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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1947
Page
5
The Canstein Bible Institute at the Orphans' Home in Halle founded by the Marquis of Canstein in 1710 distributed before 1719 about 40 600 Bibles and 100 000 New Testaments.
Jethro Wood patented an iron plow with interchangeable parts in 1814, creating the era of manufacturing. The invention let farmers replace worn or broken castings with new ones from the factory, boosting maintenance and production efficiency.
Nebraska State Wheat Show planners seek a home equipment exhibit for the Sidney event on January 10. J C Swinbank says Mrs. Mary Elliott could handle demonstrations on ironing, deep freezers, and related topics, with local merchants participating as at fairs. The exhibit aims to attract merchants and interest women attendees with practical demonstrations.
Governor Val Peterson urged Nebraska residents to join the Nebraska State Safety Council and the Safety Fat and the National Safety Council in a nationwide campaign to reduce Christmas season accidents. He stressed individual responsibility and forethought to prevent highway fatalities, noting Nebraska’s high rise in traffic deaths through the first nine months of 1947.
Surveys show less than five percent of yearly soybean oil is used for paints and plastics. About 95 percent goes to food consumption in some form. Soybean oil is used in shortening, salad dressing, margarine and other foods.
Amidone, a new drug described as two to four times as potent as morphine, was developed by Germans during World War II. An army medical corps team recovered it in 1945 and brought samples to the United States for study by chemists pharmacologists and scientists. Like demerol, it is not opium derived yet remains habit forming.
Nebraska counties received 378.35 each from a 1947 racing premium pool totaling 34 807 20 funded by the Racing Commission. Ak Sar Ben in Omaha led contributions while other tracks included the Nebraska State Fair Lincoln Madison County Fair Mitchell and Platte County Fair Columbus. The fund supported 4 H club and livestock awards with more than a third of total premiums from fairs.
The annual report filed in the office of State Auditor Ray Johnson notes the total fund is 721 dollars below the 1946 distribution.
Ashley Westmoreland of the Veterans Administration Lincoln regional office says starting January 1 veterans must provide more than prima facie evidence to establish service connection for medical and dental treatment. A full year after the end of hostilities is given to secure treatment under the presumption of service connection. Postmarked applications after December 31, 1947 require formal adjudication before non emergency treatment. The discontinuance of prima facie evidence does not deny rights or limit services for service‑connected conditions.
The U S Department of Agriculture projects plentiful supplies for 1948. Fresh and frozen fish, stewing chickens, and ducks are expected to be abundant in markets. Oranges grapefruit lemons and apples are also anticipated to be widely available across regions.
The report notes abundant winter fruits and canned goods. Plentiful items include pears, citrus juices, grapefruit segments, tomato juice, sweet potatoes, peas, pumpkin, squash, and dried fruits like prunes and figs. Also ample walnuts, filberts, pecans, and fruit spreads.
Local listing states THE TELEGRAPH offers typewriter and adding machine ribbons for all standard makes kept in stock, ensuring printers and offices can replenish supplies promptly.
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