Sidneys Defense Housing Plans Move Forward
Strong talk of a new housing program in Sidney centers on 50 to 100 dwellings aimed at workers from the Sioux Ordnance Depot. Options on a large western acreage are under consideration with water and sewer extensions discussed. President Roosevelt designated Sidney as a defense housing area, making Title Six loans available up to 90 percent through FHA.
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Sidney
Roche
Sioux
Anm
Roosevelt
Grand Island
FHA
Holger Holm
Nebraska
Petition Filed For Local Option Vote In Nebraska
Harold D. Wilson of Allied Dry Forces filed with Nebraska secretary of state to place on the ballot a measure limiting liquor and beer over one percent alcohol to incorporated cities towns and villages. He certified 43 597 qualified voters meeting the required 70 percent of governor votes. Secretary of state will verify signatures and if valid the measure goes to the general election ballot.
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Harold D. Wilson
Nebraska
Allied Dry Forces
Secretary of State
Wilson
Two Traffic Charges Heard In Court
Myron Ebner Leef of Lome Beach California was fined ten dollars and costs by County Judge Robert A Barlow on speeding after entering a guilty plea. Leonard L Schwartz of Sidney was fined ten dollars and costs by Judge Barlow on a reckless driving complaint.
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Myron Ebner Leef
Lome Beach
California
Robert A. Barlow
Leef
Leonard L. Schwartz
Sidney
New Salvage Drive Nears As War Campaign Intensifies
The midwest prepares for a renewed salvage campaign starting July 13 calling for metals especially iron and steel and any uncollected rubber. Housewives are urged to save waste kitchen fats and bring pounds to local butcher shops for donation or a small payment as glycerine from fats is needed for explosives manufacture.
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Midwest
Draft Deferment Sought By Civic Club For July Draftees
The chamber of commerce board votes to back a county draft board appeal for deferment of 52 men scheduled for July induction until after harvest. Citing labor shortages and late harvest due to weather, they seek postponement or extended after induction furlough. They instruct the secretary to send telegrams to officials who could influence the delay.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
County
Civic Club
Draft Board
Banner County Agent Into Armed Services
Lawrence Tremain, former assistant county agent at Kearney, has arrived in Harrisburg to replace Arnold W. Gadeken as Banner county agricultural agent. Gadeken resigned to enter the armed services. Tremain, a University of Nebraska agriculture graduate, has worked in Buffalo county since the year’s start and been active in 4 H clubs, pest control, and Victory garden efforts.
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Lawrence Tremain
Kearney
Harrisburg
Arnold W. Gadeken
Banner County
Gadeken
Armed Services
Tremain
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Buffalo County
Soldier Lieutenant Hardy Assigned to Hamilton Field
Lieutenant Arthur B. Hardy of Sidney has been transferred to Hamilton Field near San Francisco to serve with the Air Corps. An alumnus of Sidney High School, he holds an AB from the University of Colorado and an MID from the University of Nebraska. Commissioned on June 16, 1942, he now serves with the Medical Corps.
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Arthur B. Hardy
A. S. Hardy
Sidney
Hamilton Field
San Francisco
Air Corps
Hardy
Sidney High School
University of Colorado
University of Nebraska
Rural Fire Control Steps Urged For Cheyenne County
Agricultural Agent J C Swinbank urges rural fire prevention as downy brome or cheat grass crowds roadsides and fence rows. With civilian defense help, rural fire control leaders will be appointed in each school district. Farmers must clear dry grass now to avoid loss, and Be On The Alert-Avoid Fire Loss cards will soon reach every rural household.
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J. C. Swinbark
Agricultural Extension Service
Civilian Defense Organization
Cheyenne County
Swinbank
Outline Program To Use Wheat for Feed
Secretary Wickard announces 1943 wheat allotment set at 55 million acres the minimum and equal to 1942 national allotments. Growers may plan fall seeding and use more wheat for livestock feed where feasible, with adjustments by local AAA committees guiding acreage cuts and eligibility for price supports loans crop insurance and conservation payments. Continued on Page 6 Col.
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Wickard
AAA
Three Denver youths held in car theft case near Sioux Ordnance Depot
Three Negro youths Sonny Peter son Sir Raleigh Bryson and Gene Ritchie, all from Denver, were jailed awaiting charges for stealing a car from the Kiewit Condon construction camp near the Sioux Ordnance Depot. Deputies say the car was wrecked south of Gurley and the youths claimed permission. Officials did not verify this claim.
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Sonny Peterson
Sir Raleigh Bryson
Gene Ritchie
Denver
Kiewit-Condon
Barton A. Taylor
Huntsman
Gurley
Taylor
Burn Victim Is Dead Husband Works Here
Mrs. John Gray a 23 year old formerly of Clarinda Iowa died Friday night at Kimball from burns after a hot water heater exploded at a cottage camp. Three others were seriously burned Joe Brown of Kimball shown the heater his son William 16 and Mrs. Gray's son Bobby three. Her husband works at the ordnance depot nearby and she received five blood transfusions before death. The same heater had exploded a week earlier injuring another person.
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John Gray
Clarinda
Kimball
Kimball Cottage
Joe Brown
Gray
Brown
William
Bobby
Ordnance
Here
Twenty Candidates in Primary Battle For County Offices
Twenty candidates filed for county offices for the August 1 primaries. Several officials are unopposed, while key races include county treasurer Louis Wasem facing Herb Stevens, and sheriff W W Schulz opposed by Morris Goeman. County clerk I L Pindell and Charles D Green contend, and county attorney R P Kepler meets Raymond J Fox. District races feature Glen Bales vs Guy Shaw and Ed Erickson vs Joe P Schwartz, with Ford Weikhorst unopposed on the democratic slate. Precinct assessors race with Mrs J A Thatcher W W Wise Jess Osborn. Major interest centers on senate and congressional nominations with six Democrats and three Republicans pursuing the NORRIS seat.
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Dan Campbell
Edith Oldershaw
J. H. Foster
Gilbert Clark
Louis Wasem
Herb Stevens
Potter
W. W. Schulz
Morris Goeman
Dalton
I. L. Pindell
Charles D. Green
R. P. Kepler
Raymond J. Fox
Glen Bales
Guy Shaw
Ed Erickson
Joe P. Schwartz
Ford Weikhorst
Nebraska
Frank Marsh
United States Senate
Senate
George W. Norris
William Ritchie
Omaha
George W. Olsen
Plattsmouth
Harry B. Coffee
Chadron
Lawrence W. Moore
John C. Mullen
Falls City
Fester May
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Hugh B. Ayshmere
Palisade
Kenneth Wherry
Pawnee City
Voyle D. Rector
Quiet 4th Observed in Sidney This Year
Sidney records a quiet Independence Day as hundreds on a war project finish time sensitive work amid secrecy and heat. Residential areas relaxed while construction at the Sioux Ordnance Depot continues with favorable weather aiding progress. Police report few troubles as the nation tallies July casualties, with reduced fireworks and an East Coast gas tire conservation campaign noted.
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Sidney
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Lhab
License Revoked On Drunk Driving Count
Vern A. Curry aged 24 of Bridgeport lost his drivers license for one year and was fined twenty five dollars for pleading guilty to driving while under the influence of liquor. The complaint was signed by a state highway patrolman.
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Vern A. Curry
Bridgeport
Oy County
Robert A. Barlow
Curry
Heroes Day Planned in State July 11 Observance
Elsworth F. Duneau of Lincoln, chairman of the Nebraska War Savings Committee, designates Friday July 11 as American Heroes Day. The aim is a state wide observance with patriotic parades and mass meetings to sell the largest amount of war bonds on a single day since Pearl Harbor, with county chairmen urged to participate.
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Elsworth F. Duneau
Lincoln
Neboraska War Savings Committee
Nebraska
DuTeau
Preble Grocery to Close in Western Nebraska
The Telegraph News reports Preble Grocery will shut its doors and begin a closing out sale next Friday July 10. Owner Mr. Preble plans to sell the entire stock of groceries and all fixtures, noting the store as a modern Western Nebraska retailer with a large inventory. The business will be closed all day Thursday to prepare for opening day.
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Preble
The
Telegraph News
Nebraska
Preole
First Run Pictures To Begin At Auditorium
Ray Davis district manager for Fox Theatres announced a new film policy for Sidney City Auditorium. Beginning next Saturday two first-run films will be shown each Saturday and Sunday, replacing prior re runs. Opening week will showcase strong A pictures as top billing at the two first run houses.
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Auditorium
Ray Davis
Fox Theatres
Davis
Sidney
Fox
Alliance Story Fit by Project Officer
Capt. Francis E. Beyer, area engineer in charge, voiced displeasure at an Omaha paper story about the Alliance air force training center. He said the item, published, cannot be said to be in error since the writer merely reported a circulating yarn rather than stating facts. Continued on Page 6 (Col. 3).
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Omaha
Alliance Air Force Training Center
Francis E. Beyer
Alert leads to arrest of local youth
Sheriff W. W. Schulz arrested Bob Simpson a 19 year old yesterday and filed a federal complaint charging him with violating the national motor vehicle theft act. The Osborn Motor Co. warehouse car was recovered in Denver after being stolen. An FBI officer filed the complaint before United States Commissioner Robert A. Barlow, and Simpson will face the federal charge in court. Two other boys who rode to Denver with Simpson are unnamed in the complaint.
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W. W. Schulz
Bob Simpson
Young Simpson
M. W. Osborn Motor Co
Osborn
Denver
Schulz
FBI
United States
Robert A. Barlow
War Casualties Are Given For Panhandle
Two Nebraskans are listed dead, one wounded and seven missing in the navy department’s sixth casualty list of the war released Friday. The period covered is June 7 through June 17. Missing are Carl Frantz Baird, seaman first class, son of Mrs. Anna Marie Lester of Crawford, and John Dan Zonik, seaman second class, son of George Zonik of Chadron. None of the dead or wounded were from western Nebraska.
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Navy Department
Carl Frantz Baird
U. S. Navy
Anna Marie Lester
Second Street
Crawford
Nebr
John Dan Zonik
George Zonik
Chadron
Nebraska
Western
Ak Sar Ben Show To Honor Sidney People
Ak Sar Ben’s Den Show in Omaha on Monday July 13 honors Sidney residents as guests. Free tickets available from Ambassador Dr R E Roche. The annual event, part of a Nebraska and western Iowa gathering season, runs Mondays June 8 through July 7 at the Coliseum for community fellowship.
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Sidney
Vicinity
Omaha
R. E. Roche
Nebraska
Iowa
States
Coliseum
Aot
Wheat Weather Hoisted in West Nebraska Territory
Western Nebraska reports say typical July wheat ripening weather favors harvest this week. Heads fill, yields look good across panhandle counties, with some grain turning and readying for cutting. Hail damaged thousands of acres, some grain a total loss, while businessmen in Humboldt Kearney and Hastings volunteer to help with harvest labor.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Cheyenne
Huntsman
Gurley
West
Anal Devel
iCheyenne-Deuel
Deuel
Humboldt
Kearney
Hastings
1 B Draftees Facing Early Induction Calls
An army announcement details calls starting August 1 for 1-B registrants with minor physical defects. They will be placed in limited duty, not seriously handicapped, and must show a useful civil vocation. The War Department clarifies the policy covers those capable of doing useful work, not only specialized skills.
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Selective Service
iAn Army
War Department
Robineau Plans Big Refinery Addition at Frontier Plant
M H Robineau Frontier president announced plans for an immediate $4 000 000 addition to the Frontier Refining company plant at Cheyenne to manufacture 100 octane gas for the federal government. The Defense Plant Corporation will finance and build the addition while Frontier will operate it on a royalty basis.
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Frontier Refining Company
Cheyenne
M. H. Robineau
Frontier
Robineau
Denver
Washington
Defense Plant Corporation
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Hear
U.s
New Salvage Drive
Lieut. Hardy
Medical Corps
J. A. Thatcher
Haskell
W. W. Wise
Lodgepole
Jess Osborn
Uncle Sam
Los Angeles
Seaboard
Wake Island
R. M. Ramey
Japhela Wake Island
Willis H. Hale
Hawaiian Air Force Bomber Command
Ramey
Hale
County War Savings Com
Preble Grocery
Alliance
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