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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1917
Page
4
Local Board details stringent draft rules, requiring on time affidavits and precise classifications. Notices will list order numbers, not names, and every registrant must return the questionnaire within seven days or face misdemeanor penalties and possible immediate induction.
The list enumerates civil service and professional classifications including Ninth-Necessary employees in service of the United States and Thirteenth-Assistant or associate manager of necessary industrial employment, with other ranks such as Marin ers, ministers, students, officers, and aliens. It outlines eligibility and status categories across military, governmental, and occupational lines.
In District No 77 a farmers union gathering pledged over half the funds to buy a piano for the schoolhouse. A program by local scholars and the Bunker Hill school followed by readings, piano solos, and a tableau led to an oyster supper. Miss Cecil Barham and Mr Paul Sparks quietly married in Sterling. Pictures of rural schools by Mr Singston were received.
A concise meditation on perseverance, noting that steadfast resolve endures despite discouragements and obstacles, and that this quality separates the strong from the weak across all endeavors.
Sunol items report a daughter born to Mr and Mrs James Booth on Tuesday the 19th. Community members use Ford and Paige cars, haul hay, potatoes and livestock for War needs, and two east Sunol bungalows rise. Hay quotes at 20 dollars per stack. Knitting classes grow as Frank Stmka rebuilds a memorially damaged home.
Extension News Service urges Nebraska farmers to preserve and dry seed corn quickly. State Council of Defense and Agricultural College warn ears were damaged by late frosts and moisture, risking seed viability. Citizens are asked to save old stock, protect ears for seed, and support government efforts to purchase seed corn for state needs.
District 78 notes Mary and Annie Seda from Sidney attending the box social at the school house on Saturday evening. Local families circle Bridgeport visit, new Ford purchase, and garage near completion highlighted by community chatter. Proceeds from the box social will fund playground amusements for the school.
A Nebraska advisory note from the State Council of Defense urges farmers to find in their own fields enough good seed for next year even if they cannot select seed corn for sale. The message is issued under George Coupland, Vice Chairman.
Washington November 23 railroad brotherhood chiefs after a two hour conference with President Wilson issued a statement that transportation would be avoided from suspension and that they are willing to discuss any proposed solution to the wage dispute. The conference lasted several hours with the leaders coming at the president's request.
A Mississippi judge narrates a tale where a man gifts his wife an ax for washday, only to be knocked down when she uses it. The speaker, Ali, insists on the unpredictable nature of a woman’s next move, highlighting comic danger and domestic mischief.
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