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Newspaper

The Telegraph News

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1937

Page

5

Oiling Contract Heads to Inland for Sidney Project

Sidney councils advances oiling work after petitions, with Inland bidding $40,906.45. Government involvement covers common labor via WPA and WPA-like funding, while local bonds cannot finance the project. Inland plans to start within ten days as officials argue about grants and labor impact.

Nebraska Roche Sidney Page PWA Inland John L. Sullivan Council Sullivan Cheyenne County

Two Men Die In Early Morning Automotive Crash Near Bronson

McIntosh and Hawthorne die after a west of Bronson crash when a tire blew out and the car left the highway. McIntosh, a former Adams county official from Hastings, and Hawthorne, a Santa Ana resident, were pronounced dead or expected to die at arrival. Mrs. McIntosh and Mrs. Hawthorne suffered injuries, with Mrs. Hawthorne later rallying as hospital attaches reported. Authorities recovered belongings from the field and ship bodies to funeral homes in Hastings and Trumbull.

Bronson McIntosh Carl Olson Arthur Nelson Sidney Nebraska Adams County Hastings Hawthorne Trumbull Rice Funeral Home Gehrig Funeral Home Pomona Calif Roche Fuller Santa Ana Mr. Hawthorne Tennessee Marjorie Hawthorne Ed Lane

Lamoreaux Captures Golf Tourney in Local Flight Wins

Lamoreaux dominated the championship in the 36 hole event, posting 149 to lead the field. Brothwell claimed third flight honors with 176, while L. C. Johnson won the fourth flight with 187 and J. H. Foster topped the fifth with 202. Hooper and Parkhill were runners up in their flights as golfers trimmed morning scores in calm, sunny conditions despite occasional wind squalls.

Chappell Brothwell Heming Johnsons L. C. Johnson Fort Morgan L. H. Johnson Sidney J. H. Foster E. L. Hoover Lloyd Parkhill Hoover Lamoreaux Medalist Luce Holk Art Holk Harold Berryhill Bryant Crowland Puett Don Carson P. A. Carson Simodynes Authr Cudeworth Hansen Jorgenson Reed Mudd Logan Mason Hemstreet Bauman Bedford Dirks Martens C. W. Smith Grieve Tompkins Balmer Gus Berryhill Appel Lasseter Boyd Dorwart Lint Blodorn Furst Lee Ellsworth Dalton Gordon Carson Prince Wagner Guy Doran C A Gallagher Phelps Red Smith Henry Arp Lawrence Stopher J. D. Johnson McCain Poland Bells Hollis Kepler Smiley Warren Ladegard Redhair Howard Fulcher Roper Stenback Frank Gallagher J. S. Thomas Dresler Jameson Zwickl K. Moore Bradley Dunlop Parkhill Dick Ellsworth Cole Jones Sorenson Filbin van Gundy

The Chinese Classics and Their Writers

The best known Chinese writers are Confucius and Lao tse whose writings form the Chinese classics in ancient literature. Their works emphasize ethics governance and philosophy shaping East Asian thought for centuries.

Confucius Laotse

Treasurer's Office Is Opened For Business

The article notes the treasurer's bond had commonly been $875 with possible rises to $1250 or 10 per thousand. The office safeguards large school district and city funds, and bonds for districts or cities could reduce if districts managed their own funds. Securing bonding is difficult for counties and cities, with agents and even the state treasurer facing challenges. A recent county audit praised Wasems' office as being in perfect condition.

Ium Wasems

Grasshopper War Is Now Ready To Start

The committee should contact neighbors and set a date for bait distribution. About 1300 farmers in the county will receive roughly 2300 sacks. each hopper owner should get at least one sack, with careful use to prevent waste.

Grasshopper

Cooperative Effort Urged to Fight Hopper Infestation

Farmers are urged to act quickly with bait distribution to curb hopper infestations. Limit sacks per person to prevent overuse, spread bait as soon as warm weather arrives, and follow bag directions for effective coverage. Local officials seek improvements and welcome suggestions while warning against delays.

Unusual June Storm Dumps Snow and Wind Across Region

A June storm brings rain and snow to western Nebraska counties, with two inches of snow in Kimball and hail near Hemingford. Temperatures fall to the upper thirties in Sidney and Scottsbluff, while Alliance reports .41 inch of rain by noon. Road transients seek shelter as wind uproots trees and garden plants suffer damage.

Knights of the Road Sidney Kimball Scottsbluff Alliance Hemingford

Truck Strike Looms Over Omaha Dock Operations

The Omaha Central Labor union backed the truck line employees and pledged support for a strike. Floyd sought Indianapolis approval but may act independently if no sanction arrives. Freight at loading docks halted as union men blocked drives, impacting about 5,000 drivers and 47 Omaha lines with branches across Nebraska and neighboring states.

Omaha Omaha Central Labor Union Floyd Indianapolis Nebraska Des Moines Sioux City Kansas City Denver Chicago

Fossil Searchers Return to Panhandle Diggings

Fossil teams led by Robert Wolf of Red Cloud Wesley Robbins and William Chaloupka Jr of Lincoln will work in Bridgeport and Broadwater as the second museum expedition in the area. The field season includes Hemingford Harrisor and Hay Springs with Dr Kirk Bryan from Harvard directing eastern Colorado work aiming to correlate late Pleistocene deposits with the Schultz party.

Kearny Robert Wolf Red Cloud Wesley Robbins William Chaloupka, Jr Lincoln Bridgeport Broadwater Hemingford Harrisor Hay Springs Kirk Bryan Harvard Colorado

No Further Inquest In Tragedy At Chappell

Devel County Attorney Dallas A. Clouse announced no further investigation into last Thursday night’s accident in which David Knebel, 62, of Central City, was fatally injured. Knebel was run over as he jumped from a truck driven by W L Paddock. authorities say Knebel died en route to a hospital. Two women, Alice Lutheran and Thelma Gilpin, remain in custody, and are to be returned to Hastings for hospital care after escaping from Hastings state hospital.

Devel Dallas A. Clouse David Knebel Central City Knebel W. L. Paddock Devel County Alice Lutheran Thelma Gilpin Paddock Hastings State Hospital

State Treasury Reports Small Cash Decline and Fund Balances

The state's total cash on hand fell from 7 626 818 to 7 431 940 in the past month per State Treasurer Jen sen. The cash account totals 101 374 53 with government bonds 2 776 024 25 and due from banks 4 544 542 27. General fund receipts exceed 900 000 with a balance of 730 519, up from 656 830 last month. Trust funds exceed 900 000 current and permanent, with 13 990 537 invested in bonds and an overall balance of 21 422 478 versus 21 625 142 in April.

Jensen

Crops Day at North Platte Station June 23

The North Platte experimental substation will host Crops Day on June 23. Activities include a 10:30 assembly at the substation, field tours to alfalfa plants and irrigation facilities, talks on alfalfa improvement and irrigation pointers, a noon picnic with provided lemonade and buttermilk, and an afternoon tour of the dry land farm covering crop rotation and spring grain varieties.

North Platte H. W. Tysdal H. E. Weakley Grouns

Program items listed for agricultural show and talks

A 2:30 program in the machine shed covers Pasture and Grass Improvement with A. L. Frolik and L. C. Newell. Collecting and Producing Native Grass Seed by Jess Fults and E. C. Conrad. Promising New Grain Varieties by O. J. Webster. topics include Grain Sorghum Prose Soy Beans Artichokes and Other Miscellaneous Crops by L. L. Zook and H. E. Weakley.

A. L. Frolik L. C. Newell Jess Fults E. C. Conrad O. J. Webster L. L. Zook H. E. Weakley

Young Princeton graduate becomes Wilson College president

Dr. Paul Swain Havens of Princeton, a Rhodes scholar and author, has been inaugurated as president of Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. At thirty three he is among the youngest college executives in the United States.

Paul Swain Havens Princeton Wilson College Chambersburg United States

Untitled U P streamlined steam locomotive No 2906 tested

The Union Pacific unveils three experimental streamlined locomotives headlined by No 2906. A high speed engine with a streamlined jacket uses roller bearings and a smoke lifting arrangement for clear vision. Three types include a mountain eight coupled, and a turbine electric unit, all aimed at about 100 mph with 2906 having surpassed that speed in tests.

U P U. P U. S

Polk County Picnic at Legion Park Ushered by Secretary

Notice for the annual Polk county picnic at Legion Park Sidney on Sunday June 20 invites all former Polk County residents. Mrs. E A Johnson serves as secretary for Telegraph Want Ads Get Results.

Polk County Legion Park Sidney E A. Johnson

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