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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1936
Page
6
Weekday masses at 7 a m and Sunday masses at 7 8 and 9 30 a m with Sunday evening devotion rosary instruction and benediction at 7 30 p m led by Pastor Anton Link.
Sunday school at 10 a m Communion and sermon at 11 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 p m Evangelistic services at 8 p m if heat continues in basement Subject Christ the Way Midweek services Wednesday at 8 p m in basement study time life and epistles of St Paul the apostle All welcome J L Tyner minister
The Presbyterian Church holds Sunday school at 10 am and worship at 11 am with a sermon titled Keeping the Faith led by Pastor Dr. Paul P. Cheff.
Sunday school at 9 a m and German service at 9 a m. English service at 10 a m. Divine service at Mount Vernon at 8 p m with Bible class at 7 30 p m. Sermon topic Christ s Warning Beware of False Prophets stresses divine danger signals in scriptures to save souls from eternal condemnation.
Church school at 9:45 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Sermon titled The Solution of a Good Man's Doubts. Evening worship at 7:45 p.m. Sermon titled Drifting Apart. Midweek prayer service Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Thursday 2:30 p.m. General censingten at church parlors 7:30 p.m. Choir practice. J. J. Sheaff, Minister.
The Christ Episcopal Church will be closed during the early weeks of August while Rev. Ne E Spehr is on vacation. He leaves August 1 and returns August 17. For emergencies contact the cuenier warden A. K. Greenlee.
A Wednesday in Sidney brought unusually brisk business as farmers could not work in the fields. Town traffic surged with shoppers driving in for needed supplies while parking filled and stores reported fair midweek volume. Wheat 1.00, corn 0.90, oats 0.30, barley 0.05. hens, springs, butterfat and eggs listed with small price points.
Farmers may need corn from the 1932 and 1933 crops to secure adapted seed in parts of the state. Recommendations to federal authorities push for testing and conserving old corn lots and supplementing with seed from favored areas or irrigated fields if the 1936 crop pollinates. The note recalls the 1934 grain shortage when seed stocks were conserved and large purchases were made, with Stewart as Nebraska representative purchasing about 600000 bushels of seed.
Woods recalls a 1870s buffalo chase from Sidney Nebraska across the Colorado line. Major North and Pawnees corralled herds, killing buffalo and antelope, with coyotes, wolves and wildcats taken during a ten day expedition. Woods received government commendation and later led a pack train to Fort Laramie before moving to San Francisco.
Scientists say the Mississippi began as a tributary to a larger river that flowed through what is now Minnesota around 18 000 years ago, reshaping understanding of North American river formation.
The state continues trimming expenses with a 1.76 mill levy to raise 3 627069 90 for 1936 property tax and a general fund balance of 630724 and 6533944 in current revenue funds. Excess funds from appropriations were not used, and special session costs were covered from funds on hand.
Witnesses named include E. D. Worden Pete Lenzen Nellie Horst Herman Miller Cesina Scharrel Miller Johanna Miller Christine Borges E. B. Miller Richard Bartling Matilda Bartling Garrett Scharrel The trial progressed slowly on Wednesday with Barlow on the stand for hours as Murphy questioned him about activities in each count filed by the attorney general.
Farmers in Sidney and surrounding districts welcomed a near inch of rain from heavy showers, though not widespread. Early corn had suffered damage, but the rainfall is seen as a life saver for late corn and as partial relief for earlier planted crops, aiding crops affected by the hot weather.
Heat and drought plagued the panhandle as tasseling corn faced danger. A late rain arrived, aiding corn during blooming and easing lawn irrigation in cities. Western Nebraska saw temperatures from 70 to 7 degrees with clouds and showers from Sidney to Grand Island. Forecasters predicted the heat wave would end, improving summer fallowed fields and subsoil moisture prospects before mid August.
A jailbreak attempt reportedly occurred around 2:30 with no trace of the No Trace group. Observers say the inmates passed saw blades to others before their own liberty seemed assured. Calvert and Fields are believed to have fled in a car stolen from the facility.
Churches across the county plan a fiftieth anniversary service with Weyerts neighbors. Many former Weyerts members living elsewhere are expected to return for the day. Rev. A. C. Huth serves as pastor.
In Furnas Grasshoppers drought and pest pressures are hampering crops. Poor conditions leave farmers with little feed or seed money for fall seeding. Many lack funds to purchase essentials, delaying requests for aid.
A man believed to have died from heat related illness after a long period of exposure. The article notes prior visits with the deceased and references events continuing from the previous page.
John Owens found Mr Aden unconscious at his home and he was rushed to Taylor hospital where doctors called his condition hopeless after the first examination. Surviving children include Lydia Wilhelm and Matilda Galley of Sidney, Arthur J. Aden of Fox Park Wyoming, and Albert Aden of Idaho Falls Idaho, plus sister Mrs Rachel Reinholtz of Boulder Colorado.
Western counties request drought relief finance to secure livestock feed and drought rates. About seventy percent of farmers need aid to survive winter. Pastures, both native and annual, damaged beyond recovery. Many crops nearing no salvage due to dry spell with no rain. Alfalfa first cutting hurt by hail, second cut reduced by drought, and third cut prospects uncertain.
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