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Newspaper
The Telegraph News
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1930
Page
8
A historic air tour proposes a Sidney stop on June 2 with 40 ships, 60 lunch tickets, and local charges. The plan includes 20 cents per car admission, ticket sales at $2.50, and potential extra revenue for your city through advance barnstorming tickets and local sponsorship.
Offstage names and compositions fill a lengthy winter concert list as music students perform vocal and instrumental works. Prizes are awarded for averages over 95, with Carol Ankeny and Franklin Dedrick topping the year, followed by a group including June Hand, James Hand, Peggy O’Neil, Esther Sellers and Doris LeSueur.
Bunker Hill climbs to first as Potter and Lorenzo share second place after Sunday's games. Gurley leads batting at .293 with E Keiselhorst at .625 top overall hitters. Jobman of Dalton leads in strikeouts with 37. Sidney beats Dalton 5 to 4 in a nine inning box score featuring Swenson Willis and H Jobman star performances.
Clara named to all Maryland football team. Both he and Neal are products of Harlow system and have followed brilliant playing careers with successful coaching efforts.
A plane crash on Scottsbluff Street killed a former Lodge Pole man. Witnesses described aileron loss and wing separation before the craft exploded upon impact in the business district. Libby leaves a wife and two daughters, while Lyman is single.
The Grain Man criticizes Legge’s plan arguing the board cannot cover costs from bread value and still aid growers. He compares the venture’s chances to a mouse slipping past a cat convention and warns only the high-salaried officials would profit if it fails.
Slawson presents a vaudeville style program at city hall with acts Counting Daisy Petals and The Youngest Member in the Family. Performers include Helen Jane Johnson Lucile Hardy Jean Liebendorfer Edward Liebendorfer Nevin Slawson Miss Ferne Riggs Jacqueline Pindell and others. Tickets are sold at Bassett's pharmacy with 50 and 25 cent admissions.
The route near here is seen to be more attractive as settlements and service stations cluster closer together. This increased density could entice more tourists traveling from the Black Hills to Denver.
Cheyenne County stands among six districts with notable growth in the last ten years. Rural areas within the county contributed to overall healthy development, while only two rural neighborhoods showed declines from the 1920 figure.
The junior league team trimmed Chappell Sunday in an interesting contest. A rematch is scheduled for Sunday, June 8 at Chap pell diamond with Sidney’s squad showing rapid improvement and poised to compete with other local teams.
Viola Elizabeth Graudreault, 31, died Saturday morning after a three week illness. She had lived here for a month with her parents and leaves a husband and two children aged 1½ and 3. The body was shipped to Hastings for burial. Gehrig-Stone funeral service handled arrangements.
Robert Waldren operator of the local cream buying station of Swift and Company receives the honor roll certificate for purchasing the highest percentage of quality cream in April. Swift and Company promotes a better cream campaign across its stations, and Sidney gains from Waldren and local farmers’ strong performance.
A 1927 economic snapshot notes dairy products accounted for 22 percent of total farm product value and hints at unlimited growth if quality improves. It warns that millions of dollars in cream are marketed poor quality, harming both producers and manufacturers and lowering farmer prices.
Hope for lower grain rates has faded as harvest nears. Examiners for the Interstate Commerce Commission had proposed a final order that could have added about 1 to 1.5 million dollars in net gains to Nebraska farmers by reducing transport costs. The report traced to five years of Hoch-Smith resolution inquiry into equalizing freight charges and creating a farming friendly rate system. Farmers had trusted the final ICC order would be issued before the harvest.
A simple but pretty wedding was held Sunday morning June 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jobe in the Center district southwest of Dalton. Ada Wynona Jobe became the bride of Edgar A. Sayre with Rev. E. E. Dagley of the Dalton Presbyterian church officiating. The couple plans a two week honeymoon to the western slope of Colorado and will reside at 1229 9th avenue in Sidney after returning.
Nebraska vital statistics show 1929 deaths at 13,375, down 288 from 13,662 in 1928. Heart disease led with 2,226 deaths, cancer 1,347, cerebral hemorrhage 1,231, pneumonia 857, nephritis 750, influenza 642, and tuberculosis 357.
The Nolan family thanks friends for kindness shown during their recent bereavement. Mrs. F. H. Nolan and Mary extend appreciation for support and sympathy.
A vintage classified ad offers furnished cabins for rent at Randy-Fiesterman Lakes, located 35 miles northeast of Oshkosh. It advertises fishing as a draw and charges 50 cents for trespassing and 1.50 dollars per day for cabin rental, reflecting era pricing.
State teachers examinations will be held in the Sidney courthouse on Saturday June 7 1930 and Saturday July 19 1930. George Belshaw and his Ten Piece Brunswick recording orchestra will play for two dances at the Legion hall in Gering Nebraska on June 11 and June 12. Their records are broadcast daily from KGKY and this is the first recording dance band to appear in the area. Admission is 1.25 dollars per couple and 25 cents for extra ladies. Brunswick records available at Knight Campbell in Scottsbluff.
Simple glycerin buckthorn bark and saline mix used in Adlerika claims to act on both upper and lower bowels to remove poisons and relieve gas sour stomach sick headache and constipation with one spoonful. Western Drug Co. promotes the remedy as giving a real cleaning and surprising results.
The club will not undertake a drive for papers and magazines as planned because the literature cost is so low they feel the effort would not be worthwhile.
Help wanted to contact a limited number of salesmen or ladies for work in town and out. Splendid offer for full or part time agent. Excellent opportunity for students seeking summer work. If interested contact Central States Products Co. or see Edmunds at the Commercial hotel today before 4 p m. 75
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