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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1932
Page
2
The article states the second of three men was captured and the search continues for the third. Roy and Fallone, Cuernsey residents, are named. Roy worked 12 years as a railroad car inspector. Fallone ran an auto business and once served on the city council. Both men have been unemployed recently.
The bulletin notes widespread price declines in Nebraska farming markets with butterfat, eggs and other commodities quoted. Alfalfa outperforms other crops, yet overall farming prices run about 40 percent below prewar levels while farmers pay 21 percent above prewar costs, reducing purchasing power to 51 percent of the prewar value.
The report notes summer increases in travel on federal aid highways in the western region. It details trucking patterns, with 6 percent of trucks run by owners, 87 percent as contract haulers, and 5,564 as common carriers. City owned passenger vehicles accounted for 61 percent of observed riders, and average passengers per car were 2.42 including the driver.
The council will hear an engineers report on samples of scaling cement and plans will be made at the next meeting to eliminate blotches on the pavement surface.
Readers are urged to vote before midnight on the federal farm board poll. A ballot asks if they support continuing the board and subsidiaries, abolishing them, or backing McNary Haugen style agricultural legislation. Paper copies remain at the office for those lacking ballots. final results will be released next Tuesday.
Poole highlighted highway No 85 through Wyoming and urged town cooperation for Beaver Black Hills route improvements. Peetz merchants welcomed changes and Dimery and Poole praised the Peetz meeting. About 50 farmers from Nebraska attended as guests and a 24 hour truck count planned to assess highway business.
The state statistician says winter wheat is in favorable condition though quality cannot be judged until the ground thaws. Panhandle seed shortages reduced winter wheat acreage due to financing limits, while government aid may boost spring crop. Corn area in the panhandle should match last year as field work nears. Hog prices improving boost western Nebraska hog farmers.
Five schools are booked to compete in a district debate meet here on Saturday. The 1932 team aims to carry the district title as debates season includes 11 events. Dr Flwood Murray of the University of Denver will judge and provide post round comments.
Rehearsals reopen Tuesday with evening sessions for Muny Band as the regular weekly date. A concert is planned during Music Week in May and summer performances are being prepared. The band, popular with the public, drew strong winter support and requests to continue. The city council has funded library improvements and Mr. Cochran expects music lovers to notice the organization’s progress.
A yard garden program expands in the area with a record number of vegetable and flower gardens planted. Alliance shows strong participation and competition, while Sidney explores a club driven campaign but halts it after women’s club interest in a city wide organization becomes apparent.
An advertisement warns against sleeplessness and habit forming drugs. It promotes SENCDCSL as non habit forming and non injurious, claiming it relaxes nerve tension rather than directly inducing sleep to let natural sleep occur. The gist suggests a product labeled drug gist-2Ce as a remedy.
Western Nebraska communities meeting in Ogallala on March 21 1932 urged Governor Bryan to advance the Lincoln Highway west of Big Springs using available funds for concrete on the worst sections between Big Springs and North Platte. They favored oil pavement west of Big Springs if needed and to wait for concrete to connect the links. Names listed include Vo Romigh North Platte C M Melntire Pax ton Shappell Sutherland A C G Colman Chappell W H Franklin Roscoe W H Klindt Bug Springs Paul Martin R E Rocnze Lodge Pole Sidney Kimball Potter and Bushnell F T Williams Bruie M M Maupin Ogallala.
Miss Ella Larsen returned Monday from Wayne where she had been visiting her brother, who is in ill health.
The Elite Hat Shop at 1010 Minors St upstairs room 2 showcases Sidney's largest and best millinery stock at rock bottom prices. It features hats in all head sizes and invites customers to browse the extensive collection.
Day and evening sessions announced for shorthand and typewriting with contact point Call 341-13 for C. V. Sowards to enroll or inquire.
The Lions Club will sponsor a county campaign to post grasshopper warnings and poison spots at no expense. Experts urge early grasshopper poisoning to maximize impact, noting thousands cluster around fence posts and road beds. Farmers are cautioned to use poison carefully after reports of cows dying from contaminated grass in Sterling.
Pavlat urges voters to cooperate and vote early to speed tabulation. County clerk staff must count and compile results, often lasting late into the night. early voting could provide complete returns several hours sooner. The appeal stresses voter cooperation to speed the process.
Three men convicted of felonies last week at Bridgeport during the spring term of district court were sentenced Wednesday by Judge E Y Carter. Lloyd Relden of Redington received 10 years for car theft. Belden, held in Scotts Bluff county jail, was arrested by county officers after defying authorities. He is an ex convict from Wyoming. Roy Larkin got five years for grand larceny and Warner Vandeman, Belden’s companion, one to ten years for city theft. John Bartling of Redington, Belden’s relative, was convicted of cattle theft and plans an appeal to the state supreme court. A sealed verdict opened Monday awarded $1,064 to Bryan Reeve of Broadwater against Andy Miller, Henry Leis, and Jacob Sell for injuries in a car accident blamed on intoxicated driving. Mrs Frank Pavlat of Sunol was visiting Sidney friends Wednesday.
Commercial contestants from the eighth district will compete at Scottsbluff on April 1 in shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, and spelling. Teams of three entries, with individual and team prizes, aim to boost interest and attendance. winners earn points toward top placements and special awards for first place in typing or team victory. Sidney team roster includes Joan Bicknell, Lavern Thomas, Walter Closman, and others across novice and advanced events.
An ad cites Thomas Lumber Co warning that house paint must last years, criticizing waste and touting Cook's house paint as durable. The copy promotes savings by choosing long lasting finishes over frequent repaints.
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