Frontier Air Lines to Begin Service in Sidney Nebraska
Editorial celebrates Frontier Air Lines launching service to Sidney and other Nebraska and Colorado communities on March 1. The piece notes airport spending controversy, calls Sidney ready for air service, and lauds the municipal airport effort as a milestone connecting three states and linking to a global network.
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Sidney
Frontier Air Lines
Nebraska
Colorado
Frontier
Wyoming
Unwanted Role for Sen Fenske in Governor’s Recount
Sen A A Fenske of Sundl, once Lincoln-bound to legislate, is set to referee the governor’s recount. A senior budget committee member, he hoped to oversee proposed session expenditures. His chairmanship honors him but limits time for duties he values.
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Sen
A. A. Fenske
Sundl
Lincoln
Sen. Fenske
Bis
Higher County Salaries in Nebraska Legislature Debate
A bill to raise Cheyenne County officials minimum salaries advances in the Nebraska Legislature though odds against passage remain. Voters last fall rejected raising legislators’ pay, making lawmakers unlikely to act on county pay. Supporters argue officials deserve better pay if competent to hold office.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Steen Endorses Garden County Refuge Stance
The Nebraska Game and Fish Commission director Mel Steen opposes eliminating the Garden County wildlife refuge. He argues conservation protects wildlife resources not hunter convenience, citing Canada geese wintering there and risks to species like the whooping crane. The piece praises Steen as a leading conservation figure and pledges continued support.
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Mel Steen
Nebraska Game and Fish Commission
Garden County ‘Wildlife Refuge
Steen
Garden County
Nebraska
TV weathercasts scare people into staying home
A reader argues TV weathercasts deter activity. Weathermen frequently emphasize catastrophe, predicting blizzards and tornado threats across wide regions. The piece says TV is here to stay and people should learn to live with it rather than fear it.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Bangor
Maine
Ak-Sar-Ben tax debate stirs Nebraska politics
Ak-Sar-Ben, founded in 1895 to boost Midwest progress, faces tax scrutiny from Sen. Terry Carpenter over pari mutuel betting proceeds. The editorial urges informed debate, noting the organization’s charitable work, scholarships, and community grants while urging careful legislative consideration before taxation.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
Nebraska
Omaha
Ak-Sar- Ben
Chamber of Commerce
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Sen. Carpenter
Midwest
University of Nebraska, Iowa State
Nebraska Independent Colleges
State Normal Schools
Sen.Carpenter
U S Customs Records Highlight 4000 Inboard Cruisers
The U S Bureau of Customs lists about 4000 larger inboard cruisers and auxiliary sail boats as currently in use across the national fleet.
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U. S. Bureau of Customs
Crossword Puzzle Clue List From Historic Page
An across and down clue set presented with numbers and partial word prompts for a vintage crossword. Entries include hissing sound, undeveloped flowers, attention, goddess of infatuation, dispatch, and many others, with tropical and geographic hints such as Taj Mahal site and Hebrew lawgiver.
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Taj Mahal
Expansion of grain storage signals farm stability in Nebraska
The Lincoln Star notes large growth in Nebraska grain storage since 1949. Commercial capacity rose to 282 million bushels and on the farm to 500 million, with government bins enough to hold about one billion. The system could stabilize prices during shortages and yield about $80 million annually from on the farm storage guarantees.
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The
Lincoln Star
Benson Farm Administration
James Lemley
Commodity Credit Corporation
Nebraska
Population No Longer Basis in Nebraska Legislation Debate
Lexington Clipper critiques Senator George Syas Omaha backed plan to raise Nebraska Legislature from 43 to 65. argues voting by people, fears Omaha dominance, notes mismatch between population and Senate sizing, compares to New York and New Mexico two-senator model.
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Lexington
Omaha
Nebraska
House of Representatives
State Senate
Syas
New York
New Mexico
Chimp and Gals and Goof on TV Parade
A reader laments foolish TV viewing in a verse inspired by The Tree. The poem lists a singing chimpanzee with ribbons, a Sage, Gals who twist, a man’s wrist grab, a Group around a task, an Ei guitar, a Dick wrecking a car, and a Goof with blocks, questioning who directs television, signed L Rex Carey from Dalton Nebraska.
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T.V
Irene the Friday helper and her cleaning crusade
A humorous tribute to Irene, the weekly housekeeper who keeps a home spotless. Her recent surgery prompts a cascade of mishaps and misgivings as the narrator notes how her absence unsettles the wife and friends, revealing the deep bond built on shared cleanliness.
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Irene
Subduing Killers With Drugs Transforms Medicine Era
Public Health Service notes a 75 percent drop in influenza pneumonia deaths from 1937 to 1955 and a 90 percent decline in major childhood diseases as sulfa drugs and new medicines reshape medical practice. Drug firms grow fourfold since 1929, shift to organic chemicals, and aid research, education, and health campaigns.
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Lucy M. Kramer
Public Health Service
Miss Kramer
Kramer
National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service
Jet Age Begins In Transatlantic Flight From Idlewild
Pan American marks the jet age with a transatlantic flight from Idlewild to Europe. Jets promise speed and capacity but require huge initial investments. fares hold, hoping for future reductions as international travel grows. President Juan Trippe envisions jets fostering world peace and greater global understanding.
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New York
Idlewild
Europe
Pan American World Airways
Pan America
Christian Science Monitor
Jian T. Trippe
Pan American
Letter Box highlights roads and youth concerns in Dalton
Dalton Neb February 10 1959 readers urge the county to fix deadend roads for safety and discuss a city pool hall youth issue. The Sidney Telegraph notes a Parents Advisory Council call for enforcement and a youth center, plus thanks for a Soil Conservation District conservation section and local business support.
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Parents Advisory Council
Senor
Sidney
Nebraska
Soil Conservation District
The
Soil Conservation Service
Ed Block
University of Nebraska releases high yield potato Bounty
The University of Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station announces the Bounty potato, a high yielding, large, quality variety. It averages 179 bushels per acre in dryland and 289 in eastern Nebraska, with 80 percent U S No 1 grade, and resists growth cracks. Seed stock available for 1959 distribution through the Nebraska Potato Certification Association.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
Nebraska
H. C. Werner
College of Agriculture
Dutch Flats
Sioux County
Henry Stuckert
Morrill
U. S
Warren Trank
Potato Certification Association of Nebraska
Alliance
University of Nebraska
Flying Paper Carrier Roark Delivers News by Air Across Large Area
Cheyenne Oklahoma 7 Lee Roark operates a newspaper route spanning 2000 square miles in Oklahoma and Texas. For seven years he has flown The Sunday Oklahoman to 365 ranch and farm families by airplane. A roadside sign in South Waterford Maine lists nearby communities Norden Norway Paris Denmark Naples Sweden Poland Mexico Peru and China within 100 miles.
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Cheyenne
Okla
Lee Roark
Oklahoma
Texas
South
Waterford
Maine
Norway
Paris
Denmark
Naples
Sweden
Poland
Mexico
Peru
China
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Norfolk
Iowa
Douglas County Extension Service
Disparage & Bathek
Fee Helen of Therese
Troy
Arabian Seaport
AP Newsfeatures
L. Rex Carey
P.O. Box
Dalton
Nebr
Dalton, Neb
Sidney, Nebraska
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