Community Notes From Sidney and Surrounding Towns
Potter Mr and Mrs K H Biggs shopped in Sidney. May Jacobson returned from Denver on business. Mrs Paul Parrish and daughter Patricia of Salem Neb spent last week with Warren Cunningham. Keystone Gass hosted a Halloween party at C A Larson home. School board treated faculty to a goose dinner at I A Babcock home. Geese shot from river. several hunters active. Elizabeth Mangum hosted sophomore dinner with sponsor Lulu Guy. Mr and Mrs A I Rice of Omaha visited son Marvin Rice. Ed Helsing of Wahoo visited Wm Nelsing family. Mev L V Slocum and family to visit son in South Dakota. Miss Jeanette Sloan at teachers association in Alliance. Mrs G L Rogers hosted two afternoons for Nellie Wheeler. Charles Place refereed a Sidney football game Tuesday, winning contest for Mrs Clyde Robertson prize. Two-course luncheon served. Lorenzo school enjoyed three-day vacation while teachers attended State Teachers association in Alliance. Junlo and Tucille Langley back to school after visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Bean attended Alliance teachers convention. Mrs Ralph Fleming visited Clyde Robertson. Warrick and Boston turkey shoot drew a jolly crowd. Many fine turkeys taken. J S Jefferies left for home at Volger, sold Lorenzo Service Station to H F Fleming. Future orchestra forming with Ralph Fleming on steel guitar, Floyd and Teddy Fleming on clarinets, A M Smith steel guitar, Muriel Crosby slide trombone, Edgard Meier and Jordwin Phelps violins, Donald Meier piano.
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K. H. Biggs
Sidney
May Jacobson
Denver
Paul Parrish
Patrica
Salem
Nebraska
R. A. Babcock
C. A. Cords
Jess Tomkins
Lee Hagemeister
Art Brady
Walter Henry
Elizabeth Mangum
Lulu Guy
A. I. Rice
Omaha
Alliance
Charles Place
Clyde Robertson
Harvey Jacobson
Lorenzo School
State ‘Teachers Association
Allance
Junlo
Tucille Langley
Relatves
Bean
Warrick
Boston
JS. G. Jefferies
Vpolger
Lorenzo
H. F. Fleming
Ralph Fleming
Floyd
Teddy Fleming
A. M. Smith
Muriel Crosby
Edgard Meier
Jordwin Phelps
Donald Meier
Fred Walker
R. Schweitzberger
Frank Meier
George Fleming
Bert Walker
Gurley
Harold Spiker
Keith
Bunker Hill
Miss Biers
Broadwater
J. D. Balton
J. ¥. Warrick
Miss Eversman
R. L. McGee
A. L. McGee
West Plains
Robert
Helen Jacobson
Henry Hawkins
Sidney Hawkins
Priest Langley
Tecumseh
Elk Creek
John Kurz
Lorenzo Club
J. G. Crosby
Harry Fleming
J. D. Bolton
Grant Jefferis
Pilger
Local families gather for visits and community events
Lorenzo and surrounding residents shared a Sunday of hospitality with the Fleming and Balton families. News includes health updates on George Fleming, a turkey shoot at Gurley, a teachers meeting in Alliance, and the November 2 heart attack and death of R. L. McGee’s father with funeral services in West Plains. The Lorenzo club held a meeting at J. G. Crosby’s with a magazine program and a later gathering at Frank Meier’s.
Sugar War in Prospect Signals Beet Sugar Price Cut
A statement dated October 22 from Great Western Sugar announces a 50 cent per hundredweight price cut. The cut will be absorbed as an expense and not passed to growers, applied via a 50 cent per bag allowance to customers in key territories. Invoices will use regular list prices with payments due mid and month end. Denver financial commentary notes this as the largest price reduction in the industry, sparking speculation of a broader sugar war and potential new beet sugar ventures linked to Chicago bankers and Holly Sugar interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Western Sugar Company
Great Western
Denver
The
Denver Post
Colorado
Chicago
A. G. Becker & Co
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Utah- Idaho Sugar Company
Colorado Springs
A. E. Carlton
Holly Sugar Corporation
A. C. Lighthall
Amalgamated
Utah-Idaho
Carlton
Nebraska
Montana
Wyoming
Holly Corporation
Great Western Company
Sidney, Mont
Merchant credit to farm often unsatisfactory
Farmers nationwide struggle to secure sufficient short term credit from banks, often turning to merchants and dealers. The USDA notes merchant credit is costly and unsatisfactory, hindering cooperative marketing and forcing reliance on secured loans via chattel mortgages or crop liens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
South
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Department
Livestock Commission
Great Western and Holly sugar rivalry fuels cuts
The Bridgeport News Blade notes that 8000 acres near Torrington and offer terms near Minatare Nebraska tie to factory plans by the Great Western company. The paper says no retaliation yet, but rumor claims a 50 cent cut aims to crush Holly’s market and force Carlton to drop attacks. The feud lowers sugar prices for consumers across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrington
Minatare
Nobr
Great Western Company
Holly Company
United States
Carlton
Great Western
Bridgeport News Blade
Growers Seek Far City Credit To Market Crops
Growers in specialty crop and fruit centers face credit shortages at local banks. They must turn to distant fruit and vegetable commission dealers and brokers for help, often losing control of their marketable crop in the process.
How to judge a good newspaper in simple questions
The author asks readers to assess newspapers for sensationalism factual accuracy public-service intent and fair treatment of topics. He contrasts European criticism with American practice and urges readers to celebrate dependable papers while avoiding red sensationalism and biased praise.
Money to loan on good farm land at eight percent
Advertises loans of 2066 or 2500 on fine river region farm land at eight percent interest. W P Miles invites interested persons to call.
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W. P. Miles
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Peeta
George Caldwell
Blair
Caldwell
John Williams
Bernice
J. H. Borland
A. R. Lesueur
Nebr
C. W. Hornaday
Sidney, Nebraska
Louisiana
England
France
Canada
Gulf
John Law
Mississippi
Hugh Pendexter
the Telegraph
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