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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1934
Page
8
Tom O Connell of Sidney toured the Sutherland dam site with contractors. The project will include 4000 acres impacting 14 farms. Bids are due August 14 with work to start soon. the winner must begin by August 20.
Sidney meets Tucson today in a post meet test. The lineup features Clarine and Collins as catchers Huffman at first Nash second Dingman short W Thomas third Schriber Congo Collins in the outfield with Chaney and W Thomas as utility players. Robineau will travel with Bushong Hornby Bales Kepler Maley and Wilson not to play. Gene Packard from Alliance assists with management as Tucson is deemed a strong rival in the tournament.
Residents from Scottsbluff to Gordon reported tremors lasting only seconds as house timbers creaked and dishes toppled. Dr. George Condra described the tremors as aftershocks of ancient mountain building extending from Colorado and South Dakota, with earth stresses reasserting themselves along old fault lines.
Cheyenne county farm bureau board pushes a pest control program as the worst need in Nebraska. The meeting invites all interested to support the program and hopes representatives from every community will attend.
Ballots for primaries are being printed with August 14 as the likely election date. Leading gubernatorial hopefuls appear to be A. B. Sorensen, Dwight Griswold, and Ted Metcalfe, with prognosticators favoring Griswold and Sorensen. The Democratic senatorial race features Charles W. Bryan versus Edward R. Burke, amid partisan clashes in the Omaha World Herald. The district congressional contest narrows to Guy V. Doran of Sidney versus Harry B. Coffee of Chadron on the Democratic ticket, while A. N. Mathers is seen as the strong Republican challenger.
The nation’s business notes a plan for electrical outlets to be installed at three foot or shorter intervals around a room via a wired metal channel embedded in baseboard or used as molding to provide accessible power sources throughout the space.
Cressey Central Shoe store launches a August contest for all territory children up to 12. Kids clip Robin Hood ads from this paper, arrange them in scrap books, and submit by September 8 to Mr. R. A. Hine for chances at grand and participation prizes.
A five year old daughter of Mrs. Leona Houston described how her mother took poison and died at noon Tuesday on a farm at Broadwater. Investigators said Mrs. Houston had threatened self harm amid marital troubles and was alone with the child when the tragedy occurred at Frank Ring's farm, 15 miles north of Broadwater.
Fischer reports a new bond series authorized bearing 2 34 percent interest with a due date August 1, 1949 and redeemable after August 1, 1939 at par plus interest on payment days with two months notice. A second week of record loan closings totals 19,493 mortgages refinanced nationwide worth 58,064,167 dollars and 1,193,419,709 dollars in refunded loans. Corporate policy forbids employees from running for office or aiding political campaigns, wearing buttons, or displaying political materials in offices.
The Nebraska state committee approved August relief and work relief grants totaling 387 547 federal funds offset by 402 653 in other funds. Dent al and medical costs follow federal rates. travel mileage is 12 cents per mile. Supplemental grants and western Nebraska allocations are listed, with counties including Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Morrill, and Scotts Bluff among others.
A heavy shower drenched Sidney on Tuesday, cooling Illinois and keeping central and eastern Nebraska warm. The storm pushed July's 31 day total to 1.06 inches in Sidney, not countywide. Average highs cooled last week while Tuesday reached 98, nine below the seasonal record. corn across much of the county suffered heat damage and crops were scorched.
Old timers recall Russian thistle hay during the 1890s drought and many farmers now use the weed as roughage. Nutritional data show crude protein 5.1 and digestible nutrients 31.4 per 100 pounds, making it a viable feed when mixed with barley oats or wheat. Farmers across western Nebraska and South Dakota gather thistles to prevent feed shortages and support cattle and sheep herds.
Prof H J Gramlich urges farmers to conserve damaged corn by cutting and storing in silos or trench silos in bundles. Use ensilage cutter or threshing machine to pack, cover with dirt, and avoid wasting straw. Consider sunflowers for silage when half bloom.
State Budget Commissioner Smith reports June total expenditures at 20,218,528 for state government, down from 23,383,430 in the last even numbered year 1932. Highway spending raised June total to 2,993,247, up from 1,994,745. road and bridge and maintenance outlays for June reached 2,205,756, with May spending for these purposes at 1,334,879.
Mrs H J Elsen reports visitors at the Elsen home including Mr and Mrs John Fastenow and son Adair and Miss Margaret Messing who is with Pete Lenzen. Several townsfolk travel to Sterling Cheyenne and Chicago for events while others enjoy mountain trips and farm duties.
Miss Marjorie Deaver enjoyed an unannounced birthday visit last Thursday with many friends. They played games and shared lunch late, as neighbors note the cheerful surprise in the wake of various chores being handled by Louis Fastenow, Conrad Messing, and Harvey George during the Rosses’ absence.
Mrs O Rane and Mrs John Folkerts families traveled to Lodge Pole and Sidney for visits. Dorothy Humphrey stayed with cousin Bessie Rahe. Several gatherings included a picnic at Irvin Sanders’s home and dinners at Otto Rahe’s with Irvin Sanders and children.
Mrs R P Volkman and Mrs William Thompson were guests Thursday afternoon. Dale Rogers family away at Frontier celebration in Cheyenne last week. Bernard Busboom helping on the Rogers farm. Jake and Jasper Hull visited Irvin Reiger Sunday. Otto Rahe and Cecil Hume did business at Chappel Saturday evening. Lodge Pole callers Sunday afternoon included John F Folkerts family W C Haxby Claribell Lavon Ivan and Lloyd Bauer. John Gortemaker family called at William Wienes. Hank Jobman of Lisco spent Wednesday with William Frerichs. Melvin Jurgens helped at William Frerichs Jr farm last week. Large crowd at John J Folkerts home Friday. James Payne family shopped Lodge Pole Wednesday afternoon. Otto Rahe and Delmar and Cecil Hume transacted business at Chappell Monday morning. George Buss called on Walter Flicker Friday morning.
Jud Tonkins argues that if Satan finds mischief for idle hands then unemployment cannot exist, presenting a bold counter to prevailing labor market assumptions.
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