State Weathering Slump With New Building Drive
State Board of Control seeks 5 291 841 to cover expenses of 17 institutions as Omaha Nebraska communities push a construction boom. Roads waterlines swimming pools and power plants rise while towns add jobs and curb winter hardship. New post offices and federal buildings planned in several towns drive economic activity.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Grand Island
Beatrice
Cambridge
Long Pine
Bayard
Hoth Canyon
St. Edward
Ainsworth
Interstate Power Co
Atkinson
Osage
Wyoming
Marrison
Crawford
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Scottsbluff
Union Pacific Railroad
Gering
Kearney
Nebraska Cement Co
Superior
Norfolk
Broken Bow
Federal
Seward
Lexington
Nebraska Sound Financial Health Report by State Official
State Tax Commissioner W H Smith tells Griffin of Poor’s Publishing New York City that Nebraska has no bonded indebtedness no registered state warrants and no outstanding debt beyond current claims He notes slow interest payments by some subdivisions but no defaults and highlights a paid for ten million dollar Capitol building plus 7222 miles of improved highways funded without bonds or warrants.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
W. H. Smith
L. A. Griffin
Poor’s Publishing Company
New York City
Smith
Griffin
Insuirer
State Board of Control requests 5.29 million for 17 institutions
The Board of Control submits an estimate totaling 5,291,841 for expenses of the 17 state institutions under its supervision. The budget, sent to Governor Charles W. Bryan, is higher than the last legislative appropriation. Maintenance funding rises 12.5 percent, while requests for new buildings and improvements fall from the prior biennium.
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Board of Control
Lincolna
State Board of Control
Charles W. Bryan
Ak-Sar-Ben show enters record entry numbers
Herman Klemsz reports a 14 acre corn field near Se ward will yield 94 bushels per acre on new ground broken last fall. Over 600 4-H club youths entered stock in the Ak-Sar-Ben show opening in Omaha on October 24, a new record with entries from 22 states. A Clyde Ellis farm walnut tree near St Edward produced 60 bushels of walnuts from a 70 foot tree with equal limb spread, gathered by a wedding party.
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Herman Klemsz
Seward
Omaha
Clyde Ellis
St. Edward
Fairmont completes seven more blocks of new streets
Fairmont marked a community work day by completing seven additional blocks of hard surfaced streets. Local businesses closed in the afternoon while men and high school boys hauled cinders from an abandoned rail line to the street project. Wives of business men provided lunch at a church.
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Fairmont
Two Dollar Money Order Returned to John Kern
John Kern received a two dollar money order sent 19 years ago from Washington to a business house at Watlhena Kas. The postal authorities returned the unaddressed order to him. Kern concludes the mail service never delivered it and now retrieves his $2.
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John Kern
Watlhena
Kas
Washington
Kern
Beatrice Petition Urges Sunday Movie Shows With City
Petitions bearing more than 2,500 signatures request Sunday moving picture shows in Beatrice and are on file with city commissioners. Advocates say a special election or ordinance amendment could permit Sunday shows under the current ordinance which they claim does not bar them. The petition needed 856 signatures.
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Beatrice
Potato harvest under way at Alliance amid small crop
A prolonged dry spell reduced the yield and tubers are small. Workers, including Pine Ridge Indians and other laborers, are paid two cents per bushel for picking. Relief agencies provide free storage and a share of ten percent of the potatoes for laborers.
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Alliance
Pine Ridge Reservation
Inman Neighbors Consider Hay Burners to Cut Coal Costs
Wild hay wood buffalo chips corn and cornstalks will be burned this winter at Inman by residents seeking to lower coal bills. Ranchers want old fashioned hay burners but cannot find them for sale. These devices resemble wash boilers twice as long and are used by placing hay inside a stove and turning it upside down. A single charge burns with extreme heat for about half an hour, sometimes warping the stove.
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Inman
Nebraska Farm Wages Drop Amid Labor Demand Shortfall
The Department of Agriculture reports a 10 cent fall in Nebraska farm wages over three months with October’s average daily wage at 1.40 without room and board, down from 1.50 in July 1932 and 2.00 in October 1931. Nationally, farm wages reach a 30 year low as demand lags and supply overshoots.
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Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Mississippi
Georgia
Massachusetts
Nebraska Corn Yield Outlook For This Year
A. E. Anderson estimates Nebraska will produce about 81,960,000 bushels of corn given an average 26 bushels per acre. The October report notes production is over last month by 10 million bushels, offset by drought effects in western areas and better yields in the east. Production exceeds last year by more than 100 million bushels. 1926 30 average stands at 224,658,000. Labor is ample for husking with wages around 20 dollars monthly with board and 29.75 without. daily wages are 1 with board and 1.20 without.
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Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Anderson
Australia
Queensland
Darling Downs
Downs
Toowoomba
Mount Morgan
Rockhampton
Anakle
Nebraska Motor Vehicle License Fees in Nine Months 1932
Nebraska's license fee receipts for the first nine months of 1932 total 3 289 988 dollars, down 369 659 from the same period in 1931. Vehicle plans issued drop to 40 495 versus 1931's nine month total 420 653. Overall registrations including replacements and transfers fall 68 311 from last year.
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Nebraska
Queensland Seven Year Drought Strikes Central Queensland
Washington reports a seven year drought crippling central Queensland Australia. The National Geographic bulletin notes widespread livestock losses and halted crops across a land described as vast and diverse with mining, sugar, fruits, and cattle industries.
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Washington
Great Central Tableland
Queensland
Australia
Maine
National Geographic Society
Michigan Peninsula
Tampa
Fla
Washington, D. C
Des Moines
Iowa
Idle Gold Stockpiled Across United States
Reports say as much as half a billion dollars in gold lies idle in old jewelry trinkets and decorations nationwide. Estimated 32 million families hold about 15 dollars of gold on average, giving potential to boost purchasing power if recovered.
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Washington
Has 100th Birthday Turned Down in 1861
Wampsville New York John Smith marked his 100th birthday with 57 relatives. He had tried to enlist in the Union army three times during the Civil War but was told his health was not good enough, and he joked I’m the biggest kid here full of energy as he waved to younger relatives.
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Wampsville
N.Y
John Smith
Mr. Smith
Population to rise sharply as government boosts gold reserves
Reports indicate a substantial population increase expected alongside a government plan to materially expand its gold reserves. The announced measures aim to strengthen economic stability and national financial capacity in coming years.
U S Embassy in Paris Sparks Harmony Debate
The new 1.5 million dollar U S Embassy site on Place de la Concorde faces protests claiming it disrupts Gabriel's eighteenth century square. Cyrano blames the municipality for antagonizing the harmony while American engineers and Delano Aldrich insist the building will balance the plan. Construction continues on schedule with completion set for next June.
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Paris
United States
Place de la Concorde
Gabriel
Cyrano
Saint Florentin
Delano & Aldrich
Beaux Arts
Two-Faced Cat Twins Eyes and Voices in Texas Hospital
A Texas veterinarian treats a living two faced cat at Dr G W James hospital in Houston. The kitten shows two sets of eyes nostrils mouths and vocal cords yet shares one pair of ears and one lower jaw. Dr James says the cat appears normal and may live.
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Houston
Texas
G. W. James
James
Cook on Ship Cuts Third Set of Teeth
Montreal report notes Harry Burns a cook aboard the grain carrier Soreldoc is undergoing a third set of teeth at age forty two. A dentist fitted him with a second set twelve months ago and the current growth began a month later, totaling nine new teeth.
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Montreal
Harry Burns
Soreldoc
Burns
White robin nests near Tigard home in Oregon
For two years a rare native Oregon white robin with a flaming red breast has nested and raised young birds near the house of H. R. True in Tigard Oregon. The report highlights the unusual bird and its ongoing presence in the area.
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Tigard
Ore
Oregon
H. R. True
Albany's Hall of Fame: Joseph Henry and the 1832 spark
Albany born scientist Joseph Henry, then a professor at Albany Academy, conducted his famed 1832 electrical experiment linking his lab to the Van Vechten building. The spark demonstrated rapid distant communication and helped launch a broader national science legacy with the National Academy of Sciences and Smithsonian recognizing his centennial work. Henry later joined Princeton University faculty, remaining there for 14 years before his death.
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Albany, N. Y
Albany Academy
Academy
Albany
Joseph Henry
van Vechten
Henry
National Academy of Sciences
Faraday
Smithsonian Institution
Albany Institute of History and Art
Princeton University
Tad Jones Runs for Congress in New Haven District
Tad Jones former Yale football coach and Republican nominee for Congress to fill the seat left by Rep. John Tilson in New Haven. He is also noted as president of a coal company and known for his Nutmeg state athletic fame.
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Tad) Jones
Yale
New Haven
John Q. Tilson
Jones
Dairy xFACT Advice on Calcium in Dry-Period Feed
The article explains dairy cows should be in strong flesh at calving to maximize lactation. It emphasizes calcium as the key mineral, recommends pasture and leguminous hay, and proposes a grain mix of ground corn oats bran linseed meal. Two weeks before calving, a light laxative ration is advised, with warm water and bran mash after calving.
Conditions Tending to Make Milk Unpalatable
S.V. Layson warned in Hoard's Dairyman that spoiled feed harms cow health and milk quality, possibly upsetting babies drinking it. Feed after milking to avoid odor transfer. keep barns clean and well drained with sanitary yards. Remove manure promptly to prevent flies and contamination of udders and milk.
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S.V. Layson
Hoard
Salt for Cows and Mineral Intake Cited
Prairie Farmer warns cows may ingest poisonous materials from discarded zinc batteries found in woodlands and pastures. It urges burying such debris and keeping cows on constant salt access, favoring loose salt to avoid tongue injury and reduce poisoning risk.
Value of test ing demonstrated on Skagit farm tour
In Skagit county Washington Roosevelt Olson's cow slated for slaughter showed a first test of 4.1 percent. After four months post freshening she produced 231 pounds fat and $31.40 over feed costs. Estimated yearly over feed costs near $50. Testing reveals both good and poor cows.
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Skagit County
Washington
Roosevelt Olson
Olson
Protein efficiency varies by source in pig feed
An agricultural journal reports that protein feed efficiency depends as much on protein source and variety as on the amount. Milk proteins are about 65 percent efficient for pigs, cereal grain proteins around 30 percent, challenging the notion that higher protein content always yields better results.
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Arm Journal
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
A weight loss advertisement promises fat loss by taking Kruschen Salts, claiming ½ teaspoon in hot water each morning leads to fat reduction within three weeks. It asserts increased energy, clearer skin, and a younger feeling, with a money back guarantee if not convinced.
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America
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