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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1961
Page
7
The Sidney Telegraph, official Cheyenne County newspaper, is published every Monday Wednesday and Friday by The Telegraph Printing Co Inc at 830 11th Ave Sidney Nebraska. It highlights editorials and county affairs for local readers.
The Sidney Industrial Corp acquires an industrial site on the city’s northeast edge to attract new payrolls and bolster growth. The move signals a collective commitment by local business and professionals to build a bigger Sidney, with Chamber of Commerce support and hopes for attracting small industries suited to local labor and living conditions.
The piece argues nuclear war would devastate society and calls for rational actions to reduce risk. It urges individuals and groups to foster better international understanding and to act for peace rather than panic, emphasizing humanity’s survival depends on proactive steps.
Ford Times envisions future roads in multiple colors to guide drivers and mark speed zones. Thermo plastics could allow interlocking highways with color coded sections guiding cross country travel, though color blind and color aversion issues may arise.
An aviation official outlines a lunar trip idea for tourists. A single stage rocket round trip could cost about $600 including pilot crew and meals, contingent on reusability. Multi stage rockets would raise costs quickly, possibly making the plan impractical.
A columnist argues farewell parties are a public health menace and social excess. They drain wallets and stomachs with endless toasts, food, and sentiment while stressing marriages and personal wellbeing. The piece mocks the ritual yet laments its grip on modern life.
Research discusses the prevalence and progression of Parkinsons disease in the United States. It describes symptoms such as tremor and gait disturbance, notes noncontagious and noninherited aspects, and highlights early signs, treatments like physiotherapy and heat therapy, and the role of ongoing drug development and public education. The piece urges patient self management through dexterous hobbies and stresses optimistic prospects due to continual scientific research.
A reader from Wyoming alleges Nebraska highway patrol unfairly fined out of state drivers while a county car from Dix was let go after a July incident. She claims multiple non locals were ticketed for speeding around 70 mph, while the county car escaped. She warns readers to watch the skies over highways and to avoid Nebraska.
The City of London covers one square mile with 4 900 residents yet acts as London's financial hub drawing about 400 000 workers daily. In Antarctica ring waters plant life blocks visibility to about one third of that in warm Pacific regions.
Betty Knicely recalls summer ventures by her children at 1430 Newton. The year features a spook house, a miniature golf course, and homemade soft drink stands, all run by Nancy Johnny Susan and Jim with no capital outlay. The piece praises creativity, persistence, and community support for youth entrepreneurship.
In Sapulpa Oklahoma area, residents in rural zones lost telephone service after thieves stole more than 8,000 feet of wire from utility poles. The outage affected numerous households as communications were disrupted.
In a suburban shopping center in Reisterstown a Baltimore police lieutenant in full uniform attempted to cash his paycheck but was unable to do so without presenting identification.
Historical notes recount mopping operations as remnants of the 1956 Cheyenne County winter wheat harvest. Grain men expect the end by Sunday in north central areas.
Milk prices rise one cent a quart as Denver supplies invade Sterling territory. Western Nebraska harvest faces transient labor, meat shortages, and box car shortages. Sidney eyes storm sewer project costing over 45,000 with earthwork estimated at 4,170.
A five week dry spell ends as light rains arrive over Cheyenne County on a weekend, lifting crop stress and cooling heat, with farmers hopeful for relief after a hot month.
In Evergreen, Jack Bentley hit a remarkable supersix tee shot that landed in Guy Doran’s silk shirt pocket, crushing some pants and prompting debate over whether the feat constitutes a true hole in one. Ian Hunt calls it extraordinary, while Bent ley jokes about future shots and pocket precision.
Miss Braden mourns the loss of her horse Beauty who was struck by lightning during a severe electrical storm last Friday evening. C D Essig begins a cement walk project and plans to replace a frame building with a stone structure. A Sunday ball game between Sidney and Bronson ended 10 to 2 with Sidney prevailing.
Nick Mahr and Irvine Monnette were among the prominent riders at the Elks Wild West show in Denver on Monday. Mahr's vicious outlaw horse threw him and dragged him twenty feet before he freed himself, yet he escaped without serious injury. Mrs. Radcliff and her son Clayton visited Denver briefly. Local residents attended the Forepaugh Sells show in Sterling. Martha and Catherine Greenlee headed to York Nebraska for a two week visit with their grandmother. Ben Chase returned from California to finalize local business affairs.
A meeting in Belmont last Saturday week discussed building a bridge across the river to serve a growing settlement on both banks. The plan mirrors the Bayard bridge by soliciting funds through labor, material, or cash from the public and asking the commissioners to finance the rest. Harvest has begun and local merchants Oberfelder advertise clothing, neckwear, underwear, hats, and summer wear. A fishing party visited the Krueger place, J A Merrifield got a tandem bicycle, and Sidney saw heavy rain soaking the ground several inches.
The county jail and clerk's office will gain a new fence and a bridge will be built across the Lodge Pole near Chappell. Miss Carr of North Platte was named teacher for the Sidney school primaries. A Catholic Sunday school picnic occurs at Borgquist's ranch. A cold wave was forecast but not yet seen. A local picnic north of town yielded a good time. Wellsville is mapped as a new town on the North Platte at Camp Clarke, near a half mile north of the bridge on Ed Countryman's property, with lot surveys nearing completion. A new post office opened at Pumpkin Creek with Mrs Livingston as postmistress. mail service yet to be arranged, likely from Redington. Thomas Clinton, formerly of Sidney, fell from a bridge near Rock Springs and had a leg amputated above the knee after arrival on train No 2. A telegram in Chicago and Omaha papers sparked excitement about surveyors south of Lodge Pole for a Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad line crossing the Union Pacific at Lodge Pole.
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture will attend a briefing arranged by the USDA Western Regional laboratory in Albany California on Tuesday August 1 to discuss castor bean research. The meeting includes Baker Castor Oil Company and Pacific Vegetable Oil Corporation with focus on toxic allergenic factors in castor meal and methods to remove them for feed use and potential industrial applications.
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