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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1961
Page
13
Editorial page from The Sidney Telegraph notes Cheyenne County edition status as Western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper, founded in 1873. It highlights publication cadence Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays and membership in The Associated Press and Nebraska Press Association.
The piece argues that modern agriculture cannot easily coast through a recession due to high cash outlays. It notes farmers’ large investments in equipment land and facilities, heavy depreciation, and high taxes. It asks how today’s farmer can adjust without destabilizing their operation.
A columnist argues against food worry and subsidies, warning of imagined future warfare harming crops. They defend grain stockpiles and criticize urban critics and headlines for portraying farming aid as a scandal while favoring surplus food for farmers.
Ira Steward is honored for decades of community work keeping the Memorial Hospital project alive. His faith, leadership, and fund drive helped secure federal assistance and advance negotiations. He resigns due to future business plans, leaving a legacy of dedication and gratitude from local residents.
The piece contrasts prewar isolation with modern interconnectedness, noting how Congo, Sarajevo, and WWI foreshadowed U S involvement. It cites WWII theaters and envisions future wars spanning broad fields, even space, echoing Bismarck’s moon-garrison remark as not far-fetched today.
A longtime husband argues Mothers-In-Law are miscast as villains. He credits his own mother in law with guiding his wife, emphasizes shared responsibility in marriage, and urges couples to avoid blaming in laws for conflicts. Mirrors reveal self faults, not in laws.
The article notes the first U S baptism by Peter, an Indian, in 1540. It then mentions Central City, Colorado, once rivaling Denver as the lead mining city, now with a population under 1,000.
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Governor Morrison endorses LB575 to raise driver license fees from 2 to 3 dollars, funding driver education in public schools. The plan would yield about 20,000 dollars annually for the education office and 30 dollars per student in high school driver training, aiming to reduce accidents by better youth preparation on highways.
The Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development urges federal tax reform to support growth amid automation and competition. Proposals include lower top rates, curbing exemptions on state and local securities, higher depreciation, dividend relief, and stronger tax enforcement to reduce underreporting and abuses.
The American branch of the Communist international movement remains weak and unloved in Moscow and elsewhere. The party is described as fading, divided, and unable to gain unity or influence in American society.
The Hillsboro Oregon Argus praises the smooth transition of government from the Eisenhower administration to President-elect Kennedy. It calls the handover healthy for cooperation and briefing across government, noting past transitions were not as cooperative. It urges American pride in the peaceful change.
Betty Knicely previews the spring summer men’s fashions with Ivy style. Narrower trousers pleated options natural shoulders and new vests dominate. Color focus olive and gold plus new shirt collars and hats with feather plumes. A Great Plains sport coat and Hydra Magic wash options highlighted. Colorado notes mountains.
A father and six children were killed in a crash tied to distractions with young passengers. The piece argues for general adult awareness and rules like hands off doors and no heads out windows, stressing the driver stops the car when trouble arises.
The American Medical Association urges girls to consider careers in medicine to counter a declining physician to population ratio in the United States. The Kennedy administration's choice of a woman White House physician highlights progress.
The piece muses on how future storybooks will depict John F Kennedy including the South Pacific PT boat rescue 17 years prior. It compares Kennedy to George Washington and Abe Lincoln and wonders how wartime feats will be retold. It notes the unnamed rescuer and the enduring appeal of heroic narratives.
Dr David K Spelt warned wives of insurance firm employees that daily office calls to their husbands distract and may hinder concentration and decision making He said such interruptions harm the husband and his perceived ability to perform well at work.
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