Postal Notice From Sidney Nebraska
A brief postal notice indicates second class mail matter status for distribution from the Sidney Nebraska post office.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1951
Page
2
A brief postal notice indicates second class mail matter status for distribution from the Sidney Nebraska post office.
The editorial celebrates Sidney’s new street lighting system as a positive step after years of dim main streets and residential lights. It notes the improvement will not meet all needs but should prompt further additions and more lights per block. It also praises relaxed bond rules allowing residents to share in utility profits since municipal ownership began in 1944.
A critique of the Pick-Sloan Plan arguing big dams fail to prevent floods. It cites Leslie A. Miller and a Weather Bureau leaflet, saying flood protection should come from land and small tributaries with inexpensive reservoirs, not widespread costly impoundments. The piece concludes big dams promote power monopolies and bureaucratic control.
The piece argues President Coolidge’s early 1920s crackdown on government irregularities should guide today’s actions. It urges President Truman to order a comprehensive investigation into current scandals, including the Internal Revenue Bureau and Reconstruction Finance Corporation, to restore public confidence.
A compendium of humorous observations on deaf Galapagos tortoises, isolationism, modern conveniences, discipline, hobbies, infant prodigies, aging, fashion, marriage, divorce, rhetoric, dating norms, and academia. The quips juxtapose everyday behavior with social quirks, offering a snapshot of mid century wit and cultural critique.
Two government employee types on Capitol Hill are described as diligent workers and slackers like minks. Visitors marvel at ancient monuments, then return to vote incumbents back in. Taft faces a president moving to tighter control as taxes rise. The public endures new levies with stubborn resilience.
Star Market leads the Little Eight standings with 19 points, followed by Baumann Motor 16, Seven-Up 17, Oliver Machinery 17, and Dalton’s Clothing 15. Last week Star Market swept Ernie’s Conoco 3–0 while Baumann Motor beat Maddox Motor 2–1 and Stickney’s topped Oliver Machinery 2–1. High team series 864 by Star Market and high team game 2421 also Star Market. Individual notes include Peterson-565 series with games 231 Burleson 229 and Peterson 214.
President Truman signed a bill raising postal rates including a penny postcard to two cents after January 31. First class rates stay 3 cents, air mail 6 cents, but newspapers and magazines see a 10 percent hike from April 1 and again through 1954. Third class mail rises to 2 cents for the first two ounces, with 1 cent for each additional ounce. Special delivery letters jump to 70 cents after January 31.
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