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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1929
Page
2
A fifty year old man named Mr Fox reflects on his early life. For the first twenty five years he drifted and chased dreams, not until after that quarter century did he begin to organize his steps toward a successful career.
Fox Theatres Corporation plans to spend about 25000 to remodel the U S A theatre in Sidney and install modern talking pictures equipment. The piece urges citizen support, notes the motion picture industry employs hundreds of thousands and that talkies will expand Sidney’s trade and draw visitors from regional cities. Manager Brown and the Junior Chamber of Commerce are praised for presenting the plan to Fox officials.
A profile of William Fox, founder of the Fox Theatre and Fox Film Corporation, tracing his ascent from a poor East Side New York boy selling papers to a major entertainment magnate. The essay notes his early theatre venture at 700 Broadway, legal battles against a film monopoly, and his charitable contributions exceeding five million dollars.
Pleasant View records a funeral for James Davison in Sidney with attendees P E Nelson J E Morrow and others. Social visits include dinners at various homes, threshing help, and multiple relatives traveling to Shenandoah Iowa and Broadwater. Local residents attend festivals, shop in Sidney, and move plans discussed for spring relocation with several small gatherings and farm tasks noted.
Center news notes Sunday dinners at Geo Fisher home J C Guill home and Dalton guests. Center school hosted parents with plans for monthly gatherings. The 4 H sewing club presented a fine program at Harmony school with County Agent Willey speaking on club work and Thelma.
John M. Duncan recounts decades of farming and nightly laxative use after retirement. He credits four bottles of Sargon and Sargon Soft Mass Pills with curing constipation and biliousness, restoring appetite and strength. Western Drug Co. acts as agent.
Mr and Mrs E L Myers and children returned Monday from a weekend trip near Lusk Wyoming where they visited Mrs Myers brother Arthur Rathbun and family.
Vernon Sanders and Maynard Mayer hunted west of Bridgeport Sunday. Mrs Frank Christensen and Helen visited at the J C Kreader home Saturday evening. James Davison Jr a Meadow Lawn resident died Friday at his daughter Mrs A A Rudds Sidney home. The community extends sympathy to relatives. Mrs J D Conover visited Mrs E L Myers Thursday. Howard Yost and Grover Sanders visited the C M Mayer home Sunday. Leonard Peterson and Gerald Waterman had tonsils removed by Dr Pankau of Dalton Saturday. Ethel Hedlund cares for Donald Kreader during his parents absence. Mr and Mrs Charles Mayer and Shirley visited the E A Mayer home Sidney Sunday afternoon. Mrs Lloyd Juell and sons spent the week with William Hagemister in Potter. Lawrence Bowman visited the J D Conover home Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Overman of Fort Lupton Colo visited Allen Overman this week. Billy Smith and family visited Lloyd Shaw near Potter Monday.
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