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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1957
Page
2
The editorial argues inflation harms both farmers and towns as costs rise while net income falls. It advocates cutting postal subsidies to two national magazines, saving more than farm subsidies, and suggests other federal savings to curb inflation, contending politicians avoid tackling the issue for political reasons.
A reader visits to critique modern English usage and credits schooling for grammar but blames parental influence at home. He argues that children learn language at home from parents who misuse English. The discussion concludes that home environment drives language habits and manners.
The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and local civic groups urge state leaders to support strengthening the Sioux Ordnance Depot. They warn the state relies on federal defense spending and fear loss of Sioux would reduce Nebraska’s return on national defense, urging broad support.
The tax investigating committee led by Terry Carpenter plans a Cheyenne County visit to uncover unpaid taxes. The editorial wishes them luck and urges better funding, arguing $16,000 is insufficient for a statewide probe to recover millions and fix Nebraska’s tax system.
Former football coach Chick Meehan and several others were convicted in a steel black market case. The statement asserts Meehan’s stayed in football would have avoided criminal involvement.
The piece recalls Armistice Day as a once mighty holiday honoring those who died in World War I and notes the name change to Veterans Day. It laments the loss of observance as a business holiday and argues for a yearly moment to remember heroic acts in two world wars.
A small city writes to recall its long standing paper cut by eight months of silence The letter signed by two service club presidents the retailers group leader and the city council of churches asks how to revive the paper They lament loss of identity in promotions retail business and club activity while noting the publisher must earn a fair profit.
A survey by the Traffic Safety Commission of Portland Oregon identifies following too closely as the leading cause of accidents and notes failure to yield right of way as the second major factor.
The National Association of Food Chains reports food prices have risen 147 percent since 1947-49, while factory wages increased 55.9 percent in the same period, highlighting broader inflationary trends.
A humorous piece catalogs eight archetypes of hurried walkers. Telephone Dial Harrier-Up rushes phones to speed up dialing. Stoplight Horn-Honker blasts horns at red lights. Newspaper Scanner-Througher skims headlines at breakfast. Decoy Changer-Arounder tinkers with decoys to avoid calm. Eternal Builder-Upper a gregarious salesman who exhausts himself. Panic Button Pusher foresees doom and bank collapses. dyspeptic crammer-downer eats fast and frets. greedy money-changer obsesses over wealth. The narrator, a self-proclaimed money changer, notes ulcers arise from overactivity.
A newspaper advice column answers teens on nursing as a career, smoking, dating, breaking up, and marriage timing during military training. It counsels dedication to nursing, suggests addressing smoking habits by comment on scent, advises ending relationships when love fades, and urges waiting for stability before marriage.
W Watt Macon Irby, a juror, was fined $15 at $1 per minute for contempt of court after being about 15 minutes late due to parking trouble. The lateness contributed to a mistrial in a $1,063 damage suit.
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