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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1949
Page
2
Editorial questions why no official Armistice Day style holiday marks WWII end. It notes the event was a milestone with revelry and Thanksgiving but little world peace, suggesting officials may be waiting for a second half or another major moment before declaring a holiday.
The Nebraska CROP program mobilizes churches to raise wheat or cash for the Friendship Food Train during November. Rev E W Bellmann urged donations at the Farmers Cooperative Grain Company with a goal of 150 car loads to aid famine relief overseas. Ed Gerlach will oversee contributions on November 9, 10 and 12.
The Sidney Nebraska Employment Service reports a new two volume edition of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles with over 40 000 job titles and about 22 000 definitions. It lists jobs across industries including plastics electronics and broadcasting and updates duty definitions to aid worker placement.
A 1942 Chevrolet owned by Lyle Van Ness of Ordville was stolen during the day Wednesday and recovered around 9 pm that night. Van Ness noted the car missing after leaving work at the Sioux Ordnance Depot at 4 pm, and it was found abandoned out of gas on the road south of Brownson, Cheyenne County Sheriff W. W. Schulz stated.
Mayor C. B. Dorwart proclaims November 6 through 12 as Americans Education Week in Sidney. Sponsored by the Nebraska Education Association American Legion US Office of Education and National Congress of Parents and Teachers, it urges community participation to view schools in action and discuss shared goals.
Cheyenne County Dairy Breeders Association earned statewide notice as J R Crabb, one of four Nebraska technicians to achieve top conception rates at a Lincoln refresher course, showcased the group in its second year. The two day program highlighted artificial insemination, with speakers from Denmark and Nebraska on registration, transfers, bull studies, and breeding calendars to improve conception rates in this wheat country rural area.
Mr Crabb presents dairy cattle profit figures through butterfat production. Observations from 305 day tests show varied butterfat yields with corresponding feed intakes and profits, from low to high efficiency. Crabb operates from the Non-Stock building on Sidney east edge, in his office until 10 each morning.
Cheyenne County officials will not budget the five thousand dollar share of the twelve to fifteen thousand dollar oil bonus until The Ohio Oil Company files a formal claim and provides qualifying proof. County Attorney L M Clinton notes the claim must show an average of fifty barrels per day for sixty consecutive days. The county may then include the item in the next budget for 1950, with potential community benefits once paid.
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