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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1937
Page
6
The column records neighbors visiting, moving, and social calls. Families such as Bartling, Jurgens, Rahe, Tieman, Buss, Hume, Elsen, Cortney, and Deaver are mentioned among travels to Lodgepole, Sidney, North Platte, and Columbus. A legion dance in Lisco and various dinners and visits anchor a snapshot of local life.
Mrs H J Elsen reports guests including Pete Lengen family and Marchita staying at Harvey George home. Ruth Cortney leaves for Denver after a farewell party hosted by Ruth Deaver and family. Engelland ranch hosts a picnic with A K Anderson and Roy Nuss. Deavers dine with George Deaver’s family. Carl Mosier and Bushcamp from Bloomfield stayed with Lenzen. Mosier family lived in South Colton twenty years ago.
Miss Ardis Lehmkuhl of Venango spent a week with her parents the Lehmkuhl family. Mrs. Edith Meyer moved to Nellie Petteys apartments. Lewis Barlow of Cheyenne Wyoming visited his parents and returned with Morris King. Miss Virginia Carter traveled to Denver then Osco Texas. Harold Kreider left for eastern state business. Miss Mildred Weatherwax stayed with friends near Sidney. Mrs. Carrie Stephens and daughter Mary of Oshkosh visited. Bess Markel of North Platte spent the weekend with her parents. L E Lydiatt and sons returned from Gunnison Colorado. Mrs. W C Foster and daughter of Adams visited, Doris Foster accompanied home. Mr. Harold Hern bloom and children left for Santa Maria California. Virgil Hern bloom accompanied them.
Mrs. Hardy Weatherwax and son Claude Weatherwax and Miss Mildred of Denver returned Saturday from a two week visit in Roefort and Loansville. Juliana Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rowan arrived from Estes Park Colorado Thursday and stayed at B. J. Bates home until Saturday before returning to Broken Bow.
Mrs Clarence Meyer spent Tuesday at the W W Wise home. Mrs M Sanders visited John Omel. Miss Maxine Olson stayed at John Theis home Thursday. Oscar Olson was a Sidney caller Friday. Cheyenne callers included Mrs E A Johnson Mrs J A Talick and Mr and Mrs Ralph Talick. Sidney and Thursday visits by Hokom Halsey Omel Brandel Wickard Omel Frelich Lebsack.
Cincinnati attorneys failed to prove prosecutors hampered a murder case against Anna Hahn as judge Bell delayed expert review. In Alaska, rescue efforts shifted as radio signals from missing Trans-Polar plane Lavaneffsky were heard near Moscow and Alaska remains focal. West to Spain, Franco’s insurgents press Torrelavega while Madrid warns of intensified bombardment. In Washington, Democratic rifts and CIO pressure spark realignment talk as wage hour reform stalls. Admiral Yarnell notes uncertain shell origin near Shanghai. Back home, Shoshone forest firefighters battle a deadly blaze amid mounting casualties and investigations into the fire’s origin.
Chicago Captain Patrick OCon nell reports Diana Lucas three months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Lucas was stolen from a baby carriage on the north side Mrs Lucas wife of a carpet layer of moderate means told him the details of the incident.
A fresh World War II style assault on Shanghai killed about 400 noncombatants, mostly Chinese, and wounded 1000 as shells struck crowds near major department stores. Three Americans were among the wounded. Earlier air raids on August 14 killed over 1,000, including three Americans. In Washington, John D. Hamilton outlined plans for a 1938 Republican organization drive. In Clay Center Nebraska, Clara S Taylor, 89, pioneer resident and former pastor’s wife, died after a long illness, having moved from Massachusetts in 1882 and lived in Clay Center most of her life.
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