Farmers Begin Local Meetings for 1937
Lincoln Nebraska. Urges emphasis on Nebraska's historic assets means of drawing more tourists. Farmers start local meetings for a 1937 agricultural conservation program. County leaders and agricultural agents host sessions in Platte and Buffalo counties and plan statewide discussions on soil erosion fertility land use and income protection.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Fred Wallace
Nebraska Soil Conservation Committee
Wallace
Agricultural Gapseryabon Associations
Platte
Buffalo
Nebraska water plan eyed by state engineers for flood control
State Engineer A C Tilley said the planning board proposes a tentative Nebraska water resources program costing about 73 million dollars with an immediate flood control element at 53 million. The plan envisions 15 flood reservoirs in the Republican river valley and potential irrigation storage, with some sites capable of serving both aims. The survey supports recommendations to Congress, but project adoption is not assured.
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Lincoln
State Planning Board
Nebraska
A. C. Tilley
Tilley
Republican River
Planning Board
Republican Valley
Nebraska aims to boost tourist draw for state attractions
Dr. A. E. Sheldon, secretary of the Nebraska State Historical Society, urged expanding Nebraska's historic sites to capture a larger share of the nation’s tourist dollars. He noted the United States tourism crop may be worth about five billion dollars, supporting large areas and populations.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
America
A. E. Sheldon
Nebraska State Historical Society
United States
Nebraska Kansas Dakotas Loan Repayment Rises
Regional Director Cal Ward reported on Septem ber 1 that 736 003 dollars have been repaid on rural rehabilitation loans to farmers in Nebraska Kansas and the Dakotas. L L Scranton noted the funds are returning to the treasury department as repayments on long term loans.
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Lincoln
Resettlement Administration
Nebraska
Kansas
Dakotas
Cal Ward
L. L. Scranton
Trasury Department
Douglas residents approve $15,000 bond issue for school
In a special election Douglas residents voted 139 to 18 to approve a $15,000 bond for a new school building. The PWA will provide $15,000 for the project as Morris L. Cooke, head of rural electrification, announced a $25,000,000 loan allotment for the year ending June 30. Nebraska receipts, oil well prospects, and rural power figures were also reported.
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Douglas
PWA
Morris L. Cooke
Rural Electrification Administration
Cooke
Nebraska
Nebraska PWA approves five projects totaling 205739
Washington approves five Nebraska projects totaling 205 739 dollars. State PWA Engineer John Latenser Jr was notified. Projects include repair of flood damaged sewers in McCook 27000 dollars, Lincoln school addition 27000 dollars, Lancaster County sanitary district 5500 dollars, Curtis street paving and sewers 63512 dollars, and Wolbach sewage disposal plant 32727 dollars.
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Nebraska
PWA
Washington
John Latenser, Jr
McCook
Lincoln
Lancaster County
Curtis
Wolbach
Traffic toll 1936: one life every 31 hours in state
Through the first three quarters of 1936 traffic fatalities averaged 24 per month with September totaling 38 deaths, giving 219 for the year. Douglas county leads with 29 deaths, followed by Lancaster 16, Dodge 11, and Dawes and Gage tied for fourth with 9 each.
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Douglas County
Lancaster
Dodge
Dawes
Gage
State treasury balance falls in September report
The September monthly report by State Treasurer George E. Hall shows a decline in the treasury balance due to heavy gasoline tax fund withdrawals. Total funds and investments stood at 22,546,799 on September 30, down from 22,622,454 on August 31, with the gasoline tax fund dropping from 1,855,883 to 1,275,858 in the same period.
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Treasury
Treasuer
George E. Hall
Preston village seeks dissolution at November election
Twenty one Preston electors signed a petition to dissolve the village corporation. The proposition will be submitted at the November 3 election. The town, platted January 27 1881 and once Bluffton, was renamed for Preston England settler James Eatough who owned part of the general store.
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Preston
Bluffton
England
James Eatough
Nebraska
Dead Trees in Nebraska Cities Warn Fire Hazard
State Fire Marshal Horace M. Davis warns dead trees in Nebraska towns pose a serious fire hazard. He urges citizens and officials to remove them, noting Lincoln and other cities use WPA labor for clearance and citing damaging fires in Iowa and elsewhere from neglect.
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Nebraska
Horace M. Davis
Davis
Lincoln
Iowa
CCC Enlistment Opens in Seventh Army Region
Enrollment starts immediately for 20,388 CCC boys in the Seventh Army corps area, ending October 15. About 19,367 will be juniors and 1,021 veterans from World War I. Nebraska quota allocates 535 juniors and 39 veterans. Enrollees come from relief rolls. applicants apply through county relief officers after passing physicals and tests.
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CCC
Seventh Army Corps
Omaha
Nebraska
Dawes County Court House Nears Completion
The new 100000 Dawes county court house is nearing completion as county officers anticipate moving into their new offices shortly after the first of December. The exterior was finished weeks ago and windows and doors have been installed to close the structure before the season's cold spell. Funded as a PWA project with 45000 granted by the federal government.
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Dawes County Court House
Nebraska
PWA
Eddie Green's Deadly St Paul Gunman Ties to Dillinger Crew
Eddie Green a St Paul gunman linked to both the Dillinger and Karpis Barker gangs was killed by FBI agents on April 3 1934 during a trap at a Marshall Avenue house in St Paul. Investigators say agents knew Green's identity and fired when he reached toward his hip pocket as ordered to halt. Green had long operated with major gang figures including Dillinger Nash Van Meter and the Barker gang and served as a hub for gang communications and weapons. He died after eight days in hospital and left behind concealed cash in two deposit boxes and a pawned arsenal.
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Eddie Green
St. Paul
Dillinger
Karpis- Barker
Green
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Secret Service
G-men
Hoover
Bureau
Edward Green
Eugene Green
George Graham
Charles Ryan
George Green
Fred Rogge
Frederick Riley
Fred Graham
Eugene Riley
House of Correction
Frank Nash
Kansas City
Homer van Meter
Evelyn Frechette
Marshall Avenue
van Meter
D. A. Stevens
Stevens
Freedon
Clayton E. May
Minneapolis
Karpis-Barker
John Hamilton
First National Bank
Mason City
Iowa
Newton
Milwaukee
Wis
Des Moines
State Reformatory
St. Cloud
Minn
Minnesota State Penitentiary
Talk of the Quilting Bee Pattern 5591
The notice promotes a Pineapple pattern 5591 with a Block Chart yardage diagram and placement guide for single and double bed quilts. Send 15 cents in stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. at 259 W Fourteenth St New York NY to obtain the pattern.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
A True Neighbor and Civic Belonging Reflected in Thoughts
A passage emphasizes belonging as the core of community life and urges active civic participation. It cites Joseph Lee on internalizing the state to shield public life from harm and stresses that accepting good advice enhances personal ability.
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Joseph Lee
Woman's Intuition in a humorous snare
A wry note on intuition as a guide to suspicion, suggesting a woman detects mischief by a man’s guilty look and fear of her intuition revealing the truth. The piece plays on irony about trust and perception in interpersonal dynamics.
Changing Image of Uncle Sam Reflects Modern America
Forecasters observe a shift in American appearance over fifty years. Fifty years ago the tall lantern-jawed man defined Uncle Sam, now the square-faced, stocky business type, the Babbitt figure, best typifies him.
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Uncle Sam
Babbitt
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