Letters to the Editor on Sidney interchanges and road plans
A reader criticizes proposed highway access near Sidney Nebraska arguing for a direct interchange south of town and an overpass. He warns the five mile surfaced road would end in a dead end and urges considering local traffic, railroad influence, and regional examples. Rainbow trout note follows about fish coloration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Lincoln
Omaha
Grand Island
Jack Lowe
U.P Railroad
Boston
Nebraska
Leon A Lafler
Peetz Ice Cream Social and Community Notes
Peetz Junior Farmers receive an ice cream social reward for cleaning road ditches last spring. Community items include a fatal oil rig accident near Ft Lupton killing William Buss Jr., survivors and funeral details, local visits, hospital stays, bowling tournament, a Lions pancake feed for the blind, school events, and multiple social visits across Sterling, Chappell, Longmont, and Denver with many family names and local addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Junior Farmers Union
Peetz
Henry Buss
William Jr
Ft Lupton
Colo
Christ United Methodist Church
Sterling
Kenneth M. Smith
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Walter Chaney
Sulfur Fertilizer Boosts Corn in Panhandle Soils
The report notes sulfur fertilizers raise corn yields where soil sulfur is low, especially sandy soils and irrigation water from the Sandhills. It warns many Nebraska soils are sulfur sufficient, while chronic deficiency causes stunting and yellowing. Guidance covers sources, application rates, testing, and both corn and winter wheat trials in Cheyenne and Box Butte Counties.
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Nebraska
North Platte Valley
Panhandle
Cheyenne County
Box Butte
Health care budgeting urged by Nebraska Medical Association
The Nebraska Medical Association urges families to budget for health care as part of overall family finances. Set aside funds for minor medical costs and consider insurance for major illnesses, balancing protection with affordable costs. Participation in voluntary plans helps expand coverage and reduce economic barriers.
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Nebraska Medical Association
Peetz Garden Club Meets March 28 at Mrs Elmer Davis Home
The Peetz Garden Club will meet on March 28 with Mrs Elmer Davis in charge of the program. Roll call will be 1A Blizzard Experience and Mrs Lee Hawkins oversees the event.
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Northport
Nebr
Studebaker
Early Corn Planting and Turfgrass Disease Advisory
Extension notes advise planting corn when soil warms to 50 F for two to three days, using vigorous hybrids and pest controls to secure stands while noting weed pressure and moisture management. Also covered is Melting Out leaf spot in turfgrass with early spring fungicide timing and a futures market meeting on March 28, 1973 in Sidney chaired by Don Frahm.
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Larry Brenner
Nebraska
Midwest
Cheyenne County
Don Frahm
Sidney
Advertising Ivory Purity Girl Soap with Sun Bonnet
A vintage ad for a bathing beauty may depict Ivory soap’s Purity Girl wearing a sun bonnet and a Gay Nineties style plunging neckline. The caption hints at a novelty soap promotion and period fashion cues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bathing Beauty
Ivory
Purity Girl
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Miles City
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the Weekly Report
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West 27Th Street
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OSAGE
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