Carbon monoxide death and local notices from the Panhandle
Bayard man James C. Benson, about 45, was found dead in his car due to carbon monoxide fumes from the exhaust in his garage after health concerns and a recent mastoid operation. Mitchell hosts a Royal Neighbors district convention June 7 with delegates from multiple towns. Alliance council approves a slight city budget increase for operations with tax levy unchanged at 112 mills.
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Bayard
James C. Benson
Great Western Sugar Company
M. E. Devore
Devore
Benson
John
Alliance
Fossil Parties Placed In Panhandle Fields
Fossil collecting teams financed by funds from the American Museum of New York and the Morrill fund will work at several Panhandle sites. Teams under Horney Tanner and Durkholder will study dig areas at Hemingford Broadwater and Brady while Tri County engineers keep the big ditch dry. In Bayard two robbers were thwarted by store owner L A Moomaw who blocked an entry with a chair but the burglars escaped. Moomaw and authorities reported no theft or injuries.
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Childs Frick
American Museum
New York City
Charles H. Morrill
Ogallala
Tri-County
William Horney
Lincoln
Hemingford
Loren Toohey
Guy Johmson
Horney
John Tanner
Mascott
Frank Dudok
Clarkcon
Paul Durkholder
Fremont
Broadwater
Joseph Johnson
Edwin van den Bark
Brady
Big Ditch
Bayard
L. A
Moomaw
M. E. Devore
Devore
Morrill County
A. M. Webb
State Stockmen Gather for Alliance Golden Jubilee
The event draws leaders in finance, packing, stock marketing, politics, animal husbandry and meat merchandising to Alliance. Meetings run Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with a banquet and informal dancing in the auditorium. Saturday morning features executive committee business and officer elections.
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Alliance Theatre
Country Club
Alliance
Margaret Miller Earns National 4-H Camp Trip Honors
Cheyenne County cites an outstanding record with five 4-H delegates over recent years from two Huntsman Community clubs. Adrian Brockelsby Louis Miller Ruth Sparks Miller Dorothy Lipke and Margaret Miller won the five prize trips, with three awards earned in the past five years.
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Cheyenne County
United States
Huntsman
Adrian Brockelsby
Louis Miller
Ruth Sparks Miller
Dorothy Lipke
Margaret Miller
Robert Wait Home Damaged By Blaze
Fire chief Robert Wait and his wife were away when flames damaged their home. The daughter was at a movie, packing for a vacation, and the son was caddying at a country club golf tournament.
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Robert Wait
Wait
Dr Leo Thomas Chiropractor and Naturopath
Dr Leo Thomas operates as a chiropractor and naturopath in the Osborn Building offering holistic health services. He is listed among local practitioners and provides patient care focused on alignment, wellness, and natural therapies.
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Leo ¥. Thomas
Osborn Building
Bayard Pageant Set For June 13 16 With Upgrades
The Bayard pageant will run June 13 through 16 with a large North Platte Valley support. Local and nearby talent include Alliance and Scottsbluff figures Rev. T C Osborne Rev Edward Day Rev George S Morrell and a Miss Vivian Gustafson led choir. Lighting upgrades floodlights new stage effects and a concealed tomb enhance the Wise Men scene. A new Bethlehem home replaces the stable scene and a south light tower is removed improving audience sightlines. A new water well near the grounds promises ample fresh water and reduced dust as pageant inquiries rise from farther away with highway traffic and the Sidney Bridge Olled road visibility.
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Bayard
North Platte Valley
John the Baptist
Alliance
T.C. Osborne
Scottsbluff
Edward Day
George SS. Morrell
Vivian Gustafson
Bethlehem
Mary and Joseph
Golgotha
Sidney
Bridge
Attendance at port to Bayard may match past years
Indications show this year's attendance along the port route to Bayard will at least hold its own against the record of previous years.
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Bayard
Betty Johnson dies. funeral today in Potter vicinity
Mrs. Betty Johnson is dead and funeral services are held today near Potter. She is survived by two sons Alfred and Oscar of Colorado Springs. one daughter preceded her in death. seven grandchildren also survive.
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Betty Johnson
Alfred
Oscar
Colorado Springs
Willie Franklin Held For Sale Of Liquor
Willie Franklin is held in North Platte on a liquor sale charge. A bond may be set or he may provide a bondsman if acceptable. Authorities say a guilty finding could bring a fine of 50 to 500 dollars. the judge had not returned by 2 PM Monday.
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North Platte
Franklin
Four Hundred Attend Walther League Meeting
Four hundred members of the Scottsbluff league will send a delegate to the international zone meeting in Kansas City Missouri. Scottsbluff Kimball and the Gurley Sidney league presented a song service in the evening. All sessions were held in the city auditorium.
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Scottsbluff League
Kansas City
Scottsbluff, Kimball
Gurley-Sidney League
City Auditorium
Cooking School Wins Homemakers' Praise
Miss Gill led a three day cooking school in Boulder drawing many ladies from Dalton territory and nearby communities including Gurley Lorenzo and Sunol. The event was aided by The Telegraph and a range of local stores and firms such as Montgomery Ward Cudahy Packing Co J C Penney and Nash Finch.
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Dalton
Potter
Lodgepole
Gurley
Lorenzo
Sunol
Miss Gill
Denver
Boulder
Telegraph
Western Public Service Company
Montgomery Ward
Hardy Furniture Company
Greenlees
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
Merrick Shoe Store
Sidney Creamery
Logan’s Market
Proctor and Gamble
Nash-Finch
Faultless Starch
Omar Mills
Cudahy Packing Company
J. C. Penney Company
Tompkins Dominates Spring Golf Tourney With 170 Total
Jess Tompkins blistered the Sidney course with a 77 in the final round to lead the 36 hole event. He posted 83 77 for 170 to win the championship flight, ahead of Anderson of Big Springs and Graff of Dalton in a detailed 36 hole field across four flights. Doran of Sidney claimed most birdies as conditions grew windy and hazards rose on the treacherous course.
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Anderson
Big Springs
Graff
Dalton
Widner
Oshkosh
Sidney
Singer
Christy
Blip Doran
Doran
Tompkins
Grieve
Walton
Scovie
Donnen
Elksworth
Painter
Jorgenson
Lezotte
Smith
Murray
Lintz
Schellenberger
Bryant
Brothwell
Cooley
Kuns
Gallagher
Dirks
Wirick
Hock
Ingrovstadt
Andersen
Francis
Rushton
Tritt
Wertz
Biebes
Fassler
Kiemke
Oldaker
Hoover
Pallett
Taylor
Ellsworth
Johnson
Curtis
Howard
Christiansen
McCall
Edmondsen
Samuelson
Brassfield
Ladine
Caldwell and Rallens
McBride
Bergstrom
Atkins
Hickman
New Laws Signed Expand Nebraska Tax and Oil Rules
Governor Cochran signs two revisions in Nebraska law. LB 124 raises itinerant merchant occupation tax from 10 to 25 dollars and exempts local peddlers from a 1937 law. LB 200 revamps oil lease statutes allowing leases beyond ten years and lets prospecting and drilling corporations own land.
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State Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Nebraska Lower Relief Costs and Tobacco History Detailed
Nebraska public aid obligations declined 4.2 percent in April to 109049 dollars. Old age grants averaged 15.72 dollars and 267 puno payments. State distribution to May recipients delayed, last five days of month for grants. The piece also recounts Nebraska tobacco history, its boom and decline, with farmer anecdotes and expert opinions.
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Nebraska
Vandemoer
Tobacco Once Grew On Nebraska Plains
Nebraska farmers grew tobacco for decades before 1900, as WPA researchers report. An Omaha commission firm supplied seed and instruction to lure growers, while the Pawnee Enterprise in 1879 praised the plan to keep tobacco money in state and boost Nebraska’s leaf market.
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Nebraska
Poject
WPA
Omaha Commission
Pawnee
Senate Clock To Be Stopped Late Today
An eleventh hour bid to revive the liquor dealer bill failed 13 to 9 in the legislature. The 53rd Nebraska session plans adjournment not later than 11 59 p m with sine die vote 35 to 40, as lawmakers seek to go home.
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John Adams
Omaha
Legislature Passes Measures Amid Budget Fight and Reforms
The Senate rejected a recall of a budget bill increasing a grasshopper control appropriation from five thousand to fifty thousand and set up general appropriations for Monday. A blue ribbon grand jury bill failed on final reading, even as a revision attempt was blocked. Other actions include re-enactment of the unfair practices act, denial of an emergency clause, and continued legislative council with LB 326 uniting agencies. Accidental deaths declined from 957 in 1937 to 798 in 1938, with specific changes in suicides and homicides. infant mortality figures for the year are noted.
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Harry Gantz
Alliance
Senate
New York State
W. H. Diers
Gresham Merchant
Murphy
Miller
Gantz
Cochran
Legislature Council
A. L. Miller
Kimball
Legislative Reference Bureau
Nebraska Death Rate Drops to Historic Low
Nebraska's death rate last year fell to 8.77 per thousand the lowest in state history Dr P H Bartholomew says A total of 11960 died and 22402 were born versus 13200 deaths and 22256 births in 1937 The leading causes remained heart disease cerebral hemorrhage and cancer The average age at death was 582 years compared with 541 in 1932 and 57.2 in 1937
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Nebraska
P. H. Bartholomew
Eight Millions To Be Available For Relief
State relief funds total eight million four hundred thousand for the next biennium. After administration, certification, and surplus costs, seven million twenty seven thousand one hundred ten would be available for relief. Director N C Van Demoer notes three percent for state and county administration, and eight percent for certification and surplus.
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N.C. Vandemoer
For Sale Office Supplies and Equipment Ad
Classified notice advertises sale of all kinds of office supplies and equipment from Tele graph.
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Telegraph
Bake and Food Sale at Safeway by Willing Workers
The Willing Workers of the Christian Church announce a bake and food sale at the Safeway Store on Saturday June 5 starting at 10 30 AM. Chicken and noodles are a specialty.
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The
Christian Church
Safeway
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