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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1957
Page
4
Rep Miller reports early returns from a mailed questionnaire showing rural constituents favor the Post Office funding itself and oppose federal aid to education while voting against foreign aid to Communist countries. The survey also shows support for a balanced budget and Alaska or Hawaii statehood, with potential shifts in the full sample.
West corn belt lawmakers lost out as Southern and urban congressmen opposed the corn bill. Nebraska delegates voted solidly for it, making further corn legislation unlikely this year. Farmers demand rain and oppose politically driven measures. The Budget section notes heavy mail and renewed effort for a realistic budget. Secretary Wilson supports civilian payroll cuts with a 12 percent Washington-area reduction.
Two wills were submitted for probate in Cheyenne County District Court. The Dindinger will of Potter directs Lois Dindinger as sole heir. Raymond Dindinger died February 4. Survivors include three daughters and one son John Peetz Jr. filed for appointment of administrator of the Simon Fishman estate, Sidney merchant who died May 20, 1956 in Denver, with mineral rights in Cheyenne County. Liederkranz cheese, named for a New York singing society, was noted.
The Potter Future Farmers of America chapter earned an Ak-Sar-Ben community service award for school ground improvement. Ak-Sar-Ben Public Affairs chair J. L. Thurmond announced 46 Nebraska FFA chapters receive similar awards and framed citations were mailed. Audie Murphy is noted as a World War II hero and Texas National Guard member.
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