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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1937
Page
8
Marionettes draw large crowds with lively performances that delight both children and adults. The shows elicit strong enthusiasm as dolls enact spoken word, filling theaters and captivating attendees in the evening.
Observers report shallow furrows improve water absorption and reduce runoff on contoured pastures. Measurements show 50 percent higher carrying capacity due to increased growth of native grasses when runoff is minimized.
A 60 mile per hour wind swept across the Panhandle causing power lines to sway and prompting utility shutoffs as a safety measure. Transit and rail services faced minor disruption while roads and streets were intermittently blocked by drifts and cliffs. Local officials warned of potential livestock losses if temperatures dropped and crews worked to clear drifts for normal traffic by Wednesday morning.
Estimated corn acreage shows a drop from last year to 1935 levels with 86 000 last year, 126 090 in 1935, and 117 000 the 1928 32 average. Figures adjusted to reflect harvest plans versus intended plantings, assuming historical relation holds.
Miller sought to cut the levy to four cents and to amend the governor’s bill by reducing maintenance funds by 15 percent or 988000 dollars. Brady called Miller’s figures a malicious misstatement as Senator Dafoe, the governor’s whip, argued the measure’s passage. The question remains whether the legislature can handle this difficult problem.
Dale Chambers of Sidney and six Gurley high school students spent an overnight ordeal in a stalled car four miles north of Dalton. They kept the heater running as they walked to a nearby farmhouse at daybreak, then continued to Scottsbluff for a musical meet. Dr. R. D. Sinclaire and J. C. Rosse, missing since Tuesday night, were found safe near Kimball after battling snow for 35 miles. A sheriff said there was no immediate alarm as rescue teams cleared the route, the men having attended a Scottsbluff Boy Scout meeting before vanishing.
Hotels and rooming houses were jammed by tourists and travelers Wednesday night as a snow storm halted traffic. Roads were blocked and visibility was poor, keeping motorists off highways. Several private homes opened to provide rooms for the overflow, with notable visitor Al Jenkins, a famed race driver and holder of more than 40 speed records.
Herbert Ford of the Nebraska Anti Saloon League told the board the unicameral legislature is cautious and timorous. He said the chief aim is to perfect a smooth machine, kill bills rather than pass them, and that two years after repeal is insufficient to build aggressive leadership against liquor.
Barlow argues the court deprived him of property without due process and the state and federal constitutions were violated. He claims the contempt prosecution forced him to testify against himself, and seeks a new hearing on the matter.
Two main events set for Sidney show with Chick vs Schaeffer as the headline due to champion status. Von Bromberg faces McCarthy in a 45 minute time limit bout. Prelims feature Battling Bill Bussaker and Young Goten, plus soil district talks and farming ordinances under discussion.
A commercial contest is scheduled for Saturday featuring multiple participants. Names include Beth Travis Kathryn Miller Dorothy Berggren Dorothy Wagner Frances Neary Lois Huffaker Alma Schlictiig Ruth Kinten Margaret Miller Dan Hiett Vernelle Jurgens Nellie Siedow Jean Liebendorfer Ante Tajier Esther Sutter Jeanette Larson Ruth Kintor Hazel Olson Victor Burt. Event covers shorthand and typing categories with advancing rounds noted.
Opponents denounce bill 353 as federal overreach, arguing it cedes farming control to a Lincoln bureau. The measure sets up a state soil conservation committee with university heads and a federal appointee to establish districts and district elections, and to approve formation by farmer votes.
Gurley churches observe Lent and Easter with many services. Grace Lutheran welcomed new communicants Mr and Mrs August Jurgens Mr and Mrs Ted Thompson and Mr and Mrs Carl Feldman and Edna plus others to join after catechetical instruction. Salem Lutheran and combined choirs plan sacred concerts next month. Gurley grades present a school program March 31 with lunch served. Frank Morey spoke on World War at the high school.
Local list of students including Lucile Bartels Wesley Jensen and Lois Grunwald competed in the Potter commercial contest postponed from Friday due to snow. Other faculty and community members were noted at gatherings and events across the area including band participation, declamatory contests, birthday celebration, and Sunday visits.
Mr and Mrs J W Hart of Boulder Colorado spent the weekend with Mrs H F Fleming Mr and Mrs H P Cortney and Mrs Hugh Cortney Mr and Mrs J D Bolton and son Bobby spent Monday evening with Mr and Mrs George Fleming They helped celebrate Glen Georges fifth birthday Mrs Fulton and children Joe Doris and George spent Thursday evening with Mr and Mrs Elmer Fulton and son Mr and Mrs Charles Denver and Mr and Mrs George Fleming spent several days last week in Denver
Wheat 1.18 corn 1.15 oats 50 barley 70 hens 4 pounds up No 1 12 No 27 under 4 No 18 No 2 3 leg horn hens No 18 No 2 3 springs 12 No 25 stags 7 lgn spgs No 15 No 2 2 old roosters colored No 16 No 2 2 leghorn springs 4 butterfat 36 eggs No 1 18 Telegraph WANTADS Get Results.
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