Sidney Telegraph editorial page description
Editorial page of The Sidney Telegraph declares it official Cheyenne County newspaper and Western Nebraska’s oldest publication founded in 1873. It notes publishing schedule three times weekly and association memberships with The Associated Press and Nebraska Press Association.
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Cheyenne County
Nebraska Press Assn
Sidney Telegraph
the Telegraph Printing.Co., Inc
Lith Ave
Sidney
Nebraska
Western Nebraska
The
Associated Press
Dr. Roche Remembered As Sidney Civic Leader And Doctor
Dr. R. E. Roche, who died suddenly Sunday, was regarded by many as Sidney’s outstanding civic leader. He served on the city council and as mayor while running a large medical practice, contributing to permanent improvements and inspiring growth during tough times in the 1930s. He had suffered a stroke years earlier and retired, yet remained active in spirit and memory.
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R. E E. Roche
Sidney
Dr. Roche
America
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
Nebraska State Irrigation Association
Dan McAleese
New York
Cheyenne County
A. D. Stewitts
Frank H. Strout
Episcopal
Julia Blanchard
Frances Wright
Crisis in Morale Sparks Army Warning on Dependents Cut
An editorial warns that Eisenhower’s directive to reduce military dependents abroad may dent morale and combat effectiveness. It notes a large balance of payments deficit driven by government spending, including overseas armed forces, and cites Army officials and the Army-Navy-Air Force Register fearing a morale crisis worse than 1933.
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Eisenhower
Army
Brucker
U. S
Armed Forces
Army- Navy- Air Force Register
Alaska Centenary Plans Reflect on Russians in North America
The piece notes Alaska’s 1967 centennial of the U S purchase from Russia and recalls early Russian ventures in Hawaii and California. It highlights 1805 Russian forts at Honolulu and Bodega Bay, their briefings, protests from Spain, and Russia’s later turn toward Europe, suggesting avoidance spared future trouble.
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Alaska
Russia
Alexander II
North America
Great Britain
United States
American
Honolulu
Hawaii
California
Bodega Bay
Spain
Europe
Thoreau Enshrined in Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The 13th election honors Henry David Thoreau for Walden and Civil Disobedience, placing him among Concord notables Emerson and Hawthorne. Bronson Alcott and Louisa May Alcott remain sidelined, while Poe gained induction only in the hall's third vote, amid debate over other late inclusions.
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Henry David Thoreau
Concord
Emerson
Hawthorne
Bronson Alcott
Louisa
May
Thoreau
Walden
Walden Pond
Tolstoi
Gandhi
Edgar Alien Poe
Hall of Fame
Ideal farm policy: parity, lower taxes, and less government
Iowa State economist Don Kaldor outlined an ideal farm program at a Lincoln conference, aiming to equalize farmer income, cut taxpayer costs, lower consumer prices, abolish government roles, and harmonize international relations. He warned that resolving farm group disputes is essential to any improvement, with tensions between farm sectors and nonfarmers complicating cross compliance and crop decisions.
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Don Kaldor
Iowa State University
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Kaldor
Sidney High School Band to Make Public Debut
Hobart S. Davis, music instructor at Sidney public schools, has organized a high school band that will make its first public appearance in the near future. The crossing of a plot at the west end of town has not yet been determined.
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Hobart S. Davis
Sidney Public Schools
Why Not At Large Nebraska Congressmen
Nebraska will lose a congressman in 1962 lowering the delegation to three. Redistricting will dominate the next legislature as population clusters eastward while vast western areas remain thinly populated. An at large method could give the whole state a voice and relieve redistricting strain, urging focus on statewide growth and development.
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Nebraska
Congress
Good Question Governor Nebraska State Journal
Gov Dwight Burney argues Nebraskans must choose between economic conservatism and liberalism as state agencies request a 26 percent budget rise. He frames the debate as a test of national belonging and future prosperity, urging leadership toward growth and courage over tax backlash.
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Nebraska State Journal
Dwight Burney
Nebraska
Burney
Compromise on Taxes for Nebraska in the Next Session
The Nebraska Farmer urges broadening the tax base in the upcoming Legislature session starting January. Property taxes are crushing state and local costs, risking owner rebellion. Low income groups resist sales tax, while high income groups oppose income tax for fear of paying more.
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Nebraska
Sidney area gains new business and events this week
Three new developments emerge in Sidney including the 21st e. prcoducer addition near town, Hugh's Texaco debut in the downtown area, and a weather service note on groundwater. The Western Auto Associate Store held a grand opening with about 2,000 attendees while local students competed in the Voice of Democracy contest with Marilyn Portz winning. Sir Charles Grigsby has arrived in San Francisco, per family notice.
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Motoriss
Soun
Sidney
Hugh
Herb Aldrich
Marilyn Portz
St. Patrick’s High School
Lance Barker
Sidney High School
Judy Townsend
Sidney High
Jayne ‘McIntosh
Agnes Walsh
Michael Monnich
Jack King
Jim Hansen
Sir Charles Grigsby
San Francisco
Calif
Richard Grigsby
Rural fire district meeting planned for Cheyenne County
Cheyenne County farmers prepare for a third rural fire district as Lodgepole fire department schedules a Thursday meeting at the high school for all farm operators in Cheyenne Devel and Garden counties. Funeral services today for R C Bob Jackson 50 a Sidney business figure. Carl Bergstrom a former Sidney resident dies in Santa Monica Calif. Arthur Zike named representative for Western Quarter Horse association and urged for Palomino Pinto roles. A J Jorgenson presides at a goose dinner marking the 20th anniversary of American National Bank. H P Stout returns to Sidney after Navy discharge. Dennis with wife at Masse home. Alva L Cox discharged from Army Air Force after 48 months in the Middle East.
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Cheyenne
Lodgepole Fire Department
Devel
Garden County
R. C
Bob) Jackson
Sidney
Carl Bergstrom
Santa Monica
Calif
Arthur Zike
Nebraska
Western Quarter Horse Association
Palomino and Pinto Association
A J Jorgenson
American National Bank
H P. Stout
Navy
Dennis
George Masse
Alva L. Cox
Clarence Cox
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Army Air Force
Middle East
Old Union Pacific round house to be torn down in Sidney
The Telgraph News reports the famous Sidney landmark the Union Pacific round house from the 1860s will be demolished to make way for progress. Once a silent witness to frontier days and hard settlers, the sturdy walls housed early births and defense stories as Sidney and Cheyenne County developed over fifty or sixty years.
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Nebraska
Union Pacific Round House
Sidney
Telgraph News
Tmers
Cheyenne County
Round House
Union Pacific
Telegraph News
Sidney bank sale signals return to stability in Cheyenne county
Thirty five years after upheaval a group of Sidney business men purchased the American Bank and plan to run policies in the future. The bank’s building history shows growth from a two story frame to a one story addition in 1907 and the present brick structure built in 1916. The Sidney city council agreed to cooperate with highway officials to keep the Tacoln highway on track, with a committee negotiating for right of way to the west end city limits as part of a plan to eliminate two street corners.
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Sidney
Cheyenne County
American Bank
Tacoln
Word Puzzle Across and Down Clues Fragmented List
Puzzle clue list with mixed letters and misspellings spans across and down entries for a crossword style, including terms like particle rail foretell and hobbling items, plus numerous garbled sciata and stray numbers. The readable segments suggest a solved grid is intended.
Fire threatens farm home. neighbors save structure
Ninety mile west of town W C Couch farm home burned after Tuesday blaze. Neighbors arrived in time to save the house, though contents including furniture and clothing for two bedrooms were nearly destroyed. A shingling bee for Mack Treinen addressed by locals. A traveling duo recounts a strange crossing on a wager with a road mirroring companion. The B Cs celebrate third anniversary with husbands and friends, a large oyster stew outburst and lively gathering, while the B Ds boast harmony after three years.
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W. C. Couch
Mack Treinen
Sidney
San Francisco
New York
B. C
55 Years Ago Fire damages and town improvements noted
Charles Lager reports minimal fire damage to the new Sanders Lager steam thresher and notes limited range burn. Brett Bros Epps Nelson Jeschke Bros suffer losses. Courthouse block walk completed easing pedestrian flow. Commissioners praised for removing unsafe board walk. Sidney Orchestra and Catholic Church dance a success despite weather. Blind Boone concert praised for piano and vocal talents. Village trustees meet. Closman appointed marshal. new electric light customers listed.
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Chas
New Sanders
Brett Bros
Thos Epps
Pete Nelson
Jeschke
Sidney
Blind Boone
Tobin Opera House
Clerk Gapen
F Closman
G V. Doran
Sharmer
O H
Stratton
Mason
C Hall
F. B Tobin
W. P. ‘Miles
Home Land Co
J J. Parks
U. S Land Cfice
W H Null
R B. Benda
John Daugherty
Telegraph link eyed for town post and telegraph office
Arrangements progress to connect the military post with the town telegraph office with Western Union granting pole use. If enough subscribers sign up a local telephone exchange may form, pricing four dollars monthly for businesses and three for homes. Weather delays cleanup, a snow storm hit Monday and another yesterday but better weather expected. Frank Anderson, shot at Bordeaux, improves with no clue to shooter. Invitations go out for a Frank Welsh Lodge grand ball at White House hall, Sidney, December 10, 1885, with a Twenty first Infantry string orchestra led by Prof. Oechsle. Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks dies in Indianapolis on November 25.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Cleveland Avenue
Frank Anderson
Bordeaux
Frank Welsh Lodge
White House Hall
Sidney
Neb
Twenty-first Infantry
Oechsle
Thomas A. Hendricks
United States
Indianapolis
Americans Are Growing Taller and Heavier Across the Nation
The National Geographic Society notes Americans aged 20 to 35 have grown about two inches taller and five pounds heavier since 1900, with men averaging five feet ten and women five feet five. Growth is linked to medicine, sanitation, and nutrition, while industry adapts from bigger customers to bigger pilots and beds, yet most hats stay below size 7 1/4.
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Washington
Africa
National Geographic Society
United States
Mexico
Japan
Mountain States
Unanswered Phone Keeps Line Open for Missing Lawyer
Elizabeth New Jersey AP reports Louis T Mackessy a young lawyer vanished in 1935 during a Bermuda cruise and was declared legally dead nine years ago. His brother preserves the phone line as a vigil and to honor the missing man despite decades with no contact.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Louis T. Mackessy
Mackessy
Bermuda
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Heron
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