Prices Rise as Land Purchases Advance in Nebraska and Dakotas
Lincoln officials report 1,971,685 acres to be bought by the Resettlement Administration across Nebraska North Dakota and South Dakota. About 98 percent of options are accepted with adaptation to scientific use under way. Land in Pine Ridge Cheyenne River and Fort Sully areas sees grazing erosion control timber and fire prevention work. Nebraska purchases cover 180,281 acres for 1,277,000 dollars. South Dakota 836,659 acres for 3,620,000 dollars.
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Okd
Resettlement Bureau
Lincoln
Cal A. Ward
Regional Resettlement Administration
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Pine Ridge
Cheyenne River
North Dakota
Fort Sully
Pennington
Jackson
Custer
Fall River
Lyman
Stanley
Jones
Dewey
Sully
Washabaugh
Shannon
Washington
Bennett
Todd
Hyde
Hughes
Buffalo
Charles Mix
Day
Brown Counties
Surge in Midwest land sales at Federal Land Bank Omaha
Demand for Nebraska Iowa South Dakota and Wyoming farmland rises with 1936 gains. The Federal Land Bank of Omaha reports nearly 50 percent more farms and ranches sold January–October than in 1935, totaling over 2.4 million dollars from 416 properties. Nebraska leads with 150 percent higher sales, followed by Iowa 50 percent and South Dakota 22 percent.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Wyoming
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Charles McCumsey
McCumsey
McCamsey
Nebraska urged to plant 50 million trees yearly for 50 years
Lincoln Nebraskas forestry chief Lincoln M Jenkins says the state must plant at least 50 million trees each year for five decades to offset drought losses. He cites the 1936 drought killing about 20 percent of Nebraskas trees and notes last three dry seasons harmed ornamental plantings.
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Lincoln
M. B. Jenkins
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Jenkins
Platte Valley District to Begin Generating Power December 1
R H Willis Nebraska irrigation chief says Platte Valley public power and irrigation district of North Platte plans to start generating power December 1. D D Price advised the date. The project is the first large PWA financed hydro electric district in Nebraska to start operations with grants and loans totaling over 10 million dollars. North Platte will be the first customer on the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Willis
Nebraska Irrigation Bureau
Platte Valley
Potato Shipments Fall Short Of Last Year
Lincoln reports potato shipments this fall at about 79 percent of last year. The state and federal division notes the current crop is 53 percent of last year’s total, with most production in commercial irrigated areas. To date 1,436 cars shipped versus 1,809 a year ago, with total crop estimated at 5,350,000 bushels.
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Lincoln
Federal
Division of Agricultural Statistics
Nebraska farmers gain cash income in September report
The agriculture department reports Nebraska farmers earned 22,986,000 dollars from principal farm product sales and benefit payments in September, up 205,000 from a year earlier. Dr. T H Gooding of the Nebraska Agricultural College notes growing interest in the farm operator short course with 35 new applicants.
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Agriculture Department
Nebraska
T. H. Gooding
Nebraska Agricultural College
Gooding
Nebraska highway funds show small 1935 deficit
The Bureau of Public Roads reports the Nebraska Highway Department received 9.975 million dollars and spent 10.379 million for highway purposes in 1935. The state ranks low in both income and expenditures, while Pennsylvania led income with 63.465 million and spent 45.9722 million. New York received 57.187 million and spent 54.77 million.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Nebraska Highway Department
Pennsylvania
New York
State Planning Board launches six year public works survey
State Engineer A. C. Tilley chairman of the state planning board announced a state-wide survey to map a six year program of public improvements. Officials will report all desirable projects planned for construction within the period for a national resources board report. A 1935 inventory valued at $81,000,000 influenced many WPA and PWA projects then.
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A. C. Tilley
State Planning Board
National Resources Board
WPA
PWA
Public Works funds Nebraska projects with grants and loans
Since August 1, the Public Works Administration allotted 34 Nebraska projects with a total gift of 2,667,425 and loans of 1,7227,500. Only six projects require loans, led by 916,000 for North Loup irrigation ditches and rural electrification and 765,000 for Middle Loup irrigation and rural electrification. Grants top at 749,000 for North Loup and 625,000 for Middle Loup, with 414,000 for Omaha Municipal University, 180,000 for a Nebraska University student activities building, and 101,300 for a McCook transmission line. Other projects carry under 100,000.
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Public Works Administration
Nebraska
North Loup
Middle Loup
Omaha Municipal University
University of Nebraska
McCook
WPA to cut Nebraska relief rolls by half by December
D F Felton Nebraska WPA administrator orders state offices to reduce job rolls from 30 thousand to 15 thousand by December 15 due to dwindling federal funds and improving private employment. A survey will determine eliminations among relief workers with about 10 thousand farmers on drouth relief and 5 thousand WPA workers to be laid off. Needy farmers may seek aid from the resettlement administration.
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WPA
Nebraska
D. F. Felton
Drouth
Resettlement Administration
Burwell Substation Opens as Survey Crew Expands
The North Loup power and irrigation district adds six surveyors and a new substation at Burwell. General Manager E H Dunmire plans three to four local workers under R H Armstrong to sound and gauge the river, with stations at Taylor, Burwell, Ord, North Loup and Scotia. land rights for Ord North Loup canal authorized. one owner refuses option and may be condemned. Ord Taylor and Burwell Sumter canal land options progress, nearly a mile of main canal between Ord and North Loup completed.
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Burweil
North Loup
E. H. Dunmire
R. H. Armstrong
Armstrong
Taylor
Burwell
Ord
Scotia
Dunmire
Public Works Administration
Burwell-Sumter
VFW District backs 100000 forestry station funding
The ninth district officers of the Veterans of Foreign Wars endorse a $100,000 appropriation requested by the federal forestry department for an experimental forestry station to be operated at Nebraska City. They voted to aid the forestry department in obtaining the funds.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ninth District
Federal Forestry Department
Nebraska City
Nebraska V. F. W. Department
Pauls Parting Counsels Lesson Text
Lesson summarizes Pauls final letters to Timothy focusing on four truths. It highlights the gain of godliness the snare of riches the fight of faith and a divine deliverance with emphasis on training young leaders for Christian service and the need for faithful mentorship.
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Apostle Paul
Paul
Timothy
Satan
Jesus Christ
Christ
II Tim
Fight the Good Fight and Venture into the Deep
A reflective piece urges believers to dare and fight for Christ. It speaks of storms in the forest and hidden wrath. Religion means launching into the deep, battling strongholds of the adversary, and conquering the world for the Master.
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Prince of Peace
Christ
A Mother's Love Featured in Poem Fragment
A quotation exalts a mother's love as boundless power and fidelity. The excerpt portrays the steadfast, protective force of motherhood, describing it as growing stronger in adversity and shining like a star over worldly losses.
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Heaven
E. H. Chapin
Roosevelt fishes off Port-of-Spain during journey interruption
War rumors swirl as Germany sides with Japan against Bolshevism while Stalin rebuffs a pact allowing Japanese fishing near Siberia. Langdon Post warns New York of a housing shortage, predicting foreclosures. Colombia drafts a constitution permitting private property confiscation.
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Roosevelt
Port-of-Spain
Europe
Asia
Germany
Japan
Stalin
Siberia
Langdon Post
New York
American Federation of Labor
New York City
Mr. Post
Colombia
Textile workers to receive Christmas bonuses and higher pay
Sixty five thousand workers in textile and shoe industries are set for Christmas bonuses and improved wages as corporations distribute accumulated surplus. Two young women, Fanny Hurst and Agnes Repplier, debate the ease of writing and publishers comment on the influence of book type and intellect.
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Schumann - Heink
Mme
Fanny Hurst
Agnes Repplier
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Wnit Service
Labor Leaders Weigh Social Security Changes After Election
President William Green and labor figures push to scrap payroll taxes for old age pensions, arguing wealth should pay. Roosevelt and Morgenthau oppose changes, while Capitol Hill sentiment could force action amid fears of higher prices and broader tax shifts.
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Washington
William Green
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Organized Labor
Green
Treasury Morgenthau
Capitol Hill
Morgenthau
Seaway Treaty Prospects Bias Amid Florida Canal Drive
Seaway advocates urge Roosevelt to push a Canada pact through the Senate, betting on Democratic loyalty and 50 pro votes while facing 24 opposition and 22 uncertain. They recount past votes, Florida influence, and how regional shifts in export routing could affect states from Massachusetts to Georgia and Louisiana. The piece also notes continuing tax policy debates and industry views on undistributed earnings, dividends, and corporate expansion under New Deal economics.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Roosevelt
Senate
Canada
Park Trammell
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Walter F. George
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Massachusetts
David L Walsh
Marcus A. Coolidge
Boston
Atlantic Coast
Savannah
Louisiana
Huey Long
Florida Canal
New Orleans Association of Commerce
New Orleans
Simple Crochet Can Be Family Heirloom
Pattern 5658 offers two crochet designs a basket and a floral square with full instructions material lists and an illustration. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 West Fourteenth St New York NY to obtain the pattern including your name address and pattern number.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
West Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Foreign Phrases and Learned Maxims from Classical Latin and French
A compact list of foreign terms with translations or explanations. Entries include Ab uno disce omnes, Damnum absque injuria, Enfants perdus, Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit, Locum tenens, and Quot homines tot sententiae with brief meanings.
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Blague
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Okeh
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United States
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Winston Churchill
Great Britain
France
Rome
Milan
Palestine
Apital Carter
Alf M. Landon
Bell Syndicate
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