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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1953
Page
2
The Sidney Telegraph lists subscription options with pricing for readers inside and outside the 50 mile zone. Inside the 50 mile zone subscriptions cost 4 dollars and 00 cents per year, while outside the zone the rate is 6 dollars per year.
Editorial notes the National Safety Council report shows 8,910 highway and traffic deaths in the first quarter of 1953, suggesting the year may reach a total near 38,000 if the pattern holds. It warns the weekly toll could average 850 to 1,000, with December typically not a record month.
An American airline official predicted U S jet airliners could cross the United States in about four hours once operational. He said U S industry might catch up to Britain in jet production by 1960 and noted bomber firms could convert military aircraft for passenger use, potentially carrying more than 55 passengers on transcontinental runs.
The Omaha senator Adams opposed removing eighth grade graduation exams in Nebraska, unlike other lawmakers who voted to grant students a break. The piece urges his retirement, arguing voters will remember his stance as the state moves on.
The Nebraska Senate moves a water diversion bill amid repeated failures to shift water between watersheds. The paper notes provincial thinking blocks such proposals while opposing oil revenue diversion. It applauds resisting discriminatory oil taxes, citing T. A. Lally’s mild rebuke and urging consistency in taxation policy.
Washington meeting of farm leaders and food retailers outlines a non governmental plan to move farm surpluses at no cost to taxpayers. The program mirrors the prewar Producer-Consumer Program, relying on retailer networks to study requests, coordinate merchandising, and offer customers good buys. It cites past successes with peaches beef turkeys eggs cheese and nuts and asserts broad benefits without government subsidies.
An authority on department and variety store retailing urges a crusade on expense reduction. Despite strong sales last year, dry goods stores averaged a net profit of 2.8 percent, showing that in a tight margin business every effort to cut overhead matters.
An article in Today's Health warns against improper barbiturate use. Dr. Donald A. Dukelow notes 1951 production exceeded 688000 pounds, enough to put the population to sleep twenty days at typical doses, with over half reaching illegitimate nonmedical channels. Proper medical supervision preserves value while misuse risks personality destruction crime and death.
The secretary of the treasury says the federal budget cannot be balanced next year despite deep cuts. A deficit is likely and the debt limit may need raising. The Portland Oregonian notes the mess took two decades to build and urges support for cost cuts while warning that runaway spending risks national bankruptcy.
Lincoln legislators wrap up the 1953 session with record bills and a hefty budget seen as a balance between agency needs and taxpayer capacity. Carmody’s budget stood firm as senators rejected changes, while debates over LB 259 the truck tax and LB 411 corporate taxation exposed tensions between inflation control and revenue needs.
In Portland Oregon weather caster Alan Jones invites readers to report arthritic or rheumatic reactions to rain or storms. He asks those affected to call Capitol 1132 before the indicated weather occurs to aid in forecasting stormy or clear conditions.
A columnist argues humans are the dumbest animals, contrasting behaviors of dogs bears and squirrels with human habits. He riffs on migration of ducks and geese, cats and platypuses, ants and money saving, concluding people are dumber than any animal and criticizing those who waste a Sunday afternoon on such a piece.
Army procurement shows small business receiving over three quarters of contracts from July 1952 to January 1958, totaling 472,400 of 620,979 contracts and 41 percent of the dollar value. The Quartermaster and seven technical corps led in small business awards, with notable shares in food, ordnance, textiles, apparel, vehicles, and petroleum products under joint determinations to favor small firms.
Reading through the noisy ad scatter and notes about railroading and a horrific A-bomb reflection, the piece mixes wants ads, a 1939 performance claim, and remarks on progress from Pennsylvanian trains running 85 seconds for 16 miles. It mentions cancer, disease, and power for civilization, with a Wisconsin or Nebraska political edge and a convention note.
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