I Was a Fifteen Year Old Lad in California
A veteran recalls adolescence in California and compares his youth to today. He notes how fifteen felt confining yet rich with early experiences from Manhattan to Chicago Roaring Twenties. He reflects on guidance, maturity, and rapid cultural change shaping teens.
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Eddie Cantor
al Jolson
William Haines
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Shnook
Adults teach youth to be grown, yet expect kid-like acts
The piece notes today’s youngsters appear blasé as they balance grown-up duties with childlike expectations. It argues the mixed signals from adults leave kids confused and overwhelmed, a tension that can push the average child toward frustration.
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Factors in leveling for irrigation at Hastings study
H R Mulliner a College of Agriculture irrigationist says land grading for irrigation involves planning topography soil depth water supply crops and fertility. He notes grading must ensure efficient water use drainage erosion control machine access and long term maintenance with yearly surface smoothing and proper fertilizer use.
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H. R. Mulliner
College of Agriculture
Mulliner
Nebraska
Sean Flynn chases mountain lions in Arizona
Sean Flynn son of Errol Flynn chased mountain lions in the Superstition Mountains near Apache Junction Arizona. He missed with a pistol, climbed toward a cave, and later explored a dust filled Spaniard site with old ore tools. He plans to study archaeology with a University of Oklahoma contact.
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Errol Flynn
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Sean
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State highway mileage and Homestead plans set Nebraska agenda
The biennial State Highway Department report shows 9 258 miles on the state system with 8 859 rural and 399 urban miles surfaced mostly with bituminous and concrete. It also notes off state roads 93 328 miles with limited dustless surfacing and 42 628 dirt roads. maintenance costs per mile, painting stats, and signs materials are included. Homestead Centennial planning for 1962 includes a visitor center dedication at Beatrice National Monument with a statewide committee to be named. LB 208 to raise the state property tax levy faces final reading March 30 with governor support. Easter vacation for the Legislature runs March 31 to April 5 along with State Guard authorization and Mid-State Reclamation project backing.
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Nebraska
Len Willard Waldo
DeWitt
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National Monument
Frank Morrison
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Nebraska National Guard
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Alvin Scissors
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Sample Ballot Guide for Sidney Telegraph Contest
This notice outlines a seven division sample ballot printed for readers. Entries must be postmarked or delivered by April 16 to be legal, with winners announced after the Oscar ceremonies on April 17. Contest entities include Trevor Howard Burt Lancaster Jack Lemmon.
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Sidney Telegraph
Fox
Expert help in Dayton to open rusty 300 safe from river
Deputies in Dayton used available expert help to open a rusty 300 safe recovered from the Miami River. They simply asked a 20 year old for assistance.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Miami River
Prisoner Tries Safe-Taking Tactics in County Jail
Readable text notes a prisoner in the county jail attempting to apply talents to cracking a safe during confinement, alongside an advert urging readers to use Telegraph Want-Ads.
Swiss Family Robinson Opens at Fox Theatre
Dorothy McGuire and John Mills lead the cast in West Disney Panavision film Swiss Family Robinson with James MacArthur and Janet Munro. The adventure opens today at the Fox Theatre for a seven day engagement.
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Robinson
Dorothy McGuire
John Mills
James MacArthur
Janet Munro
Fox Theatre
Sugar Act extension and monument boundary change debated
Rep. Martin pushes 21 month Sugar Act extension to align with Cuban trade needs and aid domestic sugar beet producers. He also backs relocating Scotts Bluff National Monument boundaries to include nearby badlands while preserving foreground geology, reducing the monument by about 350 acres. Visitors from Fourth District listed.
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Congress
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Scotts Bluff
Dome Rock
Department of the Interior
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