Myers asserts that farmers are paying debts under farm credit act
Governor W J Myers touring the Midwest to study farm conditions predicts a very small minority will seek bankruptcy under the Frazier Lemke act to save homes. He notes FCA loans may top a billion dollars since 1933 and that most distressed farm mortgage cases have been relieved by recent recoveries and timely payments on land bank loans.
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Omaha
Drouth
W. J. Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Wilth George M. Brennan
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
S. M. Garwood
Myers
Midwest
Breuth
Cheyenne
FCA
Land-Bank
Commissioner
Federal Land Banks
Land Bank
Land Bank Commission
Nebraska birth rate stays above national average in 1933
Census data show Nebraska slight birth rate edge at 17.1 per 1000, children under one year born 1,192 with infant death rate 50 per 1000, while stillbirths were 641. National figures: birth 16.4, death 58.2. City figures vary with hospital presence noted.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
Nebraska
Census Bureau
Beatrice
Grand Island
Lincoln
Norfolk
North Platte
Omaha
Pruning Cuts Lincoln Nebraska Unemployment List
Lincoln Nebraska saw a large June drop in unemployment registrations, down from 79 975 to 67 208 after re checks and removal of inactive cards. Francis V Cornell says postcard inquiries screened registrants and 10 006 placements were made in June including 6 661 on PWA projects and 3 345 in private industry.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Federal
Francis V. Cornell
PWA
Beet Crop For State Reduced In 1934 Estimates
Washington Nebraska loom among top five sugar producers as department forecasts a below normal yield. Nebraska acreage drops from 90 000 to 78 000 acres and output from 1 067 000 tons to 760 000 tons. Five year average is 1 028 000 tons. Crop seen at about 70.8 percent of normal.
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Washington, D. C
Nebraska
Agricultural Department
Nebraska Sees Bigger Potato Crop in 1934
The Department of Agriculture projects Nebraska potato production at 9,072,000 bushels for 1934, up from 8,625,000 last year, though western states overall trend downward. The state’s 1927-31 average was 9,404,000 bushels.
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Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska General Fund Totals Shown for June 30
Nebraska's general fund total reached 1 238 702 on June 30 up from last year's level. Current revenue funds stood at 4 899 753 on June 30 versus 3 232 996 a year earlier and 5 458 835 on May 31. The general fund total of 1 328 702 amid current funds compared with 1 545 629 on May 31 and 782 409 one year ago.
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Nebraska
Land official says no rent enforcement on state school lands
Deputy land commissioner J. H. Wehn announced his office will not force farmers in drought areas to pay rent on state school lands during the emergency. He and chief Harry P. Conklin just returned from appraisals in Sherman Howard Buffalo and Hall counties where some areas have no grass.
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J. H. Wehn
Wehn
Harry P. Conklin
Sherman
Howard
Buffalo
Hall
Nebraska students to receive expanded federal aid
About 1,400 Nebraska college students will get federal aid next year to continue their scholastic careers. Deputy state superintendent H. L. Cushing announced after receiving word from Harry L. Hopkins, federal relief administrator, that the student aid program will be expanded.
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Nebraska
H. L. Cushing
Harry L. Hopkins
Nebraska Tax Payments Rise Sharply in 1934
Nebraska payments to the Internal Revenue Bureau grew by about 46.5 million during the year ending July 1. 1934 receipts reached 10.30 million while 1933 totaled 3.86 million. Major rise came from agricultural adjustment taxes totaling 4.53 million. Income taxes were 2.63 million and miscellaneous revenues 3.14 million.
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Nebraska
Internal Revenue Bureau
Proposals Open for National Museum at Scotts Bluff Region
Contractors will receive bid offers in coming days for a new national museum at Scotts Bluff National Monument area. Construction is expected to start before August ends. Exhibits recount territory history, including restorations of prehistoric mammals whose fossils were found at Agate north of Gering.
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Scotts Bluff National Monument
Agate
Gering
Nebraska farmers repay million in corn loans under release plan
Nebraska farmers have repaid about 1,000,000 dollars in federal corn loans since the release program began six weeks ago. J. F. Miller, secretary of the state railway commission, said 2,000 total releases and 100 partial releases have been cleared. Loans averaged 500 dollars each, with partial releases allowing removal of part of sealed corn for 47 cents per bushel.
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Nebraska
J. F. Miller
State Railway Commission
Miller
Nebraska primary to draw 5 000 to 6 000 candidates in August race
Reports from counties show long candidate lists for Nebraska’s August 14 primary. Buffalo county alone reports 112 nominees including 19 for sheriff while other counties list many applicants for sheriff, register of deeds, treasurer and county supervisor. Lancaster county may see about 75 candidates for every 1 000 voters as turnout lags.
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Nebraska
Buffalo County
Register of Deeds
District Court
Custer County
Gage County
Red Willow
Adams
Scotts Bluff
Hitchcock
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Nebraska HOLC loan figures total near nine million
Nebraska has received HOLC loans totaling 9,486,124 to 4,652 homeowners with an average indebtedness of 2,039. Up to June 29, 16,452 applicants sought 36,190,270. Many face rejections due to lack of genuine hardship while others await approval.
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Nebraska
Home Owners Loan Corporation
HOLC
Grain crops collapse as drought trims US output
The Department of Agriculture reports the 1930s grain harvests will be the smallest in 83 years. Wheat, corn, and oats deliver record lows or near lows, with winter wheat down on acreage and spring wheat production slashed. Hay totals also fall from prior year levels.
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Chicago
United States
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Four Killed in Crash of Italian Bombing Plane
Rome reports the crash at Montecelio air port killed Antonino Domenico a renowned civil aviator and war ace along with three Italian soldiers. Domenico held altitude record prizes and cargo credentials.
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Rome
Antonino Domenico
Montecelio
Domenico
Bakers Adopt Blue Eagle Code in Washington
The billion dollar baking industry joined the Blue Eagle Code, announced in Washington, with the National Recovery Administration stating it would not raise bread prices and could lower them.
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Washington
National Recovery Administration
Suicide at Grave of Wife in Marlboro Cemetery
The body of Frank J. Tynan was found hanging from a stone cross on a grave beside his estranged wife in Marlboro Massachusetts cemetery. Police stated he had committed suicide.
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Marlboro
Mass
Frank J. Tynan
Five Escape from Jail in Woodstock Illinois
Five prisoners escaped the McHenry County jail in Woodstock after sawing steel bars cutting screens breaking doors and evading capture. Among the escapees are John Enos alias Evans thirty one of Springfield accused of bank robberies and Charles Taylor alias Terry fifty three with wife Emma brought from Oregon for jewelry theft. Also fleeing were Ellsworth Fowler twenty six Henry Odinbreit forty two and Joseph Levoian forty, all facing charges from arson to forgery. Sheriff Edinger blamed trial delays tied to a legislator lawyer for Enos and noted escape route through cells to basement then out through a door.
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Woodstock
John Enos
Evans
Springfield
Huntley
Union
Charles Taylor
Terry
Emma
Oregon
Crystal Lake
John Barrett
International Harvester Company
Ellsworth Fowler
Henry Odinbreit
Joseph Levoian
Enos
Taylor
Lester Edinger
McHenry County
Vincent S. Lumley
William Carroll
Roland Libonatt
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wis
House of Correction
Kansas City Gambler Lazia Slain by Machine Gunners
John Lazia a 37 year old Kansas City gambler and political power figure was gunned down in front of an apartment hotel by machine guns. Police seized rival Joe Lusco and detained seventeen others as investigators linked the killing to ongoing gang violence following a March election and Lazia's recent federal income tax conviction.
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Kansas City
John Lazia
Joe Lusco
Lazia
Lusco
Two Bank Robbers Slain in Gun Fight
Two bank robbers were killed by Texas officers in a motor car gun battle near Sweetwater. Sheriff Walter Jones and Deputy Joe Oney of Hemphill county, Texas chased the felons after a $200 robbery of the First State Bank of Allison, Texas.
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Brick
Okla
Texas
Sweetwater
Walter Jones
Joe Oney
Hemphill County
First State Bank
Allison
Noted Chemist Killed in New Hampshire Auto Crash
William Hultz Walker sixty five of Pasadena California and Bridgeton Maine a high army chemical division officer in World War I was killed when his car ran into a tree near Seabrook New Hampshire.
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Newburyport
Mass
William Hultz Walker
Pasadena
Calif
Bridgeton
Chemical Division
United States Army
Seabrook
N. H
Mob fatally harms Black farmer in Bastrop Louisiana
Authorities say 26-year-old farmer Andrew McLeod was killed by a mob in Bastrop Louisiana. Police reported McLeod confessed to attempting to assault a 19-year-old girl, prompting the fatal confrontation.
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Bastrop
Andrew McLeod
Morgan Corsair and the social balance argument
A column contrasts J Pierpont Morgan sailing Corsair with broader social themes. It argues wealth inequality, trust in big ships and parks, and social reform under Roosevelt, asking how to provide better homes, living conditions, and livelihood for all in a changing America.
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Gin Islands
United States
Crusade Against Indecent Pictures Goes Wide
A broad moral campaign targets indecency in moving pictures. Begun by Catholics under the Archbishop of Baltimore, it gains support from Jewish synagogues and rabbis and now attracts several Protestant bodies to join the effort.
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United States
China
Baltimore
Hess Switches to French Appeal in Broadcast
Rudolph Hess speaking for Hitler as a front line soldier abandons German in a radio address to urge the enemy to avoid trench warfare. He warns that German planes would reach Paris quickly in a future war and that major monuments would not be spared, including Notre Dame, the Madeleine, and Sainte Chapelle. Bombarding airmen will not spare the enemy’s most cherished symbols.
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Rudolph Hess
Hitler
Herr Hess
Paris
Notre Dame
Madeleine
Sainte Chapelle
West Virginia Candidate Promotes Unconditional Roosevelt Support
The text cites G. Bryant of West Virginia as a congressional candidate who declares strong backing for President Roosevelt. He states he would support Roosevelt wholeheartedly and would jump from the Washington Monument if asked, implying a desire for solid congressional unity to avoid fascism.
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United States
G. Bryant
West Virginia
Congress
Roosevelt
Washington Monument
House
Senate
Mussolini Leads Transformation of Pontine Marshes
Mussolini dressed in boots and old clothes helped Italian workers harvest crops on the Pontine marshes. He transformed fever breeding swamps into fertile dry land with modern machinery where prior rulers had failed.
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Mussolini
Pontine
Sleeping car airplanes prove real progress in travel
Dreamed of for years this concept moves from column talk to reality as sleeping car airplanes advance. Critics warned but tangible development continues, promising new comfort on air travel.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Babe Ruth and fading idol a season of loud goodbyes
The essay notes Babe Ruth faces eclipse but fights to exit with glory, while Geraldine Farrar and a toppled movie idol illustrate fading fame. It contrasts public sentiment with private retreat as critics question legacies and audience roars wane. A Denver heckler adds sharp humor about pretentious speech.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Swatter
Babe
Il Am
Duelists Handle Hecklers On Stage In Noted Showdowns
The piece recalls Julius Tannen famous for quelling stage hecklers with swift wit and force. Joe Frisco similarly faced all comers on the cabaret floor while Andy Vallee failed to keep temper on Broadway during his long floor show.
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Julius Tannen
Duello
Smartalec
Tannen
Joe Frisco
Andy Vallee
Broadway
Bedlingtons Catch Fancy on Long Island Estates
A breed of Bedlington-like dogs has become popular on Long Island estates. Originated in England when actor Cyril Maude brought the first specimen to America about nine years ago. Despite tame appearance they guard against prowlers and protect children, often facing danger gallantly.
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Long Island
America
Cyril Maude
The Bar Building Welcomes Visitors In Odd Mood
A 1940s Bar Building scene shows lawyers inside a vast structure while visitors arrive glumly yet leave brisk and in high spirits. The contrast hints at surprising outcomes from legal visits.
Matinee idol scarred by artificial roses cure
Kyrle Bellew, famed matinee idol, suffered rose colds. A dinner in San Francisco triggered a fit when he was urged to smell a huge rose arrangement which proved artificial. After this incident he never had a rose cold again.
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Kyrle Bellew
San Francisco
Cafe Phrase Confusion Sparks Laughs On Madison Avenue
A brief humorous note from 1934 describes a French cafeteria attendant on Madison Avenue and a customer ordering café with playful bilingual miscommunication. The scene ends with light laughter as the pair exchange phrases during a quick visit.
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Madison Avenue
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Spider Poison Kills Rats But Ignores Cats and Dogs
A study finds the black widow venom is lethal to rats and mice while posing no threat to dogs and cats, suggesting selective toxicity in the venom's action across species. The finding may influence pest control approaches and public safety considerations.
McAdoo Backed by Democrat in Oklahoma Primary Talk
A column recalls Senator McAdoo endorsing his fellow Democrat for the Oklahoma primary while praising Hiram Johnson and Upton Sinclair. The writer riffs on political bets, retirement schemes, California governors races, and a cheeky take on the so called Brink warning ahead of the election.
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Beverly Hills
McAdoo
Paris
Hiram Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Maby
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
George Marlin
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