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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1929
Page
5
A short notice offers one year of postage paid service for mail sent outside zone one beyond 50 miles and for mail within zone one up to 50 miles. The deal highlights prepaid postage coverage across two distance categories.
The Sidney school district voters approved bonds to fund new buildings and repairs. The editorial urges competitive plans, public display, and annual serial bond retirement, criticizes non optional bonds, and predicts a modern fireproof ward school and a high school on the west end, boosting Sidney’s growth and progress.
The article reviews President Hoover's message to Congress as a careful citizen’s reading, praising its keen diagnosis of national conditions while criticizing its lack of concrete remedies. It notes Hoover shows insight but fails to offer solutions, especially on tariff revision, where he favors higher duties on farm products and factory goods with payroll reductions due to foreign competition.
The article accuses Mr. Hoover of a dual stance on tariffs, arguing he places farmers as the sole tariff revision concern while avoiding criticism of eastern lawmakers and courting western southern senators. It says his alliance with money interests and his rhetoric aim to win agricultural votes despite backing pro tariff agendas.
George Bonser helped fix the well at the C. W. Bonser place Tuesday. Tom Kendrick was a Crook caller Tuesday, Ed Binney hauled a load of barley to the Monroe Lewis farm Tuesday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bonser left Wednesday for Maywood Nebraska for Thanksgiving at the parental home of the latter and to visit relatives. Mrs. Monroe Lewis was a Crook shopper Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George Book spent Thursday afternoon with the Ed Roth family. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bonser hosted Thursday guests Mr and Mrs Charles Line and family of Crook. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Lewis entertained 27 friends and relatives at a turkey dinner Thanksgiving. Several families from this vicinity attended a PTA program at Crook Tuesday evening. Johnny Skrolle was a caller Saturday afternoon at the George Bonser home. Mrs. John McCumber and Miss Joe Hillyer were Sterling callers Saturday. Rex Hyde of Denver is visiting at the Tom Kendrick home. Victor McCracken spent a few days last week with Bernard Bonser. Zircons and other gems offered at Gift Shop. FOR SALE Office files and adding machine paper.
Mrs Monroe Lewis shipped turkeys to Sterling at the start of the week. Mrs Jacob Skrolle and children shopped in Crock on Monday afternoon. J F L Japp visited the George Bonser home Monday. L H Baldy drove to Denver after visiting Albert Otties. Mr and Mrs Tom Bonser joined Crook shoppers Monday. George Bonser's team bolted in a corn field but caused little damage. Mr and Mrs Ed Roth shopped in Sidney Monday. Fred Stake worked on the telephone line Tuesday and Wednesday.
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