Editorial mistakes show Cornhusker geography lapse
An editorial in the Nebraska State Journal mislabels Rep A L Miller as from the sandhills. The piece notes Miller hails from Kimball, far from the sands, and ridicules eastern Nebraskans for imagining the panhandle’s boundary ends at North Platte. It laments misplaced regional pride.
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Nebraska State Journal
A. L. Miller
Miller
Sandhills
Rep. Miller
Kimball
Nebraska Sandhills
Panhandle
Lodgepole Valley
North Platte
Alliance Makes Its Bid for Oil Drilling in Alliance
Ben Sallows, former newspaper publisher and head of The Alliance Development Co, pushes an oil drilling project in Box Butte County to counter Sidney's strike. He says the Sidney find spurs growth and big companies must be drawn to Western Nebraska. The group plans to bring in Morgan to drill and invites broader local support.
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Alliance
Ben Sallows
Sallows
Organization
The
Alliance Development Co
Box Butte
Sidney
Nebraska
Mr. Sallows
Crude Oil in the Laboratories
An oil industry authority notes vast underground petroleum reserves and the shift from crude to multiple consumer products. He cites research spending, futuristic expansion, and the growth from kerosene to about 1200 products while reserves climb from 96 million barrels in 1874 to 27 billion barrels today.
How Not to Get More Doctors
A World Medical Association report shows the United States has more doctors per capita than any country with socialized medicine and ranks near Palestine for physician density. The piece argues that government control would worsen shortages, noting the long, costly training required to become a doctor.
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World Medical Association
United States
Palestine
Europe
Ecome
The Adorable Misadventures of a College Dad
A father recounts shipping his only child to college and adjusting to the quiet of an empty home. He reflects on parenthood, the evolving relationship with his daughter, and his plan to visit the campus with hopeful, humorous bravado. The piece ends with a joke about waking to bags under his eyes.
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O. K
Clark Gable
Death Benefits Emphasized by Social Security Office
H F Benjamin, manager of Scottsbluff Social Security Office, warns survivors may receive insurance payments under the social security law, but benefits are not automatic and must be applied for. Workers 65 or older should contact the nearest SSA office, and a representative will be in Sidney on September 22 at the Nebraska State Employment Service Office from 9 to 12 and 1 to 3.
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H. F. Benjamin
Scottsbluff
Social Security Office
Social Secur
Ity Administration
Benjamin
Social Security Representative
Nebraska State Employment Service Office
11Th Ave
Sidney
Big Grain Eaters Three Rats vs Two Hens
A note reports three rats will eat as much grain as two laying hens, highlighting a surprising appetite comparison among common farm pests and poultry.
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