Adds Beauty To Thrills At Cheyenne County Fair
Boots Blye of Wild Bill Calhorn and his Death Riders stars in a last minute act that blends beauty with danger. The sensational car wrecking routine debuts Wednesday night beside the fair grounds grand stand and is billed as the most expensive act contracted for the Cheyenne County Fair. At Sterling Logan County fair the act drew more than five thousand spectators.
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Blye
Wild Bill Calhorn
Miss Blye
Wild Bill
Fair Grounds
Cheyenne County Fair
Logan County Fair
Sterling
Four Day Cheyenne County Fair Promises Greatest Entertainment
The Cheyenne county fair opens with a four day lineup billed as the greatest ever offered. Wild Bill Cathorn and his Death Riders perform an 8 pm show and the Lodgepole band plays a 30 minute set. New acts include The Great George magician Ruton's Dogs Act and The Casting Delcos with daily variations. Music by Lodgepole, Dalton, and other acts fill the midway with rides and sideshows as the fair travels the west.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Wild Bill Cathorn
George
Ruton
Delcos
Delsos
Great George
West
Lodgepole
Dalton
Dalton Boy Hurt in Farm Accident
Dalton Scott, oldest son of Mr and Mrs Harry Scott, fractured his right leg above the ankle when a 100 pound sack of wheat fell on him. He planned to try out for football at Dalton high school next Monday, but his injury dimmed his spirits.
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Dalton
Charles
Harry Scott
Dalton High School
Distress Warrants Issued For Personal Taxes In County
County authorities announce distress warrants for delinquent personal taxes. Sheriff Schulz and County Treasurer Wasem urge payment to avoid penalties as state law allows interest cancellation for amounts paid by March 19, 1937. Many accounts are behind by several years though overall tax delinquency is not critical. Continued on Page 6 Col 4.
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W. W. Schulz
Louis Wasem
Race Horses Arrive To Compete At Fair
Race horses arrive at the county fair grounds for a three day meet with increased purses to attract top entries. Dan Campbell predicts crowded stalls as late arrivals come in. The Jones stables lead with Gangster and Agog. Harris string led by Charles Tripp arrives early. Purses exceed $1200 for win place and show. Wednesday’s program to be drawn tonight by owners and committee.
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Dan Campbell
Jones Stables
Harris
Charles Tripp
Hyannis
Ed Erickson
Carl Olson
A. A. Fenske
Carl Hutchison
Telegraph Enters Its 67th Year Of Service
The Telegraph marks 67 years of continuous publication since its 1873 establishment. As the oldest active business in town it stands as a pioneer, preserving a long record of uninterrupted service in Nebraska.
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Telegraph
the Telegraph
The
Times
Nebraska
Cheyenne County Fair Opens September 5 1939
The 1939 Cheyenne County Fair runs September 5 to 8 with entry day on Tuesday. Afternoon and evening programs run Wednesday through Friday featuring bands Lodgepole Dalton and Sidney and a Friday night dance with Earl Gardner and his 111 piece orchestra. Admission is 25 cents for grounds and grandstand, free pavilion and midway. races Wednesday through Friday afternoons. Wild Bill Calhorn Death Riders perform Wednesday night. exhibits open to world but cash premiums go to Cheyenne county exhibitors. Fair office in livestock pavilion handles information emergencies and lost items.
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Lodgepole
Dalton
Sidney
City Auditorium
Earl Gardner
Cheyenne County
Tax Limitation On Property Is Backed
Following an enthusiastic conference with F A Winter Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation directors voted unanimously to back a constitutional amendment for limiting property taxes. The plan sets farm property at 7 mills and urban property at 15 mills while creating district state trustees to oversee petition circulation and campaign activities.
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F. A. Winter
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation Board of Trustees of
Lincoln
Cheyenne County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Harvey Fisher
Potter
Arthur Schubarth
C. B. Toof
Dalton
Berton Cunningham
Gurley
E. A. Johnson
Lodgepole
J. A. Sparks
Sidney
Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Navy Band to Perform Here October 11 Despite Tensions
The United States Navy Band will fulfill its engagement in October 11 as planned, per Wayne Barton tour manager. Chamber of commerce, informed by Barton, will proceed with advertising and promotion spending near 300 dollars. Tickets go on sale next week in western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado with reserved seating on a first come, first served basis.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Barton
Borton
Nebraska
Colorado
Fossil Hunter Addresses Rotary on Nebraska Fossils
Jack Graham of an Oshkosh area fossil hunting crew spoke to the Rotary club describing work by his party for the Nebraska state museum. He noted the Nebraska panhandle's rich fossil and Indian remains valued by science, echoing a Lions club talk from Wednesday.
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Jack Graham
Oshkosh
Rotary Club
Nebraska State Museum
Graham
Lions Club
Nebraska Panhandle
Potash Boom Not Likely in Western Nebraska
Observers said there is nothing to indicate another wartime potash boom in western Nebraska. Potash production started during World War I when German supplies were cut off, but deposits developed in the southwest since 1932 will prevent any development here now. The Nebraska potash industry declined after World War I and subsided by 1920.
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Nebraska
United States
Death Riders Thrill Cheyenne County Fair Opening Night
Wild Bill Calhorn and his Death Riders perform at the Cheyenne county fair grandstand on Wednesday in a Circus of Death. Calhorn says this year’s spectacle is more dangerous than last season, using old cars with wood and tin bodies to challenge drivers despite perceived safety of modern cars. The piece notes additional acts are planned.
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Cheyenne County Fair
Wild Bill Calhorn
Fair Grounds
Calhorn
Free Ford V-8 Display at County Fair Dance
The Ford V-8 car to be given away at the American Legion park improvement dance on September 23 will be shown this week at the county fair grounds. Tickets cost fifty cents and admit to the dance. proceeds fund shelter house work at the city park. The car was on display yesterday at the Old Settlers reunion at Lodge Pole.
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American Legion
County Fair
Old Settlers
Lodgepole
Stores Plan Thursday Afternoon Shutdown For Fair
Sidney retailers follow a long standing policy to close Thursday afternoon so clerks may attend Cheyenne county fair. Some reopen at five, others stay closed all day. The fair week will feature a horse race meet and other state wide entertainment.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
Police Training School At Alliance Attracts Western Officers
Police officers and county sheriffs from Nebraska Colorado Wyoming and South Dakota gather for a three day FBI coordinated training at Alliance City School. Instructors from the FBI will cover arrest techniques evidence handling and firearms training with sessions from 8 30 a m to 9 30 p m the final day ending at 5 p m.
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Colorado
Wyoming
South Dakota
Alliance
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Fremont
W. M. Sirene
C. W. Stein
J. E. Brennan
FBI
Stored Wheat Likely To Enjoy Price Jump
Wheat prices could rise if a broader conflict develops. Cheyenne county farmers who stored wheat in bins or with government loans stand to gain as prices jump, with an estimated $100,000 increase in stored grain value from recent price moves.
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Cheyenne County
County Schools Opened as New Term Begins
Cheyenne county students returned to class as registration neared completion. Rural teachers met in Sidney for pre school briefing led by County Superintendent Edith Oldershaw. Hope for a new enrollment record and strong turnout at Smith Hughes and vocational programs. St Patrick's Academy to start today with Rev Anton Link optimistic about higher registrations. All schools to dismiss Friday for the county fair.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Edith Oldershaw
Smith- Hughes and Vocational
St. Patrick’s Academy
Anton Link
Sidney Driver Hurt In Head On Collision
A flaming truck crash 10 miles west of Gothenburg killed three people and injured another. Victims were Eddie Buchanan aged 26 from Omaha and William Sikes about 42 from Morrison Indiana, both Watson Brothers drivers, plus Lois Cornell of Broken Bow. Lavern Gade of Sidney, hurt in the Peterson truck from Chappell, remained in North Platte hospital with a broken nose and dislocated hip.
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Omaha
William Sikes
Morrison
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Broken Bow
Lois Cornell
North Platte
Lavern Gade
Sidney
Peterson
Chappell
Gade
W. A. Gade
Coffee and Stefan Sail to Return Ahead of Congress
Representative Harry B. Coffee reports arriving in Washington after sailing from Europe on the liner Manhattan with his wife and Representative Karl Stefan of Norfolk. They aim to land by midweek to be ready if a special session of Congress is convened. Coffee visited Danzig and Berlin during their European tour.
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Washington
Karl Stefan
Norfolk
United States
Manhattan
Europe
Coffee
Danzig
Berlin
4-H Stock Judging Scheduled At County Fair
Judging of 4-H club baby beeves on exhibition at the county fair will be held Thursday morning. Livestock judging starts at 8 a m with calves judged as soon as they are reached. The showmanship contest for boys and girls exhibitors will be held Thursday afternoon in front of the grandstand.
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J. C. Swinbank
Swinbank
Football Practice Begins At Sidney High School
Sidney high school opened football drills under Coach Lewis Brown with many hopefuls eyeing varsity and reserve berths. Early signs show strong backfield talent but limited frontline depth, while a few prospects face scholastic ineligibility. Brown will split the squad later to begin serious drills.
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Sidney High School
Lewis Brown
Brown
Friday School Day at Cheyenne County Fair
Friday will be school day at the Cheyenne county fair with school dismissed for all ages to attend. It is an annual policy agreed by school boards. The program climaxes a great week as children sing and enjoy more rides and carnival attractions this year due to a full carnival company booked for the four days.
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theCheyenne County Fair
Gates open for what may be Cheyenne county fair milestone
Gates swing open for the 1939 Cheyenne county fair amid unprecedented preparations. Entertainment costs exceed 1400 dollars for the final three days and a 1200 dollar horse race meet signals a big event with over four thousand exhibits expected as Louis Miller notes full exhibition space and strong response.
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Cheyenne County
Louis Miller
Fair Board
Miller
Telegraph News
Greater Movies To Herald New Season
Fox Inter Mountain Theatres marks its tenth anniversary and the Golden Jubilee of cinema with a bold line up for the New Movie Year. Fox manager Jack Spruno promises a year that outdoes all past showcases with action drama biography music romance and screen originals. The slate draws on novels plays fairy tales biographical subjects and current-event stories from leading studios.
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Fox Inter-Mountain
Fox Theatres
Sidney
Jack Spruno
The
Fox
August Dry Month Deepens County Drouth Record
The county reports August as one of the driest on record, with no rainfall apart from a single shower of 0.41 inch. The dry spell nearly ends the dryland corn and leaves wheat fields poor for fall seeding. Nebraska stations show subnormal rain, with Chadron 3.47, Kimball 2.51, Merriman 3.86, Valentine 2.75 inches.
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Sidney
Drouth
Nebraska
Chadron
Kimball
Merriman
Valentine
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