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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1956
Page
5
The 1956 Cheyenne County wheat crop remains active as combines work on late fields due to worm damage and hail. Yields trail last year but protein tests run higher, while nitrogen explains protein levels. County shows, advertising value of samples, and efforts to monitor wheat mite follow.
In 19th century Nebraska swimming was male dominated with limited natural waters. Pioneers faced muddy buffalo wallows and dangerous streams with frequent drownings. Diaries recount girls swimming in creek mud as a cheap cosmetic, reflecting rough early recreation.
Seasonal tips from Cynthia Lowry advise scheduling autumn lawn patching, reseeding, and de-rocking ahead of next spring. Transplant spring perennials in fall to establish roots, plant bulbs late fall, and add evergreens and vines before cold weather. Also note dormants and peonies require careful handling. January planning on paper closes the piece.
The SBA North Omaha leaflet outlines four steps to shield business records in disasters, stressing identifying significant records, copying key items, safe storage, and keeping files current. It notes the need for accurate loss figures for relief and cites L S MacKenzie and Edward J Stewart as authors and promoters.
The government of Colombia has launched a settlement and development program to utilize a 240000 square mile area that is virtually uninhabited. The plan aims to protect records and ensure they are not destroyed while managing new settlements and infrastructure.
Nebraska faces a Civil Aeronautics Board decision on whether to replace trunk airline service with local feeder routes to 18 cities including Beatrice Hastings Kearney McCook Imperial Sidney Grand Island North Platte Scottsbluff Alliance Chadron Ainsworth Norfolk. United and Western oppose loss of trunk service, while the Nebraska Aeronautics Department argues local service would boost the state economy and keep pace with aviation trends. The CAB will decide whether to authorize feeder lines and which carriers should serve the state, and whether trunk airlines must suspend operations.
A chamber of commerce notice urges broad community support and individual responsibility for local good. It includes a story about villagers sharing wine and water, plus membership renewals, new movers, and new business notes. Also notes a May 3 1952 record of the first North Pole plane landing.
Bridgeport welcomes a new laundry, Rainbow Laundry, on West 9th Street under Dorothy and Bill Nansen of Scottsbluff. The store fills the gap since A and J Laundry closed years ago due to family illness.
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