29 Nov 1946
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1946
Page
1
The Telegraph urges the city to study restoring diagonal parking on Tenth Avenue before meters are installed. Benefits include more cars per block and easier parking. proposed to boost meter revenue and align with practices in other communities except on Highway No. 30 routes.
Union Pacific cuts in force across the line hit Sidney’s mechanical department, reducing from 405 to 56 workers. President Ashby cites strikes, higher costs, and wage levels as causes, with total layoffs planned from 50,000 to about 45,000 if earnings do not improve.
Correction requested for The Telegraph story on Einar Hermansen of Potter noting that the Sidney VFW firing squad participated in the burial. The Potter American Legion Post, which led the ceremony, asks mention of the Sidney VFW Post’s cooperation be added for fairness.
The internationally celebrated Don Cossack Chorus under Serge Jaroff performs a three part program at the city auditorium in Sidney this Saturday November 30 at eight o'clock. Tickets available at The Telegraph and The Cheyenne County Abstract Co or at the box office. The program honors 25 years since Jaroff founded the Cossacks near Constantinople in 1920.
Nebraska Wesleyan University sets December 1 to launch a statewide campaign totaling 350000 to complete a 500000 goal for new dormitories a heating plant and remodeling across the campus. Chancellor John L Knight says A Ivan Pelter of Ludington Mich will head the campaign and publicity. Approval came from the Nebraska Methodist Conference in September with churches statewide expected to participate actively.
Two Sidney Chappell football players injured in last week's game stay at Roche Hospital for days. Jason Shonka of Chappell has a badly damaged kidney but shows improvement. Lee Mann of Sidney, a center on the Sidney team, was operated on Monday and has a plate in his broken arm. he will stay about ten days.
Sidney Maroons end season with a 7 2 record, 245 points for and 66 against, sharing Class B honours. Quarterback Weymouth leads a potent T formation as linemen Holtman through Kinney and Ayala, plus reserves Maley, Bentley, and Knackstedt contribute to a strong squad.
A plea invites readers to share Thanksgiving dinner news with Mrs. H. P. Craig at 46 after noon today for the Telegraph's next issue, expressing appreciation for cooperation.
Merchants report the 1946 Christmas buying surge already large and likely to grow through December 25. Freight disruptions threaten, but existing inventories and strong demand push holiday shopping toward a new high with retail sales possibly exceeding last December’s 8.5 billion. Canada and the northwest supply most trees. Montana contributes. economists note expanding production and high spending.
Mayor C B Dorwart report to chamber reveals progress by council members Pierson Hellwig and Mahr on a non grade crossing project. They seek state and federal aid by designating 13th Avenue as a farm to market road while exploring bond funding and UP railroad cost sharing. City would condemn and buy the right of way.
George Schnell Jr. two miles west of Potter will sell livestock machinery and furniture at his farm next Thursday December 5 starting at noon. Lunch will be served on the grounds. Auctioneer Elmer Kath is to conduct the sale with The American National Bank clerk assisting.
The U S Department of Agriculture will set individual farm acreage goals for potatoes to align production with needs and prevent waste. Only farms planting within goals will be eligible for price support under the 1947 program. Goals use 1944 1945 1946 as base. farms with three acres or more in any year must report to the AAA office.
Former Nebraska star Dave Noble will address the Rotary Club football banquet next Wednesday December 4 at Hazel's Cafe. The meeting day is moved from Friday to Wednesday night to fit his schedule, with Harry Marsh as program chairman.
Nebraska moves to endure coal shortage as Sidneys dealers ration supplies. Schools report coal sufficient for the year, and utilities say heat remains as rail deliveries may tighten. Gov Griswold orders conservation measures, appoints a fuel conservator, and cues mayors to conserve coal stocks while shortages loom.
Nebraska wheat territory including Cheyenne Kimball Deuel Banner counties shows a perfect stand with over five hundred thousand acres sown. December 1 outlook predicts another 1947 crop as large as 1946, barring extreme winter or late spring damage. Sugar beet harvest delays and strong farm finances accompany the outlook as farmers plan winter corn work amidst high bank deposits and shrinking mortgages.
The Willis Parr estate sale opens Tuesday December 3 at seven o clock on the farm twelve miles north and 314 miles east of Potter with livestock farm equipment machinery and household goods. Col A B Rapp cries the sale and Potter State Bank acts as clerk. A Vogt sale follows Tuesday December 10 at his place four miles west of Dalton starting eleven with lunch by the Altar Society of Dalton. Col Rapp again handles sale with the Dalton State Bank as clerk.
County Agent William Bullock said stored Cheyenne County wheat remains sound with only light insect damage. He noted isolated beetle cases but not enough to alarm. panhandle agents share similar experience after a state meeting.
The article notes Sidney considers a bond issue to expand the sewage plant. It covers local civic planning, anticipated benefits for sanitation, and community impacts while referencing broader local infrastructure debates.
Sidney unveils a fifteen game basketball schedule with eight at home and seven away as Alliance is absent for the first time in years. Coach Leo Shuman calls prospects only fair and the Maroons open with Curtis and North Platte on December 12 and 13 at home.
County Agent William Bullock estimated on Tuesday that at most one hundred acres of sugar beets remain in Cheyenne County. He predicted beets would be out and marketed by next Monday or Tuesday if weather stays favorable. He cited a one-field yield of twenty tons but said averages likely around 13 tons. Some beets have higher sugar content from longer growth. His office was conducting a labor survey to gauge harvest extent.
Sidney chamber meeting voices urgency for voters to approve bonds for a modern sewage disposal plant. Dr. R. E. Roche and Vern Livingston say current Lodgepole Creek plant is overloaded and poses health risks. engineering study to determine scope and cost will guide a city council vote.
Bob Duis and Wendell Belieu registered for the Westinghouse Science Talent Search at Sidney High School in December, each required to submit a 1,000 word essay on My Scientific Project. Bernadine Littleton Wendell Belieu Jim Wamsley and Bob Duis named to take the Pepsi-Cola aptitude test on February 14, 1947, with results announced April 18, registration due by December 1946.
Box Butte county farmers report a peak potato harvest with an estimated one million bushels produced in the season. Alliance area yields rank high for quality and the county leads Nebraska in certified acreage, with about 3,200 of 7,000 total acres planted to certified potatoes.
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