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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1962
Page
5
The Sidney Telegraph, a Monday Wednesday and Friday publication from The Telegraph Printing Co. in Sidney Nebraska, has won its fourth Nebraska Press Association General Excellence Award for 2024.
An opinion arguing the wheat farmer is squeezed as government programs and red tape grow, reducing profits while other industries prosper. The piece criticizes 1930s emergency farm policy, calls for less federal control, and favors greater freedom of action and decision in farm economics.
Western Nebraska praise flows to Gov. Morrison State Engineer John Hossack and aides for finishing Route 19 work from Sidney to the Colorado line this year County Commissioners Carl Olson and Willam Smith Cheyenne County Farmers Union and others backed the campaign State Sen. George H Fleming Chamber of Commerce also aided the swift mobilization showing what can be achieved when all groups unite for the common good
The article notes American Telephone and Telegraph plans to spend three billion dollars in 1962, the largest expansion program by any American industry. It emphasizes AT&T’s continued heavy investment over seven consecutive years, its willingness to incur debt, and its perceived national responsibility despite high financing costs.
The editorial argues Nebraska should legalize promotional contests with no entry cost by amending the constitution. It says lawmakers would clarify laws on lotteries, not turn Nebraska into Las Vegas, and notes differing postal and state views on consideration. It advocates clarification to reduce enforcement confusion and hypocrisy while keeping gambling risks controlled.
A New Cro argues farmers near urban centers can profit from letting city dwellers picnic and hike on woodland acreage. The Forest Service and other federal agencies provide plans, safety rules, and financial aid to guide development of campsites, utilities, and promotion. The piece notes surplus crops and farmer investments, urging action.
A Wyoming tourism survey by the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Travel Commission shows most visitors pass through to Yellowstone or the Grand Tetons, making Wyoming a bridge state. About 61 percent head to Yellowstone, 21 percent to the Tetons, with average parties spending 6 man-days and $135.62, while total visitors exceed 4 million annually.
A Nebraska history column notes a May 1958 opening of a Fort Robinson Fort museum period room showing the Red Cloud Agency era from 1873 to 1877. It chronicles relocation efforts, tensions between Sioux leaders and U S authorities, the 1874 Camp Red Cloud/Robinson, and the 1876 campaign including Custer’s defeat, ending with the 1878 move to Pine Ridge and Rosebud names.
The Nebraska Merit System will hold tests in Sidney on Saturday morning November 3 1962 for Intermittent Typist Clerk II and Intermittent Interviewer in the Sidney office. Positions target retirees under 65 former employees substitute teachers and others able to work a few days a year. Applications and details available from the Sidney Division of Employment or Nebraska Merit System 11th Floor State Capitol. Applications must be postmarked by October 27 1962.
A compact set of crossword clues listing Across and Down entries with numbers and partial phrases for light quiz-solving and letter-fill practice. Includes themes like light carriage larva caustic and various abbreviations and objects, designed for a traditional newspaper puzzle page.
In 1904 America could boast of about 15 thousand recreational boats. By 1947 the number rose to an estimated 2.44 million and by 1961 it reached 7.175 million.
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