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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1947
Page
8
Postmaster John W. Martinosky urges public help to speed Christmas parcels and greeting cards. He asks for careful wrapping and packing, early out of state mailing by December 10, greeting cards first class or 3 cent stamp arrangements, and avoiding foreign gifts during peak season to ensure delivery before Christmas.
Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska urges Congress to cut the income tax on grain sales to 25 percent to spur farmer sales of the 1947 crop. He cites farmers and bankers in western Nebraska and notes many wheats are held on farms due to taxes. Aimed at boosting grain movement and reducing storage, the measure would total 28 percent with the normal tax. Western growers say tax penalties push them to store until after year end.
Sidney Junior High installed new student government with a full constitution. Charles Bagby named student council president with Jeanne Livingston as vice president. list of class officers, judges, and police officers for seventh and eighth grades follows, headed by Chief Justice Arlan Hartman.
National reports show heavy enrollment growth for 1948 across the country. Mrs. Fred Plorin states the 1948 start suggests a ten percent rise from last year, pushing toward the one million member goal by year end. She notes 1947 gains of 130,000, reaching 930,000 members and predicting a million in 1948.
Ideal Record Books are promoted as the best system for farmers and business men to keep income tax records in order. Advertisers urge consulting a lawyer or income tax consultant to confirm that IDEAL is the right system.
Staples and staplers advertised with Stanles to fit. Local paper note from The Telegraph showing hardware items for office use and stapling supplies.
Lucille Ball stars with Franchot Tone in Her Husband's Affairs a new Columbia comedy opening at the Fox Theatre this Thursday. The film combines light romance with sharp humor as Ball and Tone navigate mistaken loyalties and social misunderstandings on screen.
Mrs Theresa Kokes suffers a fractured hip from a Tuesday fall and is hospitalized at Taylor Hospital. B J Barnhart returns from Elmo Canada where he visited relatives. Dicksons and Aller families hosted guests near Crook. Ed Ahlbergs remodel their house with H Reid and son handling the work.
Mr and Mrs Frank Kokes visit his hospitalized mother in Sidney. Ed Ahlberg and son Ronald hosted Thanksgiving with John Japp family from Mescal near Melbourne. Also guests included Larry and Glenn Dickinson’s families of Sterling. Barratt Howerter Zoller visited D Dickinson. Eckes and son Melvin hosted Chester Bruns family from Sidney for dinner. Remember U S Savings bonds as Christmas gifts.
The Telegraph advertises visiting cards available for printing or engraving. Customers may choose a design, specify details, and have cards produced in preferred sizes and finishes. Contact options or pricing details are not provided in the excerpt.
The yellowthroat consumes many insects, nearly all harmful, including caterpillars, leaf rollers, plant lice, flies, beetles and other injurious kinds.
The Telegraph offers desk blotters in a variety of color choices for customers seeking decorative and functional desk aids. The item emphasizes color variety and practicality for office or study spaces.
I express thanks to friends and neighbors for flowers cards and many acts of kindness shown during my long hospital stay.
Local store advertises full stock of typewriter and adding machine ribbons for all standard makes and models. Immediate availability, competitive prices, and convenient service.
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