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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1931
Page
2
A historical miscellany notes Christmas customs from England with boars head and peacock dishes, followed by analysis on consumer demand, retail pricing, and a call to “Shop Now.” It discusses the impact of low commodity prices on buying power, urging retailers to align prices with current conditions and highlighting migration and unemployment trends related to immigration.
Lincoln Star notes that Nebraska avoided severe economic shocks in 1930 with limited industrial disputes. Robert P Lamont cites a six month period recording 313 disputes affecting about 90,000 workers, far below 1921 levels. The piece argues wages held firm, employment remained comparatively high, and lessons were learned to balance industrial machinery.
A major mail order house releases its 1931 price list with reductions of 6 to 18 percent. An official cites benefits from lower raw material costs and aims to add one million buyers by boosting consumer purchasing power for a return to normal business.
In Baltimore Evening Sun commentary, Bolsheviks are praised for outmaneuvering the U S farm board in a wheat contract with Italy. The piece notes the farm board held 125 million bushels, Italy sought 50 to 100 million, and Russians secured the signature, prompting jeers about unfair competition while suggesting Russian business pragmatism may exist despite their bill of goods image.
Dean Inge recalls a decade ago fearing civilization's danger and now warns the world has not escaped danger. He cautions against confusing hopeful views with optimism, saying an optimist is a barometer stuck at fair and that constant optimism is a foolish trait.
Basil Manly of the Rawleigh foundation summarizes a survey showing over a million Americans left farms for cities in the last decade. He links agricultural hardship and high farm taxes to joblessness, noting industrial labor surplus and weak markets as driving forces, with drought last summer accelerating the shift.
A reflection on job dissatisfaction noting that 40 percent of people from executives to workers are unhappy in their roles. It argues new psychology insights allow organizing industry for happiness for all, requiring statesmen educators and philanthropists to apply these discoveries to industrial order.
A flood of local residents attended the funeral of Mrs. Frank Kinton in East Huntsman Wednesday. Numerous Christmas gatherings and dinners filled the week with appearances by Hughes, Engelland, Flicker, Nieman, and other families around Sidney and nearby farms. Hotel and hospital visits noted, along with a wedding at the Franzen home and community dances at Chappell.
Sterling and nearby residents share Christmas gatherings and community events. Tom Kendrick and families host guests from Brighton and Colorado. Bonser, Rosso, McCracken, Beyer, and Goetz families celebrate with meals and visits. Local shopping, parties, and a Crook Christmas tree event are noted along with a farewell for Henry Goetz and a community 500 game.
Raymond Beyer was absent from school last week due to illness. Pete Beyer and family visited Frank Beyer on Thursday. Fred and Joe Beyer helped Hugo Harrison shell corn the previous Wednesday and Thursday. Mr and Mrs John Engel and family attended a musical at Sidney city auditorium last Sunday evening. Mrs Iva Beyer and sons James and Albert along with Victor Nelson Bill James and Robert Dalton James Rezac Vincent Ely Henry Goetz Sylvia Bayne Grace Dalton and Beatrice Birmingham spent Saturday evening at Fred Beyer’s. Mr and Mrs William Rohde spent Sunday evening at Andrew Nelson’s home, Clarence Beyer returned Friday night to spend the holidays with his parents. Raymond Lessman hauled corn to Sidney on Monday. Mr and Mrs Pete Beyer entertained.
Christmas and holiday movements fill area life with families traveling from Ogallala and Scottsbluff to visit relatives near Sunol and nearby towns. Local residents report illnesses, injuries, and everyday events including a painful eye injury from a windmill lever and several dinners and gatherings with Hokom, Huls, Haxby, Rathbun, Hall, Buss, Miller, and Daniels families in the county.
Miller's father John Scharrett and Frank Rogers of Ogallala were supper guests at the Otto Rahe home Friday evening. W C Sears called on R P Volkman Wednesday afternoon. Abbe Bruns and son Floyd, Charles Darrak, George Buss, William Frerichs and Otto Rahe family shopped Lodge Pole Tuesday. Mr and Mrs John Tieman and Heinie visited Ben Buss Sunday afternoon. Frank Rogers called on Mr and Mrs Charles Darrah Friday afternoon.
Donald and Ed Carr called at Tom Kendrick home while Ruby Lewis called at Crook. Ernest Bonser hauled hogs to Crook. Little Ronald Gentry has chicken pox. Richard Gentry is ill with lumbago. Roth hauled corn to Mrs Herman Bluhm. Several Bonser family members and George Bonser attended a Christmas party in Crook for Rev and Mrs Dametz. Frank Pokorny Jr visited George Bonser’s home. Mrs Avery and Mrs Kendrick visited and spent time with neighbors on Tuesday.
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