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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
9
Miss Mabel Murray, once a prominent Sidney High School English teacher, left teaching after seven years at Sioux City High School to join a sales counter at Marshall Field store in Chicago. Friends warned she was taking a big risk, yet she achieved a notable success in the business field.
Miss Murray, once a popular Sioux City high school teacher, rose through the ranks at Marshall Field's, becoming assistant efficiency expert. She will move to Baltimore on September 1 to install the Marshall Field efficiency system in The Hub, with a salary tripling her Sioux City wage. Her rise came despite doubts, as she pursued training and proved her capability in business efficiency.
A compact note argues walking downstairs is easier than ascending and suggests reducing elevator usage for descending passengers. It claims lower current and fuel use would be remarkable if people chose stairs more often.
Dr Blak, a specialist based in Alliance, Nebraska, focuses on eye, ear, nose and throat, and lung care offering comprehensive ENT and related services in the region.
U S special agents of the department of justice are ordered to aid district attorneys in uncovering profiteering in foodstuffs and necessities. Attorney General Palmer directs agents to drop other cases to focus on reducing living costs. President Wilson may address high cost of living on his forthcoming tour, plans moving ahead at the White House. A Washington conference plans a national farmers’ action on price problems, with farmers from 24 wheat and corn states to meet leaders in Washington. The National Industrial Conference Board reports living costs for American wage earners up 71 percent since July 1914, with major increases in food, shelter, clothing, and fuel. Michigan prosecutors to organize grand jury probe. New York storage owners to testify on hoarding.
Bakersfield California August 11 twelve thousand oil field workers win a five dollar a day minimum wage retroactive to July 1 with back pay of fifty cents for each day from January 1 1919 to July 1 Advices from Walter J Yarrow who spoke for the California Oil Gas and Refinery Workers union at a Santa Barbara conference with a mediation commission appointed by President Wilson.
Ninety percent of striking miners in the Belleville district went back to work, announced Frank Farrington, president of the Si nois Mine Workers, as the Aug 11 report from Springfield notes a resumption of operations.
Milwaukee crowds exceed 26 000 as a German submarine docks at the harbor. The submarine will depart for Chicago, where it is due to arrive in about two weeks.
Buenos Aires reports a government decree prohibiting the exportation of sugar was promulgated. The action aims to curb shortages and stabilize domestic prices amid rising demand and limited supply.
Grand Prairie report notes Mr and Mrs Tom Tubbell returning from the eastern part of the state Saturday where he had run a threshing machine and fell ill upon home return under a doctor’s care. Local visits include Mrs Weaver with Mrs Smith and the Holmes family at Elmer Larson’s. County agent vaccinated cattle for Will Ferricks Monday morning. Alek Dearson and sister from Oregon visited the Lundgren and Holmes families. Mrs Albert Ferricks’ second sons visited Saturday afternoon. The Vernal Christian Endeavor Society held an ice cream social at folmes Wednesday evening with good time reported. Jorgensons visited Henry and Hubbell homes Tuesday. Walter and William Robbins at Johnson’s Sunday.
K. W. Magneto parts are now stocked at Willard Service Station. Dr. Kimpston is listed as a dentist with the phone number 12.
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