Nebraska first quarter 1930 business above normal says chambers
Reports from six Nebraska towns show stronger than normal business in January through March 1930. Hastings reports 9 to 18 percent gains in retail sales and a record activity run, while Nebraska City posts 10 percent higher bank clearings and 15 percent more manufacturing. Central Nebraska, Columbus and McCook also indicate improving conditions with rising construction, paving and industrial activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Chamber of Commerce Bureau
Nebraska
McCook
Nebraska City
Scottsbluff
Columbus
Hastings
Alliance
W. C. Cooper
Hastings Chamber of Commerce
Cooper
W. W. Metz
Missouri
Metz
Central
W. S
H. J. Dollinger
Scotts
Lincoln
Kearney
Beatrice
Norfolk
North Platte
Grand Island
York
State Lake Acquired Near Omaha by State Park Board
The Nebraska game and parks commission acquired a 77 acre lake near Memphis for 15000 dollars, fed by Silver creek. Water ranges from six inches to six feet deep, with 15000 fish to be stocked this spring. The lake will be closed to fishing and used for a wild game sanctuary this year, per Warden O Connell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska Fame and Parks Commission
Memphis
O’connell
Charles Tanner
Brownville Fruit Growers Association Officers Named
Brownville Stella Brownville Fruit Growers association announces officers for the year with C. H. Wilson as president and directors including Ben Moore Frank Parks J. C. Johansen and Dr Spurgin. The association has about seventy five members and Brownville is a leading area for syrup and berry growing in Nebraska. An average grape crop yields fifty cars for Brownville and vicinity while apricot and peach crops are anticipated to be short. Last spring Brownville’s apricot blossoms drew wide notice.
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Brownville Stella
Brownville Fruit Growers Association
C. H. Wilson
Ben Moore
Frank Parks
J. C. Johansen
Dr. Spurgin
Brownville
Nebraska
St Edward approves bids for new swimming pool project
At a special city council meeting in St Edward bids were opened for the new swimming pool. The contract went to Gaveman and Friedell of Omaha for 14200 covering a 60 by 24 foot children’s wading pool with sand beach a 32 by 58 foot stucco bath house with two comfort stations and a suction sand filter. Herman Fischer of St Edward won the electrical work bid at 9350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Edwards
St. Edward’s
Gaveman and Friedell
Omaha
Herman Fischer
River Traffic Shows Growth at Plattsmouth Meeting
Frank D. Tomson of Woods Brothers in Lincoln cited inland waterways carrying 477 000 00 tons of freight in 1922 and described expected growth once river navigation is fully improved. The Plattsmouth gathering, sponsored by the chamber of commerce, focused on river transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsmouth
Chamber of Commerce
Frank D. Tomson
Woods Brothers Corporation
Lincoln
New ornamental street lights to be installed in Alliance residential blocks
Six blocks in Alliance will receive ornamental street lights with single fixtures on standards. Orchardists in eastern Nebraska report most fruit trees in bloom as warm weather advances the season nearly a month, per the Omaha chamber of commerce agricultural bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Nebraska
Omaha Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Bureau
Canvass on Sunday Moving Pictures Narrowly Defeated
City council canvass of Broke Bow voters shows 588 against and 582 for Sunday moving pictures with 20 more votes against than for and 12 for, determining the outcome of the picture question.
Missouri river cuts through north of Obert with danger to farm sites
Rising Missouri River erodes land north of Obert, cutting 29 rods in three days. On the Will Driver farm the stream forced the relocation of all farm buildings half a mile to prevent inundation.
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Obert
Will Driver
Last Smoke Ends Life Of Hyannis Irishman
Martin Managan a 90 year old Irish bachelor of Hyannis lit his pipe and predicted this is the last smoke moments before dying. Friends recall he hoped to die on St Patrick's day and had his grave dug in preparation for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Managan
Hyannis
Managan
St. Patrick’s Day
Farmers State Bank of New Port Placed in Liquidation
The Farmers State Bank of New Port Rock County is closed by its board for liquidation. State bank examiner A. E. May is put in charge. Deposits total 46 000 dollars. capital stock 25 000 dollars. surplus fund 20 dollars. L. C. Fink serves as president and E. Arrowsmith as vice president.
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Farmers State Bank
Newport
Rock County
A. E. May
State Bank Examiner
L. C. Fink
E. Arrowsmith
Army group studies Niobrara flood control and power
Lieut. P. W. Thompson with three assistants studies the Niobrara river for flood control of Mississippi sources and potential hydroelectric power. They set Ainsworth as headquarters and expect about a month on the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niobrara River
Mississippi River
P. W.thompson
United States Army Engineer Corps
Ainsworth
Plans for Northwest Nebraska State Park Upgrade
J W Good superintendent outlines park improvements before Alliance chamber of commerce. A $5000 swimming pool is planned with Alliance asked to contribute $2000. A boys camp is also in the works for the park between Alliance and Chadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Nebraska
Alliance
Chadron
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Good
Nebraska highway detours renamed temporary routes
The state highway department will not call detours by that name this season. They decree the official designation to be temporary route. Signs have been made directing drivers onto the temporary routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Highway Department
Lincoln Featured Among Market Centers With Good Sales
Lincoln Nebraska among three of one hundred market centers in a Credit magazine survey reporting good sales by manufacturers and wholesalers. Other brisk reporters were Miami Fla and Charlotte N C. Four of 104 cities reported good collections, including Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
United States
Credit, Monthly
Miami
Fla
Charlotte
N. C
Omaha
Jansen Signs Sail High for Air Pilots
Through local cooperation the American Legion post and business men of Jansen paint a six foot tall Jansen sign on the roof of the Jansen Lumber Co. building for pilots. The town aims to be unique of its size in the state and also places road direction signs along the highway to Jansen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post
Jansen
Jansen Lumber Co
State fish car Walonian delivers fish to Izaac Walton league
The Walonian arrived in Wymore delivering about 2 000 small fish to Izaac Walton league officials. Two thirds were catfish with the rest crappie and were planted in Blue river and Indian creek. The car then moved to Red Cloud and Benkleman, leaving fish at Guide Rock to be planted in the Republican river.
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Walonian
Wymore
Izaac Walton League
Blue River
Indian Creek
Red Cloud
Benkleman
Guide Rock
Republican River
New York Police Buy 25 Nebraska Horses for Patrol
Four members of the New York police force led by Inspector Harry Lobdell purchased twenty-five Nebraska horses for Metropolis patrol work. The horses, branded as the finest seen in travels, were stabled at Ak-Sar-Ben and will be shipped to New York as orders for about seventy-five more are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
New York
Metropolis
Harry Lobdell
Nebraska couples reach seventy one fifty year marriages in March
The Nebraska Press Association historian Henry Allen Brainerd shows 71 couples celebrating 50 years of marriage in March, adding to 85 in January and 75 in February for a total of 231 in the first quarter. Each month exceeded double the prior year’s same period.
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Nebraska
Henry Allen Brainerd
Nebraska Press Association
Lincoln Horse Show Returns to State Fair Grounds
The second annual Lincoln Horse show will be held May 16 and 17 at the State Fair Grounds Coliseum. It features premium saddle and show horses plus new draft horse classes in a $5,000 stake exhibition. Sponsored by the Junior League and Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.
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King
Nebraska
Lincoln
State Fair Grounds Coliseum
Discovery of Lutecium Atomic Structure by Dr Meggers
Dr William F Meggers of Washington demonstrated the atomic structure of lutecium by using an electric spark to eject outer electrons from a sample. He held a tube containing a hundredth of an ounce of lutecium, noting it as the total supply in the country and likely the world.
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William F. Meggers
Washington
Meggers
Harvard Varsity Crew Chooses Eight for Poughkeepsie Regatta
Harvard head coach Charles Whiteside has finalized the eight that will represent the university in the varsity event at the Poughkeepsie regatta in June. The selection completes the lineup for the prestigious match awarding collegiate rowing supremacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Whiteside
Harvard University
Harvard
Editor and critic clash over fact and fiction in literature
A magazine editor complains that fiction lacks real life while a critic argues current writing blends fact and fiction poorly. The exchange in the Washington Star highlights tensions between factual accuracy and imaginative storytelling.
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Washington Star
Iceland to celebrate thousandth birthday of parliament
Iceland plans a summer celebration for the thousandth birthday of its parliament, with King Christian of Denmark as chief figure. Leaders from the United States and other nations will attend. Most visitors will come from Nordic countries and stay on ships due to limited island housing. The althing’s origins trace to Thingvillir in 930.
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Iceland
Christian
Denmark
United States
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Canada
Great Britain
Germany
Netherlands
Althing
Thingvillir
Naddod
Gardar Svavarsson
The Prince of Wales Hunting in British East Africa
A National Geographic prepared sketch of Nairobi and surrounding regions describes the East Africa safari culture. It highlights Nairobi's growth, Masai and Buganda peoples, cotton wealth in Uganda, rail links, and the nation’s shift from huts to modern towns under British rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Kenya
Uganda
British East Africa
Prince of Wales
Nairobi
East Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
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Omaha Chamber
Greece
Hagii Palausia
Salonika
George J. Herwig
St. Louis
Universal
American Airways, Inc
Robert Rentz
Mast
Nevins Shipyard
City Island
N. Y
Enterprise
Robert F. Hudson, Jr
Richmond
United States Navy
Zanzibar
Natal
Aden
Mombasa
Congo
Sudan
Lake Victoria
Tanganyika
Belgian Congo
New York State
Protectorate
Kisumu
Namasagali
Nile
Railways of
Indian Ocean
Entebbe
Government House
Equator
Central Africa
Jinja
Mount Elgon
Ruwenzori
Buganda
Manchester
England
Kenya Colony
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