National Capital Sees Chamber Split on New Deal Critics
Washington report notes United States Chamber of Commerce delegates mostly oppose the New Deal and tax measures while seeking to avoid a full anti-Roosevelt bloc. stock market shifts and intercompany tax plans at issue amid calls to curb short selling and expand utility classifications.
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Washington
United States ‘Chamber of Commerce
Black
National Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
J. P. Morgan
Nebraska farm income increases three million for potato growers
Nebraska agriculture shows progress since 1932 despite drought. Official estimates cite farm income rising from 163 million in 1932 to 227 million in 1935, crops from 88 to 158 million, and livestock value from 162 to 219 million by 1936. Purchasing power nears 1929 levels. interest rates fall and programs aid farmers.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State Expense Total Tops 20 Million Lincoln State Tax Commission
W H Smith reported March state expenditures reached 1 886 968 up from 1 539 799 in February driven by higher social security and highway costs. Nine month spending hit 15 506 999 with year total likely exceeding 20 million dollars. Social security payments in March were 466 375 with 871 803 spent since authorization last fall. State office salaries consumed 3 720 and equipment costs about 4 000. Counties received roughly 450 000 for pensions relief aid to dependent children and related activities.
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Lincoln
W. H. Smith
Three Million For Spuds From Nebraska Crop Data
Lincoln State and Federal Crop Statistician Anderson estimates Nebraska commercial potato growers were paid 3,000,000 for the 1935 crop. Carload shipments reached a record 9,352 cars totaling 5,611,000 bushels by April 28. Average price in western Nebraska from Oct 15 to Mar 15 was 76 cents per 100 pounds.
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Lincoln
Anderson
Nebraska
Orchard damages dot southeastern Nebraska crops in 1936
Lincoln reports hail and heavy rains have struck southeastern Nebraska apple orchards. W. B. Banning, state agriculture director and Union area grower, says losses in his orchard may reach sixty percent and statewide orchards eighty percent overall.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
W. B. Banning
State Department of Agriculture
Union
Gasoline Tax Collections Rise In April Report
The state agriculture department shows April gasoline tax receipts on the five cent basis up to date $145,524 above last year. The social security one cent tax began March 1, 1935, with collections totaling $87,182 in April as taxes are remitted the month after sale.
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State Agriculture Department
State Veterinarian Declares Most Counties Bovine TB Free
State Veterinarian Anderson announced that all but three counties are accredited bovine tuberculosis free. Railway firms Union Pacific and Burlington announced about 800 extra workers, 300 with Union Pacific and 500 with Burlington, added to regular maintenance crews in Nebraska.
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Anderson
Union Pacific
Burlington
Nebraska
Scarlet fever rises in Nebraska in April report
Dr. P. H. Bartholomew’s April summary shows 642 scarlet fever cases last month up from 218 in April last year. Measles dropped to 241 from 1,714 in April 1935. Chicken pox reached 168, up seven from last year, with 3,060 Nebraskans ill since January 1.
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P. H. Bartholomew
Bartholomew
WPA payroll in Nebraska shows gains and future cuts
Nebraska WPA administrator D. F. Felton reports 18,219 workers on WPA projects as of May 1, up from winter peaks of 15,500. He notes most released workers found jobs elsewhere and predicts about 10,000 more will be removed from payroll by July 1.
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D. F. Felton
Nebraska
WPA
Felton
Farm 4-H enrollment rises as youths stay on the farm
Nebraska youth show growing interest in farm life with higher 4-H enrollment under director L. I. Frisbie. Gage county leads the state with 750 members, followed by Dawson and Utoe. Lancaster drops to fourth with 320 members, while leaders volunteer locally.
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Nebraska
L. I. Frisbie
Frisbie
Gage County
Dawson County
Utoe
Lancaster
Nebraska university adopts $2.95 million next year budget
University of Nebraska officials announced a $2,954,447 operating budget for next year, up $58,427 from this year. Funding includes $1,714,130 from tax funds, about $175,311 from federal funds, with the remainder from student fees and departmental sales.
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University of Nebraska
RA highlights first year gains in Dakotas Nebraska and Kansas
Regional Administrator Cal A Ward says the Resettlement Administration helped more than 75 000 farm families with finance in its first year. It reduced farm debts by about 4 million dollars wrote over 10 000 standard loan plans developed 31 land use projects spanning over two million acres and created numerous cooperative producing and marketing groups. It also advanced community and infiltration projects aiding more than 700 farm families.
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Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Resettlement Administration
Cal A. Ward
Ward
Nebraska Safety Council plans traffic control program
The Nebraska State Safety Council outlined a plan to present to the first unicameral in January. President John G. Aldrich of Lincoln said he would appoint a legislative committee to draft measures to strengthen the driver's license law and set up uniform state traffic regulations. The 1936 program also includes school safety education starting in September and a safety contest for motor fleet operators, a speaker's bureau, and local safety contests for cities with 2,500 plus residents.
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Nebraska State Safety Council
John G. Aldrich
Lincoln
The
Safety Council
Aldrich
Nebraska
Charles W. Taylor
Nebraska Tax Status Noted in Illinois Finance Summary
A summary from the Illinois department of finance notes Nebraska as one of nine states without income or sales tax laws. It highlights Nebraska relying on current revenue to cover costs and its 5 cent gas tax as near national average, with two states previously enacting but then rejecting similar laws.
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American Telephone
Roosevelt
Chicago
Jim Farley
American Telephone Company
New England Bell
New York Bell
Chesapeake and Potomac
Southern Pacific
House
Nebraska
Illinois Department of Finance
23Rd St
Long Island City
N.Y
How Two Men Prayed In Luke Chapter Eighteen
Lesson for May 10 presents Luke eighteen's parable of the Pharisee and the publican. It highlights prayer models, the mercy of God, and personal humility as pivotal to effective prayer.
Men Ought Always to Pray Lesson Summary
A historical teaching on persistent prayer contrasts the unjust judge with a humble publican and a proud Pharisee. It emphasizes that believers should pray continually, even amid delays, and that God answers penitential prayers, not self-righteous boasting. Christ affirms the publican’s justification.
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God
Christ
Mussolini Presses On In Ethiopia Siege
Brisbane notes Mussolini's forces entering Addis Ababa and driving out looters as Rome celebrates. He says in seven months Italy has conquered Ethiopia, with heavy casualties and Ethiopian armies routed by Turkish and Scandinavian veterans. The article mentions confiscated treasury cash and imperial treasures aboard a British ship.
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Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Rome
Ethiopia
Turkey
Scandinavia
Associated Press
Diredawa
Florida preacher dies from rattlesnake bites
A Florida preacher who allowed venomous snakes to bite him without fang removal died, judged by a jury to have died from his own carelessness. The court noted the incident failed to prove divine power and instead showed the danger of rattlesnake venom.
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Florida
No. 1 Public Enemy Bandit Captured Quietly
The notorious bandit known as the No 1 Public Enemy is taken alive with no struggle. He is photographed with a straw hat held over his face to block cameras as from Kar pis is taken.
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Mr. Karpis
Reward incentives in Dillinger case and new murder lure
Report notes the $5,000 reward paid to a red haired woman who led Dillinger to the G men after he defied them. It questions extending rewards and mentions a $7,000 offer for Karpis, suggesting criminals may trade friends for money.
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Dillinger
Karpis
Carnegie Institute Hints New Law of Matter at Atom Level
The Carnegie Institute discusses a new law of matter related to cohesion of infinitesimal particles within the atom. Without it, scientists say the universe would be nothing but light hydrogen gas. Politicians will have a light hydrogen gaze until November after conventions. England's King Edward VIII is said to be engaged to Danish Princess Alexandrine Louise, his third cousin, though her uncle and father deny knowledge.
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Carnegie Institute
England
Edward the Eighth
Alexandrine Louise
Denmark
Edward
Women endure pain more bravely than men says Tufts dentist
Dr. Walter Emerson Briggs of Tufts College dentistry asserts women can bear any pain without a whimper. He claims childbirth teaches women to suffer in isolation while men seek courage in crowds.
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Walter Emerson Briggs
Tufts College
Bells of Juarez Bell Ringing Sparks Riot Reaction
Two Mexican men rang the bells at a Juarez mission to celebrate a National Revolutionary candidate for Chihuahua governor. Local women opposed the act and troops intervened to rescue the bellringers, provoking a dramatic scene reminiscent of Euripides Bacchae.
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Juarez
Mexico
Chihuahua
King Features Syndicate
Ing Wnu
Cop discovers horse hitched to patrol car
San Francisco officer Pat Harrison was driving when a colleague stopped him and pointed out a horse tied to his car. The officer stared as the horse, breathing hard, stood behind the vehicle.
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Pat Harrison
San Francisco
Harrison
Postum Free Week Offer Promised by Company
Ad offers a full week’s supply of healthful Postum free to anyone who writes for it. The Postum Company guarantees a week’s supply at no charge and invites readers to request the free trial.
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Postum Company
The Acid Test In Prosperity And Adversity
A vintage adage notes that true friends reveal themselves during hard times while prosperity hides them, underscoring loyalty as ultimate measure beyond wealth.
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