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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1949

Page

4

Mrs T C Spiker Dies After Illness in Taylor Hospital

Mrs T C Spiker, long time resident of Cheyenne County, died at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Taylor Hospital after several weeks as a patient. Death followed an extended illness. The body was sent to Gehri g Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements had not been made at press time.

T. C. Spiker Cheyenne County Taylor Hospital Gehrig Funeral Home al Moore Kay Bob Helzer Fort Ord San

Blizzard Strain Highlights Local Rescue Efforts

Storm briefs recount heroic efforts by police, highway patrol, and snow plows in clearing roads and aiding stranded travelers. Rescue missions brought patients to hospitals. one fuel-truck driver aided many families while Western Union stayed open amid record railway disruptions. Residents faced impassable streets, improvised hospital arrivals, and a mock wedding for a stranded bride, with ongoing warnings to inspect heating systems as temperatures drop.

Urban Gay W E. Gehrig Potter Fred Carlson Lillian Gehing Taylor Hospital Henry Rosenthal Roche Hospital W. W. Schulz Dalton Robert Jobman Frontier Refining Co

Red Cross Survey Finds Distress Overstated in Cheyenne County

Ralph Thompson reported surveying conditions after a call from St. Louis headquarters. He found 2000 in distress claim exaggerated and noted ample supplies in Sidney with shortages in fresh produce canned milk soups coffee and macaroni. Meat supply fine but local packing house unable to ship, bread scarce, mills hold flour, retailers expect deliveries by Saturday. Rural Sioux Villa and Sioux Ordnance Depot were hardest hit with snow isolation, aided by Lowry Field drops. Red Cross delivering coal oil and food to Sioux Vila and other needy areas while pledging aid.

Ralph Thompson St. Louis Cheyenne County Scottsbluff and Sterling Wholesale Thompson Sioux Villa Sidney Sioux Ordnance Depot Lowry Red Cross Sioux Vila

The Doughnut Hole Origin Tale from Captain Hanson Gregory

A 19th century tale attributes the origin of the doughnut hole to Captain Hanson Gregory, who reportedly enjoyed cake at the wheel. During a 1847 storm he inserted cake into a ship spoke, finding it easier to handle, prompting the cook to make cakes this way and creating the doughnut hole legend.

Hanson Gregory

Telegraph Ad Promises Quick Steel Safe Delivery

Telegraph urges quick results from ads and promotes PROTECTALL safes with immediate delivery on any size. It stresses protecting business records and invites inspection of their own safe model at The Telegraph showroom.

Telegraph THE

Matt Johnson Faces Choice Between Baseball and Marriage

Matt Johnson hits a crucial home run as Mary urges him to quit baseball for a business with her father. He wrestles with love, ambition, and fans’ adoration while weighing a life that could sever his career. A dramatic late-night talk with Mary frames a choice between family wealth and the game he loves.

Dry Matt Mary Red Matt Johnson WIN Features

Sidney Irish Hope To Play Games Tonite

Sidney and Kimball basketball teams plan to play tonight if transportation is restored after the storm. Kimball, facing travel issues, had no game Tuesday, while Sidney aims for a win in the Western Nebraska Class B race. St Patrick's Academy also eyes a return tonight against St Agnes of Alliance, weather permitting.

Sidney Sidney-Kimball Leo Shuman Telegraph Kimball Chappell Nebraska Buffaloes Scottsbluff Bearcats Bluffs Boys Town Maroons Shuman Kennedy Ovenden Buehrer and Kinney Montgomery Curtis Lodgepole North Platte St. Patrick’s Academy City Auditorium St. Agnes of Alliance Alliance Bayard Tom Dineen Dineen Wauneta Yuma Colo Sunol St. Mary’s Cheyenne

Inter City Bowling Match Results

Inter-City bowling game between Julesburg and Sidney lists players Dracon Johnson Bailey Kenney and Sherwood Smith with scores across three games. Julesburg total 2335 pins while Sidney totals 872 across listed frames.

Julesburg— Co. Dracon Wv. Johnson P. Bailey D. Kenney G. Dracon Sidney D. Sherwood E. Smith

Card Trays and A Z Index in Three Standard Sizes

The Telegraph presents metal and cardboard filling trays with an A Z index to fit them, offered in three standard sizes.

Telegraph

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