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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1938
Page
7
Public notices include a pardon hearing notice for Margaret R. Otteemann's estate and a Cheyenne County estate claim deadline set for March 13, 1939 with debt payment due November 21, 1939. Local social items report family dinners, Thanksgiving gatherings, and visits among residents including Kurz Sparks Lundker Hawkins Frame Lipke and others with various home events and illnesses noted.
The publishing company plans to permanently move its editorial and business offices to a new two story white brick building formerly the Le Sueur Lumber Company. Mechanical equipment was moved last week. workmen finish the final touches as the ACP offices prepare to occupy the second floor. James Campbell says the move should occur by week’s end or early next week.
City of Sidney grants Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. and successors the right to use occupy streets alleys and public places to construct maintain and operate a general telephone and telegraph system. Rights subject to police power and payment of publication costs. Enactment requires written acceptance by Northwestern Bell and filing with the City Clerk.
Notice to interested parties that administrator has filed a final account and report for Estate No 682 in Cheyenne County Nebraska. He requests final settlement and discharge and determination of heirs at law. Hearing set before the County Court on December 5, 1938 at 10:00 AM. Interested parties may appear and contest. Dated November 15, 1938. Contains official seals and signatures.
Grapefruit, bananas and oranges grow profusely in Trinidad. Many girls of Dublin, Ireland, are being engaged to act in British films.
Numerous Sunday visits and weekend calls weave a web of neighborhood ties. Mrs. Mads Larson and Carol Meench joined the Dewey Larson home for dinner while V A Nelson and daughters hosted an evening call.
The Maroons suffer a 24 to 0 defeat as Chappell scores twice and Sidney fumbles repeatedly. Seniors Couch Sparks Rabe Fuller Lundberg Jacobs Christ Butterfield Tobler graduate, while 18 more lettermen form next year’s core under Coach Lewis Brown. Brown notes injuries hindered a better record but expects improvements in 1939 and mentions Pearson may join the end position.
Epworth league members from six western Nebraska towns met at the Sidney Methodist church on Friday evening November 25. Delegates from Big Springs Chappell Lodge Pole Potter Kimball and Sidney attended totaling 120. Plans for a mid winter institute at Potter February 11 were set during the business meeting led by Rev. Oscar Low. Rev J J Sheaff led devotions Joan Ahrens supervised the social hour and Sidney league members supplied refreshments. Ministers Rev Ben Wallace Rev H French Rev A Arrison and Rev C Tanner attended. Despite the cold weather the Sidney delegation reported strong turnout from all visiting towns. The rally was deemed a success.
Funeral services were held yesterday at Peetz Community church for Gerald Dean Cates 22 son of Mrs Lucy Cates of Peetz who died Saturday morning in a local hospital He had been in frail health for years but only became seriously ill after Thanksgiving Day Native of Peetz his parents pioneer farmers in the southeast Peetz area Survivors include his mother and several brothers and sisters (Continued on Page 6)
Nebraska experts report a new kind of plant louse damaging winter wheat across southwestern Nebraska with similar reports in northwestern Kansas and northeastern Colorado. Professor Raymond Roberts notes the aphid resembles the common apple grain aphis but is not identical. Initial Culbertson report later confirmed by county agents and farmers in Hayes Center Oshkosh Nelson Ogallala Big Springs Gothenburg Wauneta Holdrege.
County Treasurer Louis Wasem urged taxpayers to pay current personal taxes to avoid penalties. Taxes due November 1 become delinquent December 1. the second half is not due until July 1, 1939, with first half urged to be paid now to escape penalties.
John M. Kreader 80, died after a long illness. Funeral at Dalton Presbyterian Church with Rev Kenneth Reeves officiating. Masonic burial at the grave. Rice Funeral Home in charge. Kreader born May 12 1858 in Vicksburg Michigan. lived in Michigan Nebraska before settling Logan Mills Dodge County. Married Minnie MacAllister 1881. four children, including J C of Dalton. Second marriage to Minnie R Sorensen in 1920.
The 45 day Nebraska hunting season closed Monday at four p.m. Western hunters enjoyed solid bag limits as conservation efforts restore waterfowl to near normal. Ducks and geese stayed high on the North Platte river. few law violations occurred with only two arrests for bag limit breaches. Store reports show shell and gun sales at peak, with one Sidney shop selling out of shotguns before opening day.
Great Western Sugar will mail checks totaling 800000 to beet growers on November 30 to cover deliveries not in a prior payment. Frank A. Kenin, company president, said payments normally go out December 15. The payments cover deliveries not delivered by November 15.
Separate trials are ordered this term in district court for Richard Richard and Charles Sypherd and Marion Teeters on burglary charges from a farm home north of Sunol. Richard’s trial opens this morning after jurors are chosen, followed by Charles, James, and Miss Teeters in that order. The state subpoenas witnesses. local attorneys Carrico and Kepler represent the defendants. A second trial list includes only two other cases, both appeals, plus a county judgment of H. E. Mantor against Jess Tompkins for 627.17.
Plans to widen four miles north of Kimball from 66 to 80 feet move forward with a state roads official in Kimball. Land purchases near completion with payments of 10 dollars per acre for dry land and higher values for irrigated land in Lodgepole valley. Farmers receive 64 dollars per mile for fence removal as light work begins next spring and finishes by fall. The route decision between a direct north line and the present path remains pending.
Nebraska spent 7.38 million dollars more in the biennium than 1935-36, led by old age assistance costs. Tax data show 16 months ending October 31 1938 expenditures at 40.64 million vs 33.26 million in 1935-36. Assistance costs totaled 9.13 million in 1937-38 and 3.40 million in 1935-36, widening the gap. Biennial appropriations through October 31 1938 stood at 50.50 million versus 45.68 million in 1936.
Ed Christofferson of Sidney was named at tackle on The Denver Post's All Big Seven football team last week. A former Sidney high school star, he was named the most valuable man by his fellow players and powered the Denver University line throughout the season in their victory over Colorado university.
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