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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1931
Page
3
Grand Prairie residents share dinners and visits with family friends across Sidney Sunol Gurley and Loomis. Notable gatherings include Welton Tremain Hart Jorgensen Waddell Johnson and Irwin families with farmers union events and pre nuptial showers mentioned among varied Sunday and weekday calls.
Miss Tompkins was a supper guest of Mr and Mrs Harry Witters and family Tuesday. Rudolph Stueve worked in the potato fields near Kimball last week. Mr and Mrs H J Elsen and children and Marjorie Deaver attended Farmers Union meeting at the schoolhouse in district 39 Friday. Harry Witters and son John helped in the potato field at Henry Kester's last week. Mr and Mrs W C Fastenow and son Raymond spent Sunday afternoon at the George Messing home. Mr and Mrs Otto Reiss of Cleveland Ohio announce the birth of a son Donald Otto on October 15. Mrs Reiss will be remembered here as Anna Badziong. A number from this neighborhood attended the program at the school where Miss Witters teaches Friday. Helen Dendinger, Marjorie Deaver and Dorothy Elsen spent Sunday afternoon with Mildred and Ruth Witters. Miss Tompkins, Ruth Witters, Marjorie Deaver and Dorothy Elsen called on Helen Dendinger Monday. Mrs John George and son Charles called at H J Elsen's Saturday. H E Witters called at Hong Koester's and H J Elsen's Monday morning. Mr and Mrs W L Needham and son Billy transacted business at Gurley Monday afternoon.
H. J. Elsen and church members repaired the sidewalk and steps at the parsonage and church. H. E. Witters visited school in district 97 on Monday.
Sunol residents report business callers and visitors including L. Gish and J. W. Billeter, while several attend Governor Bryan’s speech in Sidney. Neighbors visit Broadwater for new baby, with Mrs Weber cared for by Mrs Lewis Englert. Hog sale announced for October 28 and local travel to Kimball and Gothenburg noted.
George Booth hosted a community lamb treat last week. R. E. Piller of Milerton, father of W. F. Piller, visited over the weekend with his son and family. If weather stays the same there will be little duck season, as ducks are scarce locally.
The report lists numerous Maple Grove residents and visitors. It records social calls, meals, and gatherings at various homes including the Miles, Johnson, Gade, Workman, Irwin, Jurgensen, and Spiker households, plus a Farmers Union meeting at Liberty school.
A long list of Sunday dinner and afternoon visits among local families is recorded, naming Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Johnson, Mrs. Fern Gould, F. A. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Sharman and sons, the Berggrens, the Bartons, C. O. Hade, J. C. Jorgensen, Alfred and Anna Jorgensen, Nels Johnson, R. W. Johnson and sons, Frank Workman and family, Joe Dilley, H. P. Cortney, August Gade, Peter Helfrich, Leslie Johnson and Ted, Earl Johnson and family, Lee Johnson, Mons Johnson, Vern Sharman, Hazel Miles, Harvey Miles, and guests at Sterling. The note ends with a marketing line for Bluhill coffee touting mellow richness and economy.
Editorial stresses education as vital for America and assigns teachers in western Nebraska high praise for the quality of instructors as public schools are deemed essential to growth and prosperity in the region.
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