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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1947
Page
2
The Telegraph is an independent newspaper published at 11th Avenue and Illinois in Sidney Cheyenne County Western Nebraska, issued every Tuesday and Friday morning serving the city county and region.
An editorial argues for a large scale reclamation plan to store and distribute mountain water across Wyoming and western Nebraska. It envisions a mammoth reservoir feeding irrigable land from Banner and Kimball through Cheyenne and Deuel to Ogallala, via contour surveys and federal funding, transforming the North Platte Valley into a major irrigation region over ten to twenty years.
A National Educational Association outline urges citizens to inform themselves and take action to aid schools. It calls for contacting leaders, backing legislative plans, writing governors, organizing conferences, and pressuring media, with a final appeal to rally friends and neighbors for sustained support during sessions.
The Nebraska editorial argues against approving a state veterans bonus at this time. It cites federal aid for veterans, worries about political motives, and notes the federal pension and training programs, urging continued reliance on national programs rather than a state bonus.
The speaker claims candidacy for the Old Timers Club by recalling numerous past times. He notes shifts in cars, parking meters, entertainment, family dynamics, radio figures, and social norms, framing nostalgia as proof of aging wisdom and experience.
A speaker recalls old social norms about modesty and gender roles, joking about how respectable behavior shaped public life. He hints at more memories to save for his later years, promising to share them when he is old.
Scottsbluff businessman Terry Carpenter announced his bid for mayor in the upcoming April election opposing May Thompson or Lynn Thompson. With the January 30 filing deadline looming, Carpenter said he would run as the Star Herald reported.
The postwar three year plan could yield 48.758 million for highway construction if full federal funds are matched. Federal 25.244 million and state 23.514 million. Nebraska faces an estimated 11 million shortfall under current revenue, though counties and cities may reduce this gap. Thirty counties with 34 projects are under cooperative agreements, costing 1.4 million with half funded by federal dollars. Materials shortages limit full use of funds.
The Telegraph notes a strong stock of ledger sheets and binders and offers to order any missing size. It invites customers to inquire and confirms willingness to place orders if the right size is not on hand.
J. H. Hewitt, father of Mrs. L. W. Taylor of Sidney, suffered a stroke Sunday at the home of his daughter Mrs. Algia Price in McCook on his 88th birthday. He was recovering from a recent cataract operation and was hospitalized in McCook in serious condition. Mrs. Taylor, her sisters and Elmer Hewitt of Powell, Wyoming, traveled to McCook to be at his bedside. the Hewitts were longtime residents of Sidney and Gurley.
Advert describes a Duo Dustin Cloth for cleaning. It claims dusting and polishing in one pass with no lint. Available in a roll for fifty cents.
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