Former Champs Are 1941 Golf Finalists
The 1941 Sidney Country Club golf championship will feature two former titleholders, Jess Tompkins and Clarke Grieve, in a 36 hole final. Tompkins beat Lee Ellsworth in an extra hole while Grieve defeated Curt Smith 5 and 4.
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Sidney Country Club
Jess Tompkins
Clarke Grieve
Tompkins
Lee Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Grieve
Curt Smith
Smith
Ray Babcock
Tompkins-Grieve
Guy Doran
Tom Kokjer
Aluminum Drives Statewide Defense Drive Totals
The advisory defense committee reported Douglas County led in total aluminum with 23 340 pounds, while Dawes County posted the highest per capita at 2 280 pounds from 10 128 residents, averaging 0.2251 each. Statewide, 133 238 pounds were collected, averaging 0.1031 per person, with Dodge, Brown, Hitchcock and others following in per capita totals.
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State Admisory Defense Committee
Douglas County
Dawes County
Dodge County
Brown
Hitchcock
Sarpy
Sheridan
Boz Butte
Scottsbluff
Chase
Cats
Luster
Cheyenne County
Intentions Of Transient Thwarted In Personal Crisis
A man attempting suicide by lying on Burlington tracks was picked up by city police Friday night and jailed for observation. He told officers he wished to die and seemed emboldened by alcohol, with authorities noting John Barleycorn as a factor.
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Burlington
John Barleycorn
Rain Freshens Wheat as Sidney Sees Benefits
Sidney received about 0.80 inch of rain by Monday noon after a cold weekend with a low of 36 degrees. Most of Cheyenne county saw similar moisture aiding farmers who already seeded winter wheat. Forecasts warned of potential hard freezes if skies cleared and temperatures dropped further. Potato harvests began in western Nebraska while beans and the sugar beet campaign move toward October. Some corn damaged by the September 9 freeze may not fully mature, but much acreage should still reach maturity barring a hard freeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Caldwell Elected Leader By LPVAA
Representatives of the Lodge Pole Valley Athletic association met at Sidney High School to organize elect officers and plan activities for the year. I L Caldwell Sunol was elected president with Robert Lyons Dalton as vice president and L E McCann Lorenzo secretary. A November school board meeting for southern panhandle boards was set for Sidney. Declamatory contest will be in Dalton, one act play to Lodgepole, grade school basketball to Gurley, and a music festival to Lodgepole. Events will be judged and rated this year.
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Lodge Pole Valley Athletic Association
Sidney High School
I. L. Caldwell
Sunol
Robert Lyons
Dalton
L. E. McCann
Lorenzo
Southern Panhandle
Sidney
McCann
Lodgepole
Gurley
Teachers Convention Plans In Scottsbluff
The sixth district teachers convention will be in Scottsbluff October 22 23 and 24. The executive committee met there Saturday to finalize the program outline. Officers include W M Wiest president H D Hagen vice president John Mercer secretary and C F Nickel treasurer E M Stone ex officio member and 1940 president.
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Scottsbluff
W. M. Wiest
Chappell
H. D. Hagen
Morrill
John Mercer
Gordon
C. F. Nickel
E. M. Stone
Scottsblu
Flying Club Proposed in Sidney for Cooperative Air Effort
Flying enthusiasts in Sidney plan to form a flying club and meet Wednesday night in the auditorium basement to discuss organizing, potentially buying a plane on a cooperative basis. Past meetings laid tentative plans, and the group seeks chamber of commerce support to raise funds for a hangar at the local airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Beet Campaign Set To Open October 7
Beet growers near Sidney expect the 1941 campaign to begin Tuesday October 7 as Great Western Sugar starts factories and dumps including the Sidney automatic loader. Sugar content and yields look strong in Lodgepole Valley with a likely sweet harvest.
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Sidney
Great Western Sugar Company
Lodgepole
Sund Lodgepole
Potter
West Valley
West Sidney
S. B. Nuckols
Gering
Scottsbluff
Hybrid Corn Plot To Be Seen
On the O. A. Olson farm west of Sidney a hybrid corn test plot will be viewed Wednesday at two o clock to assess fifteen varieties planted last summer. Elvin Frolik of the college of agriculture will review results with farmers as the September 9 freeze effects are also studied for western Nebraska s short growing season. Agricultural Agent J C Swinbank invites the public to attend the plot inspection and notes crop specialists aim to develop a hybrid strain suited to panhandle conditions with potential discoveries at Olson farm this year.
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O. A. Olson
Sidney
Elvin Frolik
College of Agriculture
Nebraska
J. C. Swinbank
Peetz Boy Injured Falling From Windmill Tower
Eleven year old Robert Williams of Peetz fell twenty five feet from a windmill tower Sunday afternoon. He was rushed to Roche hospital for emergency treatment with a fractured and dislocated elbow and a fractured leg. His father had been hobbling with a broken leg after discarding crutches last week.
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Robert Williams
Peetz
Roche
Sidney Considers Purchases In Private Utility Deal
Sidney debates a probable sale of The Western Public Service Company to Consumers Public Power District of Columbus. Mayor Roche names special counsel Heaton to handle negotiations while consulting with Scottsbluff and Ogallala officials. Myers of New York, acting as fiscal agent, plans to buy the entire property and shift western division towns to new arrangements with engineering and legal reviews planned.
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Sidney
Western Public Service Company
Consumers Public Fower District of
Columbus
R E. Roche
P. J. Heaton
Counse
Heaton
Jack Raymond
Scottsbluff
Ogallala
Gerald McGinley
Roche
Guy ©. Myers
New York City
Myers
Nebraska
Nebraska Power Company
Omaha
Raymond
McGinley
Western
Jackson Cagle
Chicago
Chadron
Western Puishe
Lexington
Ogallala West
Final Drills Ahead Before Grid Opener
Sidney prepares for a non conference warm up game against Ogallala Friday night as coach Joe Burnham fields a cautious squad. Ogallala’s line averages 158 pounds and backs 152 while Sidney eyes 165 for the line and 145 for backfield in a season noted for depth challenges and a tough schedule.
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Sidney
Western Nebraska
Maroons
Ogallala
Indians
Casppell
Tommy Toms
Living Cost At Ten Year High Amid War Effort
The piece notes food prices and the cost of living reaching ten year highs due to wartime spending. Bureau of Labor Statistics records show the cost of living up 7144 percent since the start of the war in Europe, highlighting hardship for households.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Europe
Spectacular aurora lights up western Nebraska sky
The northern lights dazzled western Nebraska from Montana to the eastern seaboard on Thursday night. The display disrupted wire service transmissions to The Scottsbluff Star Herald causing garbled copies and blanked sections. Sidney saw best views between 9 and 9 30 p m with skies remaining bright past midnight as the event spread across the northern sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Montana
Scottsbluff Star- Herald
Sidney
Panhandle Moisture Ample for Wheat Seeding Says LeDioyt
Glenn LeDioyt secretary of the Nebraska Grain Improvement Association reports panhandle moisture generally favorable for seeding small grain. Seedings for the 100 farmer Rodeat variety tests show moisture penetration from 39 to 90 inches, with Dawes and Morrill counties the deepest. Some southern counties like Chase remain dry delaying wheat planting.
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Panhandle
Glenn LeDioyt
Nebraska Grain Improvement Association
LeDioyt
Lincoln
Nebraska
Boy In Hospital After July 10 Collision
Dalton delegate reports a boy injured in a July 10 automobile bicycle collision remains largely unconscious and unable to speak. He shows some brightness and responds to spoken commands, but nerves controlling voice are not yet recovered enough for speech.
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Dalton
Loans Possible For Purchase Of Farms In Cheyenne County
Approximately eight low-interest long-term loans may be made in Cheyenne County for farm purchases under the Bankhead Jones Act. Eligibility hinges on suitable farms at fair prices and prompt buyer interest. loans target tenants or farm laborers stepping into home ownership. If applications lag, funds may move to other counties, as appraisals negotiations and closings take time.
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Cheyenne County
H. K. Bond
Bond
Gett
P F L Plans Outlined By Agents Farmers
County Agent J C Swinbank outlined Pasture-Forage- Livestock plans for a Sidney meeting on November 5. Western Nebraska agents and farmers discussed the PFL program and how each county will be honored at the district and state meetings. Dean Hill of Wyoming college will speak on ewe flock culling with wool production, a demonstration is planned, and at the banquet county participants will be honored with PFL program displays on silage use and livestock management.
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J. C. Swinbank
Sidney
Western
Nebraska
Bridgeport
PFL
Dean Hill
Wyoming Agricultural College
Laramie
Mrs Gehrig Injured In Wyoming Wreck
Mrs W E Gehrig sustained head shoulder chest and pelvic injuries in a highway wreck near Rock Springs Wyoming Saturday night. Her sister was more seriously hurt while her brother in law Mr Browne and the Browne child escaped with minor injuries. The party was en route to California when a tire blew out causing the crash. The exact injuries were not known locally.
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W. E. Gehrig
Rock Springs
Wyo
Joan Browne
Denver
Mr. Browne
Browne
Frank Tobin Pioneer Fireman Dies at 68 Services Today
Funeral services for Frank B. Tobin 68 will be held at Christ Episcopal church this afternoon at two o'clock. A Nebraska City native born October 14, 1872 he came to Sidney in 1881 and served as state treasurer of the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen association from 1917 to 1925. Interment will be in Sidney Greenwood cemetery with Gehrig Funeral Home directing. pallbearers are Sidney Volunteer Fire Department members. Survivors include his widow Eliza beth Walters Tobin, two sons Harold and Gordon, and numerous relatives.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Frank B. Tobin
Tobin
George W. Higgins
Sidney Greenwood Cemetery
Gehrig Funeral Home
Sidney
I. B. Downs
Nebraska City
Mr. Tobin
Michael H. Tobin
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Tobbin
Volunteer Fire Department
Nebraska State Volunteer Firemens’ Association
Elizabeth Walters
Harold
Gordon
Sorghum Crop Loans Announced By AAA
Federal loans will be made to Nebraska farmers on grain sorghums with Abner K. Chestem of the state AAA committee in charge of the program. Loans follow rye and barley loans and are available to land owners not exceeding soil-depleting or permitted acreages under the 1941 program. Interest at three percent, due June 20, 1942. Loan rates vary by storage method and grade, with farm storage higher than country warehouses.
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Abner K. Chestem
AAA Committee
Drivers Licenses To Be Carefully Checked
Captain C. J. Sanders of the state highway patrol announced that patrolmen will begin checking licenses at thirteen points in the state. Expired licenses would force a four day period to renew and driving without a license could incur a maximum fine of $100.
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C. J. Sanders
State Highway Patrol
Sanders
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Fargo
N. D
American Legion
Milwaukee
Wis
Stambaugh
France
Caldwell
LPVAA
J. R. Mason
Burnham
Joe Burnham
Warriors
America
Wilkes-Barre
Cramps
Philadelphia
Boeing
Seattle
U. S
San Juan
Fore River
Bethlehem Steel Company
Quincy Mass
Gasless Club of America
Abby M. Ricker
Central Park
Ricker
Rosalie Stonebraker
Albert M. Handy
Oscar C. Chopin
Aurora Borealis
Hurt
Boy
FSA
Frank Tobin
Firemen’s Group
AAA
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