Postoffice Volume in Sidney For 1936 Nears 1930 Total
Postmaster Le Roy Larson reports gross Sidney post office business for 1936 through December 24 reached 24,950 dollars, up from 24,724 in all of 1930, with six days remaining. A ten percent rise in receipts from December 1 to 24 compared with 1935 also shows. The peak daily cancellings neared 9,650 pieces, while 1930 saw a 10,000-mail day. It is likely December 1936 will exceed the 1930 monthly total.
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Sidney
Leroy Larson
Larson
Kennedy Bound Over At Preliminary Meet
George Kennedy, last of five prisoners from last July 26 jail escape, pleaded guilty in Morrill County Court and was bound over to District Court without bond. He faces a likely guilty plea before Judge George Irwin and possible sentencing to the state penitentiary. Kennedy, tied to freight car robberies at Sidney and Bridgeport, made no denial when brought before County Judge Harry Marquis as police records show an 11 page history.
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Morrill
George Kennedy
George Irwin
State
Lincoln
Kennedy
Harry Marquis
Sidney
Bridgeport
Joe Calvert
Jake Fields
State Reformatory
New Mexico
Roberto Salas
Fred Matzler
Bayard
Old Mexico
U. S
December deaths from Nebraska accidents total 16
Nebraska reports 16 fatalities in the week ending December 12 across categories. The breakdown shows 106 motor vehicle accidents with 8 injuries and 8 deaths, 97 other public accidents with 27 injuries and 5 deaths, 19 agriculture accidents with 17 injuries and 2 deaths, 13 industrial accidents with 5 injuries and no deaths, and 26 vehicle accidents with 11 injuries and 1 death.
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Nebraska
State Superintendent’s Office
Nebraska Press Associated
Town Team Cage Tilt In Auditorium Tonite
Sidney prepares for a basketball game against Chappell at the City Auditorium tonight at 8 o clock. The town team has trained for weeks and features several past high school stars in its lineup. Chappell is known for speed and promises a lively contest for local fans.
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Tonite
Sidney
Chappell
Audrum
Babcock Re elected Leader of Civic Club
The chamber of commerce yesterday re elected Ray Babcock president for another year after adopting a resolution commending Babcock and other officers for a successful and active term. M. W. Osborn was re elected vice president, Roy Liggett was renamed treasurer, E. A. Winter and T. E. Sickjer were named to the board of directors for three years, and J. W. Barnhart filled the unexpired one year term of the late L. T. Poole. The nominating committee proposed one candidate per office and the report was read for unanimous approval. President Babcock urged continued loyal support and strong attendance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ray Babcock
Babcock
M. W. Osborn
Roy Liggett
E. A. Winter
T. E. Sickjer
J. W. Barnhart
L. T. Poole
A. J. Jorgensen
K.C. Lasseter
Glen Wookey
Paul L. Martin
Potter man charged with selling beer to minor
County Attorney P. J. Heaton filed a formal complaint in county court charging Harry Wells of Potter with selling beer to 16 year old Max Hensell. Heaton said the complaint followed complaints from Hensell’s parents and noted reports of dealer sales to minors elsewhere.
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P. J. Heaton
Harry Wells
Potter
Max Hensell
Heaton
Hensell
Merle Hensell
Wells
Roland Rodman
Kimball
Jorney
Chezhoen
Alliance
Ten Best Stories For 1936 Named By A. P.
The Associated Press selected Nebraska's ten best 1936 stories. Topics include weather, election, the Taylor murder, the University of Nebraska campus shooting, the Tri County decision, Miss Nebraska Ruby Hart, the Lynch discoveries, a state levy fixed at a 15 year low, the Shirley Temple extortion case, and the invalidation of the county manager law.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Taylor
University of Nebraska
Miss Nebraska
Ruby Hart
Sioux County Oil Lease Activity Reported
The Houston Texas Oil company has secured leases on nearly a town ship of land in Sioux county from owners Albert Holm gren Modie Lee Mrs. McDonald C. J. Widley Joseph Sandford Henry Bula Vern Kener Wm. Roland John Kin on Joseph March J. C. Scott and others. A surface survey by boring tests about 100 feet deep and 1 000 feet apart is planned for the coming summer.
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Houston Texas Oil Company
Sioux County
Albert Holmgren
Modie Lee
Mrs. McDonald
C. J. Widley
Joseph Sandford
Henry Bula
Vern Kener
Wm. Roland
John Kinon
Joseph March
J. C. Scott
Huge Abandonment Of Wheat Plantings Reported In Nebraska
The state and federal division of agricultural statistics records record winter wheat seedings at a historical high of 4,447,000 acres with rye at 828,000 acres while Dec 1 conditions for both grains run among the lowest. Continued drought across much of Nebraska threatens heavy abandonment likely to rival 1917 as moisture shortages persist, though eastern areas show better seeding conditions.
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Federal
Division of Agricultural Statistics
Nebraska
Panhandle
New Phone System Debated At Kimball
Lions Club president W S Rodman announced Kimball will get improved telephone service if patrons share a small part of the cost. Northwestern Bell agrees to install a common battery system if subscribers pay 25 cents more per month. The swap requires $20,000 in materials and labor and five to six months of work, with no crank or central exchange needed after.
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Kimball
W. S. Rodman
Lions Club
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Big Crowd Expected At Agriculture Session
Nebraska agricultural college officials said they expected several thousand farm people from all sections of the state to attend organized agriculture meetings at Lincoln January 4 to 7. Virtually every agricultural society has completed its part of the programs. Senator Norris will receive the American Farm Bureau Federation's distinguished service medal at the federation banquet on January 4.
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Nebraska Agricultural College
Lincoln
Norris
American Farm Bureau Federation
City Manager Plan Is on Chadron Ballots
Chadron voters will decide on a city manager plan in a special election January 26. The Chadron women’s club submitted petitions with over 400 signatures to the city council backing the plan. Voters rejected a $60,000 bond issue for steel water mains in a prior special election.
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Chadron
Chadron Womans Club
Sidney Bidding To Host Class B Cage Meet
The Nebraska High School Activities Association announced that 21 high schools and colleges have filed bids to host district basketball tournaments in early March. Sidney has requested to host the Class B event while Lodge Pole bids for the Class C tournament.
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Nebraska High School Activities Association
Sidney
Lodge Pole
Over $145,000 in allotment checks arrive here Monday
A shipment of 1936 wheat benefit checks totaling over $145,000 was received at the county office Monday. Clerks prepare notices to inform contract signers when to call, while those not receiving notices are asked not to seek special investigations. The payments fulfill 1936 applications deemed compliant, a moral government obligation despite the 1936 contracts becoming invalid after a Supreme Court ruling. Cheyenne county farmers will also receive soil conservation payments within 60 days, likely arriving before March 1, though the county may run slightly behind others.
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Supreme Court
AAA
American Farm Bureau Federation
Cheyenne County
Nebraska Crops Valued At 138 Million Dollars
Nebraska crops are valued at 138 719 000 dollars per final estimates by the state federal division of agricultural statistics. Wheat leads with corn hay oats potatoes sugar beets and barley following. Production was very low for all crops except wheat and hay but prices are high. The leading crops yielded 37 percent of the ten year average while feed grains were 9 percent of the five year average. Nebraska crop output since 1929 shows fluctuating totals with 138 719 000 in 1936, and continued notes on drought and reduced production ongoing to page 3.
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Nebraska
State Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Campbell's Cook Sues Gas Company for 15000 Damages
Laurence C. Clyde of Scottsbluff sues North Central Gas in district court at Gering for 15000 over injuries from the November 9 Campbell Broadway cafe explosion in Scottsbluff. Clyde alleges negligence in maintaining gas mains and leaking gas caused the blast. He suffered severe burns and permanent scars, with partial loss of sight in his left eye, and says the injuries leave him humiliated and embarrassed.
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Laurence C. Clyde
Scottsbluff
Gering
North Central Gas Company
Campbell’s Broadway
Clyde
Farm Tenancy Hearings Slated Across Five Cities
Five regional hearings on farm tenancy will be held in January by the President's Committee on Farm Tenancy, announced by Secretary Wallace. Sessions in Dallas Montgomery Indianapolis Lincoln San Francisco will cover tenancy problems, focusing on cotton belt corn belt and Great Plains areas where tenant farming is rising.
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Wallace
Dallas
Texas
Montgomery
Alabama
Indianapolis
Indiana
Lincoln
Nebraska
San Francisco
California
Cotton Belt
Corn Belt
Great Plains
Emerine Resigns as Bluffs Postmaster to Become Editor
Edward Emerine, three years postmaster at Scottsbluff, resigns to edit the Daily Senator. His Washington notice was sent December 10. He cites dislike of postal work and a desire to return to newspapers, claiming political pressure and contributions influenced by state figures.
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Edward Emerine
Scottsbluff
Daily Senator
Emerine
Washington
Democratic State Committee
Norris
Carpenter
Nebraska
Arthur Mullen
Quigley
Johnson Plans to Organize New Community Co Op
Johnson announces a new cooperative oil company to start January 1 in Cheyenne County with Henry Johnson as president after retiring from Farmers Cooperative Gas and Oil. The Bay Petroleum products will be used, modeled on Greeley Colo Consumers Oil, with monthly cash dividends and multiple leased outlets in Sidney Lodge Pole and Dalton.
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Community Cooperative Oil Company
Cheyenne County
The
Telegraph News
Henry Johnson
Farmers Cooperative Gas and Oil Company
Bay Petroleum Corporation
Consumers Oil Company
Greeley
Colo
Fred Mason
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Slight Business Loss in Sidney December
Reports from large Sidney stores show general business running slightly below December last year with declines of about eight to sixteen percent cited by managers. Merchants note the absence of allotment money to stimulate sales, calling the loss negligible and suggesting gains could have reached 25 percent with prior funds. One store did report a small uptick over December 1935, surprising the manager who expected a loss.
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Sidney
Federal Hearing For Peddling Fire Water
United States Deputy Marshal Palmer of Grand Island moved four federal prisoners from Kimball jail to Chadron where they signed pauper affidavits before District Judge J A Donahue and earned release. The defendants William Bayliss Charlie Kirley wine and Charles Brown all of Cody Nebraska and Martin Dawson of Kilgore Nebraska served 90 day sentences for selling liquor to Indians on Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations in Nebraska and South Dakota.
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United States
Marshall Palmer
Grand Island
Kimball
Chadron
J. A. Donahue
William Bayliss
Charlie Kirleywine
Charles Brown
Cody
Nebraska
Martin Dawson
Kilgore
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
South Dakota
State Treasury Again Functions Normally
The state treasurer's office functioned normally yesterday with new treasurer H. J. Murray in charge. Murray filed his million dollar bond late Thursday and overcome a hurdle that had left the state's financial affairs at a standstill three days after State Treasurer George E. Halls' death last Monday night.
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H. J. Murray
Murray
George E. Halls
Statutory Charge Filed Against Gust Alexopulos in County Court
A charge of statutory rape involving an 11 year old Sidney girl has been filed in county court against Gust Alexopulos. The complaint cites December 15 as the date of the violation and county attorney P. J. Heaton said no preliminary hearing date has been set.
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Sidney
Gust Alexopulos
Alexopulos
P. J. Heaton
Mayor Says Sidney Must Cut Expenses
Mayor R. E. Roche told the chamber of commerce that Sidney must sharply curtail expenditures from now until May 1 to stay within the annual budget. He asked for support from the city affairs committee and asserted no salary cuts, directing department heads to find reductions without hurting employee earnings. the water department may be removed from the city budget since it is not tax supported.
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R. E. Roche
Chamber of Commerce
Roche
Water Department
Babcock Buys Dalton Implement Co. in Sidney
The Babcock Implement company of Sidney has purchased the Dalton Implement company of Dalton and will run the business at its present location. Former owner A. W. Friede retires to farming. Babcock plans to increase stock and repairs and broaden shop services in Dalton, with McCormick-Deering line and full main-office access in Sidney.
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Babcock Implement Company of
Sidney
Dalton Implement Company
Dalton
A. W. Friede
Babcock
Friede
Art Holm Purchases Kimball Deere Plant
Art Holm of Sidney purchases the John Deere Farm Implement business at Kimball from Harry Smith who has owned and managed it for 12 years. Holm has 23 years with the Deere company, 15 with the Sidney branch, and will take possession after the new year. His family will move to Kimball within a week. Smith plans a trip to California to inspect his property interests.
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John Deere
Kimball
Harry Smith
A. G. Holm
Sidney
Holm
John Deere Company
Smith
California
Telegraph Out Early For New Year Holiday
The Telegraph will be printed and mailed a day early to ensure delivery to every county home before the New Year holiday. January 1 is a legal holiday in post offices with no delivery. Advertisers and news contributors are asked to note the advance publication date for New Year greetings.
Outlook Hinged On Weather For Western Nebraska 1937 recovery
Farmers and business leaders in western Nebraska expect 1937 to bring recovery after three stagnant years. December commerce showed resilience despite no big gains, with no artificial stimulus from wheat or corn-hog allotment checks. Moisture shortages loom, risking 30 to 45 percent winter wheat abandonment and spring replanting if conditions don’t improve.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Corn Loan Requests End January 20 for Seed Corn
Cheyenne county farmers must apply with complete papers to Omaha by January 20 to be considered for government seed corn loans of 1.75 per bushel. Loans require ear corn with 90 percent germination and under 14 percent moisture, with option to buy at 3.50 per bushel by April 1. Delivery to railroad points, storage receipts as collateral, inspector A. W. Friede of Dalton, and blanks from Mr. Friede or the county agent.
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Cheyenne County
Omaha
Commodity Credit Corporation
Nebraska Railway Commission
A. W., Friede of
Dalton
Friede
New Years Eve Dance by American Legion
The American Legion will sponsor a New Years Eve carnival dance at the auditorium Thursday night with music by Hank Barker and his orchestra. The dance committee has supplied hats noise makers serpentine and other items for New Year celebrations. Tickets are one dollar.
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The
American Legion
Hank Barker
Legion
Championship Belt Displayed in Sidney
The world light heavyweight wrestling title belt is shown at Joe Simo dynes pool hall in Sidney after Roy Chick of Sidney won the crown by defeating LeRoy McGurk. Chick sent the belt home to his parents to confirm radio reports he has reached the top of the light heavyweight ranks.
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Joe Simodynes
Roy Chick
Sidney
LeRoy McGurk
Chick
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