09 Jan 1940
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Newspaper
The Telegraph News
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1940
Page
1
A thief robbed Wells liquor store in Potter Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, taking about $40 cash and liquor. County and local officers investigate. it’s the first such robbery in some time.
Precinct meetings for the 1940 farm program began in Union Valley and Bunker Hill with sessions through January 16. Afternoon sessions start at 11 30 and evenings at 7 30. Farmers may sign for 193 agricultural adjustment payments at the ACA office, with quicker checks for prompt sign-ups. A steady stream of wheat growers visited Saturday following Friday letters. Continued on Page 6. Col. 3.
County commissioners meet to finish the 1940 financial and personnel program. Ed Erickson of Potter elected chairman. Appointments include courthouse janitors Charles E Simpson and wife at 90 dollars monthly, Dr R E Roche Sidney Lon Miller Lodgepole Alfred Arnell Potter as Soldiers Relief Committee, County physician Dr Hull A Cook, Court House Custodian L L Pindell Lee Gain won trash hauling contract at 4 50 monthly. Bids for oils and greases submitted by Sidney.
A Cheyenne county pioneer observer, active over fifty years, says the first twelve days of the year determine the rest of the year. He predicts a moisture year for 1940 due to nearly constant snow in the opening days, a claim neighbors say his track record supports, though it invites skepticism.
Peter C Nelson a 72 year old farmer ten miles southeast of Dalton was found frozen to death in his yard late Friday afternoon. Sheriff Schulz said Nelson probably fell Thursday evening while doing chores and could not reach the house. Dr. Hull Cook and the Rice Funeral Home assisted, and the death is attributed to exposure after an apparent fall. Nelson was a native of Denmark who came to the United States with his parents at age seven.
Snowfall totals near nine to ten inches across western Nebraska with Sidney recording about 10 inches and 0.72 inch moisture. Temperatures dipped to eleven below zero between 1 and 3:30 a.m. Monday as a prolonged cold spell followed a warm autumn.
Ruth Renner of the WPA recreational program explained potential city sponsorship costs and urged Sidney leaders to contact Mayor Roche about including recreational activities in the municipal plan. The meeting, attended by business and professional men, reviewed similar projects in Chappell Oshkosh and Kimball to gauge benefits.
Steve Cromwell of Geneva, injured in a Christmas Day auto accident near Potter, is expected to be allowed to return home in a few days if recovery continues, according to Dr Hull Cook. Earlier reports said discharge from Taylor Hospital was delayed due to a basal skull fracture discovered by X rays.
Cheyenne county stayed within acreage limits earning nearly double the 1939 wheat value. About 2000 in parity payments were made in 1939 to county farmers, plus eligibility for federal loans on over 1.25 million bushels at an average 62 cents per bushel. By storage time, farmers see a paper profit and expect about a half million dollars in 1940 payments.
The President's Birthday Ball will be held at the city auditorium Tuesday January 30 with Hank Barkers band providing music announces P J Heaton chairman Proceeds go to an infantile paralysis fund split between home use and the Warm Springs Georgia foundation Thousands of dances are held January 30 honoring President Roosevelt a noted infantile paralysis victim Advertising for the dance will be issued next week and the city grants the auditorium free of charge
Mrs. August Swanson, 177, of Gothenburg, mother of Mrs. H. R. Sack of Sidney, died Saturday. A Swedish native, she came to Gothenburg 60 years ago and was married 49 years to Gothenburg’s first mayor August Swanson. Survivors include her husband, four sons and two daughters. Mrs. Sack traveled to Gothenburg to be with family.
Tests on the Floyd Shoemaker farm irrigation well east of Alliance indicate a output of 1200 gallons per minute. Water comes partly from limestone struck at 180 feet in a 210 foot hole, with 60 feet drawdown and discovery at 50 feet.
Seven Cheyenne County 4 H members from Short Grass and Union Valley clubs will exhibit ten calves at the Denver Stock Show next week. Calves include eight Herefords and two Angus all previously shown at Cheyenne County Fair and on full feed. Carl Kurz leads entries with his calf from the 4 H Catch It contest. other exhibitors include Dorothy Kurz Florence Kurz Donny Ernest Clifford Draper Marjorie Kurz Rankin Ewers Leon Larson Albin Olson John Siefer Harold Warren.
Frances Meier, critically injured in a December accident, regained consciousness and showed improvement at Roche Hospital. She spoke with a nurse and her sister, with doctors noting a rare recovery in skull fracture cases. Four other youths also recovered from the same accident.
Sidney will start its conference basketball season against Alliance here Friday night in a feature Big Ten contest. The Maroons, aiming for revenge after football, expect full strength. Jack McCann may return to bolster the reserves. The club faces a busy schedule with two games against many league foes.
Mrs. Ethel Lillian Stewart 31 wife of Walter Stewart of Peetz died in a local hospital Monday after a four day illness. Funeral plans pending as relatives are contacted. A Sidney resident, she was daughter of the late Edgar Chipps and had lived in Peetz about 15 years. Survived by husband daughter Myr wife’s sisters Marie and Bernice of San Bernardino Calif four brothers Leland Kenneth Barstow LeRoy Sloan and Raymond Sidney. Rice Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Court house officials John Billeter highway engineer and Emily Gould deputy county treasurer are recovering at Roche hospital. Billeter may be discharged in a day or two after a week’s stay while Gould remains several days more but is not expected to have permanent injuries.
Western Public Service and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers argued for 10 hours with Nebraska city officials over a proposed contract. Key issues included union membership hiring preferences and potential check-off and closed shop provisions, plus wage clause disputes. The dispute remained unresolved as officials prepared to continue talks.
About 350 stockmen and farmers from Nebraska counties and Goshen Wyoming are invited to the Scottsbluff Production Credit association annual stockholders meeting on Tuesday January 23 at the Oto Theater Scottsbluff. Beginning 11 00 a m the meeting will include stockholder talks director elections a dinner plus a financial statement by Glen Avery. The association now in its sixth year as a cooperative lending organization financed over 725 000 in 1939 for members live stock operations. Directors include B L Sams David Boodry T W Shepard W T Young Jr and Paul Meyer.
A. K. Greenlee a Sidney pioneer resident remains at Taylor Hospital since before Christmas with a severe cold and complications. Dr Hull Cook reports the patient is doing fairly well but his advanced age prevents a definite prognosis.
Virgil Smith, 33, an inmate in Dever county jail, escaped last Wednesday night with an accomplice. Sheriff Martens said the door was unlocked by a key kept in the sheriff's office and the pair entered via the coal chute. They ransacked the desk, fled through a north window, leaving snow tracks and likely a waiting car. Deputies Barton Taylor Cheyenne and Ernest Kauffman assisted in the probe.
Fred Kastens Sr. died January 3 at his daughter Mrs William Weible’s home in Chappell Nebraska at age 79. Born February 5 1860 in Hanover Germany he immigrated at 10 and lived in Watertown Wisconsin before moving to Lodge Pole in 1927. He farmed at Nebraska City before retiring to Lodge Pole and is survived by wife Margaret four sons Pred Jr John D and William and two daughters Mrs Joe Sand and Mrs William Weible.
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