The Telegraph Semi Weekly Sidney Nebraska Publication
The Telegraph is an independent newspaper serving Sidney Cheyenne County and western Nebraska published Tuesdays and Fridays from 11th Avenue and Illinois Street. J C Bush and J H Lowe publish with H P Craig Nellie Davis on staff and ads and business managed from the post office office.
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J. C. Bush
Jack H. Lowe
H. Lowe
H. P. Craig
Nellie Davis
11Th Avenue
Tlinois Street
Sidney
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Yes vote urged for Sidney airport bond issue
In a strong editorial the Sid ney Daily argues the upcoming airport bond election must pass. The piece asserts the airport will keep Sidney progressive, attract people, create jobs, and expand local markets, warning it would be a setback if the proposal fails.
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Sidney
Our Debt of Gratitude to Col Sothern at Sioux Depot
Sidney thanks Col Richard J Sothern commanding officer at Sioux Ordnance Depot for tenacity in maintaining payrolls and expanding personnel northwest of Sidney. The depot’s large payroll benefits the town and the community pledges cooperation for future plans.
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Sidney
Richard J. Sothern
Sioux
Col. Sothern
Opposition to High Tariffs in Nebraska Delegation
A letter argues Nebraska lawmakers lean toward high tariffs and warns such protectionist policy harms world trade and could echo economic woes after World War I. It urges sincerity in cooperation and urges forgetting this tariff stance to avoid repeating past downturns.
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Nebraska
Congress
Systemic Nebraska appointments trap exposed by Griswold era
The piece condemns the Nebraska board of control as rewarding party loyalists with public jobs, criticizing Dwight Griswold for packing offices with unfit appointees. It praises Governor Val Peterson for attempting reform and warns against returning to old practices.
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Nebraska
Board of Control
Dwight Griswold
Val Peterson
Prohibition Debate Spurred by Volstead's Death
Obituary note on Andrew J. Volstead, former congressman behind the Prohibition Act, and a discussion of continuing national push for or against prohibition as states revisit local option and repeal era lessons, with critics and supporters offering contrasting views.
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Andrew J. Volstead
Small Farms Decrease Signal Bigger but Fewer Farms
Cheyenne County follows national trends toward larger farms as average size rises by twenty to fifty acres over five decades while total farm numbers drop by six hundred thousand. Yet the ten to one hundred acre farms, still about half of all farms, remain economically vulnerable and deserve attention.
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Cheyenne County
Theeee Lowe Down skims cultural snapshots and quips
A witty column riffs on postwar life from candy shops to hotels and film stars. It notes shortages, fashion shifts, and a Broadway tone, poking at manners, money, and the absurdities of modern consumer culture with brisk, humorous lines.
Legion and VFW Oppose Nebraska Veterans Bonus
Nebraska’s two leading veterans groups oppose a state veterans bonus bill. American Legion adjutant R C Patterson says the aid program acts as a deferred bonus for those in need, while VFW legislative chair Erwin Jones argues a $300 payout is too small and that the indigent can use the state aid fund. The adjutants advocate discussing the aid program before pursuing a bonus.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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American Legion
Nebraska
R. C. Patterson
State Legion
Erwin Jones
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