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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1958
Page
6
The piece condemns opposition to a planned rest home at Memorial Hospital in Sidney. It argues rest homes are inadequate and civilian critics fuel rumors. It defends two hundred workers behind the drive and urges factual debate over unfounded whispers.
The Des Moines Register notes 1500 Illinois freshmen learned they were ill prepared for college when 54 high schools in Urbana faced a university conference on education. One third of entrants were nearly illiterate, needing Rhetoric 100. Students and teachers blame a system letting learning slide, with the culture that learning should be fun.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports a rising issue as sedentary life and increased leisure time lead to more people becoming overweight. Dr. Robert H Barnes notes that while automation aids efficiency, it contributes to reduced physical activity and greater health risks.
Nebraska's oil sector last year produced about fifty million dollars in value with fifteen billion cubic feet of gas. Companies and operators invested in exploration and development, leasing land statewide, creating an industry spreading from Kimball Cheyenne and Banner counties to western and central Nebraska.
A science exhibition at Central School and a Rotary Club speech event praised local students. Observers said the science display showed American talent rivaling Russia in space-age potential, while Rotarians lauded youthful speakers for their persuasive outlook. They concluded America can out-talk the Russians if needed, signaling brighter times ahead.
The Nebraska Petroleum Industries Committee notes the gas tax turns 33 next Tuesday April 1. Since 1925 motorists paid 2 cents, now 7 cents state plus 3 cents federal, totaling an estimated 53.6 million dollars annually. Nebraska state gas tax expected to yield 37.5 million this year.
The nation marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt birth. A notable quotation highlights enduring American virtues such as courage honor justice truth sincerity and hardihood. It warns against dangers like prosperity at any price peace at any price and safety first over duty first.
Dr Charles H Kline, scientific director of a large New Jersey company, told a New York audience that proper management matters more than money for research to succeed. He argues U S missile lag stems from bureaucratic confusion and urges Congress to address inefficiencies rather than overfunding.
W M Carter foreman of Mabry's ranch on Snake creek and W B Collier Sioux county assessor visited the ball last evening Collier was sworn in and received the assessor books in preparation for next month's assessment Judge Neubauer returned from Ft Scott Kans noting business conditions differ eastward John A Carley and sons form ranching stock partnership in Cheyenne County for five years Henry Tusler sold Montana cattle to E H Cowles for 3000 head on Tongue river An eastern merchant who never advertised was found dead on a city counter Homer of Water Holes had a molar extracted N M Fitch seriously sick at Kearney Mrs Fitch went to aid him last Monday evening
A Lincoln Telegraph note recalls a year with talk of Hawaii allegiance, a harsh rule on democratic editorial applicants, and a proposed mortgage tax bill. Senator Darner opposed the plan, arguing borrowers would suffer without usury laws. a depot plan for Sidney by U P with a stone building and steam heat is described.
A bald man named Bill Chilcott fired into a crowd of companions, hitting his brother and two others who were injured but not seriously. A baby boy was born to County Superintendent Chambers. Ducks season drew nimrods and a large hog ranch near Sidney, owned by Oberfelder Bros., spans 500 irrigated acres with 135 in alfalfa. Mrs Radcliffe hosted a progressive Tebahpla party with Mrs Callahan winning first prize, Miss McIntosh second, and Mrs King consolation. Miss McIntosh, Miss Gapen, Mrs Simon, and Hattie Radcliffe provided music.
Five people died in a rear end train crash last Friday morning. Sidney men Ray Phillips and Charlie Cradit were among the deceased. C. W. Hornaday and wife and Fred Vath returned from Omaha on No. 17, the first through train after the storm.
Fred Stephens confined to bed for three days due to illness from an abscessed tooth. Fred Enevoldsen Maynard Mayer and Ray Babcock, connected with Potter bank, were in Sidney as business visitors Wednesday afternoon.
Snowstorm piled five foot drifts for hours after eight Saturday. March 9, 1923 gathering at Meier Hall celebrated Fleming anniversary with dancing and mock wedding. Fritz Runge wed Marie Hostetler March 14 at groom’s sister’s home. Sidney and area news note locals and visitors, WAAC enlistment, hospital stays, a university high jumper artist, and community appointments.
Limited banking services will be available at American National Bank today. A. J. Jorgenson, president, has received no new guidance from the treasury secretary beyond what newspapers and radio have reported. Greenlees Inc. promotes a return to a former policy offering farm product chips usable in its stores and four garages for farmers during the bank holiday, redeemable for merchandise. Mrs. Minna Pettett and daughter Marjorie leave for Tulsa to make a new home. she sold her home to Dr. D. L. Abbott. M. W. Dimery returns from Addington, Oklahoma, where he was pursuing a pecan grove. Mrs. Margaret Harte, mother of W. D. Harte, dies in Omaha after a week of illness. Mr. Harte was in Omaha on business and with his mother at the time of death.
The State Board of Educational Lands and Funds reports Cheyenne County school land value up by about 500000 dollars after a new appraisal, with County Treasurer Herbert Stevens noting annual rentals for leaseholders will increase by over 27000 dollars. Also: three Sidney doctors face Army physicals, Virginia Berry marks eleventh birthday with a party, local residents travel and staff changes noted at the Sidney Volunteer Fire department, and plans for trips to Hawaii and Florida for other residents.
N J merchant Charlie Anderson is a merchandising antiquarian and link to America's past. He operates a shop stocked with spinning wheels bird seed foot warmers 1893 newspapers and 1958 garbage cans. His aim is to move away from bustle and run a friendly general store.
The piece reflects on poker as a game requiring skill money and a poker face. It contrasts poverty era games with modern practice where a ten dollar chip stack begins play as a probing entry. It notes stricter behavior, merchants the table, and the shift from casual drinking and storytelling to disciplined play as winners claim prizes.
Poker as it was intended to be played consisted of two forms draw and five card stud. In draw poker you may discard dogs and draw new cards to improve or worsen your hand. In five card stud you receive exactly five cards and either have them or do not.
The author recalls how poker has diversified beyond straight draw and five card stud, embracing wild cards and elaborate games. He notes many variants demand tracking many cards and opponents, enabling four to eight bets per hand, a contrast to 1930s poverty poker where losses were capped and play resumed until luck returned.
A narrator contrasts sociable and serious poker, describing a four to six hour game with five to eight players who rely on big bets rather than talk. He laments changes, wishing his father could see modern high stakes gambling and the altered meaning of poker in a supposedly enlightened age.
Grand Rapids Michigan Times notes wartime railroading moved material efficiently but now faces dire stress. It blames labor pressures and unwise policies for deterring progress and warns against letting railways fail, stressing national interest.
A scattered set of crossword clues across Across and Down with numbers and partial phrases. Includes entries like Lunch room Be afraid Phenol derivative and Pentateuch.
Wm A Young of Oxbow Saskatchewan, first elected in 1916, has been reelected to his 43rd consecutive term as secretary treasurer of the Alameda Agricultural Society. The veteran administrator continues a long Rural Saskatchewan to Alameda linkage in agricultural society governance.
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