Editorial Lest We Forget Reminds of Memorial Day Cost of Liberty
A guest piece by Rev. Walter L. Jewett urges recalling the high price of American freedom on Memorial Day. It cites Washington's 1781 letter about shortages and nakedness, notes Cornwallis’s Yorktown surrender six months later, and urges Fathers to read histories of Saratoga, the Wilderness Campaign, the Argonne, and the Bulge to impress the reason for Memorial Day.
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Walter L. Jewett Farmer
United States Army
America
Washington
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Saratoga
Argonne
Bulge
Gen Devers Hearings Probe Word Choice in Atlanta Interview
A letter questions Gen Jacob L. Devers four star commander’s remarks about congressmen, debating how statements and drafts, strikes, and unions affect votes. The writer argues politicians fear public opinion in an election year and warns against pandering.
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Jacob L. Devers
Army
Atlanta
Georgia
Devers
Rights and Duties in a Changing Economy
Harold Stassen calls for a renewed sense of duty to produce and to work to match the right to consume. The Sterling Advocate argues that as unions push for broader rights, duties are neglected, risking selfishness and stalled progress. a balance between effort and pay is needed to avoid a generation that feels society owes them a living.
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Harold Stassen
Stassen
Sterling
Colo
Local editor recall and community notes mix
An anonymous letter recalls a newspaper editor’s tricks and plagiarism. The piece laments copying, then details a shift to original editorials and later notes on local school picnics, teacher assignments, and social visits in Broadwater and Sidney areas. Further items include a F J M Club gathering with cards and prizes.
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Fatty Xesche
Thissay
Jim
Skouris
Union Valley Community Personal Notes Summary
Union Valley brief: Mac McFarlane and Robert of Bridgeport did carpentry at Cleve Gillespie's home this week. Marjorié Vick and students hiked in the hills Monday. Eleanor Beyer has been ill recently. Albert Fecht and family and Donald Fecht with baby dined with Melvin Mathis in Lisco last Sunday and watched a ball game. Shirley, daughter of Mrs Kate Schuler, visited from West Plains Missouri starting Tuesday. Leonard Bayne and children visited at Paul Vick’s Saturday morning. LeRoy Lessman spent a day at Fred Schuler’s. Max Ravert called at Paul Vick’s Friday. Henry Frentzel and wife welcomed a baby son born Saturday at Dalton Hospital, mother formerly Helen Englert.
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Mac McFarlane
Robert
Bridgeport
Cleve Gillespie
Marjorié Vick
Eleanor Beyer
Albert Fecht
Donald Fecht
Melvin Mathis
Lisco
Ralph Reinmuth
Shirley
Kate Schuler
West Plains
Leonard Bayne
Paul Vick
LeRoy Lessman
Fred Schuler
Max Ravert
Henry Frentzel
Dalton Hospital
Helen Englert
Lorenzo News Notes From Nebraska Social Circles
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Phelps and son Jimmy travel to Denver for a few days. Mrs. Jim Adamson and Bud visit from Auburn Nebr. Mrs. Marvin Fleming visits her mother. Linda visits grandmother. The Phelps host a Sunday gathering for many relatives. A wedding dance for Mr. and Mrs. Francis Roelle draws a large crowd. Annie Ryan and friends dine with Mrs. Josephine Dettrick in Sidney. Houseguests and family visits fill the week in Lincoln and Sid ney area.
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Ervin Phelps
Jimmy
Denver
Colo
Jim Adamson
Bud
Auburn
Nebr
Walter Phelps
Marvin Fleming
Edson Madden
Linda
W. C. Phelps
J. B. Adamson
Francis Roelle
Annie Ryan
Harry Fleming
Will Hurt
Richard
Josephine Dettrick
Sidney
Albert Brauer
D. B. Phelps
John Williams
Thankful note from Charles Dedic to friends and neighbors
A short message thanks friends and neighbors for remembrances, cards, letters, and visits during hospital and home stays. The writer expresses gratitude and remarks that their kindness will be remembered.
Card of Thanks for Eightieth Birthday
Mrs Rudolph Thimgan thanks friends for cards flowers gifts and visits on her eightieth birthday expressing happiness from the kindness and remembrance.
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Rudolph Thimgan
Sidney Gazette Highlights Evening Entertainment and Graduation News
The article notes an event with multiple awards for different entertainment acts during a gathering that included a lunch. Patricia Fleming visited Shirley Crosby midweek. A family group attended 8th grade graduation exercises in Sidney on Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs. J. B. Adamson Bud and Mrs. Edward Huffacker as dinner guests at Melvin Phelps. For sale two large Sidney and Cheyenne County maps, latest editions, $1.50 each.
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Floyd Fleming
Larry and
Joy Snyder
Sid
W. C. Phelps
J. B. Adamson
Bud
Edward Huffacker
Melvin Phelps
Sidney
Cheyenne County
the Telegraph
In Memoriam Thanks for Kindness after Our Mother’s Passing
The Freudenberg family expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for support and sympathy after the death of Mrs. Margaret Freudenberg. Thanks are given to Tay lor Hospital doctors and nurses and to Dr. George Taylor for care during her final months.
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Taylor Hospital
George Taylor
Margaret Freudenberg
Albert Freudenberg
Fred Freudenberg
Frank Gross
Adolf Fastenau
Joy Fastenau
Herbert Fastenau
Geo. Bennett Wallace
Everett Schuler
Sidney voters approve sale of local electrical system to REA
In 1944 Sidney voters authorized selling the city’s electrical system outside Sid ney to Rural Electrification Administration funded by the federal government. The sale required approvals from REA officials and clearance of a contract with the Sioux Ordnance Depot. The city would recover its initial investment plus additional sums, while continuing a power contract with Consumers Public Power District. The plan aims to improve service to Sidney residents though it involves complex approvals and depreciation considerations.
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Consumers Public Power District
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Sidney
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