Fire Prevention Week highlights preventable fires and volunteer duty
Editorial emphasizes that most fires are preventable and caused by human carelessness. It notes yearly U S and Canadian deaths, the focus of Fire Prevention Week, and honors Sidney and nearby volunteer fire departments for their risk and sacrifice in protecting lives and property.
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United States
Canada
Sidney
Dalton
Lodgepole
Potter
Gurley
Peetz
United Fund drive aims to raise 13500 in Sidney and Depot
Campaign leaders seek 13500 from Sidney and the Depot with a target of about 1 per capita. Funds support youth programs charity projects disease control and aid to transients and unwed mothers. Administrative costs are kept to a minimum to maximize contributions.
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United Fund of
Sidney
Sioux
United Fund
Cheyenne County Winners Shine At District Land Judging
Youngsters and adults from Cheyenne County excel at the district land judging held in Alliance. Winners prove local farmers are preparing capable successors and underscore the county economy’s reliance on farming.
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Cheyenne County
Alliance
Rehabilitation Pays Off in Costly Medical Rehabs
The article cites a Journal of the American Medical Association note that small investments in rehabilitating handicapped workers yield large returns. It lists fields like nursing, dental technology, x ray techs and many more, with projected lifetime earnings and tax contributions far surpassing the initial rehab outlay. It emphasizes dignity and human value as key outcomes.
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Siscaud
Jedas S. Feltoin
Preventiverm ‘Ine
University of" Y of Oklahoma
Raniets Oaitrn
Journal-of the
Amer Femrt
Medicat
Sersides der Rete
Gubyey
Rockefeller Brothers Fund funds Norwalk youth work program
In Norwalk Connecticut the Rockefeller Brothers Fund financed a seven week summer program for 14 to 18 year old youths. About half had prior police trouble and were kept out of mischief while paid ten dollars a week for three hours daily. They renovated churches and community buildings repaired homes and landscaped, with GE supervising recreation of younger children.
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Norwalk
Rockefeller ‘Brothers ‘Fund
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Conciliatory Far East policy undercuts hard line talk
The piece argues the Eisenhower Dulles approach to the Far East reflects changing public mood and criticizes fixed commitments to Chiang Kai-shek on Quemoy and Matsu. It says the president revoked defense pledges for the islands, while keeping Formosa as a potential defense and urging peaceful settlement through the UN. It warns against partisan divisions and calls for unity to counter Communism and avoid another world war.
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Eisenhower
Sec
Dulles
Far East
Quemoy
Matsu
United States
Congress
Formosa
Life and Death Reflections in a Grocery Store Conversation
A narrator recalls his father’s death nineteen years ago and ponders life’s meaning. The essay explores time, courage, responsibility, and the balance of joy and sorrow, urging action over dreaming and valuing love, character, and generosity.
Forgotten 1900 Train Wreck Photos Found in Wisconsin
Westby Fabry discovered undeveloped film tucked in a panoramic camera. The roll shows 1900 shots of a Fond du Lac area train wreck. He donated the images to the Wisconsin Historical Society for preservation.
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Waukesha
Wis
Westby Fabry
Fond du Lac
Fabry
Wisconsin Historical Society
Gapped Puzzle Grid With Clues Mixed Across Entries
A miscellaneous word puzzle page fragment shows across and down clues, with many partial entries and garbled text. It includes references to pay part spoil masticate actual watch closely tempt tipped to one side and other scattered clues like military helper intestinal fiber volcano bleat of a sheep and range of knowledge.
Preserve For Criminals in the Labor Movement
A 1958 editorial from East Rochester New York warns that the largest trade union with over a million members has become a haven for criminals to prey on members and the public. It questions the citizenry’s loss of righteous indignation and cites past pulpit and platform outcry as a standard to reclaim.
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East Rochester
N.Y
United States
Nation’s biggest business eyes 1957 food distribution surge
Big Eaters Food Distribution leads as the nation’s largest business with close to 48 billion dollars in sales in 1957. Automotive sales follow behind at about 39 billion dollars, marking a strong second place.
U.S. Tourists to Europe Expected to Surpass Last Year
On The Move Time reports that U.S. visitors to Europe will rise about 10 percent, reaching a record total of 600000. The forecast highlights a strong travel rebound and growing demand for European destinations.
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Time
U.S
Europe
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