Sidney Telegraph Editorial Page Notes History and Pride
The Sidney Telegraph, official newspaper of Cheyenne County, publishes Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 830 11th Ave Sidney Nebraska. A Western Nebraska institution founded in 1873 and twice winner of the Nebraska Press Association General Excellence Award. Associate member of AP and NPAs.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Press Assn
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing Co., Inc
11Th Ave
Sidney
Nebraska
The
Associated Press
Oil Commission seeks tax relief for oil producers
The Nebraska Oil and Gas Commission proposes cutting the 11 mill levy per dollar of crude oil to one mill. It says current receipts exceed operating needs and would return funds to producers, praising the commission for frugal budgeting and efficient operation.
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Nebraska Oil, and Gas Commission
Commission
Oil and Gas Commission
Shattered Illusions From Kennedy Victory
The Nov 8 election reshaped American life by showing metropolitan areas carry the presidency while Farm Belt and religious fears fade. Kennedy’s win signals a shift from calls for farm price supports to government restraint, echoing cautious farm policy and a renewed focus on national interests. The writer asserts Kennedy proved decisive, capable of standing with world leaders, and anticipates continued strong leadership if he maintains his campaign stance.
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
United States
Uy O
Uncle Sam
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
America
New England
Conant junior high report urges strong academics and limited activities
The Conant report argues for high academic standards at the junior high level, meaningful homework, and better coordination across schooling stages. It recommends dropping interscholastic athletics and marching bands at junior high, while stressing that public discussion of these ideas helps spur thoughtful reform.
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Conant
Doc Oasaie
Keith County News backs Steen Platte Valley lakes plan
The Keith County News endorses Game Commissioner Mel Steen’s Platte Valley chain of lakes proposal as Nebraska seeks rural population revival. It praises Steen as a national expert and urges open discussion while supporting Webb’s reelection and prudent state spending.
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Keith County
Mel Steen
Platte Valley Chain of Lakes
Nebraska
Mel
Lewis Webb
Webb
Steen
Game Commission
Lakes
Iissue
Chain of Lakes
Mandate to Start Over in Farm Policy
The Rocky Mountain News argues Kennedy faced a farm belt repudiation of his program. It urges a fresh plan via a super-committee with agriculture committees, farm groups, and agencies to free American farming from heavy government control, stockpile surplus, and cut price supports. The piece notes $8.5 billion in price-support funds and $9 million daily government spending, urging action and a revised approach.
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The
Rocky Mountain News
John F. Kennedy
Congressional Agriculture Committees
Departments of Agriculture, State, Commerce
Sen. Kennedy
Political Death Trap for Governors in Modern Elections
A 1960s election analysis argues governors face higher defeat risk and are less likely to reach the White House, as federal power grows and national issues eclipse state leadership. The piece cites 6 of 14 governors up for re election losing and only one of 29 senators losing, with broader shifts toward federal centralization and rapid communication spreading national viewpoints.
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Richard Scammon
White House
Scammon
J. Allen Frear
Delaware
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
wWer
Iin
Dain
Gas and Oil Taxes Dominate State Revenues in 1958 Nebraska Leads
The Nebraska State Journal reports that U.S. petroleum use averages 2.2 gallons per person daily in 1958 and fuels plus motor vehicle taxes accounted for about 4 percent of national state tax revenue. Nebraska ranked first, collecting 48.8 percent of its total taxes from fuels and vehicles in 1958.
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The
Nebraska State*Journal
United States
Nebraska
Sidney sees reduced rat population after exterminator campaign
Five years ago Sidney faced a growing rat problem. B and C Exterminators of Denver spent three days conducting an anti rat drive here with city council approval and revenue bond funds. Expansion projects at the Sidney sewage disposal plant and power plant are underway and set to finish by early summer. A new 400000 dollar generating engine will be installed at the power plant. The Telegraph Football Contest was decided without a tie breaker this season as Gordon Hornicek of Sunol posted 18 correct responses. William I. Nissen of 2223 Maple Street won a 400 scholarship in metallurgy from the American Society for Metals, to be awarded through South Dakota School of Mines where he is a metallurgical engineering sophomore. Doors at Ordville grocery remained open as Rudy Munderloh, the operator, left the business Saturday and no new operator was found. The Post Restaurant Council will keep the store open under its auspices until a new civilian operator is chosen. Sidney firemen were again called to the Sidney Creamery to fight a blaze in the refrigeration engines.
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Sidney
Denver
Telegraph
Gordon Hornicek
Suno
William I. Nissen
Maple St
American Society For Metals
South Dakota School of Mines
Ordville
Rudy Munderloh
Post Restaurant Council
Sidney Creamery
Thanksgiving holiday observed and events noted
Fifteen years ago the annual Thanksgiving will be observed this Thursday November 22 with a general store, office and school closing. President Truman proclaimed the day to prevent federal and local office confusion. The Sidney Chamber of Commerce set December 15 for the Cheyenne county children’s Christmas party. A garage fire at M A Zwicks 1525 King St caused extensive damage. A seat cushion saved Mrs Delbert Hawkins during a Highway 6 truck rollover near Brush Colorado. Sioux Villa rental units expanded to one hundred total. Temperature dropped to 16 above zero in Sidney, near seasonal lows.
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Truman
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Cheyenne County
M. A. Zwicks
King St
Delbert Hawkins
Peetz
Sidney
Local Appraisers Appointed for North River Property Damages
S. H. Babb C. E. Trognitz Ed Crigler P. P. Waitman and Frank Lehmkuhl have been appointed appraisers to fix damages to properties along North River tied to the Union Pacific right of way. They are already in the field. Bridgeport Postmaster Charlie Clanges visited the city. W. Osterhoudt sold his south side residence to W. Sims and plans to buy or build a smaller place.
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S. H. Babb
C. E. Trognitz
Ed Crigler
P. P. Waitman
Frank Lehmkuhl
North River
Union Pacific
Charlie Clanges
Bridgeport
W. Osterhoudt
W. Sims
Osterhoudt
Telegraph Celebrates 65 Years In Sidney Nebraska
The Sidney Telegraph marks twenty-two years of continuous publication with praise for its role in the community. Notable items include staff changes, local relocations, and various regional updates. A retrospective also notes a 75 year segment of local history with brief, colorful anecdotes.
Warm season grasses seeded on steep land after Thanksgiving
Harold Gilman of the University of Nebraska advises sowing warm season grasses on steep eroded land from Thanksgiving to May 1 to avoid fall germination. He recommends drilling in mile stubble with corn ground as second choice and wheat stubble as poor third. careful driving prevents clogging and ear loss during corn picking.
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Harold Gilman
University of Nebraska
Gilman
Alfalfa Winter Protection and Fertilizer Tips
University of Wisconsin expert C J Chapman warns most alfalfa losses come from starvation due to weakened stands. He urges proper soil fertility and heavy phosphate and potash topdressings at seeding and in fall or spring, guided by soil tests, to extend stand life, boost yields, and cut erosion while saving on land preparation and seed costs.
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C. J. Chapman
University of Wisconsin Extension
Chapman
Midwest
National Plant Food Institute
Wisconsin
Farm Foreclosures Rare as USDA Reports Decline
USDA agricultural economists say real estate mortgage foreclosures on farms stay uncommon with 1.6 foreclosures per 1,000 farms for the year ending last March 15, consistent with a year earlier and near the 1947 low. Distress transfers fall to about 6,500, and court-directed foreclosures likely under 1,000 as about 190,000 land tracts and farms changed hands at 47.1 per 1,000 farms, below last year.
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USDA
Submarine Turtle Attacks British Ship Eagle in 1776
The first American submarine Turtle, built by David Bushnell of Saybrook Connecticut, was used by Ezra Lee to attack the British ship Eagle in New York Harbor on September 7 1776. The operation aimed to damage the ship with a tune bomb explosion though details remain fragmentary.
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David Bushnell
Saybrook, Conn
Ezra Lee
Eagle
New York Harbor
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