Sidney Telegraph Editorial Page Notes History and Identity
The Sidney Telegraph, founded in 1873, is Western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper and is the official paper of Cheyenne County. It is printed Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by The Telegraph Printing Co. Inc. and is an associate AP member and Nebraska Press Association member.
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Nebraska
Associated Press
Nebraska Press Assn
Cheyenne County
Sidney Telegraphs
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Sidney
Better Wheat Outlook Prompts Acreage Increases and Exports
The wheat outlook shows improved conditions versus a month and a year ago. The government fears July 1 stocks are small, acreage allowances rise for growers, and stronger export demand may ease allotments by 1968. The editorial urges fair distribution benefiting producers, consumers, and taxpayers.
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United States
Washington
Why Borrow Trouble Medicare fears and the future of government health care
The piece argues that while Medicare prompts pessimistic predictions from various sides, citizens should wait to judge once the program starts. It notes government inefficiency and potential waste, but cautions against borrowing trouble before results are known, accepting the law as the current reality.
We Stand With The Tax Commissioner On Appraisals
The State Tax Commissioner has called six Nebraska Sandhills counties to account for resisting a scientific valuation survey for tax purposes. Gov Morrison and the tax chief face pressure as Sandhills residents fear higher bills, while Cheyenne and others push for uniform methods long sought by state officials and aligned observers.
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Morrison
Sandhills
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Good Neighbor Awards Honored At Chamber Meeting
Ak-Sar-Ben presents good neighbor awards to the Sidney Business and Professional Women's Club Albin Olson and Ray Graff at the quarterly Chamber of Commerce gathering. The winners were chosen from hundreds statewide for proven service to others. The community expresses pride and congratulates the honorees.
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Chamber of Commerce
Good Neighbor
Ak-Sar-Ben
Sidney Business and Professional Women’s Club
Albin Olson
Sidney Farmer
Ray Graff
Dalton
Local government power and citizen involvement urged
A Haynesville Louisiana editorial urges preserving local government power to prevent federal takeover. It questions Brinkley’s view of state decline, urges citizens to engage in politics, fund campaigns, and elect officials who back local control to sustain prosperity and freedom.
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Ohio University
David Brinkley
John Q
Organized Labor
Congress
Louisiana
Chamber of Commerce
Haynesville
Banner County Nebraskas origin and state rules note
Banner County was named by early pioneers who aimed to make it the leading county in Nebraska. The text warns against digging or seining for bait on state owned or controlled areas. It also states prong horned antelope live about five to seven years.
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Banner” County
Nebraska
Across and Down Word Puzzle Clues Fragment
A list of crossword style clues with mismatched entries and partial phrases across and down. Appears as OCR garble including numbers like 1 5 11 12 14 and entries such as Savory Sauce Golf in structor and Haven roames, with several errors and unclear terms.
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Studio
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Thester
Sun safety urged as tanning rises with sunny days
The American Medical Association warns that returning warm weather drives millions to the beach, poolside, and yards to sunbathe. Sunscreen lotions and creams may help prevent burning and aging, but overexposure can still raise skin cancer risk. use common sense and limit sun time.
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American Medical Association
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Keith County News
Wagon Master’s Book Added To State Archives In Nebraska
The Nebraska State Historical Society adds the instruction and record book of wagon master Jerome H. Dauchy from the firm Russell Majors and Waddell. Entries cover 1866-1867 routes to Fort Phil Kearny and Fort Reno, detailing rules, camp discipline, and daily mileage. Dauchy later became a frontier County pioneer.
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Nebraska State Historical Society
Russell, Majors and Waddell
Jerome H. Dauchy
Nellie Dauchy
Springfield
Missouri
Schuyler J. Dauchy
Jerome Dauchy
Nebraska City
Missouri River
Otoe County
Nebraska
Alexander Majors
Dauchy
Forts
Phil Kearny
Reno
Frontier County
One of Every Four Years War Has Occupied US
Bernie Camp writes that roughly every fourth of July marks a wartime period for Americans, detailing battles and campaigns from 1776 onward. The piece names wars, dates, and figures across centuries, arguing U S troops often fought to defend others’ rights to self governance and deter aggression.
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England
Northwest
Ohio
Indiana
Tripoli
Great Lakes
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Ilinois
General Custers
Seventh Cavalry
Chadron Colorful City Hub of Nebraska Attractions
Chadron in the Pine Ridge hosts Museum of the Fur Trade on the original Chadron Fur Trading Post site with restored Bordeaux Trading House. Nearby Chadron State Park offers high buttes, pines, camping, and trout streams. The area also includes Red Cloud Picnic Grounds, Table Road access to Crawford and Fort Robinson, and nearby Toadstool Geologic Park and Ogallala Grasslands. Chadron State College anchors the city with a 1000 plus enrollment.
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Nebraska
Pine Ridge
Chadron
Highway 20
Pierre Chadron
Highway 385
Chadron State Park
Red Cloud
Table Road
Crawford
Fort Robinson
Crazy Horse
Lover’s Leap Butte
Saddle Rock
Crow Butte
Chadron State College
Sunol High School vote clashes with budget talk
A Sidney Nebr letter discusses Lunol Annual School Meeting and how the School Board president delayed high school budgeting pending approval, noting estimated Sunol High School enrollment around fourteen with several students planning to attend other schools, high per pupil cost, and questions about new regulations. The writer also defends local editorial critique and urges better recreation facilities for youth.
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Sunol
Sunol High School
State Office
Lincoln
Lund Patrons
New Look Detroit Women Rise to Top Archdiocese Post
Mrs Jane Wolford, civic leader and mother of seven, named to head a new institute for continuing education in religious cultural and vocational fields. She becomes the highest ranking lay woman in the Detroit Archdiocese, reflecting Vatican II aims to expand women's roles.
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Detroit
Jane Wolford
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