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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1929
Page
1
Sidney plans Armistice Day events with football, dance, and speeches to honor the close of the costly war. Sidney Post No. 17 of the American Legion leads the program with auxiliary help, urging pause nationwide to remember sacrifices and strive for peace.
Junior chamber of commerce members will meet at the Christian church Tuesday night for the regular meeting. Wild ducks bagged by Ed and Ray Bieternitz will be the feature of a delicious menu prepared by the Christian ladies. Plenty of ducks are on hand and all members and prospective members are urged to take part in what should be the biggest meeting of the year. Parking committee members visited City Attorney Kepler about curbing Saturday parking on downtown streets. Kepler to survey council sentiment.
A cow that swallowed wires while being fed died from wires piercing the heart. Dr. C Weike's postmortem found four wires scraping the heart surface, causing a large swelling. The animal grew listless two months prior and died earlier this week. Dr Zike notes it is the fourth such case in 16 years of practice.
After a protest by Kimball American Legion members the name of Attorney General Sorensen was stricken from the Farmers Day program speakers list. The action follows ongoing Legion opposition with no official reason given.
Nebraska's annual corn show will be staged during organized agriculture meetings in Lincoln at the college of agriculture. The eastern central and western sections award premiums with separate eligibility. The Lincoln show covers eastern and central sections. western growers hold a December event in Scotts Bluff.
Aubrey G Givens 23 years old, a Mitchell valley farmer on the Currie farm west of Mitchell, failed to return from a hunting trip. His body was found about a mile from home, shot high on the right side, likely an accidental discharge after tripping over a barbed wire beneath the snow. Givens lived in the area 11 years, was a Knights of Pythias member, and was born November 30 1895 in Brush, Colorado.
A report from Cheyenne county notes a new blanket of snow adding to moisture totals over the past ten days. Temperatures fell rapidly with an east wind signaling a coming storm, and road travel is hindered though East and West routes remain passable. detours on the Bridgeport highway are notably lengthy and in poor condition. Crop observers say winter grains are soaking up moisture and prospects are strong as winter approaches, while mail service along the Boeing line suffers interruptions.
The Red Cross will hold its annual roll call in Cheyenne county on Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16, with Mrs. John McCleneghan as county chair. The drive funds local relief and national programs, memberships are $1.00 annually.
The November meeting of the Presbyterian men’s club will be held in the church dining room Tuesday evening. Supper will be served at 6 30 after which County Judge Golden Kratz will tell a brief tale. All men of the congregation and their friends are invited.
Alterations inside the Christian church will add two large gallery rooms to serve youth activities. Rev J H Bicknell says the spaces will hold 50, with partitions to close them when the gallery is required. Finishing is expected before the coming Sunday.
Local coach analyzes Sidney and Kimball foes as Armistice Day clash looms. Chappell beat Lodge Pole 6–0. Lodge Pole’s season praised. Kimball seeks upset over Sidney, with Captain Ken White as major threat. Kimball fans travel to Sidney for a muddy field battle.
Rev Anton Link departs Sydney Monday for New York and an itinerary that includes Cherbourg Rome Florence Venice Milan and Switzerland before returning to Waldenbach Germany for his parents golden wedding anniversary on December 30. He sails Bremen November 15 and Columbus January 9 returning January 17 or 18. Rev Raymond Layton will lead the parish in Canon City during his absence.
Students of St Patrick’s Academy honor Rev Anton Link on his upcoming leave for Europe to attend his parents golden wedding anniversary and visit the Holy Father. The program featured music speeches and a gift of gold, with tributes from John Delaney Mary Nolan and the Sodality girls. Rev Link praised the students and teachers and promised Mass for his parishioners at Christmas. He will visit Pope Pius XI in Rome before returning to his home in Waldernbach Germany.
Clarence G. Bliss of the Nebraska Department of Trade and Commerce spoke at the Nebraska Bankers Association meeting in Omaha on paying dividends under the modified reorganization laws. He highlighted depositors committees as trustees guiding the Dalton plan to wind up the bank efficiently, with court orders to sell assets.
Mrs Olive Simpson of Sidney dies in Detroit while visiting relatives. Funeral services set for Christian church in Sidney with burial at cemetery 15 miles southeast where her husband Mr Simpson was buried. Survivors include four sons Leroy Thomas Lloyd Melvin. son Ervin James preceded her in death. Ward Simpson Arthur Simpson and Raymond Simpson accompany the body from Michigan and Iowa.
Masons from seven western Nebraska towns gather in Sidney for a central school of instruction with ceremonies starting Wednesday. Lute M. Savage of Omaha leads the event while Bishop George A. Beecher outlines the banquet address. Eastern Star members prepare the evening meal as attendances grow.
The Womans club met Tuesday to hear delegates H B Nelson and LeRoy Larson report on the Norfolk state convention. President Mrs Sipple from New York spoke, a rare western appearance. Nebraska clubs total 343 with 15 271 enrolled. Next meeting will feature book reviews with members dressed to illustrate a book.
A pre inventory sale at Carlile Wade Chevrolet Inc begins Saturday morning. The firm states many genuine bargains are included in this sweeping clearance of stock for prospective automobile buyers.
Sheriff Ed Swanson of Kimball County received a stay on his ouster hearing until November 18 after notifying authorities that his wife is seriously ill. The postponement comes amid charges that Swanson showed excessive leniency toward enforcement of prohibition laws.
Cheyenne county exhibits at the Omaha Diamond Jubilee attract many visitors with a prominent display near the main entrance. W. P. Miles reports the exhibit’s unique character draws hundreds daily while Dawes, Douglas, and Cuming counties top the prize list with Cheyenne among the ten winners for agricultural display quality and educational value.
Nebraska farmers may obtain government windbreak and woodlot planting trees via 400 trees per applicant. Extension service blanks were sent for distribution after November 1, with 800000 trees available this year. County Agent Willey urges Cheyenne county farmers to submit applications promptly.
Rose Elizabeth Buettner daughter of Mr and Mrs John Buettner and Leonard N Walker son of Mr and Mrs George Walker were married at 8 o clock mass in the Catholic church Tuesday Rev Anton Link officiated The bride wore a dark blue satin dress and matching hat with her sister Helen as bridesmaid Lloyd Vincent Hoes attended the groom They plan to live on the Houge farm north of Sidney.
John A. Sullivan a former Sidney resident died in the government hospital at San Francisco last Friday He had been a member of the American Legion here prior to leaving for San Francisco three years ago He had been in the hospital over two years The body was shipped to Valley Nebraska for burial.
The Holly Sugar Company suit against about 300 beet growers in Torrington district was recorded in Cheyenne by Judge W J Tidball. Growers plan individual suits in Goshen County Torrington for $1 per ton on 1927 deliveries, while the judgment covers the 1928 contract.
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