Western Nebraska Wheat Program Votes to Continue Four Years
Western Nebraska farmers across eleven panhandle counties favored continuing the wheat control program by about ten to one. Final statewide tallies show 27,866 of 36,307 voters supporting continuation, with Cheyenne county leading in ballots. The referendum reflects broad support from both signers and non-signers for continued operation of the AAA wheat program.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Telegraforewers
Cheyenne
AAA
Youth And Love Win Over All Adversities
Don E Henry and Volta Marie Smith Sterling became Mr and Mrs Don B Henry after a border wedding at the Nebraska Colorado line. They had planned a Sidney Logan county Colorado ceremony but road conditions forced a cross border union when Rev J J Sheaff agreed to marry them across the state line.
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Don E. Henry
Volta
Marie
Smith
Sterling
Don B. Henry
Sidney
J. J. Sheaff
Logan County
Colorado
Henry
Rev. Sheaff
Nebraska-Colorado Line
Boundary Line
Lawyers To Convene In Lexington June 8th
The Western Nebraska Bar association will hold its annual convention in Lexington on Saturday. It serves the 13th and 17th judicial districts. Frank M. Johnson of Lexington presides, with guests District Judge George Irwin of Bridgeport District Judge I. J. Nisley of North Platte and District Judge J. L. Tewell of Sidney attending.
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Western Nebraska Bar Association
Lexington
Frank M. Johnson
George Irwin
Bridgeport
I. J. Nisley
North Platte
J. L. Tewell
Sidney
Kimball High School Safe Looted For 150 Dollars
Robbers forced open the Kimball High School safe, taking 150 dollars including funds from the school and senior class. Police reported scant clues and did not confirm whether local suspects are involved.
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Kimball High School
Colorado launches traffic diversion sign for Lincoln Highway
Colorado will place an electric sign on Highway 30 near Big Springs to divert tourist traffic from the Lincoln highway. Communities including Sidney and Julesburg contributed to the install and operation funds as merchants Schroeder and Jenkins traveled to Denver to order the sign.
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Big Springs
Colorado
Sidney
Stering
Do. F. Schroeder
W. S. Jenkins
Julesburg
Sterling
Denver
Green Describes Unicameral Bill Origins and Plan
Senator Charles D. Green, guest of the chamber of commerce, outlined how Nebraska's 43 district unicameral bill was crafted. As chairman of the conference committee he and peers steered the measure through both houses, asserting the plan grants western Nebraska an extra representative compared with other proposals.
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Charles D. Green
Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Green
Western
Births Rise in Nebraska in 1934 Report
The stork recorded 25 087 Nebraska births in 1934, 900 more than 1933. Boys totaled 12 812 and girls 12 275. Of all births, 7 572 occurred in hospitals. State health director Dr P H Bartholomew released the official summary.
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Stork
Nebraska
P. H. Bartholomew
Colored Team Fails To Arrive For Games
Baseball fans were disappointed as the colored House of David team failed to show for a two game series on Saturday and Sunday. The squad was stranded at Oxford due to floodwaters trapping them, leaving organizers unable to play.
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House of David
Oxford
Liquor License Question List for Nebraska Applicants
A long form lists required details for liquor license applicants in Nebraska. It asks name, address, county, residency length, operation location, premises description, age, citizenship status, naturalization details, felony or crime history, past license revocation, other licenses, other applications, license grant status, management plans, and past occupations. Continued on page 6, Column 1.
Fort Warren Band Joins July Fourth Program in Sidney
The July Fourth celebration in Sidney Western Nebraska grows with the Fort Warren forty piece band added to the parade lineup along with the Kimball band. Two bands will perform including a new juvenile unit and an adult band as four bands provide music through the day. Prizes of 15 10 and 5 will be awarded for best floats and a juvenile section offers cash prizes. R B Hamilton chairs the parade committee urging business floats to enlarge the event beyond last year.
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Sidney
Nebraska
American Legion
Fort Warren
Kimball Band
R. B. Hamilton
Women Institute at Chadron College Gathers Nebraska Club
The sixth Nebraska district Womans club urging members to attend the institute at Chadron State Teachers College on June 13 and 14 led by Mrs. I. S. Magowan. Open to all interested women, theme Women in a Changing World. Registration starts Thursday 8 a.m. in the recreation room. lodging for Thursday night free. no registration fee. Institute closes Friday afternoon.
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Womans Club
Nebraska
Sidney
Chadron State Teachers College
I. S. Magowan
Gordon
Womans Hall
Mogard Alters Plea and Is Held for Trial
Ben Mogard, who waived preliminary hearing on a breaking and entering count, changed his plea to not guilty before County Judge R A Barlow. Bound over to district court under a $500 bond to appear at the December term. Represented by Attorney R P Kep ler, he sought to set aside the first plea to permit the new hearing. Mogard faces charges of breaking into the Omaha Cold Storage company and taking poultry.
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Ben Mogard
R. A. Barlow
Megard
R. P. Kepler
Mezgard
Omaha
Sidney Triumphs Over Gurley In Practice Baseball
Sidney defeated Gurley 15 to 22 in a practice baseball game last Thursday afternoon. W. Thomas pitched six innings for the Seals and Peterson pitched the seventh. Seven innings were played. Gurley collected 13 runs on four hits plus walks and misplays, while Sidney compiled 15 hits for 15 runs. Rehmers had four hits and Maley three, with Jack Marlatt delivering a home run and a triple as the standout performances.
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Sidney
Gurley
W. Thomas
Seals
Peterson
Rehmers
Maley
Jack Marlatt
Morrill Expected to Dominate District Says Senator
Senator A. T. Howard of Scotts Bluff asserts Morrill County will dominate the 43rd unicameral district by outvoting Cheyenne Kimball and Banner counties. He offered no specific reason beyond Morrill having the larger vote total.
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A. T. Howard
Scottsbluff
Morrill County
Howard
Cheyenne
Kimball
Banner
Morrill
Nebraska postmasters hold 27th convention at Sidney
The 27th annual Nebraska postmasters convention will convene in Sidney June 17 and 18. Albert E. Pratt of Tobias will preside with Carl H. Olderoy of Springfield as secretary treasurer and Marie E. Walsh of Elda as assistant secretary. W. L. Larson will oversee local arrangements with an executive committee including Erma G. Stoll, H. W. Botsford, and Jesse Williamson.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Albert E. Pratt
Tobias
Carl H. Olderoy
Springfield
Marie E. Walsh
Elda
Erma G. Stoll
Curtis
H. W. Botsford
Meadow Grove
Jesse Williamson
Meadow
W.L. Larson
TB Testing Will Be Talked Here Tonight
A meeting tonight at 8:00 p m in the district courtroom will consider eradicating tuberculosis from Cheyenne county cattle. Dr W T Spencer federal livestock commissioner will speak. petitions must show 60 percent of cattle owners representing 61 percent of cattle for county to be declared an eradication area. Testing could be compulsory if majority requests it, with no cost to producers and reimbursement for travel at two thirds of the difference between appraised and salvage value.
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Cheyenne County
W. T. Spencer
Omaha
Nebraska
Verne Morris Weds Clarence Hansen In Sidney Alliance Ceremony
The marriage of Miss Verne Morris, a popular Sidney teacher, to Clarence Hansen, a longtime Sidney man, occurred Sunday at the bride’s sister’s Alliance home. The couple left for Sidney and Omaha for their honeymoon, with Mr. Hansen planning to attend a grand lodge session. They will reside in a Ninth Avenue duplex after returning in about a week.
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Verne Morris
Sidney Public
Clarence Hansen
Sidney Man
Alliance
John Deere Plow Company
Hardy
Ninth Avenue
Omitted Graduates Rectified In Two Districts
Due to an error, two districts were left off last week’s eighth grade list, now corrected. County Superintendent Nelson cannot explain the mistake and expressed regret. The total graduates now number 240 with the added districts.
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Nelson
Dalton
Lavern Foy
Juanita Jillson
Evelyn Osborn
Gurley—Lelia Burr
Dorman Crees
Iva Mae Fredericksen
Leroy Gathman
Fern Handley
Joy Handley
Erma Howland
Rena Kreps
Betty Morey
Dale Parady
Cheyenne County Between Flooded Areas Sees Encouraging Crop Hopes
Cheyenne County sits between two flood zones with little local damage while surrounding regions face major flooding. Sidney and Cheyenne County watched the toll unfold as Ogallala Big Springs and downstream towns faced rising waters. Damaging floods hit McCook Oxford Benkelman Mex and other areas as residents moved to higher ground. Continued on Page 6.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Cheyenne
Colorado
Nebraska
Ogallala
Big Springs
South Platte
Kimball
Pine Bluffs
McCook
Oxford
Benkieman
Mex
Potter Radio Aids Flood Territory During Disaster
Potter amateur radio operator Dean Hagemeister kept direct contact with the flooded McCook area as flood waters severed rail and road links. He relayed urgent distress calls and warnings, helping summon aid and speeding relief to the stricken region.
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McCook
Dean Hagemeister
Potter
Hagemeister
Floods Prompt Gering to Seek More Trains
A Gering chamber of commerce committee met with Union Pacific general manager N Williams of Omaha to request routing of at least one main line train through Gering. Despite initial denial, six main line trains were rerouted through Gering due to Ogallala bridge washouts, with service from 3 am to 3:30 pm. The chamber passed a resolution thanking Union Pacific for yielding to the committee's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gering Chamber of Commerce
N. A.williams
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Gering
Ogallala
Union Pacific
Tenth Anniversary Observed By Rotary
The Rotary club marked its tenth anniversary with a Friday night program. Nine living past presidents and current leader Dr. E. S. Sherrerd gave short talks. Deceased former president Dr. F. A. Barger was honored by a vacant chair.
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Rotary Club
E. S. Sherrerd
F. A. Barger
L. T. Poole
W. M. Winders
E. L. Uptegrove
Marius Christensen
All Denver Trains Routed Thru Sidney Due To High Water
A Burlington engine derailed near Sidney washing out tracks on a street grade east of town. The wreck delayed main line trains for hours while all southwestern Nebraska routes were flooded or washed out. The engine was en route to Denver via the Denver Billings branch, with the Union Pacific hauling trains for several lines.
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Denver
Sidney
Burlington
Main Line
Denver- Billings
Nebraska
Billings
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Home Owners Loans Again Are Accepted
Attorney H R Heaton announced that new HOLC applications will be accepted until midnight June 27 for homeowners clearly in distress. He stressed only distressed homeowners need apply and promised swift approvals, while clearly not distressed applicants will likely be rejected. eligibility tests will largely remain as before. Continued on Page 6, Column 2.
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H. R. Heaton
Heaton
HOLC
Red Cross Aids Flood Area With $100 Check
The Cheyenne county Red Cross chapter sent $100 to its headquarters in the flood stricken area of southwestern Nebraska to help defray rescuing and rehabilitating costs. County chairman Paul L. Martin sought the chamber of commerce opinion before sending the money and noted the organization has about $800 on hand from wartime fundraising.
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Cheyenne County
Red Cross
Nebraska
Paul L. Martin
Chamber of Commerce
Martin
Chamber Commerce Sets Parade Float Committee
The chamber of commerce yesterday decided to place a float in the July Fourth parade. President D. W. Ewing named a committee to design it with no cost limit. He also formed a tuberculosis control and fair board attendance committee for Sidney. A third committee will confer with Postmaster W. L. Larsen on local postmaster arrangements.
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Chamber of Commerce
D. W. Ewing
Ewing
Sidney
W. L. Larsen
Council To Consider Liquor Next Friday
The city council will place liquor on the main agenda at its regular session next Friday night. City Attorney Wehmiller was in Lincoln yesterday where a draft ordinance was prepared and will be brought back for amendments. Council members have not yet acted on liquor and have not stated opinions on the number of liquor stores allowed.
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Wehmiller
Lincoln
Kimball Farmer Dies In Tractor Accident
Otto Magwitz, 31, a Kimball farmer, was killed when his clothing became entangled in a tractor fly wheel. Found beside the machine by his employer Herman Gehrke, Magwitz died about 24 hours later. No witnesses. Gehrke said he appeared caught while inspecting the machine.
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Otto Magwitz
Kimball
Magwitz
Herman Gehrke
Gehrke
Mitchell hosts annual Camp-O-Bee festival for Boy Scouts
Sidney boys join fourteen western Nebraska troops for a three day Camp-O-Bee in Mitchell. Scouts will camp Tuesday to Thursday practicing scout craft and vie for proficiency honors. No patrol competition. each patrol graded on camp activity conduct across thirteen inspections and events.
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Sidney
Two Omaha Runaway Boys Returned Home
Two Omaha youths aged 11 and 12, Arthur Bady and Martin Rohde, who sought to see the West as in storybooks, were found at the Ernest Anderson home in Potter last week and were taken into custody. Marshal John Nelson held them until their parents provided bus tickets for their return home.
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Omaha
Potter
Arthur Bady
Martin Rohde
Ernest Anderson
Marshal John Nelson
Twelve More Youths From Here For CCC
The Nebraska CCC quota of junior selectees for the expansion program June 15 to July 5 will be 1700. Authorization has been given to counties to select for June 17 and June 19 enrollment. Cheyenne county has a quota of 12 more men for enlistment. Many applications are on file and more are expected.
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Nebraska CCC
Cheyenne
Alliance Sees Likely Tax Levy Cut In Budget Meeting
The city council in Alliance expects a reduction from the current 12.5 mill tax levy after the annual budget and finance session. Special council meetings will be held to determine the tax cut.
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City Council
Alliance
Plentiful Rains Boost Western Nebraska Crops in 1935
The Sidney trade area enjoys abundant rainfall with nearly ten inches received, boosting prospects for crops across western Nebraska. Experts say this spring matches the moisture strength last seen before 1917, though farmers still weigh prices against costs. The piece notes that equality in purchasing power now defines farmer prosperity, a shift from raw commodity prices.
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Nebraska
Reverend Reeves to Study in Europe in Fall
Reverend Kenneth Reeves of Dalton Presbyterian Church will leave in September to study in Europe. He received a Maxwell Fellowship from the Auburn Theological Seminary, announced at graduation last year. He and his wife will use a leave of absence, with plans to study at Oxford, Cambridge, or London University.
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Kenneth Reeves
Dalton Presbyterian Church
Europe
Reeves
Maxwell
Auburn Theological Seminary
Auburn
N. Y
Oxford
Cambridge
London University
Streamline Service Set to Begin This Week
Streamlined passenger service on the Union Pacific will start this week. The speedster will operate between Chicago and Portland, following the main line to the Granger cutoff in Wyoming before continuing on the Oregon Short Line.
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Union Pacific
Chicago
Portland
Granger
Wyo
Oregon
Veterans To Meet At Alliance This Month
State encampment of Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held June 9 10 and 11 at Alliance Vets from across the state will attend Posts in valley towns seek full representation and aim for 100 percent turnout.
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Alliance
Rumors Stir as Cochran Regime Faces Challenge in Lincoln
Telegraph dispatch hints Cochran dynasty faltering amid Democrat discontent in Douglas County over liquor commission choices. Insiders name Jim Quigley and Terry Carpenter as possible contenders, with C. J. Campbell seen as real challenger to Cochran.
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Lincoln
Capitol
Cochran
Arthur Evans Wilcox
Special Telegraph
Wilcox
Felton
Liquor Commission
Douglas County
Douglas Liquor Commission
Paul Halpine
Omaha
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Bill
U. S
United States
Institute For Women At
Chadron College
Mogard
Sidney Trims
Larson
City Auditorium
Pratt
America
J. W. Johnson
North River
Rotary
Er Red Cross
Chamber Commerce
Kimball Farmer
BOY Scouts
West Nebraska
Mitchell
CCC
Will Bryan
Dame
C. J. Campbell
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