Farmers warned against violence in foreclosures
Lincoln Nebraska attorney general Paul I Good warned farmers that foreclosures marked by intimidation will be void by courts. He outlined five points on the farm debt crisis including delays possible by legal means and doubts about legislative relief. Separate items note sheriff sales, a pile up of violence at auctions in several cities, and a Midwest meeting in Omaha creating the Iowa and Nebraska Farms association.
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Lincoln
Neb
Paul I. Good
Nebraska
Good
Doylestown
Hiram H. Keller
John Hanzel
Hanzel
Horace E
Omaha
Iowa
Iowa and Nebraska Farms’ Association
Dean W. Trick
Bankers Life of Des Moines
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Roosevelt
South Carolina Barter Exchange Opens in Columbia
The South Carolina barter exchange began registering workers from professionals to laborers who will trade services for goods or produce. Ten people joined the first day including a carpenter and a stenographer. an attorney offered credit slips up to 25 dollars for services. The non profit group issues credit slips instead of scrip and is sponsored by locals.
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South Carolina Barter, Exchange
Columbia
S.C
South Carolina Barter Exchange
Exchange
Slain Millionaire's Son Shoots Self in Tampa
Roy Garvey of Kansas City son of a former millionaire and acquitted in 1925 for murdering James A. Garvey shot and killed himself. He was to be arraigned on charges of wounding Lena Woodruff in a jealous rage.
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Tampa
Fla
Roy Garvey
Kansas City
James A. Garvey
Garvey
Lena Woodruff
Insull Granted Free Movement in Greece
The Greek ministry of interior announced Samuel Insull, former Chicago utilities operator, has full liberty of movement in Greece and may leave the country if he wishes.
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Insull
Greece
Athens
Ministry of Interior
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Bank robber Hawkins guilty of murder in Minneapolis case
Leonard Hawkins was convicted by a jury of first degree murder for a bank robbery in Minneapolis that left three people dead from gunshot wounds.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Leonard Hawkins
Midshipmen Resign Over Deficiencies at Annapolis
Thirty United States Naval Academy midshipmen resigned amid deficiencies in studies during the first half of the academic year announced from Annapolis Maryland.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
How to Get Crop Production Loans
Washington announces crop production loans totaling 90 million dollars will start before March 1 under new law. Farmers may apply by mail to USDA or one of six regional offices for loan forms and guidance. Applicants must provide farm legal description, planned crops, labor and seed costs, and other essential details.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Dallas
Memphis
Minneapolis
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Control of Prussia Seized by Von Papen
Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen completed the coup in Prussia. He dissolved the Prussian diet and set March 5 elections. He ousted Premier Otto Braun and most of the old cabinet. New laws curtail assembly and press, including foreign reporting.
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Prussia
von Papen
Berlin
Franz von Papen
Paul von Hindenburg
Diet
Otto Braun
Supreme Court
Kansas Woman Weds State Senator in Rustic Chapel
Kathryn O Loughlin of Kansas, the first woman elected to Congress from the state, marries State Senator Daniel M Mc Carthy at the Hyacinth church a pine board Roman Catholic chapel on her father's cattle ranch where she grew up.
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Hays
Kans
Kathryn O'Loughlin
Kansas
Washington
Daniel M. McCarthy
Hyacinth
Two Canadian Flyers Dead Near Wrecked Plane
Two Canadian airmen Pilot P. B. Calder of Edmonton and W. Madin air engineer for Canadian Airways were found dead near their wrecked plane. They had been missing since January 31 after leaving the Fort Rae base in the Mackenzie river district.
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Winnipeg
P. B. Calder
Edmonton
W. Madin
Canadian Airways
Fort Rae
Mackenzie River District
Gandhi’s Wife Imprisoned in Bombay for Political Activities
Mrs Gandhi, wife of Mahatma Gandhi, was arrested for illegal political activities in Bombay. She received a six month prison term and a fine of 500 rupees, with an additional six weeks in jail if the fine is unpaid.
Five Die in Hotel Fire at Imperial Hotel
Five persons were killed and several others injured when a fire swept the Imperial hotel in Tisdale Saskatchewan. The blaze caused extensive damage to the town, with emergency crews responding quickly to evacuate guests and contain the flames. Authorities have not yet released a full casualty list or an official cause.
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Tisdale
Saskatchewan
Imperial Hotel
Nebraska Sheriff Reports Crime Down in 1932
State Sheriff L M Endres released annual figures showing 724 cases reported in 1932 outside Douglas County with 42 men sent to penitentiary. Prohibition arrests rose, liquor violators to institutions surged, and car confiscations yielded $4 500.17 while fines totaled $156 770.67.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Sherif M. L. Endres
Endres
Douglas County
Penitentiary and Reformatory
Corn Raising Decreases Lincoln
A Nebraska farmer now spends far less time per acre to grow corn than in 1924. The 10 acre corn yield contest shows a steady drop in man hours per acre up to husking time, with a 40 percent reduction since 1924. Sponsored by the college of agriculture extension service the Nebraska Crop Growers association and local farm bureau the study highlights ongoing labor efficiency gains.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
College of Agriculture Extension Service
Nebraska Crop Growers’ Association
Local
Farm Bureau
Neubauer proposes Nebraska auto license fee scale
Senator E M Neubauer of Orleans released a new license fee plan to be added to S F 306. The schedule sets passenger cars at 3 dollars, farm trucks and trailers with sizable cuts, commercial trucks with 22 to 40 percent reductions, motor buses with a minimum of 15 dollars and higher per passenger capacity, and motorcycles at 2 dollars, while truck weight limits remain as in the 1931 Schepman bill.
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Nebraska
Senate
Lincoln
E. M. Neubauer
Orleans
Neubauer
Schepman
Gas Tax Delinquencies Reported To Nebraska Senate
Lincoln G D Godfrey states gasoline tax delinquencies totaling at least 65 900 in 125 cases will be reported to the Nebraska senate. One $4 000 account dates to 1929 and another was 2 300 behind. Few unpaid accounts have reached prosecutors. Nebraska has 900 licensed dealers and 60 common carriers importing gasoline. Before the new administration there were only 15 common carriers.
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Lincoln
G. D. Godfrey
State Treasurer’s Office
Nebraska Senate
Nebraska
Buffalo herd disaster and city utility vote in Nebraska
A herd of 130 buffalo crossing the Niobrara river near Valentine drowned 26 after the ice broke. Plans for selling meat, placing animals in parks, and giving some to Indians were noted. In Norfolk, a city election proposal would condemn and acquire the Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Co plants, following petitions urging municipal operation.
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Niobrara River
Valentine
Norfolk
Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Co
Bridge project on Farnan Street to start before June
Trustees meet decide to begin work on the Farnan Street bridge before June 1. The unanimous vote orders immediate bids for the project as New York architects finalize plans. Keiser states tolls will fund the bridge and it will become free once all obligations are discharged.
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Farnan Street
Henry Kieser
New York
Keiser
Veteran Holt county attorney Uttley helped found county seat
At 83, H. M. Uttley remains active in law at ONeill. He helped organize Holt county in 1870 as its authority extended to the Wyoming line. He rode from April 1 to May 1 to move the county seat to ONeill and won. The courthouse now stands there. He won Holt county’s first lawsuit.
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H. M. Uttley
O’neill
Holt County
Wyoming
O'Neill
Uttley
Regents Cut Student Meal Costs at Nebraska College
The Board of Regents voted to provide meals starting September at the agriculture college cafeteria for 3 dollars per week. The plan aims to reduce board costs and teach cooperative living while allowing students to work part time.
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Board of Regents
University of Nebraska
College of Agriculture
Regents
Beet Growers to Lobby for Higher Sugar Tariff in Omaha
Leaders of western beet sugar growers head to Omaha on February 14 for a United States tariff commission hearing on sugar tariff increase. Charles Kearney of Morrill Nebraska, newly elected president of the Co-Operative Beet Growers Association, plans to lead the state’s beet growers in the fight for a higher duty.
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Omaha
United States Tariff Commission
Charles Kearney
Morrill
Nebr
Co-Operative Beet Growers’ Association
Core drilling in three Nebraska counties moves to lease stage
Core drilling in Butler Dodge and Saunders counties has reached the point where farmers will be asked to sign leases for gas and oil rights. S L Parks engineer for Platte Valley Gas and Oil Develop ment company notes a mass farmers meeting was held near Cedar Bluffs to explain surveys. Twenty holes have been drilled to find a productive dome with Saunders county area from Morse Bluff toward Mead and Leshara seen as most favorable.
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Butler
Dodge
Saunders
S. L. Parks
Platte Valley Gas and Oil Development Company
Nebraska Corporation
Farmers
Union Hall
Cedar Bluffs
Platte Valley Company
Blair Tekamah Paved Road Nears Completion After ROW Settlement
Completion of the Blair Tekamah paved road is virtually assured after settlement of right of way disputes with farmers state and federal highway engineers and Blair city council. The council voted to grant adequate right of way through a residential district and farm agreements are finished. Work will start in the spring.
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Blair-Tekamah
Blair
Rugg Praises Coolidge as Ideal American in Memorial
Massachusetts Chief Justice Arthur P. Rugg extols Calvin Coolidge as an ideal American, praising his simplicity, honesty, and intellectual power. The tribute unfolds in a formal memorial in Washington with Hoover and other dignitaries present, noting Mrs. Coolidge’s quiet presence and contributions to her husband’s public service.
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Washington
New England
Arthur P. Rugg
Massachusetts Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Calvin Coolidge
President Coolidge
Hoover
Coolidge
Hughes
Diplomatic Corps
Ahmet Muhtar
Justice Rugg
America
Massachusetts
Rugg
Congressional Committee
The
United States
New
Banks of New Orleans Give Proof of Solidity
New Orleans banks challenged rumors of local trouble by opening from dawn to dusk and advertising their liquidity. Tell ers stood ready with thousands in currency visible to customers as crowds arrived to withdraw or tear up checks, signaling confidence in the banks' solvency.
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Banks
New Orleans
Warns of Farm Strike If Relief Not Endorsed
Milo Reno of Des Moines and the Farmers' Holiday association warn that immediate legislative relief after March 4 is needed to avert a nationwide farm strike. He says a coordinated strike will occur in every state unless the new administration acts quickly, with plans already underway in several states. He declined to detail specifics.
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Des Moines
Farmers’ Holiday Association
Milo Reno
Reno
Bay Boy Races to Save Family in Freezing Fire
In East Concord Vermont at dawn twelve year old John Boutwell sprinted from the foothills on a sled barefoot and in night clothes to summon rescuers after his home caught fire. The blaze occurred as temperatures stood about 10 degrees below zero and threatened his mother father and brother.
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Concord
John Boutwell
Grease Explosion Kills Woman in Michigan Town
A grease cooking mishap fatally burned 69 year old Mrs. Elmer Washburn of Sherwood Township, Coldwater, Michigan. Her clothing was burned from her body as the blast occurred during meal preparation.
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Coldwater
Mich
Elmer Washburn
Sherwood Township
Dynamite Blast Kills Man in Dallas Levee District
A dynamite blast in the Dallas levee district instantly killed one man and left another fatally injured with three more in critical condition. Authorities investigated the cause and secured the scene.
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Dallas
Texas
Department of Agriculture work hides in plain sight
Washington shows off its vast department of agriculture laboratories spread across the nation to study soil, peat as fertilizer, pests, and crop science. A German born, American educated chemist leads peat research improving soil fertility and opening new farming profits, while entomology guards crops and aids beekeeping nationwide.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
America
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Kansas
Bureau of Entomology
Western Newspaper Union
California syrup of figs as a child laxative remedy
An advert promotes California syrup of figs as a natural laxative to cure stasis in children. It claims the product stimulates the colon, restores appetite and energy, and offers guidance for dosing and reoccurring use, warning against substitution by dealers.
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California
Nature
Blemishes Fatally Troubling Skin Find Relief
Miss Helen Mann of Philadelphia reports a year long battle with pimples and red blemishes on her face and shoulders. After trying many remedies, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment to complete healing, buying three cakes and two boxes. Proprietors Potter Drug & Chemical Corp. advertise Cuticura products in this notice.
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Helen Mann
Claridge St
Phila
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Maleden
Mass
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