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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1953
Page
11
Truck driver Eugene Semary of Bartonville drives a burning truck into a large Pekin warehouse owned by Ruan Transport, sparking a $250,000 fire that spreads to other trucks and oil containers. Fire crews from Creve Coeur Pekin and Marquette Heights fight the blaze as flames threaten nearby tanks.
NEW CUMBERLAND W Va residents near Tomlinson Run state park pledged 40000 by March 1 1953 to fund a bath house and pool after low lake water threatened the project The conservation commission will use 30000 of its share construction to start this fall with completion planned for next swimming season The horseshoe shaped pool will span 9000 square feet and serve about 490 to 500 swimmers at once while the bath house will hold 1500 The facility designed by Vacetho and Mkrepps will sit near State Route 2.
Governor Henry F. Schricker presided at the dedication of Willow Slough State Game Preserve, a 799 acre area near Lowell in the Kankakee river region. The site features picnicking water and rest rooms with a club house under construction for hunters. Development funded by Pittman Robertson funds via US Fish and Wildlife and Indiana Department of Conservation. The reserve includes a 1500 acre shallow lake and marsh impounded by a low dam and levees, depth up to six feet, focused on waterfowl habitat.
Bagley resident Don Myers, a filling station operator, uses corn cobs to clean automobile windshields. He wets a cob, rubs the surface, and dries the glass for a shiny, scratch-free finish, avoiding the wear from sponges.
The guide emphasizes dark green broccoli with tender stalks and compact flower clusters. It notes color uniformity, tight buds, and sturdy stems indicate freshness and quality. Avoid broccoli with yellowing leaves or florets that are loose or mushy.
Members of the Cheyenne County Fair Board reported a signed contract with Rockwell Carnival Attractions of Kinsey Kansas for the 1953 Fair in Rapid City. Wheeler Pitman company to provide two nights of vaudeville. The four day fair runs August 22 to 25 with Entry Day Saturday.
Four H youths from Nebraska prepare for district public speaking contests next month after county rounds. Events run Hastings Feb 10 Beatrice Feb 11 Fremont Feb 12 Wayne Feb 18 Gering Feb 17 McCook Feb 18 Lexington Feb 19 Bassett Feb 20. Contestants must have completed a 1952 4 H project and be enrolled in a club.
The Nebraska State Horticultural Society will hold its annual meeting in Nebraska City on Thursday January 29 starting at 10 am. Extension Horticulturist Wayne C Whitney notes value for fruit growers. A panel will discuss insect control from continued DDT use with UNL entomologists and plant pathologist participating. Dwight Powell of the University of Illinois will be a main speaker.
Union Pacific Railroad releases the 1953 edition of Certified Seed Potato Growers, a 16 page booklet listing about 700 growers across Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Idaho Oregon Washington Utah and Montana. Copies available while supplies last by writing to Joe W Jarvis in Omaha. Nine photographs illustrate seed potato growth handling and planting.
Ralph Gentle installed as Worshipful Master at Frank Welch Lodge No 75 A F and A M for 1953 officers Tuesday night Jack Weimer retires as Worshipful Master Others installed Henry Baeckel Weldon Stewart Marius Christensen Harold Bond Charles Fred Parks Lloyd Talic Forrest Belieu Gordon Richards L K Nelson K S Agnew Tony Rudd received a 50 year membership pin announced by Marius Christensen
J Fred Thompson the new president of the Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce spoke to the Sidney Rotary Club outlining the group aims. He said the organization seeks a collective voice for western Nebraska in state affairs and credited Gene Kemper with conceiving WMSS. Thompson noted the top issue remains reads and praised WMCC for promoting road legislation and shaping legislative thinking.
A two car crash on Highway 30 three miles west of Sidney led to charges against Earl Gillespie and Larry Sauder. Gillespie, eastbound in a 1948 Ford pickup, and Sauder, westbound in a 1948 Chevrolet, collided as Sauder turned left. Gillespie admitted speeding and driving without a license. he was arrested. Minor injuries to Gillespie. $300 damage to the pickup, with no figures reported for the Chevrolet.
Sidney area students are contributing to the March of Dimes via school card donations. With five of six schools reporting, totals include Sidney High School 69.75 Junior High 75.64 North Ward 73.45 East Ward 81.90 Central 120.60. Grand total 412.34. goal county polio drive is 12,000.
Fourteen 4 H girls from as many counties will compete in a state cherry pie baking contest at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture on Tuesday. The winner earns an all expense paid trip to Chicago for the national cherry pie contest. Judges rate personality, preparation method, and pie quality. Nebraska State Horticultural Society provides 100 for trip expenses of county winners. The Chicago trip is sponsored by the National Red Cherry Institute.
Cheyenne County Agent Ivan Liljegren plans a March demonstration on home landscaping. Residents seeking guidance on shrubs trees and flowers suited for the local climate have called in, and a Lincoln specialist may lead the session with further details to be announced.
Extension animal husbandman W. W. Derrick reports two sheep shearing schools for February. One at Morrill, Paul Blodd Sheep yards, Feb 20 and 21. The other at Gibbon, Feb 18 and 19. Registration is $2. Contact county agent van Liljegren to register.
Dr Orrin J Webster of the University of Nebraska says hybrid sorghum seed production is near. He will discuss the topic with sorghum growers at the Nebraska Crop Improvement Association annual meeting in North Platte January 26 27. Sudan grass and sorghum seed growers will also discuss seed price field inspection and seed samples. Meetings begin 1 p.m. Monday Jan 26 at the Pawnee Hotel with an annual banquet Monday evening.
The Cheyenne County Noxious Weed District directors set Thursday Feb 26 as the annual meeting date. Discussion occurred at a regular board meeting Wednesday night. The morning session starts at ten with officer elections and a business agenda. The afternoon program will be open to the public with special speakers invited.
The Sephardic Jews are those of Spanish or Portuguese descent, named after Sepharad the Hebrew term for Spain. This lineage covers communities tracing back to medieval Spain and Iberian migrations, shaping language, culture, and religious practice across regions.
The Telegraph notes availability of typing and mimeograph paper in letter and legal sizes. This brief item lists stock options for clerical and office use, highlighting standard formats and potential suppliers.
Sund Mr and Mrs John DeMers Jr depart Tuesday for Denver to attend the stock show. Mr and Mrs Tom Hubbell leave for Omaha for medical attention. Mr and Mrs I A Caldwell are noted in the sequence of travel notices.
The text lists local residents visiting and illness notes. Doug and Mrs Doggett visited Ben Vacik for Sunday dinner. Miss Margaret Ehrich has been ill this week and unable to attend school. Mr. and Mrs Lee Johnson joined I A Caldwell to Lorenzo for a Dix-Lorenzo basketball game. Muriel Crosby and Bert Allington are noted. several others visited the Gale Doggett and Cecil Hunt homes, including Firth Booth Cork Marilyn Kretz Betty Brown Donna Hagemaster Bus Gade and Bill Triplett of Sidney.
The Sunol chili supper last Wednesday evening raised 126.50 for the March of Dimes. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Firth Booth and son Cork. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hunt and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Waddell. Later the evening featured a Lorenzo basketball game between Sunol town and American Legion, along with Sunol girls volleyball and Grade boys basketball against Lorenzo teams.
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