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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1951
Page
2
Harold Benjamin of the Scottsbluff district Social Security office visits Sidney to explain the new federal rules. The public is urged to discuss their benefit status during his in town visits, to ensure they receive all they are eligible for and understand survivors' benefits.
A Sidney senator advocates heavy penalties to deter truckers from overloading. The column stresses most drivers are honest but a few harm Nebraska roads, urging passage of long overdue legislation to make overloads unprofitable and ensure public support.
Vic Jancowicz star backfield at Ohio State has been expelled from the university after failing two subjects. The departure comes after the season and post season activity, raising speculation about whether his athletic prowess prolonged his stay and Rose Bowl fate.
The new Congress convened January 3 with 234 Democrats and 199 Republicans in the House and 48 Democrats, 47 Republicans, 1 Democrat-Isiberal in the Senate. The Truman Administration will lack a favorable majority in either house as a new era opens. The Senate and House return to renovated chambers, acoustics debated, with plans for radio and TV broadcasts. Our Future Foreign Policy argues Hoover’s plan offers a distinct alternative to the Truman-Acheson policy amid Korea and Atlantic Pact tensions.
Rep. A. L. Miller urges Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson not to place meat under price control and rationing. He says there is no justification and such controls would fail, recalling WWII experiences where meat supply shrank and outlets went outside normal channels.
The line notes that ragweed is scientifically Ambrosia artemisiifolia and mentions how the term ragweed sounds pleasant.
In a probing dialogue on inheritance and unclaimed wealth, a man named Roth recalls the Garrett case of 1930 where a forty million dollar estate attracted over six thousand claims, including a German claimant for Hitler, while a Texas cousin plot ended in a police handover. A Boston widow’s curse over twelve thousand dollars reveals a life of poverty and devotion.
A collection of humorous quips and light social observations ranging from middle age, gravity, gossip, and the vagaries of modern life. Jokes touch on bars, race tracks, parking spaces, and the quirks of advertising and cinema culture. A jab at a Mobile matron, draft pay, and a West Virginia divorce scene closes the snippet.
Lincoln legislators began committee hearings led by Sen. Karl Vogel on five corrective bills from Sen. John P. McKnight. Governor Val Peterson urged civil defense funds, a 1,250 man state guard, and a building freeze. Budget projections warn of 20 percent spending rise, roads and tax debates loom as probed.
G R T, better known as Sidney's top booster, is a partner in a local drug store. A 1940 University of Wyoming graduate, he served 63 months in the Army. Active in the Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club, he was American Legion Vice Commander in 1946. Married to Carolyn, they have two children and he often works at Sidney Light and Water.
Senator Cramer argues voters misread the gas tax ballot and backs a bill to reverse state law. It would word initiative ballots so supporters vote yes and opponents vote no, instead of deciding the law's rejection or retention.
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