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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1952
Page
6
In Frankfort and across Kentucky, small towns plan weekly free outdoor movies to lure rural families back to town. Merchants sponsor the events and keep stores open after the show to facilitate farm marketing, noting highways shrink travel time and spark renewed commerce.
Dr. D. G. Miller Jr. in Morgantown Kentucky converts two small country stores into a hospital where patients are in and out the same day, even for childbirth. In 1950 his team handled 10,672 office calls for services short of major surgery, aiming to replace full hospitals with rural equivalents in low income counties.
In Fort Madison Iowa a nationwide letter contest shows small town youths as strong spokesmen for American life. Prize winners from Anaconda Montana Natchez Mississippi Coos Bay Oregon and Hawaii emphasize self rely and hard work. They warn against government dependence and warn of Communist threats to free enterprise.
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A Boston based plan named Operation Family Reunion urges converting large aging houses into multiple rental units to house service members families. Sponsored by ORS and military branches, the approach guides owners from cost estimates through equitable rents to financing. Trials exist in Lake Charles Newport Milwaukee and parts of California.
Albany Missouri a town of about 2000 gains a new business office and a post office after Dorothy Miller, a housewife seeking work, begins addressing mail for Old American Insurance Co. in Kansas City. Her success leads to decentralization of mailing operations, a new office building, and a reclassification of Albany’s post office from Class 4 to Class 1.
Tompkinsville intends to build a $50,000 factory to employ 50 to 100 women for a Kansas garment maker. The town will sell bonds, lease the building for 25 years with a 25 year renewal option, and collect $250 monthly rent to retire the debt. An old school building will be used free for training, enabling immediate work upon completion.
A Madison Wis survey shows country and small town stores embracing self service for efficiency and profits. City stores pay more rent and have higher expenses than country shops, while country operators benefit from lower truck, phone, heat, light, freight, and carriage costs. Cash and carry further lowers prices and boosts net profits.
Martinsburg Pennsylvanias small town narrative shows how Jane Hoyt the librarian and Blair M. Rice editor mobilized civic clubs, donated rooms and funds, and organized a volunteer staff to establish a thriving library with a children's story hour and continual growth.
MANKATO Kansas is cited as a model for resolving rural health issues. Residents raised funds to build a home and office and to buy medical equipment, attracting a doctor to stay. The plan, adaptable to small towns with 500 to 5000 residents, helps finance modern facilities and lures young physicians.
Scottsville Kentucky business leaders subscribe 50000 dollars in preferred stock for a fireproof concrete mill building to house a lumber mill moving from Tennessee. The company will produce finished flooring with 250000 dollars of machinery and employ about 70 workers, boosting the town’s economy.
Telegraph want ads promote stitch stapling machines and compatible staples, claiming stock availability at THE TELEGRAPH.
Legal notice outlines Ordinance No 422 annexing Loch Addition land to Sidney, approving plat, dedicating streets and alleys, and confirming public use. Includes parcel descriptions, street connections to Hillview Addition, and official dates May 12, 1952. Also references Ordinance No 420 and creditor notices for estates in Cheyenne County Nebraska.
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