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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1929
Page
6
The new mammoth grandstand at the Nebraska State Fair grounds features a two block long display hall beneath the seating. Exhibits line a central aisle with booths on both sides, enhanced by colored ceilings and extensive electric lighting. An east tunnel under the track connects the room to the Paddock, allowing safe access during races.
Lillian Gish films The Wind for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer showing at U S A theatre tonight with western actors in key scenes. Lars Hanson leads the male roles alongside Dorothy Cummings Montague Love Edward Earle and William Orlamond as a rugged cast joins Monte Collins and Tommy Grimes in a drama about a southern girl facing harsh frontier life.
Tim McCoy stars in The Bushranger at the local theatre this Saturday. The film uses dynamite on the whip lash to create a sharp audible crack, letting the audience hear the shot as McCoy cracks the whip. The picture casts him as an Australian bush ranger akin to a Robin Hood in America’s first all Australian romance.
Ramon Novarro stars in The Flying Fleet a sensational air navy drama with dramatic aerial sequences including sea wrecks and parachute jumps One of the most thrilling aviation pictures yet and featuring new camera plane photography plus a prologue by the USA theatre orchestra Also mentioned are Tarzan serials and modern stage shows plus local notes on bank relocation and area events.
History items from The Telegraph list a 14 year ago push by the Commercial club with J McCleneghan F W Vath and F L Van Gorder as organizers. Other notes include residents Oberfelder returning from a five week east trip, oats sample from Hedges farm, readiness of municipal electric plant pending smoke stack, Gladys Zimmer's party, Frontier Days trip by Swatzlanders, cattle shipment by Clark Fuller, and Gurley State Bank incorporation by Christoph Weyerts Annie Weyerts.
The Dawson County State bank at Lexington will reopen with no loss to depositors. The depositors committee has raised 269000 dollars to remove slow and doubtful assets and State Bank Commissioner Woods says only clerical work and title scrutiny of pledged real estate remain before a planned early next week reopening.
Woods commends Lexington citizens including depositors and old stockholders for uniting to support the bank’s reorganization. He notes they followed the state banking department’s program, with instruments drawn and signed, and full department approval.
The Omaha grain market set a new single day receipts record with 629 cars of wheat on Saturday, surpassing the 602-car mark from August of last year. Weekly receipts totaled 5.101 million bushels, the largest in 25 years, as high cash prices and rapid movements to market persist. Burlington and Union Pacific had notable weekly shipments, reflecting strong supply release amid good prices.
West Sidwey draw brings Mr and Mrs William Stuckey and their sons of Exeter visiting H. J. Hammond home. Mrs Stuckey is sister of Mrs Hammond. A. R. Vogel spent several days in the area.
Cheyenne this week features visits and arrivals tied to the Frontier days celebration. Dolf Edward and his brother from Missouri helped with harvest and spent Sunday at C L Walters home. Ted Huff visited his brother in Colorado. George Shaw and family moved to the Johnson Owens place. Mrs C H Hammond and her son visited her mother Anna Reineka. Clarence Evans bought a Chevrolet truck. Mr and Mrs Louis Scheer and daughters drove to Sidney Saturday evening. Wilbur Glassburn visited Charles Sprenger Thursday. L H Weasley of Broadwater canvassed the district selling McConnon products.
The Western Public Service Company of Scottsbluff asks the state highway commission for permission to construct a transmission line near Roscoe, located on the Lincoln Highway just east of Ogallala.
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