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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1958
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph editors offer Christmas wishes rooted in Christian joy and universal goodwill. They reflect on the season as a time of direct communion with God, with hope for rewards in the hereafter and wishes for happiness, friendship, and future association in the coming year.
Loyal backers vow to keep the Sidney Chamber of Commerce active, outlining a plan to preserve existing industries and payrolls while attracting new self sustaining ventures. Leaders emphasize farm market expansion, collective effort across ages, and a proactive program to grow Sidney and its trade area.
Deputy Attorney General Clarence Meyer favors a public vote on legalizing lotteries. He notes promotional giveaways by merchants and free drawings could be unlawful under outdated laws, while other states update statutes to allow certain promotions. He cites Nebraska race track betting and argues modernized laws may curb scrutiny without endorsing gambling.
A magazine summary quotes The American Press on country editors embracing self reliance and minimal government. It highlights admiration for founding fathers and free enterprise, viewing government as a threat to individual freedom and dignity.
A newspaper column greets the birth of Elisabeth Lisa Heinlein in Frankfurt Germany weighing six pounds ten ounces with ten fingers and toes and a large appetite. The grandfather reflects on faith family and wishes Lisa a happy healthy life while joking of political threats and praying for her safety and innocence.
In a speech to a state reclamation group Secretary of the Interior Seaton denounced costly federal projects like the Hell's Canyon dam as reclamation frauds. He argued public funds are the only pocket left for taxes and urged curbing government ventures in favor of private self support. He cited broad public concern over spending and taxation as evidence reforms are needed.
Petroleum Week notes oil hunters face deadly snakes ferocious bees lions and WWII mines. Despite modest early production the potential is described as enormous as explorers push ahead across the continent.
Sidney and its trade area close another year amid inflation that erodes profits. Farmers’ record crops contrast with shrinking net income as overhead climbs. Local businesses report casualties and retooling, while the Sioux Ordnance Depot spurs growth with up to ten thousand people during peak construction and a payroll that powers hundreds of miles around. Oil discovery near 1949 added further economic spark to the region.
The piece praises Sidney Nebraska after the Ohio Oil Co opened a district headquarters and notes western Nebraska gains from the discovery era. It emphasizes agriculture as the economic mainstay with wheat and livestock strengths, mentions safflower potential, and predicts steady prosperity with attention to residents and customers as pivotal to continued growth.
The Civil Aeronautics Board fixed February 16 1959 as the date for canceling Western and United Airlines schedules in Nebraska and appointing Frontier Airlines as successor. Scottsbluff will bid farewell to the retiring firms and welcome Frontier officials and service, anticipating more daily flights and expanded city coverage across seven states. Frontier’s arrival is seen as beneficial and the community pledges cooperation and hospitality.
A CALIPATRIA CALIFORNIA Herald column warns against a perceived indoctrination by a group with an insidious plan to force equality. It claims the aim is to erase individual differences and enforce sameness in work, housing, goods, beliefs, and culture.
David Lawrence argues for amending the Constitution to align the presidency with the elected majority in Congress. He suggests a formula to ensure one party leads both executive and legislative branches, with timing (two or four years) subject to debate.
A tongue in cheek AP feature portrays Santa Claus as a mystery figure whose existence and workshop location remain unproven. The piece catalogs rumors about aliases, gear, and the global pursuit to uncover his true identity while urging readers to wish him a Merry Christmas.
The author argues adding price stability as a fourth goal to the 1946 Employment Act, warning that price controls on prices wages rents and credit would attack symptoms of inflation. They blame government deficits as the main driver and caution against repeating peacetime controls that caused shortages, black markets and evasion.
Abilene Kansas readers are warned about planted letters to the editor pushing pro-communist themes. The piece cites Soviet propaganda as a rising tactic linked to labor issues like the Little Jäck incident, warning that newspapers face a flood of such content.
President Daniel P. Loomis of the Association of American Railroads says railroads cut total casualties by 821 percent since 1923. He urges union leaders to continue partnering with management to push for higher operating safety and stronger mutual efforts toward that goal.
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