Pennsylvania tossup in national election, field notes
Washington column notes that Pennsylvania may still aid Roosevelt, with miners and coal power fears shaping views. It cites hydroelectric projects, Union leader John L. Lewis opposition, and shifts among Pennsylvania Dutch voters as pivotal in the race. It also discusses negro vote dynamics in Maine and key northeastern states, plus Massachusetts primary fallout for Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
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John L. Lewis
Miners’ Union
Lewis
NRA
TVA
Boulder Dam
St. Lawrence Seaway
Loup River
Nebraska
America
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
United States Senate
United States
League of Nations
Massachusetts
Robert E. Greenwood
Fitchburg
James M. Curley
Greenwood
Nebraska land value soars amid historical note and aid forecasts
Nebraska land value has risen vastly since the 19th century, with estimates placing current worth above two billion dollars. Nebraska cash farm income rose 32 percent for the first seven months of 1936. In October, aid to the aged is expected to average about 18 dollars per person if federal funds are approved. Douglas County reported August grants averaging 18 dollars.
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A. E. Sheldon
Nebraska State Historical Society
Nebraska
United States
France
Napoleon
Louisiana
Iri D. Tolen
Federal
Social Security Board
Tolen
Douglas County
Nebraska cash farm income rises in first half of 1936
Lincoln A E Anderson state and federal crop statistician says Nebraska cash farm income grew 32 percent in the first seven months of 1936 from 1935 despite drought. Crops earnings tripled for winter wheat and livestock income rose 32 percent. total with AAA benefits reached 158.17 million dollars, up 38 percent year over year. July totals show crops at 9.99 million and livestock at 16.77 million in 1936 versus 2.76 and 10.18 million in July 1935.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
A. E. Anderson
AAA
Dreuth
Anderson
Lincoln aids 963 in college work study
State director Gladys J. Shamp reports 963 college students in Lincoln will receive part time employment this school year along with 166 city high school pupils. Average earnings for college students are $15 monthly with $20 max and up to 30 hours monthly. Graduate students average $80 with $40 max.
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NYA
Lincoln
Gladys J. Shamp
Nebraska blind pensioners receive averages of 18.47 a month
State assistance director Iri D. Tolen reported blind pensioners in August averaged 18.47 with 499 recipients totaling 9216 dollars. The Nebraska Railway Commission approved a 33 percent cut in freight charges on all livestock feed shipments across Nebraska railroads, effective September 15, after prior reductions on some feed types.
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Nebraska
Iri D. Tolen
Nebraska Railway Commission
Auction of confiscated guns nets 404.50 at state fair grounds
The state game and parks commission sold 37 confiscated firearms at the state fair grounds for 404.50, adding to the general fund. Assistant chief conservation officer William Lytle noted the guns were of better quality than last season’s 34 guns which brought 323.40.
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State Game and Parks Commission
State Fair Grounds
William Lytle
Lytle
Drouth Relief Employment Totals Reported in Nebraska
Nebraska WPA officials report 8 515 farmers on drouth relief projects and 499 on other agencies. The total certified for relief work reaches 19 489. Officials say recent rains reduced work as farmers could harvest extra alfalfa and plant winter wheat.
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Nebraska
WPA
Nebraska liquor control cost under ten percent of revenue
Official figures show the Nebraska Liquor Control Act cost 149 308 dollars to administer in its first year, against 1 592 160 dollars in total revenue from June 1 1935 to June 1 1936. Average monthly operating costs were 12 442 dollars, about 9.8 percent of revenue.
Yorks Progress Administration approves six reservoir sites
The Yorks Progress Administration in Omaha announced approval of six reservoirs under a $178,000 water conservation program in Washington county. Work on the first dam starts immediately with ten men and six teams. Applications for reservoirs came from 107 Washington county farmers, and WPA headquarters expected about 30 sites to be approved.
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Yorks Progress Administration
Omaha
Washington County
WPA
Nebraska accident fatalities rise to 463 since March
The state superintendent's office reports 20 deaths in the week ending September 12, bringing total accident fatalities to 463 since March 1. Motor vehicle crashes caused 12 of the week’s deaths and 175 of the total, while seven months saw 56 home accidents.
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Nebraska
Nebraska crippled children receive corrective treatment
Sixty five crippled Nebraska children are receiving corrective treatment under the social security program created by the special legislative session. About 93 thousand dollars in state and federal funds are available for 18 months ending next June 30 for the crippled children division. Of the 6,000 in need, 214 have applied. 65 have been treated, 55 hospitalized for surgical correction and 10 aided with braces. Treatment predominantly occurred at Lincoln Orthopedic Hospital and University Hospital Omaha with some private hospitals. Causes include 30.3 percent paralysis, 22.8 percent congenital, 2.3 percent bone and joint diseases, 3.7 percent accidents, and 7.9 percent miscellaneous. Clinics are held statewide with cooperation from medical societies, Elks, Shrine and other groups.
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Nebraska
Maude Nuquist
Nuquist
Lincoln
University Hospital
Omaha
Elks Association
Child Welfare Bureau
the Shrine
Otoe and Johnson Delegation Seeks Lake Recreation Plan
A large delegation from Otoe and Johnson counties met with the state game forestation and parks commission to discuss a proposed lake and recreation grounds on land two and a half miles south of Burr. The project, first proposed in 1931, is being revived as a possible WPA project to provide work for drought stricken farmers.
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Otoe and
Johson County
State Game, Forestation and Parks Commission
Burr
J. E. Kahl
Burrbanker
Farmeru
Lesson on Acts 16 and Philippians 2 Happy Prisoners
The lesson outlines Acts 16:22 36 and Philippians 2 7 16 with the golden text Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved Acts 16 31. Primary theme Two Happy Prisoners junior Heroes in Prison and guidance for how one may become a Christian across youth and adult topics.
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Jesus Christ
Christianity versus Crooked Business in Acts 16
The lesson contrasts Lydia's conversion with the demon possessed damsel and the profit from her plight. It recounts Paul and Silas in prison after opposing exploitative commerce, the midnights prayers, God opening doors, the jailer’s salvation, and Paul’s single minded pursuit of Christ, urging readers to seek salvation and surrender all for Jesus.
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Lydia
Paul
Silas
Odious Quality Conceit Cited in Hazlitt Quote
A Hazlitt quotation condemns conceit as one of the world’s most odious traits. It calls vanity self-serving and driven by a need for self admiration.
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Hazlitt
Mutual benevolence as cure for human misery
A quoted reflection from Addison proposes that half the misery of life could be eased if people embraced compassion and humanity through mutual support and benevolent acts.
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Addison
One Human Shipload on the Normandie and Atlantic Rivalry
Arthur Brisbane surveys a floating microcosm aboard the Normandie with Mrs. Widener and Mrs. Astor aboard, predicting a cosmopolitan reading public and a clash for the Atlantic blue ribbon as the Queen Mary and Normandie race across 3,069 miles, highlighting society figures, editors, and performers aboard.
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Widener
Astor
Carrel
Household Tips From The Housewife
Quick guidance for food storage and cooking. Use drained fruit juices for cocktails, bake eggs in tomato sauce with cheese, and whip sour milk into mayonnaise. Tips cover spill handling, selecting fresh fish, floor care, lemon juice in cream, and fall mulching with oak leaves for acid soil plants. Bell Syndicate. WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
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