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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1937
Page
8
The issue notes Telegraph’s birthday celebration, announcing No. 104 of Volume 64 and plans for the new year. It stresses improving the newspaper, expanding community service, and strengthening goodwill between the paper and readers as the year begins.
Roche urged residents of Newton street to attend the council meeting and voice opinions on continuing curb and gutter work. He said WPA funding could form an improvement district, with oil matting decided after curb work. Estimated cost is about 78 dollars per 66 foot lot for matting and 109 dollars for curb and gutter per 66 foot lot, payable over ten years, with possible expansion to forty more blocks if property owners approve.
A storm east of Sidney damaged twelve bridges along highway No 30, with washouts and culvert failures across No 19. Flood waters lapped bridge bottoms as heavy rain, up to five inches in spots, swept the table land. Residents report continued lightning, thunder, and risk to roads, while plans call for highway improvements to handle future floods.
County fair authorities announce a three day event with exhibits in horses cattle swine and crops. Admission is fifty cents per car by day and season tickets sell for one dollar. Grandstand and quarter stretch racing tickets are twenty five cents. night shows are free. Schools close Friday to allow children to attend the festival.
County examiners receive monthly pay based on county size while rush helpers are paid 50 cents an hour up to 100 monthly. State collects most of the 75 cent old driver fee and $1 new applicant fee to fund the safety patrol. Fred Mauser serves as Cheyenne county examiner with A W Bundy assisting. Examinations occur at the city auditorium.
Yollie Williams will be buried Saturday with services at Gehrig Funeral Home at 2 pm conducted by Dr W T Kahse of Trinity Lutheran church. He had been hospitalized since June 26 and died after a prolonged illness. He leaves a brother Joseph of Cheyenne and a sister Ella who died years ago. An Odd Fellow funeral service will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
Night Marshall Moore reports two men stole a car from a filling station and fled east toward the city limits. The pursued pair abandoned the vehicle on Hickory Street near the power plant, ran across Union Pacific tracks, and exchanged gunfire with a resident as daylight approached. Police linked the stolen car to Goings and noted the vehicle’s insurance had just expired.
A WPA investigator explains the agency will not change its regulations to provide the needed drought aid. Roche began pushing for immediate relief in Cheyenne and Kimball counties and was assured the Chicago office would respond.
A man is sent to inspect the drought area while Dwight Felton, state director, pledges to push WPA farm aid. Federal officials in Washington refuse changes that would make work relief for farmers practical, stalling relief plans.
Special committees form to coordinate seed loan and RA applications across western Nebraska with WPA limits on farm aid. RA expected to fund stock feed and seeds. relief efforts spread via Dalton Potter Sidney clubs and farm bureaus. Cattle shipments rise due to drought while pump irrigation expands in Kimball Sydney Alliance and Potter counties.
Gurley and area residents welcome guests from Chicago and nearby towns. Family gatherings include Allegheny visitors, teachers arriving for the new school year, and a christening of Latham Paul Vogt at Dalton hospital. Local events feature a farewell for Rev. Gordon Birky, garden club preparations for the County Fair, and staffing changes at the Gurley Telegraph Exchange.
Irench Express notes a tragic wreck costing 27 lives affecting a local fair. Miss Alice Morrow returns to duties in schools. Re-decoration at Johnson store brings improvement. Local residents visit, travel, and family news cover a period of social notes and upcoming meetings.
Local social page notes Mr and Mrs Fred C Johnson and sons of Denver visiting Potter relatives during Potter Day celebrations. Cheyenne visitors Carl Homan and family call on Homan relatives. Bernabe Phillips from Chappell visited with Aunt Mrs Dewey Lovell. Several residents travel to Cheyenne and Colorado Springs for visits and vacations. A large wedding event ties Potter to Sidney and Madison, while education staff resume duties in surrounding towns. A rainfall boosts area farmland, and Vernon Hagemeister family spends time with Ainsworth relatives.
Mr and Mrs A J Mellberg hosted supper guests Clarence Mellberg Thursday. Lawrence Miller stayed at Emil Marx house Saturday. Roger Brennan joined Sunday dinner at Carl Christensen home. Ralph Ravlin and Leslie Marks of Omaha also dined with Clarence Mellberg. Frank Mintken Harold Warren and families visited John Davison’s in Dalton. Pearl Christensen will work for Cleve Gillespie while Gillespie teaches in Dist 114. Numerous Devier and related family gatherings noted with picnics and visits.
The piece echoes Shakespeare’s line about mercy and contrasts it with a modern store ethos. It asserts that quality and protection define the O. P. Skaggs System Store standard, emphasizing trusted service for customers.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Martin and Mr and Mrs Leslie Marks of Omaha observed Don Ald James Deviers birthday with a Sunday picnic at Cedar Creek Hatchery. Mrs Elna Johnson and Mrs Albin joined for an evening meal after the event.
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