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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1940
Page
6
Brown warned the public against touching exposed electric lines of any type. He cautioned that lines might carry 110 or 220 volts or could be loaded with 2800 or more volts, stressing the danger.
Mr and Mrs Lee C Luke and Dale Luke of Holdrege who run the Dale Hotel say they want to build in Sidney after visiting here twice in two months. The Holdrege community raised over 30000 dollars to secure their hotel and the committee believes Sidney could attract a similar venture with a smaller subsidy if locals show sufficient interest.
Harvest is underway across the county east of Dalton with yields up to thirty bushels per acre and Dalton wheat testing 57 to 61 pounds per bushel with strong protein and loan eligibility hints. A hailstorm in east Huntsman and east Gurley trimmed some fields. combines expected to run Monday as general cutting is near.
The city ends water scare as a turbine pump well from Warner Company Denver replaces the insufficient pump. State condemned well for bacteria but city physician notes satisfactory tests. a new well at 11th Avenue and Newton Streets will prevent repeat shortages unless the electric system fails.
At Stock-im-Eisen Platz a centuries old tree stump bears countless nails. Since the early sixteenth century every arriving Vienna blacksmith apprentice was required to drive a nail into the stump before practicing his craft.
A flood near Big Springs swept away vehicles carrying apricots and cherries killing Manners and his daughter and another passenger. The trio drowned or perished in crashes as their truck was carried downstream to a railroad trestle. Bodies were recovered and sent to Julesburg after rescue teams pried the cab. The storm struck Thursday night about 7, accident around 9 p m. Bridges on highway 30 were washed out. Photos of the washouts were filed with the state highway department.
Grasshoppers in southwest Nebraska are maturing and damaging row crops along field margins. Bait has been spread across Custer Valley Buffalo Gosper Red Willow and Dundy counties with government help. Western district reports adult migratory hoppers and flights, while West central Custer County sees heavy small grain damage. Panhandle area began extensive baiting earlier. stations had slowed but now resume control efforts. Sheridan County oats near Clinton show about half of the field destroyed.
The state Supreme Court unanimously upheld the 1939 law requiring periodic vehicle inspections. W F Beisner and four garage operators challenged the act, arguing property loss from regulatory change. The court ruled there is no vested right to a statute or its licenses and police power allows repeal without due process violation.
A declaratory judgment finds the repeal of compulsory inspections preserves no mandatory free inspections. It holds official inspection stations impose no contractual duty on the state, and where inspections are conducted for a driver, costs may fall to the state or be borne by officers. The court accepts interpretations that keep the statute valid.
Scottsbluff Jaycees announce the fourth annual tennis tourney set for Aug 24 with registrations flooding in from Shenandoah Iowa and solid support expected from Cheyenne Kimball Sidney and Alliance. Last year 63 entered in singles and doubles. medals for winners and runners up and the traveling cup to be contested again.
The Census Bureau paid 108 enumerators a total of 18476 to count 103,403 people in the North Platte district. Average gross pay was 171 with deductions leaving about 140 after expenses. Lincoln county ranked second in total pay, with 23 enumerators earning 3746, while Scotts Bluff led in county expenditures.
Nebraska sees a 15 percent drop in auto deaths for the first half of 1940, totaling 94 versus 111 a year earlier, while nationwide fatalities rise 6 percent. Officials caution that July through September remain the most dangerous months, with 92 killed and over 1,000 injured last year in those months. Based on prior trends, about 183 more Nebraskans may die from auto crashes this year unless drivers improve.
Colorado eases cherry transport requirements for this season with only a $1 application fee at ports of entry and wheel tax due. Other licenses are waived to aid market movement of the crop. Information from Loveland Cherry Growers Association via The Telegraph News.
Minor pointed out that the figures exclude payrolls for the area census office and district office in North Platte, which employed ten people. The text lists the amounts paid enumerators in thirteen counties.
The Game Commission will hold competitive examinations August 15 for three deputy conservation officer positions. Applicants must apply by August 10, be 23 to 45 years old, have a high school education or equivalent, weigh 180 pounds, stand five feet eight inches, and be in excellent health. Selected candidates will begin a six month probation period.
Frank B. O Connell chief state conservation officer said two of the three new hires will fill vacancies. The conservation force will number sixteen after the selections are completed. Salaries will range monthly from eighty to one hundred twenty dollars.
State expenditures from current funds in June rose by 776 590 over May per the state auditor monthly report. The increase was led by the highway and federal aid road fund. June total including trust funds was 3 959 809 versus 2 811 047 in May with 454 436 from general fund 1 132 682 from highway cash fund 549 817 from university cash fund 6 362 from state assistance fund and 333 690 from federal assistance fund.
A Niagara Falls Ontario legislator complains about honeymoon visitors to the Dionne quintuplets at Collander. He says plans are in motion for counter attractions, not sextuplets, but something different.
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