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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1966
Page
3
The Sidney Telegraph publishes Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays by The Telegraph Printing Co. Inc at 830 11th Ave Sidney Nebraska.
Cheyenne plans to issue up to hundreds of millions in revenue bonds to purchase Frontier Refining and other firms, then lease them back to operators. The move, aided by state law, aims to modernize plants, add jobs, and keep operations open while shifting debt and tax advantages to industry. Similar actions for Wyatt Corporation and Wycon Chemical followed earlier.
A town column urges Sidney to fully back the United Fund campaign and work together to meet the modest budget while highlighting the broader need for civic effort. It also discusses reducing neighborhood noise, quoting Dr. John D. Dougherty on hearing health and proposing city planning and behavior changes to lower noise levels.
A North Platte celebration notes its selection as permanent home of NEBRASKAland Days and sweeping community betterment awards led by Mel Steen of the Nebraska Game Commission. The piece credits Scouts Best Ranch and Buffalo Bill home for local pride. A separate pre election poll finds Reagan known to most Americans with high identification and favorable opinions, warning about showmanship in campaigns.
The colonial chronicler recalls the 1621 harvest feast that established Thanksgiving as a national holiday. Four men fowled to provide meat, Massasoit and about ninety Indians joined for three days of feasting and six deer shared with the governor and captain.
The interstate network is more than half completed with 22,141 miles open to traffic of 41,000 total. Construction is ongoing on 6,382 miles as the Bureau of Public Roads reports progress toward full completion.
The Western Nebraska Observer asserts Nebraska must adopt a sales tax earmarked for public schools and an adaptable income tax to fund state government. It argues property taxes burden locals, urges state aid to education, and urges a disciplined public to accept legislature decisions for fiscal stability.
A column argues that Minutemen and similar groups pose threats and calls for a grand jury probe. It urges DePugh to renounce force, critiques federal and state laxity in machine gun controls, and notes penalties for illegal possession while urging tighter federal enforcement and licensing scrutiny.
A group of five Alliance businessmen and Arch Daugherty plan a 90 day option to purchase 79 antique tractors and over 50 other farm items from the Daughertys. The buyers, Daniel West Lorenz Solberg Jack Todd Dean Hunter and Neil Colerick, sell $50 shares to raise funds with escrowed money refunded if the deal fails. They also pursue the Everett Mann collection and seek to complete the plan in time for Nebraska centennial events in 1967.
The Chadron Harrison Crawford and Rushville check stations logged 869 turkeys from 1,500 permits issued as the Nebraska wild turkey season ended November 6. Round Top added 16 birds checked elsewhere. Overall success rose to 57.9 percent, up from 52.1 percent last year.
In Chappell Deuel County canvass shows absentee and disabled ballots broke a 65 vote tie for county commissioner in Swan precinct. Ira Radke, the incumbent, received eight of the 87 absentee ballots cast, with Albert Montgomery getting two. Chappell accounted for 61, Big Springs 16, Swan 10.
Dr William C Barr has purchased the Church of God building from Burton Smith and expects to complete remodeling and occupy the new office in about two months. He may enlarge floor space and will rent current space at Miller Memorial Hospital during the transition.
BIG SPRINGS Jan 12 date announced for joint annual meeting of the Devel County Extension Service and Soil and Water Conservation District. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. at Big Springs Methodist Church, with election of board members, the county agent’s annual report, and a Soil Conservation Award. Warren Fairchild to speak. Tickets available before December.
The Garden County Fair Board at Lewellen organized for the coming year naming Dick Paisley president, Ron Carlson as vice president, Bill Young as secretary, and Jake Kats as treasurer. Three directors Dick Paisley Ellis Ruby and Dick Haddix were re elected as terms expired. New officers take effect January 1.
Frieda Maria Widstrand of Sidney Nebraska writes a Thanksgiving message praising God for sunshine and rain, urging readers to give thanks through Bible study and prayer. She recalls biblical gratitude, prays for soldiers overseas, clamor for peace, and honors American freedoms.
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