Army Maneuvers To Feature Appearance Of Soldiers In City
The First Infantry of Fort Warren will perform a drill squad and band in Sidney next Saturday starting at 1 30 p m The event doubles as an enlistment drive aiming to fill 50 vacancies at the post A recruiting visit by Sergeant Glen R Simpson established a local office in the Legion rooms and a field rations display The program includes a concert by the band and army demonstrations intended to draw crowds from the region.
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Sidney
Fort Warren
Glen R. Simpson
U. S. Army
Legion Rooms
First Infantry Band
John S. Martin
Chicago Tribune
Chambers
King
Waldteufel
the Alamo
Jones
Marie
Chiafferelli
Espnagnole
Vardier
Auf Wied
Red Cross seeks volunteers for sewing Friday effort
The Red Cross called for volunteer workers to mend and remodel clothing on Friday afternoon in Red Cross rooms at the auditorium with Mrs. John T. McIntosh in charge. Mrs. E J. Leonard urged more old clothing donations and announced the headquarters will stay open 1 to 5 pm Thursday through Saturday to collect garments for distribution and warmth.
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Vounteer
Red Cross
John T. McIntosh
E J. Leonard
Leonard Sais
Christmas Seals Drive Through P T A In Sidney
The annual Christmas seal drive to eradicate tuberculosis opens in Sidney this week under Mrs. A. R. Kendree as general chairman. Camp Fire girls will place seals in envelopes delivered to homes and collect envelopes and money next week.
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Sidney
P.T. A
A. R. Kendree
Ryder Gets One Year For Forging Checks
Roy Ryder pleaded guilty to forging a ten dollar check on Sam Sawyer of Dalton last October. District Judge J. L. Tewell sentenced him to one year in the state reformatory for men, saying the light sentence reflected Ryder’s honest confession of guilt.
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Roy Ryder
Sam Sawyer
Dalton
State Reformatory
J. L. Tewell
Tewell
Ryder
Pavlat Warns on Delayed CWA Check Supplies
Pavlat, a welfare worker in Cheyenne County, says supplies for writing CWA worker checks were due yesterday or this morning but have not arrived, leaving current payrolls unpaid until the materials arrive.
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CWA
Cheyenne County
Henry Pavlat
Presbyterian Tea And Bazaar Planned For Thursday
Presbyterian ladies will host their annual Christmas tea and bazaar this Thursday afternoon in the church parlors. A splendid program has been arranged and the gathering will start at 2 30 pm.
City seeks 5 060 dollar CWA grant for sewer extensions
The city council filed a formal request for a 5 060 dollar CWA fund to extend the storm sewer system. Proposals include two blocks on west Illinois street and two blocks on south Tenth avenue. The project aims to relieve drainage and provide winter employment, with possible inter-project transfers from other county CWA funds. The state has previously urged extending the west Lincoln highway sewer due to heavy water flow.
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West Illinois Street
South Tenth Avenue
CWA
Lincoln Highway
Myrtle Fishman Dies In Denver At 32
Myrtle Fishman age 32 formerly of Sidney died in Denver Monday afternoon at 2 oclock after a long illness. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs Simon Fishman and a prominent young resident here years ago. Her sister Naomi died in an automobile crash a few years ago. one brother survives.
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Myrtle Fishman
Sidney
Denver
Leon Fine
Roll Call Drive Raises Funds in 1933
The Red Cross roll call drive in Sidney under Mrs. E. L. Hyde raised $240.95, up from $206.80 in 1932. The American Legion auxiliary led the effort with improving finances, and Mrs. Hyde notes similar gains in outstate towns.
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Red Cross
Sidney
American Legion Auxiliary
E. L. Hyde
Country Club to Name Caretakers Directors to Meet This Week
Sidney country club directors meet to select a caretaker and caterer for the club house and grounds. They will replace Mr and Mrs Joe Daniel who resigned to move to California. Eight applications were received with four to be considered after a Friday meeting.
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Sidney Country Club
Joe Daniel
California
Christmas buying drive boosts Sidney stores as moisture warms sales
Early Christmas shopping spurred by winter weather and Sidney Telegraph ads boosted store volumes over the weekend. Farmers welcomed over an inch of rain in Cheyenne county, lifting spirits and toy sales to near record levels as readers acted on bargains and began holiday purchases. Continuous coverage continued on page six.
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Cheyenne
Biing Jong
Sydney
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Toy Matinee At Fox Theatre Wednesday
The Fox theatre and the Lions club sponsor a Wednesday toy matinee at 4 pm to help less fortunate children. Admission is an old toy in repair, with all donations going to J. W. Neilsen and his young boys to brighten Christmas for local youngsters.
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Fox Theatre
The
Lions Club
J. W. Neilsen
Yong Boys
Mrs Clarence Davis Succumbs Saturday in Sidney
Mrs. Clarence Davis 65 long time Sidney resident and mother of Mrs. F Charling Mills died Saturday after a year of declining health. She moved to Sidney in 1936 and wed Mr Davis in February 1932. Lavinia Goldsworthy born June 6 1868 in Wales came to America with her parents and married Edward Brown in Sherman County in 1888.
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Clarence C. Davis
Sidney
F. Charling Mills
Davis
Mr Davis
Lavinia Goldsworthy
Wales
America
Edward Brown
Sherman County
Mr. Brown
Telephone Code Talks Continue Between Bell and NRA
Bell Telephone Company is negotiating with NRA officials on a permanent telephone code after operating under the blanket code since last August. Reports of AT&T abandoning the NRA were unfounded as of now.
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Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company
NRA
Telegraph News
Poole Leads Rotary Program With Pontoon Talk
L. T. Poole presided at the Rotary Club Friday night meeting as O. J. Weymouth, high school principal and Rotarian, explained pontoon building methods used by engineers in the war. Miss Virginia Johnson and guest Miss Mary Charlotte Wakeman of New Castle Wyoming provided musical numbers with Johnson singing and Wakeman playing a piano solo.
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L. T. Poole
Rotary Club
O. J. Weymouth
Virginia Johnson
Mary Charlotte Wakeman
New Castle
Wyo
Miss Johnson
Miss Wakeman
Stabbing Near Bridgeport Mystifies West Nebraska Police
Western Nebraska officers search for two purported Black men after a fatal quarrel east of Bridgeport. James Weaver of Morrill County says the driver stabbed his companion three times then drove off in a blue sedan. Authorities have found no trace of the vehicle or occupants despite sightings by Garden County officers.
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Nebraska
Bridgeport
James Weaver
Morrill
Weaver
Lincoln Highway
North Platte
Meerrill
Garden County
Program Launched to Accelerate Nebraska Farm Payments
Congressman Burke of Omaha launches a drive to speed Nebraska wheat allotment payments totaling 6.5 million dollars. About 35 000 of the state’s 56 000 wheat farmers have signed contracts. Only three counties have been paid so far Otoe Stanton and Wayne Burke offers Washington staff help to overcome clerical shortages and hopes for swift Christmas payments with support from Senators Norris and Thompson and state board members Anderson Hedges and Cole.
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Nebraska
Burke
Omaha
Otoe
Stanton
Wayne
Wallace
Washington
Norris
Thompson
Willey To Attend Corn-Hog Meet In Lincoln Next Week
County Agent L. D. Willey is to attend a Lincoln conference for county agents and emergency agricultural assistants. Director W. F. Brokaw will lead training on the corn hog reduction plan to be shared with farmers at community meetings aimed at 100 percent sign up and attendance.
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Lincoln
L. D. Willey
W. F. Brokaw
Extension Service
Spective
Brokaw
Washington
Sidney Maroons Defeat Chappell 14 to 0 in Thanksgiving Clash
The Sidney Maroons overpower Chappell by 14 points in the annual Thanksgiving game. Two third period touchdowns, one on a pass McNish to Thomas and a 75 yard run by Stewart, sealed the win as Chappell managed only one first down. Sidney threw 17 passes, completing seven for 138 yards.
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Sidney
Chappell
Maroons
Deuel County
Will
McNish
Thomas
Stewart
Page Six
Price Fixing Prohibited in NRA Codes
The national recovery administration will not allow price fixing of actual sales prices in NRA codes and will reject provisions reducing distributors of producers' retail prices. The rule targets minimum price listings like in the cleaning and dyeing code, arguing fixing actual prices risks chaos and destructive competition.
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National Recovery Administration
NRA
Sidney PWA paving grant faces possible rejection in Washington
Local observers fear Sidney's 32 614 PWA grant for paving district 3 may be denied as Nebraska funds are over subscribed. The delay in Washington follows assurances by the state board and warrants drawing six percent interest. If no word arrives soon, a bond issue may be pursued to cover completed improvements.
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Sidney
Washington
State Advisory Board
Nebraska
PWA
District 3
Washington Public Works Office
Sidney Urged To Seek Airport Funds For Nebraska
The Omaha chamber of commerce urges Sidney and other towns to apply for CWA funds aimed at improving landing fields and building an airport network in Nebraska. The government has appropriated ten million dollars, but Sidney must provide suitable land, a costly requirement the chamber notes.
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Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Nebraska
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Jacob Bartholomew Dies After Long Illness at 77
Jacob S Bartholomew 77 died at a local hospital after a long illness. He had been hospitalized ten days with little hope for recovery. Funeral services Wednesday at two at the Christian church with J H Bicknell officiating. Interment at Sidney Greenwood cemetery. Survived by wife Anna and nine children. An infant child died in infancy.
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Jacob S. Bartholomew
Christian Church
Teo
J H Bicknell
Gehrig
Sidney Greenwood Cemetery
Bartholomew
Anna
Odd Fellows Banquet Planned by Grand Lodge Notables
More than 300 Odd Fellows expected Friday night for a grand lodge banquet and session. W. W. Jeffers of Havelock, grand master, and Wm. S. Davis of North Platte, grand secretary, are listed on the program. Banquet at 6:30 inviting all members and wives. Cost not announced.
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Odd Fellows Lodge
Grand Lodge
W. W. Jeffers
Havelock
Rm. S. Davis
North Platte
Odd Fellows
Allotment Contracts Due In Cheyenne County By Dec 10
Cheyenne county officials urge wheat acreage allotment participants to finalize signing by December 10. The county committee expects no further contracts after this deadline. About twelve hundred contracts were prepared to be sent to Washington for inspection and payment.
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Cheyenne County
Washington
Kimball Road Work Set to Start With 100 Men
District Engineer T C Middlewart said road work from Kimball to Bushnell will begin within a week employing about 100 men. He reported two disputed right of way issues appear resolved after talks with Kimball County Commissioners. Steele and Olinger of Sidney win grading contract, Inland Construction of Omaha handles steel bridge work, Koehler Construction of Sterling takes cement work.
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Kimball
Bushnell
T. C Middlewart
Kimball County
Steele and Olinger
Sidney
Inland Construction Company
Omaha
Koehler Construction Company
Sterling
Masons In Meeting At Alliance This Week
Sidney Masons plan visits to Alliance on December 4 6 and 7 as Scottish Rite Masons from Western Nebraska hold their 27th reunion. Degrees from Fourth to Thirty second will be conferred and Morrill county Masons may receive some. Meetings open to Masons nationwide.
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Sidney Masons
Alliance
Nebraska
Morrill County
Comparative scores disproved in regional football games
Last Thursday in the region Scottsbluff edged Sidney 26 to 0 while Sidney crushed Gering 19 to 6 and Gering narrowly beat Scottsbluff 6 to 0, showing yardstick results fail to predict outcomes. The piece notes critics of football score comparisons remain active.
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Gering- Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff
Sidney
Gering
Dalton Pioneer Dies At Home In Morill County
Mrs. Gustav Aldrup, 62, longtime western Nebraska resident since 1902, died at her north Dalton district home. Born in Tlindis, she lived on a Cheyenne County farm later moved to Mor rill after county split. Funeral at Dalton Presbyterian Church Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. with interment in Dalton Cemetery. Rice funeral service conducted.
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Gustav Aldrup
Nebraska
North Dalton
Aldrup
Tlindis
Cheyenne
Morrill
Dalton Presbyterian Churen
Dalton
Rice
Academy Pupils To Stage Humorous Play Camouflage
Grade pupils of St Patrick's Academy will present Camouflage a humorous three act play on Thursday December 24 at 8 oclock in the academy auditorium Rehearsals are now being held Further information and the full program will be given in a later issue.
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St. Patricks Academy
Dorcas Society Bazaar and Supper Planned
The Dorcas Society will hold its annual bazaar and supper this Wednesday in the parlors of Trinity Lutheran Church. The event is open to the public and remains a popular community gathering.
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Dorcas Society
Trinis' Lutheran Church
Quilt Sale For Shoe Fund In Sidney
A quilt on display in Greenlees' window will be sold this month by Royal Neighbors Kensington members to raise funds for footwear needs. Proceeds support those in need, per Mrs. E. J. Leonard.
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Sidney
Greenlees
Royal Neighbors
Kensington
Telegraph News
E. J. Leonard
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Panhandle
Pavlat
Council
Country Club
Clarence Davis
Poole
West
Department of Agriculture
Homer Gruenther
Gressman Burke
State Board
A. E B
Erson, Harold Hedges and
Ralph Cole
Willey
Sidney Pwa
Jacob Bartholomew
Kimball Road Work
Masons
Dalton Pioneer
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