Farmers Sign For 1938 Soil Checks In Cheyenne County
Cheyenne county farmers signed 1938 soil conservation payment applications at the ACA office in the Telegraph Building. About 1800 notices will mail this week. signing authorizes checks for practices listed. Officials cautioned to wait for personal notices before visiting the office and expected substantial payments in February once checks are issued.
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Cheyenne County
ACA
Telegraph Publishing Company
Conservation Office
Cheyenne County Soil Conservation
Bot Treatments By Veterinarian Instructed For Farmers
Cheyenne county farmers are urged to eradicate bot larvae in horses with January to February treatments. Dr W Alford of the Nebraska College of Agriculture says bot capsules must be given by a competent veterinarian to prevent digestive issues and possible death, emphasizing unified action for control.
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Cheyenne
W. Alford
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Alford
State Wheat Outlook Spotted by Report
Nebraska cooperative crop reporting service reports winter wheat in the state remains alive but uneven. Conditions are better in southeastern counties with early November rainfall, while central and northern areas show poor prospects, especially in late seeded fields across Seward Butler Kearney and Nuckolls counties.
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Nebraska Co-Operative Crop Reporting Service
Altho
Platte River
Holdrege
Lancaster
Seward
Butler
York
Hamilton
Hall
Adams
Kearney
Phelps, Harlan
Franklin
Webster Nucholls
Thayer
Fillmore
Saline
Nucholls
More Snow Predicted in Panhandle Area
Unsettled weather brought light snow to Cheyenne county as western Nebraska faced flurries and a lack of heavy storm signals. The panhandle saw drifting and difficult travel from a recent high wind with prior snows marking a notable winter pattern.
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Cheyenne County
Panhandle
Sidney
Sicney
Bridgeport Youth Found Dead In Family Home
Raymond La Verne Martenson, 26, of Bridgeport was found shot to death in his southeast Bridgeport home on Saturday morning. County Attorney Bern Coulter ruled it a suicide, noting a .22 rifle near the body and forehead powder burns. Family says he had been irrational since a fall last Monday that caused minor concussion. Genevieve, 18, found him after mother left briefly to fetch clothing from a neighbor.
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Raymond la Verne Martenson
Bridgeport
Atorney
Bern Coulter
Coulter
Genevieve
Jake Fricke
Mrs Osborn Speaks On Relief Work To Rotary Club
County administrator Mrs Jesse Osborn addressed the Rotary Club Friday detailing how relief operations locate and investigate needy families. Her explanations of the office's procedures proved enlightening and engaging for members.
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Rotary Club
Jesse Osborn
Farm Family Incomes Seen Rising In 1939
Economists report signs that 1939 farm family income may exceed 1938. Increased business activity and more jobs, plus a weather outlook favoring crops, are cited. Livestock production is a key factor since 70 percent of Nebraska income comes from livestock and products.
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U. S Department
Cheyenne County
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Feed Conservation Needs Outlined for Sorghum in Cheyenne County
Agricultural Agent Swinbank urges farmers to conserve sorghum by ensiling or bundle stacking to minimize waste. With potential January February wetness, March dust storms and bird damage threaten fodder quality. Leaves, rodents and foreign material add losses. stacking seen as best under current dry fodder conditions.
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Cheyenne County
Swinbank
Silver Shower Dance Feature With Nick St Marie
The American Legion premieres a Silver Shower tonight at the city auditorium as part of a grand dance headlined by Nick St Marie and his Filipino orchestra in Sidney. Fifteen dollars in cash will drop from balloons on dancers, with chances to win more than the dance ticket price. St Marie returns after last year’s presidential ball success, drawing a large crowd and noting the band’s radio and ballroom fame.
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The
American Legion
City Auditorium
Nick St Marie
Sidney
Legion
St. Marie
Conference Race Sparks Western Nebraska Basketball
Scottsbluff keeps rolling with a 30 to 8 win over Gering as part of a six game streak. Mitchell strengthens the Bearcats alongside a tough schedule as several teams post big wins including Morrill 52 20 Minatare 27 11 Bridgeport 42 22 and Sidney 21 19 over Alliance for a heated conference chase.
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Scottsbluff
Bearcats
Gering
Mitchell
Lions
Morrill
Minatare
Lyman
Bridgeport
Bayard
Sidney
Alliance
Maroons
Nebraska
Bulldogs
Bob Lundberg
Frank Rust
Brashear
Scottsbluff Frn
Farm trucks licensed by rated capacity overturns prior rule
The attorney general's office reverses a 1937 standard, ruling farm and local trucks license based on manufacturer carrying capacity rather than load to be hauled. Local practice varied as counties adjust to the new interpretation, with some adopting the rated capacity rule amid farmer protests across Nebraska.
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Walter R. Johnson
Rush G. Clarke
Dakota County
Malcolm R Smith
Buffalo
Minstrel Show At Sidney High This Thursday Evening
Sidney high school presents its annual Minstrel Show Thursday at 8 pm in the senior high auditorium. Proceeds help the athletes injury fund. Three acts including southern melodies by two orchestras a blackface routine and southern songs by Miss Dorothy Putnam. Tickets 25 cents.
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Sidney High School
Dorothy Putnam
Markets Turn Down At Close Last Week
Domestic wheat markets weakened in mid January according to the Weekly Grain Market Review from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Beneficial moisture in the winter wheat belt, weak export activity, and large supplies supported a slight drop in prices. corn eased on moderate demand for feed and livestock on feed. oats remained steady with solid industrial and feed demand while barley held firm.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Buffalo Bill Visit Splits a Printer’s Devil Memory
Julius Hulff recalls meeting Buffalo Bill fifty years ago in Sidney Nebraska while working as a printer’s devil for The Sidney Telegraph. He describes Bill’s arrival at Doran’s saloon, the sheriff’s whereabouts, and Hulff's thrill of the encounter in vivid details from youth.
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Julius Hulff
Buffalo Bill
Act
Annual Farm Bureau and Co op Sessions Set in Sidney
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau and Non-Stock Cooperative Association hold annual meetings in Sidney this Saturday January 21. Non-Stock Co op starts at 9 30 a m and Farm Bureau at 11 a m in the city auditorium basement.
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Farm Bureau
Sidney
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
Non- Stock Cooperative Association
J. P. Ross
Nebraska
Elton Lux
Cheyenne County
Livestock Increase In Cheyenne County
Farm Security Administration representative H K Bond reports from Cheyenne county that 89 borrowers surveyed in 1938 show an average net worth rise of 82.06 dollars. Loans spurred 432 cattle 146 hogs 75 ewes and 5903 poultry into the county with diversification improving family subsistence and debt adjustment prospects.
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Bond
Creighton Football Film Show With Creighton Figures
Five last season Creighton University football games will be shown at Fox Theatre Thursday at 2 30 pm for free. Marchie Schwartz and Hugh Higgins will present the moving pictures. The event ties to Knights of Columbus and a Creighton graduates gathering at the country club.
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Creighton University
Fox Theat
Marchie Schwartz
Creighton
Hugh Higgins
Knights of Columbus
Country Club
Midwest
Last Turkey Loading Set For Wednesday
Cheyenne and Devel counties turkey growers will ship their last dressed turkeys to eastern markets on Wednesday January 18. Turkeys will be received at the Cheyenne County Farmers Non-Stock Co-op association warehouse in Sidney one block north and 1½ blocks east of the Post Office. North Platte Valley Poultry Marketing reports December sales were strong and growers expect favorable final returns.
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Cheyenne
Devel
Cheyenne County Farmers Non-Stock Co-op. Association
Sidney
North Platte Valley Poultry Marketing Association
Auto wrecks over last weekend claim three cars
Authorities reported three weekend wrecks. Byron Leonard’s car was struck by a westbound Union Pacific passenger train the Forty Niner near the east yards. he escaped injury after veering too late. James F. McCarren’s car left the highway to hit a bridge railing 2.4 miles east of Lodgepole. his brother Michael rode with him and was unhurt.
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Byron Leonard
Union Pacific
Leonard
James F. McCarren
Lowell
Mass
Lodgepole
McCarren
Michael
Grains Stocks Rise On Farms Across Nebraska Evidence
Nebraska crop and livestock service reports higher farm stocks for corn wheat and oats than a year earlier. National totals show corn and wheat above last year and above the ten year average while oats are above the average but below last year.
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Nebraska Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
United States
U P Trains Delayed By Freight Derailment Near Korry
Union Pacific says nine cars of a 38 car freight train derailed near Korry Nebraska about 50 miles east of Sidney with four cars overturned. Merchandise strewn for hundreds of feet. no injuries reported. Officials attribute the wreck to a journal break on one car.
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Union Pacific
Korry
Nebraska
Sidney
County budget estimates approved by board for upcoming year
County commissioners last week temporarily approved expense estimates for the year and expect formal approval at today’s meeting. The estimated tax budget totals 77000 dollars with gross expenditures of 144605.80 dollars split among offices, court house costs, and roads.
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Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Nebraska
Highway Department
Cheyenne
Conoco Ad Program Stresses Newspapers for 1939
Conoco announces 1939 advertising will be the largest in its history with newspaper space receiving the majority of the budget. Advertising manager A J Rabe notes a Zig zag reading format on the current paper to ease eye strain and says Telegraph is included in the schedule.
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Continental Oil Company
A. J. Rabe
Rabe
Continental
Telegraph
Conoco
Fred Lindberg Rites Are Held Last Friday
Funeral services were held at Bridgeport for Fred Lindberg a pioneer western Nebraska resident and former county commissioner. Active pallbearers included Frank Smith Frank Clouse G B Als h ouse Max Jensen and B N Dunlap all of Bridgeport. Honorary pallbearers named from multiple towns including Scottsbluff McGrew Gering and Alliance.
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Bridgeport
Fred Lindberg
Nebraska
Lindberg
Old Cheyenne
Frank Smith
Frank Clouse
G B Alshouse
Max Jensen
N Dunlap
Ora E Adcock
McGrew
George Irwin
Gering
Jack Elliott
Scottsbluff
Honary
C F, Manning
R. H. Willis
Thomas G. Burke
O M. Robinson
William Cha~loupka
C H. Silvertail
P. E Williams
Frank Durnal
W. T McKelvey
Bayard
J O
Baker Mitchell
J G
Neighbors
Max Radciff
Broadwater
W H Randall Redington
Robert Oberfelder
Ancy Greenlee Sidres
Hall Alliance
T. F
Scott Bluff
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Ruth Draper
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Gladden Cage
Clarence Kipp Jr
Susie
Charlie
Tom
Betsy
Kipp
Marietta
Burbank
California
Hulff
Philatelist Magazine
Telegraph News
Washington Hand
P. D
Fort Sidney
William Frederick Cody
Doran's
Ross, Lux
FSA
Quinter Bashore
Covina
Calif
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