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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1935
Page
8
Winter nears as government agencies struggle to cope with Cheyenne County relief needs. Officials report funding approved to support drought and blight recovery, though front offices admit gaps in service and coordination. Local groups welcome targeted aid while stressing accountability and timely delivery.
State officials in a special session will decide the old age pension plan after unconstitutional relief sections. Governor Cochran orders a new social security bill and the 65+ pension at $30 monthly will be funded by new methods. Applicants are urged to wait and monitor legislative action as county commissioners seek clarity.
Announcement reports Katherine Douglas daughter of Harvey Newbranch editor of the Omaha World Herald to marry Harry Coffee of Chadron. The pair expect marriage before the next session of Congress. Douglas returned from Washington to obtain parental consent. Coffee serves as a Democratic congressman for Nebraska's fifth district.
Sidney high school reserves feature eighth grader Lennie Durnell as a rising talent nicknamed White Hope. Despite a 9 to 0 loss to Potter high school, Durnell impresses with ball handling and potential to bolster Marcong when in high school. Coach Walter Kinng leads a spirited effort from a squad mainly supported by parents and teachers. Potter records a first half safety on a blocked kick and adds a second score aided by a successful extra point.
Governor Cochran altered his plan to notify county central committees about four probable vacancies in a forthcoming special legislative session. Assistant Attorney General Stubbs caused the shift after the attorney general’s office changed its opinion on eligibility and vacancy when a legislator holds a federal office or appointment.
Oh Professor is scheduled for Thursday night at the city auditorium. The event is a high class comedy sponsored by the Sidney Womens club.
The civil service announces open competitive exams for Bacteriologists Cytologists Epidemiologists Mycologists and a range of senior positions in the U S Public Health Service Treasury Department and Bureau of Biological Survey Readers can contact Douglas Boyd at the post office for information Refuge positions include superintendent associate manager and assistant manager with annual salaries from 2300 to 4600 across agencies in health and agriculture sectors.
The Telegraph News plans a special weekly edition featuring school convention coverage. It will include officer lists, speaker notices, meeting photos, and a full teacher directory to reach about 1200 teachers across the western state. Advertising will rise ten cents per inch to cover extra costs.
Hastings reports firemen plan a strong push to win the 1936 convention for Sidney. Despite bids from North Platte Columbus and Sidney, Sidney and Columbus are favored. Omaha backs Sidney while eastern Nebraska opposition remains. The convention would bring thousands of dollars to local merchants as delegates visit and spend.
Bridgeport prepares to face the Maroons in a home game with lineup shakeups expected. Regular guard Clifford Davis broke his hand in the first half and will miss several weeks or the rest of the season, a serious loss for the team.
The squad remains upbeat after last week's defeat and aims to capitalize on mistakes in this afternoon's match. A strong performance is anticipated as they seek victory.
McQuillan defeats Wooten by knockout in the sixth round. Earlier bouts saw John Henry Loebe and Buddy Moore go four rounds before Moore’s technical knockout stoppage. Cowboy Smith falls to a knockout in the first round after an explosion on stage.
Gregg Toland signed by Samuel Goldwyn for four years explains camera jargon and lighting tips for stars in a Family Circle magazine feature by Dudley Early. He notes Anna Sten’s mushy face, solved by a new arc light, and details photographing Frederic March Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon.
A proclamation from Washington on September 26 1935 marks Air Week Observed calling commercial organizations schools and press to spotlight aerial transportation achievements and promote further development for social and economic progress. The document emphasizes study of transportation methods and their contributions to national progress, bearing the seal of the United States.
The article outlines a multi class rehab program selecting tenants and marginal farmers for resettlement. It notes ten percent as potential candidates and mentions young couples likely to become hired laborers. Rehabilitation loan funds would aid capital purchases under a farm management plan until self subsistence is achieved and land purchase is pursued.
A long term lease program to establish farm families of four types aims at farm ownership as the ultimate goal. Ways to meet the immediate rural relief problem are under consideration and will be announced in the near future, Ward.
More than 300 men return to WPA work across western Nebraska with road building, water mains, school construction and a farm to market road in Cheyenne Chadron Rushville and Alliance. Projects momentarily paused by potato harvests in Box Butte Scotts Bluff and Kimball counties. Sugar beet harvest and refinery activity in the North Platte valley may shift labor needs as beets move to mills.
Ducks and geese are on the wing but the season remains closed until October 21. Blue wing teal are plentiful, a hopeful sign for future sport, though frost could drive them south before the opening barrage. Mallards are abundant near Broadwater per Joe Simodynes, with ponds and swamps along the river heavy with teal. Pheasant numbers seem good but birds are hard to find due to thick cover and late hatch the young are smaller this season.
Mrs N S Miller hosts the October Ladies Aid with Evan Stines Stanton Jacobsen and Kaderli as officers. Wills cabin camp sold to George E Fleming and son of Grand Island. the Wills plan westward move. Sydney visitors include Peter Hansen and K Hansen. Mary Gunderson recently painted. Mrs Albert Neilsen hosts relatives for husband’s birthday. Mary Louise Lovell ill in Denver. Edna Seyfang visits with Helen Cunningham of Sidney. they view Scottsbluff. Mrs Mudge and Mrs Harrison Sr. ill locally. E H Biggs of Sidney visits Peter Hansen home.
Local residents report church repairs completed and grounds prepared for fall. Social visits include Sunday dinners, travel to Cheyenne for a major operation, family births, and community events. Highlights cover a minstrel show setup, a Potter sale, and various visits among the Nelson and Olsen families plus region-wide table gatherings.
Antelope residents share weekend and weekday visits as Christie Bertramson and children are called on by Mrs. Nelson. Rev W T Kahse visits Carl Larson home. Jens Olsen family and several others shop in Sterling. Will Madden from Winot, Colo., stays with Joe Madden. Lula Reineka and Clarence Evans visit J C Johnson, and George Whitney family calls Ike's home.
Amy Ann and Joyce Larson and Winda Herboldsheimer called at the Dewey Larson home Friday evening, leaving no further details available in the fragment.
The text proclaims new governmental actions affecting citizens, promising a vastly different era. It promotes the Daily State Journal as essential for timely news, highlighting later rural-route delivery and night printing after 5 p.m. It advertises subscription rates: three months $1.25, with Sunday $1.50, yearly $4, with Sunday $5.
Wheat 1.05, corn 0.75, cats 0.25, barley 0.30, colored hens 0.14, old roosters 0.04, colored springs 0.14, leghorn hens 0.11, leghorn springs 0.11, butterfat 0.25, eggs 0.24.
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