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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1931
Page
2
The obituary notes a Prowin? Street resident of Peetz who died suddenly at home on Sunday. It mentions a wife and son John who works in the transfer business in Los Angeles, and that Mr Hawxby was active in the IOOF lodge.
Community call to men to volunteer at the Sidney boys and girls camp tomorrow morning. Bring tools and helpers for a few hours of work to ensure a summer of joy and healthful recreation for local youths, especially families with children. Every grown up knows the thrill of camping out.
Parents are urged to prepare children for school with health steps from the national congress. Remedy defects, ensure outdoor exercise and play, provide quiet rest, enforce regular sleep, offer proper meals and hydration, curb candy, and protect against smallpox typhoid and diphtheria. Communities in Nebraska already protect children. are yours ready for school?
The annual machinery show begins amid ideal conditions at the grounds as stands rise and local churches, organizations, and restaurants offer free concessions to feed visitors. Housing for guests proves manageable but tight as private homes aid the housing committee. Sidneys distributors with offices have brought in salesmen to support demonstrations. about 300 factory and branch representatives join the event over the weekend. No admission is charged to the display grounds.
The longtime Cheyenne County pioneer and stockyard executive, who managed the Union Pacific Cheyenne stockyards for over four decades, died in California. He hosted President Theodore Roosevelt during a 1905 Wyoming visit, guiding a 50 mile ride from Laramie to Cheyenne. The Van Tassell holdings span Cheyenne and Wyoming, with 21,000 acres in Laramie County and ranches in Albany and Niobrara counties and in Nebraska.
Temperatures in Sidney range from 75 to 80 over four days this week. Belt and planting extend from northward to southern Kansas and the southern Ohio valley. Western Gulf crops show poor to fair conditions with poor germination and some replanting reported. A baby girl named Carolyn Mae was born to Mr and Mrs 3 P Hunt Monday evening.
Ed Griffith, father of 17 year old Bill Griffith, links his son's path to crime with harsh training from media, peers, and glorified crime. He notes Bill, 38 at trial, faces prison and questions whether to plead guilty or stand trial as he seeks a college path after release.
The Tuesday evening event featured a club banquet with testimonials from nearly every participant. The annual program followed a sumptuous banquet, honoring the victors and reflecting on the club’s activities.
Funeral services for 8S A Thobias were held Wednesday afternoon. Chandler of Yakima Washington and C Co Thomas of Sidney attended. two other children had preceded their father in death.
R P Kepler county attorney presided as his son J Hollis Kepler was made a Master Mason at a large county Masonic gathering held last Wednesday night at the Masonic hall. Kepler has long been prominent in fraternal circles and the event marks his son beginning a path in his father’s footsteps. A banquet followed the meeting in the dining room.
Sidney and Dalton of the Cheyenne county league clash this morning at the county fair grounds. The contest is a featured event of the power machinery show. Jobman likely to hurt for Dalton and Hornby expected to start for Sidney.
The Lions Club announces Ladies Night on April 24 with committee members Thomas Crosbie Dee L Abbott and Rev F C Mills named to organize the event The club also begins plans to continue the successful summer playground program from last year and seeks community support.
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