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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1952
Page
2
Notice indicates correspondence or publication entered at the Sidney Nebraska post office as second class mail matter. This confirms mailing status under postal regulations for distribution in the local area.
An editorial laments the deteriorating Highway No 30 across western Nebraska impacting communities like North Platte Sidney and Kimball. It accuses state officials of neglecting road maintenance and funding while criticizing gas tax fund diversions and a lack of a constructive future program. It questions the region’s road priorities and ponders if this reflects a failing White Spot in state policy.
The press quotes Governor Val Peterson saying he will treat the Missouri River disaster as a state problem if needed. He would call the Legislature to address the issue at home rather than seek federal aid, a stance portrayed as courageous and blunt.
Puzzle clues include across and down entries with numerous wordplay items. Readers match definitions such as prey depiction and bird related terms, with multiple short answers spanning across themes and common crossword conventions.
Boyd H. French writes to editor Jack H Lowe voicing disagreement with roads and tax proposals, citing five deaths on Highway 30 in Cheyenne County and a lack of blame on Nebraska voters. He argues drivers bear fault, recalls wartime road funding issues, and defends voting against the gas tax and license hikes.
A note of gratitude expresses sincere thanks to relatives and many friends for flowers ecards and calls received during a recent illness.
A lighthearted essay on newspaper pride in delivering the last word during political campaigns. It jokes about taft eisenhower kefauver Kerr truman and Acheson, and notes the joy of witty retorts while acknowledging broad public discontent with politics. The piece ends with a blunt assertion that we have given the final word.
A shorthorn bull weighing 2920 pounds was sold in Chicago on June 4 1942. The buyer estimated the carcass would produce 20000 frankfurters. The animal owned by Harry Hutchinson of Story County Iowa was slaughtered weighing 1840 pounds with a 63.6 percent dressing yield.
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