Editorial on Western Nebraska Athletic Conference realignment
The Telegraph reports stir over possible bust up of the Western Nebraska Athletic Conference. It notes Scottsbluff and Alliance leaving schedules would upset Sidney’s football and basketball plans. The piece argues growth of larger schools and the futility of Class B and A schools matching Class A in competition. The Sidney Maroons are praised for competitiveness but concerns over wider realignments are warned.
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Western Nebraska Athletic Conference
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Alliance
Scottsbluff
Maroons
Bcome
Memorial America’s trains remind of war effort lost tempo
The piece reflects on mass train deliveries of army trucks and war materiel through Sidney, contrasting 1942 43 urgency with postwar apathy. It notes Senator Tydings calling for world disarmament after V J Day, likening it to 1920s appeasement fears and questioning future attacks.
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Sidney
America
Tydings
Maryland
Truman
Hitler
Senator Tydings
Municipal Caucus Encourages Public Involvement In Election
The annual municipal caucus will be held next Wednesday February 6 offering Sidney residents a chance to speak on candidates for city posts. It urges participation at the caucus and polls to support capable leaders and bolster community progress. Citizens who skip the caucus or vote may face criticism of officials striving to serve.
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Sidney
Waiting on Congress signals viaduct need in Sidney
Preliminary study on an underpass or overpass over Union Pacific tracks remains at a standstill awaiting federal and state aid decisions. Local leaders urge quick planning and funding once Congress announces postwar public works policy, promising council and chamber effort to complete the viaduct project.
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Union Pacific
Congress
Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Can a Sidney vegetable canning industry be sparked
A Telegraph reader urges Sidney to explore postwar growth via a vegetable canning industry. He cites Ogden Utah as home to a large canning payroll and suggests chamber of commerce representatives survey Ogden and the producing area. The note argues Sidney should build small payroll industries to withstand future slumps.
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Telegraph
Sidney
Ogden
Utah
Sidney Draw
Chamber of Commerce
Quotes on Money and Wisdom from Jack H Love
A collection of aphorisms attributed to Jack H Love reflecting on money perception, aging, effort, and virtue. Humor and moral observations contrast clever lines about wealth, knowledge, and honesty. The snippets present old fashioned proverbs aimed at moral reflection.
Time, Time, Time: A Rusty Almanac of Wit's Condensed
Curbstone Ramblings presents a mosaic of quips and opinions on time, society, and daily life. It contrasts mortality with now, jokes about women and men, stock markets, politeness, and a quirky rhyme about earning happiness through work and humor, ending with a plug for Streaffer’s Skrip ink and a Telegraph Printing Co. reference.
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Streaffer
Skrip
Telegraph Printing Co
Rotary Institute Opens February 14 for International Understanding
The Rotary Institute of International Understanding opens February 14 highlighting worldwide peace after a world war. Aimed at provoking thought through proposals from diverse speakers, the free public series seeks broad community participation and meaningful discussion.
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Rotary Institute of International Understanding
Rotary
Wallace proposes 400 expert staff for small business aid
Secretary Henry Wallace favors a national staff of four hundred to advise small business men on operations. The plan would place advisers across the country. The notion from Washington unsettles critics who fear federal intrusion and fiscal mismanagement. They urge reversing the idea and applying the same scrutiny to government itself.
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Henry Wallace
Washington
Wallace
United States
Sund Socials and Local Visits Across Town
Attendees at a fare well party for the Leo Wolff family included the Hornicek, Ruttner, Irwin, and J. B. Ruttner families. John DeMers Jr and Karen visited Kansas City for several days of business and pleasure. Allen Webb of Big Springs stayed at the Penske home. The Sunol team defeated Potter Friday evening. Angela Ruttner returned from a week in South Bend Ind. J B Ruttner and Dan Benzel joined Saddle Club dancers at the Country Club Thursday. Paul Booth Clinton Gade and Kenneth DeMers toured Missouri and came home with Kenneth’s new tractor.
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Leo Wolff
John Hornicek
E. A. Ruttner
Pat Irwin
J. B. Ruttner
John DeMers Jr
Karen
Kansas City
Allen Webb
Big Springs
Penske
Sunol
Potter
Kenneth DeMers
Bertha Bahr
Lodgepole
Joan Pavlat
Denver
Emil Englert
Angela Ruttner
South Bend
Ind
H. Misegadis
Bert Allington
Dan Benzel
Saddle Club
Paul Booth
Clinton Gade
Missouri
Kenneth
Writing It Down in Indiana Papers
Indiana home town dailies discuss shifting toward clarity in news coverage. They argue to emphasize what is written and why not just how, suggesting a practice of writing things down to cover more territory in the same space and consolidate related subjects into concise heads.
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Indiana
Erities
Sunday Dinner Hosts and Local Social Visits
Mr and Mrs Firth Booth entertained Sunday dinner for Mr and Mrs Wr Webber and daughter. The Harry Huston family were callers Sunday. Tom Ruttner reports illness and hospital care since Christmas. Dan Benzel hosted dinner guests Sunday evening for Mr and Mrs Fred Kilgore. Glenis Fenske and Ormia Misegadis joined Alice and Helen Rexroth to Denver Monday morning with Helen remaining for school. Barton Bondegard of Lodgepole visits aunt Mrs Clinton Gade. Paul Booth hosted Monday dinner for Mr and Mrs John DeMers Jr Karen and Donald DeMers.
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Firth Booth
Wr. Webber
Harry Huston
Sunda
Tom Ruttner
J. B. Ruttner
Dan Benzel
Fred Kilgore
Barton Bondegard
Lodgepole
Clinton Gade
Paul’ Booth
John DeMers Jr
Karen
Donald DeMers
Telegraph Printing Co Seeks Columnar Pads Supply
Local supplier offers columnar pads ranging from four to thirty six columns for print shop needs. Telegraph Printing Co invites orders and notes readiness to customize dimensions.
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The
Telegraph Printing Co
Longest Straight Rail Route Crosses Nullarbor Plain
The Trans Australian railway forms the world’s longest straight stretch, 330 miles across the Nullarbor plain in southern Australia, a limestone plateau with no hills valleys trees or towns. The next longest is 205 miles between Mackenna and Junin on Argentina’s Buenos Aires and Pacific railway.
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Nullarbor Plain
Australia
South America
Mackenna
Junin
Buenos Aires and Pacific
Argentina
Card of thanks to Dr Cook and Taylor Hospital staff
Mrs Hugh Paris expresses gratitude to Dr Cook Taylor Hospital staff and friends and relatives for gifts and kindness shown during her stay in the hospital.
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