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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1936
Page
2
Independent newspaper published at 932 Tenth Avenue Sidney Nebraska issues every Friday morning. Covers Sidney Cheyenne County and Western Nebraska. Subscriptions: one year in-zone $2.00, out-of-zone $2.50. Telegraph news included.
Best available information indicates the new deal will stay hands off railroads, expire the federal coordinator of transportation office, and give carriers a chance to manage their fate. Congressional leaders warn of delays in tax and relief bills as adjournment nears. Bleesfield dies after being named in kidnap case.
Sheriff Stephen Scruton said William Holl and a farm hand shot and killed employer Bertha Wright near Dover. In Lincoln, authorities investigated the abduction and robbery of Dave Geller 21, who said four men in a car picked him up while hitching, bound him, robbed him of cash and a watch, and threw him into a culvert.
A group of George Norris friends and supporters have been called to attend a meeting at Lincoln to decide whether he will run for reelection to the United States Senate. The gathering signals potential candidacy plans and local backing amid speculation about his future.
The senate adopted a conference report on the agriculture appropriation bill cutting one million dollars for shelter belt work in the west. A busy session noted a deadly interstate collision injuring three and a fatal crash near Denver killing Ollie Meleziva. The day also saw a floor clash on vocational education aimed at preventing sweat shop style training.
On the Lincoln highway about miles west of Cheyenne a three person wreck left a bride returning from a bridal shower dead and another killed with a third person gravely injured. Guy M. Talmadge of Oregon Illinois, a paunchy undertaker’s assistant age 58, confessed to killing his wife at a lonely crossroads to marry a widow. He had earlier claimed she was attacked by a man who held them up.
Mrs Eimil Kasper of Passaic New Jersey welcomed quadruplets and thanked the doctor after first seeing her babies. Louise Kimball a Boston nurse graduate signs as purser on the steamer Westport. A Toronto murder case involving Ambrose Small's wife resurfaces with new motion alleging complicity.
Federal agents in Minneapolis opened investigations into vice conditions after letters found in a raid revealed a white slave ring extending into five states. Houses of ill fame were maintained, with girls obtained on a regular circuit.
A private plane crashed on Main Street Montoursville Pennsylvania, killing three people by fire and burning a fourth severely while a fifth man fled the scene. Authorities reported the aircraft appeared to have mechanical trouble before the disaster in the street, drawing a crowd and prompting a large emergency response.
The ruling found the sergeant at arms acted improperly in detaining a witness by force. It notes that if Townsend clubs used the mails to defraud, the perpetrators are liable for prosecution by the Department of Justice.
Sunday at the Booth dam picnic marked by a Thursday commencement at the school auditorium. The 12 member graduating class included honorees Alice Cronk Viola Hornicek and Duane Booth. At Adela Bell Leopold’s upcoming wedding a miscellaneous shower was held at the M G Talcott home. Various local families attended gatherings, travel to Sidney and Haxtun, and students prepared for college as many plan careers.
The court ruled four to five that the 1934 act aiding cities counties and sub divisions to reduce indebtedness through federal bankruptcy courts violated state rights and was unconstitutional.
The Nebraska state fair will launch its search for the most beautiful girl in Nebraska soon. Contests will be held across the state with about 200 final entries competing at the fair in the fall. Bathing contests will not be held.
The railroad retirement board said it would be ready to begin paying pensions July if the District of Columba Supreme Court refuses all injunctions now sought by Class 1 and other railroads against the payments and an excise tax. Attorneys for both sides hope the matter is settled before July 1.
The treasury unveiled plans for a nationwide drive to enforce liquor laws and collect alcohol taxes. Five hundred officers were added to the department, and the campaign was to be in full swing by July 1.
Charles W. Sutherland landed his plane at East Boston airport with one hand while holding the only passenger, a Boston housemaid, by the hair to stop her from jumping from the aircraft over the harbor. The domestic passenger had rented the plane and attempted to leap from the craft.
Fifty four veterans of the soldier home at Johnson City Tennessee aim a national tour following their bonuses. They hope to encourage their fellow veterans to part with bonus funds to aid local and national businesses.
Anthony Seier of Petersburg recalls a dangerous incident when his pony vanished beneath him while riding in a firm yard and dropped into an old cave. Both boy and horse escaped unharmed.
Reports claim Hindenburg era aircraft over Belgium photographed new fortifications. Belgium debates a French style law barring foreign aircraft from overflight without government consent while Roosevelt and the Supreme Court move into a protracted constitutional contest.
Mr and Mrs M G Talcott and family traveled to Denver for a visit with relatives on Saturday. They were joined by the former’s brother who had stayed at their home the past week. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Wes Kennon and son, Mrs Rome Englert and daughter Delilah, were Sunday dinner guests at Ollie Kilgore’s home. Mr and Mrs A H Conn plan a two week visit with relatives at Chadron soon. The junior class hosted a surprise party at the Conn home Thursday evening.
A historical note explains that in China roof tile colors signal the building’s function: green for official sites, yellow for commercial areas, and brown for residences. The system links architecture to social roles and civic spaces.
One year after the supreme court voided the NRA the company that carried its suit to the high court and won was bankrupt. Even the Schecters’ home stood to be sold for a mortgage. The family said the NRA ruined them yet admitted it could have saved them.
Police investigate the Hooded Black Legion amid claims of a fantastic slaying of Charles Poole of Detroit for beating his wife. Officials say the group may number about 10 000 in Mayne county arone. Authorities note many deaths labeled suicides are being reexamined as possible gang killings. Four men who confessed to Poole’s murder request to be kept in hides as they say their lives hold little value now that they have talked.
The congressional committee's right to punish Dr Townsend has been questioned, a question raised repeatedly in past cases and echoed in a prior Supreme Court discussion.
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