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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1953
Page
10
Lakeview Motor Club sponsors a debut of modified stock racing on a new near perfect track at Krueger's Lake. Time trials start at 1 30 p.m. with racing at 2 p.m. program includes trophy dash three heats a consolation and Australian Pursuit final and main event.
In a weather delayed start Peetz moved atop the Panhandle standings with a 11-7 victory over SOD, after earlier derailed by rain. Gurley and Kimball upset by opponents, while Dalton defeated Potter 10-5 to stay in the chase. Sidney travels to Kimball as night games schedule at 8 p.m. with one daylight contest at 2:30 p.m.
A four year old Gurley boy Steven DeMerritt, son of Mr and Mrs Ed DeMerritt, is in Pioneer Memorial Hospital at Dalton with painful bruises and lacerations after a fall from a car.
Twenty four golfers played in the ladies golf day at the Country Club on Wednesday afternoon. Lunch followed by a brief meeting led by Mrs Earl Winter. Bill Harris the golf pro spoke on rules. Nine holes were completed with prizes awarded for low scores in each flight to Mrs Carl Rogers Mrs Warren Stewart and Ivys Clint Dorwart.
A junior baseball league named Lodgepole Valley Junior Baseball League has been formed with Joe Schwartz of Potter as president and Meyers of Lodgepole as secretary. Participating teams include Potter SOD Peetz Lodgepole Gurley Dalton and Kimball, with a schedule to be released soon.
Country Club will host mixed foursome golf on Sunday May 31 with play starting at 1 p.m. Club pro Bill Harris announced a lively program for golfers this year including special events planned in rapid succession.
The article notes a Nigerian custom where a husband must compensate the wife’s family for the loss of her services and an additional service charge to the bride’s relatives for each child she bears. The piece centers on the burdens of dowries and familial payments in traditional arranged marriages.
Sealed proposals to the City Clerk Sidney Nebraska are due by 7 30 p m June 10 1953 for the supply of materials tools labor and other essentials to construct remove and install sewer pipes concrete walks curb inlets fire hydrants and related items across multiple sections in Sidney Nebraska. Estimated costs are itemized per section with figures such as 5838 00 for Section II 43400 00 for Section III and 21000 00 for Section IV.
A boy sustained multiple scratches, a bad scalp wound, and facial injuries after allegedly opening a rear car door and falling onto the pavement from a moving vehicle driven by his father. Attending Dr J B Pankau said the injuries include scratches all over the body and a bed cut on the face. The accident occurred around 10 to 10 30 Tuesday morning on Highway 19 between Gurley and Dalton.
A fish native to Central American lakes and rivers uses bifocals with upper eye halves above water to spot floating food and lower halves underwater to monitor for submarine threats. The unusual adaptation enables simultaneous feeding and vigilance in its habitat.
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