Sidney Telegraph Editorial Page Highlights Local Press
Editorial page of The Sidney Telegraph, Cheyenne County Nebraska, notes its claim as Western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper founded in 1873, and lists publication schedule Monday Wednesday Friday along with association memberships and office address.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Press Assn
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
Lith Ave
Sidney
Nebraska
Western
Associate
We Are Against Federal Aid To Education
A Nebraska stance arguing against federal involvement in education. The text contends schooling is a state and local responsibility, with possible rare federal loans only in emergencies and urges Congress to oppose federal education funding plans. It asserts communities must fund schools first and rejects federal brokerage fees.
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Nebraska
Two Kinds Of Monopoly Juxtapose Labor and Business Power
The piece argues that both big labor led by James R Hoffa and big business face a shared risk to free enterprise as monopoly power grows. It warns that government resistance to excess power is essential and that disciplined free enterprise, rooted in democracy, is the only durable path.
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James R. Hoffa
Oil firm buys deep mineral rights in Cheyenne County
An unnamed large oil company has acquired a block of deep mineral rights in Cheyenne County. Industry observers expect exploration of deeper zones for oil or gas deposits, potentially unlocking long producing basins and meaningful benefits to the region.
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Cheyenne County
Uncle Sam Sets Frozen Speckled Butter Beans Standard
The Department of Agriculture proposes new word usage for frozen speckled butter beans. It defines the product as frozen beans from clean sound freshly vined seed with color speckles in pink red green lavender to purple allowed. The piece mocks government oversight while noting stricter labeling for lima beans.
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Sam
Department of Agriculture
Lima
Department
Progress In Sidney Focuses On Local Prosperity
Sidney Nebraska faces job losses as oil exploration slows while Sioux Ordnance Depot and oil finds underpinned growth. The community formed the Sidney Industrial Corporation with a $706 000 charter to boost local industry and financial welfare through coordinated efforts.
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Sidney
Sioux
Sidney Industrial Corp
As Other Editors See It on Nebraska Wyoming Secession
The Laramie Daily Boomerang retorts to secession talk by Nebraskans seeking Wyoming ties. It mocks Nebraska’s beauty and productivity and jokes about forming a 51st state with Wyoming as ally while critiquing the Sandhills and tumbleweed Wyoming image.
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Nebraska
Wyoming
Laramie
Midwest
West
Dakota
Iowa
Kansas
Colorado
Times-Herald
Sidney Industrial Corp Meeting Seeks Community Input
A proposed community group, the Sidney Industrial Corp, invites local business and professionals to a February 28, 1961 meeting at 8 00 p m at the Ft Sidney Motor Hotel to outline aims and gather ideas. The event stresses inclusive participation and potential town impact on future growth and employment.
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United States
Sidney Industrial Corp
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Sidney
Im Sidney
Where is Swan City A Saline County memory
Saline County Historical Society seeks to memorialize Swan City the county’s first town and initial county seat. The site dwindled after a move to Wilbur in 1878 followed by Pleasant Hill’s later role as county seat. Population declined from about 500 to 115 by 1880 with no rail access and changing highways shaping current town locations.
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Saline County Historical Society
Swan City
Saline County
Srould
Saline County Society
Nebraska
Andreas
Swan
Turkey Creek
Pleasant Hill
Wilsbur
Wilbur
Ant Hill
Dorchester
Nebraska Senate Eyes More Boards and Agencies
Nebraska legislators push seven bills to create new boards or commissions and convert existing ones to executive bodies. Proposals include a three member state public power commission, a full time state board of pardons and paroles, a state insurance board, a life insurance board, a board for the blind, a board of sanitarians, and a public livestock market board. Some bills would replace current boards and shift authority from governors to new agencies while critics warn of added complexity and costs.
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Nebraska
State Public Power Commission
State Department of Public Power
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Board of
Secretary
Commission For
State Board of Control
UB 127
Executive Highway Commission
Nebraska Advisory Highway Commission
Nebraska Agricultural Products Committee
Board of Control
State Department
Telephones Go Electric in Morris Illinois
A six year, 25 million pilot electronic central telephone office in Morris showcases a photo graphic memory plate and a brain center that directs calls. The system speeds switching thousands of times, with features like two numbers dialing for extensions and automatic re-routing, plus a flying spot store memory plate reading 67 data items per light position.
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Morris, Ill
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Morris
R. W. Ketchledge
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Nebraska must fund jet-age education without federal aid
The piece argues Kennedy’s $5.7 billion federal education plan risks central control and urges Nebraskans to increase local taxes to fund modern education. It notes Nebraska ranks 49th in per capita public education spending yet praises local bond approvals and emphasizes local willingness to raise funds if needed.
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Kennedy
Nebraska
National Education Association
Garden seed catalogues arrive with colorful previews
Home mail boxes receive 1961 seed catalogs with new All-America mum varieties Her Majesty Bingo Apricot Sheen and 12 gladiolas including Landmark Maytime Royal Stewart Appleblossom Sparkler Emperor Caribbean Rusty Gypsy Dancer China Blue Little Pansy plus new Americana hybrid tea rose selected as 1961 rose of the year by a major grower panel.
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Grace Mack
Canaan
Conn
Royal Stewart
New Yorker
Cheyenne Driver Fined and Jail Term Upheld on Appeal
Jacob Zulauf of Cheyenne was fined 100 dollars and had his license suspended 30 days after a driving conviction. The District Court upheld the penalty and added 30 days in jail and a one year license suspension on appeal.
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Casper
Wyo
Jacob Zulauf
Cheyenne
Justice Court
Zulauf
Reducing Fat Steaks Problem For Cattlemen
Denver AP reports cattlemen seek methods to produce tender juicy steaks with less fat. Experts study cutting fat during processing and breeding feeding to yield quality meat with minimal waste fat. Research includes fat dispersion imaging and enzymes injected before slaughter.
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Denver
Jack Sprat
Gladys E. Vail
Purdue’s
School of Home Economics
Dr. Vail
L. E. Kunkle
Ohio State University
C. W. McMillan
American National Cattleman’s
Assa
McMillan
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Sidney Industrial Corporation
Sidney, Nebraska
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Senate
Edward S. Kitch
Nebraska State Journal
Weeders Guide
Earl Aronson
AP Newsfeatures
Frank Pitman
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