Nebraska Towns Vanish From Map
Lincoln Nebraska reveals faded communities once thriving along the Missouri River in Cass Nemaha and Richardson counties. Rock Bluffs Oreopolis St Dorotin Archer Arage Wyoming and Dresden are remembered by inscriptions noting vanished seminary schools mills and depopulation.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State Publicity Department
Rock Bluffs
Missouri River
Cass County
Oreopolis
St. Dorotn
Missouri
Nemaha County
Joseph Doroin
Richardson County
Archer
Arage
Falls City
Wyoming
Otoe County
St. Louis
Salt Lake
Dresden
Nebraska Livestock Key Income Source Surpasses Crops
Nebraska ranks among the top five in several crops but nearly 75 percent of gross cash farm income comes from livestock and dairy. For year ending June 30, 1930 crops yielded 133.8 million while livestock and products brought 329.96 million, totaling 463.76 million. Beef cattle led, with 138.54 million, and hogs added 130.14 million.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Valentine tour boosts Cherry County business mood
Glen B. Eastburn of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce praised Valentine and Cherry County as a bright Nebraska spot. E. C. Davenport noted strong cattle feeds and a better Christmas 1930 retail scene. D. W. Reed said mortgage debt is down and unemployment is absent in the area.
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Cherrful
Cherry County
Valentine
Glen B. Eastburn
Omaha
D. W. Reed
Cherry County News
Corn Remains Nebraska's Dominant Crop in 1929 Report
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture notes corn still accounts for about 50 percent of state acreage in 1929. Despite diversification into livestock dairy cattle hogs poultry and other crops farmers continue to grow corn as the leading cash crop in the biennial agriculture report.
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Omaha
Nebraska
State Department of Agriculture
Nebraska Fourth In Seed Potatoes
Nebraska moves up from twelfth to fourth in certified seed potato production over five years. The state produced 481,800 bushels last year, eight times its level five years ago, while national crop output declined. Seed potato growers earned $1.60 per bushel.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Federal
Division of Agricultural Statistics
State Fire Loss In 1930 Smaller Lincoln
Nebraska deputy state warden H. J. Butcher reported 1930 fire losses totaled 2,341,425 dollars, about 300 thousand less than 1929. Buildings and contents valued at 26,662,975 were endangered by fire, with 17,735,508 dollars insurance carried. Thirty four deaths were attributed to fires that year.
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Lincoln
Bryan
Nebraska
H. J. Butcher
80 Acre Farm Sell To Lewis Borden Near Burchard
Ambrose Urich's 80 acre well improved farm near Burchard sold to Lewis Borden of Stefmaure for 125 dollars per acre. Gage county commissioners employ workmen to erect a new steel bridge over Plum creek two miles east of Barneston replacing a 30 year old wooden span. Crete Mills begins ice harvest due to mild weather and thaw. ice measured seven inches thick from an artificial lake built last summer.
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Ambrose Urich
Burchard
Lewis Borden
Stefmaure
Gage County
Plum Creek
Barneston
Crete
Farm Board Member Buys 4080-Acre Nebraska Ranch
S. R. McKelvie of Lincoln a member of the federal farm board bought a 4080 acre ranch from George Christopher. The property lies 22 miles south of Valentine in Cherry county and is known for hunting and fishing facilities. McKelvie reportedly paid 30000 dollars for the tract.
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S. R. McKelvie
Lincoln
Federal Farm Board
George Christopher
Valentine
Cherry County
McKelvie
Falls City Amusement Company Controls All Theatres
The Falls City Amusement Company led by G. L. Hooper of Topeka Kan controls every theatre in Falls City after acquiring the Electric. The Rivoli and Sun were purchased and the association will operate all three venues.
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Falls City Amusement Company
Falls City
The
Electric
G. L. Hooper
Topeka
Kan
Sun
Brownville Ice Co-Operative Forms to Harvest 500 Tons
The Brownville Co-Operative Ice association of forty four families began work aiming to harvest about 500 tons of ice eight to nine inches thick from the Missouri river southeast of Brownville to meet non-member demands.
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Brownville
Omaha Post No 1 American Legion grows membership
Omaha Post No 1 American Legion reports 1 855 members this year, up from 1 201 a year ago, with Dale Pettegrew signing 59 members and co captain Morris Jacobs aiming for 100 percent enlistment of Nebraska Power ex service men.
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Omaha Post No. 1
American Legion
Dale Pettegrew
Morris Jacobs
Nebraska Power Company
Northwest Nebraska stockmen report cattle in good condition
Stockmen and ranchmen in northwest Nebraska say their stock are in wonderful condition this year due to an open winter. Few ranchers fed heavy rations as pasture and grazing lands remained ideal and snow free all winter. All report sufficient feed to sustain cattle if a severe winter comes.
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Northwest
Nebraska
Wilber Schools Heated by New Natural Gas Piping
Wilber and surrounding towns see rapid gas line expansion with a brick high school and a new school building in Wilber now piped for natural gas heating. The projects reflect broader southeast Nebraska infrastructure work providing gas to classrooms.
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Wilber
Nebraska
Nebraska History Society to Exhibit Local Artworks in Capitol Tower
When exhibits to be shown in new rooms of the Nebraska State Historical Society in the state capitol tower are in place visitors may see cartoons and pictures by Nebraska artists. The society’s collection will total about 40 000 books and pamphlets 18 000 newspaper files 22 000 Nebraska pictures and around 150 000 museum goods and miscellaneous articles.
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Nebraska State Historical Society
State Capitol
Nebraska
Capitol
Tollman Donates Potatoes to Chadron Charity
J. M. Tollman a major spud grower in northwest Nebraska donated a truck load of potatoes to Chadron charity organizations for distribution to needy families. His Dawes county ranch in the southwest raises hundreds of bushels of seed potatoes each year.
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Chadron
J. M. Tollman
Nebraska
Tollman
Dawes County
Madison approves Mid west Gas franchise in special election
Madison citizens granted a franchise to the Mid west Gas corporation after a special election yielding 267 votes in favor and 67 against.
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Midwest Gas Corporation
Madison
Prairie fire lights Scotts Bluff area in Nebraska
A prairie fire near Scottsbluff lit the countryside for miles as it began at the foot of historic Scotts Bluff. A strong wind pushed the blaze up the bluff until bare rocks halted its advance, burning several pine trees along the slope.
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Scottsbluff
Old Scotts Bluff
Weather Prophet C C Hall Predicts Light Winter Ahead
Dr C C Hall pins faith on pin tail ducks seen on the Platte near Omaha and predicts no further severe weather this winter. He notes eastern Nebraska weather is never so severe in February and cites long observation of sun’s position providing some warmth even at zero cold in sheltered spots.
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C. C. Hall
Platte River
Omaha
Henry C. Smith
Duttons
Delegation from SD and NE in Lincoln on Yankton bridge sale
A South Dakota and northern Nebraska group visited Lincoln to discuss selling the Missouri river toll bridge at Yankton. Senator-elect W J Bulow joined the talks as locals push for a toll free crossing, with sale contingent on a congressional bill passage.
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South Dakota
Nebraska
Lincoln
Bryan
Missouri River
Yankton
S. D
United States
W. J. Bulow
Gretna Green Scandal Shocks Scottish Clergy
Glasgow reports a long standing Gretna Green marriage controversy drawing Scottish ministers into a public dispute. Registration varies, with many marriages unregistered, prompting clergy to call it a commercialized practice aiding bigamy and elopement.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Gretna Green
Gretna
Crippled Miner Becomes Local Hero in Ohio Coal Fields
Homer Shipman, crippled by a rock fall 32 years ago, hauls coal on hands and knees from a mine near Kimbolton and carries a family of six. After a life of hardship, he now rents a shack beside the mine, his wife bringing meals as he descends each dawn to work until night.
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Kimbolton
Ohio
Guernsey County
Homer Shipman
Homer
Harmless Lies Youthful Ambitions
Thomas Arkle Clark, Dean of Men at the University of Illinois, assesses youthful ambitions and the harmless nature of certain lie-like deceptions in student life. He warns about the consequences of dishonesty and urges integrity in campus culture.
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Thomas Arkle Clark
University of Illinois
Unfulfilled Youth Ambitions Across a Century
In a reflective reminiscence, the author recalls Canton who brewed chemistry as a youth yet became a Baptist minister, Morgan who dreamed of railways but became a lawyer, and the author who wished to be a doctor. The piece notes how early goals often diverge from adult careers and laments unrealized youthful ambitions.
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Canton
Garret
Lights of New York on Returns and Credit Tricks
A Bell Syndicate piece surveys how New York department stores battle return behavior and credit abuse. It details customers ordering items to collect, wearing dresses, and rare book ploys, plus odd cases in libraries and hotels.
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New York
Wall Street
Bell Syndicate
Y M C A draws students from 22 lands
Springfield International Y M C A college enrollment totals 1385 with 22 countries represented. America leads with 73 students, followed by Russia 14 and Italy 8, with numerous nations contributing small numbers.
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Springfield
Mass
Springfield International Y. M. C. A. College
Cdme
America
Russia
Italy
Lithuania
Cuba
Poland
Mexico
Albania
Armenia
Colombia
Peru
Portugal
Spain
Bulgaria
Croatia
Holland
England
Finland
Germany
Greece
Jamaica
Norway
Turkish Woman Naiyme Hanoum Elected to Assembly
Naiyme Samy Hanoum rises from the sultan’s harem to Konia voters placing her in the national assembly. Her milestone marks a historic career in Turkish public life and a seat in the legislature.
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National Assembly
Naiyme Samy Hanoum
Konia
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