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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1947
Page
3
Local residents gather for visits as many families head to cities and states from Minnesota and Washington to California and Mexico. The column records trips, teaching appointments, new jobs, and family movements including teachers starting in Bronson, Ahrens visiting New York, and Harold Keith’s Labor Day weekend trip to Denver.
Minneapolis resident Harry G Higgins of Rupture Appliance Specialty offers a free demonstration of his Guaranteed Rupture Shield for men women and children at Hotel Graham Sterling Calif. on Thursday Sept ith from 9 AM to 3 PM or the evening before after 7 PM. He claims to have fitted hundreds in the midwest and southwest and warns rupture may cause gas pains backache and nervous symptoms if untreated. Free demonstration offered with possibility to write if unable to attend.
Thursday activities include Presbyterian Circle in church parlors St Martha's Guild at Mrs W L Larsons home 1300 1th Ave Willing Workers in Christian Church parlors with hostesses Mrs George Mee han and Mrs Earl Bledsoe W S C S general meeting in Methodist Church parlors Dorcas Society in Trinity Lutheran Church parlors St Paul's Aid Society at Mrs Arnold Sunderman home with co hosts Mrs Walter Aurich and Mrs Roy Thom as hosts
We have a new supply of city and county maps for sale at 1.50 dollars each. The Telegraph.
Classifieds list rubber stamps stamp pads dating machines and other office needs offered by The Telegraph. Readers can respond to ads to acquire stamps pads dating equipment and related office supplies.
Nebraska will have about two thousand unfilled teaching positions this year, down from last year. Wayne A. Reed, state superintendent, cites factors such as more teachers in training, salary increases, and the consolidation of small schools.
Mrs C L Potter reports Peetz social activity with the Taylors of Sterling visiting relatives, Talbott from the Peetz faculty on business, and teachers awaiting housing. The Weltons departed for a mountain vacation while the Hiett family hosted Denver University brother Virgil Hiett with Harvey Hiett and relatives. Roy Thompson and sisters Violette Conrad and Ferne Lawrence from California were mentioned among local connections.
Mr and Mrs Clem Crowley of Denver spent several days in Denver and Estes Park. Capt and Mrs Duskins of Kearney visited over the weekend with Mr and Mrs L H Finley and sons. Duskins spoke at the E U B Church. Mrs Fred Arnold and two grandchildren of Grier New Mexico visited briefly en route with harvest trucks. Edna Groeger RN enjoyed the weekend with her parents. Earl Hecker is confined to his room but visits with friends. Frenzel and Gillham groups vacationed with Gaylord Frenzel in Colorado Springs. Baby Bruce treated for an ear infection in hospital. Germain Groeger to be honored at a pre nuptial shower Sept 5 at Sacred Heart Church.
Mrs. Bertha Bahr and Mrs. H Glassburn and Margaret attended Wednesday dinner at the H Misegadis home. E Hill went to North Platte for his niece’s funeral. Mrs. Wm Gade takes a two week vacation with four daughters visiting Washington and California. Roger Cunningham and son of Kearney visited at Mrs Tom Allington’s home Saturday.
Miss Orma Misegadis and Bob Englert shared lunch at the Duke Holman residence Sunday evening. Sunday dinner guests at Gordon Hornicek’s home included Mr and Mrs Hugh Booth and Beverly and Mr and Mrs I A Caldwell hosted Ben Vacik Loomis Dorothy Eros and Shirley Miller. E Hill traveled to Boulder and Denver last week with mountain plans before returning. C W Zier, after weeks in Wisconsin, came home Monday. John DeMers Jr and family vacationed in Colorado last week. Ed Magnus of Peoria Illinois visited Bert Allington Monday, a former Allington employee.
A proposed cap on aid to dependent children, urged by the advisory council of the state board of control, would set county participation at 25 percent of amounts above federal aid. The suggested ceiling would be 90 dollars for a mother and one child and 10 dollars for each additional child, lowering counties’ monthly share to about 14.75 dollars per case, though some counties already at maximum levy may struggle to meet even this.
Donna Mae Florke and Arlita Ingwerson visited Mary Ann Ruf enacht Monday afternoon. Mrs. Fred Thompson was surprised on Sunday as relatives and neighbors delivered baskets for her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Rufenacht and Sandy left Sunday for Rawlins Wyoming to visit Carlton, then continue through the mountains by Denver home. Mrs. Clarence Horst and her sons spent Saturday in Sidney with her sister Doris.
Cattle on feed in Nebraska as of August 1 rose 15 percent from a year earlier due to lifted OPA restrictions pushing thousands of beef cattle to market. Nationwide the rise trails the 40 percent increase seen across the corn belt, with shipments to country points down 17 percent May to July but up 12 percent for the first seven months of the year.
Mr and Mrs Ernie Davison left for California after a month with relatives and friends. Miss Janis Whitefoot spent Saturday night with Helen Thompson. Mr and Mrs Wm Bartling and children visited the Harry Thompson home Friday evening.
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