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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1948
Page
8
The Telegraph entered at the post office in Sidney Nebraska as second class mail to serve the city Cheyenne County and West region. The newspaper is published on Tuesday and Friday mornings from 11th Avenue and Illinois Nebraska, focusing on local interests.
Editorial praises Holger Holm for suggesting a non profit housing fund or 2500 Omaha businessmen buying lots to build homes for World War II veterans. It argues Sidney lacks low cost housing and urges civic leaders to lead efforts, citing families living in basements, attics, or Sioux Villa and commuters driving to Chappell. The piece urges action to prevent Sidney from lagging behind peer towns.
The City of Sidney and The John Deere Plow Company clash over a proposed 13th Avenue underpass or overpass. John Deere fears property and service value loss and a city officer warned against loading large trucks on the street. The paper urges tactful talks and neutral mediation to resolve the dispute.
The piece questions whether U S Marines are being sent to the Mediterranean as a real threat or a display of resolve, noting global conflicts and calling for faith in the United Nations to deter war. It stresses prayer for peace and the UN as a beacon of hope in a distrustful world.
East Sidney Draw Club met December 17 at Mrs. Henry Haupt home with co-hostess Mrs. Effie Hatcher. It was the final meeting with the old officers presiding as they closed the business session.
Twenty three members attended. A delicious lunch was served by the hostesses. The next meeting will be January 21 at the home of Mrs. Everett Mohatt. Mrs. Bertha Mitchell, reporter.
A jumble of quips on labor costs and home remodeling hints, plus jokes about artists and a cartoon woebegone figure forecasting 1948. The text pivots to puns on nerve and mind, ego, and daily life, ending with a witticism about the brain never wearing out.
A folk verse argues a horse should pull a load without kicking, stressing steady labor over mischief. It urges imitation of steady plodding and an honest task to avoid idle kicking or rebellion.
A wry quip notes a housewife who could not pay the grocer after giving all to the iceman. The verse pivots to a playful line about Hine to all young men and ends with the image of the stork as the bird with the largest bill.
Paper clipping stock is scarce but a decent supply remains. Customers may buy by the box or by the carton with a limit of one carton per person, equal to 1,000 clips. The Telegra. 3.
Letter from Jack H. Lowe editor of The Telegraph Sidney Nebraska defends milking cows after The Lowe Down harshly questioned dairy life. He recalls starting as a 16 year old hired man on a 140 acre farm, now runs a modern 300 acre operation in Chess County with 68 cows on a milking line. He invites Mr. Lowe to visit and witness the efficient setup and satisfaction of dairy farming.
Hazel Mildred Andrew filed for an absolute divorce from Charles Herman Andrew in district court on January 6. The petition cites extreme cruelty and seeks custody of their one child and court costs. The couple married in Julesburg, Colorado on November 13, 1938 and resided in Sidney.
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Copies of the directory are on sale at The Telegraph for one dollar each with limited extra copies available. Genuine rubber bands quarter pound boxes are fifty cents at The Telegraph.
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