Nebraska Winter Wheat Outlook Bright in Panhandle Says Federal Report
A federal and state crop summary notes Nebraska will harvest 27 million bushels of winter wheat in 1933, above 1932 but well below the 1927-31 average. About 30 percent of last fall’s 2,890,000 acres were abandoned, with 2,023,000 acres for harvest. May weather varied, with drought in the east but favorable conditions in the west. Oats stood at 82 percent condition as plantings proceeded.
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Nebraska
State
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Bayard Pageant Returns With Outdoor Passion Play
The Gift of God a western passion play will be staged near Chimney Rock Bayard for four evenings this week Written and directed by Rev L H Kaub the life of Jesus unfolds in a natural amphitheatre cast includes over 130 performers and an 80 voice hidden chorus Last year over 19000 people from 19 states and 56 Nebraska counties attended the production expected to draw similar crowds this year.
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Chimney Rock
Bayard
L. H. Kaub
Lexington, M. E
Sidney
Jesus
Nebraska
Paving Contract Trouble Plagues Kimball Expansion Joints
Scottbluff contractor Reed and North Platte engineers McNamara and Nosky met with the city last Thursday. They reviewed a three year maintenance clause for the paving and discussed a trial remedy to handle excessive expansion at joints after two years of rough surface and chipping.
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Kimball
Reed
Scottsbluff
McNamara and Nosky
North Platte
Condor
Picnic Games Set as Official League Tilts
Wheat Belt league officials announce that tie baseball games will be staged at a Farmers Union picnic on June 22. Lodge Pole and Potter, and Ley and Dalton, will lead the playoff matchups to conclude the season.
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Wheat Belt League
Western Nebraska life in a dramatic heat drop
A weather recap notes a 50 plus degree plunge from Saturday to Monday across western Nebraska. Sidney reached 98 degrees Saturday, 46 degree low Monday, with clouds, wind, and rain likely. Farmers expect beneficial soaking rain to revive crops, aided by stored subsoil moisture.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Ordinance Published Creating New District No 239
The Telegraph News publishes Ordinance No. 239 creating Improvement District No. 3. The council met in special session and passed all readings to speed curb and gutter work on Illinois Street between 12th and 17th Avenues. Construction is planned to begin soon ahead of an oiling program.
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the Telegraph News
Illinois Street
12Th
17Th Avenues
Lad Falls From Tree In City Park Injures Boy
Roger Francis ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Vince Francis suffered severe head injuries after falling more than 20 feet from a high branch in the city park. His ear drum was ruptured two teeth broken and chin lacerated though x rays at Taylor hospital ruled out a skull fracture. He and companion Stanley Livoni were playing in trees when the accident occurred as a tourist nearby watched.
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Roger
Vince Francis
Taylor Hospital
Stanley Livoni
Idle Hour Tea Room Reopens June 22 at 1140 Tenth Avenue
Mrs. Kenneth Lynch announces Idle Hour Tea Room at 1140 Tenth Avenue will reopen on June 22 with regular luncheon and dinner hours. The facility also offers tea room services and residence for bridge luncheons and private parties.
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Idle Hour Tea Room
Tenth Avenue
Kenneth Lynch
Attorney General halts state investigation committee
Attorney General Gooding held that a state senate plan to form a nonpartisan committee to study government cost reduction lacked legal basis. He ruled only a joint resolution could authorize such work and warned expenses would be vulnerable to court action. The move halted the effort led by Sen Welch, Sen Green, and Sen Sib as a Democrat slate against Lt. Governor Jurgensen.
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Good
State Senate
Welch
Milford
Green
Sidney
Sib
Dodge
Jurgensen
Senate
House
Closer Games Seen in Sidney Softball Race
Sidney league standings show Green Lantern unbeaten in eight starts and Maroons with one loss. Battlers, Postoffice, and De Molars sit tied for third at eight games, while Piggs Wiggly and Lions Club improve from bottom spots. Piggs Wiggly protests Lions game over outside players and six innings.
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Sidney
Green Lantern
Maroons
Lantern Club
Battlers
Postoffice
de Molars
Piggs
Wiggly
Lions Club
K. C
Piggly Wiggly
Lions
Fred Zimmer Weds At St Paul June 5th
Frederick Zimmer, a former Sidney resident, wed Antoinette Fischer in St Paul Minnesota on June 5. He will live in Pierre South Dakota where he is chef of the Associated Press bureau. Zimmer is well known in Sidney and has worked for local papers and major wires, rising to manager of the Pierre bureau.
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Frederick Zimmer
Sidney
St. Paul
Minn
Antoinette Fischer
Sidney Francis
Zimmer
Pierre
S. D
Associated Press Bureau
The
Telegraph
University of Nebraska
Lincoln Star
Associate Press
Nebraska
Omaha
Gladys
Worth Platte
Sidney Air Field Boosts North South Line Prospects
Sidney’s modern landing field four miles west of town completes upgrades and beacon relocation. City leaders report interest from Black Hills and Denver in a Denver to Black Hills air route via Sidney Scottsbluff Alliance and Chadron. The field serves emergency landings on rough terrain and could form the core of a mail and passenger line linking Denver to the region.
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Eta Rpte Ae
Sidney
Bentley Ranch
Chamber of Commerce
Black Hills
Denver
Coast Line
Scottsbrugg
Alliance
Chadron
Sidney Field
Peetz Takes Wheat Belt Lead With 5–4 Ten-Inning Win
Peetz defeated Potter’s Bearcats 5 to 4 in ten innings to grab sole possession of first in the Wheat Belt league. Both teams were undefeated and tied for first before the game. Hesslers and Lefty Rehmer pitched well in a spirited duel while Sidney’s Seals won 10 to 4 and Bunker Hill dropped in the standings.
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Peetz
Potter
Wheat Belt League
Bearcats
League
Hesslers
Lefty Rehmer
Sidney
Seals
Bunker Hill
Borcher
Bales
Chaney
Farm Property Sales Rise in Recent Quarter
Director Luikart of the state banking department cites a report by C J Aldrich showing higher prices and more farm land sales in the last three months than the previous quarter and the year before. March to May totals reach 28 farms and 15 town properties sold for 202 156 dollars, with prior periods at 99 540 and 118 164 dollars. The report cautions the period is brief and not proof of broader real estate value increases.
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Luikart
State Banking Department
C. J. Aldrich
State Bank Receivership Department
Road bids list gravel projects on 353 miles of highway No 19
State Engineer Cochran opened 38 bids totaling 105217 dollars for maintenance gravel on 353 miles of highway. Lowest bid 50 cents per cubic yard delivered. highest low bid 2.89. Roberts Construction of Lincoln led with 13615 dollars for 15 miles Gordon Eli and Merriman area. Western Nebraska towns show multiple 60 cent to 2.24 dollar bids.
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Cochran
Roberts Construction Company
Lincoln
Gordon
Eli
Merriman South
Cherry County
Roberts Company
Chadron- Crawford
S.and K. Gravel ‘Company
Sidney
Hay Springs
Rushville
Roberts
Rushville-Merriman
S. and K. Graver Company
Urges Association to Promote Truce in Interstate Battle
Senator C D Green of Sidney Nebraska attends American Legislative Association meeting to seek agreement on conflicting laws. He chairs Nebraska Wyoming Colorado trucking talks and advocates panhandle chambers forming an accord group. Delegation from Sidney reports hopeful talks to upgrade Denver Black Hills highway to federal aid status.
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Charles D. Green
Sidney
Nebraska
American Legislative Association
Green
Colorado
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Panhandle
Wyoming
Denver
Ed C Johnson
State Advisory Board
Denver Union
Farm Loan Inquiries Grow Says Hogan
Inquiries about federal land bank loans increased after rate cuts set for July 12 and a five year principal holiday if interest taxes and assessments are paid. D P Hogan president notes 711 applications totaling over 3 million dollars last month and May loans near a million, up from prior years.
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Federal Land Bank
D. P. Hogan
Beer Returns to Nebraska Stores as Travelers Report
Travelers say beer is widely sold in Nebraska despite state warnings ahead of August legalization. Omaha briefly faced a scare as early sales emerged. phone orders and corner groceries reportedly supply ‑ waitresses and diners in downtowns again offering beer. Grand Island Hastings shops are handling large quantities with Hastings initially cautious as Grand Island leads in sales.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Iowa
Grand Island
Hastings
Liebendorfer Dancer Invited to Denver Broadway Revue
Jean Liebendorfer daughter of Mr and Mrs G F Liebendorfer of Sidney received a telegram from Denver inviting her to appear in a revue at the Broadway theatre last night. She is an adagio dancer and is slated to perform again in Denver this week likely Thursday night. Local friends praise her progress and expect further recognition.
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Jean Liebendorfer
G. F. Liebendorfer
Sidney
Denver
RKE O
Broadway
Miss Liebendorfer
Thursday Deadline for Old Time Photos in Pioneer Display
The Phelps studio offers free portraits for pioneers to be included in a June 30 display. Anyone over 70 who has lived in the area 50 years or more may be photographed, with Captain Luke North and A. M. Steldon slated to oversee the exhibit.
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Phelps
A. M. Steldon
Lincoln
The
State Historical Society
Dalton Co op Society Elects Directors for Three-Year Terms
The Dalton Cooperative Society annual meeting for stockholders will be held tonight in Frandsen Hall. Three directors are to be elected for three year terms following a caucus that nominated nine men including Albert Linton and John Davison.
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Dalton Cooperative Socity
Frandsen Hall
Albert Linton
John Davison
P. T. A. Official to Visit Sidney on June 26
Mrs. Arthur C. Watkins national association worker from Washington D C will visit Sidney Nebraska June 26 en route from Seattle after attending the national convention. She plans to conduct a two weeks school at Salt Lake City and then travel to Washington stopping at Sidney and North Platte. Western Nebraska P T A members are expected to attend the Sidney visit.
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P.T. A
Arthur C. Watkins
Washington, D. C
National Association
Seattle
Nebraska
Watkins
Sidney
Salt Lake City
Washington
North Platte
Mrs. Watkins
Wheat back to 80 cents on board after two years
Wheat prices surged on the board of trade as the 1933 winter crop was estimated smallest since 1904. The December delivery reached 81 cents and closed at 81, first 80 cent level since May 1921, with traders expecting later downward revisions to the official figures.
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Board of Trade
Golf Match to Sterling on June 18
Sidney country club golfers travel to Sterling next Sunday for an intercity match. The return meet will be held on the local course July 30. Golf chairman Ladegard hopes to field about 25 men for the annual renewal of the traditional competition.
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Sidney Country Club
Sterling
Ladegard
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St Paul
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Dalton Co-op Society
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