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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1928
Page
4
Sidney daily broadens with visits and travel notes. H B Parker of the Sidney Electric shop visits Fort Morgan while many locals host relatives and friends from Omaha Scottsbluff Denver Lincoln and Fremont. A baby girl joins the Van Gorder family at Portland amid summer trips and school plans.
J A Mauk of York and John Pelster of Elgin Nebraska attend to crop harvesting in the county. Mr and Mrs A Carvell drive to Cheyenne to visit kin. John Kinen of Fremont stops in for harvesting notes. Families from Wahoo, Oshkosh, North Platte, Janesville and Colorado visits mark a busy weekend as locals entertain and travel.
Mrs. E. L. Uptegrove hosted a one o clock luncheon Saturday honoring Mrs. Sunderlind of Omaha, the house guest of her sister Mrs. Martin Dimery. Guests played bridge in the afternoon with Mrs. Sunderlind winning high score. Family Reunion honors Mrs Charles Perry from Pasadena with attendees including Mr and Mrs Lester Perry and family, Mr and Mrs C H Perry and family, Mr and Mrs Arlo Perry of Gurley, and Miss Mable Perry.
Mrs Wait was surprised by a party hosted by her husband in honor of her birthday on August 16. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. L Perry, Mr. and Mrs. C C Van Valkenburg, Mr. and Mrs. Al Caryell, Miss Mable Perry, Glenn Andrews, Mrs. C H Perry, Miss Opal Birkby, and John Spence. She received an end table and other gifts as light refreshments and social amusements filled the evening.
The Rev Mr Guss of Fremont, president of the Nebraska synod of United Lutheran churches, preached at the English Lutheran church in Sidney both morning and evening and spoke at Gurley in the afternoon. He is visiting with Rev W T Kahse and examining church conditions as part of his usual duties. Sidney church plans to send Lutheran league delegates to the state convention in Fremont soon.
Two persons were slightly cut and badly bruised when a Buick driven by J F Wilbur of Fort Dodge Iowa and occupied by Mrs Wilbur and their daughter Edythe 12 were forced to swerve on the Lincoln highway between Sidney and Colton after another large sedan traveling west at top speed passed them. The rear left fender was demolished and the occupants suffered facial bruises. The Wilburs returned to Sidney for light repairs before resuming their trip home from a summer outing to the Black Hills. The westbound car’s license could not be identified, though the driver thinks it may have Nebraska plates.
Four sales representatives of the National Refining company met in Sidney yesterday for a short business conference with H. S. Tipton in charge of the Sidney office. The visitors included Mr. and Mrs A. O. Eberly of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Klein of Kimball, W. A. Pike of Chadron, and C. B. Hendricks of Loveland Cole. Mrs. Eberly and Mrs. Klein were guests of Mrs. Tipton during the meeting. The discussion covered the business situation and plans for expansion in sales.
A double wedding occurred in County Judge Elmer Kahl s office Saturday morning. Miss Mable Marie Halling 18 and Miss Clara Halling 17 of New Raymer Colorado are daughters of Mr and Mrs William Halling. Mable Halling married Edward Rector Sconce 25 a railroad man from Arkansas now residing in New Raymer. Clara Halling wed Floyd Peters 21 also a railroad man living in New Raymer.
Summer season for Sidney railway workers nears end as fall freight demand rises. Union Pacific runs near full force on the rip track for car repairs while eastbound grain shipments stay heavy, though wheat growers wait for higher prices to improve margins.
Grain shipments from Peetz for the first 15 days in August show 80 cars of wheat and seven cars of barley sent out. An unusual amount of combined grain is being held by farmers due to unfavorable markets. Acreage in shock and stock is far in excess of any year since the introduction of combines. Threshing is predicted to continue until after Thanksgiving, perhaps Christmas.
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