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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1949
Page
2
The letter from Rep. Rugénd O Sullivan of Omaha criticizes Congress for not repealing excise taxes seen as aiding the wealthy through tax cuts. The piece argues for solvent business practices and suggests trimming federal payroll costs, referencing the Hoover Commission report while noting uncertainty in figures.
Citizens crowded to appliance stores after The Chid Oil Co well Cruise No 1 showed heavy gas pressure Friday morning. Experts caution one gas well does not prove a field. Ohio hopes to tap a natural gas reservoir that could affect the Nebraska Territory, but many unknowns remain.
Life on the farm grows more pleasant with electric lights telephones gas appliances and better transport. Farmers and their families enjoy comforts once limited to city relatives despite old resistances. The piece notes pride in American progress and a shift in how farmers are viewed.
A critique argues that labor unions, led by John T. Lewis of soft coal, exercise a controlling monopoly over major industries. It warns that unions could shut down coal production and calls for applying antitrust laws to organized labor while urging an end to labor monopolies in line with other monopolies.
Hundreds are using the IDEAL income tax record system described as the hardest most satisfactory. It suits any business and promises complete stock with a record book ready to order if unavailable. Buy now to avoid delays during the year start rush. The Telegraph.
A collection of humorous observations on juries, traffic, optimism and pessimism, aging, fashion, politics, and daily follies. The piece jests at trial rhetoric, uniform laws, budget talks, and the quirks of modern life with light irony and quick quips. It notes a boy revived after breath holding, jokes about aging professors and toupees, and comments on spending habits and bookkeepers.
Selections note visitors and residents from Lincoln to Fleming and nearby towns. People include Miss Lillian Miller, Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner, Hugh Boyd, Miss Lucy Jones, Mrs. H. S. Jack, Mrs. F. A. Bush, Miss Mildred Nielsen, Gene Davis family, Ruth Jane Davis, Ed Breternitz, Ralph Osborn, and others. Travel and local events are listed with brief remarks on illness and home life.
Rosa McFadden and Pearl Bartling, the champion spellers, wear ribbons in the Second Primary this week. Mr and Mrs J H Fetterly arrived from Michigan after months away. Dan McAleese to depart for New York to visit family before becoming sheriff of Cheyenne County. Mrs Dr A D Stewitts spent the week in North Platte making new friends with Rev and Mrs Bechner.
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