Pole
Alliance
Bridgeport
Gering
Kimball
Chappell
Wayne Binfield
Crawford
Black
Maroons
Sterling
Accident Victim Steadily Improves After Fatal Collision
Mrs. Rhodes Talbert of Toledo Ohio badly injured in a fatal accident that killed her husband last week is showing steady improvement at a local hospital. Her daughter the third victim in the collision with a Union Pacific freight train is also improved. Relatives of Talbert have been found but cannot fund burial. All clothes were destroyed. hospital staff bought clothes for the daughter. Talbert’s body remains at Gehrig Stone funeral home awaiting burial plans.
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Rhodes Talbert
Toledo
Ohio
Union Pacific
Talbert
Gehrig Stone
Taxi Caravan Heads to Long Beach From Ohio
Twenty three automobiles in a large taxi caravan passed through Sidney on Tuesday morning en route to Long Beach California where they will be added in the seven taxi line. They were purchased in Ohio.
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Sidney
Long Beach
Calif
Ohio
Heavy rainfall drenches Cheyenne county in months
Storm drenched Cheyenne county with heavy rain from midnight Wednesday through Thursday, extending across Bushnell Julesburg to Bridgeport. Over an inch fell yesterday afternoon, boosting eight month totals beyond 20 inches, well above the yearly average. Frost remains unlikely though temperatures cling high. corn and small grains benefit from the moisture.
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Cheyenne County
Bushnell
Julesburg
Bridgeport
Lions and Ladies in Good Meeting at Sidney Club
Over 50 Lions and lionesses attended the Sidney Lions Club ladies night at Union Pacific hotel. Rev. Hal F. Schenck served as toastmaster with Eleanor Rose and others providing entertainment. Mayor Herman Schroeder lamented the departure of the Schencks to Fremont and invited Lions to visit the parsonage there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Lions Club
Union Pacific
Hal F. Schenck
Eleanor Rose
Kenneth Lynch
Freda Hammer
Julius Cochran
Schenck
Herman Schroeder
Club
Snow Flurry Near Dalton Yesterday
Snow fell near Dalton yesterday afternoon damp and made highways hazardous. It did not reach Sidney, where temperatures hit a low point. Skies briefly cleared in Sidney with frost concerns and a west wind forecast ending the rain in the area.
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Dalton
Sidney
Week End Visitors At Home Of Son
Mr and Mrs J E Liebendorfer of Pawnee City visit Mr Liebendorfer and family. Their son G F Liebendorfer, Sidney city schools superintendent, is referenced. While in town, Mr Liebendorfer’s father enjoys a North Platte River duck hunting excursion.
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Son
J. E. Liebendorfer
Pawnee City
G. F. Liebendorfer
Sidney City
Farm Auction Season Grows In Cheyenne County
Farmers prepare for public auctions as October and November peak auction activity. Some sales have already taken place with strong attendance and high bidding on all goods. The Telegraph papers offer free assistance with bill creation and advertising to help farmers reach two thousand local families.
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Telegraph News
The
Telegraph
Lodgepole Girl Weds William Alva Means of Big Springs
Lodgepole girl and Miss Louise White of Lodge Pole married Saturday at 5 at the Presbyterian manse in Sailing KY. Rev. Ray Cameron officiated. They will reside in Big Springs where Mr Means is foreman of the Union Pacific section crew.
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William Alva Means
Big Springs
Louise White
Lodge Pole
Sailing
Ray ‘Cameron
Means
Union Pacific
Sidney takes steps to guard against daytime bank robberies
A special meeting led by Sheriff William Schulz and Deputy Sheriff George Sheldon formed a vigilance effort to protect Sidney’s two banks amid a Nebraska wave of daytime robberies. Local men, skilled marksmen included, discuss ammunition access and readiness to act, aiming to deter armed attempts with minimal bloodshed.
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Sidney
Nebraska
William Schulz
George Sheldon
Cheyenne County
Schuls
Schulz
Omaha minister appointed to M E Church in Sidney
Fay C Mills formerly of Trinity Church Omaha becomes pastor of the Methodist church in Sidney succeeding Hal F Schenck who moves to the First Methodist Church Fremont after two years in Sidney. Mills praised as a vigorous, capable evangelist with seven years at Trinity Church and a large congregational regret his departure.
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Fay. C.mills
Trinity Church
Omaha
Methodist Church
Sidney
Rev. Mills
Hal F. Schenck
First Methodist Church
Fremont
Mills
Thandie
Wildcat preserve to stock buffalo elk antelope near Scottsbluff
A new Wildcat game preserve near Scottsbluff will host a dozen yearling buffalo a dozen elk and several head of antelope and deer within 30 days. Frank B. O Connell heads the project as workmen fence the first 200 acre tract into large pens with adjustable stock movement. Buffalo stock to arrive from Hot Springs South Dakota or Valentine by truck, birds and other game to follow when feasible.
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Wildcat
Scottsbluff
Frank B. O'Connell
State Game and Fish Commission
Hot Springs
S. D
Valentine
Legionnaires to Guard Nebraska Banks Amid Bank Robberies
Nebraskas Legionnaires thirty posts form vigilante units after State Commander Marcus L Poteet urged action. They plan to combat a recent wave of bank robberies totaling over 100000 in losses, saying criminals will avoid a state where defenders have faced fire.
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Nebraska
Marcus L. Poteet
Rainbow Division
Poteet
Short Check Artist Is Fined Ten Dollars
C M Burns was fined ten dollars by County Judge G P Kratz after a short check for five dollars was passed. The incident occurred Monday as Burns appeared for sentencing. Lucas was linked to the check and the August reseals.
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C. M. Burns
G. P. Kratz
October Bookings At Local Theatre
October bookings at the Fox theatre unveil an outstanding lineup of talking pictures for October. Manager A J Hamilton announces new National Good Times week from October 5 to 11 with features seldom equaled in towns of this size. Notable titles include Manslaughter, Song of My Heart, For the Defense, Dough Boys, Let Us Be Gay, The Texan, True to the Navy, Common Clay, Redemption, Last of the Duanes, Let's Go Native.
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A. J. Hamilton
Fox Theatre
Fox West Coast
Sidney
Grain Dealers Gather in Sterling for Meeting and Social
Colorado and Nebraska grain dealers will convene in Sterling on Sunday, September 28. Sidney attendees expected if weather permits. A 1 pm golf match at Sterling Country Club precedes a theatre visit for the women, followed by a 5:30 pm banquet at the Elks Club for members and their wives.
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Colorado
Nebraska
Sterling
Sidney
Sterling Country Clu
Elks Club
Nebraska corn crop out of frost danger exceeds sixty percent
Bankers report on September 20 shows about 63 percent of Nebraska corn now safe from frost with 87 percent expected to mature by October 1. Fall plowing for wheat is advanced, alfalfa fourth cuts harvested, and farm prices show some improvement. Cattle and sheep feeding numbers decline while milked cattle drop. Moisture adequate, late alfalfa cuttings good, and corn supplies ample for normal feeding.
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Nebraska
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Yielga
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Merino
Denver
Oscar Johnsons
Wiker
Womans Club
United States
Crehm
Western
Alliance Gering
Panhandle
Lions and Ladies In Good
M.E. Church
Rev
F. C. Mills
Schenck IS
Fremont Post
Legionnaires
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