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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1958
Page
2
The editorial notes how Thanksgiving preparations have shifted from weeks of chores to hours with ready to cook and ready to eat foods. Advances in food science and packaging simplify shopping and meal prep, leaving more time for holiday recreation and family bustle.
An old political caravan once drew crowds but now draws few listeners as Nebraskans increasingly rely on television and newspapers. The piece recalls Sen Kenneth Wherry’s 1930s idea and laments the loss of direct voter contact and the warm street corner rallies of past politicians.
A perspective on how the American oil industry fuels innovation from horseless carriages to space propulsion. It notes crude oil basics, refining progress, and the role of oil firms in rocket fuel research and petrochemical products, with quotes on energy's evolving but enduring oil stake.
Gulf Oil Corp appeals to 161000 shareholders employees and dealers to engage in politics and inform districts about congressional records. Senior vice president Archie D Gray says corporations must act to preserve free institutions and resist labor backed socialism, urging grassroots activity and information campaigns.
The 1863 proclamation by Abraham Lincoln began the official annual national Thanksgiving. Dr. R. Gerald McMurtry notes the scene is depicted in a Dean Cornwell painting showing Lincoln in the White House office after signing. Lincoln fixed the last Thursday in November as the observance date, later shifting to the fourth Thursday since 1941.
The piece argues that a Republican funded vote recount in Nebraska is legal and may be unnecessary given likely outcomes. It notes Brooks as probable Governor and Larson as State Treasurer, praises Anderson and Bixler, and reflects on Nebraska’s political history with remarks on notable governors and party dynamics.
As Other Editors See It argues Secretary Benson and the Eisenhower administration seek to shift farm program benefits away from farmers toward food processors and middlemen. It cites lowered grain supports, higher storage charges, and a pork buying program that protected packers while not aiding hog raisers or consumers. It notes a shift of overseas food disposal to private operators with government guarantees and outlines a new grain export mechanism that could favor dealers over farmers.
The Association of American Railroads reviewed 4537 editorials from March to June on regulation subsdized competition taxation operations and wartime excise taxes. A strong majority oppose overregulation subsidies unfair taxation deficits and wartime taxes urging Congress to end railroad constraints.
Independent capsule defines a welfare state as run for everyone's benefit while noting the taxpayer bears the cost. The quote emphasizes balance between social support and funding.
Don McGinley of Ogallala defeats Rep. A. L. Miller in Nebraska's Fourth District in a pivotal race. If McGinley sustains support in Washington he could remain influential, and the piece notes Nebraska's strong local governance and fiscal conservatism as it discusses national politics and the coming Congress.
An essay laments the decline of family conversation as TV monopolizes attention and gin rummy supplants bridge and poker. The piece recalls childhood dinners, warns of kids dragged from beds, and notes gossip only flourishes between shows. It frames sociability as an endangered art.
Three major American faiths Catholic Protestant and Jewish appeal for funds and materials to aid hungry and homeless abroad. Protestant churches promote the Share Our Surplus program to finance free distribution of U S surplus foods. Catholic Relief Services seeks ten million pounds of used clothing for refugees and distressed areas. The United Jewish Appeal funds reconstruction and rehabilitation for recent refugees and other needy abroad. These programs, operating through overseas agencies, provide vast food clothing and medicines to victims of war famine and disaster, and account for more than 80 percent of America s voluntary overseas relief efforts at low cost.
In recent weeks a rash of senseless bombings targets houses of worship and schools across the South. The editors urge decent people to demand capture and severe punishment for the culprits and warn that any group could be eliminated if these tactics go unchecked.
It notes strong interest in compact foreign cars promising economy and space, yet many are used as seconds and have had little impact on the domestic market.
USDA researchers in San Diego demonstrated an electronic bloodspot detector reduces labor and equipment costs in egg grading. The system, paired with mechanical removal and candling, lowered per case costs to 62 cents versus 5 cents when done manually, with cost implications varying by quality levels.
A new Northern Forest Fire Laboratory will be built in Missoula Montana by the Forest Service to develop improved forest fire control methods. Under Jack Barrows, the lab will house meteorologists chemists and physicists and operate at the Missoula airport with wind tunnels ovens and humidity controlled chambers to test fuel suppressions and aircraft assisted suppression under varied conditions.
The note describes deepening a screw slot at an acute angle for hinge screws and countersinking the head with a nail. It also defines drippings as fat and solids left in the pan after cooking. A recipe suggests equal parts seasoned flour and grated Parmesan as a coating for pan frying veal slices.
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