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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1936
Page
1
Nebraska retail market data show total sales of $274,575,000 in 1933 with per capita purchases at $199 and wholesale sales at $408,476,000. Urban residents led spending with $176,321,000, while rural outlays reached $98,254,000, and the urban per capita average stood at $363. Continued on page 8, column 3.
Maxine Rogers a Bridgeport 15 year old with infantile paralysis may be admitted to the Warm Springs foundation in Georgia after a recommendation from Marvin McIntyre secretary to the president. Viola Shepherd sought a Roosevelt interview but schedule prevented it. Rogers vows to continue school despite a leg cast and is an honor student and skilled pianist.
Curtis Brown of Lodge Pole suffered severe burns on the arms face and neck when a gasoline stove valve blew while he tried to shut it off late Monday. The Park cafe building sustained light damage as gasoline spread through the room. Firefighters contained the blaze with no major losses.
Premium list books for Cheyenne county fair were mailed to box holders Monday but not to Sidney city residents. Local people may obtain a copy by visiting the Telegraph office. With a few days left before the fair opens, prospective exhibitors should decide which articles to display.
Gurley’s two day fall festival closed with record crowds enjoying exhibits and entertainment by local merchants. Next Monday the annual old settler reunion at Lodge Pole opens with a 10 30 parade and nine cash prizes. The event features races, a baseball game, music, dances, and an address by W L Bates of Kimball. Old timers from western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado are expected.
P. J. Heaton of Sidney is reported to head the Democratic national and state headquarters in Omaha for the upcoming campaign. Heaton said no official notice has been received though informal talks with Judge J. C. Quigley indicated the appointment is under consideration. He also noted possible duties in Omaha and awaits definite word this week. Heaton, vice chairman of the state Democratic central committee and Nebraska Young Democrats president, recently met President Roosevelt aboard the presidential train for an undisclosed discussion.
John R. Williams partsman at the local Ford agency wins a trip to the Texas centennial exposition in Dallas. He will leave Sidney on Tuesday for a week. Ralph Hammond of Gibson-Wright Motor at Kimball also wins and will accompany him. Eight trips were offered to 170 Denver Ford dealers. Williams's organization won two. The contest rewarded July and August sales volume and parts merchandising efficiency.
President Roosevelt indicated to confidants on Monday that he plans to request a substantial appropriation from the upcoming Congress for large scale tree planting in western states to combat soil erosion, wind, and drought. He noted the success of windbreaks and groves on farms near Sidney and learned many farmers are using trees through the Clark McNary act, with seven broadleaf species recommended for northern Great Plains windbreaks based on 20 years of testing.
Prof M H Swenk chair of entomology at the College of Agriculture reports Hessian fly will not factor in fall seeding of winter wheat in western Nebraska. He notes no fly free dates this year due to very light infestation and advises farmers they can safely disregard the fly as a serious factor. Dry weather has reduced populations across Nebraska Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma with only east central Missouri showing some persistence.
Members of Christ Episcopal church parish plan a Sunday picnic at Legion Park. Sunday school members meet at three o'clock and adults bring picnic lunches at five. All parish members and Sunday school attendees are invited.
A Nebraska National Guard lieutenant in Gering went to a second hand store seeking a 45 caliber revolver. After learning the store lacked the weapon and noting the president would visit Sidney that day, officers rushed in. He claimed it was a coincidence and identified himself. Investigators emphasized the tight presidential security.
Alliance Paper will finance the first test well on a Box Butte county farm to tap a 1000 gallon per minute underground water supply. If the test succeeds, the farmer repays the paper from higher crops over time. if not, the paper bears the loss. The project follows years of drought and failed government aid attempts, with local farmers repeatedly hit by crop losses since 1930.
President Roosevelt, gratified by a western reception, may visit Nebraska again before the November election. Personal secretary Marvin H. McIntyre told Telegraph reporters at Sidney that the president enjoyed his stop and praised crowd orderliness and officer handling. The presidential special train arrived Sidney at 1 28 p m on its eastward journey, with engines by Charley Wilson and a large Western Union copy operation awaiting its arrival.
The chamber of commerce merchants bureau committee recommended local merchants close next Thursday afternoon from 1 to 5 o clock to allow clerks to attend an afternoon program at the 1936 county fair. Merchants were urged to advertise the closure if planned, with several interviewed merchants favoring Thursday for a one afternoon pause. In Kimball, stores closed every afternoon, the committee was told.
Democratic Chairman Farley said nominee Terry Carpenter told him he would not withdraw in favor of Norris if Norris runs as an independent. Nebraska Democratic leaders reportedly prefer Norris, petitions circulated for Norris, and state chairman Quigley indicated Norris would file soon. Farley noted Carpenter did not discuss filling Burke’s vacancy as Democratic national committeeman.
Farmers waiting for moisture for winter wheat planting felt a cautious lift as light brief rain flurries fell, signaling a first weather turn this fall. No statewide moisture forecasts were issued, but cooler temperatures persisted and scattered showers were forecast for the panhandle, with some areas reporting enough ground moisture to justify seeding yet fear seed may fail without sustained rain.
Melvin Simpson of Sidney has designed a cable weeder for summer farming. The Simpson cable weeder has been field tested for years and is ready for quantity production and demonstration. He has shown the 15 foot weeder at county fairs and is arranging a display at the state fair in Lincoln. He plans a bindweed field test Wednesday. The device uses less horsepower, uproots weeds completely, leaves mulch on the soil to reduce wind erosion and conserve moisture.
The fair board invites Congressman Harry B. Coffee to deliver a non political speech as the opening feature Friday September 11. His address on the activities of the congressional agricultural committee will begin at 6 45 PM.
Sidneys sidelight glimpses of the Roosevelt party focus on Marvin McIntyre and his press rapport while noting potential fall visit to North Platte valley. Roosevelt boosts Congressman Coffee, while locals like O D Burris engage the president in practical chat amid security, reporters, and public curiosity.
Cheyenne county officials held a long session approving transfers of funds between accounts and the emergency relief pot. They asked the state land commissioner to reduce annual rent for school land leases and appointed George Sheldon as a deputy sheriff to serve distress warrants and collect back taxes. Hugh McPhail’s bond as justice of the peace was accepted. The Cheyenne County fair opens next week with four days of exhibits and entertainment led by a tri county baseball championship and a six race horse racing program.
Amateur boxers from Sidney and nearby areas in Nebraska and surrounding states are invited to Sterling for the American Legion AAU Nebraska Wyoming Colorado and Kansas championship tournament. Matches will be held in the city auditorium on September 28 29 and 30. Entrants mail name age and weights to Les Showers in care of the Sterling American Legion. Entry is free and trophies include the James J Braddock award for most popular champion the Max Schmeling award for the quickest knockout and the Dempsey award for the heavyweight winner. Beginners contest in class B while experienced amateurs fight for class A titles.
A 1936 county fair premium list had an incorrect committee line up flagged by Glen Bales, president of the fair board. Corrected lines name Entertainment, concessions, grounds, races, publicity, parking and public safety, tickets, agriculture, and livestock with specific members including Bales, Olson, Winter, Coulter, Babcock, Barker, Welton, Schultz, Miller, Green, Johnson, Campbell, Gathman, Allington and others.
The 314 blocks of oil mat surfacing on Tenth avenue between King street and the Burlington railroad right of way were opened to traffic late Wednesday afternoon. This first oiling in Sidney marks the opening unit of an ambitious program with about ten more blocks included and 38 more blocks in a funded application. City officials hope for 52 blocks or more, choosing districts by property owner consent rather than compulsory work.
John Eckert, 70, a Dalton area homesteader, died Sunday at Cedar Edge Colorado. He left the county about 15 years ago for Colorado. Surviving relatives include his wife and six children. A brother Sam Eckert of Dalton, a sister Mrs Rose Harper of Sidney, and two cousins were en route to the funeral. Jake Eckert of Sidney was a brother who did not attend.
Liebendorfer estimates an increase in Sidney high school enrollment for the coming year while grade school registration remains around the same. Sunt. G. F. Liebendorfer said official figures cannot be released until next Monday when first official data from last year were announced.
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