Bishop Stuntz Visits Sidney for Moral Uplift Lecture
Undaunted by a Monday night storm, Sidney welcomed Bishop Homer C. Stuntz, noted Methodist Episcopal Church leader, for a reception and banquet. He spoke on The Key That Unlocks the Far East, offering detailed views on the world wheat market, India and Argentina crops, land business, and the Japanese situation, earning praise for his vast knowledge and insight.
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Homer C. Stuntz
D. D
Methodist Episcopal Church
Sidney
Bishop Stuntz
Thomasee
Stuntz
Far East
Jacob
Biblcal
India
Argentina
Northwest
America
Omaha
Prelude and Lecture at Church With Notable Speakers
The Rev. Light delivered the invocation while Rev. Bennett served as toastmaster. Addresses by Bishop Stuntz, George R. Buckner, J L McIntosh and R P Kepler featured brilliant repartee. The bishop followed with a lecture in the church auditorium after a special musical program led by Oscar Bennett.
Sidney High School Basketball Schedule Opens with Alliance
Sidney High School announces its 1921 basketball schedule starting January 14 at home against Alliance. Remaining games include Scottsbluff, Bayard, Gering, Mitchell, and multiple rematches, with location and dates spanning January to March.
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Sidney High School
Alliance
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Bayard
Gering
Mitchell
Chappell
Be of Good Cheer Christmas Message from The Telegraph
The Telegraph wishes readers in Sidney and Cheyenne County a happy Christmas while reflecting on Jesus of Nazareth. It calls for charity and brotherhood, praising his example in homes, shops, offices, and charitable institutions. The King's Daughters plan to bring cheer. farmers and families are invited to attend a lunch meeting with free coffee.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
the Telegraph
Lttle
Lazarus
Zaccheus
Canaan
Jesus of Nazareth
King's Daughters
Farm Bureau
Plane Nearly Hits Stack Sparing Lumber Yard Disaster
An airplane carrying mail narrowly missed a stack and veered at the last moment. Workers below feared a collision as the pilot, unseen until within feet, swerved and almost landed in a nearby lumber yard. The men endured a tense few minutes.
Runaway Team Smashes Ford Sedan in Gurley
Witty banter filled Gurley as a runaway team belonging to John Poppin broke loose from a local lumber yard and crashed into a brand new Ford sedan driven by a non-partisan league organizer recently in town to spread propaganda. The sedan was scattered across the highway yet drew laughs from witnesses as the organizer’s doctrines drew little support among the locals.
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Gurley
John Poppin
Gurley Way
Shriners Perfect New Organization In Sidney
At the second meeting on December 16, the Sidney Nobles perfected their new Shriners organization. By-laws were adopted, five committees formed, and plans outlined for immediate activity including a New Year’s entertainment. Membership opens to any Mason, with fifty six paid members.
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Sidney Nobles
Shriners
Leon Fine
W.R. Wier
Chas. Hornaday
Frank Whitelock
A A. Rudd
Earl R. Kratz
Jos. Simodynes
Herman Schroeder
C. A. Larson
John M. Krender
Chas. West
A. E. Phelps
Leo E. Osborn
J. W Johnson
J. L. Tewell
Paul Martin
Dick Rogers
Louis Houge
Frank Barger
Frank Goodwin
Earl Thayer
Henry Jones
Rev
T. Porter Bennett
Farmers Eager to Obtain Stock Hogs
Cheyenne county farmers anticipate a strong year for hog raising as demand for Idaho stock hogs exceeds supply. W. E. Spearow, who traveled from Burley, Idaho, with a carload of stock, is en route to Sidney to establish a Cheyenne brand of porkers, weather permitting.
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Cheyenne County
Idaho
H. G. Gould
W. E. Spearow
Burley
Sidney
Farmers Union and Farm Bureau to hold Sidney convention
The Farmers Union and Farm Bureau of Cheyenne County will hold their regular quarterly convention in Sidney on Tuesday December 28. The morning session starts at 11 in the District Court room at the courthouse. A basket lunch will be served in the Methodist church parlors at noon. Some special speakers have been announced.
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Farmers Union and
Farm Bureau
Cheyenne County
Sidney
Court House
Methodist Church
City Treas Johnson Pays Bond Interest
City Treasurer J. W. Johnson this week issued checks for bond interest totaling 2700 dollars on Sidney bonds. Interest is payable semi annually with the January first payment now going out. Part of the interest is payable at the county treasurer's office and part at the state treasurer's office.
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J. W. Johnson
Sidney
Bunker Hill Community Hears Farm Bureau Proposition
A large Thursday night meeting of farmers in the Bunker Hill district discussed the farm bureau proposition. G. E. Burk led the bureau campaign and county agent H. G Gould spoke during the gathering.
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Bunker Hill District
Farm Bureau
G. E. Burk
Farm’ ‘Bureau Campaign
H. G Gould
Undergraduate Receives Signal Honor at Lincoln University
Oscar Bennett, an undergraduate, was asked to sing the main bass in the Messiah at Lincoln University during the Christmas holidays. Sidney Porter Bennett and Rev. and Mrs. T. Porter Bennett express pride in Oscar’s notable achievement.
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Oscar Bennett
Lincoln University
Sidney
Oscar
T. Porter Bennett
Methodist Increase in the Omaha Area
The Methodist Episcopal church statewide grew by 182,338 members in 1920 as announced last month. The council of boards of benevolence has received district increases, with Omaha area membership at 277,652, up 10,527 from the previous total.
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Chicago
Methodist Episcopal Church
Council of Boards of Benevolence
Omaha
Airplane narrowly misses stack workmen at power project
An airplane narrowly missed a stack during the week while workmen applied final touches to the municipal power project stack. No injuries reported as crews secured the site and continued operations after the incident.
Passerby Struck by Burlington Coal Car
A man was hit by a Burlington coal car being moved from a platform after unloading. He was taken to a local physician's office and his condition was not serious. The injured man's name could not be determined at the doctor’s office.
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Burlington
New School Planned For Cheyenne County
A district north of Lodge Pole pledges a new schoolhouse with construction under way. Bonds will be voted to fund the building as quickly as possible to meet the community needs for improved accommodations.
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Lodge Pole
Immigrants Arrive as Aquitania Drops Rise at Ellis Island
New York reports the steamship Aquitania bringing 1 000 immigrants and over 18 000 aliens arriving in a single week. Immigration inspectors removed 607 passengers from the Adriatic at Quarantine due to health regulations.
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New York
Ellis Island
North Side Barn Opened to Feed Your Teams
Farmers are informed that the North Side barn is open with Bowman announcing readiness to feed teams. The notice is signed M. M. Bowman and emphasizes serving agricultural teams.
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M. M. Bowman
Holiday trade satisfactory to business
Local merchants report strong holiday sales and optimism for a quick postwar recovery. They expect volume to match or exceed last year and favor conservative buying. They foresee gradual readjustment of industry and finances without major disturbances and call for clear understanding of the depression’s real causes.
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Depres
Campaign Organizers Home for Holidays
Campaign organizers for the Farm Bureau movement in eastern Nebraska return to Cheyenne county for holiday respite. Led by G. E. Burk, C. M. Andrews, and John W. Billiter, the group reports strong citizen engagement with thirteen Nebraska counties enrolling over a thousand farmers, averaging above one thousand per county. The workers plan a broad program to place farming on a sound business footing independent of capitalistic control.
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Farm Bureau Movement
G. E. Burk
John W. Billiter
Cheyenne County
Mr. Burk
Farm Bureau
Nebraska
The Telegraph Adverts Highlight Local Business Reach
A garbled ad layout from The Telegraph emphasizes local ads and dental services from M E Pettibone of Mels hens leche. Sidney Lumber Co promotes a laundry slogan.
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Aid Society
Sidney Or
Christ
Jesus
Carpenter
Universal Brotherhood
Shriners Perfect
Gidney Lumber Co
Mie
City Treas
Johnson
Bunker Hill
Uni
Wilson Brothers
Oberfelder & CO
the Leading Clothiers
Sidney, Nebraska
Passerby
Burlington Coal
Neepie
de. M. E. Pettibone
Fanete
Sidney Lumber CO
the American Bank
NEBR
American Bank
F. G. Schroeder
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