Grasshopper Invasion of 1874 Shaped Nebraska Relief Efforts
June tax schedule outline remains dense but a narrative block recounts the Grasshopper Invasion of 1874. It describes a vast swarm devastating crops from onions to corn, driving families to seek aid. Nebraska Aid and Relief Society and Ord’s army panels organized relief, with counties like Harlan, Adams, Butler listed as hardest hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue River
Republican Valley
Nebraska
Nebraska Aid and Relief Society
Omaha
Ord
Department of the Platte
Grange
Methodist Church
Harlan County
Adams
Butler
Clay
Furnas
Franklin
Platte
Webster
Nebraska Legislature Faces Redistricting Split After Court Ruling
The Nebraska Legislature is divided between urban and rural factions over redistricting after a federal court voided the latest map. Options include crossing county lines or cutting membership, with appeals to the Supreme Court and a possible constitutional amendment on the table. Meanwhile, medical care expansion for the aged was approved, and a aging advisory committee was proposed to secure federal funds. Governors Morrison and Avery urged political participation at the University of Nebraska as the state faces budget strains and staffing issues at mental health facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Federal District Court
State Attorney General’s Office
U.S. Supreme Court
George Syas
Omaha
Federal Court
Supreme Court
Attorney General
Nebraska
Kerr-Mills
Morrison
William M. Wylie
Elgin
Marvin E. Stromer
Public Health and Welfare Committee
Labor Committee
Midwest
University of Nebraska
University
William Avery
Kansas
Local Social Notes Prompt May Activities and Sanctions
Mrs Robert E Smith attended an Omaha ADB meeting in Cornlea on Tuesday May 11. WSCS met at church parlors with Mrs Will Imhoff hosting and quilting. Mrs E E Burritt to host Wednesday May 19 with lunch served. Mrs Clair Colburn of Kansas City brought her mother Mrs Lorena Buchholz home after a visit and they traveled to the Black Hills for a few days. Mrs Thurma Caldwell visited Central City last Tuesday where her cousin Miss Lorna Sprague was noted. Her sister Alma Sprague Cunningham died May 1 after illness. burial was in Riverside California. Cunningham was a former Silver Creek resident, daughter of locals whose home was torn down for a new Sam Wyman home.
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Robert E. Smith
Omaha
Cornlea
WSCS
Will Imhoff
E. E. Burritt
Clair Colburn
Kansas City
Lorena Buchholz
Buchholz
Colburn
Black Hills
South Dakota
Thurma Caldwell
Central City
Lorna Sprague
Alma Sprague Cunningham
Cunningham
Riverside
Calif
Silver Creek
Sam Wymans
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Wolf and Company Certified Public Accountants
O.A.S.J
O.A.S.I
Director of Internal Revenue
Capitol News
State Institutions Department
Jack Cleavenger
George Morris
State Penal Complex
Thurma Cadwell
Nina Delamore
Ernest Fuehrer
Calender
Columbus
Walter
Don Spike
Primrose
Wayne Spikes
Kathy Smith
Susie Gonsior
Genoa
York, Nebraska Bay
Ye Eo
Reasen
Shelby
NEBR
Social Center School
Osceola City Park
Chevy
Chevrolet
Osceola, Nebr
TIMEX
Hallmark Cards
Whitman
Pangburn Candy
Bush
Osceola
S. Creek
Muse Theatre
Osceola, Nebraska
The
Maiden
Michael Craig
Anne Helm
Jeff Donnell
Alan Hale
Sun
MON
John Wayne
Sophia Loren
Rossano Brazzi
Sat.Sun
Dale Auction House
York
York, Nebr
CMA
Farmers Co-op Grain Co
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