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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1948
Page
7
The program features From Farm to Home a technicolor sound film tracing wheat from field to flour including milling and testing The Black Scourge explains smut infestation and control Evaluating the Wheat Crop reveals how mill buyers sample test and plan purchases The official meeting schedule is printed elsewhere in The Telegraph.
The Sidney Chamber of Commerce spearheads planning for a Nebraska wheat show with letters to county agents and chambers, a staffed program, and cooperation from Swinbank and Bullock. Fred Thompson heads the chamber, with Gordon Tobin as secretary and two committees guiding events, agriculture, and special activities. Attendees can enter a door-prize drawing and guess kernels in a jar for a $50 savings bond. Lunch by the American Legion Auxiliary and coffee by the Lincoln Inn are planned at the auditorium.
Sidney city council voted to sand and finish the gym floor after Legion tournament games where players faced a slippery surface. H. R. Logan chairs the building committee tasked with the work. The council also turned over 80.80 to the March of Dimes, a long-held city collection. Building permits were issued for a one story residence and garage on Tract 3, 1st and Elm Addition, about 3500, and a one story garage at 404 18th Avenue, about 100.
Sidney Junior Chamber of Commerce members completed a survey of city business houses to determine eligible men for membership and plan an extensive drive during January. Eligible men are 21 to 35, and interested qualifiers are asked to contact any Jaycee.
Announcement of the Nebraska State Potato Show to be held on Tuesday January 27 at Scottsbluff has been received by W P Bullock Cheyenne county agent Any potato raiser in the county interested in entering potato samples in the statewide competition is asked to bring the samples to the county agent s office by January 26 so they may be taken to Scottsbluff for the show
Wheat growers attending the Nebraska Wheat Show in Sidney will view seed treating demonstrations Saturday at the City Auditorium. W P Bullock notes four machines shown by Merle Ward of DuPont Semesan, Lincoln Service and Supply Co, Minnesota Seed Grain, and Calkins Seed Grain via Larson Machinery.
The first evening meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at the country club on Thursday January 22. Paul L. Martin chairs the arrangements. meals will be paid by the club. The group plans four evening meetings yearly and biweekly board meetings, with retailers division monthly. All members are invited.
Gene Williams pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges at a preliminary hearing before County Judge Robert A. Barlow. Williams posted a $100 appearance bond as Edward Engel, who suffered severe facial injuries including a displaced nasal bridge from the Saturday fight, remains in satisfactory condition after surgery at Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne.
Curtis and Bob Elsen drove a load of hogs to Denver Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morey and son hosted a Christmas dinner. H J Elsen family attended an oyster supper Christmas Eve at Wayne Elsen’s near Gurley. Erma Crosby, home from college at Kearney, spent Christmas with the Crosby family. Wayne Elsen and Connie joined H J Elsen’s family Sunday evening. A W Thomas family shared a Christmas dinner with J F Moseman and grandmother Mrs. Anna Badziong.
Dwaine Peetz of Omaha stayed two weeks with relatives here. Madelyn Elsen visited friends. Families including Drapers, Elsen, Crosby, Williams, Wilnes, Doggett, Engel, Schuessler, Bailey, Hunt, Buettner and George shared Christmas dinner or gatherings. Trips to Texas and visits to Crook Colorado are noted along with other local diversions and social calls.
Cadiz, Spain, a magnificent natural harbor, once brimmed with galleons carrying New World treasure. From this Atlantic port near Gibraltar, Spanish Conquistadores departed for Mexico and Peru, sending home gold and silver from the Incas and Aztecs to make Cadiz one of Europe's richest cities.
Ideal Income Tax Record and Bookkeeping Forms are described as the simplest system. A complete stock is kept for farmers and business men with replacement sheets available. The Tele Graphic advertises ready for 1948 and recommends consulting a lawyer or income tax consultant.
The North Central Gas Co office in Bridgeport was robbed Friday night of 285 dollars by at least two unidentified men. The key access occurred after 5 30 p m when glass in the back door was broken and the cash taken from the safe. A tall man in overalls and a blue shirt was seen earlier and left with a dark sedan. Sheriff Devore found no evidence to identify the culprits.
Morrill County farmers, continuing Nebraska’s tree planting tradition, ordered 42 800 Clarke McNary seedlings for 1948. County Agent Francis Scriven reported to Extension Forester G Maxwell that this total nearly doubles the 1947 demand of 28 200. More than half of the 1948 orders are for evergreen varieties.
San Francisco Hospital records traced through the American Red Cross identify the hitchhiker fatally injured near Bushnell as Arthur Marion Stafford, 62. Stafford, born Sept. 5, 1885 in Schuyler, Nebraska, was struck by a truck driven by Arthur Nelson of Long Beach, California on Highway 30 near Bushnell. He died at Kimball Hospital after transfer. Identification followed a Wyoming minister confirming Stafford had been in a San Francisco hospital. A Bible given by the minister was among his possessions.
On the first day of registration and sale of bicycle licenses at the Sidney police department a total of 45 vehicles were licensed, according to Chief Harvey Visina. The chief warned that applicants should bring a complete vehicle description to save time.
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