Retirement marks long service on Appropriations panel
Mark Shields, longtime clerk of the House Appropriations Committee, retires at year end after 37 years on Capitol Hill. He is praised for vast knowledge of government operations and is linked to the Dr. John Albers family of Humphrey. The piece notes wartime agriculture pressures and a sudden push to buy more eggs to combat surpluses, with storage limits and drying plants strained. It warns of possible future shortages of eggs and poultry next winter.
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Mark Shields
House Committee On Appropriations
Capitol Hill
Shields
John Albers
Humphrey
Floods and relief efforts span Elkhorn Valley and beyond
The Elkhorn Valley floods prompt self help and Red Cross response. Disaster loans and farm aid are available through IRSA and the Disaster Loan Corporation as authorities plan flood control surveys. Federal reviews assess long term flood prevention while wartime cost cuts lower bomber prices and armament costs.
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Elkhorn
Red Cross
Congress
Disaster Loan Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
IRSA
Nebraska
House Committee On Flood Control
Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Elkhorn River
Chief of Army Engineers
Notice to Contractors for Columbus Shelby Project Bid
Sealed bids due July 20 1944 at Lincoln Nebraska for sand gravel surfacing and bituminous base armor coat and surface work on Federal Aid Project 86(6) 13.6 miles. Quantities include sand gravel surface course aggregate asphalt oil rollers and equipment rentals. Wage standards apply under Fair Labor Standards Act. War Production Board authorization does not justify additional equipment requests.
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Department of Roads and Irrigation
Lincoln
Nebraska
Columbus-Shelby
U. S. Department of Labor
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Prohibition Stance Urged by Soldiers in Poll
A speaker asserts troops fight abroad to defend rights at home and uphold anti prohibition stand. The piece notes a recent poll clearly reflecting their emphatic position on the subject.
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Herb
Public road project bids set wage rates and bond rule
The notice outlines wage scales for skilled intermediate and unskilled labor on a county road contract and requires a 100 percent bid bond. Proposals must use certified checks payable to the Department of Roads and Irrigation. Plans are available at county clerks in David City and Osceola, and at the Lincoln office.
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David City
Nebraska
Osceola
Department of Roads and Irrigation
Lincoln
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