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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1936
Page
8
Promoters announce preliminaries this week for a boxing bout between Les Elsen and McQuillan set for January 27. Fans are urged to mark the date as a major card with details to be released soon.
The piece urges Cheyenne county farmers and business leaders to unite and press for continued support as the AAA is nullified. It warns of reduced revenue, lawsuits over processing taxes, and months of litigation, urging persistent effort until new legislation stabilizes agriculture.
Swinbank warns NE Nebraska Iowa area faces crop control impact as pending tractor orders and cattle herd plans hinge on congressional checks. He notes about ten workers at the Cheyenne county office could lose pay until funds arrive, urging immediate substitute program steps to stabilize farm income until crops recover.
WPA workers protested a wage scale difference with union levels. About seven men walked off, two projects disrupted, and county director L H Dillon said the action was a protest not a strike. City might supplement municipal project wages if permitted. county funding doubtful.
Farmers react to the termination of the farm relief program. Tom Allington criticizes the program as unconstitutional while urging continued organization. The decision affects Cheyenne county’s large wheat allotment beneficiaries and delays late 1934 1935 contract payments, forcing extended credit and new legislative demand. Swinbank gathers records as offices suspend, with ten locals impacted. Summer fallowing by A Evertsen yields a productive 1000 acre wheat system. Potatoes, cattle, hogs, milk, and chickens support a mixed farm operation across three deeded sections and one school section.
A Colorado Highway 71 association was formed to push inclusion of the proposed No 19 highway in a Governor Johnson backed 25 million dollar road program. The plan envisions a short north south route with low maintenance costs, linking to Texas Oklahoma and southern California. A suggested federal route runs from the Black Hills to 113 via Peetz 138 Sterling 6 Brush and Brush to meet 71.
Keim and H C Filley led a committee selecting Colorado master farmers. Awards cited farm operation, business methods, appearance, home life, and citizenship based on 1934 records. Medals went to both the master farmer and wife. The Evertson family in Kimball County began farming in 1912 with limited crops and auxiliary work.
Frigid weather here leads to readings of eight below as a sudden seasonal change catches many unprepared. Last year at this time temperatures plunged to more than twenty five below zero in a severe cold wave.
Officials say the Triple A status decision is not definite and likely will not be known until early next week after a farmers conference. The court ruling is not expected to affect Commodity Credit Corporation loans on cotton and corn as the CCC borrows from the RFC separately.
Deputy State Treasurer Murray filed for the democratic nomination for state treasurer and other filings are expected. Frank Marsh says he will not file again. Some claim Omaha is underrepresented in districts and former President Hoover will speak in Lincoln on January 16 for the old guard Republicans, drawing a large audience and respectful hearing. Eastern interests voice opposition to the administration.
The piece discusses protective tariffs and prices charged to Midwest farmers by Eastern interests, the significance of the ox in trade, Norris and Nye related debates, Hearst support for Governor Landon, and a $100 fine and two months’ jail for Grocer Norris over truthfulness. It also notes a railway commission seeking data to set fair electric energy rates. The overall tone highlights public interest in policy, justice, and energy distribution.
Mrs Ethel Lyngholm is recovering from surgery on Saturday and hopes to go home soon. Mr Oscar Gray and three daughters from Upland and Norval Norman from Lamar arrived to help celebrate J C Hatcher and wife’s 44th wedding anniversary with dinner and supper guests listed. Callers included John Schmidt and son. Halsey Fuller from Annapolis visited from holidays. Wesley Kennon and baby son from Sunda joined for Sunday dinner. Mrs W A McMillen and Mrs Arthur McMillen shopped in Sidney Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Earl Page shopped in Sidney.
The message promotes O. P. Skaggs System Stores daily prices, claiming many are lower than sale prices at competitors. It invites readers to visit this week and compare their ordinary prices with those of others.
Tuesday afternoon reports mention Mrs. Mike Loncar's car accident near Sidney. Charles and Martha Schmidt returned from holidays in Elgin and Petersburg. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Fuller and son Walter attended a Saturday basketball game, with Walter playing for Sidney. Other notes include visitors to Fred Lane and Oscar Hatcher households, New Year’s Day gatherings, threshing work, and relatives staying near Dalton with Schmidt family ties.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Lobb and daughter Sylvia left for Lincoln to spend winter with relatives. Sylvia will attend center high school there. Earl Leger and Max Lanham visited the Leger and Keller families. W. F. Waite called at the Leger home. Dwight and Elaine Woodruff arrived from Franklin to visit Gordon Webster and his sister Mrs. Clifford Webster. Holidays included visits between the Websters and S. W. Keller families.
Dren left Sunday for the eastern part of the state planning visits to Oak Lincoln Aurora and Grand Island. The itinerary includes stops in Oak and Lincoln with expansion to Aurora and Grand Island in the coming days.
Mrs J E Morrow hosts and visits with family and friends across Pleasant View. New years supper and New years day gatherings include Rev G H Boehnke Oscar Mueller Ed Aurich and many local households. Associations with Schliching Bergt Schuessler and Lueders mark a busy social run.
The article lists several families visiting and hosting meals over the New Year period. Paul Morrow of Norman Oklahoma stayed with his parents J. E. Morrow after arriving Monday and left Wednesday. The Schuessler family were dinner guests at Elmer Burderf. Pete Nelson and son Roy, Robert Nelson and family, and Jack Newport joined J. E. Morrow for New Year's Eve.
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