Editorials Our Platform A Sure Winner
The Telegraph presents a mock campaign platform from Sidney reflecting on democracy and campaign antics. It catalogs taxes, farm plans, dam and watershed policy, arms reduction, and a joking weather bureau critique, ending with a skeptical note on the platform’s feasibility. The piece satirically lampoons political rhetoric and longed-for reforms.
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Sidney
Telegraph
Gresham
Inter Oaly
Weather Bureau
Evolution of farming accelerates with mechanization
A President's Materials Policy Commission report predicts agricultural demand will rise 40 percent by 1975. most of the increase will come from technology that raises yields per acre. It calls for greater use of fertilizers seed pest control water conservation and better practices with machinery playing a vital role in production and efficiency as farm labor declines.
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Materials Policy Commission
Farm Safety Week Sets National Theme for 11th Year
President Eisenhower proclaims Farm Safety Week from July 25 to 31 designating the era as the 11th National Farm Safety Week. Theme Farm to Live and Live to Farm emphasizes safety across farming life with joint sponsorship by the National Safety Council and the U S Department of Agriculture plus Farm Bureau Federation National Grange and others.
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National Safety Council
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau Federation
The
National Grange
Farm Equipment Institute
Two Cents On The Dollar In Department Stores
A survey of stores with $4 2 million in sales shows 1952 and 1953 profits at 2.3 cents per dollar of sales. Soaring operating expenses, especially payroll, drive earnings to a 20 year low. Shoppers may blame profits, not retail margins.
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Stovey
Grass Roots Opinion Letter from Elmer Times Cites Past Success
An Elmer New Jersey Times opinion piece argues future outcomes reflect the past, asserting American achievement stems from individual enterprise and is clear and undisputed. The commentary frames historical record as a guide to forecasting progress.
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Elmer
N. J
Times
Western Nebraska News Roundup and Local Notes
A compact digest from Sidney and surrounding areas detailing Dr. DeNuyer’s Deadwood venture, courthouse and school additions, property and water projects, notable weather effects, civil notices, and community happenings including rail, cattle, and church events. Notable names include Capt. West, Bishop Worthington, Horace Moore, and local officials. mentions of rainfall patterns, new construction, and civic improvements across multiple towns in western Nebraska.
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Cheyenne County
A. Pease
Worthington
Nebraska
Episcopal Church
Horace Moore
John Lehman
C. J. Osborn
Union Valley
Telegraph
Ed L. May
Rawlins
Pacific Hotel
Too Hot to Worry About World Affairs This Summer
The writer resolves to ignore headlines and politics until cooler weather arrives. He jokes he will not fret over France Indo-China Chaplin McCarthy Doris Day Rockefeller Churchill Farouk and Jane Russell. He plans to let others worry while he enjoys heat comfort beer and quiet, postponing worries about money and public life until autumn.
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Indo-China
Charley Chaplin
Chaplin
O. K
Joe McCarthy
Gregory Peck
Hedda Hopper
Doris Day
Doris
Bobo Rockefeller
Churchill
Farouk
Jane Russell
Congress
Uncle Sam
Airship Ranger Becomes Miami Police Aerial Eye
Akron born Ranger blimp now equipped with two way radio to aid Miami police search efforts. It connects with all Florida law enforcement, acting as 16 hour daily emergency radio backup during winter months. Ranger Captain Werner L. Smith leads operations from the MacArthur Causeway with 18 000 flight hours.
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Ohio
U.S. Navy
Miami
Florida
Goodyear
Ranger
Ben Demby
Werner L. Smith
MacArthur Causeway
Smith
U.S. Naval Reserve
Equalization Task Stirs Nebraska State Board
Nebraska's State Board of Equalization works to standardize county assessments with most boards keeping lines, while optimism grows that statewide grading may stabilize after last year's upheaval. Key questions involve Omaha’s Douglas County and how political factors affect voting on assessment changes ahead of the August 10 primary.
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Melvin Paul
Statehouse
Lincoln
State Board of Equalization
Omaha
Douglas County
Ray Johnson
Frank Marsh
George Peterson
Robert Crosby
Frank Heintze
Crosby
U. S. Senate
Heintze
Buffalo
Kearney
57 Years Makes For Quite a Change
CHICAGO A modern day Rip Van Winkle is amazed at changes over 57 years. Lyman William Hall, 81, has not slept but was released from prison from 1897 era gaslight. He is puzzled by women in pants and the name McCarthy as a talked about figure.
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Chicago
Rip van Winkle
Lyman William Hall
Hall
Sam Hill
Fellow McCarthy
Cable Car Devotees Hung On to the End
In San Francisco the Hyde Street cable cars made their final run amid protests by cable advocates. Nostalgic riders crowded the last car from O'Farrell and Market to North Beach, delaying the return until police and Muni workers freed the grip. An onlooker shouted calls against the mayor during the melee.
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San Francisco
Hyde Street
O'Farrell
Market Streets
North Beach
Scene of Killing Also Site of Trial
Norman Moon 28 of Connellsville Pa was found guilty of first degree murder in the same Warren courtroom where he shot and killed Judge Allison D Wade. The verdict carried the death penalty. Moon had planned to shoot himself but killed the judge during court over failure to make non support payments of 30 dollars a week to his estranged wife.
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Warren
Norman Moon
Connellsville
Allison D. Wade
Patrolman Discovers Stolen Car Link in Late Night Stop
Saginaw patrolman Patrick McPhillips found a boy waiting in a car in a downtown lot. The car had been ransacked and three new fishing plugs were found in the boy’s pockets. Police determined the car did not belong to the uncle who sent the boy and tied the incident to the officer.
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Saginaw
Mich
Patrick McPhillips
Telegraph Weekly Sales Reflect Reader Interest
More than eleven hundred copies of The Telegraph are sold on newsstands each week. Reader interest must be served with timely coverage and strong local reporting.
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The
Telegraph
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