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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1937
Page
4
Local residents gain new positions at Babcock Implement and Montgomery Ward while families move into new apartments. A birth, medical operations, and several business trips are reported among Sidney and nearby towns with multiple visits from former residents and local professionals.
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt may push curtailment of government spending and private sector work-hour limits in his upcoming relief message. Other items note energy on budget balancing, potential tax implications, and Fed role in inflation control.
Tickets go on sale early next week for a noonday luncheon at the country club on Thursday April 29 to greet Nebraska University football coach Lawrence Biff Jones. Jones, with aides Selleck Ramsey and McBride, tours the state, visiting North Platte April 28 then Sidney and Scottsbluff for a dinner. Local ticket handlers include Wehmiller Martin Kratz and Lowe, with women welcome to attend.
Ruth Kinton and Margaret Miller were overnight guests of Ruth Sparks Tuesday. Mr and Mrs J A Sparks were dinner guests of Lawrence Schmidt Thursday evening. Barton Kinton was an overnight guest of Ross Bayne Thursday. Catherine Higgins and Dorothy Ahim were dinner guests of Vera Sparks Friday evening. John Ahim called at the Paul Sparks home Friday evening. Donald Chaan and Ross Bayne were guests of Barton Kinton Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Robert Loebe and son Bobby Lee and John William Martinosky were dinner guests at Paul Sparks Saturday. Mrs Mamye Janes and children visited C B Kinton Sunday. Play practice was held at school No 77 Sunday. Ruth Ruth, Ruby and Rose Sparks visited J A Sparks Sunday. Farmers of the North Divide began spring work.
South Colton residents note weekend visits by Junior Roth and Marchita Benedict with Mr and Mrs Harvey George. F A Johnson and Malcolm called at H J Elsen home. Duane Brauer attended district 97 school Monday. Harvey George and Charles Roth hosted dinner with their families. Wrestling in Sidney drew several local attendees including Charles Deaver and the Elsen and George families. A W Thomas and Herman Stueve attended a Lutheran church meeting. Charles George visited Sterling hospital with Brachtenbach. Wallace Brown from Sidney stayed with Wayne Elsen. Aid society meeting attended by A W Thomas at J F Moseman’s home.
Dr. T A Kieselback agronomist argues artichokes show potential but current conditions render production unsuitable for home or industrial use. He warns of contrived sales profiting a few, notes Nebraska promotion is ill advised, and cites Feeds and Feeding on tubers with insulin as a dietary component.
English speakers in the East refer to Paddy Bird Paddy as a name for several small white egrets that frequent rice fields, highlighting local bird lore and naming conventions.
A fragment recalls young Thomas Alva Edison seen as dull in school and labeled unlikely to succeed. His mother, determined, homeschools him after he endures harsh experiments including attempting to hatch duck eyes and conducting crude chemical experiments.
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