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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1933
Page
6
Osborn discovers the usefulness of want ads after a wrong phone number leads to a lesson. He has nothing to rent or sell at the moment but promises to place an advertisement in the want ads column if he ever needs to in the future.
Mr Hepner announces plans to move from the Penney vacated site to a larger Sidney store. He cites better display lighting for clothing, a model boys department, radio and refrigerator display, and an electrical repair workshop. Removal sale to precede the new opening.
Cheyenne County reports six inches of snowfall in five hours on Wednesday aiding many winter wheat fields. S. A. Maley with 3400 acres surveyed about 1000 acres showing undamaged crops. North Potter growers note better than expected resilience though many fields, especially summer fallowed, are beyond repair. Weather caught forecasters by surprise as spring began with a hefty snowstorm.
County officials including Sheriff W. W. Schulz and County Clerk Henry Paviat resist self reductions, citing legal and legislative constraints. County Judge Robert A. Barlow notes a state ruling bars changing a sitting official's pay until 1937, while most expect a 20 percent statewide cut. Deputies may act only through county commissioners.
George ranch crews under 6 Steele and Olinger labor on a four mile grading job between Sunol and Lodge Pole expected to last at least three months. Diamond Engineering builds two concrete bridges near the east city limits and prepares a two mile pavement strip, with bids opening March 29 at 2 pm. City paving on Illinois street from Ninth Avenue to the east limits joins the federal concrete strip. Unemployment relief hoped to be through by early April as post office may hire large labor crews. Cheyenne County Farmers Holiday association calls a court house meeting next Wednesday at 8 o'clock. Cec Heckerson, secretary.
R S Oberfelder describes the Los Angeles earthquake experience with seasickness on land and a chandelier shock at his hotel. He expects indictments against southern California contractors for criminal negligence and cites crumbling buildings. He plans to return to Sidney, Nebraska, amid further travel and past disasters.
Two Wyoming truckers were arrested Wednesday for carrying interstate cargo without proper state licenses. Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado require licenses. officers stopped trucks with Wyoming and Utah permits but no licenses. Suspicions of a $15,000 damage suit were floated, yet city council showed no plan to drop the enforcement drive.
A small house here suffered a heavy blaze recently with investigators noting possible arson. The building was vacant, smoke damage minimal, and officials postponed further action pending state fire marshal review and an official public statement from his office.
A consolidation plan gains traction as lawmakers push a measure to unify three counties. A majority vote in each would be required. Sidney is favored as central county seat due to location, with Cheyenne county court house in Sidney proposed as the center. Savings in annual salaries could reach thousands, though exact totals are not yet calculated.
Taxpayers urge county officers deputies and employees paid from tax funds to accept a 25 percent salary reduction as a patriotic duty. Some salaries fixed by law may not change this term. those refusing the cut are labeled unpatriotic and unfit for office. Adopted March 15, 1923.
The article compares 1886 and 1933 farmer alliances, noting similar goals, dues disputes, and nonpartisan aims. It argues farm debt and government laxity mirrored then and now, with leaders like Cleveland and Hoover reflecting cyclical political critique and a belief that history repeats itself.
Largest jigsaw puzzle event in Sidney draws prizes and tickets. Ten best estimates may be left at Sidney Drug Store or Fox Theatre with delivery by mail or in person. Manager Boyd notes Presbyter ian circle selling benefit tickets for Washington Merry Go Round next week with proceeds to be shared with the Presbyterian Organization.
The Women’s Club fete featured the Rural Ladies Tuesday session hosted by Mrs John McCleneghan Mrs Elwood Singer Mrs George Thompson Mrs G H Doran Mrs Carlos Sokol and Mrs Charles Gardner as afternoon hostesses in county settings.
A former brewery worker argues Nebraska must allow alcohol to be sold or farmers suffer. He says breweries source supplies from wet states, that dry policy shifts burden to the public, and that western barley is mainly feed barley. He notes tax losses and money leaving the state. He plans to work for a major brewer starting in April.
Ethel Payzant Mrys reports on neighborhood gatherings at the Meier Walker and Hopper homes. Extension meeting plans, county achievement talk, and a rain-delayed schedule accompany a Lorenzo High School decision to stage a May 3 play with free admission. Top primary students include Kathryn Robertson Darryn Meier and Keith Robertson.
A classroom uses daily debates to train pupils in presiding with a chair and secretary. Part of each session focuses on parliamentary drills to practice motions and their precedence order.
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