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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1958
Page
5
The editorial lauds Gov. Anderson for proposing greater state spending to develop and publicize Nebraska state parks. It notes broad press support and urges the Unicameral to approve a specific appropriation to improve parks, arguing Nebraskans should capitalize on scenery and recreation riches. The piece condemns decades of neglect and praises the governor for signaling a shift away from the so called ugly duckling image.
The article notes over 17 million acres of cropland have been diverted to non farm uses in 15 years, about five percent of total farmland, with surplus crops and strict government controls shaping production. It argues population growth and mechanized farming will drive continued pressure on land and soil conservation.
Herbert Hoover spoke at Freedoms Foundation in Valley Forge urging self reliance and initiative as the nation faces difficulties. He recalled Valley Forge resolve and said the path to greatness lies in independence and steadfastness during trials, noting his Memorial Day 1931 address echoed then and now.
A Ford Motor Company executive reports U S corporate wages and salaries rose 75 percent over the past decade while profits as a share of sales fell 35 percent. He argues wages, not profits, chiefly fuel inflation.
A Poor Record A reason why President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles hesitate to hold a summit with Russia is cited. Since 1943 there have been 19 top level conferences where chiefs of state or foreign ministers met. Far agreements were reached and the Soviet government has kept all except three.
A U S style supermarket exhibit at a Zagreb Grand Fair drew over 7 million visitors, demonstrating the perceived superiority of American retailing. After the fair, the market was sold to Yugoslav company Vracar and will open in Belgrade as the city’s first self service store with an American executive overseeing setup.
The piece argues Selective Service officials may still draft physically fit unencumbered men despite lower quotas. It defends maintaining a substantial ground force as prudent, noting two moons in orbit and rapid jet development, and emphasizes readiness of soldiers who can handle a gun and engage in close combat.
The editorial argues human error and lobby influence cloud attempts to ease federal gas regulation. It notes a veto over a prior corrective bill, and Harris-O’Hara bill prospects harmed by fundraising pressure. It warns continued heavy regulation discourages exploration and harms national gas supply, asserting that facts, not impropriety, should govern policy.
The farm surplus, long a domestic headache since World War II, emerges as a useful instrument of foreign aid. Surpluses cannot help all countries, but they match dollar grants in many food scarce lands. Costs lie mainly in acquisition year. disposal now incurs shipping charges. Surpluses are removed from the domestic market and sent abroad to aid friends with minimal taxpayer impact.
The Daily Journal notes the atomic energy sector has grown over ten years from infancy to a major economic force. Department of Labor data estimate more than 150000 jobs nationwide, spanning mining to scientific research across all atomic energy activities.
J H Lowe has accepted the chairmanship of a fund drive to build and furnish a parish hall for Christ Episcopal Church at 10th and Linden. Lions Club nominee Ivan Liljegren will lead the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Sidney’s growing pains push population from 4900 in 1950 to about 6500 now. Don Sherwood visits family in Midwest City and Wichita. Neal Craig travels to David City to visit family. Byron Craig en route to jet training in Texas. John Brown’s 78th birthday is celebrated with 30 relatives and friends. Hobart Williamson travels to Fort Collins to retrieve a car from a February blizzard. Elizabethan coronation influences spring jewelry as Sidney High School plans Coronation Ball with six candidates for queen. Anne of Dalton suffers scalding injury. treated and recovering. A 40-hour snow storm hits Wyoming and Nebraska. 56 inches moisture and six inches snow. Mr and Mrs McKinley McIntosh welcome a daughter. Howard Rallens is rescued after 11 hours in a stalled truck during a blizzard near Sidney. Mr. and Mrs. A D Greenlee return from a monthlong Texas trip.
Eugene L. Weed 53, a well known farmer from the west Dalton area, died Monday in a Dalton hospital from injuries after falling from a windmill where he was working last Thursday. The notice also reports a prisoner of war in the Philippines, and a Hanson triplets birth in Sidney with Barbara Sue the surviving girl. Beef and other meats will be rationed starting March 28, with fats and canned fish rationing beginning the same day. Lt. Gordon Tobin left for Ft Douglas after a furlough, while Mrs. Helen Fowler marked her 88th birthday, Sidney’s early pioneer and former resident.
Twenty five years ago banks in all states and the District of Columbia were closed by presidential edict. American National Bank of Sidney officers offered no statements on future policy. A. J. Carter proposed consolidating Kimball Cheyenne Devel counties into one, with Sidney as county seat. Katherine Van is a two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Van.
35 Years Ago In the Laramie Republican notes Sidney resident Fred Parks trains boxers and wrestlers at the University gym last Thursday night. The item sits among society notices and local updates including travels of Mr and Mrs John Costello, PEO chapter lunch and officers, civic commentary, and local obituaries and travel to Omaha and Hot Springs for flu treatment.
A week of calamities peaked with Thursday night wrecks as a severe blizzard blocked authorities. A freight train hit a stock train near Herndon, thirteen miles west of Sidney, igniting a caboose and two stock cars in flames. Ray Phillips conductor Chas Credit brakeman and four stock men are missing and presumed dead. Fire alarms amid six to eight foot drifts could not save homes in the sixth ward and surrounding streets as Gus Granneman and others saw buildings razed and fires burning across the town.
This week the contract was let for a fine two story theatre building. Mrs J E Sanders of near Ickes has been very sick this past week but is improving. She is the mother of Mrs George Moore and Mrs Dan Aldredge. Merchants attending the Retail Merchants Convention in Omaha included C W Hornaday and wife, F L VanGorder, F Vath and S Fishman. Mr and Mrs Paul Collart spent Wednesday in town visiting Mrs Collart's parents, J B Hairston and wife.
E J Sweet to open a new Rose Street lumber yard in Cheyenne County on his owned lots. Simon Fishman expands dry goods storefront as arrivals provide a metropolitan appearance. Miss Ella Haynes to oversee the millinery department next week. L A Stanton of Potter arranges ranch property transfer near Sextorp to Frank W Portrey of Argo Neb with plans to move there. Greenlee and Benson lease former S Mastrude building for a storeroom. Frank Winkleman and four children ill with typhoid. wife recovered from malaria. Union Pacific raises wages affecting about 500 conductors and 1,000 brakemen. passenger conductors earn ~140 monthly, brakemen ~67-78, freight conductors 125-150, freight brakemen 75-90.
Massachusetts high court rules imprisonment for debt constitutional. Boston bears heavy loss from a Friday fire causing extensive damage and many lives. Sidney Telegraph chief M. M. Neeves retires. Nebraska eastern bridges damaged by high water and ice. Platte bridges at Columbus out, others affected. Eight men seek homes arrive in Sidney with Green and Hunt of Omaha to scout North River valley. Charles Schrader ships sixty head horses from Cheyenne County to St. Louis market. J A. Harter returns from Lyons Kansas with bride. to farm father’s land. Prof. G E Barber of State University gives stereopticon lectures last weekend.
A consignment from England arrives in Baltimore with the Hereford bull Rudolph bringing 700 guineas, a record price for the breed. Cheyenne resident Henry E Yoemans reportedly paid the sum. details note Rudolph as the top price. Also mentions cattle sales info and land maps available from J J McIntosh.
The author argues that debt cannot be cured by government priming or overdrawn spending. He favors living within means, tightening belts, and cutting luxuries. He warns of unemployment and the risk of temporary relief followed by greater hardship, noting history shows good times follow bad.
A speaker warns against the idea of spending to prosperity, saying government spending risks becoming lazy. The quote reflects concern that once the method is learned, people may avoid work, fearing widespread idleness.
Article outlines material choices for walls and rooms with gypsum wall board asbestos cement board temper ed hardboard fir plywood and other woods. It advises on fire resistance water resistance strength and finish prep while warning about nail bases sealing and avoiding overfinish. It encourages exploring market options for new distinctive materials.
A giant centrifuge designed by the aircraft industry to test intercontinental ballistic missile components generates energy enough to lift a golf ball from California to New York and 700 miles into the Atlantic. Planes Magazine notes it checks stress vibration and temperature extremes for ICBM parts.
A historical word puzzle includes across and down clues with various lengths and answer prompts, from Relax to Female sheep, spanning cheese kind, celestial terms, verbs, and generic nouns, challenging solvers to fill a standard crossword grid.
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