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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1937
Page
3
A dated reflection on global upheaval and domestic economic hardship argues for empathy between workers and employers. The author laments sit-down strikes, urges open minds free from prejudice, and contrasts the hard life of industrial workers with the burdens of rich employers, noting a Czech factory head’s view that American workers are independent while industrialists are grave.
A historical reflection notes the Mellon family fox hunting farm of 12,000 acres closing after workers went on strike with extreme demands. The writer likens the episode to broader social tensions and recalls Lincoln and dialogue about stories amid war.
A speaker ponders whether modern society is truly progressing amid rapid change caused by steam and electricity. He notes merchants and farmers scrutinize effort and returns, urging periodic self assessment of growth and the direction of public power projects and democracy.
A rambling piece blends comic musings on a spring cold with social questions. It contrasts fresh season ailments with memories of a century ago and asks why some thrive while others lag. The author riffs on taxes, education, oppositions, and daily life as a wind-blown snapshot of 20th century chatter.
Mt Vernon notes list Sunday school at 10 a m and a long sequence of visits, gatherings, and telephone hops among residents. Many names recur at homes in Scottsbluff Sidney Sterling and Peetz with church, dinners, shopping trips, music contest participants, and rural movement across the community.
A reader editorial notes ongoing movement and shifts in society asking whether progress or retrogression dominates. It laments rising costs, failing agriculture, and unstable industry while urging a public discussion on whether citizens are paying more than received and if the nation is truly advancing.
A fragmented note argues that disarming Hidnet Hiline serves to reduce hostility. The text presents a terse claim about safety and conflict avoidance without additional context or supporting facts. No dates, places, or organizations are provided.
The Senate adopted a blunt policy statement by 75 to 3, denouncing company unions and industrial espionage and sending the measure to the House. Debate over sit down strikes continues as Rep. Dies of Texas pushes for a full inquiry with a Thursday deadline. In Washington the House passed a Summers bill enabling the attorney general to intervene in private suits challenging congressional acts. A plane crash near Skyliner killed eight. search progress reported by A. D. Smith. In Hershey Pennsylvania thousands of workers and supporters forced out sit down strikers after a bloody factory battle leaving 25 injured and hospitalized. women fought alongside men as rioting spread to the lawns.
Berlin prosecutors opened a high treason trial for four senior chaplains of a Catholic youth group and three other Germans accused of subversive activity. They allegedly sought to form a united communist Catholic front.
Henry Ford announced a brief St Louis sit down strike at his assembly plant and said Ford Motor Co will not recognize the United Automobile Workers union. The elder Ford said the strike followed talks with Edsel Ford after learning a few workers struck Tuesday night and were escorted from the plant unharmed.
Rescuers in McNary Arizona trudged through waist deep snow on mountain slopes as they pushed to reach stranded hikers. Weather and terrain hampered effort, but teams pressed on seeking survivors and securing access routes for aid.
The Detroit Peace agreement ends a month of strike disruption restoring work for nearly 100,000 wage earners. Chrysler moves promptly to reopen plants with over 65,000 jobs at stake, while Gov Murphy uses the accord to settle a 28 day sit down at Reo Motor Co in Lansing affecting 2,200 workers.
Crete Elmer Stehlik aged 18 drowned in the west fork of the Blue River about eight miles south of here while attempting to ride a mule across the river to bring foraging horses back to his farm. Saline County Attorney Bret reported he drowned, and Edward Stehlik, the boy's father, began a search after the youth left his farm home riding the mule in the afternoon.
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