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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1929
Page
3
Emergency work on the terrace walls at the southwest corner of the state capitol started Tuesday under W R Younklin. Crews from Kiewit will replace stones and reface the cornice to prevent falling debris while expansion and contraction had buckled joints and pushed walls out of line.
General Motors Truck Company president Paul W. Seiler predicts 1929 could be the best year in truck history as record steel and auto production boost demand. He notes trucks mirror general industrial activity, with first quarter sales and on hand orders surpassing prior records, and February employment gains boosting spending by tens of millions.
Western trunk line railroads announced a freight rate reduction on export wheat and flour by 5 34 to 11 percent per 100 pounds. The move, urged by the president and subject to Interstate Commerce Commission approval, lasts until September 30 1929 and is not a precedent. Rates from multiple origins to Chicago, the gulf and New Orleans vary, with notable cuts from Missouri river routes and Minnesota lines.
The Nebraska state treasury spent 1 729 188 to operate 17 charitable institutions last year. Hastings Lincoln and Norfolk hospitals for the insane were the most costly, followed by the penitentiary and the Beatrice institute for feeble minded. The women’s homes at York and Milford were the least expensive to operate.
An 1860 Omaha newspaper boasted Nebraska as a wheat growing state claiming Nebraska wheat fetched ten cents more per bushel in the St Louis market. It also reported Alex MacReady raised 140 bushels of corn per acre in Dakota county.
Bunker Hill defeats Dix 11 to 9 in a rough, error marred contest. H Borcher and Altis led with two hits apiece while W Beyer scored three runs for the victors. An eight run eighth inning rally sealed the result as Dix opened with a seven run stretch through three innings.
A condensed summary of Nebraska statistics including 1858 gold rush impact, Dakota City ferry traffic in 1859, census figures for wagons people and animals, state area population wealth and industry ranks, dairy production by a cow named Beauty Girl, per capita mortality rates from alcohol, and a historical dairy price comparison. Telegraph advertisements noted for results.
The annual dairy field day will be held at the agricultural college in Lincoln Friday May 24. It invites all who milk cows and others, with about a thousand expected. The program blends practical talks, a picnic dinner, games, and cattle judging. Dr L Van Es will discuss abortion from a disease view, followed by economic impacts by R F Morgan. Ladies may tour the creamery with Dr P A Downs as they discuss milk and butter handling.
Nebraska plans a cream on light cobalt blue plate for 1930 with Neb county and year markings. Bids open May 27 at 10 am in the capitol for license tag production, with expected 450000 pair plates needed as county treasurers report a 20 to 25 percent rise in passenger car licenses and higher truck needs.
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