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The Sidney Telegraph of Cheyenne Gousty publishes Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 830 11th Ave Sidney Nebraska as Western Nebraska’s oldest newspaper founded in 1873. It is an associate member of the Associated Press and a member of the Nebraska Press Association.
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Cheyenne Gousty
Nebraska Press Assn
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Sidney
Nebraska
Western Nebraska
The
Associated Press
Nebraska Press Asszi
Nebraskas critics hail Steen as a dreamer or a blocker
The letter criticizes Mel Steen for promoting Nebraska as a hunting paradise drawing out of state hunters and money, arguing provincial attitudes hinder growth and a lost congressional seat. It defends Steen as a constructive visionary and laments local critics who doubt change.
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Mel Steen
Nebraska
Congress
Steen
Stéen
Game Commission
Abing
Bettie
Vold
Sportartien
Nébraska
Eric Prather
Farm City Week Aims To Bridge Rural Urban Gaps
Farm City Week promotes better understanding between rural and urban Americans through events national committees host. It highlights that agriculture sustains life with low-cost abundant food and that a small workforce feeds many. The week encourages unity, gratitude, and renewed commitment to strengthen the nation.
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United States
Tog
America
Negro Status Rising but Full Equality Still Far
A presidential summary of a report by Secretary of Labor Tasos Miecher notes the American Negro has made gains in earnings and home ownership since 1940 but remains far from economic equality with whites. It cites gaps in earnings, unskilled job concentration, and ownership disparities, while affirming progress but warning against complacency.
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Tasos Miecher
Byards Eas
Remmal Mains
Department of Labor
Fio
Abolish Electoral College to Let People Vote
Editorial from The Chadren Record argues to scrap the electoral college. It contends the system lets a candidate win without a popular victory, concentrates power in few states, and disenfranchises voters nationwide. The piece urges Congress to rely on national popular vote.
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Badr
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Texas
California
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Nevada
United States
Nebraska Educators Debate Federal Aid at December Assembly
Educators anticipate a possible Nebraska State Education Association vote to back federal aid to education if a resolution passes at Lincoln on December 9 and 10 and again at two later assemblies. The piece notes mixed opinions among teachers and strong opposition from laypeople, warning that backing federal funds could threaten local control and provoke divisive debate. It recalls the recent victory for retaining an elected state school board and state superintendent, suggesting a clash between federal aid zeal and local governance.
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Nebraska State Education Association
Lincoln
Echelon Association
State Education Association
Freeman B .Decker
Old farmer recalls farm chores of falls long past
In Good Old Days the Lebanos Oregon farmer reminiscences about childhood chores like digging potatoes, stacking wood, tying corn shocks, and straw bales to insulate the house. He notes modern mornings feel colder with the furnace and thermostat, and denies that the good old days are truly gone.
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Lebanos
Knowledgeable People Promote Civilized Nation Speech
Wareham Mass Courier cites a reflective editorial arguing Americans boast medical progress yet face highway deaths. It notes eight wars in 184 years costing 1,130,000 lives and contrasts with 1,240,000 U.S. fatalities due to the automobile since its invention, highlighting the vehicle’s unifying yet deadly impact.
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Wareham, Mass
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
A compact listing of crossword clues with Across and Down prompts covering a range of topics from languages and geography to mythology and biology, including entries like Bulgarian Gem, Indo-Chinese tribe, Viper, and Zeus wife, along with various descriptive hints and abbreviations across many letters.
Weatherstripping And Thermostats Cut Heating Costs At Home
The article urges cost saving through weatherstripping storm windows insulation and proper thermostat use. It advises closing doors when airing rooms keeping furniture away from radiators and aligning thermostat settings with the Oil Heating Institute guidance to lower by about seven degrees at night and to 55 degrees when away for days.
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Oil Heating Institute
Jewel Fruit Cake With Apricot Tang and Cognac Glaze
A detailed seasonal recipe for a light candied fruit jewel cake. The method covers two-step preparation, long slow baking, and gradual cognac infusion, with a rich fruit-nut mix of apricots filberts coconut and candied pineapple. Includes precise ingredients and baking times for a 10 by 4 inch tube pan.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
Intersection rules threaten compact car sightlines
A Midwestern city faces a clash between old hedge and fence rules and new compact cars. With limits as high as four and a half feet at intersections, drivers of small cars struggle to see. The police chief proposes lowering the limit to three feet to restore equal sightlines and curb conflicts at crossings.
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JtIt
Lice
Cheyenne Man Fined for speeding in 1925 Model T pride
Sherman R. Patton of Cheyenne was fined $20 and court costs for speeding 65 mph in a 45 mph zone. He took pride in the fine noting his 1925 Model T could go that fast.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Sherman R. Patton
Patton
Letter Box Readers Choose Benson For Secretary of Agriculture
A Sidney Nebraska reader urges President elect Kennedy to appoint Ezra Taft Benson as Secretary of Agriculture praising him as a favorite among out of step farmers. A second reader defends farmers concerns amid national politics stressing the global stakes.
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John Kennedy
Ezra Taft Benson
Sidney
Nebraska
Sky diver lands in yard after surprise 2500 foot drop
Douglas James, 19, parachuted from 2500 feet while aiming for a distant field. A northeast wind carried him to his mother A K James home in Kingstree, South Carolina, where he landed in the front yard for lunch. Nearby report notes that thirty one states and DC collect or withhold income taxes, with 20th to start next year.
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Tom
Mike
Jim
Steve
John
Graham
Johnny Unitas
Mr. Unitas
Mr Unitas
Baltimore Colts
Kingstree
S. C
Douglas James
A. K. James
States
District of Columbia
Copper and molybdenum affect cattle forage nutrition
Oregon State College agricultural researchers report that copper is vital for cattle iron use and hemoglobin formation, while excessive molybdenum disrupts copper use. The study across Astoria, Squaw, Butte and Klamath areas analyzed 1500 blood and liver samples, noting regional patterns and limited success with copper fertilizer in Oregon.
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Oregon State
Colege Agricultural Experiment Station
J. R. Haag
Astoria
Squaw
Butte
Klamath
Oregon
Temperature Key To Cotton Quality
USDA reports show high boll temperatures late in the season improve fiber strength without harming thickness or length. Evaporation cooling from soil moisture and dense shade reduce strength. Experiments at Shafter indicate slightly restricted irrigation yields higher quality fiber as water limits leaf area and increases boll sun exposure, with pot temperatures 7 to 8 degrees higher under restricted irrigation.
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USDA
Agricultural Research Service
U. S. Cotton Experiment Station
Shafter
Calif
Thieves Steal From City Jail Inmates Home
Tucson AP Johnny McDonald says burglars robbed his home while he was serving time in the city jail. They took a pistol and a watch from his residence before fleeing.
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Tucson
Ariz
Johnny McDonald
McDonald
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