Nebraska Trio Admit Dozens of Highway Robberies
Ray Rezac Albert Rezac and Fred L Gift confessed to 38 holdups in Nebraska with many highway stickups uncounted. Heaviest activity centered in Nebraska City with 12 jobs, plus robberies at Imperial Sterling Falls City and Blair. They may have extended to Iowa. Rathbone real estate operator in Imperial was robbed of cash valuables and his car. Ray Rezac wounded January 1 in gun battle with Sheriff Schulz and sentenced to eight years for shooting with intent to kill.
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Cheyenne County
Ray Rezac
Albert Rezac
Fred L. Gift
Omaha
Nebraska City
Imperial
Sterling
Falls City
Blair
W. W. Schulz
Iowa
Gift
Schulz
Nebraska ‘States
Ray
Rezac Brothers
Rezac
Imerial
Nebraska
Rezacs
Harvey Rathbone
Lincoln
Rathbone
Farmers Attend Big PTA Meeting at North Side School
Visiting groups from the country joined a large turnout at the North Side school house last Wednesday night setting a new attendance record for the season. A substantial delegation from Bunker Hill and Dalton district schools attended, observing the Sidney group's procedures. Continues on page eight.
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P.T. A
North Side
Bunker Hill
Dalton
Sidney
J. W. Neilson
Sidney Young People Represent Nebraska University
Fourteen Sidney residents attend the University of Nebraska this year among 23 Cheyenne county students. The group spans many colleges with Roscoe Baker in dentistry and Lyle Burkett in dentistry, Elmer Fisher in pharmacy, and Charlotte Goodale in teachers college. Others study journalism, music, and arts, with memberships in sororities and fraternities and active in campus media and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
University of Nebraska
University
Cheyenne County
Dalton
Lodge Pole
Sunol
Roscoe Baker
College of Dentistry
Delta Sigma Delta
Lyle Burkett
Baker
Versity
Nebraska
Miss Goodale
Stephens College
Columbia
Rolfe Hine
College of Arts and Sciences
Daily Nebraskan
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Cecile Jones
Great Cathedral Choir
Zeta Tau Alpha
Clifford
Isaac Clayton Jones
College of Agriculture
Sidney High School
Willie Jones
Delta Sigma Lambda
Gwendolyn Jorgenson
Teachers College
Louie E. Miller
Delta Sigma Lambda Fraternity
Cornhusker Countryman
Agricultural College Monthly
Ag Club
Kenneth Peterson
College of Pharmacy
Geraldine Pitman
Clifford E. Wolf
Business Administration
Elderly Denver Lady Dies Survived by Large Family
Funeral services were held in Denver for Mrs. Margaret Rogers 94 a pioneer of Colorado and western Nebraska. Born October 18 1837 in Xenia Ohio she taught school in Illinois for 14 years before marriage. She is survived by numerous relatives in this section. The article also details Conventions in Sidney and panhandle districts with Legion events and a large program including dignitaries and a banquet.
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Denver
Legion of
Margaret Rogers
Colorado
Nebraska
Allington Swine Herd Dominates Denver Show Divisions
Allington & Allington of Sunol led the National Western stock show's Swine divisions in Denver last week with Mellow Mint the senior champion boar. J. Q. Conrad and sons followed closely, taking top spots in multiple classes as the Allington herd captured major honors across aged boars, senior and junior boars, and boar pigs. Continued on page 5.
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Mellow Mint
Allington & Allington
Cheyenne County
Denver
Allington
Sunol
J. Q. Conrad and Sons
J. Q. Conrad
Conrad and Sons
Outcross Bay
Colorado Automatic
C. L. Byerly
St Patrick's Edges Gurley In Tight 20 19 County Rivalry
St Patrick's cagers defeated Gurley 20 to 19 in a September night thriller on the Gurley court. Fahy led with four goals while Filbin Patrow, Disney and Roth shaped the offense and defense as the crowd roared through a back and forth contest. Keiselhorst stood out on the floor in a hard fought display of high school basketball.
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St. Patrick’s Cagers
Gurley
Roth
St. Pats
Fahy
Filbin
Patrowsky
Disney
Keiselhorst
Page
Secret law force named to aid state sheriff curb crime
A secret body of law enforcement officers has been formed in Nebraska under Governor Bryan and State Sheriff Michael Endres. Endres confirmed the organization but withheld details on numbers and distribution. He said agencies would be centralized under the sheriff, though current rosters show only three deputies in his office. He stressed secrecy to deter criminals while pledging adequate enforcement and protecting citizens’ interests.
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Nebraska
Bryan
Endres
Oia
Mrs Greenlee Ill in Tucson Report
Relatives report Mrs. A. K. Greenlee is ill in Tucson Arizona with a fluctuating condition. Sons Roy and Albert Greenlee who traveled there last week say she has shown some improvement but suffered a slight relapse Sunday night. Mr Greenlee has stayed with her throughout.
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A. K. Greenlee
Tucson
Arizona
Organization Plans Two Film Sponsors at Fox Theatre
Two Sidney groups sponsor shows at the Fox theatre this week. On Wednesday the American Legion will sponsor War Nurse, and on Thursday the PTA will sponsor New Moon starring Lawrence Tibbetts and Grace Moore. Manager A J Hamilton calls both specials.
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Sidney
Fox Theatre
American Legion
P.T. A
Lawrence Tibbetts
Grace Moore
A. J. Hamilton
Deadline For License Plates End Of Week
The deadline for securing auto license plates for 1931 is Saturday January 31. Sales are ahead of last year but many motorists have yet to comply. Penalties begin next Monday for those who fail to license.
Construction of Natural Gas Line for Sidney Nebraska
The Public Service Corporation of Nebraska informs Sidney city council that a natural gas pipeline to serve Sidney and nearby towns in the Nebraska panhandle will begin soon. Thomas L. Cook, VP, notes competition delayed activity but the line should reach the area by late 1991, originating in Amarillo Texas with plans to extend north to Sterling Sidney and into the North Platte valley.
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Sidney
Panhandle
Nebraska
Public Service Corporation of Nebraska
Thomas L. Cook
Cook
Amarillo
Texas
Sterling
North Platte Valley
Advertising Beat Leads Slump Across Regions
A fragmented note from Executive States Advertising describes turnover dips and the need to maintain public visibility. The text references Omaha’s refrigeration department and notes Chicago showing a 60 percent rise in 1939 due to steady news coverage, while warning the public soon forgets and that halting promotion is costly.
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Electric Company
Omaha
Chicago
Lodgepole Valley Chamber Link Dream Faces Support
The Sidney chamber of commerce promotes forming an association of Lodgepole Valley chambers and civic clubs from Bushnell to Ogalala. Past president L T Poole cites North Platte valley gains and highway work as a model. Secretary Paylat to begin outreach with other towns. further action possible at next meeting.
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Poole
Sand Hill County
Cochran
Lodge Pole Valley
Paylat
O Connell Family Leaves Sidney for Hastings Home
Mr and Mrs William OConnell and their family depart Sidney Monday en route to Hastings where they will reside Mr OConnell leads the Caterpillar tractor company branch in Hastings He will keep his stake in Reel Contractors formed since their Sidney residence
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William O'Connell
Hastings
O'Connell
Caterpillar Tractor Company
O'Connells
Sidney
O’connell
Caterpillar
Reel Contractors
Western Nebraska Aids Drouth Areas
Western Nebraska communes aid drought relief in the south with Scottsbluff leading with 17 carloads of relief goods sent to the hardship area. Chappell contributes a carload of flour which the Union Pacific railroad will transport free of charge.
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Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Chappell
Union Pacific Railroad
Delegates Welcomed By Sidney Merchants
Sidney merchants and legionnaires welcome delegates to the rid four convention in advertisements in this issue. The cause is worthy and these merchants show a cooperative spirit.
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Legionnaires and
Sidney
Red Cross Names Martin President in Sidney Chapter
Paul L. Martin was elected president of the Sidney chapter of the American Red Cross last Thursday night. Grace McIntosh was named vice president, L. L. Lockwood secretary, and Leslie Neubauer treasurer. The chapter approved immediate relief for the drought area with a $300 national fund subscription, with plans to obtain a welfare worker and Red Cross nurse.
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Paul L. Martin
Sidney
American Red Cross
Grace McIntosh
L. L. Lockwood
Leslie Neubauer
Drouth
National Fund
Disaster Relief Committee
Red Cross
P. L. Martin
Sunol
Sidney Cagers Nosed Out by Sterling Quintet Saturday
The Sidney Maroons lost a close cage game to Sterling by 15 to 12 at Logan County Court. Sterling’s defense and long range shooting built an early lead as Sidney rallied in the second half. Chesebro and Adams led Sterling with ten points. Black's led Sidney with a strong finish though the rally fell three points short.
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Bkineys High School Maroons
Sterling
Logan County
Sidney
Chesebro
Adams
Black
Walker
Wolf
Goodale
Griswold
Livoni
Colorado
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Imperial Police
Big P.T. A
Nebraska Uni
American Legion and Auxiliary Come
Farm Bureau
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
Francis Flood
American Legion Auxiliary
Maude Cochran
Scottebluff
H. E. Bauman
Sidney Post
Legion
Poteet
Herman Schroeder
Marguerite Schlater
Oshkosh
Country Club
L. D. Wiley
Poland
Academy
Public Service Corporation
L. T. Poole
Chamber of Commerce
O’connells
Sidney Merchants
Martin
Meets
Sidney Cagers
Sterling Quintet
Maroons
Hays
Hamilton
Monroe
Lemon
Bridgeport
Marin
Brennan
Lessig
Mintken
Munshaw
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