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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1949
Page
2
The Nebraska legislature closed its 1949 session after a record spend. The paper argues public demands keep government expensive and that economy requires voter action. It notes friction between federal spending and voter expectations, urging self-reliance to enable tax relief.
Advance notice urges attendees to wear period costumes for Fort Sidney Days. Encourages digging through attic trunks and borrowing from relatives to fit the old frontier theme and join the atmosphere. Warns against last minute delays to avoid missing the fun. When in Sidney, do as the Fort Sidneyites do.
Preparations are under way for an oil test at the Ohio Oil Co. well east of Gurley. Uncertainty remains if a true discovery has been made, but local geologists and Sidney’s trade area anticipate an economic boost lasting while the oil pool yields. The author notes Cheyenne County seems blessed.
Opinion argues against federal subsidies for rural telephone service arguing private enterprise already provides most service at regulated rates. It notes 85 percent of farms have service without new construction and warns against duplicating efforts with federal loans. The piece condemns expansive government control of private industry.
Gov Val Peterson signed legislation to curb abuses in leasing school lands. L B 490 bans leases to non residents or to parties not using land for their own use. The state receives half the money from each assignment under this measure.
A columnist jokes that Rita Hayworth has learned horse sense from Prince Aly Khan. He laments racing horses and bets, mocks horsemen, and recalls personal fear of certain horses. He wishes he had met the Prince earlier to understand horses, yet doubts horses speak or read racing forms.
Personal representative and charter president vows to investigate why a wealthy man pursues horses. He plans to follow race meets, assess Rita Hayworth’s influence on him, and even jokes about an expedition to exterminate horses if the star loses her appeal.
The 112 page Sidney High School yearbook The Trail was issued last week to the 265 students and subscribers. It is a handsomely compiled volume with many pictures and a rich appearance. Miss Elvaree Smith directed the compilation and designed the black padded cover resembling a door. The dedication honors Supt. O J Weymouth for his long service to the school.
Boy Scout Troop 90 offers Parents Night on Wednesday June 1 at 8 p.m. in the Methodist Church social rooms with tenderfoot investiture webelo presentation charter award and a Greenwood overnight camp movie. Attendees may pick up plans and specs from the Division Engineer Federal Works Agency Kansas City Missouri and at the local post office before June 16.
Invitation for bids announced for additional sidewalk and driveway replacement at the Sydney Post Office building. Bids will be received until the specified deadline and evaluated by the contracting authority. Work includes concrete sidewalk repair and resurfacing plus driveway improvements.
A small tan female terrier seeks a home and promises to be a good companion to children and a well behaved housemate. Found wandering downtown on Saturday, she risks traffic in hopes of finding a friend before Berna Whitmire retrieved her.
The Army announced 2,554 American WWII service members killed abroad are being repatriated aboard the John L. McCarley. The list includes Pfc. Mon Takahashi of Sioux Ordnance in Sidney, Pfc. Harley Tanaka of Route 1 in Mitchell, and S. Sgt. Willard K. Wright of Chappell, among others returned for burial in the United States from North Africa and Italy.
A brief notice requests contact with Berna regarding a dog call at the listed phone number 151 W. The fragment provides no further context or details.
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