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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1957
Page
10
The Cheyenne County Fair opens Wednesday for four days with a strong program led by 4-H and supported by midget acts and an RCA approved rodeo. The piece urges community turnout to boost exhibitors and performers who, despite effort, suffer from audience apathy.
The Air Force Academy under construction near Denver and Colorado Springs is now seen to cost over 300 million dollars, well above the original 126 million estimate. Critics warn taxpayers face a heavy bill, while supporters call it essential.
Public response to the Sadlak bill CH. R. 6452 favors lowering federal income taxes from 91 percent to 42 percent over five years, with nine years possible to avoid deficits. Backers cite rising employment and revenue as offsetting losses, while chambers of commerce educational institutions and many groups endorse the measure.
The text recalls 1887 as the founding year of the Interstate Commerce Commission the nation’s first federal regulator. It notes over 70 years since then and remarks that fewer than 115 bodies now have rule making investigative and judicial powers, calling them quasi judicial and a personification of big government.
Be there tomorrow afternoon for an irrigation demonstration on the George Schnell farm east of town. The Sidney Chamber of Commerce organized the event to show modern techniques. Farmers and businesspeople are urged to attend as a spectator. officials see no immediate gains but emphasize long term use of underground water to diversify farming.
Weather reports show Sidney and nearby areas enduring unusually high humidity this year with readings often 50 to 60 percent, far above the normal 10 percent. The high moisture levels, more than the temperature alone, heighten discomfort and could boost air conditioner sales.
William Henry Chamberlin argues in a national publication that character is America's wasting asset. He cites crime rises per J Edgar Hoover and warns welfare-state drift erodes individual responsibility. He blames Marx and Freud for shaping a permissive culture, urging rebuilding character as the nation’s key objective.
Tom Anderson of Farm and Ranch magazine argues that state and local governments spent 70 percent of all money in 1914 and that today 70 percent is controlled by Washington bureaucrats. He claims tax money rarely returns as services and criticizes bureaucratic waste. Eisenhower proposes shifting projects to states to improve service and lower costs.
The column reflects on Joe Louis life from poverty to fame and wealth, noting mismanagement and unpaid taxes. It criticizes his handling of finances and a public appearance at Jimmy Hoffa’s trial, calling Louis naive and urging accountability to tax authorities and the law.
Lincoln eggs prices likely to rise in fall and winter after a six year low in May as egg type chickens declined. Nebraska expert Everett Peterson notes a 19 percent drop in egg type chickens first half of 1957 versus 1956 and about 250 000 fewer layers in June. Broiler production levels off and prices should begin rising from a 13 year low. Soviet warships may pass the Turkish Straits under Montreux 1936 rules one at a time with daytime surface transit for submarines.
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Ohio State University extension agronomists outline the inputs for a 100 bushel per acre corn crop. Key factors include 420000 gallons of water or 16 inches per acre, 160 pounds nitrogen 60 pounds phosphate 120 pounds potash, about 16000 plants per acre, well drained fertile soil, ample sunshine and rainfall, and strong soil management with cover crops and residues.
National Live Stock Producer notes two stark figures 500 million feedable by current crops or 170 million fed today. The magazine argues diet shifts and a seven to one feed conversion to meat explain the farm problem and show excess crops can become livestock products for 170 million meat hungry Americans.
Describes securing hay on a wagon using front rack rope passed over the load and tied at the rear, with a slip stick to tighten and hold the load. Retains historical note that Marr desh Marrocca once displayed traitor heads. now a parking lot at the site.
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