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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1951
Page
4
The Telegraph is published by J. C. Bush and Jack H. Lowe at 11th Avenue and Illinois Street Sidney Nebraska. It is mailed as second class matter with annual rates of 54.00 inside a 50 mile zone and 6.00 outside. It appears every Tuesday and Friday serving Sidney Cheyenne County and Western Nebraska.
The Telegraph plans its second annual Soil Conservation Recognition Dinner welcoming over a hundred farmers and landowners. The editorial recalls dust bowl memories and decades of agricultural lows, praising the Soil Conservation Service while urging all farmers to embrace scientific soil care and year round conservation.
A collage of quips on aging, money, love, debt, media, and politics. Jokes poke at modern life, bias, and public figures, noting style, class, and cultural quirks with a wry, period voice. Named ideas include mentions of the FCC, government debt, and matrimony in a probing, humorous tone.
A column lists several social notes from Fremont and Sidney including Mrs. Donald Moffet and her son visiting two weeks with Carl Christ, Kathryn Jeffries Eastering in Scottsbluff, Lucille Billeter nursing in Kimball, and visits between William Reardon Cedar Rapids and Herman Niemeller. It recalls past years with items on Bud Robineau and Curtis Jolliff in Denver, Barbara Kucera’s Los Angeles return, Jess Osborn’s travels, and other relatives and travelers, plus historic references from 24, 44 and 84 years ago detailing residents, visits, and local events.
The Brownson post office is now in operation with Postmaster McCormick handling dispatches since Monday. A. E. Lyon named inspector for the new school building under construction as westbound trains run heavily this spring, with Wednesday's No. 1 train carrying thirteen passenger cars.
Two years ago oil crews drilled a 4400 foot hole on the Mary Egging farm sparking a basin wide boom. Nearly 100 wells have been sunk in Cheyenne County as Sidney becomes a hub for oil firms and suppliers. The town swells with housing and office demand, while the future remains uncertain yet thrilling.
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