Nebraska Nuggets Show State Growth In Wealth And Industry
Nebraska publishes a state facts book detailing agriculture and industry gains. It notes 1929 farm and livestock value at 614.3 million, total wealth 5.32 billion, per capita 4000, low death rate, and strong educational investment. It covers history, geography, and major crops plus cattle, dairy, and sugar beet strengths.
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Lincoln
State Department
Nebraskana
Department
Nebraska
United States
Bulletin
Stephen A. Douglas
United States Senate
Bellvue
Nebraska City
Omaha
Daniel Freeman
Beatrice
Union Pacific Railroad
New England
Eleven-pound Ords Angler Nets Record Catfish
Ord resident Carrie Timmerman caught a twenty pound catfish on the Sumter bridge at North Loup, the largest on record in the Loup river. The fish is displayed in an Ord store window.
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Ord
Carrie Timmerman
Sumter
North Loup
Loup River
Father Flanagan Band to Perform at Cheyenne Frontier Days
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home band will join the Frontier Days program in Cheyenne Wyoming. They will march in the July 24 parade and play at the park that afternoon, then visit Denver. Union Pacific arranged the trip, marking the first time the boys travel to Cheyenne after visiting President Coolidge twice in the past three years.
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Father Flanagan
Cheyenne
Omaha
Wyo
Park
Denver
Union Pacific
President Coolidge
New 500 Watt Station KGNF Starts Broadcasts Coast to Coast
North Platte’s new KGNF broadcasting station on 1420 kilocycles begins operation with Joy Storm of Lincoln as announcer. Tests reportedly heard on both coasts. Station sits northwest of the city near the William Cody ranch. Owners Ed Kelso Herbert L. Spencer and Charles L. Greenwell.
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New Staten
North Platte
KGNF
Joy Storm
Lincoln
William Cody Ranch
Ed. Kelso
Herbert L. Spencer
Charles L. Greenwell
Gage County Sees Million Dollar Cut in 1930 Property A s s e s s m e n t
A $1 million reduction in Gage County 1930 personal property assessment is reported, totaling $8,452,920, with $1,062,000 less than last year. Shrinkage mainly in grain stocks, corn harvest halved to 752,596 bushels, and a 10 percent bushel value added $300,000 to the drop. Farmers bought 117 more tractors than in 1929.
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Gage County
Beatrice
Gige County
Heavy Wheat Stand On 22 Acre Farm Near Ashland
Journal notes a dense wheat stand on J. M. Overton’s 22 acre field north of Ashland with self binders unable to lift straw. Estimated yield runs about 50 bushels per acre as of harvest outlook. N. P. Dodge offers 100 acres east of Hummel park near the river for a city golf course with concerns over flood risk and waterlogging.
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J. M. Overton
Ashland
N. P. Dodge
Omaha
Hummel Park
Transmission Line Upgrades Win Nebraska Power Access
The Iowa Nebraska Light and Power Co with Beatrice headquarters begins a new transmission line from near Pawnee City to Table Rock to replace the old Humboldt serving route. A second line from Barneston power plant to Pawnee County is also completed, expanding regional power delivery.
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Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Company
Beatrice
Pawnee City
Table Rock
Humboldt
Barneston
Pawnee County
Falls City junior college proposal progress reported
President Norman H. Heinzelman summoned a Chamber of Commerce meeting to form prospects for a Falls City junior college. John Towle of Omaha, a former Falls City resident who proposed the idea, is invited to attend along with school board members and club representatives who support the plan. Chamber directors are said to favor the project.
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Falls City
Norman H. Heinzelman
Chamber of Commerce
John Towle
Omaha
Nebraska 4-H Enrollment Reaches Historic High
Enrollment in Nebraska boys and girls 4-H clubs totaled 14 663 on June 25 per the July Steinwinder official pep sheet. This marks the largest 4-H club enrollment in state history and exceeds the year’s goal by 163. A July 14 recheck will finalize official 1930 enrollment, with totals expected over 14 500.
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Nebraska
Steinwinder
L. I. Frisbie
Wells Used for Irrigation on 152 Farms in District
Census supervisor H Bowman reports 152 farms in the tenth district use wells for irrigation. More than 100 farms lie along the Platte valley in Hall county and some in Kimney county, with the rest scattered across Adams Clay Nicholls Webster and Franklin counties. Most projects are along rivers or creeks, shallow water access, developed since 1920, with at least 30 percent dug in the last two years.
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H. ©. Bowman
Platte Valley
Hall County
Bowman
Kearney
Adams
Clay
Nicholls
Webster
Franklin
Wickens Gift Displays Late Ivan Wickens Private Museum
The Cordelia B. Preston library in Orleans hosts one of the state’s most complete private museum collections as a memorial to Ivan Wickens. Gifted by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wickens of Orleans, the exhibit spans generations from his grandfather’s start nearly a century ago and includes Indian relics skeletons of extinct animals native Nebraska birds canes old firearms and books.
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Cordelia B. Preston
Orleans
Albert Wickens
Ivan
Ivan Wickens
Republican River
Nebraska
Wickens
Improvements underway at Madison County Fairgrounds
Improvements are under way at the Madison county fair grounds in Madison for the annual fair in the second week of September. A new exhibition building is being erected this summer and the Fine Arts building will be reroofed before opening day. Poultry buildings are being remodeled and improved. New water mains have been installed and most attractions for the fall are already booked.
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Madison
Sunderman
Fair Board
Nebraska business outlook shown as above normal
Early returns from the Omaha Chamber of Commerce questionnaire indicate an above normal business outlook in Nebraska. Cities replying include Alliance Lincoln and McCook with Alliance reporting thriving conditions and Walter E Hager noting excellent crop prospects and a retail sales rise of 11 percent in the first six months of 1930.
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Nebraska
Omaha Chamber of Commerce Publicity Bureau
Allance
Lincoln
McCook
Alliance
Walter E. Hager
Alliance Chamber
Boeing to Spend 300000 on New Air Station Hangers
Boe ing Air Transport announces an up to date air station at Fort Crook airmail field under P G Johnson president. Boeing plans 300000 in seven hangars and admin buildings along the San Francisco Omaha Chicago mail passenger routes with Omaha at least 50000. The Omaha depot will be 80 by 130 feet with hangar space for tri motor planes and spaces for shop ticket radio and weather offices.
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Fort Crook
P. G. Johnson
Boeing Air Transport, Inc
Boeing Company
Peterson
Omaha
Attractively Simple Cottage Fits Real Spirit of Home
A William A. Radford home building column describes choosing a site before a plan, advising to tailor a cottage to lot size and layout. It details a 20 by 26 foot story-and-a-half house with six rooms, living and dining spaces, kitchen, three second-floor bedrooms, and a bath, noting economical size and dormer motifs.
Lois McIntyre Crowned Queen of Pendleton Round-Up 1930
Miss Lois McIntyre, a former University of Oregon and Washington State college student, was chosen as queen of the Pendleton round-up in 1930, highlighting the event’s ceremonial centerpiece and local pageantry.
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Lois McIntyre
University of Oregon
Washington State College
Pendleton
Listless Pleasure in Society Circles
A witty aside targets society folk chasing pleasure across town while admitting perpetual boredom. The exchange mocks refined wit and fashionable pursuits with a sly critique of idle upper-class life.
United States to Exhibit Pelts at Leipzig Fur Fair
Congress approves $30,000 for an official American exhibit at the IPA International fur and hunting exposition in Leipzig Germany from May 31 to September 30. Frank G. Ashbrook will direct fur resources for the exhibit as the United States promotes fur farming and export amid uncertain breeding knowledge and a $65 million annual raw fur harvest.
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United States
Leipzig
Germany
Inernationale Pelzfach
Jagd Austellung
Ministry of Economics
Frank G. Ashbrook
Ashbrook
Alaska
Labor-Saving Units in Home Help Housewives
The household research bureau urges careful study of new labor saving devices before buying. It compares evaluating kitchen and storeroom equipment to business methods, noting many items do not justify cost unless clearly saving time or labor. A good vacuum cleaner is cited as a clear time and effort saver.
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Household ‘Research Bureau
Bureau
Termites Threaten U.S. Homes and Buildings
A national warning from American Architect Magazine urges homeowners to invest in termite-proof designs. Termites, now widespread across most states, live underground near frost lines and bore into wood connected to the ground. Metal sheaths and concrete barriers offer the only reliable defense, while heat treatment can eradicate infestations in sealed spaces.
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American Architect Magazine
United States
Lake Superior
Rockies
Africa
Architects Move to Raise Window Levels
The American Architect urges raising window sill heights in apartments and offices to reduce fatal falls. It notes sills are often below the center of gravity when standing and warns safety could become a legal requirement.
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American Architect
Attic and Basement Space Revealed in Homes Study
A study by the National Lumber Association shows homes average 23 750 cubic feet of usable space enclosed by walls and roof. Of the remainder 8 750 feet, 5 600 lie in basements and 3 150 in attics. attics are often poorly fitted and vary by manufacturer.
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Old Hom
Angel
Kernel of the seeg from which a giant Sequoia grows
A fragment notes the kernel of the seeg in proximity to the Sequoia, describing a long one quarter inch length. The text is terse and mainly locates a small seed-like element linked to the giant tree's growth.
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Herbert Hoover
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Daisy Ashford
W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
William 4. Radford
South Dearborn Street
Chicago
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Mr. Zero
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Urbain J. Ledoux
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Eve
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