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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1951
Page
2
Editorial notes Sidney’s growth drives needs for extra diesel engine at the city power plant and delays toward debt-free status. It praises the utility’s 1944 city takeover, strong earnings, and A-I credit, with gas fueling seen as boosting profits and expediting bond payments unless growth accelerates further.
The National Chicken of Tomorrow contest on the University of Arkansas campus awarded a $5,000 prize to this year’s winner. The program began in 1945 to breed chickens that grow faster with more meat and better carcass balance. Feed conversion improved from four to one to three to one, cutting costs by 25 percent. Chickens reach market weight earlier, benefiting producers and consumers with younger, more tender birds. An estimated 425 million of 625 million birds descend from Chicken of Tomorrow stock.
A recent report on first quarter experience of American department stores shows sales up six percent from a year earlier but operating profits per dollar of sales fell due to heavy expense growth including payrolls. Inflation and tougher competition are forcing retailers to keep prices low while costs rise, eroding margins.
Western Nebraska farmers face tense final harvest days with unpredictable weather. The article notes Mother Nature can be harsh on the eve of harvest, forcing families into a period of anxious waiting and risk, while farmers joke that gambling seems illegal but they are effectively playing the world’s biggest gamble.
A reflective piece contrasts old time star gazing with modern anxieties of nuclear era power. The narrator recalls childhood wishes sparked by falling stars, laments overkill of technology, and imagines a return to simple exploration while quietly fearing a Russian invasion from space.
Police announce a crack down on speeders in Sidney to curb dangerous driving. Reported speeding in town areas has caused fear among parents and risk to property and people. city administration pledges full backing to enforce speed laws.
At one time or another most Sidney motorists have seen this lady in the front office of a big Sidney automobile concern. She's the chief bookkeeper for the local Chrysler-Plymouth dealer. Hails from New Mexico. Hobbies are sewing, dancing, and always getting to work on time. Initials are A. H. and she is married to Paul. See answer on Classified Ad Page.
Thirty six persons attended the Dry Land Toughies 4-H Baby Beef Club tour on Sunday June 17 visiting member homes starting at Joe Policky’s. A movie of members and calves was made by Stewart Brown Jr with plans to show progress at fall achievement day. A noon picnic at Lodgepole Creek near John Sell's home closed the day. Stewart Brown Jr, Reporter.
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