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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1947
Page
2
Lanny Simpson stars in Pinnochio at Fox Theatre on Thursday July 17 at two oclock. Walter Smith the stage designer acts as the strings master beside the puppet. One of eight Fox presentations by Denver University drama students with admission fifty cents for adults and thirty five for children.
The Telegraph Office and Circulation Manager lists an independent Sidney Nebraska newspaper published at 11th Avenue and Illinois Street. It prints every Tuesday and Friday mornings, serving the City of Sidney Cheyenne County and western Nebraska.
The editorial argues that trimming the Omaha IRS workforce to save 105000 in salaries will miss about three million in uncollected taxes. It contends Congress erred by shrinking the department, risking more tax dodging and fewer audits next year.
R H Musser of the Soil Conservation Service stressed soil and water importance to all citizens in a recent talk. He argued eroded farms burden tax payers and that industry relies on farm outputs for raw materials, urging a complete national conservation program as drought insurance.
A newspaper industry protest argues against proposed rises in second class mailing rates. It criticizes post office red ink and favors stopping the practice of discounted envelope printing while publishers face higher mailing costs. The piece cites a 24 cent per thousand envelope printing subsidy as an example of government waste.
A humorous July monologue laments hay fever and pollen woes, contrasting unseen allergens with flying discs. The writer vows to mock scientists, imagines a pollen driven cure center with thousands of hay fever sufferers, and ends admitting his own ticklish allergy to ticker tape.
Captain C. J. Sanders announces Nebraska Safety Patrol openings with August 6 1947 deadline. Qualified Nebraskans 21 to 35, US citizens, 5 feet 10 inches, high school graduates will compete for five week camp at Ashland. Training pays 2.50 daily and room board. starting pay 175.00.
The Telegraph advertises a DUO DUSTIN CLOTH that dusts and polishes in one pass, promising no lint or muss. A roll costs 56 cents and targets homemakers seeking easier cleaning with a single product.
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