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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1928
Page
1
Business and professional men in Sidney join The Telegraph in a campaign to boost the town and its surrounding area. Prizes totaling over a hundred dollars will reward ten word or fewer slogans and constructive ideas for making Sidney bigger and better.
A metal plate bearing the inscription Our Dearling was cast up by artesian waters four miles west of Broadwater where an oil test well is sunk. The 612 foot flow suggests an underground river and researchers seek to identify the plate and map the river, noting possible links to an old cemetery and nearby underground water systems.
Col Robert Oberfelder entertained visiting Nebraska Lincoln Highway Association members at his apartment on Thursday evening. Speeches were delivered by George Wolz president Wallace Thornton secretary Harold Cramer of Columbus and William McDonald of North Platte. The main feature was a radio program announcing the Tunney Heeney prize fight. Oberfelder serves as county counsel for the Lincoln Highway association.
Omaha dispatch reports air mail pilot H J Knight forced to abandon a New York to Los Angeles nonstop attempt after a spark plug blew out in Kansas. Knight diverted to Grand Island then continued to Omaha arriving at 2 15 pm. Navigator Ettienere Dernay remained with the craft at Fort Crook hangar.
Western Nebraska cities led by Sidney compete for the federal 200 bed veterans hospital site amid rivalry among Falls City McCook Omaha Lincoln Norfolk Nebraska City Grand Island and others. Officials say no location will be announced until the general hospitalization board meets and factors such as transportation and utilities are weighed. Congressman Simmons, active in the effort, has been asked to help secure the site for Nebraska.
W C Robbins Sidney resident underwent a surgical operation at Carlson hospital Saturday. Dr Hugh Mantor performed the procedure. Friends report he is getting along nicely.
The Chappell Register reported a vast hail storm across Kimball County with million dollar losses and acres of wheat destroyed but Telegraph sources say reports were greatly exaggerated. Western Nebraska saw wind rain and hail July 21 with mixed damage, while Kimball County wheat losses appear heavy yet part of a larger overall good season.
A violent rainstorm washed out track beds across western Nebraska Wyoming and Colorado leaving a Burlington freight wreck near Guernsey Wyoming. Eight unidentified men burned to death in an empty box car after gasoline from tank cars ignited. One driver died in a near Dover Colorado crash and a youth drowned near McCook Nebraska as washouts halted Burlington trains for up to 24 hours.
Western Public Service proposes a $35,000 pilot to extend lines along Pumpkin Creek Valley from Redington to the Wyoming line. The project aims to pump irrigation for Banner county farmers, tapping underground water near the Rocky Mountain glacier region. Denver capital backs artesian schemes, with Western Public Service courting Lodge Pole valley farmers.
New York July 30 Billy Gibson Tunneys manager says Tunney is through with boxing and plans to retire within days. Gibson confirms 25 years in the sport but cautions the timing remains to be announced as events after the Heeney bout stir the question of retirement.
A Nebraska Al Smith club regional meeting named C P Chambers regional chairman for western Nebraska covering Cheyenne Kimball and Deuel counties. Frank X Rihn to handle Cheyenne county. local directors to be named for other counties. Chambers plans aggressive campaigns and committee formation as both parties may join.
The western Nebraska wheat crop is being cut by many combines as dry weather returns, with Cheyenne county seeing rapid progress. Farmers fear hail and rising heat may hasten harvest, while late rains kept stands soggy, but field reports indicate strong yields on both north and south table regions as crews rush to elevators and eastern markets.
Merchants in Sidney and western Nebraska towns are warned of forged checks used by supposed farm hands. Men in rough clothing claim farming work and pass checks drawn against farmers to obtain cash after small purchases. Merchants are told to be absolutely certain about checks presented by strangers.
Boeing Air Transport announces a new 5 cent air mail rate for letters up to one ounce, effective August 1, prompting expansion of the San Francisco and Oakland to Chicago route. Twenty Boeing planes with 1600 pound capacity now operate on Pacific routes, and more mail planes powered by Pratt and Whitney Hornet engines are under construction in Seattle. Ten cents for each additional ounce will apply after the first ounce, with mail volume expected to rise.
Workmen prepare to remove the iron flag pole at the Tenth avenue and Illinois street intersection after a city council order. The pole, erected with help from the American Legion, will be relocated to the south side city park to ease traffic at the busy crossing.
Lincoln Highway caravan en route to Cheyenne stopped in Sidney Thursday night for a welcome by chamber of commerce and business leaders. The group, started from Omaha and bound for Cheyenne, included George Wolz, Wallace Thornton, Harold Cramer, Columbus, and William McDonald from North Platte. They praised Sidney as a growing commercial center and continued to Cheyenne for Frontier Days events.
Clayton Parks, previously in charge of a branch of Ashman Investment in Los Angeles, assists at the Jordan Electric shop in Sidney. With real estate quiet on the coast, he plans to stay at least a year, then return to his old company when conditions improve. Parks is an experienced bookkeeper who once controlled an electrical shop here.
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