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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1954
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph is an independent newspaper published at 83011 Ave Sidney Nebraska. It is issued Tuesday and Friday mornings and is mailed as second class matter from the Sidney post office. Subscription rates are 4.00 per year inside 50 miles and 6.00 per year outside 50 miles.
The piece discusses whether weather repeats in cycles, noting the Weather Bureau's skepticism about a fixed theory. It cites geologic ice ages and recent melting of ice caps, with rising water levels and warmer summers. It ends on a cautious note, suggesting the public may simply have to endure rising heat.
Nebraska Republicans consider S. E. Torgeson of Kimball for the short term U S Senate seat caused by Dwight Griswold’s death. The race features three full-term candidates and a second term seat. Torgeson’s bid is backed by long party service but may not involve full daily Senate participation.
A Western Nebraska United Chambers of Commerce resolution calls for selling all state school lands while urging a rational, statewide study of revenues. The piece argues the law must be upheld, disputes over eastern western shares should be settled legally, and warns chambers and civic clubs overstepped bylaws. It notes past mismanagement, favors preserving school funding, and rejects secession ideas.
A pre-Soviet Russian historian notes that every all-powerful state causes the people to shrink, from Tsarist times onward. He argues that expansion of state power, whether under communism, socialism, monarchy, or clerical rule, erodes individual freedom and civic space.
The regional drought presses hard as fire and water scarcity threaten Wheatland and surrounding areas. Officials warn it will take multiple favorable seasons to recover from the dry spell, with reservoirs low and pastures dying while farmers brace for lean months ahead.
A reader disputes marriage counselors push to skip honeymoons, arguing money spent is fine. He recalls his own rushed wedding, $300 cash, and twenty five years later would repeat the honeymoon, advising couples to spend freely. He notes both spouses tolerated frugal living and remains wary of clinical advice.
The Cheyenne County Fair Board partners with The Telegraph to print the premium list book for the county fair set for August 26 through 29. The book will be ready by late July and mailed to boxholders to give the public time to study divisions before entries begin on August 26 with judging and entertainment over the next three days, highlighted by a top notch rodeo.
Puzzle clues cover numerous entries from depicte to symbol for ruthenium with many missing letters and fragmented words. The grid lists horizontal and vertical hints including fruits demigoddess gods and goddesses and common crossword terms to fill.
The sermon on the Mount notes that crowds were astonished by Jesus doctrine for He spoke as one with authority, not like the scribes. Though lacking formal credentials He possessed true authority, grounded in the truth as the Revealer of God.
Nebraska Farm Bureau public information director Bernie Camp recalls the Kasson Minnesota 1952 plowing contest hoax that edited President Eisenhower’s speech to imply a 90 percent price support promise. Alfred D. Stedman of the St Paul Dispatch exposed the misrepresentation.
The Telegraph advertises printing services with fast turnaround and reliable workmanship, claiming no job is too complicated and all work is guaranteed.
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