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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1952
Page
5
The Sidney Telegraph announces itself as an independent newspaper published at 83011 Ave Sidney Nebraska every Tuesday and Friday morning. J C Bush and Jack H Lowe publishers are listed with postal details and membership in the 50 mile zone rate of 4 dollars per year and 6 dollars outside.
Editorial notes a ten inch snow storm in western Nebraska that ended a long drought. It calls the weather event a multi million dollar snow at today’s values and recalls past million dollar snow figures from the 1930s. The piece praises the weather man for bringing relief despite travel disruption.
The Telegraph endorses voters in School District No. 1 to approve a $300,000 bond today to expand classrooms and keep pace with rapid enrollment growth. It argues bonding is necessary to provide adequate educational facilities despite general reluctance toward bonds.
J C Penney, founder of the chain store, argues that statistics prove abundance but not salesmanship quality. He states Americans must sell the word freedom and emphasizes the importance of freedom to work own property follow conscience take chances and be individuals.
James Daniel portrays the Cherry Creek dam in Colorado as a costly waterless monument built by Army Engineers to outpace Bureau of Reclamation. Critics warn it exemplifies a federal push to dam every watercourse, creating a power monopoly and risking national bankruptcy.
The speaker emphasizes freedom as a treasured heritage and warns it can be lost to totalitarian power. He urges continual guarding nurturing and dedication to perpetuate liberty and the responsibility to spread the message of freedom.
The article argues that free medicine has driven major gains in longevity and disease control. It cites mortality dropping from 17.9 to 9.7 per 1000 from 1900 to 1949, life expectancy rising from 47.3 to 67.6, and infant death age improving from 36.9 to 58.6 by 1948, attributing these to expanded medical knowledge and care.
Snow and ice clogged highways with many cars and a stalled truck blocking roads. County Treasurer Herb Stevens reported 12 stranded cars and a blocked highway. Schools in Ordville and Sunol closed while Ogden depot workers faced heavy travel disruption. police noted one two car collision at 10th and Illinois with minor damage. Diabetes awareness week urged Nebraskans to seek free tests and recognize symptoms.
As the fourth annual state wide Diabetes Detection Week nears its end, Nebraska citizens are reminded to obtain a free diabetes test from their family physicians before Saturday. The one week drive seeks to locate unknown diabetics in Nebraska and is conducted by the Diabetes Committee of the Nebraska State Medical Association.
Doctor Margolin notes symptoms vary and lists groups more prone to diabetes including relatives of diabetics and those over 40. He stresses early diagnosis and treatment improve life quality and longevity, urging visits to the family doctor to confirm or rule out the disease for every citizen.
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