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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1958
Page
4
The editorial laments Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia leaving office, noting his long resistance to wasteful spending and predicting a void in fiscal oversight. It argues bureaucrats may cheer his departure, but taxpayers fear higher federal outlays.
The writer admits a tavern reference offended a local operator who voiced support for legalized taverns. He notes voters backed legalization and says the piece aimed to warn farmers about idleness if they retire from farming. He asserts no hostility to taverns and cites friends and readers supporting them.
The piece by J. Fred Thompson recalls the old ice man and the ice house days. It contrasts sweltering summers with cooler memories of riding on delivery rounds and the era of ice cakes and ice boxes.
A leading retailers association recently held a convention and an Editor & Publisher report notes newspapers still lead as the prime instrument for moving goods. The piece lauds the press for power prestige and durability amid competing media in the advertising market.
Honest Facts Of Life argues that auto sales lag 1957 and quarters, due to pricing and optimistic forecasts. It predicts potential 1959 price hikes as industry costs rise while demand dwindles. It warns a recession hurts John Q Public who bears high prices in good times and bad.
State Geologist E. C. Reed told a Legislature interim committee that southwestern Nebraska looks promising for future petroleum production and warned that without an oil and gas conservation law Nebraska risks wasting its natural resources. He noted Panhandle development since 1949 and urged cooperative conservation efforts among firms, calling for a formal statute next session.
Grinnell College president Howard R Bowen warns of an acute U S crisis in higher education driven by a postwar birth boom a rise in college attendance and the expanding need for knowledge He urges liberal arts colleges to stress quality over quantity and cautions that reliance on government subsidies risks political control of education Industry and individuals should fund rising college costs to preserve independence.
A Citizen column from Elk Grove California notes repeated tax cuts with datelines from Canada and recalls J Brocken Lee's wry saying that death and taxes are unavoidable but death does not worsen with every Congress meeting. The piece blends fiscal humor with cross border datelines.
The puzzle provides a mixed list of across and down clues with numerous entries covering general vocabulary, proper nouns, and varied categories. It resembles a standard newspaper crossword answer key, listing clues for scholars to solve and reference.
A humorous reminiscence on conventions exposing male psychology and the pull of home. The narrator recalls lobby glances, Temptest Storm at the Tropics, and the lure of night clubs while noting wives’ tolerance, badges, and the endless bragging of delegates.
The Morning Herald notes that 30 foreign visitors have stayed with local residents in the past week, reflecting a long standing community interest in world brotherhood. The piece quotes residents and stresses that world peace depends on mutual understanding among people of all lands.
Five miles west and southwest of Sidney the Cheyenne County area covering about thirty six square miles is eyed for oil and gas activity this year. Krueger No 1 oil well and West Sidney gas field with five shut in wells are in the region. Obituaries and social notes follow with local visits and travel details.
Jack H Lowe resigns as editor and advertising manager after seventeen years at The Telegraph and Telegraph News to join National Theatres Corporation of Los Angeles. Publication will continue with Thursday as the new publication day. Guy W Doran becomes office manager. Jarvis Bush takes editor and advertising duties. Fireman's Ball set for Feb 13 at the city auditorium with Hank Barker's band. Government rationing shoes begins. three pairs per person per year, with family pooling allowed. Marjorie Barlow visiting family in Humphrey. Lt Francis J Butterfield, son of M E and Mrs Butterfield, graduates from Camp Hood and receives commission, visiting home. Wild dog pack terrorizes east Gurley farms. cattle threatened, two men shoot and kill one dog, others escape. cow slightly injured.
Rural news recounts a gale in western Nebraska causing damage likely in the hundreds of dollars while a Brush Colorado sheep raiser reports 254 sheep killed by a pack of wild animals, two resembling thoroughbred German police dogs.
Daily reports indicate the young lady is doing very well following an attack of pneumonia. Her condition has improved since Sunday night and she is steadily recovering.
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