North Table landowners win 5400 in road damage case
Cheyenne County landowners near Gurley in township 16 range 51 won about 5400 in district court after appealing the county’s 10 per acre damages for road construction. Otto Bergt 1212 Gottfried Bergt 3000 G V Doran 393 Frank Scherer 447 Ed Sanders 296 B F Graham 50.
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Cheyenne County
Township 16
Range 51
Gurley
I. J. Nisley
Otto Bergt
Gottfried Bergt
G. V. Doran
Frank Scherer
Ed Sanders
B. F. Graham
Bordwell
Board of Appraisers
Township
Mrs Pindell Pupils In Good Recital At City Auditorium
A large audience enjoyed a recital by music and dramatic pupils of Mrs I L Pindell last Thursday night at City Auditorium. The program featured piano duets and solos, readings, and various musical numbers performed by named pupils including Helen Laaker Catherine Laaker Jean Perry Mary Ann Daniel Frances Meier Goldie Jelinek Jacqueline Pindell and others. The program showcased a range of pieces from Waltzes to lulls and garden themed works, reflecting the students’ preparation and Mrs Pindell's teaching.
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I. L. Pindell
Helen
Catherine Laaker
Mrs. Pindell
Jean Perry
Patty Ann
Mary Ann Daniel
Frances Meier
Candy Tuft
Betty Walsh
Eileen Perry
Florence Hicks
Flowers
Cedar Brook
Pearl
Roger Francis
Edelweiss Glide
Goldie Jelinek
Jacqueline Pindell
Birdie
Pitty
Patty
Polt
Sleepy Head
Irene Waltz
Frieda
Bernice Narjes
Train schedule shifts by Union Pacific and Burlington affect Sidney
Rail changes by Union Pacific and Burlington alter service in Sidney with train 303 at 2 56 pm train 301 at 2 44 am train 304 at 8 am and train 302 at 12 47 am The elimination of trains Nos 1 and 2 ends luxury limiteds with eight hour Omaha mail service at 6 am The new timetable delays eastern mail to noon and other towns along the line complain of poorer mail service as a result of the changes until now deemed good business policy by the railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Burlington
Sidney
Omaha
Large Farm Increase In Nebraska Noted In Nine Years
A census bulletin shows Nebraska farms rising from 124,417 in 1920 to 127,734 in 1925 and 129,548 in 1930. Of 129,458 farms in 1930, 67,418 were owned, 1,020 managed, and 61,020 tenant operated. Land area grew to 44,708,565 acres in 1930 with farm land and buildings valued at about 2.495 billion dollars.
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Bureau of the Census
Nebraska
Robby Davison Weds In Cheyenne May 10
A Dalton native Miss Robby Davison married Harry Bridenstein of Deadwood S D on May 10 at Cheyenne in the home of Dr and Mrs Earl Andrews. Rev Andrews officiated before a small gathering of friends and relatives. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James Davison and a Dalton High School graduate. The groom is a senior at the Liberal Arts College in Laramie Wyoming and a member of Delta Mu Alpha.
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Cheyenne
Earl Andrews
Robby Davison
Dalton
Harry Bridenstein
Deadwood
S. D
Andrews
James Davison
Dalton High School
Liberal Arts
Laramie
Wyo
Detta Mu Alpha Fraternity
Sidney high school boys plan 53 farm enterprises this summer
Thirty eight vocational agriculture students from Sidney high school will work at fifty three farm enterprises during vacation. Training during break aims to build proper attitudes and provide financial reward while preparing for real life in five to ten years. The world wheat conference in London will not fix price but will set facts on profitable wheat production locations. Cheyenne county farmers are urged to stay informed.
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Vocational Agriculture Department
High Schol
Sidney
London
Cheyenne County
Good Program on Decoration Day
Memorial day observance in Sidney featured a parade and an auditorium program by the American Legion. Dwight Griswold of Gordon delivered the inspiring address, praised as a leading Nebraska Legion figure and urged as a gubernatorial candidate. Graves of departed service members were decorated in the morning.
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Sidney
American Legion
City Auditorium
Dwight Griswold
Gordon
Nebraska Legion Circle
Griswold
HH. E. Bauman
Sidney Post
Funeral Services For Mrs Greenlee Held From Christ Church
Funeral services were held at Christ Episcopal church for Mrs A K Greenlee who died after an 18 month illness. Bishop George A Beecher officiated and interment followed at Sidney Greenwood cemetery with active pallbearers named. The service was conducted by Rice funeral service with honors for long time residents and friends paying final tribute.
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A. K. Greenlee
George A Beecher
Christ Episcopal Church
Rice
Herman Schroeder
Charles Wright
John Jurgens
John McIntosh
I. E. Grabill
Nels Olson
C. P. Chambers
W. J. Shoemaker
W. F. Moore
Mack
Plans For Farmers' Picnic At Lodge Pole June 17
Plans are being speeded for the annual Farmers Union picnic to be held June 17 at Lodge Pole. The entertainment committee reports a colorful program with speeches band music and a sports bill headlined by a baseball game between Potter and Lodge Pole. A Farmers Union dignitary is likely to speak.
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Farmers Union
Lodge Pole
Potter
Farmiers Union
Sidney Man Lost Is Safe At Home After False Search
Thomas O Connell head of the Sidney Tractor and Machinery company was the subject of a frantic search after missing a Kearney appointment. He later returned to Sidney and explained he had detoured across central Nebraska, converting the supposed missing case into a humorous anecdote. The episode ended with the remark that a telegraph reporter’s scoop was never found.
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Sidney
Thomas O'Connell
Sidney Tractor and Machinery Company
Kearney
O'Connell
Hastings
Charles A. Marsh
Harry Marsh
O’connell
Telegraph News
Law Catches Up With Bad Check Artist Saturday
A man and woman who tried to pass worthless checks in Sydney were captured in Holdrege Saturday after warnings by Sheriff Schulz. They allegedly passed two bad checks at Bridgeport totaling over 25 dollars, using genuine negotiation to raise suspicion. A Lincoln broadcast aided local recovery. Holdrege moved to prosecute first, with earlier gas-purchase drafts recalled from a California bank reminding residents of past attempts.
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Sidney
William Schulz
Holdrege
Bridgeport
Omaha
Denver
Lincoln
California
Pioneer Resident Dies After Long Illness in Sidney
Mrs. Herman Bockstaedter, 46, a Cheyenne county resident for over 30 years, died Saturday at a local hospital after a long illness. Born November 28, 1884, she moved to Cheyenne county in 1892 and married in 1902. She was a charter member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the church, with a 2:00 p.m. home service from her father Fred Brauer's residence. burial will follow in the Lutheran cemetery south of Sidney, Rice funeral service in charge. Survived by her husband and six children: Hubert, Gerhardt, Vernon, Florence Hicks, Leona, and Mildred.
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Herman Bockstaedter
Cheyenne County
Bockstaedter
Sidney
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of
Florence Hicks
North Platte
Leona
Mildred
Prominent Men Are Taken In Drive To Erase Bootleg Ring
Chadron and Crawford men were involved in a large liquor raid staged by State Sheriff Clarke and Dawes county officers. Lloyd Beery pleaded guilty to 84 gallons of whiskey and fined $100 plus costs. W P Renshaw found guilty of possession on a second offense and given 60 days in jail, plus found guilty of sale and fined $100 and 60 days. Melvin Renshaw, son of W P, found guilty of sale and fined $100 and 90 days in jail. Lawrence Hilton of Crawford found guilty of sale and fined $100 and 90 days. Henry Clements, farmer, fined $100 and costs for sale. Joe Parks, Crawford hotel.
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Chadron
Crawford
Clarke
Dawes County
Lloyd Beery
W. P. Renshaw
Melvin Renshaw
Lawrence Hilton
Henry Clements
Joe Parks
Crawford Hotel
Three Cheyenne County Students To Graduate From Uni
Three graduates from Cheyenne county are among about 900 Nebraska University seniors who will complete their college life on June 6. The class includes future professionals across many fields, with graduates entering doctors, teachers, engineers, lawyers, and other roles as they return home for the summer.
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University of Nebraska
Plains
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Seals Drop Two Tilts In Non League Play
Sidney's Seals lost two non league games over Memorial Day weekend, 14 to 6 at Sterling and 5 to 4 at Kimball. The Sterling game shifted late as Sidney allowed seven runs in the ninth inning after a close start.
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Sidney
Seals
Sterling
Kimball
Farm markets slide across middlewest with general price declines
A district report shows new low price levels for cattle hogs sheep poultry eggs butter milk wool corn oats and rye in the tenth federal reserve district including Nebraska. April and early May brought declines while some items edged up. corn planting neared completion and crop prospects were good though April rains slowed growth.
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Federal Reserve District
Nebraska
Butcher Frames Man On Liquor Charge To Gain Sweet Revenge
Barbecue Charley Moore, a genial colored man, displayed a lemon colored roadster in Sidney. Alliance butcher O R Kidwell says Moore tried to make a liquor delivery but was framed. Moore had bought meat months earlier and owed payment, and after promises to pay when a soldier bonus arrived, he allegedly fled town with the car.
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Butcher
Man
Charley Moore
Sidney
Alliance
Charley
O. R. Kidwell
Law
Kidwell
Oonus
Junior Leaguers Take An Easy Win Sunday
Sidney's junior league baseball team cruised to a 10 to 1 victory over a local pickup squad on Saturday in a warmup for next Sunday's match with Lisco. Donald Meier starred with a brilliant pitching display as fifteen Sidney youths were listed as eligible for the American Legion junior tourney this year, including Henry Loebe Lawrence Fahy Lavern Thomas Walter Miller Otto Raddatz Walter Closman James Proper Weldon Stewart Donald Meier Donald Mayer George Sizemore Jack Sparks Everett Sparks Everett Collart Harry Bonham and Robert Bartlett.
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Sidney
Donald Meier
Lisco
American Legion
Henry Loebe
Lawrence Fahy
Lavern Thomas
Walter Miller
Otto Raddatz
Walter Closman
James Proper
Weldon Stewart
West Nebraska Grain Helps Nebraska Rank High Among Mills
A state focus on milling shows Nebraska securing 10th in U S milling. In March 43 plants processed 1 052 456 bushels of wheat into 228 337 barrels of flour and 19 035 293 pounds of other products. Cheyenne and adjacent counties supply much wheat for high test flour. Nebraska ships nationwide and abroad. average output per barrel runs 276 6 pounds with 83 4 pounds of offal per barrel.
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Nebraska
United States
Cheyenne
Union
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Herman Bockstadter
Uni
JS. Krow
Ogallala
Bushnell
Middlewest
Federal
J. S. Kroh
Keith County News
Federation
Chambers of Commerce
Lodge Pole Valley
Thomas Johnson
Chappell
P. L. Martin
Marius Christensen
William Hagemeister
Thomas Adams
Kroh
R. P. Kepler
Kepler
State Highway Department
Lincoln Highway
Federated
Henry Pavlat
C. W. Johnson
Senator Johnson
West Nebraska
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