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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1929
Page
1
The Profitable Pork special arrives in Sidney at 9 a m Tuesday offering farmers expert instruction aboard the train, a city wide dollar day, a free noon meal, and a large guessing contest. Local merchants slash prices to welcome county hog growers, promising thrift and profit, with further details continued on page 12.
The public library will soon add numerous new titles to its circulation shelves. Included are novels and biographies such as The Isider Alice Parson People of This Town Hulston People Will Talk Rumbeck Ropers Row Deeping Galaxy Ertz Listening Post Richmond Romantic Prince Sabatini Young May Moon Ostenso Biski Attic Lincoln Field of Honor Don Byrne Burning Beauty T Batley Dimest Dream Colver Red Headed Goddess Colver Ar t ims Thula Richardson White Oaks of Jalna M de la Roche Cora R Suckow Chariot Wheel Sylvia Thompson Uncertain Trumpet Hutchenson Mother and Son K Norris Red Silence K Norris Island Within Lewishon Flying Tenderfoot Raine Laughing Queen Barrington Face in the Night Wallace Unholy Virgin Mahcosky James Bridges biograph Alter Lone Tree Wilson Green Thursday Peterkin Black April Jeterkin Jim the Conqueror P B Kyne The Fiddler Sara Millen Home Place Chapman Incredible Year Baldwin Old Crow Brown October Child D Joseph Dark Journey Green By Soochow Waters Miln Hedges Stacy Payne Plains of Abraham Cur wood Dark Star L Moon Johnny Reb Cemler Life and Letters of Woodrow Wilson Ray Baker Best American Short Stories Best British Short Stories 1929 O Brian Best Plays 1928-29 Mantle Poems of E W Wilcox Juvenille Magic of Marigold Montgomery Background for Caroline Ashton School Girl Kitty Brazil Joanns Best Chum Brazil Marco Polo Jr Franck Three Pounds of Honor Carter Lone Secret of the Sky West Hosts of the Air Altsheler Giles of the Mayflower Barbour Black Flower Abbott.
The U S Department of Agriculture announces October adjustments lowering export rates for wheat and corn from Omaha and other markets to Galveston and New Orleans. Proportional or re shipping rates fall to 2414 cents per 100 pounds from Omaha and nearby points with further cuts from Des Moines and St Louis areas later in October. Domestic shipments remain unaffected.
Homer Kroeger nine year old son of Walter and Mrs Kroeger was hit by milk truck driver P C Helfrich Tuesday morning near the Illinois street and 10th avenue intersection. He suffered a broken hip with scratches and bruises while brother Mervin six escaped with minor injuries. Witnesses say Helfrich was blameless as children darted from between parked cars into the road.
J F Romine, long associated with Studebaker, buys Mann Motor and will run the business. The firm will be renamed the Studebaker company and continue at the Hickory street building. Mr Mann has retired from the business.
Coach Black's Maroon football team aims to preserve an undefeated conference record against Bayard after a strong showing vs Bridgeport. With Griswold and Wolf in the lineup and Lowe sidelined by injury, Sidney's squad plans a early jump, using reserves later as the schedule demands. The 2:45 p.m. kickoff marks the last home game before Armistice Day, with a good crowd anticipated.
A Sidney junior chamber of commerce meeting appointed W F Wehmiller as chairman of a six man committee to recruit every eligible young businessman. The group includes Ray Breternitz Ronald Barker David Kirkland Robert Scoular and Louis Dieubel. Several men pledged membership and by law changes allow active members who join at 35 to stay active until 40. The drive aims to call on all eligible Sidney men.
A motor break on Union Pacific between Sterling and LaSalle Sunday forced passenger train No. 12 to be rerouted via Cheyenne Sidney and Julesburg. The incident occurred near the Narrows near Fort Morgan while the motor returned to Sterling. No injuries reported and track obstruction cleared about 9:15 PM.
Ticket sales start today for the high school comedy Alias The Deacon to be staged at the U S A theatre on October 28 and 29. Reserved seats go on sale October 25 at Bassett's pharmacy. Proceeds benefit the high school debate fund.
R. T. Jollivette, a salesman for an Omaha merchandising firm, was badly cut and bruised after his car hit loose gravel on the highway north of Sidney, overturned, and smashed into a bridge approach. He required stitches for a facial cut and his right hand was crushed.
Word arrives announcing the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Walsh to John Weikert of El Paso Texas on October 5. Mrs Weikert is a cousin of Rose Walsh and formerly worked as a stenographer at the American Bank before moving to Texas a year and a half ago.
The Womans Club met Tuesday at the library to review the lives of eight U S Congresswomen. Mrs. J W Johnson covered Ruth Hanna McCormick Ruth Bryan Owen Katherine Langley and Fannie Oldfield. Mrs. P W Barker discussed Florence Prag Kahn Edith Nourse Rogers and Mrs B LWalker spoke on Ruth Baker Pratt and Mary T Norton. Continued parliamentary drill and an instructional talk followed routine business. Mrs Elmer Kahl provided an engaging account.
Local merchants are urged to be favored over door to door Christmas card peddlers. The text argues peddlers harm established dealers who pay taxes and licenses and support civic and charitable efforts with their annual business.
Walter Kimball a pioneer Big Springs merchant was in Sidney yesterday while enroute to Cheyenne He belonged to Kimball and Abbott Big Springs firm famed coast to coast for a peculiar front sign Old timers recall the sign and its origin The sign painters started at each end but a severe storm halted them with Kim and Ott read unfinished afterward the firm found it profitable to leave it unfinished.
A group from Sidney plans to attend the Pittsburgh Nebraska football game in Lincoln on Saturday. Attendees include Charlton Bentley and spouse, A S Hardy and family, Arthur, Lois, Betty, Blaine Grabill, G V Doran, M W Dimery, Albert Greenlee, Leona Spitler, Robert White, Bob Scoular, Hollis Kepler, Bill Lowe, Jerry Pitman, and Maynard Roach.
Mr and Mrs Carl Baker returned Friday from Wayne where they were summoned two weeks ago by the illness and death of Mrs Baker s father H Westerhaus He was 73 years old and well known in this section having made several visits here
Leo Osborn and his son Ralph returned from a deer hunt west of Laramie where Osborn killed a buck. He was the sole hunter in a party of 12 to take a deer.
Frank Jungman won first honors in the old fiddlers contest at the U S A theatre on Wednesday night. He triumphed over two other contestants and will represent the county at the Diamond Jubilee in Omaha.
The front of the Piggly Wiggly store is being redecorated and remodeled in keeping with the recent changes announced. Signs on the two front windows are also being repainted to attract customers to the entrance.
A new standard Chevrolet sign has been installed over the south entrance of the Carlile-Wade Chevrolet building. It is electrically lit and enhances nighttime attractiveness of the garage.
Scottsbluff will host the fourth annual organized agriculture show in western Nebraska from December 11 to 13. The event, organized by the Scottsbluff chamber of commerce and the state college of agriculture, aims to attract farmers from across western Nebraska with general discussions, special meetings, and a big banquet. A five member committee will work with county agent Phil Sheldon to finalize plans.
Kirkland, manager of Brown's Central shoe store, will begin a citywide foot exam for Sidney schoolchildren in cooperation with schools. He will take a pedagraph of every child’s foot to detect problems and is launching a world open foot care contest judged by Dr. N. L. Ni black and Dr. F. A. Barger, beginning October 20 and ending November 9.
Stock growers in this section of the state are advised that greater profits will come from winter care due to hay scarcity in other states. Farmers are urged to hold stock as hundreds are shipping south. Over 750,000 head were received at Denver recently, underscoring the hay shortage in Montana Idaho Wyoming and other cattle regions.
At a Wednesday PTA meeting Superintendent Liebendorfer explained an amendment to school laws makes a petitioned bond election unnecessary. He noted bonds can be sold at lower interest with an election and discussed aiming for bonds at about 5 percent, stressing the board will set a definite election date after the bond history is reviewed.
Miss Allegra Wilkens, assistant state extension agent for 4-H clubs, revises clothing division lessons for the 1930 spring. About 40 percent of Nebraska 4-H enrollment is in clothing, with 5,000 girls in roughly 500 clubs in 1929. The new material will split into three year plans featuring basic sewing projects, later garments, care of clothing, and a focus on fit, color, and materials. Top clubs may win trips to Chicago and state honors, including health and county champions, with opportunities to join state judging, demonstration teams, and club week activities in Lincoln.
Scottsbluff high school faces forfeits after Bernie Humphries was found over the age limit under Nebraska rules. He had appeared in every game, and the Bearcats may lose matches already won. Officials expect possible penalties but aim to avoid violations. fans still regard Scottsbluff as western Nebraska contenders pending conference action.
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