Nations of World Allot Year 1939 New York Fair
The New York World's Fair prep work advances at Flushing Meadow with site grading on 1216 acres and the first structure ready. Officials project 30 major buildings and 300 structures within seven months, plus a $900000 Administration building and the Theme centre at $9 200 000. International interest grows as 42 nations express plans to participate and a Paris bureau assigns 1939 to the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Flushing Meadow
Geographica
New York City
Fal Corporation
Empire State Building
Flushing River
Vms
Fairs Board of Design
Grover Whalen
The
Fair Corporation
Manhattan
Noo
International Convention Bureau
Paris
Roosevelt
Herbert x. Lehman
Nework
Rever
Halen
Govenors Uo
America
Europe
Dena
E Nolan
Department of Foreign, State and Municipal Participation
Harvey D Gibson
Manufacturers Trust Company
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Financial Capital
Fai
Sausugans
Ice Age Tree Rings Trace Glacial Cooling
University of Chicago botanist Professor C. O. Rosendahl notes tree rings record gradual cooling as ice sheets moved south. Remains found in wells and excavations show thinning rings, short summers, and oscillating temperatures with ice advances and retreats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Rosendahl
Department of Botany
University of Chicago
Kittson County
New York Times
Tilbury Fort Seeks Buyer Amid Tales Of Romance Ghosts
The Tilbury Fort on the Thames estuary near Gravesend, built in 1539, is for sale. The sale includes its storied past with Queen Elizabeth, armada memories, and legends of a nightly female ghost rattling chains.
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Tilbury
Henry VIII
Thames Estuary
Gravesend
Elizabeth
London
Washington Star
British Mothers Decrease Sparks Population Movement
Britain worries over falling birth rates as activists push to double the average family size within thirty years. If not achieved, mothers will fall to two thirds of today’s numbers, prompting calls for a health service review to foster a sturdier population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Grass Bread Gains Ground in Norway
Grass bread made from grass meal and a touch of flour is rising in Norway with a Trondheim factory claiming to be unique. Grass is harvested in leaf stage then dried by electrically heated air. Grass meal is produced by heating hay with rotating hammers.
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Norway
Trondheim
Barking dog horn aids drivers on Western highways
A novelty auto horn that imitates a dog's bark was praised as a real boon for motorists on Western roads where cattle obstruct traffic. The barking horn reportedly compels cattle to move aside quickly, improving safety and flow for drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Cult Claims Immunity Claims in Germany Group
A German raw food movement of about 500 members asserts immunity from cancer tuberculosis and obesity. The group, allied with a practice of long daily chewing sessions for the main meal, emphasizes close ties to ruminant eating habits.
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Germany
Cat blamed for vase damage in quaint domestic exchange
A humorous exchange centers on a broken china vase. the new maid asks who is responsible and the housekeeper questions the cat as the culprit, highlighting a playful domestic misunderstanding.
Ear Strap Mix Up Report Sparks Courtroom Quip
In a humorous incident a courtroom exchange involved a misunderstanding over a strap. The defendant and a participant joked about an ear being gripped as evidence of a mix up. The light moment followed tense proceedings.
County Board Adopts Security Substitution and Meetings
January 20 1937 Osceola Nebraska board minutes record adjourned session approving securities withdrawal from National Bank of Commerce Lincoln and substitution with Treasury Notes 1941. Also notes progress on road construction quit claims and routine office checks while acknowledging late county judge W W Norton closure.
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Osceola
Nebraska
Board of County Commissioners
Stromsburg
J. T. Stanton
National Bank of Commerce
Lincoln
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Treasury
S. T. Harless
Arthur C. Twar
County Board Extends Thanks to Officials in Polk County Nebraska
The Polk County Board of Commissioners commends Phillips 66 Norton and retiring member W. P. Miller for faithful duties and courteous service. All claims must be filed by February 1, 1937, as the board adjourned to meet February 3, 1937. Subscriptions offered for Lincoln and Omaha Daily News papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Nebraska
Board of County Commissioners
Polk County
County General Fund
Omaha Printing Company
Raymond Nielson
Omaha
Travelers Indemnity Co. Insurance
Gunnard Petersen Taee
HE. M. Carter
John I. Anderson
Notice of Public Auction of Polk County Real Estate
Public sale ordered by the District Court of Polk County Nebraska to sell multiple parcels in Sections 2 9 16 Township 14 North Range 2 West and related tracts in Osceola at 2 PM February 15 1937. Fifteen percent cash due sale day with balance on court confirmation likely by March 1 1937. Mills Mills attorneys. plus county expense estimate section attached.
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District Court of
Polk County
Nebraska
Clarence W. Anderson
Olga M. Johnson
Metes
Osceola
Jericho Site Pushes Back Civilization to 6000 B C
An expedition from Liverpool University’s Institute of Archaeology uncovered evidence of a Jericho shrine dating to 6000 B C. Excavation beneath 17 layers revealed a room akin to the Megaron or Holy of Holies, predating Abraham and Lot in biblical lore.
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Jericho
B. C
Liverpool University
Institute of Archaeology
Abraham
Lot
Maqueen Family Runs Unique Easdale Island School
Miss M. Anderson leads a rare school off Scotland's Argyll coast where seven pupils are all named Maqueen and are cousins. For a decade the Maqueen name dominates the register.
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M. Anderson
Britain
Easdale Island School
Arkyil
Scotland
Maqueen
Be Dignified in Argument Be Calm in Arguing
A concise admonition on maintaining dignity during debate urging calmness to prevent error and uphold truth. The guidance emphasizes restraint over aggression and the value of courteous discourse in pursuit of accuracy.
Notice of Final Report in Estate of Margaret Rummell
In the Polk County Nebraska court the administrator filed a final account and report and a petition for final settlement and allowance. A decree determining heirship and distribution and administrator discharge is set for hearing February 19, 1937 at 10:00 AM. Interested parties may appear and contest. Dated January 25 1937. L. M. Merrick County Judge. January 28 February 4 11
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Polk County
Nebraska
Margaret S. Rummell
L. M. Merrick
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New York Fair
MNP
Liang
Lamy
Waaay Cobbs Mfg. Cor
SUPP
LeRoy M. Smith Co. Treas
Carleton Anders
NLA A
Gertrude “Mathes
Mfg. Co
Roy W. Erickson
R. H. Waite
J. T. Stanton County
Milburn and Scott Co
Lincoln School Supply Co
Olive M. McBeth
Sophia Kresha
Cesck Ec
W. P. Miller Co
Salash
Caidicn Penach Capvey Acestesnesel
Lillian Timm
Cece
Ira Irland
T. A. Reece
State Admin
Lincoln Tel and Tel Co
E. M. Carter McCormick Deering Store
Osceola Repairs
le Cee
Dean Carter Patrolman’s Satay Cee Seepler Tethys Wenedeiee
Henry
Frankel Carbon and Ribbon Com
S. J. Harless
Roy W. Fjell
Saialy
J. D. Adams Co
Russell
Goalee Aeasaes Cansignotana
Bob Stohl
Gail Shay Same
B. L. Burns
J. B. Koziol
Com. Dist
W. P. Miller
Clifton Johnson Patrolman
SATAY
Cecal Ceepas Capes Laven
Will Wright
Freeman Johnson Labor
Sinclair Refining Co
Ee Ee
Special Bridge Fund
Alvin Dahlin
Ed Anderson Same
Harry Nelson Same
Ted Janky Same
A. L. Smith Same
Martin Dahlin Same
Roland Scow
Lewis Scow
Lloyd Scow
Road Dist
E. M. Carter
John J
Pyroil
U. S
Canada
W. V. Kidder
Mees
Pyroil Company
LaCrosse
Wisconsin
Phillips ‘66
Osceola, Nebraska
Omaha Daily
Mills & Mills
Icluding Eee Oe
Court House
County Fair Ass
Farm Bureau
E.M. Carter
Arthur C. Twarling
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