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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1938
Page
6
Gurley notes show numerous visitors arriving for holidays, including Bertha Busse and Roger Cunningham while many local families host relatives. Church services, club meetings, a school program, and a basketball game are noted alongside a detailed social calendar.
Research workers of the WPA Writers Project recount frontier medicine dominated by self appointed authorities and traveling quacks. Portraits include the blunt lecturer and the Quaker doctor whose bogus worm cure harmed patients until stricter 1881 Nebraska medical laws restored legitimate physicians.
A busy sequence of holiday social events fills this report. Mrs. Jack Lowe hosted a one o’clock luncheon with S. W. Club members and guests, followed by a bridge afternoon won by Mrs. H. R. Logan. Additional notes cover a Miller Lipke Christmas gathering, Woman’s Club carols and taxes talk, E. O. T. bridge fun, Hi Lo Club’s dinner and bridge contests, and multiple party scenes including the Women’s Benefit Association and St. Paul’s Aid Society. Numerous local families and clubs are named among the attendees and prize recipients.
The Geu family thanks friends neighbors and the American Legion for kindness help and floral offerings during the illness and death of their husband and father Emma Geu and family appreciate the support shown during this time
The family of Ralph Carten expresses sincere gratitude to friends and neighbors for thoughts and help following his passing. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Glassburn, their brothers and sisters, extend thanks for support.
Market quotations list prices for Bens and Hens by weight and grade, including No 1 and No 2 poultry, butterfat at 22 cents, pullet eggs at 15 cents, and eggs No 1 at 20 cents. Leghorn varieties show lower prices for cocks and springs, with general declines noted across all poultry classifications.
festive holiday display showcases candy nuts dates oranges apples and other ready to eat items. shelves are stocked for cooking and baking the Christmas feast with prices advertised as especially low for shoppers.
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