Landon gains in farm belt but must win big eastern states
The analysis shows Alf M. Landon’s strengthened farm-state support improving his odds in Nebraska Iowa and South Dakota while heightening the need to carry New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois and Michigan. Ohio fears rise as New York and Pennsylvania wobble, with Michigan pivotal for Roosevelt and Landon alike. Inflation debate and Knox insurance issue loom. banks and insurers feel the impact of low interest rates, while relief programs plant trees and Nebraska farm outlook improves with hay and grain prospects.
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Landon
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Tinker
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A. E. Anderson
Anderson
Nebraska August rural fires cause near 99k loss
Fire marshal Horace M. Davis reports August rural blazes totaled 179 events with 46 of 55 rural fires destroying buildings and 33 of 49 with contents lost. August property value at risk reached 1.34 million dollars, with 98,950 dollars in rural losses and 75,995 dollars owner-absorbed after insurance. Urban fires remained a small share of losses.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Horace M. Davis
Davis
Prospect To Open Nebraska Coal Mine Near Chadron
Cottrell Mining corporation plans to prospect for coal 15 miles northeast of Chadron on the William Braddock ranch to establish Nebraska's first coal mine. The site clue arose from hard coal found in Miller oil well slush bucket dump by Cottrell and Maiden.
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Chadron
Nebraska
William Braddock Ranch
Cottrell Mining Corporation
South Dakota
Cottrell and
Maiden
Miller Oil
Brownville Growers Ship Grapes and County Bonds Discussed
The Brownville Fruit Growers association shipped four car loads of grapes to Denver and one car load to St Paul while selling hundreds of bushels to truckers and locals. Pears are being harvested as Greeley county voters prepare to consider a $52000 bond issue on November 3 to refund warrants and county debts. Officials say the bond would not increase total debt but would reduce interest costs.
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Brownville Fruit Growers Association
Denver
St. Paul
Minn
Greeley County
Nebraska grants aid Sutton Chadron Geneva projects
John Latenser Jr public works administration director announced grants totaling 56 999 for Sutton waterworks and Geneva girls industrial school along with Chadron waterworks. The grants cover 45 percent of the estimated project costs.
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John Latenser, Jr
Nebraska Public Works Administration
Sutton
Chadron
Geneva
September gasoline tax receipts set one day record
September tax collections totaled 1,095,449 compared with 1,101,451 for all of September 1935. W. B. Banning, state agriculture department director, reported. About half the total came in on a single day, setting a new one-day record. The September receipts reflect August gasoline sales to motorists.
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W. B. Banning
Monument Planned for Sioux Site Near Chadron
E P Wilson of Chadron as president of the Nebraska state historical society arranged a site purchase for a proposed Sioux memorial. Dr A E Sheldon said three acres on a promontory between Chadron and the state park were donated, marking where Chief Red Cloud's band was captured and disarmed by Pawnee scouts in November 1876, with hopes for a WPA monument project.
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E. P. Wilson
Chadron
Nebraska State Historical Society
A. E. Sheldon
Society
Red Club
The
Historical Society
Debonair Barbara Bell Pattern No 1841-B For Matrons
A fashion notice promotes Barbara Bell Pattern No 1841-B for sizes 34 through 46 with four or more yards of fabric depending on sleeve choice. It touts a slimming dart fitted frock with removable short or long sleeves, a scalloped blouse opening, a self belt, and easy construction. Order details list prices and the Chicago Sewing Circle address via Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams, St
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Dizzy Dean Winners Ad Promotes Free Prizes
A newspaper column promotes joining the Dizzy Dean Winners program with a Grape Nuts advertisement urging readers to read another column for how to enter and win valuable free prizes.
Preserved Youth Quote Attributed to John Burroughs
A quotation attributed to John Burroughs reflects on enduring youth and never wasting it. The line emphasizes a lifelong sense of youthfulness arising from birth and mindset rather than age.
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John Burroughs
What's Your Name Prompt in a Tiny Theatrical Toss
A playful back and forth about naming prompts and aims. The lines imply a wordplay exchange between two speakers with a jokey misdirection about identity and purpose.
Better Yet Aunt You Should Always Get Up Hungry
Dialogue between Aunt and Tommy about table manners ends with Tommy claiming he leaves the table empty rather than hungry.
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Tommy
Perhaps Needed Wife Confronts Husband Over Shared Homework
A wife tells John not to be selfish and suggests the child may help with homework if he wants to. The exchange centers on sharing parental duties.
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John
Doctor Questions Nurse Over Patient Progress Diary
A doctor questions a nurse about a patient. The nurse blushes and offers her diary as proof of progress. The exchange highlights awkward tension and a focus on records versus private notes.
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