State Allocates Four Million for Roads and Projects
Secretary Wallace announced 200 million dollars in federal grants for road improvements. Nebraska receives 4,062,684 for plans and supervision by the highway department, with 2,641,423 for regular federal aid, 528,285 for farm to market roads, and 892,976 for grade crossings, available July 1, 1937. States must match federal aid funds for highways and farm to market roads, but grade crossing funds require no match.
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Washington, D. C
Henry A. Wallace
Nebraska
State Highway Department
Nebraska County and City Tax Averages Hit New Lows
State Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith reports the average county levy at 4.49 mills and school levy at 18.13 mills with city levies at 14.68 mills, the lowest since 1921. Cum ing county has the lowest county levy at 2.24 mills while Arthur and Perkins lead at 8.84 mills. In Douglas county the thousand dollar valuation taxes total 4.85 for county 13 for schools 1605 for the city and 35.65 overall including state tax.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
W. H. Smith
Arthur
Perkins
Cuming
Fullerton
Douglas County
Nebraska 1937 Agricultural Conservation Program Begins
Representatives from 20 counties met at the agricultural college for the first district conference on the 1937 program. Fred Wallace, A. K. Chester, Leroy Smith, Elton Lux, and T. B. Walker led discussions. County directors will meet Jan 11–15 with plans to complete statistical procedures by Mar 1 and make farm bases available before spring planting. Nebraska will allow a slight corn acreage increase over 1936 despite a new limit. county committees will set county and farm limits. Three payments are planned: $6 diversion, $3 for increasing soil conserving crops, and about $1 per acre building payment.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
The
Agricultural College
Fred Wallace
State Soil Conservation Committee
A. K. Chester
Leroy Smith
Elton Lux
T. B. Walker
Walker
Nebraska Farm Fires and Arson Cases Reported
State fire marshal Lincoln Horace M. Davis noted 32 October farm fires in Nebraska costing 57,650 dollars with eight uninsured properties. November saw eighty dwelling blazes versus 95 in October. three arson arrests followed. Two major November fires hit theaters in Grand Island and Beatrice.
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Lincoln
Horace M. Davis
Nebraska
Grand Island
Beatrice
Nebraska farm product receipts rise to 232.9 million in 1936
Lincoln reports total receipts from sale of principal Nebraska farm products from January through October 1936 reached 232 million 897 thousand dollars. Announcement by A E Anderson state and federal agricultural statistician.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
State Treasurer Murray Reopens Lincoln Office After Death
The state treasurer's office in Lincoln operated normally again with new treasurer H. J. Murray in charge. Murray filed his million dollar bond, overcoming a hurdle that halted state finances after the death of Treasurer George E. Hall. He signed by hand about 750 of 1,500 warrants that had accumulated during the shutdown.
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State Treasury
Lincoln
H. J. Murray
Murray
George E. Hall
Quintuplet watchers journey to Dionne hospital in Ontario
Bob Davis recounts Percy Hamilton and companions driving to Callender Ontario to glimpse the Dionne quints. The group, led by Hamilton, arrives at Dr Dafoe's Dionne hospital and notes the quints, their upbringing, and the family’s rising fame and income from autograph requests and public interest.
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Ercy Hamilton
Gatineau
Callender
Ontario
Grasshoppers as Poultry Menace Warns of 1937 Losses
Parasitologist J D Mizelle warns grasshoppers threaten poultry and crops. Grasshoppers host tapeworms and round worms, causing up to 20 percent annual poultry mortality. Good sanitation and poultry management can cut losses and raise egg and meat output.
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J. D. Mizelle
College of Agriculture
University of
Poultryman Advises How to Treat Colds in Birds
North Carolina State college expert outlines steps to control avian colds. Isolate affected birds, fix drafts and ventilation, adjust feeding, and reduce overcrowding. Use Epsom salts in drinking water, maintain germicide in water, disinfect house and utensils, and consider culling when infection is well established. Follow commercial spray directions if used.
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North Carolina State College
Poultry Notes From Old Almanac Highlight Hen Health and Production
The column surveys poultry care and production facts from the era, noting worms as a principal blindness cause in hens, tips for older hens during moults, and how to classify chicks. It covers egg production averages, turkey statistics, and methods to manage turkey feather eating with roughage feeds. It also mentions a British egg testing machine, Japan’s record Leghorn, and costs to dress poultry in the Midwest.
Plans to replace the NRA face two paths in Washington
Washington observers compare the Richberg and O Mahoney proposals to supplant the Blue Eagle. The O Mahoney plan would block federal licensing for noncompliant interstate firms, while Richberg favors industry specific rules enforceable as federal law. Experts question constitutional risk and practical enforceability, as debates on federal spending and controls continue amid wartime pressures.
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Washington
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Blue Eagle
Donald R. Richberg
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Wyoming
O’mahoney
Supreme Court
Richberg
Losing pounds versus gaining them, a humorous look
Fannie Hurst notes in No Food With My Meals that losing weight is harder than gaining it. She details dieting struggles, the role of calories, and warns to avoid public diet announcements. Recipes for Coffee Jelly and Mineral Oil Mayonnaise follow.
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Fannie Hurst
Miss Hurst
Legend of Bunyan Shaped Torch and Elk Lakes
Detroit Free Press recounts a Lake Michigan tale linking Paul Bunyan to the creation of Torch and Elk lakes near Elk Rapids. The story claims Bunyan scooped the lake to use as a log pond and dragged timber sections by land for logging, with Babe the blue ox slipping on greasy ground as a pivotal moment.
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Elk and
Torch Lakes
Finger Lakes
Lake Michigan
Elk Rapids
Paul Bunyan
Paul
Boardman
Babe
Torch
Elk Lakes
Detroit Free Press
Modern Bayer Aspirin Home Cold Remedy
The article promotes a quick at home remedy for colds using Bayer Aspirin. Two tablets at onset, repeat as directed, plus dissolving three Bayer tablets in water to gargle for throat pain. It claims internal aspirin fights fever and pain while the gargle provides instant throat relief. The piece urges asking for Bayer Aspirin by full name at the druggist.
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