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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1935
Page
6
Cheyenne county shows the largest aggregate gain in farms in the state with a 19 percent rise. Jefferson county trails with a five percent smaller percentage increase.
The federal land bank of Omaha has made over 13,000 first mortgage loans to Nebraska farmers totaling 65 million dollars. The interest rate cut from the amended act applies only to federal land bank first mortgage loans. commissioner loans remain at 5 percent. Losses from the rate reduction will be borne by the federal treasury.
The council weighs strict liquor controls including possession rules, public display of licenses, driving under the influence penalties, dancing prohibitions on liquor premises, and bootleg penalties with home and institutional exemptions. Building owners and licensees face shared liability. fines up to 100 dollars and possible imprisonment. Police entry is authorized. tax forms for licensees are prepared. changes may be enacted to fit local conditions.
Cheyenne county officials anticipate a resumed county fair this fall featuring grain and livestock samples and vegetables if favorable June and July weather continues. Public cooperation is urged as organizers avoid conflicts with smaller town celebrations and aim for a cooperative spirit to match western county fairs in Kimball Morrill Keith and others.
Dr Spencer urged support at a Tuesday meeting as voters considered TB eradication accreditation. He said past discouragement stemmed from misunderstanding and with government aid assured there was no reason a cattle producing county should not seek accreditation.
Nearly 2 000 000 dollars in damage to bridges and highways across southwestern Nebraska is estimated by state engineer C A Tilley. Five hundred men have been pressed into repair service, and no crossing remains on the Republican river from the Colorado line to Superior, a 200 mile stretch, with all bridges or fills washed out. A temporary crossing at Alma may be repaired by Friday, the first and only crossing when completed.
Sidney chamber of commerce urges residents to offer sleeping rooms for postmasters and wives during the June 16 to 18 convention. Compensation offered is 1.00 dollar for a single room and 1.50 dollars for a double per day. Call secretary J. W. Johnson to arrange.
Meager information from state and federal highway systems in the southwestern part of the state shows repairs to grades, approaches to bridges and gravel and small structures will cost 600000. County bridges and highways damaged in the Republican valley total 1250000, and losses on the South Platte and its tributaries to highways are estimated at 75000 to 100000.
Sterling asks residents to boil all drinking and cooking water and conserve use. A Saturday pipeline failure caused a rapid drop in tower levels while the Public Service plant strained to keep pumping, with floodwater contamination and wells east of the river affected. Water remains heavily chlorinated as a precaution.
Weather and erosion woes frame a forecast for state wheat. Flood damage in Republican valley devastates farms while hay and pasture look strong except where drought last year killed pastures. Corn planting延期 late. July to September weather will largely determine overall crop outcomes.
Thirty men are employed at Sidney Air Field to spread buffalo grass for erosion control. New curbing around the main office is laid and the approach filled with gravel. No equipment changes planned. Government appropriated 3500 dollars for the work, with labor costing about 100 dollars per day.
West readers may find relief for hay fever and crop fears through planned stratosphere balloon tests. Scientists will test whether tiny germs causing human and plant suffering exist in high atmosphere where humans cannot survive. Results could be important for farmers and affected residents.
Mrs. Pete Nelson noted as the author of Sextrap reports social notes. L. V. Sanders and son Gene had dental work in Sidney last week. Joe Kubis and family attended church in Sidney and visited the Albert Benish family. Robert Nelson did business calls in Kimball Friday. Community members attended Memorial services at Potter Thursday. R. R. Bovee and son Harold with Ed win Erickson and Robert Sanders called on L. V. Sanders Friday. Rev. Strandberg preached at the
Sunday events include the Farr and Fisher families going fishing at Snowlake. Charles Strandberg attended a Hershey meeting. Browning, Shaw, Nelson, and Dunlavy relations visited relatives and called on friends across Sidney and local homes.
Mr and Mrs Joe Mike and family of Sidney were entertained at the Vern Weigers home. Several shopped in Sidney Saturday and many attended a dance at the William Florke home. Mrs C G Hume and family visited Roche hospital, Erwin Sanders home, and Dale Hume's home. The week included numerous calls among local residents and measles recovery for Lloyd and Rose Kallhoff.
Valley View reports a flood affecting mail service as the South Platte river reached a record level Saturday. Rail tracks and highways washed out in multiple spots causing near-standstill traffic. Local residents, including O. E. Rhodes family, note visits, dental work in Sterling, new arrivals, illnesses, and memorial services at Christian cemetery led by Rev. Dal barre.
The same rains that flooded the Republican valley and caused great destruction also deliver moisture across Nebraska and western streams. The state eyes a strong crop year in 1935 with improved soil moisture, higher corn prices, and compensated losses from flood damage in wheat regions. Hastings reports heavy rainfall in early 1935, while Sidney sees over ten inches, and Platte and Loup rivers surge, reviving irrigation and easing drought fears.
Governor Cochran arrived in McCook and proposed appointing a single director to oversee all rehabilitation efforts in Nebraska flood counties. He urged consolidating farm credit rehabilitation and reconstruction under one head to prevent overlap and delays, estimating six to eight months to complete major reconstruction, with no candidate yet named for the post.
Cochran suggested appointing a Washington man without his recommendation and planned an aerial survey with an army bombing plane to review the Republican valley. He urged town representatives along the river to meet and discuss problems, with licensing and sanitation as priority. The U S bureau of roads has a 10 million dollar flood repair fund, potential Nebraska benefits, and possible county road financing through public works or relief programs.
Mrs. Gertrude Nelson County Superintendent expresses sincere appreciation to Mr. Litvendorfer Mr. Cochran and to the normal training students and city council for courtesies and assistance shown during eighth grade graduation exercises. She hopes to repay their kindness in the future. Telegraph Wantads Get Resuits.
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