North Platte Valley Gains Water for July and August Crops
Flood waters from the Scottsbluff valley swell the North Platte river aiding irrigation between North Platte and Lexington. Officials report water is crucial to boost corn and alfalfa yields while the crest nears, with towns like Gothenburg and Lexington monitoring levels. Nebraska plans broaden adult blind education with help from the American Foundation for the Blind as aging cases gain attention.
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North Platte
Kearney
Scottsbluff Valley
Gothenburg-Lexington
Lexington
William Kittenbrink
Gothenburg
Six Mile Ditch
Lincoln
Nebraska Board of Control
Evelyn M. McKay
New York City
American Foundation For the Blind
C. W. Eubank
School For the Blind
Nebraska City
Eubank
Mills Run Full Blast At Omaha Flour Mills
Mills in Omaha are operating at peak capacity with demand at 350 percent. Three shifts and seven days a week keep mills busy. J N Campbell of the Nebraska Millers Association notes 30 875 barrels milled last week and says wheat supply remains ample locally, unlike some regions.
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Omaha
J. N. Campbell
Nebraska Millers’ Association
Campbell
Parasites Aid Grasshopper War in Nebraska Fields
Cheyenne county agricultural agent reports tiny red mites attacking grasshoppers and killing thousands of pests. J. W. Nielsen notes mites may enter hoppers under wings, creating blisters, but doubts they multiply fast enough to save corn before hoppers ruin crops.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
J. W. Nielsen
Nielsen
Mammoth Restored For Hastings College Museum Display
The Hastings college museum displays a restored Columbian mammoth head and tusks, the largest American mammoth known. Professor W. Kent said the creature lived about 25 000 years ago and was twice the size of a modern elephant. Bones were found on the Alexander Morehead farm near DeWeese last spring.
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Hastings
United States
Hastings College Museum
W. . Kent
Kent
Alexander Morehead
DeWeese
Prairie Shelterbelt Project Reports Growth Across Plains
Officials count 1937 seedlings today and report 20,406 987 trees planted this spring in the two Dakotas Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and west Texas. Workers set out trees along 1 324 miles of windbreaks on 2 165 farms. Since 1935 total trees planted reach 44 178 048 covering 474 318 acres on 6 529 farms.
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Lincoln
Federal
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Prairie States Forestry Project
Devil's Island Prison Life Exposed by Escape Claims
A first person account from Cayenne details a day in the Guiana penal colony showing brutal conditions. Prisoners from diverse backgrounds endure overcrowding, forced labor, and strict rules while coldly guarding plans for escape amid a grim burial ground.
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Devil’s Island
Trinidad
British Guiana
A Shining Cloud Leading God’s People
Lesson for August 1 on Exodus 13 17 22 14 15 and Isaiah 58 11 teaches that God guides continually through trials. It contrasts the wilderness path with easy routes, explains Moses as God’s instrument, and urges believers to stand firm then go forward with faith in God’s power.
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Cayenne
God
Israel
Moses
Canaan
Philistia
Promised Land
Hugh Black
Egypt
Christ
Red Sea
Israel Dru
Fashion patterns and sewing tips for summer and fall
Describes sew your own outfits with breathable fabrics, detailing a summer dress, a versatile frock, and an autumn ready model. Includes pattern numbers 1354 1307 and 1324 with sizes and yardage, plus trimming guidance and address to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Work and Wait Haste Teaches Patience and Craft
The saying contrasts speed with steady effort reminding that true progress comes through patient labor. It likens patient work to divine craftsmanship where perfection emerges from gradual refinement and balance.
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God
Foreign Phrases and Latin Aphorisms in Brief
A compact list of latin and foreign phrases with English equivalents. Includes ad hoc et ad hacc, per aspera ad astra, maintiens le droit, lucr causa, o tempora o mores, gli assenti hanno torto, ignosce saepe alteri nunquam tibi, laborum dulce lenimen, beneplacito, il sent le fagot.
No Buttons In Japanese Dress Tradition Tales
In Collier's Weekly a note explains that traditional Japanese clothing lacks buttons and relies on cords bands and sashes to hold garments in place. The article highlights kimonos and related attire including undergarments stockings and shoes secured without fasteners.
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Collier’s Weekly
Handy Helps for Homemakers Promotes Chewing Gum Care
A new booklet by home economics authorities offers practical advice for household problems. It covers gum stain removal, fabric washing, lighting, heating, cooking, meat selection, cooking technique, and home canning. Copy available for 5 cents postpaid by Miss Boyd in Chicago.
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North Platte Valley
Garden
Mammoth
France
Deavil's Island
Brazil
Deportes
Marseilles
Lyons
Paris
Barrack
Guiana
French Guiana
Richard Halliburton
By Richard Halliburton
Milady
Harold L. Lundquist
The
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Mousehold
Ara Ee Cees
Eva Blutah
Dek 'Tu
Cornhuskers
Schimmel
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