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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1931
Page
6
Anton Link, Pastor, announces Sunday masses at 7:00 and 9:30 a m. Sunday evening devotions with rosary instruction and benediction at 7:30 p m. Weekday masses at 7:00 a m.
Trinity Lutheran and Grace Lutheran invite readers to midweek Lenten devotions and Sunday services. Topics for February and March cover God's people, Jesus, and heart healing, with church schools and worship times listed for Sidney churches. Pastors Kahse and Joens extend a cordial welcome to attend with friends.
At 9 45 a m Sunday school with Vern Livingston and Mrs A A Rudd and Mrs Paul Spearow as supts Morning worship at 11 and sermon titled Can We Trust the Mind in Religion At 630 p m joint Epworth leagues institute session discussion and criticisms 730 p m Evensong and sermon The Happy Mourners The annual women's banquet is scheduled for Wednesday March 4 Women will be served by the men and committees are named F Charling Mills Minister
The schedule lists an 8 a.m. Holy Communion, a 10 a.m. Church School, and 11 a.m. Litany Morning Prayer and Sermon. A 4:15 p.m. Children’s Lenten service is held each Monday. Rector is E. C. Van Hise.
Nebraska dairy improvement associations report higher butterfat per cow in January led by Buffalo county No 1 and Washington county. E C Schneidenheim notes average 27.3 pounds per cow, up 2.8 from December. Some herds produce at 10 to 20 cents per pound. a Norfolk state hospital Holstein topped state with 3357 pounds milk at 3.7% butterfat.
Mrs A L Roberts and Mrs Oscar Olson were Lodge Pole callers Friday. Miss Evelyn Johnson also visited. District 39 community club met Friday evening for a pleasant gathering. Swine club reorganized Saturday at Lemoyne Johnson home. Next meeting called by president Alice Rexroth. John Block returned home from Denver Friday. Oscar Olson returned Friday from
Sunday school at 10 a.m. Divine worship at 11 a.m. Confirmation class Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. German Lent services at 10:30 a.m. February 25. Pastor B. C. Wiebke invites parishioners to withdraw from bustle for quiet worship and spiritual renewal.
The Christian Church reports strong Sunday attendance at 211 and plans evangelistic meetings starting March 8 led by Evangelist P. R. Stevens. Services are at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. with midweek prayer Thursdays at 7. Pastor J. H. Bicknell invites visitors to join and participate in a fellowship that week.
During Lent Trinity Lutheran will hold regular services. The first service is Friday February 20 in English at 7 pm. Sunday February 22 communion in German at 10 am with confession at 9:30 am. A special English service follows Sunday at 7 pm with Trinity school children led by Miss Alma Staehr. Pastor Henry E. Pralle invites worship.
Sunday calls by Paul Hokom to Lester Theis and Erma Welton at John Theis home. Sidney shoppers and Lodge Pole visits feature the week. Neighbors including Ralph Talish, Oscar Olson, A L Roberts family, and Ervin Schmale with Lemoyne John son share weekend activities.
Sidney high school selects a large cast for The Belle of Barcelona operetta directed by Julius W. Cochran. The lineup includes Lute de Montero Russell Ahrens Gloria de Montero Thelma Brewer Margarita Helen Jane Johnson Mercedes Lois Hardy Francisco de la Vega George Barker Pedro Earl Masse and more with Don Juan Don Jose Dona Marcela and Capt. Colton among the roles.
Albert and Roy Greenlee arrived home Wednesday night from Tucson Arizona after five weeks at their mother Mrs A K Greenlee’s bedside where she remains seriously ill. Miss Catherine Greenlee who teaches in Seattle had accompanied her mother and has now returned to resume duties.
Dr Vittorio D Macchioro from the University of Naples is teaching at the University of Nebraska as a Carnegie visiting professor for the second half of the academic year. He says the plains between Chicago and Denver typify America and comments on the Nebraska capitol and Midwestern personal liberty.
The Red Devils beat Big Springs 39 to 31 after a 31 31 deadlock. Mitchell led with 16 points while Black Huber and Chaney sparked a fast pace offense that wore down the visitors. The team next faced Bushnell in a prelude to Sidney versus Bridgeport.
The Midland College A Capella choir of 60 voices will perform sacred selections Wednesday March 4 at Sidney City Auditorium. Dr W T Kahse of Trinity Lutheran Church announces the event stating the choir has appeared in Chicago and other leading cities and is among the year's standout offerings in Sidney.
William Emanuel Lybarger and Mrs Eva Guy both of Brazil Indiana married at the Methodist parsonage Monday afternoon. Rev F C Mills performed the ceremony. Lybarger a mechanic at M W Osborn garage for seven months. they plan to reside on a fruit farm near Mountain View Missouri.
H J Gramlich of the animal husbandry department at the college of agriculture says feeding wheat to cattle here is unattractive under current prices. He notes farmers pay about 50 cents per bushel, roughly $18 a ton, and estimates wheat may cost $22 to $24 per ton on the state market. Gramlich adds corn remains the cheaper fattening feed.
Nebraska employment prospects brighten as a U S labor department report forecasts improvement in coming months. January employment held up with less heavy snowfall limiting temporary work a seasonal dullness in construction persists while meat packing and Omaha building projects buoy hiring. Lincoln sees surplus from reduced railroad shop activity and mills. Outstate conditions also edge toward betterment as early spring farm work absorbs excess labor.
Dividend checks totaling 10338.80 are available at the Farmers Union Co operative Gas and Oil company local office. The patronage dividends are issued to stockholders and distributed by Manager Johnson.
Despite lighter than usual snowfall in the mountains experts expect near normal irrigation water in West Nebraska for the coming farming season. Observers note improvement from a four inch snow cover and do not foresee a serious shortage that could endanger Pathfinder dam inflow. Carryover in Pathfinder reservoir at season end stood at 426,679 acre feet.
Records show carryover near average for ten years with 430232 acre feet as a benchmark. The lowest carryover was 170490 acre feet in 1919, while records since 1909 confirm trends. Lalo Minniture currently holds 38500 acre feet, within the normal range for this period, against a total capacity of 60000 acre feet.
Bridgeport chapter of the Order of Ahepa will hold a meeting in the city auditorium Monday night at 7 30 o clock. J C Takis and John Livonas of Sidney help plan the event. The group promotes loyalty to the United States and encourages Greek men and women to become citizens. The program will feature addresses by local and visiting speakers.
Merchants in the dollar day event reported gratifying public response and clearly valuable offerings yesterday. Fewer businesses participated than anticipated and a civic group noted lack of interest, suggesting the two successful days may not justify permanent continuation.
The American Legion will host a Washington 5s birthday dance Saturday night in the new city auditorium. Bill Ackerman and his tune makers will provide the music. The public is invited, according to the committee.
The Altar society announces a bake sale at Greenlees store on Saturday February 21 starting at 11 a.m. Committees include Mrs. James Hart Mrs. Ray Wellner Mrs. George Plein Mrs. Joe Hahler and Mrs. Wm. Francis.
The sun is overhead at different latitudes during the year. At the spring and autumn equinoxes it is above the equator, at the summer solstice June 21 it is over the Tropic of Cancer at 23.14 degrees north, and at the winter solstice it is over the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.44 degrees south.
A Washington Star quote features Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown arguing that freedom from debt should not boost vanity since it may reflect others not considering a person worthy of trust. The remark frames debt and credibility as connected social judgments.
The Michigan City News argues that architecture and engineering must find ways to eliminate pillars and posts from theater interiors and ensure every seat, aisle, and center seat has full, intimate viewing of the stage, with bowls and stadiums designed for complete sightlines.
Sea water with average salinity of 35 per mille freezes at 28.6 degrees Fahrenheit. The freezing point lowers as salinity rises, indicating a stronger salt content lowers the temperature at which sea water solidifies.
In the Lousville Times a reminiscence notes that the clutch in old buggy days mirrors modern car practice. The column, attributed to a local writer, recalls Dobbin and quiet country roads as the era’s practical example of clutch use.
United States Bureau of Standards has invented a simple device to calculate the time at any point on earth relative to another place. The invention comes amid rising demand for precise time due to the advent of international radio broadcasting and global communications.
Philadelphia Led Philadelphia was the first of modern municipalities whose plan was prepared for a particular site and the rectangular layout adopted there has guided city planning in America ever since.
A reflective meditation on love as the binding force of life, describing love as a tremulous horizon where earth and heaven meet and yet boundaries blur. The author emphasizes unity and separation within human perception through imagery of fusion and trysting space.
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