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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1937
Page
4
Employers are cautioned by the Social Security Board against distributing questionnaires claiming to be required by the Board. They seek to uncover employees union affiliations religion and other personal matters. The only information required is the Form SS-5 application with basic details.
Ladies of the Christian church plan a bake sale at the Safeway store starting Saturday March 13 at 10 a.m. Proceeds support church activities.
Nebraska farmers face unfavorable moisture and grasshopper risks as they plan a big rise in hybrid corn planting for 1937. County farm bureaus and the Nebraska College of Agriculture are running classroom-like corn schools this month across the state to discuss hybrid corn genetics and production potential.
P H Stewart extension agronomist at the college of agriculture notes rising farmer interest in hybrid corn production. He describes single and double crosses and detasseling, with discussions on genetics and all steps of producing hybrids. Mohair moisture and grass hopper threats still deter some growers, but hybrid seed price ranges from 10 to 12 dollars per bushel versus 2 to 3 dollars for open pollinated corn, and overall costs per acre are not excessive.
Gov Cochran comments after Miller Kimball and Haycock confer on defeat of his plan to divide the gas tax 40 60 between state aid and highway fund. He says legislators rejected his recommendations 100 and notes loss of highway funds if not increased. Some allege the state is losing federal old age funds.
A former state employee recalls resident support for a dedicated gas tax to fund state assistance while opposing diverting funds from a one cent gas tax to the highway department. Voters express willingness to pay extra if directed to public needs but resist replacing highway funding with lower rates.
The civil service commission announces open competitive examinations for junior graduate nurse graduate nurse public health nurse nurse technician bacteriology roentgenology Indian field service junior forester junior range examiner and various mechanical engine and diesel design roles with salaries from 1 620 to 3 800 a year. Full information from D M Boyd at the local post office.
Nebraska state employment service and the national reemployment service launch a joint effort to meet farm labor needs across the state. The program aims to place as many agricultural workers as possible in gainful occupations statewide.
Through cooperation of the Nebraska agricultural extension service county agents in various counties assist in the farm placement program. The national reemployment service covers two thirds of the state and the state employment service the eastern third. Volunteer representatives aid local placement activities where openings exist away from offices. A state clearance system matches applicants by experience nationality or age. The farm placement service and other placement services are without charge.
Ernest W Johnson of Scottsbluff, general manager of United Artichoke Co, announced that a half million dollar national leading artichoke processing plant will begin at Gering within a month. He signed an agreement and secured a letter of acceptance from Oscar R Krenz Copper Co for materials, equipment, construction, and supervision until trained personnel can be obtained.
Officials from United Arti choke Company and partners Krenz and Dr J A Bachman announce the first commercial artichoke processing plant in the United States. The project carries about 5000000 dollars in investment, will hire 277 workers year round, with a daily payroll around 1300 to 1400 dollars. Construction begins in 20 days, with operations slated to start October 25 for the 1937 28 harvesting season.
John B Quinn, brother of Mrs. McKinley McIntosh of Sidney, becomes the first candidate to file for Lincoln city council under the new seven man plan. He serves as clerk of a unicameral state house committee and pledges Lincoln as a city of high morals and education. His petition lists 575 names.
A large beetle with two luminous spots on the front part of its body is called the "automobile bug" in some regions. The glowing apparatus makes it highly noticeable across the West Indies and Central America.
A fragmented report notes 12000 miles of navigable waterways near the Yargize Keng and its tributaries. The southern area appears to be gaining access, while current routes remain challenging.
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