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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1930
Page
8
Grand Prairie residents recount visits and greetings across families and neighbors. Multiple gatherings in Sidney and nearby towns include dinners, plays, church events, and travel between homes. Local names such as Johnson, Gade, Tremain, Irwin, Welton, and Jorgensen recur through weekends and weekdays.
Emil Nightengale and Frank Deaver visited Ed Miles home last Monday evening. Ed Miles family and Alice Mae hosted dinner at Nels Johnson's with Clyde Wallace family also stopping by. Walter Johnson attended Sidney talks Wednesday evening. A busy slate of visits continued Thursday and Friday with multiple calls at Nels Johnson's F. A. Johnson's and others, including Ed Miles, Sharman, Workman, and Johnson households.
Mr and Mrs F A Johnson and family attended the evangelistic meeting at the opera house Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Harold Spiker and family and Mr and Mrs Leonard Walker were trading in Sidney Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs W T Sharman and sons attended the play Friday night at Lodge Pole. A L Roberts Neva June and Lester were in the play. Mr and Mrs F A Johnson and family ate dinner Sunday at Robert Dyke's. Mr and Mrs Nels Johnson and Mr and Mrs Ed Miles and family spent Sunday afternoon at W T Sharman's. Andrew Johnson and Fred Nelson spent Sunday afternoon with C Junker. Mr and Mrs Joe Green and family spent Sunday afternoon and had supper at C O Hade's. C Junker called at Clyde Wallace's Monday forenoon. Mr and Mrs Ed Miles and daughter Alice Mae called at Nels Johnson's Monday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Merle Hughes spent Sunday evening at the E V Hughes home and Ed Brockelsby reports improvement after a dentist visit. C B Kinton traveled to Sidney and NP B club members attended a Womans club entertainment. Clyde Kinton called on Elmer Hughes and Paul Sparks with family visited Emma Ely. Mrs E V Hughes drove to Sidney for extension leaders meeting. Catherine and Marie Schwartz hosted the C C Clothing club with talk on sport dress and a lunch. The achievement program is set for April 11. Virgil Ely returned from California to home Saturday. Ross Kinton of Torrington Wyoming stayed with Clyde Kinton over the weekend. Elmer Hughes and family visited Henry Yowell Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Henry Koplin of near Chappell attended church at Weyerts and had dinner at the G G Thurow home. Mr and Mrs Harry Thompson Mrs Harold Pettette spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs Otto Rahe and family. Dick and John Volkman and George Buss were among Weyerts residents at the Lodge Pole community sale Saturday.
D L Hume owns a Farmall tractor bought from a local dealer last week. Several residents, including August Jurgens and Folkerts families, passed Sundays visiting relatives. Many townsfolk shopped, visited lodges, or attended movie outings in Lodge Pole and nearby areas. Harley Weyerts suffered a stomach injury from a colt but is recovering. Various farm helpers, visitors, and neighbors are listed with movements between Lodge Pole, Sidney, Huntsman, Lewell, and Redington.
Misfortune forces a local family to shift a recently purchased national piano to a friend or neighbor rather than reship. Interested parties may complete the account with nominal weekly or monthly payments. Write for facts. opportunity unlikely to recur.
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