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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1946
Page
2
An editorial questions Sidney Nebraska hospitality as the population grows near Sioux Ordnance Depot and Ordville. It cites social exclusion, a low turnout at a depot bingo party, and a call for self inventory to break down a social wall and improve integration.
The Great Western Sugar Company tells beet growers not to abandon the harvest despite delays. Records show most years finish after December with one year delivering beets January 28. The firm urges continued effort to avoid freeze risk and to save marketable beets, noting its experience benefits growers yet facing monopoly accusations. The paper suggests beet production could justify a Sidney factory.
Cheyenne County readers hear Dr Paul Collier head of Connecticut Bureau of Youth Service argue for heavier study loads. He cites experiments showing eleven or twelve subjects yearly versus four or five now required, claiming top students are the brightest in history and that longer schedules reduce loafing. He admits average students would need different plans, prompting debate on broad applicability.
American occupation authorities report Germans have an unsatisfactorily low average weight. Refugees arriving in Germany are healthier than residents. Without increased rations many will die of starvation or disease. Current 1550 calorie allotment covers 58 percent of minimum needs, below the stated 65 percent target.
A humorous column vents about laryngitis and spring cleaning mania that tears apart homes. The narrator jokes about women’s protest through fierce cleaning, laments marital friction, and imagines a private penthouse to escape chores and domestic battles. He cites gendered power dynamics and household rituals with a wry, period voice.
A terse, provocative line catalogues contempt for happiness and calls for joining the “crazy and dirty” among others. The speaker advocates embracing a hostile communal bond through shared contamination or rebellion against norms. The piece reads as a bleak social critique in a forensic, disenchanted tone.
Mrs I A Caldwell reports on family visits and greetings in Sunol and nearby towns. Notable items include Mr and Mrs Dean Nieman returning to Falls City from time with Mrs Nieman's parents the Fenske family, M G Talcott of Independence Missouri a former Sunol school superintendent staying as weekend guest with J B Ruttner, Bert Allington's return from California, and a new daughter born to Mr and Mrs John DeMers Jr in a Sidney hospital.
Cliff Russell states an extended coverage endorsement can be attached to a fire policy to protect property from loss or damage by hail explosion riot aircraft smoke and vehicles.
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