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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1960
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph is Western Nebraska's oldest newspaper founded in 1873. It operates from 830th Avenue in Sidney Nebraska as the official Cheyenne County newspaper and an Associated Press associate member with Nebraska Press Association honors.
Frontier Air Lines seeks permission to cut the northern Nebraska route with a civil aviation board decision possible after months. The Nebraska State Journal notes the hedge hopping segments would be dropped while Denver to Omaha flights stay. Sidney and other towns along the route are urged to boost ridership to deter cuts, aiming for 100 to 150 monthly passengers.
A survey of 1 409 New York state teachers finds broad support for improving schools while rejecting blanket condemnation. They cite needs for better handling of exceptional students, discipline of learning, more teaching time, and more qualified teachers, with mixed views on automatic promotion and students avoiding tougher courses. The mood reflects teachers seeking collaboration with parents to lift public education.
A House public works subcommittee faulted the interstate program for poor planning noting that many bridges were built too low to clear military equipment including missiles. With about 9 000 structures needing revamps the added cost could reach one and a half billion dollars. Critics urge national planning reexamination and better coordination between agencies.
The Republican veteran Robert D. Harrison, defeated by Rep. Larry Brock in 1958, contemplates another bid for Congress. He announces from Washington rather than Nebraska, remaining in public service at an Agriculture Department post and missing old local support.
A dense crossword style clue list with across and down entries, including definitions for numerous words such as timber tree, pedal digits, and Roman bronze. The puzzle combines wordplay and straightforward definitions across varied lengths, expecting a full grid solution.
A reflective essay playfully revisits George Washington as a flawed hero with tales of vanity, a roving eye, and a Virginia still. It jokes about his era, social life, and imagined behavior while contrasting old-fashioned fame with modern politics and grand dollar giving.
Editorial argues Frontier should surrender Nebraska routes rather than risk losing both northern and southern connections. It cites state subsidies, service quality concerns, and a possible CAB ruling, urging Nebraskans to push for a state-backed transfer to another airline to preserve outstate service.
Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton argues for swift action to identify and protect about 55 million acres of primeval land as wilderness within existing federal lands. The bill would codify preservation without adding lands, with Senate Interior Committee set to report early this session and action sought before adjournment.
Senator Carl Curtis notes the USSR owes the U S about 800 million dollars from World War II lend lease aid totaling roughly 11 billion. He says Russia seeks to dictate repayment terms including relaxing trade restrictions as negotiations fail. The piece also mentions a new 80 ton hydrofoil ship for the Maritime Commission and a bill to add reflectors to railroad cars.
In February 1960 Ed Block writes from Lodgepole Nebraska praising the Sidney Telegraph soil and water conservation special edition. He thanks the editor and expresses appreciation from the Cheyenne County SWCD and Nebraska committees for progress and collaboration with Extension Service ASC and advertisers.
USDA scientists with the Agricultural Research Service and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station report that without modern insecticides cotton yields fall and growers lose about one pound of seed cotton per three produced. Across treated plots, production consistently increases, though gains vary by insecticide use after more than two decades of research.
Field trials show treated plots averaging 1,049 pounds of seed cotton per acre, 309 pounds or 42 percent more than untreated plots. Since modern organic insecticides, average gains are 53 percent, with pre 1945 inorganic methods lifting about 34 percent. In 1955 treated plots hit 1,461 pounds versus 778 untreated. 1946 saw 1,084 treated vs 403 untreated, a 156.6 percent gain.
USDA scientists describe a newly defined alpha casein fraction in milk that may explain gelation in evaporated and condensed milks during storage. The study shows alpha casein has multiple fractions with varying phosphorus content and different responses to calcium salts, potentially solving the storage gelling problem.
Wisconsin farm engineers showcase a demountable box that fits on a two wheel trailer to expand capacity when needed and store away. An automatic hog feeding system distributes a set amount of feed to each pig pen daily via a control panel turn.
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