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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1932
Page
6
The report notes that dirt farmers provided most data and urged accurate, conservative totals. Farmers could benefit from rising hog prices as July and August marketings loom, with several thousand head still to be sold if markets stay strong.
The Good Roads Association abandoned its position in the bond issue debate as directors chose to stay out of the political fight. This tentative stance appears to reflect a temporary withdrawal from advocacy on the plan, with further action deferred.
The treasurer announced June gas tax amounts with figures for individuals: Keith 709.40. Kimball 735.30 Morrill 1,146.96 Sheridan 1,443.88 and a separate line showing $992.74 for another party.
Poole says securing more contracts for work on No 19 in Nebraska could divert traffic from No 85. He emphasizes progress on the Black Hills route and the potential impact on regional road traffic.
The article notes farmers must cut unnecessary expenses and share labor and equipment sparingly. Those unable to pool resources will harvest more themselves, lengthening the season but seen as necessary. Two years of ongoing financial difficulties demand economical farming to endure the agricultural downturn.
The Wheat Best League restarts with all clubs in action. Dalton may surprise despite weaker than past upsets. Potter likely to handle Chappell at home. Bearcats show improving form with Rehmer back on mound. Bunker Hill goes to Gurley in a key matchup as both clubs trend upward. Cardinals rely on stronger hitting to boost season success.
Thirteen farmers accuse political manipulation of crippling grain markets and harming sellers. The group includes grain elevator operators, with Simmons dismissing protests as biased. Simmons notes the Non Partisan League in Nebraska may push the federal farm board as a major issue for fifth district voters. Carpenter, an opponent, pledges to oppose and dissolve the board if elected.
A state weather and crop report notes rapid corn growth over the past two weeks with improving yields. Oats and barley are ripening, the second alfalfa crop is good with early cuttings, pastures stay in strong condition, and potatoes and sugar beets progress well. Sidney reports no rain with unusually rapid corn growth in ten days.
Alfred Palk was attacked by a coyote while driving a tractor on his Bald Peak area farm. The animal jumped on him, tore his shirt, and scratched his arm before fleeing when the tractor sped up and backfired. The Ledger notes hunger may have driven the attack.
West Near prisoners petition clemency ahead of a Tuesday board session. Fred Trimble and Durbin Trimble, claiming innocence, face ten and eight year terms for a bank robbery on Joseph Kunhart’s Richardson county farm. They say money was in a threshing machine toolbox when taken under threat. Witness W G Shepherd tied the men to a hotel stay and missing papers, though later notes show a two day prior room. Bottorff seeks jail-escape sentence commute after admitting plea pressure. He escaped by stealing jail keys while en route to a physician after feigning illness.
The third and final week of the Boy Scout camp at Laramie Peak opens with record attendance from troops in Scottsbluff Torrington Alliance Sidney and Kimball. Lincoln regional executive Fred G Davis will visit Friday through Sunday. first visit in three years. Campfire night featured James Smith Torrington as chief with stunts, songs, and a hula dance by Louis Ledbetter. Honors given to multiple scouts from Torrington Scottsbluff Bayard Gering Barracuda and Morrill, including five year and second year campers.
City employees are out of the softball league as 20 teams compete. The rules require two umpires per game, ground rules agreed by captains, transfers need board approval, and protests must be voiced to umpires. Games start 6:30 p.m. with seven innings, playoffs at season end, umpire decisions final.
Nebraska agriculturists are advised to begin hessian fly control now by plowing wheat stubble immediately after harvest. Deep thorough plowing followed by harrowing to seal soil openings reduces fly emergence, improves soil health, and cuts volunteer wheat that harbors breeding stages, aiding future yields. Telegraph Wantads Get Results.
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