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Newspaper

Sidney Telegraph

Location

Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1929

Page

9

Guaranty Fund Dilemma Stakes Nebraska Depositors

The Nebraska legislature faces a deep debt crisis in the state guaranty fund after a banks collapse wave. About sixty thousand depositors are at risk as the fund sinks over seventeen million dollars in the red. A full investigation and legislative action are urged to reimburse depositors and punish those responsible, with shared duty by the public and banks.

Nebraska Neraska Sidney Cheyenne County Guaranty Fund Banking Department Denmark

Big Year Ahead for Sidney and Cheyenne County

The outlook for prosperity in Sidney and Cheyenne County is strong as winter wheat stands well despite a dry fall. Abundant moisture and snow cover protect the crop, with expectations of a bumper harvest if spring and summer conditions hold. Farmers are diversifying with dairy pigs and poultry, while land buyers may surge. A Burlington survey notes many in five western states seek farms for rent, but bankers report scarce rental acreage. This suggests farming remains profitable and many renters will push to own farms, possibly drawing migrants westward where land is cheaper, benefiting Cheyenne County.

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Cheyenne county rental squeeze spurs land purchase plan

The Telegraph reports Cheyenne county has no rental farms left with about a hundred applications for one advertised farm. The text argues many more settlers are needed who can buy farms, noting Lodgepole valley irrigation could unlock twenty thousand acres near Sidney for five hundred families, boosting local business and easing rents.

Cheyenne County Lodgepole Valley Sidney

Nebraska Road Plans Clash With Banking Debate

Topics of Today discusses Nebraska road funding debates as counties consider bonds and a state issue. It argues for a rational primary road system and higher gasoline taxes, warning that bond interest wastes funds over 20 to 25 years while noting Iowa and South Dakota advance faster.

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Road funding debate and bond vs gas tax in Iowa

The piece argues that funds for the next 25 years will exceed 60 million dollars and that bond interest is cheaper than bad roads. It notes the reluctance of the populace to fund pay as you go programs, cites past state experiences, and discusses how higher gasoline taxes or bond issues will affect future road financing.

Iowa Nebraska

Stock Dividend of Standard Oil Tops Nebraska Farm Value

The Standard Oil company of Indiana declared a 50 percent stock dividend valued at about 40 million dollars on the day it closed at 96 dollars a share, plus a 50 cent cash dividend and 6 1 2 per cent regular dividend. Nebraska’s 1928 farm output totaled 328 070 000 dollars, still less than the stock dividend's value.

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