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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1936
Page
8
A Ford tri motor plane will visit Sidney next Monday with day and night flights. Sponsored by Joe A Gibson Inc the plane arrives Monday morning from Cheyenne where it has carried passengers during Frontier Day. An ad offers two rides for the price of one.
Farmers with light spring wheat stands of three to four bushels per acre can receive about 75 cents per bushel, according to truckers. Several truckers have been taking the lightweight grain and trucking it north, as farmers say they can afford to cut at this price to clear heavy straw from fields.
Comets fail to impress naked eye observers in Sidney as one approaches sunward while Kahe’s, found July 17, remains telescope visible and fainter. Kahe’s tail shows only through instruments and will vanish from view within days as it speeds west after sundown.
Safety Week is tied to a film campaign with heightened emphasis on traffic law obedience. The mayor warns that needless loss of life follows careless driving and urges drivers to pause and consider the cloud over their lives if they kill an innocent person. The theatre will support the safety week with additional promotional efforts.
Federal funds will cover hospitalization and medical care for crippled children, enabling about 1,000 cases to be served in the coming year. County directors, including H. E. Bauman of Cheyenne County, handle applications. allocations go through the welfare bureau, not as fixed county quotas. Funds cannot be used for pensions but support after care, surgical needs, and related services.
Notices directing depositors with checks pending to write to the Department of Bank Receivership Division at State House Lincoln care of Besse T Parriott. The item urges claimants to contact the office to recover funds.
The abstract lists farm assets including 7 355 hogs valued at 78 250 and 6 097 sheep and goats at 18 575. Storage wheat 33 606 bushels valued at 23 316. Mechanization shows 1 120 tractors worth 165 010 and headers threshers and combines 627 valued at 70 255. Also 349 refrigerators 14 480 and 1 087 washers 13 145.
Total valuation reaches 20 052 175 dollars up from 1935 as motor vehicle checks add 3 311 declared vehicles valued at 430 870. Railroads, lands, and lots contribute to the record. Dodge county delays grand assessment until its abstract is filed. State board to meet five days in July to set the state levy by August 2.
Nebraska farmers report serious corn damage across the eastern and western regions amid high temperatures and drought. Grasshoppers devastate alfalfa while oats and pasture quality decline. some alfalfa and corn show limited recovery with rain. Observations from A V Nordquist note tasseling corn, variable conditions from Lincoln to North Platte, and mixed forage yields in Platte valley and western counties.
Harvest winds down across Cheyenne County with some surplus grain, weights from 45 to 50 pounds. Oat fields west of Gurley show shocks that benefited from favorable moisture this year.
The article reports heavy June July heat reducing spring grain survival and forecasting a general shortage of spring feeds. North of Potter harvest continues into early week. most cutting done with some patches needing combines through Sunday and Monday. South table harvest nearly finished. late start means busy next week. Winter grain quality surprised farmers with stable weights 58 62 pounds and high protein in wheat, desirable for milling.
Joseph Reel, a longtime road construction businessman who moved to Sidney seven years ago, died suddenly likely from heat. Funeral services are set for two this afternoon at the Methodist church with Rev. J. J. Sheaff officiating. Interment will follow at Sidney Greenwood cemetery. Survivors include wife Mary and daughters Claire Davis of Dalton, Isabelle of Denver, and Elmira of Sidney. two children had preceded him in death.
Mr and Mrs Glen Runyon and four sons spent weekend at the D C Shea home en route back to Burwell after visiting relatives in Denver Marie Sparks and daughters Laviennia Hattie and Virginia left Thursday for a month with relatives in Mexico Marie Roberton and Teddy Maher were visitors in Sidney Thursday Mr and Mrs William Hagemeister drove to Albin Wyoming Sunday afternoon Several families joined Kimball residents for a basket dinner Sunday noon honoring Rev and Mrs L V Slocumb on their 46th wedding anniversary
Ralph Robertson accompanies R Merscheim to Denver Mrs E H Seyfang and daughters shop Sidney and visit ill relative in Beatrice J R Quein visits Beatrice sister in law Mrs Beeson with N S Miller Potters sports and fires report a doubled fire alarm a wheat crop update and local travel notes include many residents visiting relatives in Nebraska Iowa Kansas Missouri and Lincoln activities.
Mr and Mrs J W Bertramson hosted family and friends while Mr and Mrs L K Nelson dined with neighbors 2 V Bertramson and family. Winda Herboldsheimer stayed with Alice Carol Nelson Saturday night. Mrs Allen Nelson and son and Mrs Maurice Nelson with daughter called in Sidney Saturday afternoon.
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