Two Co-Ops Rename Officials Last Week
Two cooperative organizations renamed officials in recent actions. The report noted satisfactory profit on operations amid general business conditions over the past year. S. W. Eckert and P. W. Weible were elected directors for three-year terms, replacing expiring C. B. Toof and Charles Munshaw Jr. The board then reorganized, re-electing A. Lenton as president, F. W. Johnson as vice president, and D. J. Walsh as secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Eckert
P. W. Weible
C. B. Toof
Charles Munshaw, Jr
A. £. Tinton
F. W. Johnson
D. J. Walsh
Cooperation Assured For Fair This Year
County official Bules says cooperation is assured and if agricultural conditions continue the county should produce fine crop exhibits. Efforts will push livestock displays to match Western Nebraska, with early planning to line up attractions as finances allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Bules
Old Time Trainer Of Fighters Visits Sidney
The veteran trainer, who has mentored world champions, visits Sidney and expresses strong faith in Joe Louis becoming a champion within a year. He hopes to give the boys a send off and believes some may reach the top. He still recalls calling Willard by his first name and has seen many greats in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess ‘Willard
O’brien
Joe Louis
Postmasters Meet in Sidney with City Officials and Speakers
Postmasters Gather in Sidney for a two day convention with welcome addresses from Mayor Roche and chamber leaders. Carl Olderog reviews the 1934 state convention as officials are introduced, with afternoon sessions, a noon luncheon by the chamber, and a banquet closing the day. Speakers include Glen Frost of the Colorado postmasters and H J Sheffield Jr of Utah, with tours of the city to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Roche
D. W. Ewing
Chamber of Commerce
Larson
George E. Kittle
Hayes Center
Carl H. Olderog
Association
Department
Sidney Band
Country Club House
Chamber of Commerce and Businessmen of
Sidney
Martin W. Dimery
Cheyenne County
G. M. Lydick
Clatonia
Rey
Anton Link
J. W. Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Hollis Kepler
J. W. Cochran
P. P. Cheff
Mark Walsh
Ruth Mead
Glen Frost
JF. CG. Patton
Jeanette Garson
Louis
Postmaster General Farley aide at convention talks
The convention runs through today with morning and afternoon sessions. Election of officers and choosing the 1936 convention site are the leading business on the morning agenda, accompanied by Mrs. H. R. Heaton and Farley’s personal representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Heaton
Farley
One Is Killed Four Hurt In Accident
Floyd a navy sailor on furlough mourns his friend Mathews among the victims. Sheriff Schulz notes the crash appears unavoidable and no inquest will be held. Mathews’ body lies at Gehrig funeral home as arrangements proceed. Mathews’ father arrived after the tragedy. the family once lived in Sidney. Grandfather settled there around 60 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd
Navy
Mathews
Sheriff Schulz
Gehrig Funreal
Sidney
July Fourth Program Gradually Completed in Alliance
Western Nebraska celebrates with 50 cowboys and cowgirls on horseback, five bands marching through the day. Sidney, Kimball, Fort Warren, and Alliance drum corps perform while a north versus south farmers tug of war, fastball, and boxing entertainments unfold. The Anderson Stader Carnival shows drive the big roadside show, with two evening dances at Wal-Bur hall and the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Sidney
Kimball
Fort Warren
Alliance Drum Corps
Anderson- Stader Carnival Company
Wal-Bur Hall
Five Apply For Right To Deal Out Liquor
Five apply for liquor dealing rights as retail outlets receive licenses. Inspectors in Omaha affixed revenue stamps to liquor containers in preparation for business next week. Deshier is the only town authorized to sell by the drink. North Platte, Scottsbluff, Omaha, and Pender vote June 25, with Grand Island petitioning again after an earlier illegality ruling. Norfolk petitions also circulate. Attorney General Wright ruled one $5000 bond covers both license and warehouse fees, relaxing prior two-bond rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Deshier
North Platte
Scottsbluff
Pender
Grand Island
Norfolk
Wright
Terrific Storms Lash West Over Weekend
A severe weekend storm battered the region from Sidney north and northwest with heavy winds and widespread damage. Farmers reported hail damage near Gurley and Dalton on Saturday night, while a washout between Breadwater and Lisco destroyed highway and railroad rights of way. A Dodge car and an oil truck were buried in sand and debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Gurley
Dalton
Telegraph News
Breadwater
Lisco
Dodge
Floods Wash Out Bridges Near Oshkosh In Weekend Storm
A cloudburst south of Broadwater sent the North Platte River over its banks near Oshkosh washing out four railroad bridges one highway bridge and a quarter mile of federal highway No 26. Rail service was disrupted with trains detoured and crews sent to rebuild tracks and bridges as water slowly receded. Local rainfall reached about 1.14 inches with more storm threat looming Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Oshkosh
Lisco
County Assessments Continue Show Mixed 1935 Changes
About 2,000 fewer cattle were assessed yet valuations rose from 1934 totals. Hog numbers fell from over 17,000 to under 5,000 with lower valuations by about 32 thousand dollars. Mule numbers and prices declined, tractors fewer, automobiles up by about 500 with a $30,000 valuation rise. Tangible class 1 fell to 2,114,321 from 2,234,120. intangible class A rose to 246,036 from 224,399. tangible class B dropped to 115,132 from 265,698. A boxed page one table details these figures.
Extend Tax Dates To Raise Needed Money
The house ways and means committee approved a two year extension of present taxes expected to raise about 1 million dollars in the next fiscal year. The plan includes three cent postage and federal levies on gasoline automobiles tires and tubes toilet preparations lubricating oil radios refrigerators electrical energy stocks and bonds stock transfers produce futures and admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Ways and Means Committee
Unicameral Set Up Is Imperfect Claim
The newly enacted 43 member unicameral law may be defective as the legislature faces questions about its structure and effectiveness.
Nebraska boy wins motor truck at state 4-H week
Ceremony at Lincoln honors a Nebraska boy who won a motor truck in a national farm account keeping contest sponsored by International Harvester. Left to right: G. L. Noble Chicago, L. I. Frisbie Odgen Riddle Bartley, and J. L. Henn Lincoln presenting. The boy kept a year’s complete business record on his father’s 365 acre farm and is a freshman in the college of agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
International Harvester Company
G. L. Noble
National Committee
Law edits spark potential court action over repeal gap
After years of contention a new law passes but fails to repeal the old one. The repealing clause sits in the title yet is absent from the bill body, potentially inviting court action. lawmakers may call a special session to address or worsen the situation.
Officers Seek Big Springs Robbers After Pharmacy Heist
Police hunt suspects after a Big Springs pharmacy was entered through a coal chute Saturday night. About $10 in cash and a stash of fountain pens, cigarettes, and tobacco were taken. Investigators name several local residents as suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Springs
Sunol Social News Roundup
Maurice Wolf of Fairfax greets friends in Sunol on Tuesday while en route to Los Angeles for summer school. Many locals visit Bert Allington's store, with Mrs. Lindley recovering after an Oklahoma City operation and Clayton with her.
Sunol Area Social and Family Notes Include Picnic and Visits
Mr and Mrs A F Whitmire and son Donald returned from Prairie Grove Ark after a week with relatives. J A Osment will do relief duty at the Potter depot. Walter Proctor and Ben Vacik visited. Ruth Cortney attended a supper at Bert Allingtons. G W Barlow and sons visited Englerts and Andrew Lloyd as Lodge Pole held its annual picnic. Carl Olson transacted business in Sunol. L A Pearson and son Merle were Sunol callers with B J Bates and G W Line. Loyal Lindley called from Lodge Pole. Joe Eisenbeiss visited from Sidney. Betty Welch visited Ben Vacik. Mrs Ollie Kilgore and Mrs G H Cronk drove to Sidney. Bennie Stimke stayed with the Booths, then visited Gurley. Max Witt visited home folks. CCC unit moved to Gering before the flood. Mrs Frank Paviat, now in Washington, wrote in Democratic Digest on The Farmer Stars When You Buy Cheap Food. Frank Oliverius shelled sheep in Sunol. Mary Ann Kucera visited her grandmother B C Kucera. Lundile Schmidt was surprised with a birthday party. About 35 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Wolf
Fairfax
Sunol
Ollie Kilgore
Walter Proctor
Edgar Proctor
Clarence Kelly
Howard McLean
Tom
Emma McLean
Bert Allington
Fairsbury
Frank J. Paviat
Emil Englert
Ruth Cortney
G. W. Barlow and Sons
A. J. Englert
Andrew Lloyd
Lodge Pole
Carl Olson
L. A. Pearson
Merle
B. J. Bates
G. W. Line
Loyal Lindley
Joe Eisenbeiss
Sidney
Sund
Betty Welch
Ben Vacik
G. H. Cronk
Bennie Stimke
Paul Booth
Gurley
Ted Englert
Max Witt
CCC
Gering
Red Cloud
Frank Paviat
Washington
Democratic Digest
Frank Oliverius
Mary Ann Kucera
Slaney
B. C. Kucera
Lundile Schmidt
Community gathering and school meeting notes from Sidney region
Young people gathered to celebrate with danco and late night ice cream and cake served by Mrs. Lawrence Schmidt. John Hokom was very ill and in Sidney hospital. Voters in school district 12 held their annual meeting electing M. M. Pavlat as moderator. Keehawken campfire girls met at guardian Mrs. Archie Conn home with officer elections and plans for an ice cream social on June 27. Families, fishing trip at Snowlake, and station business noted as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Schmidt
John Hokom
Sidney
M. M. Pavlat
Bert Allington
T. W. Hubbell
Archie Conn
Angela Rutner
Bell
Ruth Fenske
Charlotte Bluhm
Angela Ruttner
Ida Moorhead
J. E. Hill
Henry Schmidt
Leo Washburn
Robert
Gordon Glassburn
Snowlake
Martin Christensen
Hill
Safeway National Lamb Week Drives Big Sale
Safeway marks national lamb week from June 17 to 22 with hundreds of thousands of pounds moving to market. The drive, started four years ago, aids western sheep growers as 3,000 stores participate and promote lamb and wool consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Safeway
Safeway Stores
National Lamb Week
J. B. Wilson
Wyoming Wool Growers Association
Lamb Rent Price Appears Specially Low Versus Other Meats
A noting on meat markets indicates lamb prices stand out as unusually affordable when compared with other quality meats, signaling a favorable value point for buyers seeking premium cuts.
Grain Market Reverses Gain Amid Mixed Wheat Prospects
Grain markets eased for the week ending June 14 as spring wheat prospects remained favorable, winter wheat forecasts rose, and warm weather aided the corn belt. Weak foreign demand and large Canadian stocks pressured wheat, while cash markets steadied and barley rose about 10 cents. Corn progress lagged from cool weather, with extensive replanting needed in the lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys and eastern Plains areas. Oats showed dull demand. rye remained quiet as the season progressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Canada
United States
Russia
Ohio
Mississippi
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Plains States
Nebraska
Barley Supply and Yields Update Across Regions
The report notes 84 percent vs 44 a year ago and a ten year average of 82. In the north central states about three fourths of barley acreage lies, with conditions slightly above average and weather favorable for good yields. Farm barley stocks on June 1 totaled 14 million bushels, with 8 million in commercial stocks, a total supply over 22 million versus 36 million a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Central States
Card of Thanks for John Hokom Family
We thank friends and neighbors for help during illness and death of John Hokom. Grateful for floral offerings sympathy cards and condolence gestures from Minnie Hokom and sons Paul John Oliver Wilson and Lowell and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hokom
Minnie Hokom
Paul
John
Oliver
Wilson
Lowell
Card of Thanks from the Gross family for support after baby's illness and death
Mr and Mrs Ben Gross and Lyle express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and help during their baby's illness and death. They remember floral tributes and sympathy acts with appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gross
Lyle
For Sale Bar Fixtures and Equipment
Public notice lists bar fixtures and equipment in good condition offered at reasonable price. Contact W. M. Watson general dealer in Cheyenne Wyoming for details and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Watson
Gen. der
Cheyenne
Wyo
Also Mentioned on This Page
FOX Theatre
Mable Nelson
Broadwater
Mrs
Kate Zims
Los Angeles
L. F. Demers
M. G. Talcott
Denver
Virginia Englert
Jess Linderman
Jerry Vacik
Rawlins
A. F. Whitmire
Donald
Prairie Grove
Ark
J. A. Osment
Potter
Mr. Osment
Rich
Nebr
International
John Deere
Mid-West Combine & Trac. Co
Clothiers
Ph & 5
Frank
Sth
Aroma
M. W. Riggs
O.P
Skaggs Woop
Pere
eArd
Cy Ross Alexander
Senorita
Spencer Tracy—And
Wendy Barrie
Richard Barthelmess
Joe Morrison
Erat
Helen Mack
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!