Nebraska drought reports reach Secretary Wallace via Lincoln meeting
A. G. Black urged the agricultural adjustment administration to present Nebraska drought distress to Henry A. Wallace. State statistician A. E. Anderson warned winter wheat conditions were critical as a spring drought threatened the region. Farmers sought flexibility on corn planting under corn hog contracts amid widespread pasture and wheat damage.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
A. G. Black
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Black
The
Agricultural College
A. E. Anderson
Anderson
Dr. Black
Twenty Thousand Children Deemed Handicapped In State
Lincoln hosts Nebraska’s first conference on child health where Dr. Colburn estimates 20 000 handicapped children in the state. He cites 1 200 in institutions and calls for an epileptic farm or colony. Dr. Murphy notes tubercular infection rates up to 41 percent among seemingly healthy children. Dr. Brown urges local responsibility and immunization as schools require healthy students. About 100 delegates from 25 groups attend the banquet. Maurice Willows of New York City Playground Association highlights outdoor recreation for children.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
W. O. Colburn
J. H. Murphy
Omaha
Earle G. Brown
Kansas Board of Health
Maurice Willows
New York City Playground Association
Rock Quarry Returns to Ada Hoke Farm Land
Ada M Hoke of Roca has earned over 1000 dollars from a 2 acre tract in eight months selling rock at one dollar per acre and five cents per cubic yard. The county to move operations to a new site a quarter mile west while continuing rock gravel production under CWA and FERA with about 100 workers.
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Lincoln
Ada M. Hoke
Roca
Hoke Farm
CWA
FERA
Million-dollar alfalfa crop ready for first cutting
A. E. Anderson, state and federal agricultural statistician, says 95,000 acres of alfalfa in Dawson and Buffalo counties will be ready for first cutting in a few days. Expected production from the irrigated and sub-irrigated areas reaches about 90,000 tons, aiding drought areas facing feed shortages.
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Drouth
Lincoln
Dawson
Buffalo
A. E. Anderson
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Anderson
Drouth Relief Estimate Discussed by Congress
Senator Nye convened a meeting with senate and house members to review drouth relief plans. H L Walster of North Dakota State College said 800 million dollars is the minimum needed, with a separate drought fund likely to be proposed in the deficiency appropriations bill.
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Drouth
Congress
Nye
N D
Senate
House
H. L. Walster
North Dakota Agricultural College
Archeologists Move Site Team Heads to Bloomington Franklin County
A. T. Hill director of the state historical society museum and his party of archeologists moved from Webster county to a Bloomington site in Franklin county. Ivan E. Jones says Hill reported important finds but a full report is not yet prepared. Everett Harte, a Wray Colorado school principal, joined the party.
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A. T. Hill
State Historical Society Museum
Webster County
Bloomington
Franklin County
Ivan E. Jones
the Society
Hill
Everett Harte
Wray, Colo
State hail insurance bureau reports rise in policies and losses
The bureau filed a report showing higher policies issued premium totals and losses in the year ending with a slight year end balance decrease. Seventy four policies issued in 1932 and 289 last year. Losses rose from 902 to 3102 while premiums increased from 1488 to 6254 and the balance fell from 19616 to 18786. Disbursements totaled 2681 in 1932 and 4856 in 1933. Only 28 hail policies written for the 1924 season.
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State Hail Insurance Bureau
Brick firm in Nebraska City reports full workload
George Blackstone, superintendent of Western Brick and Supply, says the firm has enough orders to run six of seven kilns at full blast. The boom stems from housing and commercial construction plus farmers digging deeper wells due to a 28 drought, with repairs planned to start the seventh kiln.
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Nebraska City
George Blackstone
Western Brick and Supply Company
Blackstone
Blacksone
Scottsbluff County Leads Nebraska 4-H Enrollments
Scottsbluff county reports 898 boys and girls in 4-H club work this year, leading Nebraska counties. Statewide enrollment totals 11,013 with Butler Garden Harlan Otoe Saline Scottsbluff Sherman and Washington already surpassing 1934 goals.
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Scottsbluff County
Nebraska
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Lancaster
L. I. Frisbie
Butler
Garden
Harlan
Otoe
Saline
Scottsbluff
Sherman
Washington
P. H. Bartholomew
Nebraska teachers to see pay increases next year
A survey by R D Moritz of Nebraska University shows about half of teachers in the state will get pay raises next scholastic year. Grade teachers gain 45 to 224 dollars, high school teachers 45 to 249 dollars, and superintendents 45 to 500 dollars, as positions cut earlier are restored.
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Nebraska
R. D. Moritz
Department of Educational Service
Nebraska University
Moritz
Nebraska forest reserve revenue shared with three counties
The federal government remitted 2409 to Nebraska as its forest reserve share for 1933. State Supt. Taylor apportioned the funds among Cherry 1352, Thomas 934, and Blaine 123 dollars. Half of each county’s allotment funds road work and the other half funds public schools. The county superintendent distributes the schools’ por
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Nebraska
Taylor
Cherry
Thomas
Blaine
Beverly Hills Memoir of Ranches and Fred Stone Escapades
The narrator recalls trips with Fred Stone through California ranches near San Francisco. They tour after performances, staying in hotels, crossing gates on the way to remote ranches like Hearst’s Millpitas and San Simeon, meeting editors and political friends during a dry year in 1934.
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Fred
Mr Hearst
Millpitas
Rhode Island
San Simeon
California
McNaught Syndicate, Int
Mammoth Cave Discoverered by Hunter in 1809
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts that Mammoth Cave, the world’s largest cavern, was discovered in 1809 by hunter Hutchins in Edmondson County Kentucky near Green River. Echo River, Styx, natural bridges, vast halls and crystal formations are described with guided tours offered from an entrance opened years earlier.
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Mammoth Cave
Hutchins
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Edmonson County
Kentucky
Green River
Lexington
Echo River
Styx
Robertson Avenue
Socialists in Office and New Deal Update
In Brisbane this week commentators note socialist figures in government supervising recovery plans while Europe’s governments show varied socialist influence. Professor Moley argues the stocker change bill signals the New Deal is practically complete, shifting focus to administration and staffing for efficient governance.
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Mexico
Europe
Russia
Raymond Moley
Sonora Govenor Closes Churches and Orders Priests Expulsion
Governor Rodolfo Elias Calles orders all churches in Sonora closed and gives priests 12 hours to depart. Religious services have been drastically reduced, marking a harsh chapter in the ongoing church-state confrontation. The governor is the son of P Elias Calles who previously closed churches in Mexico.
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Mexico
Sonora
Rodolfo Elias Calles
Calles
P. Elias Calles
Peiping Reports Soviet Readiness for War in Outer Mongolia
The dispatch says Soviet Russia is rapidly preparing the entire outer Mongolia region for wartime use and potential conflict with Japan. It notes shifts since the last Russo Japanese conflict and predicts modern aerial warfare and poison gas would bypass Lake Baikal, which is described as now inconsequential.
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Peiping
Russia
Outer Mongolia
Charles Fourier
France
Japan
Lake Baikal
English Channel
Britain will not guarantee China's integrity says Simon
Sir John Simon, British foreign secretary, declares Britain will not preserve China's territorial integrity or its open door and will not act against Japan or others without full U.S. cooperation. The remark prompts questions about America’s role as world police for Britain.
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John Simon
Great Britain
China
Japan
United States
Uncle Sam
British Empire
Secretary Hull Advocates Domestic Military Reform
Hull warns of looming war and argues militiarism must be curbed by building here in the United States the machinery to counter foreign military power if it heads our way.
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Hull
United States
Militarism curbed by flying machines and subs, says critic
A forceful critique argues that hard power can be rendered harmless through advanced aviation, submarine capability, and practical policy. It asserts that replacing tired official minds with new approaches is essential.
Indian Wrestler Feuds End With Unconscious Bout
In New Orleans Tommy Marvin and Chief Chewcki wrestled with a chin lock and tobacco juice eye. Chewcki won the last two falls and the bout by knocking Marvin unconscious, illustrating sport ethics and a dramatic finish.
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New Orleans
Tommy Marvin
Chief Chewcki
Marvin
Chewckli
Chewcki
King Features Syndicate, Inc
WNU Service
Hollywood Village of Dreams Shapes Minds and Miseries
Hollywood, a bustling center of vanity and ambition, is described as a place where personal fame dominates civic concerns. The piece recalls Mary Pickford and Chaplin rising from poverty to stardom, noting many come seeking fame but only some achieve it, while Lambs club figures prosper in this environment.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Jack Oakies
Garbo
Sweden
Mary Pickford
Chaplin
Lambs Club
Clover
Dreams on the curb bench reveal Hollywood’s unlikely hopes
A passerby recalls a young woman from an Illinois town who traveled to Hollywood seeking a break. The maid, in her early 20s, faced repeated rejections at casting offices yet carried rustic charm and the belief that living in Tinseltown offers a better chance at success than elsewhere.
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Illinois
Hollywood’s forgotten stars and Marie Dressler’s rise
The author reflects on forgotten Hollywood figures like Karl Danes and Wally Reid, praising the enduring arc of some careers. Marie Dressler is highlighted as a rare example of a grand rise from obscurity to triumph, contrasting with many others who fade away.
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Hollywood
Karl Danes
Wally Reids
Marie Dressler
Gloria Swanson
Andrew Cody
Comebacks Grow as Stars Rally at Sardi's
At Sardi's cafe last night three movie stars riding high were seen by a patron. Four years ago they were labeled washed up yet now they age with renewed vigor and attention despite still facing public scrutiny.
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Hollywood
Sardi’s
Humorous Soapbox Note on Film Industry Voices
A reflective, self-mocking piece from 1934 comments on the movie world. It extols the quiet dedication of cast and crew while poking at writers and stars. The author, in a canal of satire, mixes forensics and playful metaphor about Hollywood life. The passage ends with a quirky image and dated attribution to McNaught Syndicates, Lae.
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McNaught Syndicates
Lae
Darrow Report Critiques New Deal Codes and Prices
President Roosevelt unleashes the attack on the recovery era through the Darrow board report on the NRA. The document pins rising living costs on monopoly power and argues against fair competition while warning of planned economy ideas from Darrow and Thompson joining the debate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Recovery Administration
Darrow Board
NIRA
Darrow
Department of Labor
William O. Thompson
New York
Johnson
Donald R. Richberg
Mr. Darrow
Doctor Shot by Michigan Deputy Near Twelve Mile and Schoenherr
Detroit physician Dr. D. W. Johnston Jr., Wayne County medical examiner, was shot and killed by a Macomb County special deputy sheriff, Matthew Berger, while in a car with a young woman. Berger said the fatal shot was fired accidentally.
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Detroit
D. W. Johnston, Jr
Wayne County
Macomb County
Matthew Berger
Twelve-Mile Road
Schoenherr Road
George T. Smith
Vincent L. Fitzgerald
Three Indian Physicians Held for Germ Murder Trial
In Calcutta three leading physicians are held for trial on charges they murdered Amarendra Pande by infecting him with disease germs. The government accuses them of an initial murder attempt followed by a friendly ruse and pin prick injections with rare germs.
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Calcutta
British India
India
Amarendra Pande
Indicted for Murder Laid to Chicago in St Louis Case
George Couch twenty seven year old ex convict has been indicted for a murder for which another man is serving a life sentence. Couch is charged with slaying Albert Siko St Louis policeman shot the night of April 29 as he pursued a hold up man. Louis de More former Chicago taxicab driver was convicted of the murder.
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St. Louis
George Couch
Couch
Albert Siko
Louis de More
Chicago
Rail crash in Barcelona kills twelve in picnic train collision
A whistle blown by a man at a picnic party started a train toward collision near Barcelona, killing twelve and injuring twenty one. The incident prompted investigations into the cause and safety lapses.
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Barcelona
Spain
Bomb Explodes in Dead Letter Office Warranted by Package
A concealed bomb exploded in the Post Office dead letter office in Washington injuring clerk Myrton L. Genung. Police and postal officials opened an investigation into the explosion and its motive. The blast shattered Genung's hand and sent shock through the federal mail service.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Myrton L. Genung
Strikers and Troops Clash in Toledo and Minneapolis Riots
In Toledo 6000 rioters battled 10 National Guard companies at the Electric Auto-Lite plant, two soldiers and many injured as strikers besieged workers. In Minneapolis 3700 guards stood ready amid a truckers strike amid arrests, a truce, and a violent riot context with multiple casualties and a disorderly conduct conviction.
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Toledo
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Electric Auto-Lite Company
Henderson
Minneapolis
Minn
National
Floyd Olson
National Guard
A. G. Bainbridge
C. A. Lyman
Francis H. Shoemaker
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker Die in Gun Battle
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, famed Southwest criminals, were slain by Texas rangers near Gibsland Louisiana. The pursuit ended on a paved highway when their gray car sped at 85 mph and crashed into an embankment. Rangers then fired into the wreckage, ending the eight year crime spree.
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Gibsland
Clyde Barrow
Southwest
Moll
Bonnie Parker
Texas Rangers
Shreveport
Barrow
Bonnie
Shipbuilder Falls to Death in Uptown Apartment
William J. Parslow president of Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp dies after leaping or slipping from a tenth floor window in an uptown New York suite. Police investigate whether accident or suicide in the fatal incident.
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New York
William J. Parslow
Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation
Lions Break Loose at Harrisburg Carnival Spook City
Panic spread as two lions and a lioness escaped their cage at a Harrisburg carnival. The pair were captured on the show grounds but the lioness roamed several blocks before being lassoed by handlers.
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Harrisburg
Lll
Messenger Loses Certificates Worth 165000 in New York
Max Efsman a 65 year old messenger for the Wall and Union certificates valued at 165000 were lost from his pocket in New York City. Police search for the missing papers honors his employer and asks for any information leading to recovery.
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Messenger
New York
Max Efsman
The
Wallans
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Holland
French Republic
C. Mascint
Had
Richberg
Michigan
Jake
John W. Studebaker
Des Moines
Iowa
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