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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1956
Page
8
Published at 830 11th Ave Sidney Nebraska the independent newspaper issued every Monday Wednesday and Friday afternoon. J C Bush and Jack H Lowe publish the periodical serving Sidney Cheyenne County and Western Nebraska.
Old Friends Officials of the Union Pacific met with Sidney’s chamber of commerce industrial committee to discuss proposals for establishing an industrial site and expanding local industries. The meeting fostered cooperation and mutual trust, aiming to attract new industry to Sidney along the Union Pacific main line.
The text argues the century’s central issue is choosing between a limited state and a total state, democracy or totalitarianism. It warns dictatorship can arise gradually through expanding bureaucratic power, even with benevolent aims, and that unchecked growth leads to oppression.
With most schools out for the long break, children will play along streets and curbs, raising accident risk. Drivers must slow down and stay vigilant during vacation months because children may dart into streets without warning.
The Lincoln Star reports Nebraska's 1956 wheat crop prospects brighten as the USDA raises estimates from 66,348,000 to 72,094,000 bushels from April to May. Better weather and drought relief cut expected crop abandonment from 10% to 6%, with an average yield near 22 bushels per acre.
The Sidney schools show strong instrumental growth over four to five years under Dean Killion and George Hinn. A Friday concert highlighted the senior high, junior high, and grade school groups, proving a solid base for lasting, high quality music in the community. Credit goes to the school board Superintendent Weymouth and leaders Killion and Hinn for their support and excellence.
The piece argues Congress is unlikely to pass a natural gas deregulation bill this session. It notes the President vetoed a similar bill but supported its objectives, warning federal price controls would push gas to other markets and invite broader price-fixing of staples, risking nationalization and harm to consumers.
The Nebraska primary drew little turnout as residents showed little concern for school funding and politics while President Eisenhower and the GOP appeared solid. In Cheyenne County Bunker Hill precinct saw five election board members vote, with no other voters turning up, signaling statewide disengagement.
Sidney weighs off street parking to relieve street crowding in the downtown area. Planners say streets exist for traffic not parking and warn that Illinois Street could lose parking space if government demands grow. City council should pursue acquisition of reasonable parcels to provide substitute lots for downtown retailers.
A Missouri editor unveils a satirical scheme proposing government payments to newspapers for skipping issues and printing money on site. He envisions a “paper bank” pension and pages drenched in propaganda to secure funding, likening it to a soil bank and mocking federal giveaways.
Rep Miller notes passage of a 1957 Defense appropriation bill amendment by 222 to 156 to allow the Defense Department to sell many commercial and industrial enterprises without prior approval. It targets activities such as coffee roasting railroading bakeries laundries dry cleaning plants and ice cream maps clothing and other products to return to private enterprise. The piece cites the Hoover Commission’s goal to unwind government businesses and warns against creeping socialism. It also mentions unification of Defense and current service branch sizes and ends with a note on farm-use gas tax refunds and Form 2240 availability.
HealthHints notes that watching TV does not wear out eyes but can cause fatigue if not done properly. Sit at eye level, maintain distance, ensure clear focus, use soft indirect lighting, and avoid long viewing stretches. If discomfort persists, seek a professional eye examination.
Highway land along U S 2 toward the Straits of Mackinac bridge has jumped from 5 to 200 dollars per foot in parts. Land market analyst Frank A Wood notes sales along U S 2 have risen about one third in the past year. The bridge is slated for completion in 1957.
Uniforms testify to the long civic service of Sgt. Charles J Fast of Ravenswood West Virginia He is 50 and has served in six branches of U S military service two civilian police forces a fire department and six volunteer and fraternal groups that wear uniforms.
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