WPA Cash Arrives For First Road Job In Cheyenne County
WPA funds arrive for western Nebraska road work with over 60 000 dollars allotted across six projects in Rushville Gering Sidney and Bridgeport. About 100 workers begin on farm to market roads in Cheyenne county 30 men for three months plus a nine month Morrill county road effort and other projects including a school building in Smitht Hughes Rushville and a Broadwater sanitary sewer system. Senior professional workers will aid in Gering and county record index copying at Bridgeport with two men employed for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Rushville
Gering
Sidney
Bridgeport
Stern
Werks
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Morrill
Broadwater
Lodge Pole Begins New School Building Construction
Construction of Lodge Pole's new school building started Monday with Denver firm Newstrom and Davis sending H G Davis foreman and engineer Eugene Grover and PWA inspector Harry Kendrick to oversee. A ground survey and office for the crew began, excavation for the boiler room foundation started Tuesday, and employment is restricted to those registered with emergency relief offices at Sidney and Chappell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge Pole
H. G. Davis
Chappell
Ballot Reform Aims To Put All Names On One Nebraska Ballot
Nebraska lawmakers pass SF 30 and SF 40 to simplify the ballot by placing political and nonpolitical candidates on a single sheet. Initiatives and referendums would share this ballot while constitutional amendments remain on a separate ballot per the constitution. The change ends the need for voters to carry multiple papers to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Rotarians Gather in Alliance for Joint Meeting
Sidney and Alliance Rotary clubs held a joint gathering in Alliance last night with N. A. S. McLean delivering a talk about the recent international convention in Mexico City. McLean, a Sidney resident, represented both clubs as a delegate. Several carloads of Rotarians traveled to Alliance for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Rotarians
Sidney and Alliance Clubs
Alliance
N. A. S. McLean
Mexico City
McLean
Sidney
al Hance
Pension boards told to stay intact during test
County old age pension boards will continue in their usual manner despite the supreme court ruling dissolving the state assistance committee and halting the gas tax. Clerk B. F. Perry, commissioner of old age pensions, said the O'Brien pension law remains unaffected though funds from the state committee are now diverted. Continued on page 6, column 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
State Assistance Committee
B. F. Perry
O’brien
Perry
Nebraska to Start Weekly Crop Reports From State Dept
W B Banning, director of the state department of agriculture, announced the first in a planned weekly series of Nebraska crop reports. Field inspectors gathered data on a predicted corn and other crops outlook, with varying yields across counties. Estimates show a corn crop about half normal, with Dodge Platte Saunders Sarpy Cass counties each around 20 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Banning
State Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Banning
Cochran
A. E. Anderson
Anderson
Dodge County
Platte County
Saunders
Sarpy
Cass
Young Democrats Rally at Scotts Bluff Saturday
More than 200 members of the panhandle's young democratic clubs convene in Scotts Bluff for a district rally. Local delegates are expected, with a stag event Friday night and a women’s party. The Saturday program features H. J. McConnell, C. A. Lody, H. L. Blacklege, and Congressman Coffee, plus L. E. Heth on the national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Scotts Bluff
C. A. Lody
H. J. McConnell
Ravenna
H. L. Blacklege
Kearney
State
Young Democrats
Coffee
L. E. Heth
Valentine
Link Lyman Tells Grid Dope on Radio Broadcasts
Lyman, famed football figure and Nebraska line coach, hosts weekly football broadcasts for Standard Oil on KFAB and WOW every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4:45 p.m. The time shifts to 5:45 p.m. after October 1. Autographed footballs are offered to fans answering questions during the program with blanks at Standard stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Link Lyman
University of Nebraska
Standard Oil Company
KFAB
WOW
American Legion to stage October fighting program
Mike Montoya the Colorado middleweight will meet Showboat McQuillan in the main event of the legion fight card on Monday October 7. Montoya has been active recently in Boise Idaho and is a noted favorite there. He recently lost a ten round decision to the Idaho middleweight champion and seeks a rematch after his Sidney appearance. McQuillan is consistently in top condition ensuring action throughout the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Montoya
Colorado
McQuillan
Legion
Montoya
Boise
Idaho
Sidney
PTA Welcomes Sidney Teachers at City Auditorium
The Sidney PTA hosted a welcome reception for local teachers at the city auditorium last week. The event featured a receiving line with teachers and school board members, music from the Sidney band and others, and remarks by PTA president Hugh Slawson who urged parents to join and participate in PTA activities for closer teacher parent contact and child support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
City Auditorium
Parent-Teachers Association
Hugh Slawson
PTA
Sidney Band
Leif Hardy
Dorothy Wagner
J. W. Johnson
Mr. Slawson
Cool Weather Opens Dalton Fair Despite Cold Day
Dalton greeted a cold day for its annual festival yesterday yet crowds filled the streets by noon. The Telegraph could not report event winners in time, with a fuller tally promised in Tuesday’s edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Telegraph
Maroons Open 1935 Grid Card in Lodge Pole Opener
Coach Reed leads untried Maroons against Lodge Pole in the season opener. Sidney's line averages 148 pounds to Lodge Pole's about 138, with the visitor band and a German band joining the crowd. A brisk afternoon and a test of the squad's mettle loom as the game unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maroons
Reed
Lodge Pole
Lundberg
Rexroth
McCann
Wendt
Bales
Craig
Nelson
Willey
Sidney
West
Telegraph
Roosevelt to pass through Sidney on way to Boulder Dam
President Roosevelt will travel by train through Sidney Saturday night on his way to Boulder dam. He plans a direct ride to the west coast to view the San Diego exposition and may give a brief platform talk at the station. Union Pacific reports the arrival at 8 10 pm for about 15 minutes with efforts to arrange Remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Sidney
Boulder Dam
West Coast
San Diego
Former Sidney Woman Pens Poem As She Awaits Death
Tryce Millen Ahlman 53 of Culver City California penned a farewell poem titled Wishes while in an ambulance en route to hospital for a fatal heart ailment. The final lines reflect her cheerful disposition and faith as she later died after returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Tryce Millen Ahlman
Culver City
Calif
Washington
Justice Puzzles Non Legal Minds In Frahm Murder
A famed state case centers on John Frahm’s murder near Oshkosh and Fred Frahm’s conviction for the same. Later body proof near Sidney suggests misidentification, with dentist Dr. Ben C. Smathers of Phoenix saying he could testify but wasn’t asked. The saga hints at possible wrongful imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Frahm
Oshkosh
Fred Frahm
State
Sidney
Ben C. Smathers
Phoenix
Ariz
September heat squeezes middle west business volume
Unseasonably hot September with peak 94 degrees suppresses demand for autumn goods across the middle west. Retailers report a new low in sales while Sidney shifts fall buying season to later start. WPA relief and wheat allotment checks are expected to stabilize retail levels, with farmers seeing better farm prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Sidney
Grain Markets Hold To Gaining Tendency
Domestic grain markets gained during the week ended September 20 with wheat rising sharply. Unfavorable Argentina crop prospects, dwindling old grain supplies, European unrest, and strong Liver pool demand drove wheat higher while corn and other feeds firmed on active inquiry. Cash hard winter wheat at Kansas City followed futures with steady protein premiums and unchanged test weight discounts. Receipts at Kansas City totaled 1333 cars, nine winter wheat points 3766 cars, versus 4366 a week earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Argentina
Europe
Liverpool
Kansas City
Farmer Burns From Escaping Steam Incident
Martin Christofferson of Dalton suffered facial neck and arm burns when steam from a tractor radiator scalded him last Thursday afternoon. He opened the radiator believing water had boiled away and was driven to town by Roy Neary where the burns were dressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Christofferson
Dalton
Roy Neary
Premium winners at 1935 county fair announced
Premium winners across classes A to F listed with winners for horses cattle swine sheep poultry and crops. County Agent Swinbank notes 4-H floats earned praise though no premiums. Checks for premium distribution to be available Saturday at the county agent office.
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Swinbank
Elmer Larson
Welby Bauer
Ivan Foster
Clark Fuller
C. W. Johnson
Joe Johnson
Frank Schwasnick
Jack Englert
Achievement Day Planned Saturday by 4-H Clubs in County
Cheyenne county to host a county wide 4-H achievement program Saturday at 2 p.m. in Sidney Auditorium. Eighteen clubs will display varied projects including a dress style show by 4-H girls. Parents and youths ages 10 to 20 are invited to attend and learn about 4-H work.
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America
Cheyenne County
City Auditorium
C. C
Joy Sparks
Rozetta Seimers
Marjorie Munshaw
Faye Chichester
C.C
Gummer
Ruth Kinton
Sunshine Club
Ernest Anderson
Margaret Miller
Girls Own Room Club
Fixit Club
John Friede
Better the Best Club
Dorothy Theis
Rowdy Roosters Club
Harold Meyer
Lemoyne Johnson
E. A. Johnson
Ruby Sparks
Garden Club
Thirty two golfers qualify for Sidney country club tourney
Thirty two players qualified for the Sidney country club championship, paired in two flights for the final drive to the title. Joe Simodynes led with 71 and faces Roy Thomas, who carded 85, in the opening round of the championship flight. Players must finish the first round by Wednesday evening. second round pairings follow, with consolation pairings in both flights.
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Sidney
Special Session Will Cost Nebraska Legislature
Observers estimate a possible Nebraska special legislative session to repair the wrecked relief and old age pension system at about 25000 dollars.133 legislators would be paid ten dollars a day for at least ten days plus mileage and clerical costs. The most recent special session in 1931 cost 26746 dollars and 1900 cost 23784. Fifteen of Nebraska's fifty sessions have been specials, with costs from 960 to 26746 dollars. The call is delayed pending a retrial ruling by the Nebraska supreme court on relief acts. Attorneys have until Tuesday afternoon to file the motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Nebraska
Nebraska Supreme Court
Attorney General’s Office
Pankau Returns to Dalton as Sinclair Moves to Kimball
Dr J B Pankau resumes practice in Dalton while Dr R D Sinclair leaves Dalton to practice in Kimball. Sinclair buys half interest in Dr A L Miller hospital at Kimball and will live there, with Miller staying in Kimball after abandoning coast plans. Pankau will again run the hospital in Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Pankau
Dalton
R. D. Sinclair
Kimball
Dr. Pankau
Sinclair
Special Session Looms After Supreme Court Ruling
Governor Cochran announced a special session of the legislature will be called soon to enact a new old age pension law. He disclosed no date, will return to Lincoln to study legal steps, and stressed the need to comply with the newly passed federal relief statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochran
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Rainy Interlude Ends Warm September Weather
A steady rain fell from about one o'clock yesterday afternoon and continued intermittently through the day, ending an unusually warm spell in September. The overcast skies and forecasts of light showers by the weather bureau accompanied the rainfall, with some farmers noting its beneficial effect on winter wheat growth and moisture for the coming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Youth Nearly Killed In Automobile Crash at Dal ton
A crash at a Dal ton intersection last Friday night nearly claimed Paul Heitman life. His jugular vein was partially severed and he collapsed on the Vogler lawn before aid arrived. Ann Vogler and J. C. Frandsen administered first aid until Dr. H. A. Blackstone of Gurley arrived. Dr. Sinclair was out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Paul Heitman
H. Heitman
Vogler
Ann Vogler
J. C. Frandsen
H. A. Blackstone
Gurley
Sinclair
Lion Officials Attend Meeting at Union Pacific Hotel
Lions club members and their ladies enjoyed an open meeting at the Union Pacific hotel on Wednesday night with District Governor Easton of Lincoln and Deputy District Governor McGoun of Scottsbluff delivering the main talks. The event featured three motion picture reels from the recent in City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Union Pacific
Easton
Lincoln
McGoun
Scottsbluff
Mexico City
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Rotarians
Alliance For Joint Gathering
Pension Boards
Lyman
American Legion
F. A. Bush
Herbert Rabe
Slawson
van Gorder
Roberts
Davis
St. Louis
Fremont
Douglas’ County
Beyer Dairy
Glen Davis
C. A. Welton
C.A. Welton
Mae ‘Welton
Elmer Graff
Allington & Allington
James Sparks
Allington &Allington
Jas. Sparks
Allington & Alington
Old Herd
Young Herd
Hampshires
Elmer
Ram
Claude Chambers
Alvin Livingston
Ewe
Arving Livingston
Wayne Livingston
Eileen Livingston
Leon Larson
Joe Larson
Buck
Gerald Meehan
Young Pen
V. Wise
Otto Mueller
Martin Jacobs
A. C. Borcher
Cockerel
Roy Tobler
Pullet
Herman Jurgens
Ray Wellner
Wilbert Krohn
Paul Sparks
Tom
R. E. Willis
R. E
Willis
Alfred Seimer
Alfred Seimers
Young Drake
Kenneth Olson
Young Duck
Earl Campbell
Frank Zamarippa
Don Cruise
Stanley Liveni
Potter
Charles Gathman
F. Cunningham
Ed Weikhorst
Konrad Wheat
A. Welton
Richard Welton
Fred Studnicka
Macaroni
Wheat
J. A. Thompson
E. L
Meyer
Willis Farr Rge
F. A.rowan
White
Oats
W. R. Pettett
Wayne Elsen
Raymond Lessman
Sidney Auditorium
Joe Simodynes
Roy Thomas
Lion
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