Nebraska Winter Wheat Crop Dips to 60 Percent Normal
A. E. Anderson reports April 1 crop survey shows Nebraska winter wheat at 60 percent of normal with a 35.66 million bushel production outlook. Acreage abandonment estimated at 18 percent. moisture shortfalls noted in western panhandle and southwestern counties. Rye and pastures near 70 percent normal. wages and rents rise across farms with higher daily and monthly payments and rent averages.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Anderson
Panhandle
Southcentral
Nebraska counties receive relief funds under NERA program
The Nebraska state relief committee allotted 59394 to 25 counties least able to handle April relief caseloads. Chairman Frank D Throop said counties must maintain budget standards and use state funds before federal aid. Grants equal two fifths of each county's remaining need after state funds, based on 25 per employable case and 15 per non employable case.
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Lincoln
NERA
Nebraska
Frank D. Throop
Lincoln A total 1 550 000 for crop loans available
Rexford G Tugwell of the resettlement administration told Gov Cochran by telegram that 1 550 000 in crop production loans has been made available to Nebraska farmers The release includes 800 000 advanced by the rural rehabilitation division in addition to 750 000 released earlier The RA says it does not normally take over credit duties from the Farm Credit Administration and notes 2 594 000 previously advanced to Nebraska farmers
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Rexford G. Tugwell
The
Resettlement Administration
Gov. Cochran
Rural Rehabilitation Division
Tugwell
Farm Credit Administration
Cochran
Washington
Lincoln Prints First State Road Map In Two Years
The state highway department distributed the first official road map in two years. It includes a population list of cities, a city index, a mileage chart for 60 cities, ports of entry for imported gasoline, a traffic law digest, state parks, and pictures. Twenty thousand copies were printed.
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Lincoln
State Highway Department
Nebraska Governor Cochran Invited to Texas Exposition
Lincoln officials extended a formal invitation to Gov. R. L. Cochran of Nebraska to attend the Texas Centennial exposition. The invitation came from W. G. Swenson during a recent meeting in Lincoln.
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eDallas
Texas
R. L. Cochran
Nebraska
Lincoln
W. G. Swenson
WPA Allocates Funds for 986 Nebraska Projects
Lincoln D. Felton, Nebraska WPA administrator, announced that 986 projects have been allotted funds since operation began. Total project cost is $8,609,935 with WPA providing $6,738,730. Workforce contributed 14,009,993 man hours, while sponsors add $1,871,205.
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Lincoln
Opening Speech Sketches Youth and Immortality Themes
The column reviews Roosevelt's 1936 campaign remarks urging four hundred youth labor, aging, and the value of work, with reflections on Goethe, Fate of immortality, and a note on crime and rivers shaping history. It muses on immortality tied to faith and civilization. Europe and Africa rivers are cited as historic and political fault lines.
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Roosevelt
Balttimore
Nation
Goethe
St. Louis
Pensacola Lady Arrested Over Train Wreck Plot
Sheriff Gandy charges a Pensacola woman attempted twice to wreck a passenger train to kill her husband the engineer. Authorities say the plan failed after wrong spikes were pulled from the rails and accuse her of seeking three thousand dollars in life insurance.
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Charles Lamb
Pensacola
Fla
Gandy
Savage hunter and a lone gun in the bush tale
An African hunter who traded ivory tasks for a gun is found kneeling in the bush praying for mercy. He cannot operate the weapon. The writer contrasts national ignorance about youth and appetite with a French joke about sauces and religion, invoking Voltaire’s view of England and France.
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New York
Voltaire
England
France
Zeppelin Maintains Speed Despite Engine Trouble
A new airship continued at 50 miles per hour across the Mediterranean returning from Brazil to Germany despite engines out of order while a heavier aircraft with engine trouble landed. King Features Syndicate WNU Service.
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Brazil
Germany
Mediterranean
King Features Syndicate, Inc
WNU
Tax plans stir Capitol Hill as liquor duties rise debated
Washington officials debate sharp liquor tax hikes to fund relief and the corporate tax plan. President Roosevelt seeks excise taxes to replace processing taxes while Morgenthau warns against boosting bootleg profits. Congress worries about deficits and budget pressures ahead of 1937.
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House
Roosevelt
White House
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Choate
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Capitol Hill
Morgenthau
Treasury
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Cor
Congress
la Follette
Lone traveler speeds with furious pace
A lone traveler moves at maximum speed driven by isolation, turning motion into a fierce, solitary chase. The quote frames solo travel as an intense, unshared pursuit where speed amplifies his solitude.
Ashamed of Pimply Skin Pimples and Remedies
Victims describe external skin outbreaks. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment as quick relief, recounting a testimonial from Miss R. Zebrowski of Bristol Connecticut. It urges readers to request free samples and notes prices for the products.
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R. Zebrowski
Alder St
Bristol
Conn
Malden
Mass
Milnesia
Ahl Good Drug
Select Products, Inc
23Rd St
Long Island City
N. Y
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