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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1953
Page
6
The Sidney Telegraph announces subscription rates with J. C. Bush and Jack H. Lowe as publishers. Inside a 50 mile zone is $4.00 per year. outside the 50 mile zone is $6.00 per year. The paper is entered at the Sidney, Nebraska post office as second class mail matter.
An editorials recount a Kimball incident where a man practicing bait casting contacted a 9500 volt primary line. Power and telephone services went down citywide while repairs took hours. The piece warns readers to respect high power lines and cautions against kite flying and fishing near wires.
Fragments of a report describe explosions possibly at Sioux Ordnance Depot or the post office where residents collected tax valuation notices. Officials caution the outcome may not trigger drastic tax increases if city and state levies are readjusted, offering reassurance amid concern.
Council on Rural Health of the American Medical Association urged imagination and readership to solve Gnali community health problems without government aid. A speaker said there would be no Santa Claus in the picture, stressing community cooperation among civic groups, labor, and business. Group health and accident insurance from Farm Bureau, Grange, and programs like Blue Cross and Blue Shield can help farmers and families meet medical costs. Notable progress has been made, with momentum growing to tackle rural health issues.
Williston, a prairie town in northwest North Dakota, has transformed with oil industry investment. Since 1950, 183 wells have been drilled, 148 produced, while 200,000 barrels per day are forecast by 1963 despite transportation and marketing challenges. Fifty companies back the effort, underlining the industry’s progressive, competitive drive.
Lincoln lawmakers pressed toward adjournment amid a burst of activity on bills. Controversial measures survived and died, including truck tolerance and county funding changes, while tax reform tensions surfaced as officials urged restraint and sought uniform valuations across counties.
The city seeks a difficult replacement for Virgil Knowles as Sidney's city manager after three years of governing growth. Knowles earned praise for business like efficiency though some residents felt parts of his decisions caused ill will. He received an unsolicited offer from a larger community with a substantial salary increase, suggesting broad respect for his work.
Secretary Humphrey described the Treasury's purpose as creating and maintaining fiscal policies that foster a healthy economic climate in America. The statement follows years of oppressive tax policy and aligns with current efforts to cut government costs, balance the budget, and enable tax reductions, recognizing the task as enormously difficult but essential.
Readers in Logansport and Pittsford react to a speech by former President Hoover cited by editors of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Critics argue federal power drains taxpayers and call for scrutiny of tax policy. Comments from Beverly and Brighton papers echo concern over government spending and taxation trends.
Puzzle lists across and down clues with numbers and hints. The page includes poet playwright theme references and a long mixed wordplay grid with entries such as 11 Interstice 12 Property 14 Cereal outer and many others. Solvers are directed to fill a weekly crossword with horizontal and vertical entries including English coins and states.
A nostalgic sketch of men prepping for a fishing expedition reveals a boyish gleam in their eyes, the ritual haggling over gear, and the militarylike rush to depart. The writer humorously notes bourbon, endurance, and the return with tales that make him feel inept yet envious of their wilderness bond.
Legislative Sidelines discusses farm price support programs and diverted acres under quotas and allotments. It notes shifts of wheat acreage from other crops to wheat, cites state and regional trends, and proposes geographic limits on produced crops to maintain smooth operations of price support. The piece includes USDA figures and suggests Secretary of Agriculture could set crop lists by region.
A delicious luncheon dish features hard cooked egg slices layered on buttered toast topped with drained green asparagus tips and a cheese sauce for a simple yet flavorful serving.
Fragmented OCR notes reference Senator George D. Aiken and the Senate Agriculture Committee discussing wartime and postwar farm policy. Mentions hogs selling for five cents a pound and beef seven dollars and thirty-three cents, dairy farmer wages at a subsistence level, and large government stockpiles. Also includes stray mentions of machinery belts and maintenance tips.
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