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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1947
Page
7
Sioux Ordnance Depot announced Saturday 200 job openings to be filled immediately as part of accelerated postwar planning. Listings include lift truck mechanics auto mechanics trailer truck drivers carpenters freight handlers munition handlers and supervisors with starting pay rates shown and candidates urged to contact their state employment service office for details and current availability.
A legislative education committee approved amendments to LB 33 creating preferences for lease holders in renewals. The State board must notify one year before expiration and re appraise rent if a new lease is requested. Leases remain non assignable without board approval and appraisals occur every five years, with rents adjustable after each appraisal. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling calling for competitive bidding on all leases amid objections from current holders.
Senator Ray Babcock argues S B 329 would place liquor wholesale in state hands to end a few large distributors control and raise revenue without a sales or property tax. He says free enterprise remains, but the state must fund roads, schools, hospitals, and services, and that state control could reduce prices to retailers while protecting private manufacturers and distillers. He invites reader views.
Sen. C Petrus Peterson argues the amendments implement the Supreme Court ruling by delivering the largest return on land while conserving it. He says the measures protect current lease holders who practice good husbandry and soil conservation.
Earl Maxwell, State Extension Forester, addressed Cheyenne County farmers and homemakers in Sidney and Dalton on February 20, outlining windbreak value and farmstead landscaping. He urged both broadleaf and evergreen trees with wide spacing, foundation shrubs, and choosing species that frame the house rather than obscure it.
Alliance voters will cast a yes or no vote on April 1 to issue 200000 dollars in bonds to fund a school expansion. The school board will pass a March 4 resolution to place the bond on the city election ballot. Fifty one percent?
Public notices of auctions in the territory list sales by Fred Schwartz two auctions by Leland Knapp Ray Hawkins and a Sid ney machinery sale by H W Eberle all with dates in the coming week and details on locations times and clerks The Telegraph will publish the sale articles including the full lists and bills.
The school board moved to place a bond issue on the April 1 ballot after authorizing Superintendent H. R. Partridge to prepare a resolution for approval on March 4. Notice will run four weeks before the vote, reversing the prior plan that required taxpayer petitions and a 60 percent majority.
A guide notes that reheated leftover meats tend to dry, especially medium and lower grade beef. To avoid dryness, use a double boiler for sliced roast beef or serve cold with hot tomato or chili sauce or gravy. In dishes like hash croquettes stews soups and pies, sauces keep meat moist. Ground beef with relish or vegetables and salad dressing makes a tasty sandwich filling.
Simple rules for picnics reduce work later. Use milk bottle suds and clear water to wash silver and hands, wipe china or plastic dishes before repacking, and clean the picnic box when you return to prevent bugs and future messes.
An overcrowded refrigerator reduces air circulation and cooling efficiency. Clearing the sides helps maintain proper temperature and preserves overall performance.
Commercial Bowling League standings show Mayfair at 47 games, 31 wins. So. Divide 25, 21. Waddell's 3, Horn Motor 0. U. P. 2, Story's 1. VFW 2, Story's 1. Green Lantern postponed. High team series 2628 by Mayfair and high team games 910. Individual highs: Lebsack 559, Tamasi 559. Lebsack 213, Perry 211, Niebaum 205. Senate pads one half size.
Mr and Mrs Henry Bolz and family express gratitude to the Gurley Fire Department and friends who helped after their home fire along with those who sent gifts.
A dairy cow is valued for milk output from age five, with two years of production required to recover rearing costs. Calves do not reach milking maturity until five to six years old, meaning economic payback comes late in life.
The article notes that seven eighths of American iron ore comes from Lake Superior. It projects the Mesabi range could be exhausted by 1975 or 2000 AD if mining methods stay the same, but anticipates advances in metallurgy will offset the decline.
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