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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1940
Page
6
County plans for test plots this summer outline continued coverage from page one. The plots, planted in the same field as the 100 farmers samples, aid variety identification by the Nebraska Grain Improvement Association.
A meat cutter is held on suspicion of theft as evidence is gathered by the sheriff. The sheriff notes the items were found at a lumber yard and are being kept to strengthen the case. Baumgardner came to Sidney about a year ago and was employed since that time. Schulz asks anyone missing items from his car Saturday to visit his office to prove ownership of the unclaimed articles. A heavy black double breasted overcoat in good condition was recovered.
Farm Security Administration outlines a medical aid plan set for Cheyenne, Devel, and Kimball Counties. Only current Standard Loan Borrowers or potential borrowers are eligible, about 150 families. Educational meetings will be held in each county with a local physician and E. W. Johannesen detailing Farm Security's role.
Dr H Truman Gordon of Townsend headquarters addresses club members on a pay as you go government and a nationwide pension tax. He cites six million youths on relief and argues retirement of older workers would help. He clarifies the plan would not guarantee $200 monthly pensions.
The oiling of highway No 19 in Cheyenne county will be completed in April, marking the end of a fifteen year effort by the Denver-Black Hills Highway association. Governor Cochran has supported the project, and Sidney plans to finance the feeder road from Burlington tracks to the No 19 connection at the south hill top.
Bayard will hold a special election on Thursday April 4 to ratify a contract between the city and the U S reclamation service for the sale of electric power. Floyd Wright says Bayard will take over Western Public Service Company properties soon to operate the distribution system as a municipal project. The contract terms mirror those offered to other valley cities using the service.
Jacob M. Shoemaker, 71, a retired Cleveland grocer, died in a local hospital Sunday morning after illness following removal from a Union Pacific train. Death attributed to heart and kidney ailment. He was en route to California with his sister Marie Lyon, a noted Cleveland dog fancier. Body sent to Hollywood for interment. Gehrig Funeral Home handled local arrangements.
Cheyenne county agricultural conservation committee announced that farm stored wheat loans from 1939 may be extended for one year. Borrowers have three options: repay before April 30 and repossess the wheat, transfer loans to mature upon CCC possession, or notify the county committee to extend storage. Extensions depend on grain and storage re inspections, with a 1 cent per bushel re inspection charge and re insurance required if resealed. If resealed and eligible, 7 cents per bushel for the first storage period and 0.5 cent per bushel per month for the next year will be paid by the CCC. If liquidating during the second period, the loan plus interest and 7 cents storage received must be repaid.
Celebration leaders debated the best date and outdoors friendly plan for Golden Spike Day as outdoor picnics at the park were considered ideal. The committee noted last year’s cold weather kept crowds indoors, and while the Golden Spike theme remains, a new lasting name and theme will be sought to highlight western Nebraska’s annual historical pageant.
Sidney finishes second in the state rifle meet as Mattea wins the individual title with 284 points. Walter Giger of Columbus also 284 but second on standing event. Wyatt and Mathews tie for third with 281. Details include prone, sitting, and standing scores, with 18 teams and 50 competitors in the rifle meet. Attendees from Sidney include Mathews, Hagstrom, Kahler, Breternitz, and Pierson.
Two men were killed when a car crashed through a guardrail on a highway and struck a north bridge railing. The crash damaged the bridge and scattered car parts across the scene, drawing hundreds of spectators as investigators deem the impact the worst they had seen.
Willard Sutter born 1910 in Coleridge later lived in Sidney since 1913 and died recently active in Odd Fellows and Sidney Volunteer Fire Department. Survived by parents, sister Agnes Rehmers, grandmother Mrs Pollack. funeral at Methodist church with Odd Fellows pallbearers. interment Sidney Greenwood cemetery. William Bernard Murray, Ottumwa native and Navy veteran, lived in Bidney as airport operator. survived by wife, son in San Diego, and multiple relatives from Ottumwa. body sent for funeral in Ottumwa. Gehrig Funeral Home involved.
Census work begins nationwide to tabulate farms acreage crops mortgage debt and workers. Population figures for nations and states must be reported to the president by December 1 with data available weeks earlier. The article traces the census history from 1790 to 1990 and notes reapportionment debates and unemployment counts as key figures.
A new demographic tabulation aims to influence future lawmaking. It notes migration shifts over five years, including farmers leaving the dust bowl. Cheyenne county enumerators chosen at a special School of Instruction include Lou Houge Richard Scriber William Craig Anton Leafdale George Hockerson Arthur Borcher Irwin Campbell Dorothy Rudd Kenneth Frandsen Mildred Jurgens Grace McFadden and Margaret Rush.
Prominent farmer Kohlschmidt has died with funeral rites set. Survived by wife Emma three children Roslin Viola and Dale mother Mrs Marie Kohlschmidt one brother Erick and sisters Mrs John Brauer of Sidney and Mrs August Meyer of Jensen. Father died about two and a half years ago. A full obituary will follow.
State Game Commission announced arrests and fines for game law violations. Individuals named include Peter Cochetas and Korty Paxton for illegal possession of wild ducks, illegal taking of five ducks, and hunting without a permit with fines and confiscated gear. Others faced permits, hunting, or fishing violations with modest fines and costs. cases include fur bearing offenses, beaver hide theft, and pike season violations across multiple towns.
In Panhandle notes Mrs Ed Miles reports social visits across towns including Mrs Ray Tremain Mrs Julia Rasmussen and Mrs Cecil Tremain at several homes and stations. James McVay a Bridgeport high senior is nominated for the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis. Dalton Village and Potter election details listed for trustees school board and mayor positions with candidate names and polling hours. Owen Lehay a stock buyer for Chadron Sales was found dead in his Wayne hotel room.
John Billeter highways commissioner, seriously ill at Mercy Hospital Denver after two operations, was much improved Sunday. Information brought by Merle Billeter and family and Roy Thomas family after visiting Denver relatives. Condition had been alarming but eased with his Sunday improvement.
Local notes detail Sunday visits across Sunnyside with multiple households, including Talich Rexroth Kreider and Hokom families, plus Easter time travels. A Chadron man Lehay dies after an alcohol related incident. Coroner McGriff notes a head wound and hotel room findings. Court house and WPA aided developments proposed for Ogallala Keith county while Scottsbluff officials tour the airport.
Lewis Gerling arrived from Chadron for business then returned to Denver with his mother in law Mrs. Bertha Douglas. Teachers and students left for Easter vacations. visitors stayed with local families including Miss Vogt Birky Clark Rohobaugh and Miss Placek. Several families hosted relatives from Sunol Wheatland and McGrew as Easter plans unfolded.
A Scout O Ral for Boy Scouts of the Lodgepole Valley district will be held at Chappell Friday April 5. Troops from Sidney Kimball and Big Springs are expected to compete along with local Chappell scouts. The Scout O Bat will be held in the high school gymnasium.
The Marx family expresses gratitude to friends for help and sympathy during their recent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Marx and relatives extend thanks for the support.
For sale expanding wallets for papers and records priced at 15 cents each or two for 25 cents Also offered are remittance books order books inventory books and sheets from The Telegraph.
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