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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
10
Social rounds fill the week with visits and outings. Residents including Bunker Hill, Scott, Borcher, Happel, and Engle joined family gatherings and calls at Glen Bales and Sidney. Farmers Union held a meeting with officers elected and delegates named. A Christmas tree, crafts, and charity actions completed the town’s holiday week.
Sunol records show school closing Friday for a ten day vacation and lists students and staff traveling for holidays. A Friday program at the school house featured high and grammar grade pupils with a Christmas tree and Santa Claus.
South Sund Mr and Mrs D B Phelps shopped in Sidney Tuesday. Willing Workers club held an all day meeting with Mrs J Miles Thursday. District 40 program and Christmas tree drew a large crowd. Mr and Mrs J C Miles and family dined Sunday at John Bahr home. District 40 school dismissed Friday for a week's relation. School opens January 2. Mr and Mrs D B Phelps at George Lauder back home Saturday. Mrs Alert Brauer stayed with Phelps parents several days. Wr and Mrs J C Miles shopped in Sidney Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Walter Proctor drove to Sidney Tuesday. John Babr and son Henry were visitors Sunday. Ralph Emery of Loveland CO employed at W A Holmes Jr. R Holmes was in Sidney Saturday.
Lodgepole items report a flurry of Christmas visits and vacations. W J Chase returns from Gering to celebrate with friends while Ruth Gorttsche travels to Papillion to spend vacation with grandparents. Wilma Hayes leaves for Fairbury for a week. Glen Hill and Evelyn Tull vacation at Arapaho. Royal Lucke returns from New Castle Wyoming to visit parents. The Lydiatt party drives to Elwood Nebraska with family. C D Moorhead visits sister Mary Wilson in Divide Wyoming. George Hubeck infirm. Hein couple travel to Denver to visit kin. Brown arrives from Laaker Montana. Nell Hayden visiting parents Bates in town. Tazel Meyer visits parents. Hazel teaches near Kimball. Legion party hosts thirty with refreshments. L A Barlow family Christmas with Chappell relatives. Handleys head to North Platte then Chicago. Margaret Brown drives to visit Mendon. Gladys Wolf visits Chappell. Bertha Olson home from Tecumseh. Helen Weatherwax returns from Boulder. School programs Friday with decorated rooms, trees, and a Santa. Holiday guests include Schrolls of Greybull, Jay Henning, Jack Doetcher families of Cheyenne, Herman Frahm of Oshkosh, Roy Libby family of Chadron. Sunday school Christmas Eve program at the church enjoyed. Santa and treats for all.
Residents of White Dove Valley attended a surprise party for Mrs. Burdette Sharp. Several families, including the McDonnell, Meyerholz, and Loudy households, made trips to nearby towns in Nebraska and Iowa. A Christmas program and tree were held at the White Cove schoolhouse, with Divide school pupils joining the event. numerous local families exchanged greetings and holiday visits through Friday.
The White Dove pupils performed a drill described as exceptionally good with Santa Claus distributing presents. Hildegarde Jobe, the teacher, left Saturday night for Lena to visit relatives during Christmas. Loudy called on business in Civok Friday. The Gross boys have been shredding corn fodder all week. Mrs. Margaret McDonnell and daughter Jennie left Saturday for Denver to spend holidays with relatives. Hillard Marshall and family visited Phil Brossard. Mrs. Harry Reeves traveled Sunday to Gothenburg to visit relatives.
Friday night with Joe Bartholomew in Sidney followed by multiple Christmas gatherings across the North Divide area. Diphtheria sickbed at Marvin Hiett’s grandmother’s home, scarlet fever quarantine lifted, Rheumatism kept David Hiett home from school. Corn picking nearly done as Fosters finish husk work for Ralph Fleming.
A. N. Mathers of Gering enters Republican governor race, sparking a crowded field for state offices. Beatrice’s Adam McMullen may reappear in the fray as April primaries approach. Lisco Tribune backs Mathers for Senate, while talks swirl on Norris, Bryan, and other contenders. In Cheyenne County, L. R. Barlow is urged to run for representative. FE Ull. Uptegrove of Sidney eyed for state senator. Kroh of Ogallala is current district senator.
The North Platte Valley Declamatory Association will split into three sub districts named West Central and South. Sidney foes into South with Kimball Cheyenne and DeBevel counties. West covers Scottsbluff Minatare Gering Morrill Mitchell and Bayard. Central includes Broadwater Bridgeport Alliance Hyannis Merna and Thedford. Sub district contests occur in March with three winners from each to Scottsbluff for a final in April. The overall winners advance to the state meet in Lincoln.
Save money and shop at the White Elephant Sale on January 11 at the old Byars building. Proceeds support local causes as bargain hunters flood the event for affordable gifts.
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