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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1930
Page
3
A daytime Friday at the school featured grade rooms exchanging Christmas gifts and Santa visiting to hand out candy apples and nuts. After gifts, students gathered in the gym to watch a fast basketball game between the town team and the high school team, with townspeople in attendance.
Friday afternoon the town team met the high school in a fast, enthusiastic contest. The halftime score was 9 to 7 for the town, but the high school won 21 to 14. Players included Seda, Lindley, Howitt, Hornicek, Oliverius, and Walters, with Mr. Barlow as referee. The next game is Thursday at home against Gurley.
The junior class will present Tompkin's Hired Man this month. The play differs from typical high school productions with familiar character types and dramatic unusual circumstances driving the story.
Bertha Omel returns to school after a three week absence due to an appendicitis operation. Charles George spent Christmas in Peetz visiting friends. Teachers spent the Christmas vacation at their homes with several named locations and individuals visiting in Lincoln and Kearney.
Senator George W. Norris, in apparent good health, visits McCook and Lincoln to handle home matters and discuss politics. He rejects fixed positions, defends his record, and cites rifts with Strunk and GOP factions over Vare, Grundy, and policy. He critiques prohibition enforcement, farm relief, and judicial appointment politics while noting support from supporters and a recent eye treatment in Omaha. District Attorney Kinsler visits but does not talk politics.
Platte County will continue paying a one half of one percent service charge on warrants and collect two percent interest from banks, with the treasurer receiving the full two percent. The state auditor assured no shorting when the county is examined, clarifying differences from other counties and leaving responsibility with the board for warrants.
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