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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1956
Page
8
Representative A L Miller urges Nebraskan voters to approve quotas in the wheat referendum. He notes a two thirds majority is needed and predicts guaranteed parity support around 82 1 2 percent if quotas pass, with potential $2 per bushel for high quality wheat. If quotas fail, wheat could average about $1 21 per bushel and prices may fall.
Fire Chief Ellis Bauer happened to be driving by and rang the alarm as patrons hurried to carry out the cash register and other articles. Damage estimated at $1,500.
In Jackson Michigan a Kodiak bear named Susie, 25, suffered a slow burn after a lighted cigarette was tossed into her cage. She extinguished the flames by rubbing against the cage bars.
The piece notes a past pattern where a minority of producers determines referendums. It cites 1954 to 1956 voting figures in Nebraska allotments and argues turnout, not majority support, shapes outcomes. It compares past low turnout to the need for broader participation on July 20 and frames democracy as often a minority choice.
In 1926 the United States carried 5 782 air line passengers. By 1955 the total rose to approximately 40 million air line passengers.
The Sidney Draw News reports numerous family visits across Madison and surrounding towns. Wilsons attend a Dover picnic and travels to the mountains while Kearns and Glanz families visit relatives in Bridgeport and Lincoln. Wheat harvest runs strong with 28 percent of U S fabric from man made fibers noted.
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