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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1947
Page
2
An independent weekly published at 11th Avenue and 11th Street Sidney Nebraska. The paper, issued every Tuesday morning, serves Cheyenne County and western Nebraska with editorials and advertising duties managed by the editor advertising and business manager.
The Sutton News reports a sale at the Sutton Sales Pavilion where six 60-lb pigs brought $44.50 per hundred pounds, $26.70 per pig, and $160.20 for the six, reflecting a dramatic shift from the 1930s when hogs sold for far less. Clint Carl recalls selling 60 head to York for $38 total, yielding about 50 cents per pig after truck and commission costs. Times have changed, with pigs now highly valued and the era’s cheap pork long past.
Western Nebraska truckers haul hundreds of thousands of bushels as rail box cars are scarce. Elevators like Chappell’s face crowded storage while a new crop nears. Farmers pay premiums to offload, fearing an acute storage crunch by July as railway shortages ripple nationwide.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at scattered notes or listings with unclear context. The readable portions mention biometric terms and phrases without a coherent event or names to anchor a fuller card.
A jumble of quips on Congress, presidents, taxes, and society. Remarks touch on Deny House and Taft Senate, Truman White House, Roosevelt Supreme Court, and a dubious Shakespeare film plan. Ends with musings on false pride and independence.
Potter residents show grit by planning to fund and build an air field themselves without bonds or state aid. Lodgepole compares their field to a ready-to-use Prairie edge field where farmers taxi to the business district, illustrating self reliance in small towns.
Sidney sportsman R P Kepler urges Nebraska raise game license fees to fund wildlife administration. Many locals buy licenses in Colorado and Wyoming for infrequent trips. He argues residents would accept small increases for hunting or fishing within seasons to aid conservation.
A column surveys playful notes on politics manners and culture. It jokes about the House of Commons burdens uproots a gagged Congress and a New York elevator scene. It quips on child safety a pointed shoe fad crooning swing music and Hypothetical pay cuts for young stars.
Rep A L Miller urges World War II veterans to reinstate lapsed government life policies under a new law extending the privilege to August. Veterans must state health is as good as when lapse occurred and pay two monthly premiums. Many let policies lapse after discharge. renewal is hoped. Staples mentioned with stapling machines.
The FBI has 18-year old DeWayne Hansen in custody after an Idaho Falls car theft. He was arrested following a 90 mile per hour chase on highway 30 between Sidney and Brownson and charged with violating the Dyer Act. Hansen was arraigned before United States Commissioner Robert A. Barlow, waived plea, and remanded to the U.S. District Court at North Platte. He allegedly stole a car in Idaho Falls.
The Nebraska state safety council met at the state house and instructed its executive board to draft a request for funds to Gov. Val Peterson to cover a full-time salaried executive secretary travel expenses and a secretary. Gov. Peterson pledged support and said funding could come via the Department of Roads and Irrigation budget or a direct legislative appropriation. J. K. Mahr of Sidney, a new council member, attended.
Harold L Reeves of Scottsbluff told Nebraska veterans not to write wire or call Kansas City about delayed subsistence checks. He explained some misunderstandings falsely link the Kansas City VA office to check issuance and urged veterans to lay off communications. Checks are mailed from the U. S. Treasury disbursing office at Kan-
Fragmentary text notes a city office handling checks and responding to inquiries. Mentions Nebraska veterans and a general office contact, with garbled references to agencies and administrative lines. No clear event or outcome is discernible from the readable portion.
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