Sunol Boy Dies After Bicycle Car Collision
Seven year old Gaylord Gade of Sunol died in a Sidney hospital from abdominal injuries after his bicycle was struck by a car driven by Mildred Moore of Ohio. The car stopped within fifty feet of the scene. driver said she saw the boys and tried to avoid them. Funeral set for Wednesday at Gehrig Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood cemetery.
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Gaylord Gade
Bunoil
Sidney
Mildred Moore
Ohio
Barton A. Taylor
Sunol
Gabe
FBI
Scottsbluff
Clark
Schulz
Taylor
Bund
LaVerne
Clinton
Alice Hahler
Doris
Desiver
June
Marjorie
Evelyn
Clarice Mae
Janet
Gehrig Funeral Home
Krohn
Paul's Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Hitch Hiking Mother and Baby Doing Well
A hitch hiking Alabama couple, James Connell and Lillian Connell, welcomed a baby on a Kimball home porch near 4 a.m. Friday. The mother and infant son are reported doing fine at Kimball Hospital after ambulances rushed them in with police and a doctor summoned.
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Kimball
Alabama
Lillian Connell
Kimball Hospital
J. J. Sheahan
Sheahans
John Atwood
Draftees from Cheyenne County Join the Army
Cheyenne county men enter selective service with three reporting June 25 and three on July 3. Volunteers Lyal Wesley Riehart and Gerald Ralph Johnson along with draftee Ernest August Henry Jeudes report June 3. Draftees Weaker Joachim Klutman William Warner Frahm and Marwin Calvon Thompson report July 3, with five more to report on July 6. names to be announced soon.
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Cheyenne
Lyal Wesley Riehart
Gerald Ralph Johnson
Ernest August Henry
Jeudes
Poter
Joachim Klutman
William Warner Frahm
Marwin’ Calvon Thompson
One Traffic Charge Over Last Week End In County
A speeding charge was filed against Sol Carlson near Potter on Monday morning by a state patrolman. County Judge Barlow said no hearing had been held. It was the only violation county filed over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Carlson
Potter
Barlow
Chappell Gas Bonds Vote Underway In Special Election
Chappell holds a special election on issuing bonds for a gas plant and distribution system. Voters will decide the proposal's fate. Gering firm Deep Hole Petroleum registered for oil development including leases in Scotts Bluff county on land between Gering and Melbeta. A. E. Witterman leads the venture with plans to begin drilling soon, aiming deep wells and modern rotary equipment.
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Chappell
Gering
Deep Hole Petroleum Company
Otto Fuerst
Carl Kath
Henry Kath
Scotts Bluff County
Melbeta
West Sixteenth Street
Scottsbluff
Association
A. E. Witterman
Fire destroys Kimball home as moth millers blamed
A fire in Kimball on Oak Street damaged the five room house of Arvid Young quists Wednesday night about 9 o'clock. Fire officials said kerosene and electric light used to trap moth millers contributed to the blaze leaving only the shell. Continued on page 6 Col. 1
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Burns House
Kimball
Arvid Youngquists
Oak Street
Mrs. Joseph Hahler Rites Held Monday
Mrs Ellen Josephine Johnson Hahler 58 longtime Sidney resident Funeral services were held Monday at nine o clock from the Catholic church Rev Anthony Egging officiated Interment at the Catholic cemetery with Gehrig Funeral Home in charge Pallbearers were Fred Johnson Samuel R Sweet John Treinen Carl Christ Fred Bush and John Peetz Survivors include husband five children and one sister The story continues on page 6 column 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hahiler
Sidney
Anthony Egging
Gehrig Funeral Home
Fred Johnson
Samuel R. Sweet
John Treinen
Carl Christ
Fred Bush
John Peetz
Hahler
Brady
Ellen Josephine Johnson
Katherine Bradley
North Platte
Marie Layton
Julius
Helen
Joseph
Sidney to decide on beauty contest entry
Sidney chamber of commerce president A E Wright will name a special committee this week to decide if Sidney should send a contestant to the Oregon Trail Days beauty contest in Gering next month. The club offered no objection but provided no plan for selecting a winner. The Gering contest winner becomes the queen of the celebration and will lead the parade on July 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Wright
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney
Oregon Trail Days
Gering
Civic Club
Frances Kaub to Give Harp Concert Sunday
Miss Frances M. Kaub of Beatrice daughter of Rev and Mrs Louis Kaub a former Sidney resident will present a harp concert at the Methodist church Sunday night June 29. Kaub is noted as Nebraska's leading harpist and has given many recitals in several states. She studies at the University of Denver under Florence Wagner and began harp in Lexington high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances M. Kaub
Beatrice
Louis Kaub
Sidney
Methodist Church
Kaub
Nebraska
University of Denver
Florence Wagner
Lexington
Panhandle 4-H Camp Opens to West Nebraska Clubs
More than 100 4-H Club members from eight western Nebraska counties plan to attend the Mitchell camp July 10 to 12. Registration due by July 1 at $2.50 per member, meals or bedding optional, supervised 24 hours daily by trained leaders. Activities include softball, volleyball, skits, handicraft, and music with group discussions on 4-H basics and food for national defense.
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Nebraska
Banner, Sioux, Morrill
Kimball Cheyenne
Keith
Deuel
Scotts Bluff
Mitchell
Young Demos Gather For Annual Meeting
Lincoln was chosen as the 1942 convention site and Mrs Dora Albert of Columbus and Leon i A Sprague of Red Cloud were elected delegates to the national convention at Louisville Kentucky August 2022 in the final session of the state convention of the Young Democrat clubs of Nebraska at Valentine Saturday. James C Quigley national committeeman urged closer cooperation between all Democrats and promised careful organization of the party in the immediate future. Patrick J Heaton of Sidney former president said too many adhere to the party for selfish reasons and urged ending self seeking and helping every worker promoting the cause because he believes in it not for reward.
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Lincoln
Dora Albert
Columbus
Leon i A. Sprague
Red Cloud
Louisville
Kentucky
Young Democrat Clubs
Nebraska
Valentine
James C. Quigley
Patrick J. Heaton
Sidney
Kimball Golf Meet Scheduled for June 29 at Kimball Course
Western Nebraska golfers will tour the Kimball course Sunday June 29 for the fourth annual tournament sponsored by the country club. Bruce Robinson of Oshkosh is expected to defend his title and invitations have been issued to top panhandle golfers. First nine holes serve as qualifying with a 16 hole playoff.
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Western Nebraska
Kimball
Country Club
Bruce Robinson
Oshkosh
Panhandle
Panhandle officers pledge to aid in national safety
About 75 western Nebraska peace officers gathered in Scottsbluff for an FBI sponsored briefing on national defense and law enforcement. FBI agent C W Stein warned that safeguarding the nation rests partly on city village and county officers while the FBI handles other duties.
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Nebraska
Scottsbluff
C. W. Stein
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Omaha
FBI
Europe
S. Everett Dennis
Mahlon C. Morgan
Jim Hedge
C. G. Perry
Perry
England
London
Hayne Thompson
Thompson
Long Time Resident Of Dalton Is Dead
Ella Mable Buck 69 wife of Leon E Buck died early Monday The Bucks lived four miles north of Dalton for nearly forty years Funeral plans pending but services will be at Dalton Presbyterian Church Rev Donald Daly officiating with interment in Dalton Cemetery Rice Funeral Home directing Pallbearers listed Surviving husband two sons Leonard and Lewis of Dalton one grandchild two brothers S B Sage Maple Falls Nebraska born Madison Wis February 12 1872 Teachings at Julesburg Kruse District near Sidney Homesteaded near Dalton in 1904 Continued on page Col 3
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Ella Mable Buck
Leon E. Buck
Dalton
Dalton Presbyterian Church
Donald Daly
Dalton Cemetery
Rice Funeral Home
F. A. Geller
Leonard Freeburg
William Mazrrin
L. G. Siemer
Earl McConnell
Arthur Kugler
Mrs. Buck
Madison
Wis
Friend
Nebraska
Mr. Buck
Julesburg
Kruse
Sidney
Unique Wiggins Family Bids For Honor As 'Most Unusual'
Cheyenne county plans a July 1 wheat test plot inspection seven miles west of Gurley on the P. J. Beyer farm. Sidney Chamber of Commerce promotes the event to business leaders and farmers to observe which wheat varieties best suit local soil and climate as Agricultural Agent J. C. Swinbank leads the arrangements. The Wiggins story accompanies the notice, detailing a Bridgeport ranch family of eleven adopted children who are a Saturday-night band led by George Wiggins, a longtime music teacher.
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iCheyenne
Gurley
P. J. Beyer
Sidney
Nebraska
J. C. Swinbank
Fort Sidney
Wiggins
Bridgeport
Walt , Samuelson
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
George Wiggins
Underground Water Tests To Be Sought In Panhandle
State Senator E R Blome told civic club the chamber of commerce irrigation committee will request underground water tests in this part of the state. He announced 10000 is available and should be used for tests in the panhandle where tests are lacking. Blome urged early bid while funds remain and said Dr George Condra would send a crew once new drilling machine arrives. Legislature had appropriated 15000 for testing, but 5000 was spent on a modern machine. He cited irrigators who say subterranean structures are unknown here.
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Chamber of Commerce Irrigation Committee
Civic Club
E. R. Blome
Panhandle
Blome
Chamber of Commerce
Fox Theatre To Show Ft Sidney Day Movie
Fort Sidney Day celebration events captured on film will be screened at the Fox Theatre on Friday and Saturday. Manager A C Stalcup says the moving pictures, taken in natural color, will accompany the regular program and display the celebration in its best light.
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Fort Sidney
Fox Theatre
A. C. Stalcup
Ainlay to Discuss Tax Refund Measure in Sidney
John Ainlay, chief of the motor fuels division, will speak at an eight o clock meeting in the district court room on Wednesday June 25 to explain LB470 which provides for tax refunds on motor fuels used in farm operations. Attendees include motor fuel dealers farmers and other interested persons. The bill's effective date is set for August.
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John Ainlay
Department of Agriculture and Inspection
Sidney
District Court Room
Ainlay
Horseback Riding Comes Back in Community Events
Horseback riding is staging a comeback after the formation of the Lodge Pole Valley Saddle Club and the Sidney Riding Academy. Several rides have occurred with more planned, including a Friday evening ride and a fairgrounds picnic. Members aim to establish a bridle path around the country club grounds.
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Lodgepole Valley Saddle Club
Sidney Riding Academy
Fairgrounds
Saddle Club
Country Clus Grounds
Storage and Labor Plague Panhandle Wheat Growers
Western Nebraska farmers brace for what could be the largest winter wheat harvest in eleven years. Labor shortages loom as draft and defense jobs pull workers away, while storage remains scarce despite loan programs. Prospects are strong in Kimball Cheyenne Deuel counties, but rust hail and insects threaten post harvest loss. Farmers race to build granaries and expand elevators. some plan cooperative harvesting if migrant labor fails.
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Nebraska
Kimball- Cheyenne-Deuel
Combine
South Divide
Sidney
REA Directors Elected at Pine Bluffs Meeting
Harry A. Smith was elected to fill a vacancy on the Rural Electric board at the second annual meeting in Pine Bluffs. The seven member board includes James P. Coigt chair, Guy Smith secretary, Thomas Kelly treasurer, and Reuben V. Anderson Clarence E. Kaser. Kelly was replaced as treasurer. 104 members attended as the cooperative, operating in Pine Bluffs, plans further extensions toward Sidney Feetz Colorado and north toward the Dalton wheat belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry ‘A. Smith
Kimball Real Estate
Rural Electric Company
Mark Byers
Hereford
Pine Bluffs
James P. Coigt
Guy Smith
Thomas Kelly
Reuben V.anderson
Clarence E. Kaser
Harry A. Smith
Kelly
Sidney
Feetz
Colo
Dalton Wheat Belt
Conviction Record Of Patrol Above 400 In May
The state highway patrol reported 421 convictions from 471 arrests in May and $5,608 in fines for the common school fund. Forty three cases were continued. Speeding caused most arrests at 91, with reckless driving 83 and driving while intoxicated 58. Warning cards were issued to 424 persons, patrolmen logged 262,737 miles, removed 1,779 highway obstructions, and conducted 100 safety talks.
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State Highway Patrol
Common School Fund
Vagrancy Charge Filed in County Court
Bernard Crawford a transient faced a vagrancy charge filed in county court yesterday. The document was signed by A P Hansen Special agent for the Union Pacific. Five other transients also faced charges of stealing rides on the railroad.
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Bernard Crawford
A. P. Hansen
Union Pacific
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James Connell
Clanton
Ala
California
South
Witterman
Wichita
Kansas
Joseph Hahler
Beauty Meet
Frances Kaub
Bluffs
U. N
Federal Work Projects Administration
University of Nebraska Extension Division
University Extension Division
Dalton Is
Leon Buck
New York
C of C
Beyer Farm
Sidney Day
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