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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1931
Page
7
A wartime era plea urges readers to provide winter employment for the jobless. The appeal emphasizes poverty, hungry children, and inadequate clothing and calls for humanitarian action during the Christmas season.
Coach Black announced the 1932 basketball squad will be shown tonight with 25 cent general admission and 10 cent student entry. He plans a brief holiday break, then resumes practices for the North Platte game on January 1. The schedule features Oralala, Keith county talent, Alliance, and Gering in a compact league slate.
Western Nebraska farmers faced a year of low prices and cautious selling with top wheat at 25 cents per bushel and eight cent per dozen for eggs. Many stored grain but could not meet debts, acreage shifted away from wheat, diversification attempted, hog and lamb herds expanded, and optimism remained for lower costs and eventual profit as real estate and farm ownership prospects persist into 1932.
Townwide nervous excitement grips the community as a wedding hour passes with no bridegroom. A long distance call from Chappell reveals the groom was delayed by car trouble and could not reach Gurley in time for the ceremony. An advertisement notes Whitman chocolates gift packs at Sidney Drug Co with Christmas wrapping at no extra charge.
Cheyenne county farmers are confident their lambs will fetch top prices across markets. They argue careful handling at Cheyenne county farms can yield superior profits despite current market conditions.
Sidney reports show the community chest drive surpassing the $5,000 quota with donations of clothing food and time. Donors included individuals businesses and organizations as newspapers nationally misstated local need. Chest officials clarified that Sidney's need was not unusually severe and welcomed all contributions at the Odd Fellows building headquarters.
Railway Express Agency expects an average Christmas shipment volume for states that may lead to misrouting. A supply of holiday address labels is available at the local express office and will be sent to shippers on request.
A clean living Sidney high school senior Chesebro, 175 pounds, stood out on the athletic roster and excelled academically. He is popular in activities, eyeing West Point, while two Sidney football players Montgomery and Masse also near honor roll mentions for 1932 season.
Federal Game Group adds to holdings in the Sand Hills area. Staff keep the preserve under constant guard. Fishing will be allowed at lakes while hunting is prohibited to help migratory waterfowl and other game birds develop. Much of the preserve is swamp or submerged, described as an ideal feeding and breeding ground for migratory birds.
The county Farmers Union met in a well attended session praised as one of the best. Attendees voiced confidence despite adverse farming conditions and expected dividends when conditions improve. Dr. J Osborn, a pioneer union worker in the state, hailed the meeting's success.
Pindell appeals to holiday patrons to cooperate with Christmas mailing rules. The notice details packing guidelines for fragile and perishable items, marking, wrapping, and crate use. It explains postage prepaid requirements, insured and registered mail options, and the surge in mail volume during the season.
The Commerce Department calls for bids to remove an air field radio facility. Sidney once hoped to be a Boeing line air terminal, with a station kept intact due to difficult flying conditions between Kimball and Chappell. Since January 10, 1980, no serious crashes occurred in the region, and new radio gear reduces crash risk to engine trouble, as fogs no longer pose the prior hazard.
Toys this week and are appreciative of the lower prices being offered, they indicate.
Preliminary arrangements are under way for the Nebraska state music contest to be held at Lincoln on May 6 and 7 next spring. The state is divided into six districts with named district chairmen and bulletins mailed to high school superintendents detailing the Nebraska High School Music Association rules and board of control constitution.
Loup City announces a music contest for four classes based on grade nine to twelve enrollment. Mable Shiphard, supervisor of music at Omaha South High School, oversees events including glee clubs mixed choruses bands orchestras and solo performances.
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