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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1955
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph is an independent newspaper published at 830 ih Ave Sidney Nebraska every Monday Wednesday and Friday afternoon. It serves Cheyenne County Western Nebraska and offers mailing rates inside and outside the 50 mile zone.
Nebraska wheat producers organize under Manny Kreader of Dalton to support a permanent research program. The group aims to fund research to develop hardier wheat strains, control pests, and expand uses for the grain, arguing for state support and a stronger industry-wide protection and advancement.
The article recalls a 11th century Chinese experiment labeled as "a little socialism" with a 1069 declaration of principles. The government aimed to own resources, regulate crops, prices, and direct industry to aid the poor, while exempting taxes for peasants and redistributing land. By 1129 the system failed, illustrating recurrent cycles of state control and lost freedoms.
A Supreme Court decision upholds federal power to regulate wellhead gas prices. Proponents argue freeing producers from price fixing would deter shortages and protect investment, while critics warn savings to consumers would be small and could shrink supply. The piece urges action to remove federal controls soon.
Mountain lions were sighted near Livingston Montana and two large cats were treed and shot. One measured seven feet and weighed 125 pounds, the other seven feet six inches and weighed 145 pounds. The piece uses the lions as a metaphor for government spending and public debt, warning that easy money traps lead to bankruptcy.
Citizens celebrate the prospect of Sidney gaining a television cable system after long isolation from TV programming. Optimism grows for better reception and access to entertainment and educational features offered nationally.
The proposed master highway system aims to follow the historic Lincoln and distant coasts route near Highway 30. If built, the road would pass through or near Sidney, linking the east and west coasts and bringing major transportation access to the community amid plans for a westward super-highway network.
Expert cautions that atomic energy will not rapidly revolutionize the electric business. While total generating capacity may reach 200 million kilowatts by 1965, only about 3.09 million kilowatts are expected from atomic plants. Most growth will come from conventionally fueled plants.
The article outlines exemptions under the 1954 tax code. It covers exemptions for yourself and spouse, for children including foster children, and for others in the household. It explains blindness, student status, joint returns, citizenship, residency, support tests, and how multiple taxpayers may share exemptions with required statements to the IRS.
Hayes County Nebraska once hosted Grand Duke Alexis on a goodwill buffalo hunt in January 1872 with Camp Alexis as field HQ. The article notes early settlers, the 1877 creation of the county, suspension of hard law, and Hayes Center as the seat amid population fluctuations. Also includes old-time recipes and piecemeal food hints amid historical notes.
County Clerk J J McIntosh returns from Colorado and Utah. Fort Sidney hosts a bright gathering for General and Mrs Morrow in honor of their son Robert Morrow of Portland Oregon. Community notes cover agriculture, religion, business openings, court house bond talk, local socials, school band funds, 4 H club results, and a Measles health notice from the Nebraska Health Department.
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