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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1932
Page
2
Independent weekly newspaper published in Sidney Cheyenne County Western Nebraska. Subscription rates listed for in zone and outside zone mail delivery with advance payment details.
Sidney hosts a joint Rotarian meeting with Scottsbluff members attending to support the annual football game. The Scottsbluff club will stay for dinner after an interesting program, with strong attendance expected.
The Nebraska Good Roads association, meeting in Kearney, vows to keep gas tax and auto license funds for road construction and maintenance. Dr. J. H. Westman is re elected president, with W. B. Cheek as vice president and Fred Putney as secretary treasurer. Delegates pushed for safe traffic laws, a bipartisan highway commission, and robust gas tax collection, while opposing a 2 cent tax and any diversion of funds for relief purposes.
A speaker argues that without enforcement by deputies and local police no group can ensure highway safety. They urge business leaders to promote action if authorities would and criticize creating a new organization instead.
Safeway grocery and Mulets bakery will give free coffee and doughnuts to all patrons this Saturday October 15. The offer is open to everyone with details in the Safeway advertisement in this issue.
The Department of Agriculture forecasts a corn crop of 2.884 billion bushels for this year, up from last month, with wheat at 711.7 million bushels. Winter wheat is pegged at 441.8 million, spring wheat 269.9 million, and durum 43.4 million. Other crops listed include oats at 1.235 billion and barley at 313 million bushels, among numerous figures for fruits, vegetables, and fiber crops.
The October 1 report shows varying conditions across crops with percentages of normal: corn 17.2, buckwheat 65.1, flaxseed 48, rice 79, grain sorghum 68.4, pasture 67.1, soybeans 179.6, peanuts 63.5, cowpeas 67.3, apples 48.6, pears 60, grapes 74.6, potatoes 69.3, sweet potatoes 69.9, and tobacco 65.8.
Frank B. O Connell state game warden announces adding six elk and more buffalo to the Wildcat hills state wild game preserve south of Gering. Elk from Valentine federal reserve, buffalo from University of Nebraska North Platte station. Nine buffalo and eight elk now roam the reserve. O Connell seeks mountain sheep and antelope but lacks capturers though several hundred antelope are available if caught.
Grand Prairie and nearby families share a busy week of visits and social calls. Sunol players Harold Tremain Oliver and Wil son Hokom joined others to travel to Goodview Monday where the Sunol team defeated Goodview on the field.
Large crowd attended the funeral for a beloved neighbor at St. Pauls Lutheran. Interment followed at Greenwood cemetery as many joined in last sad rites. Subsequent social visits and gatherings spread across Sidney with relatives and friends sharing meals and stories through the week.
Andrew Johnson made a call at Mons Johnson's on Monday forenoon, as reported in the local notes.
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