Editorial: A Year After V E Day We Still Struggle
On the first anniversary of V E Day, the nation faces food shortages, stalled peace promises, and political divisions. The piece condemns U.S. leadership, Congress, and labor tensions, arguing that true peace and unity remain distant while looming rationing and price battles threaten next winter.
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Europe
Asia
Marshal
South America
State Department
United States
John L. Lewis
Congress
Sale of the Utility Properties in Sidney
The city faces a June 11 vote on selling outlying Consumers Public Power District properties. If approved, sale relieves the city from a costly power purchase contract, funds bond retirement, and lets utility operations focus within city limits while REA handles rural expansion. The Telegraph urges a Yes vote after study by the power board.
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Sidney
Consumers Public Power District
Power Board
REA
The
Telegraph
Able Power Board
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Sidney Public Power Board
Greater Artists Series Brings Four Top Attractions to Sidney
The Sidney Greater Artists Series announced four outstanding concert bookings for the 1946 47 season at the city auditorium starting next October. The initiative is a major financial undertaking requiring public support, but organizers expect strong demand and financial viability. The move aims to elevate Sidney’s cultural profile and show progressiveness.
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Sidney
City Auditorium
Citizens urged to act as own OPA to curb inflation
A call for universal citizen participation in building personal OPA policies and boycotting nonessential and delaying purchases on essential goods. Emphasizes avoiding black markets, reducing government prosecutions, and sustaining price controls with broad public cooperation across all levels of society.
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House of Representatives
OPA
Love Down the Love Down 1946 Mother's Day Tale
A husband confesses ignorance of Mother's Day while his wife stacks proof from last week's Telegraph ads. He battles the guilt of neglect, argues his daughter should handle gifts, and is shocked by a friend who notes her husband bought two pairs of nylons as a sign she is the outstanding mother.
Maple Grove tribute and social notes from Mrs. Ed Miles
A Maple Grove column mixes a humorous Father’s Day style tribute to a wife with a string of social visits. The piece records visits by Cecil Tremain family, Stately households, Sharman and Miles kin, and neighborly dinners and birthdays across town, plus a civic note about the assessor’s rounds.
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Maple Grove
Ed Miles
Sixteen Years of Married Life and a Missing Column
A lighthearted column reflects on sixteen years of marriage with humor about weight, potions, and shared life. The narrator jokes about forgetting a Mother's Day gift, asks for reconciliation, and notes the Love Down author will be away, with the column ending until return.
Scotch Tape gift wrappings debut at The Telegraph
The Telegraph reports a new Scotch Tape and dispensers shipment featuring varied gift wrapping designs. It notes the fresh and attractive options aim to simplify wrapping while enhancing package presentation.
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THE
Telegraph
Sunnyside Community News Highlights Local Social Life
Mrs. Ralph Talich hosts visitors as Mr. and Mrs. Lester Theis and family share Wednesday with the Talich home. Ted Stahr hosts multiple gatherings for Harold Wern bloom, Albert Brandl and others. Verle Stahr’s birthday is celebrated with a large group including a new bicycle as a gift. Harold Hern bloom and relatives fish Beacon lake. Leon Gustafson joins Walter Hern bloom’s guests as they move to Sioux Villa. LeMoyne Johnson and Robert Rexroth assist with base work.
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Cecil Tremain and Sons
H. Michelman
F. Stately
Ruth
Johnson
Jeanne Westenhahn
Harry Stately
Malcome Yeager
Verne Sharman
Ed Waite
Muriel Glantz
Harold Spiker
Ed Milles
Albert Runion
Sylvia
Julia Rasmusser
Ed Miles
Albert
Martha Workman
A. F. Workman
Malcome Yaeger
Donna
Denver
Nels Hoagland
Alice and
Harvey
Albert Workman
Abin Johnson
Lester Theis
Ralph Talich
Ted Stahr
Verle
Harold Wernbloom
Albert Brandle
Lowell Hokom
S. F. Irwin
Susan Irwin
Grand Island
E. A. Johnson
LeMoyne
Larson
Brule
Sam Irwin
Ingwerson
Forrest Tremain
Jackie Crabb
Block
Mary
Richard
Rosalie
Harold Hernbloom
Betty
Crabb
Albert Brandl
Phyllis
John Omel
Leon
Hernbloom
LeMoyne Johnson
Robert Rexroth
Elsen Family Socials and Local Occasions in Washington County
H J Elsen and son with Geo Lostroh visited Washington County. Stanley Elsen and Marvin McNurlin of Gurley dined with H J Elsen. Rusty George earned a perfect spelling score in 4th grade. Marcelyn Jurgens visited relatives Frank Morey. Sundry visits and chaperones noted among Elsen, Crosby, Hunt, and Williams families.
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Stanley Elsen
Marvin McNurlin
Gurley
H. J. Elsen
Rusty George
W. R. George
Marcelyn Jurgens
Frank Morey
Esaler
Nebraska
Kansas
Cecil Hunt
Sunol
Denver
Madelyn
Curtis
John Williams
Lorenzo
Murrel Crosby Farm
In memory of my son Elba Dean Wickhorst
Poignant verse begins memory tribute with a father’s line from a devotional poem asking a caregiver to care for a child for a time. The piece centers on loss, love, and the enduring bond between parent and child expressed through a bedside prayer-like metaphor.
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Elba Dean Wickhorst
Poem Fragment on Loss and Farewell by Burnace Hadley
A mournful verse speaks of solace through memories and the hope that a child will learn from life. The speaker warns that loved ones may fade as earthly life ends and asks the caregiver to provide love despite the looming summons.
Card Of Thanks Expressing Gratitude After Bereavement
We express sincere appreciation to friends and neighbors for kindness, floral offerings, and assistance during our bereavement. We also thank the minister, choir, and others who contributed gracious services.
Sidney voters urged sale of outlying electric assets in 1944
In a public record conversation residents asked why the city kept the property outside Sidney instead of selling to Rural Electrification Administration. Officials explained federal approval processes, a prior contract with Sioux Ordinance Depot, and the need to settle lines and guarantees before action. The city notes REA would reimburse invested funds and improve service within Sidney.
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Consumers Public Power District
Sioux Ordinance Depot
Sidney
Cheyenne County
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