Rerouting Of No 19 East Of Sidney Gets Under Way Monday
Surveyors laid out a new highway route east of Sidney to bypass the city and its southern outskirts. Christ, a Sidney contractor, won the culvert and bridge work with steel structures delivered last week. Construction will start on the road around July 15, linking it to the Denver Black Hills corridor and reducing grade crossings with trains.
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Christ
Sidney
Burlington Railroad
State Highway Department
South Hill
Denver
Black Hills
Panhandle
Burlington
Illinois Street
Union Pacific
Gas Tax Diversion Opposed By Bowring
Arthur Bowring of Merriman president of the Nebraska Good Roads association said ample revenue to take care of the entire social security setup can be obtained from sources other than a one cent a gallon gasoline tax for relief. The proposed constitutional amendment would confine gasoline taxes and motor vehicle license fees to highway purposes. About 45,000 of 60,000 signatures needed have been collected. Bowring said Nebraska could finance a $4,000,000 yearly social security program via liquor taxes head tax federal funds and county funds.
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Arthur Bowring
Merriman
Nebraska Good Roads Association
Bowring
Nebraska
Egg Production Up Says Federal Report
A federal report from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes sharp gains in poultry and egg production. It reports 12 percent more chicks in farm flocks on June 1 versus last year and a 5 percent rise in egg production. Increases are driven by hatchings in the north central states, with 11 percent higher than a year ago.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
North Central States
East North Central
West North Central
South Central States
Tourist Business 13 Heaviest in History on Lincoln Highway
Sidney reports record tourist traffic along Highway 30 with hotels, cabin camps, and private residences benefiting. State Engineer Tilley notes strong traffic and rising demand for Nebraska highway maps, signaling a prosperous summer tourist season. Continued on page 6, column 3.
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Lincoln Highway
Sidney
Highway No. 30
Tilley
Nebraska
State Highway Department
Sidney Rifle Club Wins Sterling Small Bore Championship
Sidney Rifle Club wins the Sterling small bore championship at Sterling, leading by seven points. Brewers and Pierson top individuals with scores 482 and 479, while Pierson takes the Dewar crown with 393 and Brewer places third. Local shooters endure a hot sun and strong winds to post solid marks.
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Sterling Rifle Club
Sterling
Dewar
Sidney
Brewer
Pierson
Sweet
Parks
Beagle
Woten
Sidney Man Held By Police At Cheyenne
A man giving the name Anton Hyncik of Sidney was arrested in Cheyenne last week and charged with robbing another man in a Cheyenne hotel. He said he was 43. No trial had been held and he remains in a Cheyenne jail.
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Anton Hyncik
Sidney
Cheyenne
Hyncik
Harvest in Nebraska Opens Across State Areas
Nebraska's gold grain crops were laid by in some sections Sunday night and harvesting began in Richard son county with much grain already in shock. Sweet corn in a Stella garden led the parade as grasshoppers threatened yields in Hall and Merrick counties. North Platte area awaited ripening while Lincoln county expected reaping to start. Adams and Gage counties rested after two days of harvesting. Ed Williams, crop expert for a Beatrice flour mill, cited Gage wheat activity.
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Nebraska
Richardson County
Stella
Hall
Merrick
North Platte
Lincoln County
Adams
Gage County
Ed Williams
Beatrice
WPA workers return to jobs today with lift on restrictions
WPA workers resume duties this morning after a brief suspension as local notices confirm reopening of projects. Officials cite a new 1.425 billion relief fund and adjusted wage rules while Hopkins assures continued support for artists, youth programs, and seasonal jobs if wages are fair.
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WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
FERA
National Youth Administration
Chester Gray
American Farm Bureau Federaton
Hopkis
Fed
State Journal Article Has Heaton Excited
County Attorney P. J. Heaton found in the Nebraska State Journal a charge of embezzlement tied to Cr. Sowards trial where he had acted as prosecutor. Heaton sent a note asking for a correction, while Telegraph News editors tried to explain the mix up without humor.
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P. J. Heaton
Nebraska State Journal
News From
Nebraska
Resettlement Administration
Cr. Sowards
Heaton
State Journal
The
Telegraph News
Summer Heat Stuns Sidney With 97 Degree Day
Summer arrived in Sidney as the temperature hit 97 at the airport in a sultry close day. The heat, four degrees below last week’s 101 peak, unsettled locals and stressed spring grains and corn. Farmers urge a soaking general rain this week for crops.
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Sidney
Carpenter Eyes Three Cornered Senate Debate
Carpenter of Scottsbluff said he would debate Republican nominee Robert Simmons and Senator George Norris if he enters the race as an independent. He believed Norris would join the field as a third candidate and meet them in a three cornered debate.
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Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Robert Simmons
George W. Norris
Carpenter
Norris
Prominent Pioneer C W Johnson Dies During Wedding Anniversary
C W Johnson a leading western Nebraska pioneer dies at Potter after a stroke amid a golden wedding anniversary gathering of Mr and Mrs Johnson. Friends and family attended services led by three Methodist ministers. Johnson had long been a cattleman and booster of purebred stock, homesteading in Banner county since 1887 and later settling in Potter.
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Potter Methodist Church
Johnson
Tanner
Potter
Porter
Chappell
Slocumb
Kimball
Johnsons
the Potter Church
Mr. Johnson
Nebraska
West
Arepublican
Sidney City Council Approves Budget Cut Plan for Next Year
The Sidney city budget for the coming year calls for a reduction in total operating costs by over six thousand dollars. Mayor Roche and the city board aim for savings through economy while detailing fund totals for general, roads, cemetery, sewer, library, park, fire, city hall, amusement, paving districts, and street lighting. A new daily bookkeeping system by Earl Morgan of Scottsbluff will improve fund balance tracking and fund status visibility for department heads.
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City of
Sidney
Roche
Earl Morgan
Scottsbluff
Spring Crops In County Burning Badly Report
Spring grains suffered from extreme heat last week with fields ruined and others damaged. Observers note unsuitability for the country, with many fields lost, some endurance, and prospects for recovery tied to any coming rain. Farmers estimate spring grains succeed only about one year in five, prompting reduced acreage.
Highway 113 To Get Some Work Shortly
Fort Morgan highway official Gen White says 113 north of Peetz will get bridge and structure work funded from the 1936 state budget. He toured Logan County with commissioners and highway department staff, inspecting the northern section of highway 113.
Welsh Freed By Barlow After Insufficient Evidence
Herbert Welsh, held in connection with the robbery of Ira Humphries, was freed by County Judge Barlow on Saturday. The state failed to prove his participation. Witnesses from Bridgeport testified Welsh was in that town when the crime occurred. Humphries, a traveling man for Shores Auto Supply of McCook, said he was robbed of $50 by an unmasked robber but could not positively identify the man.
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Herbert Welsh
Ira Humphries
Barlow
Welsh
Bridgeport
Humphries
Sidney
Huntsman
Shores Auto Supply Company
McCook
Schulz
Wheat Harvest Prep For 8000 Car Loads On Sterling Division
Burling ton railroad prepares for the wheat season with about 8000 car loads planned on the Sterling division and expects hundreds more from Alliance. Harvest to begin between July 10 and 15 per recent railroad estimates.
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Burlington
Sterling
Alliance
Supreme Court Overrules Barlow Demurrer in Contempt Case
In an opinion by Judge Good the supreme court Friday overruled the demurrer of Robert A. Barlow, Cheyenne county judge, charged by the attorney general with contempt of court for practicing law without a license, and gave him 20 days to plead. The court held that in two cases the acts of an agent and an amanuensis do not constitute the practice of law, but that contempt powers exist to punish unauthorized practice. The ruling affirms the court’s inherent power over admission and disbarment questions and notes continued proceedings (Continued on page 6, column 1).
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Judge Good
Supreme Court
Robert A. Barlow
Cheyenne County
Barlow
Vacation Camp Draws Mothers to Chadron Park
Four days of rest recreation and handicraft planned for women from this state section at Chadron State Park June 25. Enrollment is 3.75 dollars with about 135 miles from Sidney. County Agent Swinbank offers details.
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Chadron State Park
Pine Ridge
Nebraska
Sidney
Swinbank
District Four Pacing State Member Drive
The Nebraska American Legion reports exceeds its 1936 membership quota. Potters Lawrence Schwartz leads District Four with 117.51 percent, helping the department average reach 100.10 percent. Districts One Three Nine and Eleven also surpass their quotas.
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Nebraska Department of the American Legion
Lawrence Schwartz
Potter
Schwartz
Nebraska
Evangelist F C Kruse Conducts Revival in City
Evangelist F C Kruse of S Dakota, a former boxing champion and football star, leads revival meetings at the Assembly of God church. He has held similar services in Colorado and Wyoming and arrives with a strong reputation for effective work. An all day meeting is planned as a highlight of the campaign.
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Evangelist F. C. Kruse
S. Dakota
Assembly of God Church
Colorado
Wyoming
Herman Schroeder Found Dead in City Park Pool
The body of Herman Schroeder a 70 year old retired railroad official and former Sidney mayor was found in the city park swimming pool Friday morning after a dawn search. Authorities ruled death by self action with four wrist cuts noted though no inquest will be held.
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Herman Schroeder
Sidney
Schroeder
P. J. Heaton
R. E. Roche
Heaton
Clarence Jolliff
Chet Killham
Donald Shipman
Killham
Ninth Avenue
Illinois Street
KilJham
Jolliff
Extension Granted for Summer Fallow in Cheyenne County
Cheyenne county farmers learn from Washington that the deadline for first operations in soil conserving practices is moved from June 15 to July 1. The extension aids the Cheyenne county conservation association by allowing more time to finish initial office work and helps some farmers determine their soil depleting base by July 1. The rule requires land to be in soil conserving use by July 1 to qualify for federal farm program grants.
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Cheyenne County
Washington
Cheyenne County Conservation Association
Grasshopper Danger Restricted Reaches 40 to 45 Nebraska Counties
Extension entomologist O. S. Bare reports widespread grasshopper infestation across Nebraska moving into 40 or 45 counties. Serious damage concentrated in about 12 counties with dry eastern weather worsening the outbreak last week. Farmers deploy poison bran mash and community eradication campaigns guided by county agents. Federal bait supply from 1934 exhausted. western and northwestern areas face serious conditions in Sioux, Dawes, Sheridan, Box Butte counties.
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O. S. Bare
the Agricultural College
Nebraska
Bare
Dawes
Sheridan
Box Butte
Residential Sale Reported by Johnson in Sidney
J. W. Johnson reports rising interest in residential purchasing in Sidney. He completed a deal last week with M. O. Baker, a Burlington employee, who bought the property at 1433 15th Avenue. Johnson represented Union Savings and Loan Association of Lincoln as the owner’s agent.
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Sidney
J. W. Johnson
Johnson
M. O. Baker
Burlington Employe
15Th Avenue
Mr. Johnson
Union Savings and Loan Association of Lincoln
Schmeling Louis Fire Pictures This Week
The Fox theatre books the Schmeling Louis fight pictures for Wednesday and Thursday, showing twelve fast rounds with slow motion replays. Patrons will pay Fox admission prices, unlike the $40 ringside seats. Manager Ned Collins calls the booking a scoop. the feature Forgotten Faces was cancelled to make room for the fight film.
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Fox Theatre
Fox
Sidney
Cheyenne 4-H Seeks Winners for Conservation Camp Trip
Cheyenne county 4-H youth may win a prize trip to the second annual statewide conservation camp at Seward in August. Ten leaders and 40 members statewide will have their registration and travel paid. Reports from counties due July 15 at the state club office cover activities July 1, 1935 to June 30, 1936.
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Cheyenne County
Seward
College of Agriculture
Plans for 1937 Pageant at Bayard Already Started
The Gift of God pageant ended with 3,133 spectators for the final show and 14,315 total attendance over four performances near Bayard. Attendance varied from 10,000 last year to nearly 20,000 in 1933, with improvements in facilities and 16 revised episodes about Christ. Spectators from 68 Nebraska counties and 19 states plus Canada, England, and China joined the audience, and Wenona Wilkinson, a missionary stationed in China, attended the last performance.
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Christ
Nebraska
Wyoming
Ilinois
Arizona
Michigan
Colorado
Washington
Wisconsin
California
Iowa
Kansas
New Mexico
Arkanasas
Minnesota
Missouri
Texas
South Dakota
Utah
Oklahoma
Ohio
Indiana
Montana
Canada
England
China
Wenona Wilkinson
Christian Church
Luchowiu
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Sidney Rifle Club
Harvest
C. W. Johnson
Potter Cattleman
Banner County
John Adams
Lodge Pole Creek
Barlow Demurrer
City Park
Legion of Friends
Schmeling-Louis Fire Pictures
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