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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1937
Page
7
County boards have rechecked about half the age verifications for old age assistance. So far no ineligibility due to age has been found. Many counties have not yet returned reports. birth certificates are unavailable. marriage records are unreliable. assessor records often show inconsistent ages.
Weather and crop report notes a four percent drop in wheat, with abandonment across panhandle areas like Keith and Perkins, reseeding to spring wheat, and wind damage to replacement crops. Some wheat remains in Cheyenne Devel and Perkins counties, while southeastern Nebraska shows good condition. Rye sowing at 828,000 acres will yield about 2,691,000 bushels, below last year but near the 1928-32 average.
School staffing update lists Walter Cork as junior high principal with 7th and 8th grades, Joseph Burnham social science, Carrie Anderson English, Emma Lineberg kindergarten, Florence Blome 1st grade, Dorothy Dye 2nd grade, Sol Willis janitor for Junior High. Eastward hires Edith Oldershaw principal with 6th grade, Ilene Atkins 5th and 6th, Verley Hubbard 5th, Agnes Lacine 4th, Lottie Brown 3rd, Helen Cunningham 3rd and 4th, Evelyn Alulson 1st and 2nd, Ernest Biggs janitor. Northward adds Jeanetta Sloan 4th and 5th, Laura Fish 2nd and 3rd, Blanche Curtis kindergarten and 1st, Guy Berry janitor.
Banning says within two weeks the state will begin a campaign against grasshoppers. Minnesota requests 11 000 tons of poison bait to combat hoppers rapidly hatching in many areas. oO S Bare of the College of Agriculture will direct the effort again this year. County agents will distribute the poison. District offices are in Minneapolis. Bran will be mixed with sawdust and shipped from Minneapolis. Drums of arsenite poison will come from Idaho. Mixing plants will be set up statewide and farmers will pay 25 cents per 100 pounds for mixing.
Sunday school and Bible class at 11 a.m. Worship at 7:30 p.m. Evangelistic services led by Evelyn Endersby with a message on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Evangelistic services Friday at 7:30 p.m. Bible study at the parsonage. Co. & Thornton, Evangelist.
Fifty seniors receive diplomas Wednesday per faculty reports. The class has produced notable figures in athletics music debate and declamatory activities and left a splendid record for future graduates to emulate.
The 1937 graduating class lists seniors including Fahy, Popp, Wynne, Veggy, Bailey, Ewegen, Car roll, Van Aelstyn, Kan anlaugh, and Deaver. Honor students Mildred Alster and Martha Schmitt are valedictorian and salutatorian. Bishop Bona will arrive in Sidney Sunday evening to confirm 75 at St Patrick's church at 7:30 p.m.
Followers of Father Divine halt in Sidney with head disciples displaying fancy titles. West coast branch members, mostly white and elderly with a few children, include a striking red haired woman around age forty. Bystanders stare but group remains jovial and quiet during the brief stop.
Taxpayers of the Sidney school district seek to halt a proposed sale of Central School property. The filing alleges the board acted without bid, public notice, or proper processes and seeks an accounting of insurance proceeds after a fire loss.
Plaintiffs, taxpayers of Cheyenne County and state, seek injunctions against the school board and district over a proposed sale of a school building and adjacent lots to J. L. Hand. They allege willful disregard of taxpayer rights, constructive fraud, and unconscionable official conduct, valuing the property at at least 23 000, and claim irreparable loss if the sale proceeds. They state no adequate legal remedy and request court to enjoin any deed or conveyance to Hand and any action to consummate the sale.
The district court term is set to begin Monday with a lineup of cases including judgments, partitions, appeals, foreclosures, and compensation claims. Notable filings feature Heaton, Scharrel, Sheldon, Cronk, Hoffmar, Zigler, Gerlach, and Clyde E. Smith representing Osceola Products Co. in trade with Western Ice & Storage Co.
RA outlined terms require soil work and conformity with approved practices in the conservation docket. Further seeding of small grains may not be approved due to late season and low soil moisture, except in North Dakota when moisture justifies planting. Ward notes ongoing need and conditions.
Ward said that loans for planting forage crops will be approved in fields where small grains blew out or soil blowing is a hazard. Approved for Sorges, sudan grass, millet and oats for hay, planned by July 1 if moisture supports seeding. Contour tillage, coop with agricultural conservation, with possible grain sorghum or corn in strips and summer fallowing on some soils.
Fidelity of the Sidney case notes two men named in a conspiracy action. Schulz departed for Lincoln Thursday morning to escort Johnson into custody. The state sheriff's office informed him that Johnson was held after arrest awaiting arrival.
Ruby Freudenberg, 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Freudenberg of Dalton, died Thursday at 5 15 pm of heart trouble after a period of failing health. Body sent to Rice funeral home in Sidney. The Freudenbergs, longtime Dalton residents, have several other children.
Mrs Clarence Martin and Richard Dale returned home from the hospital Monday evening. Randall Martin had a bad cut on his hand Saturday night. Chaddie Barlow, Max Foster, and Donald Kreader are in hospital with pneumonia. Lillian Reirmuth returns to school after pneumonia. Mothers Day services were held at the Presbyterian church with each family receiving a token. The Altar Society honored Mrs Joe Vogt at a shower at Mr and Mrs John Cortney's home Thursday evening. Mr and Mrs George Barlow hosted Hazel Munshaw at dinner Monday. Supt Ray Johns and wife were entertained at the H L Heizer home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Joe Vogt hosted a wedding dance at the Frandsen home Wednesday. The Ladies Aid realized over $40 at its food sale Saturday.
Mrs A J Mellberg visits Miller to see daughter Helen a local teacher. Center school closes this week. Mr Mellberg and pupils plan a trip to Wildcat Range near Gering. Faculty entertained by Carr Ross and Meadow Lawn group. Library club meets with Mrs Ewing. Boy Scout troop 92 earns top honors for district. Florence Blome and Rhody Bridenstine visit parents in Dalton. Mrs Roger Brennan visits from Bridgeport. Boo Geller selected for national jamboree in Washington. Lutheran aid and American Legion auxiliary events planned. Various visits, moves, and births noted. Grasshopper survey reports 18 per sq yd. Sandra Lo Shoupe birth announced. Clara Wegner attends funeral in Scribner.
Members of the Monday Contract club met with Mrs. R. E. Welsh Monday afternoon for a dessert bridge social affair.
Mrs J W Weiand attended as extra guest while Mrs R A Barlow led the afternoon high score and won the traveling prize. Morgans Evening Hosts Mr and Mrs E J Morgan hosted a dinner bridge with Sans Souci members at Union Pacific hotel then bridge back at Morgan home. First and second prizes were awarded to Mr and Mrs W D Harte and Mr and Mrs E S Sherrerd. Mothers Day Dinner at Mrs Mary E Browns home with family guests including Buss Brown Cheyenne Edgar Proctor Denver W W Brown Sterling and Merna Brown. A Sunday dance drew a good crowd at Wal Bur hall and Don and Red promote Frank Dolezal band on May 16.
WIE announces clearance of wallpaper stock with a call to customers to come and get it at Cheyenne location. The notice emphasizes discounted prices and limited quantities available.
A notice seeks an experienced boy to work on a farm. Call 1528 9th Ave. Alfred Jacobs is the contact for applicants.
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