Fourth District Legion And Auxiliary Convention Here
Four hundred people are expected for the Fourth District American Legion and Auxiliary convention in Sidney on Tuesday September 30 with state and district leaders including Gen Warren Wood and Mrs Wilma Harris present. The day includes registration at 9, sessions at the Methodist Church and Legion clubrooms, a Sidney High School band concert, a 6:30 banquet, and installation of new officers. Rena McCleneghan presides over the Sidney Auxiliary.
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the American Legion and Auxiliary
Sidney
Joe Mollot
John Underdown
Warren Wood
Gering
American Legion
Wilma Harris
Bancroft
Methodist Church
Legion
Sidney High School
Legionnaires
Kimball
Cheyenne
Devel
Box Butte
Scotts Bluff
Morrill
Garden
Banner
Wood
Rena McCleneghan
Marciano Walcott Fight Pictures Head to New Fox Theatre
The Marciano Walcott title bout films will screen at the New Fox Theatre starting Sunday after a last minute change in the program. The feature Big Jim McLain with John Wayne was cancelled and will be shown later.
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Fox
Marciano
Big Jim McLain
John Wayne
Rubinoff Concert Highlight Next Week at Local High School
Reserved seats remain for the Rubinoff concert to be held Monday night at the high school. The event comes under the Sidney Rotary Club, with tickets on sale at The Sidney Clothing Co. It is not part of the Sidney Civic Music series and tickets from that series are invalid.
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Rubinoff
Sidney Rotary Club
Sidney Clothing Co
Sidney
Methodist Fund Drive Leaders Set Intensive Campaign Dates
Methodist Church leaders outlined a $125000 drive to fund a religious education building with an intensive campaign week planned for October 5 through 12. The meeting chaired by C. A. Story and Walter S. Cork discussed scheduling changes to avoid football conflicts and stressed contributions only from Methodist adherents. A Loyalty Dinner on October 1 will distribute a booklet detailing the building need and plan. ten Nebraska churches have recently completed similar drives.
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Methodist Church
Verlin Livingston
William Vaughn
Keith Sprenger
Lawrence Osborn
John Schou
Benjamin Schwartz
Methodist
C. A. Story
Walter S. Cork
Cork
Municipal Auditorium
Nebraska
Reenactment Of Road Fund Laws Backed
Nebraska legislative council backs a limited two year reenactment of 1949 road revenue measures repealed by 1950 referendum. The report cites the 1949 gasoline tax increase and vehicle license rise while urging study of highway needs, trucking costs, and tolls for an accelerated program.
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Legislative Council On Highways
Karl Vogel
Omaha
Nebraska
Department of Roads and Irrigation
United States
Remodelling Underway At Fox Theatre To House Sidney National Bank
Work has started on remodeling the old Fox Theatre building for the Sidney National Bank. Crews are tearing out partitions as finishing work is planned for the front fifty feet occupied by the bank, with the rest possibly used later. The barber shop and shine parlor will stay in their current spots.
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Fox Theatre
Sidney National Bank
Bank
New Bakery In Operation Opens At 1185 Jackson
Harlan's Bakery returns in a new location at 1185 Jackson this week with Danish pastry cottage bread and Vienna bread on daily menu. Owner Lloyd Harlan plans a grand opening in October and adds homemade candies and imitation corsages for weddings. Mrs. Mabel Jorgenson will run a hobby shop and religious supply shop in the same building.
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Harlan’s Bakery
Jackson
Mabel Jorgenson
Harlan’s
Lloyd Harlan
Real Estate Group Sets Second Meeting October 14
The Tri-County Real Estate Board announces its second meeting will be held in Slane on October 14. Secretary Lowry Lindell said the board includes real estate men from Kimball Devel and Cheyenne counties to coordinate efforts on state and local problems. Membership is open to all licensed real estate agents. Officers are Senden Bree Enders Kim Sa Vice President Frank Pivonka Lodgepole and Lowry Lindell Sidney.
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Tri-County Real Estate Board
Slane
Lowry Lindell
Kimball
Devel
Cheyenne
Lindell
Senden Bree Enders
Kim- Sa
Frank Pivonka
Lodgepole Sec.Treas
Sidney
Film Explains Six Nebraska Constitutional Amendments
Sidney Chamber of Commerce offers a sixteen millimeter film titled Briefcase For Nebraskans at organizational meetings starting October 1. Secretary George Kolzow says it features six state senators explaining each proposed amendment with a schedule including Lions Club Presbyterian Good Neighbors Rotary Junior Chamber and a Sidney high school screening. Nebraskans will vote on the amendments at the November 4 general election.
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Nebraska
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
George Kolzow
Kolzow
Dimes Line Planned To Boost Band Trip
Sidney Jaycees plan a Line of Dimes fundraiser on October 4 to raise about $900 for chartering buses and lodging for the Sidney high school band’s trip to Lincoln Band Day. Ten cent contributions will extend along both sides of Illinois Street during a 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. concert block.
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Sidney
Lincoln
Jaycees
Hospital Fund Drive Office Opens at John Deere Building
Cheyenne County Hospital Association opens a campaign headquarters in the John Deere Building at 13th and Hickory Streets with staff moving in. Ira Steward and Eugene Shoffner announce a large sales force, more parking, and a drive timeline aiming for mid November, with further planning and leadership talks underway.
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John Deere
13Th
Hickory Streets
John Deere Company
Ira Steward
Cheyenne County Hospital Association
Eugene Shoffner
Hockenbury Systems, Inc
Shoffner
Hockenbury Company
Hackenbury
Two Die in Colo. Highway Crash Near Sterling
Andrew P. Dukart 24 of Sterling was killed when a pickup overturned on Colorado Highway 113 about twelve miles northeast of Sterling. A companion was seriously hurt. Mrs. Emily Schacht of Peeiz sustained chest and back injuries and shock in a collision south of the state line on Colo. 113. William Schacht 72 was uninjured. Mrs. Schacht received treatment at Taylor Hospital in Sidney before release.
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Andrew P. Dukart
Sterling
Colo
Emily Schacht
Peeiz
John B. Wells
Goodland
Kans
Western Oil Fields See Rapid Activity Across Counties
Western Nebraska and Northeastern Colorado oil deposits show rising activity with Morrill County joining Julesburg Basin production. Cheyenne County adds a new producer in the Johnson pool while Deep Rock Oil Co. tests water-bearing D sand at Thompson No 1. Kimball Logan and Washington counties report heightened drilling interest and unexpected producers as deep tests continue.
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Morrill County
Julesburg
Cheyenne County
Johnson Pool
Deep Rock Oil Co
Thomp
Son No
Kimball County
Logan County
Washington County
Colg
Telegraph
Leafdales Mark Golden Anniversary Open House
Mr and Mrs A M Leafdale celebrate fifty years of marriage with an open house at their Sidney home 1514 Maple Street Sunday from two to five. They lived in Potter and Denver before settling in Sidney in 1946. They have two children and six grandchildren.
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A. M. Leafdale
Potter
Maple Street
Leafdale
Sidney
Jury Duty Has Its Lighter Moments
The Griffith case jury enjoyed a Wednesday night party after dinner in the Yendis room celebrating Harold Spiker's 54th birthday. Jurors, isolated during the trial, cannot discuss the case, must sleep in local motels, and eat in reserved cafes while Judge Kuns cautions them from forming opinions before testimony ends.
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Griffith
Bill Callier
Yendis
Harold Spiker
John Kuns
Corn Is Past Frost Danger In Nebraska Crops
Nebraska crop prospects improve with frost danger receding for corn and winter wheat. The USDA bureau notes excellent corn quality in eastern areas and good forage crops, while dry weather limits some central and western yields. Potatoes blight damage minimal and sugar beets, sweet clover, and bromegrass show promising outputs amid dry conditions.
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Nebraska
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Nebraska Panhandle
Northwest
North Central
Northeast
Central
East Central
Southwest
South Central
Southeast
Judge Kuns Sets Time For Appeal In First Degree Murder Trial
A district court jury found Hugh Griffith guilty of first degree murder for the June 20 shotgun slaying of his wife Anna and set the death penalty. Judge Kuns ordered time for an appeal before sentencing. The trial featured lengthy testimony from witnesses across multiple towns and Griffith’s emotional defense in a high pitch confrontation.
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Hugh Griffith
Anna
John Kuns
John W. Martinosky
K. C. Davis
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Griffith
Brownson
James Stewart
Potter
Dallas Stephenson
Gering
Art Pingle
Sedgwick
Pingle
John Frerichs
Kansas
Arthur Kayne
P. J. Heaton
Harold Connors
John Peetz, Jr
Sidney
Ogallala
Cheyenne County
Harold Spiker
Ivan Walker
Dalton
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Legion and Auxiliary Convention
J. E. Longan
O. A. Olson
Glenn Patrick
Walter Cork
O. L. Maddox
Story
Real Estate Group
C of C
Dimes
Fund Drive
John Deer Firm
Man
Colorado
Leafdales
Kuns
Cliff Russell
Milton Handed
Percy Dimick
Lodgepole
Kenneth Morgan
Melvin Meester
Wilfred Nelson
George Hillman
Raymond Lessman
Deen Hagemeister
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