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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
9
Plea sant Valley notes rain needed for crops and many Sunday gatherings. Reports of dinners at Bonser and Louderbach homes, eight baptisms in North Sterling ditch, visits from California, and Bible school growth. Encourages thrift and support for government during wartime.
The father asks if support can match his daughter’s accustomed style. A man offers to take her to the movies. A judge has given the second last cook thirty days for drunkenness, and they doubt she will stay the full term.
A brief exchange notes a man's progress in the army and a complaint about not yet meeting General Per ehing, reflecting social expectations of military connections and recognition during service. The line hints at informal networks and status within military life.
The Red Cross calls for large scale comfort kit donations to supply soldiers sent to army camps and overseas. Chapters must ship through division channels to avoid gaps or duplicates. A quilt by Mrs Easterday is shown to a committee, and a Junior Red Cross district director is named. A Gurley chapter election is scheduled for June 28. A knitting class is planned to create another quilt, with yarn donations welcomed.
Ledger shows receipts and disbursements from June 1 to June 17. Items include cash on hand 4302.98, memberships 2.00 and 8.00, sales 24.80, a 75.00 donation from Boy Scouts, and various purchases totaling 623.59. Balance on hand June 17th stands at 3830.71, with Leon Fine as treasurer.
The Sidney Red Cross Board met Friday evening June 14 1918 with trustees Rev Ives Taylor Fine Shoemaker and Mrs Essig Grabill Bassett Phelps West Mann present. The secretary's report was accepted and bills from American Red Cross Cheyenne Trading Co Chas Perry Mrs Polensheck V F Kucera Ed Rummelhardt Adams Express Co were reviewed for payment.
Anna Hand Kelly of Coldwater Michigan born April 7 1854 died June 14 1918 at the Hand home after a sudden infection from a finger scratch. She married John A Kelly in 1874 and had seven children Morris Frank Florence Edward Emerson two brothers and several living relatives. Funeral held at 3 30 pm at the Hand home with Reverend Lewis. body taken to Coldwater to rest beside her late husband.
Minutes show approvals for bills totaling 599.42 and 48.25 to American Red Cross yarn, plus purchase of a sewing machine for 10.00 and three new sewing machines for the work room. Motions direct unpaid expenses to Omaha for Junior Red Cross and set Friday June 28 as open meeting to elect officers. Resignation of Felix Smith accepted. motion to adjourn.
Frank William Sheckler died at his Sidney home on June 15 1918 after a brief pneumonia illness. Born February 10 1858 in Ipsiland Michigan he moved to Cheyenne county in 1892 and later to Sidney. Survived by wife who predeceased him and two daughters Mrs Masse of Sidney and Mrs Broe of Broeville Idaho plus several grandchildren and one sister Mrs Sarah Curtis. Funeral held Monday at 1 30 pm with Reverend Lewis and Ladies Quartet.
The passage argues that responsibility reveals true character. It claims a person who can bear the burden of responsibility under pressure proves their merit, while those who boast without facing accountability lose support and are rejected until they regain standing.
Reports from soldiers and families detail letters from Delbert Cook at Presidio San Francisco and Delbert and Fred Runge sharing tents, plus notices of Sidney boys Herman Ehmke Elmer Wright and Don Ahrens in army service. Wounded French lieutenant cites history making moments as patriotic cards circulate.
The message underscores death, family fear, and acceptance as part of the war effort. It exhorts readers to think, work, pray, and remain cheerful to aid victory, concluding with a puzzling call for Victory to be OUTS.
A reflective note on soldiers and courage. It argues that true soldiers perform required acts with bravery beyond their own limits, living with uncertainty, valuing life less than others, and facing danger with a calm humor born from recognizing horrors more terrible and less curable than death.
A reader warns of a so called kissing palm plant that inspires an irresistible urge to kiss everyone nearby regardless of age or looks. The note adds War Savings Stamps confer a 4 percent quarterly compound return, aiding government and saver alike.
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