Airports and Bond Votes Drive 1945 City Air Upturn
In 1945 Nebraska cities expanded air access with 76 airports, including 23 private and 14 commercial ports. A dozen cities approved 274,460 dollars in airport bonds, York awaiting 45,000. Curtis approved 7,500. Lexington Cambridge Gothenburg Red Cloud Falls City Wahoo Ord Trenton Crete Wilbur Conad Superior also voted. Airports finished at Gothenburg McCook ONeill Gordon Columbus Mitchell CHap pell Humboldt Oakland. Construction ongoing at Lexington Broken Bow. improvements at Blair Norfolk Ainsworth Wayne.
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York
Curtis
Lexington
Cambridge
Gothenburg
Red Cloud
Falls City
Wahoo
Ord
Trenton
Crete
Wilbur
Conad
Superior
McCook
O'Neill
Gordon
Columbus
Mitchell
Chappell
Humboldt
Oakland
Broken Bow
Blair
Norfolk
Ainsworth
Wayne
Victory Clothing Collection Aims at Overseas Relief
The national Victory Clothing Collection seeks 100 million garments plus shoes and bedding for war victims overseas. Beller notes press cooperation key, offering newspapers a crusade for humanity plus news, pictures, and cartoons to engage readers.
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OWL
Victory Clothing
Beller
Victory
National Publicity Department
National
Time books and remittance books supply alert
We have a good supply of time books order books and remittance books scarce items better check up now and get your supply for the year Telegraph Printing Co.
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the Telegraph Printing Co
Year in Sidney Chronicle of war and weather loss and growth
Leo J. Thomas closed his office and joined the Red Cross field service. Barbara Ingwer’s son is added to pioneer deaths. Cpl. John Killham died in action in Europe. Floods and hail damage hit harvest, depots expand, a Japanese surrender celebration occurs, and local notables die, with ongoing postwar planning and new facilities announced in Sidney and surrounding towns.
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Leo J. Thomas
Red Cross
Barbara Ingwerson
John Killham
Europe
Bradley Parady
Sioux Ordnance
Herman J. Miller
Sam McCleneghan
Sidney
Carl Jones
Robert Welsh
J. C. Jenney
Sidney Draw
Ordnance Depot
Claude Chambers
Lodgepole
Loyal Zink
Brown Ae
Sidney Power Board
REA
Esther Booth
Johnson
Sidney Farmer
American Legion
Albin Olson
Fae
Sol Willis
Henry Ehmke
Fred Wittig
Geske Weyerts
Mary Walsh
H.C. Preble
Sioux
Japan
Clarence Jurgens
W. T. Kahse
Trinity Lutheran Church
Potter
T. C. Osborne
John O’neil
Rosetta Royer
Willis Farr
Telegraph
Sidney Housewives
Alliance
Chamber of Commerce
O. J. Weymouth
Schilling Brothers
Norman Fisher
Joe Ladine
Fred Slawson
R. C. Jackson
A. R. LeSueur
Mack Peetz
Daniel Herboldsheimer
John Armstrong
American National Bank of Sidney
OPA
Martin Leafdale
Crop Yields Rise As 1945 Wheat And Oats Value Jump
The 1945 crop values show wheat and oats more than double and nearly double respectively from 1944. Major items include Corn 268,636,000 winter wheat 123,812,000 spring wheat 1,440,000 oats 43,731,000 hay 38,286,000 potatoes 13,886,000 dry beans 4,520,000 alfalfa seed 2,565,000 and other grains. Beet crop value unavailable. last year total was 4,998,000.
State News Continued From Page One Politics and Disasters
The state’s top stories of 1945 include a sales tax and vets program plan, corn-saving campaigns, and resignations at the University of Nebraska chemurgy project. Also noted are deaths of former governors, a Sutton girl slaying verdict, a Beatrice steel plant fire, and mass resignations in Grand Island police alongside Omaha mayoral race shifts.
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Ture
Grand Island
John Giles
Edgar Cook
Leo Christensen
University of Nebraska Chemurgy
Arthur J. Weaver
Charles Bryan
Joseph MacAvoy
Beatrice Steel
Lincoln
Charney State Tuberculosis Hospital
Omaha
Broken Bow
Western Railroads
General Miltenberger
13Th Infantry
Dan Butler
Truman to address nation with radio message on Thursday
President Truman will deliver a radio report to the nation between 8 and 8:30 p m Thursday January 3 from the White House first floor oval room. The White House described it as a general report on his overall program not the state of the nation message to Congress which is set for January 14.
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Truman
Ms.t
White House
Charles G. Ross
State of Nation
Congress
Ross
All-Facts Bookkeeping System for Sale at Telegraph Co
Simplified bookkeeping option offered for purchase at The Telegraph Printing Co. Includes basic ledgers and quick setup. Ideal for small businesses seeking organized records. Contact Telegraph Printing for price and availability.
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The
Telegraph Printing Co
Social Security Aid In District Outlined
The North Platte Social Security field office reports record aid levels with 392 widows and children and 376 other beneficiaries receiving about 11 695.73 monthly. 336 claims were filed in the past year, and payments go to aged dependent parents when fully insured workers die without a wife or child. Residents are advised that benefits require a filed claim, not automatic eligibility.
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Social Security Board
C. G. Fitzpatrick
North Platte
Fitzpatrick
28000 Trees Planned for Bridgeport Windbreaks
Bridgeport receives 28 000 Clarke McNary seedlings for farm windbreaks in Morrill county. Half already spoken for. Orders handled by Morrill county soil conservation office with first come first served policy. A special planter will set trees next spring and technicians will plan locations with applicants. Ed Nelson, Morrill county extension agent, coordinates orders.
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Bridgeport
Morrill County Soil Conservation District
Morrill County Soil Conservation Office
Soil Conservation Service
Clarke-McNary
Nelson
Morrill County Extension
Ducks Eating Crops Sparks Farmer Protest Near Ogallala
A telegram to Gov Dwight Griswold from Edward Lewis warns millions of ducks raiding corn fields near Ogallala could ruin farmers. The governor forwarded the complaint to the game commission. Officials say they are powerless and referred the matter to Clyde Licking for potential federal action as the migratory waterfowl season deadline nears.
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Ogallala
Dwight Griswold
Edward Lewis
The
Game Commission
Game Department
Clyde Licking
North Platte
Federal Wildlife Service
Colorado
Lt Duncan Released From Army Service
Lt Duncan, chief civilian personnel officer at Sioux Ordnance Depot, has left for Fort Logan to receive his Certificate of Service under army regulations, rather than an Honorable Discharge certificate.
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Rae Duincan
Sioux Ordnance
Fort Logan
Army
Poorest Hunting Ended In Nebraska This Season
Duck and pheasant hunting ended in western Nebraska Monday with ducks scarce on panhandle lakes and streams. Pheasants were down and hunters noted a poor season overall though geese produced some large kills. Explanations point to drought on breeding grounds and eastern water abundance drawing the flight away from the panhandle.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Landowners Urged to Return Questionnaire
A notice urges landowners and neighbors who received a Bureau of Agricultural Economics survey to mail back the questionnaire in the self-addressed envelope. The data will support national and regional agricultural reports, showing farm sales, size, ownership, retirements, and related information critical for veterans and farm job data.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Larger Pig Crop Is Encouraging Factor
Nebraska’s 1945 fall pig crop rose 44 percent from 1944, with total 1945 production 4,082,000 head, up 10 percent. Fall output 1,220,000, litters average 6.10. 200,000 sows farrowed, vs 144,000 prior year. Spring 1946 sow farrowings expected at 539,000, up from 481,000. National fall pig crop 35,144,000, up 12 percent, total output about 86,714,000, same as 1944.
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Nebraska
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
United States
Wheat Ceiling Holds Says OPA Ruling
The OPA on Friday said wheat ceiling prices will not be increased now. It cited parity to growers under the Emergency Price Control Act and responded to trade reports of an imminent rise.
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OPA
New Auto Licenses Go On Sale Wednesday
New 1946 automobile license plates with white lettering go on sale at the county treasurer’s office Wednesday morning. Office hours will be 8:30 to 12 noon and 1 to 4 o'clock through February 10. Two plates will be issued per vehicle, and Treasurer Herbert Stevens aims to preserve the same license number for each car owner if the license is secured by February 1.
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Herbert Stevens
Stevens
X Ray Opens Vast New Field for Medical Science
The x rays discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895 at the University of Wurzburg opened a vast field for medicine. Radiology detects diseases from the brain to the lungs, heart, and digestive tract, enabling early diagnosis and preventive treatment.
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Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Physical Institute
University of Wurzburg
Bavaria
Roentgen
New Corn Products Include Zein and Allyl Starch
Corn remains the top harvested agricultural material feeding industry. By 1944 industrial grinding reached about four times the 800,000 tons of synthetic rubber. Wheat and grain sorghums are explored as starch sources, with zein the established protein and allyl starch a new derivative for resins and coatings.
Pencils In Stock At The Tele staph Store
Venus Velvet pencils available including colored and indelible pencils and leads remain in stock at The Tele staph.
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Venus
Army enlistment terms for World War II volunteers
Details include 1 to 3 year enlistments with 1-year options for current Army men, age 17 to 34, reenlistment allowances. bonus increases to 50 per year of service, up to 90 days furlough with travel, annual 30 day furlough, mustering-out pay, retirement options at half or three quarters pay, GI Bill benefits, family allowances, and training in 200+ skills with branch and theater choices on 3-year enlists.
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Army
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Bus Whitehead
Scottsbluff
Cook
Whitehead
University of Nebraska
Culver
Ind
U. of N
City Auditorium
City of Sidney
H. B. Melton
Potter State Bank
Verlin Livingston
Symeonshimin
Jennifer Jones
Joseph Cotten
Hal Wallis
Paramount
Fox Theatre
Ann Richards
Cecil Kellaway
State News
Duncan
Herstead
Monument Co
Bouth of
Depet
Armed Forces
Bass Hs, Wcome
Meath
U.S. Army
U. S. Army
Thea
Daniel P. Herboldsheimer
Methodist Church
Joe P. Schwartz
D. F. Enyoldsen
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