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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1949
Page
2
The Nebraska editorial backs Senator Ray A. Babcock and cautions residents against signing petitions for referendums on issues like rent decontrol and highway funding. It praises the unicameral for a paid-for, user-funded highway plan, notes past tax and fee increases, and urges voters to consider consequences before signing.
Public warning urges caution on oil investment pitches as a boom unfolds. Advice stresses verifying proposals with legal or financial counsel and wary of get rich quick schemes. Notes many ventures fail and fast talkers hide risks, comparing to betting on a race.
A London dispatch notes overworked doctors with about four thousand patients each and a doctor quipping that the ballpoint pen is the best invention. The New York Times cites calls to broaden socialized medicine, abolish private beds, and nationalize the drug industry. Critics warn bureaucratic expansion harms care quality and individual incentive.
In Sidney the oil boom dominates conversations as everyone cites leases royalties and drilling plans. The writer recalls his amateur geologist father who believed Cheyenne County hid a vast oil pool and laments the shifting era from farming to oil expertise. He notes the rise of boastful amateurs and the nostalgia of childhood learning.
The president calls for removing postmaster appointments from politics and running the Post Office on a business basis to save money, with 21 000 postmasters affected and efficiency improved. The speaker criticizes imported meat contracts, urging preference for American products while warning against harming domestic industries. He notes large purchases from Argentina and Canada, and cites England’s ironed meat deal with Argentina.
In Grand Island and Sidney, letters praise the Sidney Telephone Directory printing and the Junior Chamber of Commerce efforts for Fort Sidney Days. The Telegraph Printing Company earns thanks for flawless directory production with no listing errors. The Stone Club and Lions Club commend JCC for well managed Fort Sidney Days events and on time parades.
Valuations list shows seven plumbing and electric contractors with 3490 dollars in equipment, six pool halls with 4550 dollars, one post office fixtures 300 dollars, three printing plants with 7185 dollars, two shoe repair shops 520 dollars, 18 neon signs 1425 dollars, two other signs 150 dollars, one theater 4950 dollars, and 5389 motor vehicles totaling 2049350 dollars.
A brief advertisement notes availability of columnar sheets and columnar pads at The Telegraph. The item is framed as a shopping prompt for readers seeking office supplies.
The Telegraph promotes Red Writing Hood typewriter carbon paper and Scotch tape as handy desk supplies. It notes a good stock of both carbon paper and hand and desk dispensers available.
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