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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1948
Page
2
The Telegraph appears as an independent weekly newspaper published in Sidney Nebraska with distribution in Cheyenne County and West 1 Nebraska. The notice describes mail rates for 50 mile zone and outside 50 mile zone and indicates publication on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
The piece honors Thanksgiving 1948, tracing the Pilgrims voyage to Provincetown in 1620 and their compact. It urges gratitude for religious freedom, celebrates America’s rise as a center of freedom and enterprise, and cautions against taking blessings for granted in an era of luxury.
The Sidney utility board chose to enlarge the local power plant rather than rely on government lines. Western Nebraska faced a holiday brownout as Reclamation warned of shortages and a blizzard showed risks of long transmission lines. Lexington suffered hours without power. Sidney would gain local generation and potential future purchases on surplus lines to guard against outages.
The piece praises President Truman for humility after victory and urges him to study and adopt the Hoover Commission government reorganization report. It argues the plan could improve efficiency in the federal government and calls for bipartisan action beyond party politics.
A brief note states that sulfa drugs are valued at about 800 times the price of the coal from which they are derived, highlighting the pharmaceutical value relative to raw mineral output.
A concise historical reflection notes that in every century, ten years of conflict have followed each decade of peace, suggesting a recurring pattern of upheaval interrupting sustained tranquility and prompting consideration of enduring causes and consequences across eras.
Thanksgiving column by Jack H Lowe expressing gratitude for varied figures and moments in American life. Includes humorous asides about politicians actors and media figures with personal reflections on thankfulness and national unity. The piece ends celebrating Thanksgiving in America.
Machinery Magazine warns the farm income squeeze is spreading nationwide with parity down to 116 and crop prices dropping. Corn at 1.20 per bushel, hogs to 5.00 per cwt, cattle down about 500 per cwt. buyers advised to stock seeds and use loans. Dairy and beef markets show weakness, while baby chick demand rises and farmers plan for 1949 expansion. First American cows arrive from Columbus voyage and Jamestown era marks dairy start.
The department of agriculture estimates insects ruin at least 8 percent of stored grain and cereal products annually while rodents destroy 4 percent. Translated to money this means 350 million dollars lost from pests plus another 200 million dollars from rats and mice.
Australia shows a continuing move from rural to urban living. In 1921 forty three percent resided in metropolitan areas, rising to forty six point eight percent by 1933, and the latest census places urban dwellers at fifty point seven percent. About five of ten people live in capital cities, two in country towns, three in rural areas.
Community health appeal urges readers to send in funds today to support TB protection efforts with Christmas Seals. The campaign emphasizes personal action and collective welfare during the holiday period.
Over-stocking leads to pond failures as ponds stocked with fingerlings fill with too many fish per acre. Harvesting the annual crop is essential to prevent the population from becoming dominated by small fish.
Hundreds of farmers and business men use a simplified system for keeping records. Complete sets and refill sheets are kept in stock. Your income tax consultant will say that Ideal is the ideal record keeping system.
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