Land survey spurs talk of airport near Cheyenne storage depot
Mayor Roche reported Cheyenne county surveyors are examining land north of the ammunition storage depot with possible expansion for an airport. The War Department already plans about thirty and a quarter sections for the storage site, with rumors of additional land under review. Officials warn wartime censorship limits official details.
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R. E. Roche
Cheyenne County
Roche
War Department
John L. Batt
Dalton Bank Board Rabe War Support Plan
In Dalton Nebraska the The Dalton State Bank board acted when cashier Lyle Rabe joined the army. They offered his wife a full time job and pledged a defense bond of 25 dollars for each month of his service. This response addresses critics who say the public is complacent.
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Nebraska
Lyle Rabe
Dalton State Bank
Rabe
Dalton
Washington D. C
Red Cross Quota Expanded With New Shipments
Mrs. Mark Howard the county program chair announces another Red Cross shipment from headquarters including six toddler packs ten layettes 100 layette garments ten snowsuits 25 boys shirts 44 children s pajamas twenty women s nightgowns ten men s pajamas 89 girls skirts twelve convalescent robes for men and knitting items such as 47 children s sweaters 31 ladies sweaters seven knitted suits three shawls one plaid mittens six beanies. A mid April shipment is planned and the work room will close Tuesday and Saturday afternoons until more materials arrive with all garments due in the first week of April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Mark Howard
Earle Winter
Howard
Potato Prices Bolstered This Year Under Agriculture Plan
The U S Department of Agriculture announced a price support program for the 1942 Irish potato crop. It urges growers to plant full acreage under the Agriculture Conservation Program and provide base prices for U S No 1 grade potatoes, bagged at 1 0 b and other adjustments for 85 per cent U S No 1 and bulk or stored potatoes as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Conservation Program
U. S
Mrs Patrowsky Resigns FSA Post for State Welfare Office
Mrs Nancy Patrowsky resigns after three and a half years with the Farm Security Administration and accepts a new job with the Department of State Assistance in the County Welfare Office.
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Mrs. Patrowsky
Nancy
Patrowsky
Farm Security Administration
The
Department of State Assistance
City Intervenes In Quo Warranto Move
Sidney city council voted Friday night to intervene in Nebraska Supreme Court qu o warranto action testing the legality of the sale of Western Public Service Company to Consumers Public Power District. Special counsels Teppel and Heaton were authorized to intervene to protect city interests, with condemnation proceedings already pending against Consumers Public Power District properties.
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Sidney
Western Public Service
Comany
Consumers Public Power District
L. J. Te Ppel
P. J. Heaton
City of
Supreme Court of
Nebraska
Western Public Service Company
H. W. Ells
Carl Hutchison
Heaton
Names and Order Lists To Be Printed Soon
The Telegraph will publish the names and order numbers from the third selective service registration once the local office provides the list. The lottery drawing for order numbers is scheduled tonight. The paper favored printing after the drawing, noting serial numbers lose significance post draw.
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Telegraph
May Visit Cities To Check Project Effects
Sidney officials including the chamber of commerce and school and county boards discuss a plan to send a delegation to communities hosting defense industries to identify issues before work on the ammunition depot begins. No firm trip plans yet, but a near future visit is expected.
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City of
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
School Board Area County Board
Defense Officials Delayed for Meeting With County Chairman
A planned meeting with state defense committee officials for next Monday was postponed for a few days. County Chairman T. E. Kokjer had set up a chamber of commerce address and no reason for the delay was given. A definite date will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Defense Committee
T. E. Kokjer
Mr. Kokjer
Increased Building Activity Foreseen If Priority Is Lifted
A Sidney building boom is predicted as population grows with federal ordnance project work. The FHA may build at least fifty houses with no down payment, aiming to assess permanent population impact before plans. Private lenders have arrived ready to finance, and a defense area could unlock material supplies.
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Sidney
Federal Ordnance Project
FHA
Federal Housing Agency
Available farms listed by ag agent near Sidney
Inquiries by Agricultural Agent J C Swinbank lead to 41 farms listed at the Farm Bureau office for displaced families from the ammunition storage depot area. Farms span irrigated and dry land tracts across Nebraska counties Keith Devel Cheyenne Scots Bluff Kimball Box Butte and Colorado counties Denver Weld Logan with several ready for immediate possession. Swinbank notes he is not selling items but assists Cheyenne County residents seeking new locations.
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J. C. Swinbank
Sidney
Farm Bureau
Keith
Devel
Cheyenne
Scots
Bluff
Kimball
Box Butte
Nebraska
Denver
Weld
Logan
Colorado
Swinbank
Cheyenne County
Air Wardens Trained by Veterans in Nebraska Plan
R C Patterson announces more than 11 000 air raid wardens will be trained in Nebraska with Legion officials from nine states in the Seventh corps area meeting in Omaha on March 21 to plan training. Legion will oversee state and federal instruction with graduates qualified to teach air raid training nationwide.
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Nebraska
R. C. Patterson
The
American Legion
Patterson
Legion
Seventh Corps
Omaha
National Legion Headquarters
Max McMillan Promoted to Sergeant in Army Air Corps
Max L. McMillan son of Mr and Mrs Clyde H McMillan of 804 Jackson Sidney has been promoted to sergeant while stationed at Grenier Field Manchester NH He graduated St Patrick’s Academy in 1940 and enlisted in the Air Corps in Denver in December 1940 He contributed to the school newspaper and yearbook while a student and completed the airplane mechanic course at Chanute Field Air Corps Training School
Auctions Listed For Farmers Sell Property In Telegraph
Public sale notices list auctions from March 17 to March 27 near Sidney Gurley and Haskell Hill with items including livestock, cattle, horses, machinery and miscellaneous goods. Auctioneers include Col. Rapp Edward Mayer Schwartz and others. sale bills appear in Friday papers. Lunch on grounds and bank clerks noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraph
Sidney Sale
T. ©. Spiker Sale
Sidney
Col. Rapp
American National Bank
Ernest Schoen
Gurley
Rapp
Mayer and
Ray Wellner
Haskell Hill Road
Edward and Schwartz
A. W. Froemming
Rationing Of Tires Tightened By Federal Rulings
State rationing administrator Grant McFayden announced new federal classifications denying tires to groups including Civil Air Patrol Red Cross workers county and city officials and many government and medical personnel. Deputy sheriffs get tires only for crime prevention use and not when other transport is available. Used and retreaded tires will have new price ceilings set by Leon Henderson which cap prices based on tire condition.
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Grant McFayden
Civil Air Patrol
Red Cross
Department of Health
Army
McFayden
Leon Henderson
Beet Growers Seek Immediate Labor Rate Decision
Nebraska Beet Growers association calls on Claude Wickard to issue an instant ruling on labor scales for sugar beets amid a national emergency. The letter cites a Feb 3 Denver hearing and asks for a March 15 decision to stabilize acreage plans, noting potential boosts with clear labor costs.
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Nebraska Beet Growers Association
Claude Wickard
George L. Vogler
Association
Denver
Wickard
George W. Norris
Hugh Butler
Harry Coffee
Vogler
Nebraska
Colorado
Huge Salvage Drive Aids War Efforts In Cheyenne County
A county salvage campaign aims to collect scrap metal enough to build eight battleships. Chaired by M. J. Maher, the effort mobilizes community leaders to gather waste metal, urging farmers to sell to junk dealers or deliver to central collection points, with Sidney weighing at Cheyenne County Lumber Company.
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Cheyenne County
M. J Maher
Maher
Sidney
O. B. Wolfe
Cheyenne County Lumber Company
Joe Vogt
Gurley
Charles Deaver
Calton
George Fleming
Lorenzo
Rex Carey
Dalton
Clyde Brady
Potter
Harry Kreider
Lodgepole
Exi Cortney
Bronson
John DeMers
Sunol
Mr. Wolfe
Tree Orders Urged as Clarke-McNary Seedlings Loom
Nebraska extension forester Earl Maxwell reports 572000 Clarke-McNary trees ordered through March 9 with 14 counties listing 10000 or more seedlings. Shipments likely in late March. He urges farmers to consider wild plum for erosion control wildlife protection and fruit.
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Nebraska
Earl Maxwell
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Maxwell
Fair Board Ready To Cooperate On Camp
The fair board met Saturday and agreed to cooperate with the commissioners city council and state board of health to transform the fair grounds into a large trailer camp for housing during construction of the am The plan would likely cancel the fair this year due to farm labor shortages and other reasons but readiness is kept for instant work if the government determines a definite need.
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Fair Board
State Board of Health
USDA War Board Is To Convene Tonight
The county war board of the department of agriculture has called a meeting for tonight in the district court room starting at 7 30. Urgent problems relate to the national defense program and the labor situation, which is worsening daily. Members or representatives from Cheyenne County Sidney and surrounding towns are urged to attend.
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County War Board
Department of Agriculture
District Court Room
U.S. D. A. War Board
Cheyenne County
Sidney
All state Class B hoops picks honor local players
Jimmy Livanis earned a forward berth on the all state Class B teams by both The Omaha World Herald and The Nebraska State Journal. Bob Bowman secured a guard spot on The State Journal’s all state roster.
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Jimmy Livanis
Omaha World Herald
Nebraska State Journal
Bob Bowman
Sate Journal
Top Spellers Named At Annual Contests
The Cheyenne county contest crowned top spellers in 7th and 8th grades Cynthia Reetz Potter and Duane Ladine rural winner. In 5th and 6th grade Jessie Sterling Gurley town winner and Shirley Border District 76 rural winner led 48 entrants. Oral rounds favored Reetz Sterling Patterson Borcher Ladine Irwin with strong town and rural showings. Verna Rovinson of Sidney High School led word pronouncements.
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Cheyenne County
Cynthia Reetz
Potter
Duane Ladine
Jessie Sterling
Gurley
Shirley Border
Mary Joan McIntosh
St. Patrick’s Academy
Marva Ladine
Frances Fay Irwin
Maxine Mary Patterson
Shirley Borcher
Shirley Ladine
Heaton To Speak At Young Democrats Session
Nebraska young democrats celebrate their tenth anniversary with a two day convention at Hotel Lincoln Lincoln. Lloyd Kelly presides Colburn Campbell gives welcome Orville Baldwin responds Pat Heaton Sidney city attorney will deliver principal address. Friday offers buffet dinner gripe session and bowery dance. New officers to be elected Saturday morning.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Omaha
Lloyd Kelly
Grand Island
Colburn Campbell
Orville Baldwin
Hebron
Pat Heaton
Sidney
Geese Disturb Sidney Residents with Dawn Flight
Wild geese circled over Sidney early Friday morning honking loudly. Residents said the birds appeared attracted to the glistening pavement after a brief rain, flying low but hidden by a heavy valley haze. Veteran hunters noted the geese mistook the reflective wet surface for water as street lights glowed above.
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Sidney
One-Act Play Contest Held by LPVAA
Lodgepole and Lorenzo won superior ratings at the Lodgepole Valley contest held last Friday. Gurley Sunol earned excellent ratings. Bushnell and Dalton were good. Dix received an average score. An all star cast named at the close includes James Sterling Marvin McMillan Potter Russell Olson Lodgepole Daryl Meier Lorenzo Etta Mae Cronk Sunol Jeanette Myers Gurley Dorothy Fecht and Dalton.
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Potter
Lodgepole
Lorenzo
Lodgepole Valley
Gurley
Sunol
Bushnell
Dalton
Dix
James Sterling
Marvin McMillan
Russell Olson
Daryl Meier
Etta Mae Cronk
Jeanette Myers
Dorothy Fecht
Sidney Maroons Reach State Finals Losing to Wayne 26 19
Sidney advanced to the state Class B final after beating Geneva and O Neill in earlier rounds. Captain Dean Kratz was ill and played limited minutes in the final, with Bob McKay filling in he helped Sidney reach the title game and earn the first finals appearance for a Sidney basketball team.
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Sidney
Wayne
Maroons
Geneva
O'Neill
Sidney Crew
Lincoln Central
Lincoln Northeast
Sunflower of
Mitchell
Hampton
Culbertson
College View
Western Nebraska
Dean Kratz
Kratz
Bob McKay
Jimmy Livanis
Urge Junior Fair For Last Week In August
Fort Sidney Fair Board and chamber of commerce considered holding a junior fair in late August to accommodate 4-H members and vocational agriculture students. President Ray Babcock led the board in backing the event, with four club members looking forward to the annual exhibition and competition. Fort Sidney Day committee members supported giving youngsters a chance to display their wares, and dates were to be announced soon with rides and attractions planned.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Ray Babcock
Potter Players Dominate LPVAA All Star Cast
Potter claims two players on the first all star unit as Lodgepole Valley coaches pick the season’s best. The Coyotes went unbeaten this year. First team lists Thayer and McMillan forwards Tschalcher St Patrick s Academy center Pickett Bushnell and E Arndt Dalton guards. Second team features Hyde and Lydiatt Lodgepole forwards Yates Broadwater center Flora Gurley and Davis guards. Honorable mentions include M Heery Oeltjen i ter Smith Bushnell Schneider Goodview Haack Dix Jillson Dalton.
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Lodgepole Valley Athletic Association
Potter
Coyotes
Thayer
McMillan
Tschalcher
St. Patrick's Academy
Pickett
Bushnell
E. Arndt
Dalton
Hyde
Lydiatt
Lodgepole
Yates
Broadwater
Flora
Gurley
Davis
Lisco
Trucker Arrested For Overload Charge In Texas County
Irving C. Grover was fined ten dollars plus costs by County Judge Robert A. Barlow for overloading his truck with an alleged 14 000 pounds on a ten ton license. A patrolman took him into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving C. Grover
Robert A. Barlow
Grover
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City
Quo Warranto
WPSCO
the Chamber of Commerce Meeting
the State Committee
Max McMillan
J. RR. Frame and Son Sale
Dave Clark
State Headquarters
U.S
Usda War Board
Verna Rovinson
Sidney High School
Heaten
Young
LPVAA
Wayne Quintet
O’neill
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