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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1963
Page
9
The Nebraska Farm Bureau report recalls how farm and ranch folk embraced the infant Jesus over 1900 years ago. The narrative parallels shepherds in Bethlehem, describing their awe at the manger birth and the spread of the Good News among rural communities and families tied to soil and flocks.
The next Peace Corps Placement Test will be given nationwide on Saturday January 11 at 8 30 a m. The non competitive aptitude tests will be held at 825 post offices and other federal buildings in major cities including the Sidney post office. All applicants must take the placement test and submit a Peace Corps Questionnaire. Those not yet completed must do so after testing. No test taker may repeat without Special Peace Corps permission. Right wing Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings is in his 18th NHL season at age 35 and has been MVP six times.
Lincoln homemakers learn that beef variety requires proper cooking. Ethel Diedrichsen notes less tender cuts like flank plate brisket and heel of the round can be tender with moisture and long cooking, ideal for stewing braising pot roasting or boiling. Higher USDA grades guide selection and roasting results.
In 1907 Emily Bissell a Red Cross volunteer launched Christmas Seals after reading Jacob Riis. A Philadelphia newspaper editor relented and the North American front page carried the seals raising 3000 dollars. The seals become a national tradition funding TB care and research. Cheyenne County TB Organization appeals for support to sustain local rehabilitation and education programs.
University of Nebraska Extension forester Karl Loerch says five rows of trees are the minimum for a farmstead windbreak if space allows. If fewer rows are used, all trees should be evergreens. A suggested windbreak is a row of ponderosa or Austrian pine 100 to 150 feet from the buildings.
Candles illuminate Christmas customs from Germany to Bethlehem. The piece recounts legends of the Christ Child and Mary, Pagan Yule rites, medieval candle practices, and Luther’s tree tale. It notes electric lights now replace many candles but remain central in churches and homes, especially in candlelight services at Central Moravian church Bethlehem Pa.
The note lists tall and medium broadleaf species and red cedar as windbreak options. It explains spacing depends on moisture, soil, and equipment width. Additional windbreak guidance appears in EC 64-1726 Clarke McNary Trees, available in county agents' offices after January 1.
Evergreen garlands with cones and herbs link modern Christmas celebrations to ancient origins. The practice dates back over a thousand years before Christ in ancient Egypt and persisted through gala occasions.
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