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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1937
Page
2
The piece critiques the two day truce and ongoing strike at General Motors plants in Flint and Detroit. It asserts both sides profit from conflict, laments workers’ wages, questions union leadership, and warns of a public harm and eventual reckoning if anger and losses mount for all involved.
The article notes widespread critics of the President after a Detroit campaign speech on wage increases. It reports Mr Sloan refused a strike peace conference invited by Miss Perkins, while Mr Lewis accepted. Roosevelt viewed Sloan’s decision as unfortunate and disappointing.
A front page item notes Rabbi Abraham L Feinberg praised five key possessions of man. He listed a job lobby friend and a cause to defend a church but omitted the home, arguing a happy home is essential for life’s fullest joy and inspiration. The writer adds home love is central to Jewish life and enduring family bonds.
The speaker notes that many letters and names in the news involve real people with feelings who are hurt by criticism. They urge intelligent, sympathetic understanding toward all, warning that insinuations affect real individuals with resentment and grief, just as anyone would feel under similar circumstances.
fragmented obituary notes Daisy Zelmaa Runion born November 25 1888 North Saint in Indiana died January 21 1937 at age 48. It records marriage to John Finn and a 1924 move to Colorado with family. The text includes garbled syntax and partial life events.
Sidney resident dies after illness leaving husband Joan D. Payton and four sons Frank Harold Paul Flynn of Sidney Walter of Indianapolis and Gladys of Sidney plus three brothers Carl Runion William and Roy Lee of nearby cities and sister Ruth Skinner of Green Castle. A longtime member of the Christian church she died in faith at her home, awaiting church triumphant.
A dated column extols Dana Bible at Nebraska and critiques Nebraska Texas football dynamics while mocking rivals. It humorously laments Bible’s departure, defends his coaching, notes fans’ desire for winning, and includes assorted opinions on politics, taxes, gossip, and public life.
A Fremont Tribune opinion notes that Nebraska legislators often dodge votes by staying present but not voting or by absenting themselves. The piece argues presence without a vote signals no record, while absence is excusable. both dodge accountability unless the body requires voting when present.
Buffalo county called to donate to the American Red Cross flood relief Fund for Ohio and Mississippi valley sufferers. Quota set at $116, with appeal to oversubscribe. Remember Nebraska flood aid and respond with generosity.
Acknowledgment from J. D. Payton and family plus Roy Runion and family thanking friends and relatives for kindness shown during their bereavement.
Presbyterian circle announces a sale at the Gift Shop this Saturday January 30 featuring specialties including chicken and noodles and homemade mince meat pie. Proceeds support church programs.
Boston police found a skull they believed to belong to five year old Chester Harris who disappeared October 30. The discovery by three boys prompted an immediate investigation into the Cambridge boy's fate. In Kentucky, Gov. Chandler inspected the abandoned reformatory after floods damaged yards and cells, with no confirmed fatalities though water remained deep. The coast guard reported an epidemic flu in Paducah with additional pneumonia cases.
Vatican sources report only minor surface improvement in Pope Pius XII condition while fundamental ailments remain unchanged, keeping him in bed for over seven weeks. No betterment noted by officials.
Secretary Perkins urged Congress to grant authority to investigate strike causes and propose settlement terms. She pressed for quick action with House and Senate as General Motors and the United Automobile Workers pause for a peace conference. Sloan disputed Perkins claims of evading responsibility. Louisville and Spokane flash notes report flood isolation, outages, and snowbound counties with farm distress and blocked roads. Subzero Utah links to water shortages force school closures as rail cars haul water.
Police in boats entered the submerged west end as the Ohio River held at 57 feet for 13 hours. Officials report 120 bodies retrieved with deaths attributed to heart failure exposure and pneumonia as flood devastation spreads through Louisville.
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