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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1937
Page
7
Sund and Lodge Pole will sponsor entrants if they wish It is possible a county girl not from Linney or nearby will win the honor and receive the free trip to the state fair.
An agriculture expert lauds valley irrigation and anticipates insect control becoming a standard feature of the farmer of the future. The discussion, continued from page 1, touches on hopper catching machines and integrated pest management as key elements of modern farming.
Entomologists report a battle between farmers and grasshoppers in Nebraska. A home made hopper catcher attached to a car crushed many insects, while red mites inflict lethal damage inside bodies. Farmers Bert and Tom Allington plan a poison spray attachment to improve kills. New grasshopper varieties appear, some without full wings, varying in size from half an inch to four inches.
Agricultural note explains that shriveled wheat can still serve as excellent seed. It states that grain from rust-affected fields should not suffer for the next year's crop.
Indications point to a more active farm to city movement this fall. Several farmers have inquired about farm sale advertising rates, saying they will abandon further efforts. The condition affects a few families who must be aided with public funds until rehabilitation.
The community learns there will be no large relief project in Sidney next winter, limiting employment opportunities for many men. Officials indicated current plans do not include a major public works effort to provide work in the upcoming season.
Bare warns the scorching heat and grasshoppers threaten corn across Douglas and Platte counties, the Elkhorn, and central Platte valley. The larger drought allotment likely won’t be available before August 1 as pest damage worsens the growing season.
V W Wise spent Tuesday at the Charles Wise home. Mrs Les Omel and Mrs Sylvan Halsey visited the J A Talish home. Mrs Bessie Read left for Grand Island after a three week visit. Glen Wise visited the V W Wise home. Several Toledo area residents attended gatherings in Sidney including the Talish and Theis homes and a party for Walter Wassum. Betty Kreider visited at Charles Wise. Ruth Wise returned from California and New Mexico trip. Hokom and Brandl households noted harvest help and Friday gatherings.
Mrs O Weyerts and Mrs O Rahe host visits while John Tieman stays with Walter Flicker. Neighbors, including Thompson, Buss and Flicker families, call at various homes. A group attends the circus in Sidney and a Large Pole Gurley ball game.
Mrs. Fred Bauer and Pearl visited the James Payne home on Wednesday. Carl Jurgens and family with William Bartling sr and family and Jake Thompson's group spent Sunday at William Bartling Jr. home. George Buss works for Percy Dimick. Herman Bruns and families Otto Rahe and Jake Thompson’s group were in Lodge Pole Saturday. Carl Jurgens called on William Bartling Jr. Monday. Willard Frerichs Bess and Elsie Rahe visited James Hume at Lodge Pole Sunday. Large turnout from here for the legion dance at Lisco Saturday night. John Jurgens weekend visit with home folks. George and Willard Frerichs and Robert Jobmen visited Delmar Rahe Sunday afternoon. George Buss Walter Flicker and son served Sidney as local callers Tuesday. Robert Jobman, from William Frerichs home, left for Sidney for an extended visit.
Bernard Sueing of Fordye visited weekend host Joe and Willis Beyer, now with the Bridgeport telephone company. Anna Bayne Smart stayed with sister Iva Beyer and family. Fred Klug and Lela Mae traveled to Sidney forenoon. Frank Beyer and James Rezac visited Iva Beyer Thursday. The Beyers left for Crawford to attend Douglas Tryon’s funeral in Canton, Mo. Mrs. Richard Welton joined them. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Nelson stayed at William Rohde’s residence.
Sunday reports at Cheyenne guests reflect social visits as Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bayne left Saturday after staying with the Frey Beyer and Ilva Beyer families. Nearby Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ehmke and family were dinner guests at the Pete Beyer home. P. J. Beyer and family hosted relatives from North Platte over the weekend.
John Howitt was a business caller at Be Springs Saturday. R S Oberfelter of Sidney called Tuesday afternoon. Leonard Handley of Chappell spent Thursday with Frances Minshall. Mr and Mrs James Snow of Ann Arbor Mich spent the weekend at the George Whitefoot home. Mr and Mrs Leonard Wolfe and son of Denver spent the weekend at the F D Barlow home. They were accompanied home by Mr and Mrs Russell Wolfe who had spent the past week with the latter s parents the Barlows. Mrs Mattie Lough and Mrs Frances Stevens returned home Friday morning from Lincoln and Beatrice. They were accompanied by their cousin Mrs Minnie O Rourke of Lincoln who will spend the rest of the summer here. A J Bracken and Roy Isenberger of Chappell were business callers here Saturday. Thelma Crose of Denver arrived Saturday for a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs W G Crose. Doris Foster returned to her home at Exeter Thursday after visiting at the Harry Kreider home the past ten days. Mr and Mrs Glen Wise and children of Arnold were weekend guests at the W W Wise home and visited with other relatives and friends. Helen Weatherwax left Monday for Boulder Colo to visit friends. Doris Minshall and Dorothy Line accompanied Gene Gilbert to Cheyenne Saturday on a business mission. Frank Kripal and Bill Minshall spent the weekend here with their parents. They were accompanied
Home by Doris Minshall and Dorothy Line recalls a day spent in Cheyenne. Mrs R F Miller returned home Thursday from the hospital where she had been receiving medical aid.
Mr J E Morrow hosts a Pleasant View gathering with neighbors including Raymond Mueller of Salt Lake City and C G Gemeinhardt family. Weekend visits span Dalton and Sidney with multiple calls at Morrow and Mueller homes. Family members travel to Staney and share meals, while Mrs Gemeinhardt seeks medical care with her daughter in Sidney.
Robert Nelson joined a soil conservation meeting in Sidney on Tuesday. August Meilke hosted Sunday dinner with Oscar Redeen. Leon Karnick and son visited Pete Nelson on Tuesday. Roy Fisher and family traveled to Fort Collins for a business trip Wednesday. Robert Nelsons family toured crop fields near Bayard Redington Dalton and Bronson. J S Karnick also visited.
Allen son of Dodge arrived Monday evening to oversee harvesting of their wheat crop. Mrs. Doris Hates and son Billy spent Saturday afternoon at the Fred Elmquist home. Mrs. George Reetz and children Charles Smith and families and Fred Reetz and families picnicked at Lost Park Sunday. Arlo Fisher and children were Sidney and Dalton callers Friday. Smith were in Sidney Saturday. Ruby Sarcers is spending a few days with her sister Mrs. Howard XOSt. Ray Fisher and Tina Miller called on Pete Nelson Sunday morning. Douglas Smith returned home Saturday from a weeklong visit at the home of his aunt Mrs. Lloyd Shaw near Dix. Mr. and Mrs. Niel Dunlavy and Trene attended the ball game at Pot ter Sunday.
Maple Grove community diary records past week visits and social events. Ed Miles received help from Frank Workman. Mrs. R W Johnson attended a Henry Bangert home party honoring the newlyweds. Several residents hosted dinners and hosted guests, with multiple calls between Sharman Miles and Cortney families.
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