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Newspaper
The Telegraph News
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1934
Page
6
The Zephyr, powered by a diesel engine, travels with the Union Pacific flyer at about 75 mph. It is hailed as a revelation in modern streamline design and is expected to set patterns for several other railroads.
Rev Mr Bicknell served as state secretary of his denomination in Minnesota and as pastor in St Paul Sidney and Lincoln. He died suddenly Tuesday morning June 19 survived by wife Emilie S Mays and three daughters Elizabeth L Joan Amelia and Julia Maryetta along with a sister and two brothers. He was a Mason Odd Fellow Woodmen Eastern Star member with active and honorary pallbearers named.
Laws on power and irrigation districts split funding by charges versus taxation. Foreclosure moratoriums face district courts and await state supreme court ruling. Appeals in Lancaster and Douglas county redistricting challenge the state. Tax delinquency date changes trigger court tests over interest on second half payments. The party circle repeal law may be challenged in courts.
Contracts with the green rider must have county quotas approved by district statisticians. Forms for final county data are being sent to counties by the board. After receipt, payment contracts will be accepted in batches of 200 and processed rapidly.
County chairman Tom Allington says the corn hog allotment committee is revising figures downward and making slow progress. He notes it is hard to estimate when the vast task will be completed.
The downtown Sidney program for the Fourth of July will run in the afternoon and evening with a carnival featuring rides novelty attractions side shows and concessions. Ed Runge general chairman says the program will be ready for publication this weekend and claims it will be the largest carnival booked in Sidney.
Word was received last week of the marriage of Hazel Hansen to Dr. W P Iverson at the bride’s Irene South Dakota home. Miss Hansen is well known in Sidney having taught at Gurley and Dalton schools the past few years. She was a guest of Mr and Mrs John Weiand here on many weekends.
Cheyenne county faces grasshopper infestation after recent rains. County agent reports many eastern fields at risk of crop damage as hatchlings emerge and build up populations despite relief to crops elsewhere.
A new scheme emerges in the corn hog program. When announced, details will flow from the state corn hog office to county associations. Contract signers with extra pigs will receive written notices from the Secretary of Agriculture. Farmers urged to consult Nebraska local allotment committees before any action to avoid manipulation.
Mack Radcliff, an 80 year old western Nebraska cowboy, remains in the saddle daily, working in the corral alongside younger men, as friends note his storied career and rugged frontier spirit.
An elderly couple claimed a gunman fired on their car last Thursday night. Two New York men admitted the incident may have been a mistaken misfire, prompting officers to breathe easier that they dodged any serious danger.
Dwight Griswold, Gordon editor and former Nebraska Press Association president, begins an active statewide speaking tour as Republican candidate for governor. He recalls his 1932 bid reaching 382 towns, led the Republican ticket by 15,000 votes, and lost to Governor Bryan by 35,000 while Roosevelt won the state by 157,000. Griswold vows to campaign vigorously across Nebraska ahead of the August 14 primary.
The article describes widespread chinch bug activity affecting spring crops in Illinois and Indiana amid a severe drought. Experts warn of continuous feeding throughout the growing season, while Iowa fights infestations with barriers and control methods. County agents note no local outbreaks yet, but farmers face a threatened corn and grain harvest.
The article reports a 20 to 22 percent average drop in Illinois corn yields due to chinch bugs with as much as 40 percent crop destruction in some areas. Rainfall could curb the pest in 19 of 102 counties while Nebraska and Kansas show mixed prospects. Illinois may produce about 200 million bushels versus 300 million normal.
The article discusses using the General Fund to fund relief jobs and notes factors such as property valuations, a beer tax affecting about 170000 each year, and the absence of emergency expenditure provisions. Smith argues the general fund balance may not provide substantial immediate relief funds, predicting the total could shrink as expenditures recur and that next spring’s balance will likely be low.
Kimball edged the Seals 3 to 2 in ten innings with a run credited to him that spurred another score. The victory extends Kimball’s win streak to eight and leaves the Longhorns as the league’s only unbeaten team. The Seals had reached six straight wins, and Sidney next faces Kimball in an exhibition game on July 4 after weather nearly postponed Sundays tilt.
The session closes with major bills listed including appropriation measures and relief totaling over 6.8 billion dollars. Debt relief for corporations municipalities and farms follows. A devaluation of the gold dollar and a currency stabilizing fund are enacted. Silver purchases aim to boost silver backing for currency to one fourth of all metallic reserves.
The package includes liberalized securities and deposit guarantees, RFC and Federal Reserve loan boosts, extended RFC life, broader banking authority, and a 1935 borrowing rise. It also calls for a seven member Federal Communications Commission, tax hikes, liquor taxes, air mail reforms, large-scale public works, labor dispute boards, road grants, Philippine independence law, crop and commodity programs under AAA, and arms loan authorizations.
Preston W. Carr, capitol janitor and holdover in Conklin's term, was dismissed from state service by order of Conklin. Carr told Assistant Attorney General Wright of his discharge. Wright cited no reason, noting Carr testified to establish wages at ninety dollars monthly after a prior one hundred dollar rate.
The article lists scarce Rocky Mountain alpines and related rock garden subjects. It promotes saving names for future growth and cites six crigeron varieties, three crane’s-bill geraniums, a native alpine willow, several viola species, and many penstemon selections as sturdy, attractive, low growing subjects suitable for dry gravelly beds and rockeries.
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