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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1932
Page
2
An 1873 independent publication from Sidney Nebraska announces Friday issues serving Cheyenne and Weston counties. Includes subscription rates with advance payment details and mail classifications for local and distant readers.
Stanley Walker riffs on New York City as locals dismiss the skyline and marvel at five everyday spectacles. The column then shifts to U.S. tariff politics, arguing Mr. Ornburn lacks the scientific credentials for a tariff commission post despite protectionist praise.
Senator Metcalfe attacks the large public payrolls in the United States citing ten million people dependent on government support. The piece notes 26,000 city and county workers in Philadelphia and argues taxation is rising as government waste and extravagance grow, despite Dr. Klein defending bureaucratic value.
Burton G. Cowles notes post office losses of 325000 in 1931 from obsolete mailing lists and unread return envelopes. Millions of first and third class advertising letters wasted, with many discarded as waste paper. He argues newspapers offer clearer, targeted reach.
Walter Locke paints Omaha and Nebraska through misty days as farmers grow poorer yet sturdier. The piece notes hard times: farm yields down, hog prices collapsed, stockyards labor and packing costs high. Omaha’s vast stores and booming streets contrast farm hardship as Christmas cards replace coats in frugal orders.
New Haven based I M Ornburn named by the president as a Democratic member of the tariff commission stands out as a triple figure. He leads the Cigar Makers International Union serves as secretary-treasurer of Matthew Wolls labor national committee for modification of the Volstead act.
North Potter society notes list numerous visits and gatherings. Emil Tank and family hosted and attended events with Harms Sanders and Johnson households. Several couples celebrated New Year’s at various homes and neighbors shared meals and Sunday visits.
Daughters were Sunday dinner guests at the C. C. Crowell home. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wickhorst and their sons were supper guests at the Arthur Harms home Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Neal Rowan and daughter Norma Lea returned home after holidays at Kearney and Broken Bow with relatives. John Kieselhorst on the sick list shows little improvement. Vernon Nelck and Harold Gibbons called on Wayne Gilbert at his home Friday. Numerous families, including Feldmans Ahlms Kieselhorsts and Neicks, visited Gurley, Sidney and Dalton, with several trips Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. George Sine reports New Year travel to Toledo for LODGE POLE. Funeral services for O R Humphrey were held at Rahe home and burial at Kearney. John Perkins of Sidney and William Munson hosted New Year’s guests. Dr S O Harris announces birth of twins to Mrs Clarabelle Sims at Harris hospital Chappell. Ruth Goettsche returns from travels to resume school in Julesburg. Edith Meyer teaches in Gordon and Hazel in Fort Morgan after holidays in Lodge Pole. Mrs Fred Jacobs dies. funeral at M E church with Rev C. Smith.
Interment was made in Pleasant View cemetery. Relatives readjust after holidays as Mr. and Mrs. Harold West and sons returned from Colorado Springs. L. E. Lydiatt visited Elwood during the holidays. Miss Mary Stephens resuming Oshkosh duties after Denver vacation. Several local residents hosted visitors including Bert Allington Sunol and Maxine Barlow, and G W Line home welcomed guests. Harold Lough opened a real estate office in the C W Smith building after business in Yuma. Local business and social visits recap several families and trips to Chappell, Sidney, and Laramie.
Saturday callers included William Thompson Theo Folkxerts R P Volkman and Dale Rogers. Local families welcomed a new baby girl at Cornelius Weyerts and mourners attended Ray Humphrey's Sidney hospital funeral. Residents visited relatives in various homes with social events, plays and a district 32 student honor list rounding out the weekly notes.
North Divide community visitors and travels are listed from Tuesday to Sunday. Local residents including Ray Frame, Chester, Ada Adams, and the Sparks family appear among guests and hosts at multiple homes near Doniphan and Sidney. Several trips north to North Platte and Stanton are noted, with several gatherings at Braasch, Sparks, Kinton, and Glanz households.
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