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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1936
Page
5
Nebraska shows a broad economic upturn as retail sales rise and public buying power increases. Lincoln and Omaha tax payments surpass recent years, and Omaha Chamber data for February indicates strong growth across permits, grain and livestock receipts, and shipments with double digit gains.
In Lincoln and Bridgeport the Good family names face ballot filing controversy. Lincoln Good seeks to print watchful citizen as occupation while Swanson and Wright dispute its validity. Bridgeport Good also files for railway commissioner. Debate centers on whether watchful citizen qualifies as an occupation and how to print addresses and occupations on ballots.
Nebraska farmers faced with soft corn from the 1935 harvest due to a severe winter. High moisture corn cannot be shipped or stored easily as cobs crumble and elevators fear high moisture heat. Solution advised: store in silos or pits with bulk roughage and heavy watering, then use next winter if not fed in summer.
Las Vegas businessmen led by James Cashman and Walter Bracken bought a dozen domestic cows and placed them on an isolated island formed by Boulder Lake. The island king, a wild ram, was observed surveying his realm before being fed regularly and gradually domesticated.
Miles J Maryott, 65, faces a second hearing on commutation of a life sentence for the 1927 killing of Oshkosh officer George Albee. petitions oppose clemency, with 573 signers in Garden County and Gunther letters from officials and relatives. Maryott described as mild when sober but dangerous when drinking, he sought release claiming no intent to harm.
A quirky note notes that rhyming in talk hints at a coming sign company. The idea links rhythmic speech to an industry shift, suggesting anticipation of a sign maker's arrival.
With spring approaching farmers in Cheyenne county are urged to apply for the resettlement loan plan after exhausting other credit sources. Applicants should submit land descriptions, 1935 and 1936 crop and livestock data, income, inventories, mortgages, production forecasts, and 12 months cash expenses. The program offers advisory help and is rehabilitation not relief, with offices in the court house and mail option for those unable to visit.
Dalton residents share reports on school board actions and local events including a golden wedding anniversary, boy scouts activities, church services, and sports. Several moves, a birth, illnesses, and public meetings are noted along with village board actions and nominations for local offices.
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