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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1930
Page
4
Junior league players train daily ahead of the county league season. Practice games are set with the academy and other teams as the city team assists the Legion squad. The Legion junior team seeks an outfielder with speed a goal infielder and additional pitching help.
Pistol expert Captain Hardy, famed in Beverly Hills California, displays sensational feats in exhibitions. He lives in an elaborate mansion here while wistfully recalling a Nebraska cabin by a marshy lake and coyotes’ howl at night.
McKelvie argues county lands gain value from power machinery and predicts the upcoming machinery show will be a major NE event for farmers in the western territory, highlighting new improvements in the industry and their value to agriculture.
The Sidney judging team travels to North Platte today for a divisional meet at the state experiment station. Sacker and Roy Zeigler represent Cheyenne County for dairy. Milk and cream judges include Floyd Miller Harold Meyer and Walter Miller. Grain judging by Edward Hinrichs Louis Jurgens and Vern Hawkins. Grain grading by Oakley Atkins Richard Scriber and Vern Hawkins. Babcock cream testing entered by Arthur Busacker. Winners advance to eastern division at Lincoln. livestock winners earn trip to the Western National Livestock Show in Denver next January. About 20 to 25 schools entered, promising strong competition.
Copied list of county fairs across Dodge Cum ing Cheyenne Gage Buffalo and Chase counties includes Cheyenne County Fair noted among questionable stands.
Over two inches of moisture fell here during the past week as showers persisted and motorists reported slippery but passable roads. Some Colorado forecasts warned farmers of possible snowfall while central Nebraska faced flooding and Cozad area moisture exceeded three inches. Weather conditions stayed above freezing with a chilly wind today.
A Sidney man owns two early Nebraska trail maps with inaccuracies noted. One map places the Republican and Platte rivers inaccurately while the second shows Nebraska in 1857 with nine full counties and Omaha City as the territory’s metropolis. Associated commentary covers map advertising and historical notes by H. M. Ackran.
Discussion at a Wednesday meeting stressed the need for a qualified school nurse and public health expertise. Speakers praised North Platte’s existing school nurse program and the impact of music supervision on children, urging community focus on children's welfare and education for future generations.
Nebraska stocker and feeder cattle moved in the first quarter of 1930 totaled about 96 000 head, up from 60 000 a year earlier. Analysts attribute the gain to early purchases for summer grazing amid ample hay and cheap grains, with feed prices in Nebraska for the period noted.
Assistant Attorney General Irvin Stalmaster of Omaha states an investigation found direct hog buying by packers ceased in Nebraska over four months. He cites a territorial split among packers with limited competition at Columbus, and Norfolk as the only concentration point with some rivalry. Hog shipments moved to west coast, Chicago or Kansas City, bypassing the public market and harming the Omaha market by reducing hogs and skewing runs.
Stalmaster cites four month old investigation into unfair practices by hog sellers and packers. He says direct buying collapsed. last purchase weeks ago. Nebraska effect seen as farmers gain via Omaha market, while Iowa and Kansas still use direct buying. Packhouse managers deny state division and claim ongoing competition.
Rev Hal P. Schenck of the Methodist Episcopal church spoke to Sidney’s junior chamber of commerce outlining the group’s value to local business. The audience extended thanks with a written vote. A tractor show set for May 7-9 was outlined by Charles Marsh to attract over 5,000 people. The chamber formed a committee to screen solicitors, and to secure membership plaques, with O D Slayter McKinley McIntosh and H M Brown on the committee.
Alliance plans a big free dance Tuesday evening April 22 to mark the completion of the Times-Herald block. Contractors and mechanics sponsor the event with two orchestras, dancing on the main floor and basement to dedicate the new Legion headquarters and building, starting at 9 o clock. all Western Nebraska invited for a day and night of celebration.
Ogallala residents Leslie Espey and Birdie M. Gifford tied the knot in Sidney on Wednesday afternoon. County Judge G P Kratz officiated at the wedding held in Sidney.
Thelma Freda Heldt of Lisco and John Thomas Volkman of Lodge Pole were married on Wednesday afternoon April 16 by County Judge G. P. Kratz. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jurgens witnessed the ceremony.
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