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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1929
Page
1
Sidney volunteer fire department warns of heightened prairie fire danger amid dry summer and a string of alarms from prairie blazes. Fire crews rushed a north side blaze to prevent home and shed damage while urging ban on bonfires and rubbish piles. Parents urged to keep matches away from children as quick action averted further losses.
The countywide extension program titled Foods for Health will start in September. Miss Florence Atwood from Lincoln will conduct the project, visiting monthly for eight months to train group leaders who will then share lectures and materials with their communities. Any organized women’s group may enroll via County Agent Willey, who already has six enrollments and expects more.
M. J. Courtney once with the U S Department of Agriculture and now a leading Wyoming alfalfa grower visited Sidney and the Lodge Pole valley. He was surprised by the limited alfalfa. He urges scientific farming with weed-free ground and summer fallowing. Sow 15 pounds seed per acre, then roll and pack. He claims irrigation is not a barrier to profitability.
Judge J L Tewell Judge Golden P Kratz and W J Kratz were appointed delegates to the state American Legion convention in Hastings August 26 27 28 at a local post meeting at the Commercial hotel last Friday night Commander Arthur H Dilley attends as state executive committeeman Alternates are William O Connell Jack Hough and John Sullivan
Leon Fine left for Denver Thursday morning after learning of his sister-in-law Mrs. John Fine's death. Sam Fine was already in Denver, and Mrs. Sam Fine had left Wednesday. The funeral was to be held in Denver today.
County Agent Willey announces demonstrations on using sodium chlorate spray to kill bind weed and small flowered morning glory. Sessions start 10 30 a m at the Thurow farm near Sunol and 1 30 p m at the Rowan farm near Gurley.
Lodge Pole schedules annual old settlers gathering for Saturday August 24 at 1 30 PM. Festivities include fiddlers contest chicken calling pie eating tug of war water fight and races around the band stand in South Park with special seating and a harvest exhibit of farm produce.
A census of automobile traffic on the Lincoln and No 19 highways starts August 18 at 6 am. The survey will record cars trucks and horse drawn vehicles and note counts by county intercounty and interstate travel. The Lincoln route census will be at the cemetery corner and No 19 at Dalton.
Boeing begins cross country nonstop endurance flights next week with two round trips on the regular Boeing route. The craft will remain aloft after landing in Cleveland, refueling stops planned at Cheyenne and Omaha with gears sighted on refueling ships to reduce risk.
County Agent Leroy D. Willey reports wheat smut in Jeyenne County is being cut through seed treatments. Dry copper carbonate and wet formaldehyde methods show yield loss dropped from 126,126 to 89,854 bushels from 1927 to 1929, saving about $40,000.
Western Nebraska farmers urged Governor Weaver on Monday to compel the federal government to release irrigation water stored at Pathfinder dam in Wyoming. Captain Clarence Neff of Lexington said Dawson county farmers paid $3,000 for the water and the group contends the government halted water back to the Platte River from irrigation lands northwest of Lexington and North Platte.
Frank Tobin reported his sister Mrs. H. F. McKee of Boise Idaho formerly Mrs Mayme Kruse of Sidney was seriously injured when thrown from a car after a rear impact. She suffered a broken collar bone severe head and face cuts and shock but her condition was improving and she was expected to leave the hospital soon.
Adrian Brockelsby nineteen son of Mr and Mrs W E Brockelsby prominent Huntsman farmers died yesterday at a local hospital after an operation for appendicitis cause a failing heart. He was popular in Sidney local youth athletics and 4 H work and attended Colorado State Agricultural College last year member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity expected to resume studies there this year funeral plans not yet set obituary to follow in The Telegraph.
Nebraska oversees a forecast predicting 240,633,000 bushels of corn for 1929, 28,000,000 more than 1928, despite drought injuries in a dozen counties. Cool weather and rainfall in northeastern and southwestern areas bolster prospects, with Nebraskan crop likely ranking third in the nation.
The annual mission festival at Grace Lutheran Church Gurley is planned for Sunday September 15 with two services Rev H F Martin of Midland College Fremont will preach at 11 a.m. The 2 p.m. sermon will be delivered by Rev W S Guss president of the Nebraska synod Omaha. Dinner will be served at noon in the church basement.
Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Nelson hosted a family reunion south of Potter last Sunday for the 81st birthday of Mr. Nelson a south Nebraska farmer and pioneer resident. Attendees included sons, daughters, and grandchildren from Sidney, Potter, Peetz, and Hereford.
The U S A theatre and The Telegraph stage a three day contest to find the local singer and pianist who best perform Weary River songs Its Up To You and compete for first second or third prizes. Prelims August 23 at U S A theatre. semifinals August 24. finals August 27. Open to all men or boy solists with accompanist. rules simple.
County Agent L D Willey compiled a table from rail and agriculture stats showing 1926-27 1927-28 and 1928-29 crop smut figures. It gives percentages of smut free light medium and heavy, estimated county yields, smutted wheat shipped, and loss in yield by smut level with page note.
Representatives of the Burlington railroad and the State College of Agriculture met with the local Profitable Pork Production committee to finalize plans for a nine car educational pork production train. The train will tour about 65 towns across Nebraska, aiming to improve hog sanitation and management. The advance party included Clayton W. Watkins, Fred L. Taylor, Asa K. Hepperly, and James Miller.
A county circuit court jury in North Platte found Albert A. Hastings John H Campbell and James Miller not guilty of unlawful assembly charges tied to the mob expulsion of black residents after a veteran officer was slain by a Black assailant on July 13. The panel deliberated ten minutes.
Omar Court, an ultra modern apartment building by O. D. Slayter, nears occupancy in weeks. Upper floor staining underway this week, lower floors planned for this weekend. A central grassy court will provide a pleasant rear view for residents as two tone styling enhances the exterior.
The four day Cheyenne county fair opens Tuesday August 27 with expanded exhibits in handiwork and farm products. New buildings and improvements include a stock judging pavilion and rebuilt horse barns damaged by a spring cyclone, plus a new well and large tank to water stock. The final three afternoons promise turf thrills and old west excitement as racing and entertainment take center stage.
Potter defeats Bunker Hill 7 to 5 after three Potter innings. McGowan singles four times in five trips. Gregory hits a triple and two hits. Bales and Gregory combine for 12 strikeouts. both teams go the distance with three walks, as Bunker Hill’s next game is against Bushnell.
Nebraska will choose its best young citizens on health intelligence and personality. A statewide contest in Omaha during the jubilee November 5 to 7 will crown one pair aged 16 to 21. Each county selects a boy and girl, with trips to Omaha for all-expenses-paid finalists. Kirk Griggs of Omaha presides as president.
State engineer Roy Cochran announces removal of all signs within 66 feet of road edges and 33 feet of centerline. Cheyenne county Road Supervisor Billeter issues notices. Act passed in the recent legislative session authorizes removal to begin at once.
A. E. Tanner was forced to cut short a week of fishing near Lander Wyoming and returned home on Wednesday because of illness. The report notes unclear fragments but confirms the abrupt end to the trip and the location involved.
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