Tabulating Sportsman Twenty Students Plan Aviation Schools
Nebraska cities plan aviation courses with twenty students required. Scottsbluff discusses reorganizing the old North Platte Valley Cooperative Beet Growers' association after a court found member contracts illegal. Negotiations target earlier delivery dates and price terms with Great Western Sugar amid harvest delays due to weather.
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Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Co-Operative Beet Growers’ Association
Platte Valley
North Platte Valley
Great Western Sugar Company
Sugar Company
Lincoln Survey Finds More Anglers in Lancaster County
State Game Warden O Connell reports a 1928 survey of 9 000 game and fish permits shows 70 percent issued in March to July in Lancaster County indicating more anglers than nimrods. First such study, with annual follow ups planned across 20 counties.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
O'Connell
Lancaster County
Omaha Aviations schools planned in Nebraska towns
Pioneer Aircraft president Frank Grace said aviation schools will be established in any Nebraska city with 20 students and a suitable field. He will lead five planes to Falls City for a meeting where a school may form, with Omaha and other cities like Kearney York Wymore and Scottsbluff negotiating.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Frank Grace
Pioneer Aircraft Corporation
Grace
Falls City
Kearney
York
Wymore
Scottsbluff
Nebraska Poultry Show Sets Omaha Dates
The 41st annual Nebraska poultry show will run December 30 to January 4 at the municipal auditorium in Omaha. About 3000 poultry, 1000 rabbits, and 1500 pigeons will be on display, all pure bred with many blue ribbon winners.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Municipal Auditorium
Nebraska Dairy Growth Highlighted By State Expert
M. L. Flack of the Scottsbluff agricultural college outlined ten years of dairy growth in the panhandle region. Butter production rose from 62 million pounds to 98 million. cheese from 36,000 to 3,000,000 pounds. ice cream from two to three million gallons.
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Scottsbluff
Nebraska
M. L. Flack
The
Agricultural College At
Panhandle
Lincoln Car Accidents Fall in Two Week Span
Nebraska reports show a decline in motor vehicle accidents in the two weeks ending December 3 with 171 accidents total. Eleven fatalities and seventy six injuries occurred, among 23 deaths and 139 other casualties across all accident types. Since statistics began thirty weeks ago, 3658 total accidents have occurred with 506 deaths.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Press Association
State Department of Vocational Education
Plans for Manufacturing Census Meeting in Omaha
About 300 delegates from Nebraska Iowa and the Dakotas met in Omaha under the chamber of commerce to organize a special manufacturing and distribution census. John E Palmer head of the federal census information spoke as the lead speaker. The event is one of 17 held nationwide and the census begins January 1.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
Dakotas
Chamber of Commerce
John E. Palmer
New York
Government Bureau of Census Information
Indian Vase Donated to State Historical Society
E. E. Blackman of Lincoln curator of the State Historical Society visited Central City to obtain an old Pawnee Indian vase from John F. Mueller who donated the vessel. Found on Prairie Creek after flood waters washed it from the bank the vase is nearly perfect with a single small hole. It marks the third Pawnee made vessel found in Nebraska.
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Historic Society
Central City
E. E. Blackman
Lincoln
State Historical Society
John F. Meuller
Society
Prairie Creek
Blackman
Nebraska
Norfolk educator elected president of Nebraska teachers group
H. B. Simon, superintendent of schools at Norfolk, was elected president of the Nebraska State Teachers Association at the closing session of the delegate assembly organization.
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H. B. Simon
Norfolk
Nebraska State Teachers Association
Delegate Assembly
First State Bank Depositors Move Toward Reorganization
About 680 depositors attended a meeting to discuss restructuring the failed First State bank of Lincoln. A five member committee was chosen to handle the bank’s affairs during the reorganization effort.
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First State Bank of Lincoln
Platte Valley to ship turkeys for Christmas meal
The Platte valley will again contribute heavily to eastern homes on Christmas Day as eight to nine carloads of turkeys will be shipped soon. Five carloads were shipped for the Thanksgiving demand.
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Platte Valley
Gas line to Deshler near completion year end
The natural gas pipeline from the state line at Chester to Grand Island nears completion. Mains work in Deshler is almost finished and gas service is expected by January 1.
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State Line
Chester
Grand Island
Deshler
Hastings approves 136000 for light plant improvements
City council authorizes expenditure of 136000 to upgrade Hastings municipal light and power plant. Contracts already awarded for a new turbine generator condenser and sundry equipment.
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Hastings
Nebraska listed as good in LaSalle institute map
The LaSalle institute marks Nebraska as good in its December business conditions. Omaha chamber of commerce received copies recently. The accompanying map notes improved agricultural conditions.
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Nebraska
LaSalle Institute
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
County Man Kills Noted Eagle for Mounting
C. E. Frost, living near Ballagh, killed a large eagle that had attacked and killed several young calves. Frost had secured permission from federal officials before the act. The eagle, said to be the first killed in Decatur county in many years, will be sent to an Omaha taxidermist for mounting.
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C. E. Frost
Ballagh
Omaha
Frost
Decatur County
Dedication Address at Chadron State College Library
Dr G W Rosenlof director of secondary education and teacher training delivered the dedication address at Chadron State Teachers College for their newly completed library building costing about 50 000 dollars.
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G. W. Rosenlof
State Department of Public Instruction
Chadron State Teachers College
Teachers College
Lbrary
Sorensen Urges State Patriotism at Omaha Club
In a talk titled Fighting for Nebraska Attorney General C A Sorensen urged the Professional Men's club in Omaha to favor state interests. He said Nebraska must learn to be more selfish and that national issues should be viewed for their impact on the state.
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Nebraska
C. A. Sorensen
Omaha
Decline in Stocker and Feeder Cattle Purchases in 1929
Corn Belt Farm dailies in Omaha Journal Stockman report buying of stocker and feeder cattle fell early in the season. Total cattle taken to feed this year 1,334,240 versus 1,343,453 in 1928. By October 1 the decline reached 153,129 from last year.
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Corn Belt Farm
Omaha Journal-Stockman
Nebraska irrigation delegation talks with governor on survey and federal aid
A delegation from central Nebraska discussed plans with Governor Weaver and State Engineer Roy Cochran. They sought federal cooperation and hoped Congress would provide aid for the Nebranks project and survey funds through flood control or rivers and harbors legislation.
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Nebraska
Weaver
Roy Cochran
Congress
Sears Roebuck Adopts Thirteen Month Year Plan
Sears Roebuck and Company will begin a thirteen month year from January 1 to standardize computations. Each month has twenty eight days and employees will be paid on the basis of thirteen months. The plan is said to be first of its kind in retail and supported by the U S chamber of commerce.
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Sears Roebuck and Company
United States Chamber of Commerce
Midland College Ranked Fourth by Columbia Commission
Midland College, led by President Dr. H F Martin, ranked fourth among 16 United Lutheran church colleges in physical plant and fifth for location desirability in a Columbia university survey. Following the report, the Midland board of trustees voted to raise professors' salaries effective September 1, 1930.
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Midland College
United Lutheran Church Colleges
America
H. F. Martin
Midland
Columbia University
Fremont man sues Woods Brothers over river riprap case
Ames M. Maher of Fremont sues Woods Brothers in federal court for 6 million dollars alleging three Woods officials Mark W George J and Frank H conspired with Edward Bignell of Los Angeles to deprive him of rights. The Woods firm has been tied to river erosion control along the Missouri river in recent years.
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Ames M. Maher
Fremont
Woods Brothers Corporation
Maher
Mark W
George J
Frank H. Woods
Edward Bignell
Los Angeles
Missouri River
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds bank guaranty fund assessments
The Nebraska supreme court upheld the constitutionality of collecting special assessments under the state bank guaranty fund law, reversing the lower court and dissolving the injunction that had prevented state officers from collecting since last December. Attorneys for 559 banks said they will pursue the fight in federal courts, contending the fund is $20,000,000 in the red and that the assessments are harming banks.
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Nebraska Supreme Court
Big Receipts From All Western Games
Intercollegiate football drew massive revenue with Western conference games drawing about 1.9 million fans across 65 Big Ten games generating roughly 4.769 million dollars in receipts. Michigan led attendance with 464000 for eight home games as a 1929 Thanksgiving brass band spectacle at Soldier Field supported Shriners Hospitals.
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Big Ten
Michigan
Wolverines
Soldier Field
Oregon Aggies
West Virginia
Shriners
Reckless Drivers Must Pay for Violating Laws
New York state will require financial responsibility from auto owners and operators who commit serious traffic law violations. Reckless driving and speeding causing injury, driving without a license, driving while intoxicated, and leaving the scene without stopping trigger higher insurance premiums.
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New York State
Douthit's Stellar Catch Helps Phillies In St Louis Clash
Douthit made a spectacular graveyard of a two out threat in St Louis. With three on and two out in the eighth Haines held the Cards at bay as Douthit raced back to the wall and caught Thompson’s liner before it crossed the fence. The grab saved a likely Philadelphia loss and preserved the game.
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Taylor Douthit
St. Louis
Phils
Haines
Whitney
Sothern
Davis
Haine
Philadelphia
Cy Williams
Thompson
Orsatti
Douthit
Sports and Automotive Notes Highlight Varied 1930s Glimpses
A mosaic of brief items covers racing oil quality, a $10,000 Cubs sale and $20,000 payback, boxing earnings of Izzy Schwartz, pitching roots of Shawkey and Johnson, aviation tips, football history at Duke, golf clubs near Philadelphia, and billiard ball size changes for Detroit championship play.
Ehmke Plans Return to A's After Brief Hiatus
Veteran pitcher Howard Ehmke, famed for the Athletics and the first World Series hero, announces he will return with the A's next season. He says a salary agreement with Connie Mack keeps him from retiring this winter and he will sign once contracts are ready in January.
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Howard Ehmke
Athletics
A’s
Tall Nordic
Connie Mack
Ehmke
London Bobby Uses Tail Light and White Gloves
A London police officer on duty at the Savoy uses a rear light and white gloves with large cuffs to catch motorists’ attention at night. The visible gear is meant to prevent pedestrians from being struck by cars in low visibility conditions.
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London
Savoy
The First Paved Highway and Auto Industry Rank
The quiz notes the first paved US highway ran between New York and Boston, laid in 1650 with cobblestones. It asks how many states taxed gasoline at four cents or more, comparing 1928 when 18 had four cents plus rates, to 29 states overall. It also states the automobile industry out ranks all other manufacturing sectors in the United States.
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United States
New York
Boston
Union
Chick Evans Delight Fans with Charismatic Smile
Fans name Chick Evans as a boxing worthy rival in golf’s legends group. The article highlights his 1916 feat winning both the National Amateur and National Open, and notes his popularity through exhibitions and his ever present smile.
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Chick Evans
Win Orose
Evans
Fairway
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Efficient fuel utilization in engine inlet manifold
MIT's C L Petze Jr states that for optimal fuel use a finely divided evenly mixed gasoline air charge should reach the cylinder with minimal manifold interference. The manifold must have no dead ends or pockets to avoid separation and losses in the charge.
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C. L. Petze, Jr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Freezing Avoided With New Anti Freezing Solutions
A sharp freeze endangers engines and prompts use of anti freeze. Kerosene mixed in water as anti-freeze risks overheating in heavy duty use. Honey solutions resist minus 20 but form slush. denatured alcohol with 30 40 or 50 percent protects to zero minus 32.
Schmeling Plans U S Trip For Ring Return
German heavyweight star Max Schmeling leaves Berlin for a Sicily vacation then sails to the United States to begin training for a bout in Atlantic City on Washingtons Birthday against a still unnamed opponent.
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Max Schmeling
Berlin
Sicily
United States
Atlantic City
Washington
Betty’s Ice Carnival Escape and Mysterious Suitor
Betty, a department store worker, hides her loneliness during a Christmas Eve ice carnival. She skates with many men, fears being seen alone, and later learns the Scotchman is the department manager in disguise. She marries him, remaining joyful as winter lightened.
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Gertrude
Mina
Uncle Matt
Bill
Charlie's
Hattie
Betty
Sunshine
North River
Beaver Bend
Scotchman
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