Public survey on site of Sidney federal building
Postal Inspector Putnam met with about 50 Sidney citizens in the city auditor’s basement to gauge public sentiment on the new federal building site. Attendees included local property owners who have bids on land. officials favor locations near the central business area with three full lots preferred. a community vote was held to choose the most desirable site west of Tenth Avenue.
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Sidney
Putnam
Notoe
Tsauon
Basai Stret
Tenth Avenue
Patnam
Miles elected Western Nebraska Bar president at Scotts Bluff
W P Miles of Sidney was elected president of the Western Nebraska Bar Association at Scotts Bluff with M O Bates of Lexington named vice president and Paul L Martin of Sidney as secretary treasurer. Sixty six attorneys attended. speeches were given by Fred A Wright J G Motherhead and Earl Reed. Memorials were held for Hobart Halligan and Gillan. A luncheon followed then banquet and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Miles
Sidney
Gering
Fred A. Wright
Omaha
Scottsbluff
J. G. Motherhead
Earl Reed
Torrington
Wyoming Bar Association
Ralph W. Hobart
J. J. Ilaliigan
North Platte
George Gillan
Lexington
Gurley Leaders Protest Gasoline Freight Rates
Gurley Business Men Association and a special committee protest new gasoline shipment rates set to take effect July 1, arguing an $80 higher cost for shipments to Gurley than Sidney. They claim Gurley was promised a reduction not delivered and will pursue action with the state railway commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurley
Man Batters Way To Freedom From Bridgeport Jail
Peter C. 36 awaiting trial on a murder charge fled from Bridgeport jail through a hole in the wall. Fellow prisoners facing forgery charges remained jailed as guards could not prevent the escape. Nelson, linked to a fatal auto crash that killed Frank Fitzpatrick, 63, was said to be drunk in the incident. Western Nebraska officers have a lookout for Neilson since the escape. Mr Neilson and four children live in Bridgeport.
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Morrill
Atenart
Peter C
Nielson
Nelson
Frank Fitzpatrick
Bridgeport
Nebraska
Neilson
E-Cape
Ridgeport
Junior Leaguers Trim Athletic Club Sunday
Sydney's junior league chalked up the ninth win of the season defeating the Union Pacific nine by 10 to 1. Killam and Meier pitched for the winners while Sam Rice worked for the Athletic Club in the Sunday game.
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Sydney
Union Pacific Ivete
Killam
Meier
Sam Rice
Athletic Cub
Krueger Brothers Fourth of July Celebration Planned
Krueger brothers prepare a two day Fourth of July celebration at Krueger's lake six miles east of Sidney with accommodations for 2000 plus attendees. The event, favored by warm weather, offers shade and cool lake air. Parking for 860 cars daily is arranged and a large sports and wild west program is planned to attract a record crowd.
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Krueger Brothers
Krueger
Sidney Stores To Close All Day On Saturday Fourth
Sidney merchants bureau reports all Sidney stores will close all day Saturday July 4 with markets opening only briefly in the morning. Many plan pre holiday sales and extended hours Friday to accommodate the regular Saturday trade rush, aiming to boost business before the holiday and counter anticipated losses.
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Sidney
Graph News
Heat wave bakes Nebraska as June record tops temperatures
Western Nebraska endures an eight day heat siege with daily highs around and above 100 degrees. Official readings reach 104 degrees while pools and picnic grounds attract relief seekers. The relentless heat has caused deaths across the region though western Nebraska reports no fatalities yet. Moisture is scarce, crops and pasture suffer, merchants note slowed trade in panhandle towns as farmers plead for rain.
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Nebraska
Middle West
Panhandle
Sidney
Alliance
Scottsbluff
Pavement Bid Letting Tonight In Sidney District One
Citizens and property owners in paving district No 1 are invited by Mayor Schroeder and the city council to attend the pavement bid letting tonight at 8 p.m. in the main auditorium. Up to 15 or more contractors are expected to bid on the six block district, with bids likely to stretch into the early morning hours as debate over the paying type continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Schroeder
Flames Raze Spencer Iowa Home Of Howard Booth
Howard Booth assistant manager at J C Penney reports his Spencer Indiana hometown was destroyed by a Saturday fire. Six business blocks burned with an estimated two million dollars in losses, the telephone company sufferer with lines and equipment wiped out.
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Flames
Iowa
Howard Booth
J. C. Penney
Spencer
Booth
Telephone Company
Nebraska Wheat Harvest Opens Across State in 1931
Nebraska farmers begin cutting wheat as 57 to 60 million bushels are expected statewide. Panhandle and northwest regions lag while mid and eastern Nebraska report early yields, with hot weather and late freezes shaping a harvest near the five year average but below last year’s record.
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Nebraska
Panhandie
Northwestern
Panhandle
Middle Platte Valley
Shelton
Buffalo County
Valley of the Loup
Thayer
Webster
Adams
York, Hall
Valley
Vincent Heine
Sidney
Colorado
Wyoming
Dakota
Last Civil War Vet in Sidney Buried Today
Funeral services for Charles S. Hower 88, last Civil War veteran in Cheyenne county, are at 10 a.m. at the Methodist church in Sidney. G A R veterans will attend and hold brief services at the cemetery. Hower, a pioneer resident, died Saturday night after a long illness. four children survive.
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Charles S. Hower
Cheyenne County
Sidney
F. C. Mills
Charles Hower
Mr. Hower
Hower
Rice
Mrs. Schaeffer Dies Thursday Burial Is In Greenwood
Mrs Harvey S Schaeffer died Thursday night at age 59 burial held in Sidney cemetery following funeral services Sunday at the Methodist church Born Lydia Edna Warner November 9 1871 in Stevenson county Illinois she married Harvey S Schaeffer December 7 1897 and had four children The family moved from Illinois to Creston Iowa in 1898 then Elgin in 1910 and near Sidney in 1925 She joined the Evangelical church in girlhood and remained active in faith until her death
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Methodist
Harvey S. Schaeffer
Sidney
Rice
Lydia Edna Warner
Stevenson County
Ill
Creston
Elgin
Western Union to Offer American Express Money Orders
Western Union to sell American Express money orders to Sidney residents to mail or send by methods other than the telegraph. G R Carr, local manager, says offices nationwide will inaugurate the service simultaneously with American Express offices handling arrangements.
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Sidney
Western Union
American Express
G. R. Carr
The
Telegraph Company
United States
American Express Company
Two Youths Fined For Theft Of Tires
Francis Knight and Richard Smith, youths traveling through the country from Wisconsin, were arrested near Sidney Friday night for stealing two automobile tires from old cars owned by Harely Simkins, a garage man at Lodge Pole. Fines and costs totaled $20.
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Francis Knight
Richard Smith
Wisconsin
Sidney
Harely Simkins
Lodge Pole
Sheriff Swanson Finds Moonshine Still In Hunt for Loot
Sheriff O Ed Swanson of Kimball county and Deputy Morris tracked thefts from Wyoming and found a 50 gallon still and 100 gallons of mash north of Bushnell on Earl A Wyatt's Ear A Wyatt farm. Wyatt was arrested, pleaded guilty in county court, and bond set at 1000 dollars.
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Sheriff Swanson
O. Ed Swanson
Kimball County
Bushnell
Ear. A. Wyatt
Morris
Pine Bluff
Wyoming
Moon
Earl A. Wyatt
Kimball
Radio Expert Visits In Sidney Over Weekend
Tracy C. Tyler executive assistant and research director of the National Committee on Education by Radio visited Sidney at the home of his wife's brother Dr E S Sherrerd. He toured local stations gathering data to expand educational programs on the air and to secure more privileges for stations featuring education by radio.
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Sidney
Tracy C. Tyler
The
National Committee On Education By Radio
E. S. Sherrerd
Tyler
Mrs Freytag Plans Alaska Trip From Seattle to Skagway
Mrs H F Freytag leaves this evening for Seattle and sails July 4 for Skagway Alaska. She will travel by rail and boat over White Pass into the Yukon to Dawson withplanned stops in Victoria and Vancouver on the return. The journey is expected to last about four weeks.
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H. F. Freytag
Seattle
Skagway
Alaska
White House
Yukon River
Dawson
Victoria
Vancouver
Alliance Newspaper Protests Pavement Awards
Mrs Elizabeth Walters mother of Mrs F B Tobin died aged 82 at Rock Springs residence of her daughter Mrs William Walters. Funeral held Sunday at Rock Springs Congregational Church. Survivors include three daughters and two sons. Alliance Times Herald protests western Nebraska gas tax road allocation urging paving on Potash No 2 highway and western county routes to support tourist traffic.
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Elizabeth Walters
F. B. Tobin
William Walters
Rock Springs
Walter
Tobin
Nebraska
Alliance Times Herald
Leaders In Cheyenne County League Play Sunday
Leaders in the Cheyenne County League won Sunday as Lodge Pole Lor enzo Potter and Sidney rolled over Sunol Bunker Hill. Carleton struck for Lodge Pole while Phelps took the mound for the losers. Lodge Pole stayed ahead with only one defeat this season. Potter dominated Sunol as the Bearcats pressed early and Sidney outran Bunker Hill with Hopkins hurling for the Seals.
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Lodge
Lorenzo
Potter
Lunel
Sidney
Bunker Hill
Carleton
Lodge Pole
Phelps
Sunol
Bearcats
Will
Hopkins
Seals
Closman Runner-Up at Fort Morgan Golf Meet
Jay Closman of Sidney was runner up in the Fort Morgan invitation golf tournament Sunday. Frank Paviat of the local club took second in the second flight. Joe Simodynes and H. F E. Bauman also attended the meet.
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Jay Closman
Sidney
Fort Morgan
Frank Paviat
Joe Simodynes
H. F E. Bauman
Chadron Pageant Highlights Cheyenne and Devil County Floats
Chadron staged a successful pageant and parade last Friday despite evening showers. A 150 float procession traveled a mile with themes of pioneer life and westward development drawing about 10 000 spectators. Notable entries included Cheyenne and Devil counties agricultural displays and a float from Sidney.
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Cheyenne
Devil
Chadron
Sidney
C. A. Blair, Jr
Francis Fisher
Blair
Black Hills
Fort Robinson
16Th Field Artillery
Fort
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Federal Building
Miles
West Nebraska
Paul Martin
Treas
Farm Board
Charles Steward
Farmers’ West Central Grain Company
A. A. Larsen
W. P. Wolcott
Charles Gabriel
Federal Farm Board
Western Nebraska
Joe Steele
L. D. Willey
Charles B. Steward
Farmers West Central Grain Company of
Steward
Steele
Willey
Wall of
Trim Athletic Club
Kruegers
Lake East of Here
District One
South Dakota
Charles A. Hower
Mrs. Freytag
Times-Herald
State Department For Distribution
Cheyenne County League
Cheyenne and
Devil County
Chadron Normal College
Robert Pullen
Chadron College
Coronado
Columbus
LaSalle
Mississippi River
France
America
Louisiiana
Crazy Horse
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