Notice of $10,000 suit against city and property owner
James Dardanis as guardian of Constantine Dardanis announces a forthcoming legal action against Elizabeth Rose Harper and the city of Sidney for $10,000 due to injuries from a fall on a basement stair without an obstruction barrier. Constantine endured a fractured skull, 12 days at Roche hospital, four weeks bed rest, and medical exams. Also seeks $500 for medical expenses. notice conforms to Nebraska statutes.
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Sidney
Constantine Cardinal Sur Ly
Roche Hospital
James Dardanis
Constantine Dardanis
Elizabeth Rose Harper
Nebraska
Dardanis
Sy E. L. Hyde
Larger List Of Paid Readers Is Offered
A 1936 growth in readership adds about 1,000 new readers based on five members per family, boosting advertising value for Sidney merchants. The Telegraph Publishing Company keeps 35 cent column inch local rate while volume ads at 25 cents. The firm welcomes readers to a growing news coverage family for twelve months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Merchants
Telegraph Publishing Company
Corn Hog Officials In North Platte Session
Corn Hog officials in North Platte say the 1936 37 program shifts to a long term basis. Farmers through committees will participate more in the program. The new contract limits hog production to 100 percent of the base and reduces corn production by 10 to 30 percent of the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Corn Hog Program Details For 1936 37 Adjustments
The article explains adjustments under the corn hog program for 1936 37, including new acreage rules for soil improving crops in addition to normal farm use. It outlines hog payments at 1.25 per head with deductions for not meeting base hogs, two 1936 installment payments, and 1937 rates not less than 30 cents per bushel for corn and 1.25 per head for hogs. Meetings urged attendees to bring farm accounts and land descriptions.
Childborn fears and parental safeguards guide fear formation
A study notes that normal infants enter life with few fears while parents play a key role in shaping which anxieties a child develops. Early experiences and caregiver responses influence fear learning and resilience as the child grows.
Business Outlook Improves For New Year 1936 Recovery
Industrial and business leaders across the nation express optimism for 1936 with expectations of increased permanent jobs and continued volume gains. Political leaders face cutting expenditures and shifting unemployment obligations to private industry as Congress convenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Nebraska high school basketball rule changes announced
Secretary O L Webb of the Nebraska High School Activities Association announced changes to two sections of the 1935 36 basketball code. Rule 13 5 covers out of bounds after a free throw and rule 14 12 concerns the three second rule with notes on back court possession and small courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabe
Dedrick
O. L. Webb
Nebraska High School Activities Association
Nebraska
Webb
No Blame Is Fixed In Fatal Truck Accident
A jackknifed unit and trailer caused a fatal crash when the truck went over. Baumgardner helped two men found in a ditch near the cab and later aided Mrs. Jackson found in the weeds. George Jackson heard the crash and saw a power line fall, with a woman hurt. Frank Haley and Fred Bruening led the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Baumgardner
Jackson
Ted Benson
George Jackson
60Th Street
Benson
Frank Haley
Fred Bruening
New Years Eve Crowds Hit New York City Celebrations
New York on New Year Eve drew hundreds of thousands to Times Square and nightlife venues. More than 200000 reserved spots and over 300000 attended mass celebrations as liquor sales neared a million dollars. Police noted unprecedented crowds, traffic limits were enforced earlier, and there were few arrests. One man died of heart disease amid the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Times Square
New York Railroad
Pittsurgh
Los Angeles and Hollywood Reach Gayest New Year’s Eve
Los Angeles and Hollywood enjoyed their gayest New Year’s Eve in years as nightlife venues from downtown to the film colony filled to capacity. Cabarets, hotels, and cocktail lounges sold out with dinner and trimmings priced up to 15 to 20 dollars per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Film Colony
Farm Income Gain In Nebraska Is Larger
Nebraska saw a broad economic lift from farm income between 1933 and 1935. The gains spurred 33 percent more theatre patrons, 30 percent more typewriter sales, 29 percent higher hotel occupancy, 26 percent higher passenger train revenue, and 53 percent more bank clearings. Omaha wholesale trade rose 30 percent, while Omaha’s internal revenue office tax collections climbed 75 percent. Cattle markets stayed above normal in 1934. year end cattle on hand nearly 7 percent above the ten year average. Hog numbers at year start were the lowest since 1901, with an 84 percent rise in the fall pig crop and a projected 30 percent spring increase. The feeder and farm-connected manufacturing linkages emphasize agriculture as Nebraska’s dominant income source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Omaha
Internal Revenue Office
Weekday and Sunday Mass Schedule Announced by Pastor
Anton Link, pastor, outlines church services with weekday masses at 7 am and Sunday masses at 7 am and 9 30 am. Instruction and benediction follow at 7 30 am, reflecting regular parish routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Link
St Pauls Lutheran Church Sunday Services and Meeting
St Pauls Lutheran Church plans Sunday school at 9 30 a m German service at 9 30 a m English service at 10 30 a m and Mt Vernon service at 8 p m An annual meeting of St Pauls congregation is set for 1 30 p m Thoughts for the new Year urge reflection on sin Christ crucified and salvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul's Lutheran
Methodist Church Weekly Schedule and Leadership School
The Methodist church lists Sunday events at 9:45 am Sunday school, 11 am worship with sermon The Reckoning of Time, 6:30 pm Epworth League, and 7:30 pm evening worship with sermon The Lamps of Life. Wednesday prayer at 7:30 pm. Choir rehearsal Thursday 7:15 pm. Leadership training school at Potter January 7 9 12 13 led by Rev Tanner with Dr Kendall on adolescents, Rev Finch on church teaching, Mrs Waddell on materials and methods for children, Rev Shears on life of Jesus. Sessions start 7:30 pm. John J Sheaff minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Epworth League
Potter
Tanner
Tanner Is Dean of the School. Dr. Kendall
F. Finch
T. G. Waddell
Shears
Jesus
John J. Sheaff
Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday Services Announced
Trinity Lutheran Church lists Bible school at 9 45 a m worship and Holy communion at 11 a m. Potter at First Lutheran Church holds Bible school at 2 p m and Holy communion at 2 45 p m. A cordial invitation is extended by Dr W T Kahse, Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church
W. T. Kahse
Sermon Series and Evengelistic Schedule Cited
A 1936 church bulletin outlines a full day of services and activities. Sunday school at 10 a m. Communion and sermon at 11 a m with Courage in Christian Warfare from Psalms 78 9. Endeavor at 6 30 p m Evangelistic services at 7 30 p m with sermon on Following the Leader.
Mary Margaret Wigger Born in Rhineland Passes at 75
Mary Margaret Wigger born August 5 1861 at Wipperfurth Rhineland Germany died December 11 at Sidney age 75 four months six days. She settled in America at age 18 and married Joseph Morfeld August 31 1880 at Olven. They had nine children two predeceased her including Mary Ignatia a nun in Manitowoc Wis. Survived by husband four sons and three daughters plus daughters Mrs Helen Schad Enid Okla Joe Sidney Anton Columbus Bernard Sidney Mrs Frank Edgar Goldendale Wash Jake and Mrs Henry Brachtenbach Sidney.
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Mary Margaret Wigger
Wipperfurth
Rhineland
Germany
Sidney
America
Joseph Morfeld
Oleven
Mary Ignatia
Manitowoc
Wis
Sisters of St. Francis
Helen Schad
Enid
Okla
Joe
Anton
Columbus
Bernard
Frank Edgar
Goldendale
Wash
Jake
Henry Brachtenbach
Deaths of Mrs Morfeld and Pioneer Nebraska matriarch
Mrs Morfeld a longtime Nebraska pioneer with 33 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren died after a long illness. Born in 1850s, she lived in Oleyon Redfield and Sidney before settling near Point of Rocks. She studied obstetrics during a hospital stay after an 1880 buggy accident and practiced until 1918. The couple celebrated their golden wedding in 1930. Funeral services were at St. Patrick's church with pallbearers the deceased’s grandsons.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Sidney
Thas
St. Patrick’s Church
Anton Link
Leslie Brachtenbach
Eugene
Raymond
Paul
Lowell
James Morfeld
Gehrig
Peetz AlumnI Banquet and Holiday Roundup
The Peetz alumni banquet honored the class of 1936 at the community church. Many locals and visitors from Denver, Chadron, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Greeley, and Sterling spent Christmas and New Year holidays with family and friends. Various social events included dinners, bridge parties, and a farewell for the Adlers as they planned to move to Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel van Housen
Denver
Levi van Valkenburg
Harrison
Marjorie Stone
Pauline and
Neva Rules
Chadron
Gaylord Frenzel
Colorado Springs
Ruth James
Helen McRea
Betty Warrick
Alta Peterson
Bernice Hiett
Taylor Ryle
Glen Norris
Greeley
Lawrence Skold
Fort Collins
Bernard Skold
Merle Gillham
Ivan
Allison
Backus
Twin Buttes
Altar Society
Howard Hall
Joe Adler
Pierce
Evelyn Hesseltine
Spearfish
S. D
Dora Hesseltine
Lloyd
Lowell Warrick
Modnya
Harry Brown
Howard Boyden
E. E. Brown
Orley Beahm
William Beahm
Graylin
Powell
Wyo
Ted Moore
F. L. Blaufus
Sargent
Peetz
Forrest Carpenter
Ovid
Earl Ammons
North Platte
P. A
Christmas Household Gatherings Highlight Local Tenants
Mrs. Frank Meier and families hosted multiple Christmas meals with relatives visiting from Fremont and Sidney. Numerous gatherings included the Bolton, Paris, Walker, Fleming, Nelson, and Phelps families, plus guests from Broadwater and Spencer. The article lists dinners, visits, and a hospital note for Mrs. James Walker who had tonsils removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Harlan
A. D. Paris
North Platte
Grand Island
James Walker
Taylor Hospital
Hugh
Bessie Watkins
Clay Center
J. D. Bolton
Ed Walker
Hugh Paris
Frank Meier
Harold Spiker
Vernon
Charles Walker
Fremont
Bert Walker
Sam Chambers
Mary Carol
John Treinen
Chris Nelson
Rasmus Nelson
Frank Flynn
Sidney
Loraine Nelson
Harry Fleming
Marvin
Ralph Fleming
Biers
Broadwater
Silas Rose
Walter Phelps
Fairbury
Mr. Phelps
Roger Armstrong
Loretta Brachtenbach
Gain
Lena Armstrong
George Fleming
Agnes
A. M. Smith
J. B. Smith
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Sterling
Saturay
Presbyterian Church
Paul P. Cheff
H. F. Krohn
J. L. Tyner
Telegraph
Constance Brown
Earl Bishop
York and
Lemoyne
Wiliam Comas
George Bules
George Drescher
J. B. Quircy
Dyer Ketchum
Christian Endeavor
Evelyn Willeford
Helen Wolff
Ryan
B.F. Smith
Frank
Mildred Martin
Imperial
Laverne Crow
Zella Robinette
Dora Edner
Merle Farnoff
Ault
Nellie Reed
C. W. Reed
Lottie Burgess
Henry Warren
Walter Gathman
Bert Kennedy
Ray
Constance
J. C. Guill
Art Draper
Dalton
James
Ken Robinette
Roberta
Ilene
A. N. Robinette
Harold Petre
FOX
Joan Blondell
Glenda Farrell
Hugh Herbert
Noi Asd Ld Aes
Cas
Melvyn Douglas
Alan Baxter
With Geo. Brent Alan Mowbray
Grant Mitchell
Rafael Sabatini
Saptain Blood OU
WU Ce
Nac Srlam
Lorenzo
Mrs
J B. Smith
Otto Raddatz
L. H. Payzant
E. L. Anderson
Betty
Joyce
Vivian
Marvin Fleming
Franklin Vaccines
Lee’s Poultry Products
Sidney Druc Co
HOARE
U. P. Bus Depot
Salt Lake City
East
Bick
Geisler
Whitman
Real Whitman
ABC
Prince Albert
Ritapes
Witlard
Ird
Stearns Pine
Ingrams Shaw Castile
Recesslow Oisenate
Eastman
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