Nebraska briefs highlight harvests and public works
Sugar beets near maturity signal the start of a large North Platte valley harvest. A county welfare conference, water plans in Beatrice, and a defeated bond for Madison electrical work are noted alongside sugar beet factories, a record rural school attendance, cattle tuberculosis testing, flood damage in Platte and Sarpy counties, and the Ak-Sar-Ben festival dates.
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North Platte Valley
United Brethren Church
Aurora
Arthur B. Statton
Kansas City
Nebraska Federation of Labor
Fremont
Jim” Dahlman
Omaha
Dan V. Stephens
Welfare Workers of
Nebraska
Nebraska Social Workers
Farlow
Beatrice
Madison
Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad
Ashland Park
Forty-eighth
Q Streets
Pawnee
Platte County
T. W. Bass
Collection Bureau
Harry Knudsen
State Poultry Association
Lincoln
Sarpy
Louisville Road
Buffalo Bridge
United States Department of Agriculture
Wheat Belt
Government Bureau
Wakefield
Charles Braman
Doniphan
Braman
Ak Sar Ben Festivities Set for September 20 to October 2
Omaha residents prepare for Ak-Sar-Ben with lights downtown and a single electrical parade September 29 themed Our Home the Glorious Central West The Bread Basket of the World, plus a coronation ball on October 1 and no daylight parades this year.
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Omaha
Board of Governors
Missouri Valley
Central West
Elaborate Program at State Meet Valentine
Charles W. Folds of Chicago presided as principal speaker at the National Izaak Walton league state convention. Congressman Robert G. Simmons of Scottsbluff and state geologist Dr. G. K. Condra outlined Nebraska outdoor life with lake and reserve pictures. An entertainment program featured Rosebud Indian Wir dance and visiting the Niobrara game reserve with buffalo elk and antelope. A bluerock target shoot and bait casting contest were among sporting events.
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Charles W. Folds
Chicago
Izaak Walton League
League
Robert G. Simmons
Scottsbluff
G. KE. Condra
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Rosebud
Niobrara
Patzel Wins Hog Calling Contest At Omaha Show
Fred Patzel of Justy Madison Nebraska captured the world hog calling title with 561 points of 600 and won 700 dollars plus a gold medal. Bob Warren of Waterloo Nebraska finished second with 515 points and 350 dollars. Other prize winners include Guy Bender Alexander Illinois 514 points 175 dollars Fred G Howell Omaha 611 points 100 dollars and several Nebraskans and Missourians with smaller awards.
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Patzel
Omaha
Fred Patzel
Justy Madison
Neb
Farmer
Bob Warren
Waterloo
Ned
Guy Bender
Alexander
Tll
Fred G. Howell
E. C. Warner
Norfolk
L. M. Kirk
L. Colton
Springfield
Hans Nefilson
Fremont
May Break Previous Record At State University
The largest crowd in the history of the state university filled the new coliseum as registration for the first semester opened. Officials expect at least a thousand more students than last year, when enrollment topped 10,000, amid broader trends of longer schooling and more high school graduates entering college. Wynot Streets To Be Graded And Graveled. Wynot. An extensive street improvement project aims to fix mud, water runoff, and rough streets with grading gutters and graveling, employing two large work crews.
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Lincoln
The
State University
Nebraska poultry butter and egg convention set in Lincoln
Preparations by officers of the Nebraska poultry butter and egg association for what is described as the largest convention in the organization’s history. The meeting is planned for October 8 in Lincoln with many of the state's produce dealers expected to attend.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Poultry Butter and Egg Association
Creamery Plan Nears Start With $19000 Subscribed
With 19000 dollars subscribed plans advance for a cooperative creamery and butter factory. More than 180 farmers show interest in the project and its realization.
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Ord
Thistle Bonfire to Feature in Hastings Fall Festival
Hastings merchants plan a two day fall festival with a giant bonfire of Russian thistles as a special final feature. Prizes will go to the farmer who brings the most of the weeds, to be dumped in the fair grounds and burned. The tumble weed can grow six to eight feet wide.
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Hastings
Hasiings
Osteopathic Meet at Grand Island
Osteopathic physicians from five neighboring states are expected to attend the 26th annual Nebraska Osteopathic Association convention in Grand Island from September 28 to 30.
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Osteopathic
Grand Island
Nebraska
Nebraska Osteopathic Association
Scottsbluff Junior College Opens in High School Building
The new Scottsbluff Junior College begins classes as the second junior college in the state. It will operate from the high school building until the new high school is finished.
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Scottsbluff Junior
Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Junior College
Ex-Ruler's Kin Dies in Hastings Hospital
Sun Yun, grandson of Korea’s former emperor and Hastings College student, died after a illness of over two months. Post mortem found death due to Banti's disease. He completed his third year at Hastings College, contributing to expenses by odd jobs on campus despite Korea's aristocracy.
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Hastings
Wang Sun Yun
Korea
Hastings College
Banti
Self-Contained Circuit Achieves High Radio Performance
William N. Travis describes a home built circuit with summer static reduced to almost none and signal strength surpassing several regenerative sets. He notes good selectivity, tone quality, and low disturbance except during electrical storms within five miles. The design uses a 400 ohm potentiometer, spider web coils, and a selectable crystal detector with two tunable controls.
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William N. Travis
Radio Digest
New Upright Antenna Used by Station KDKA
Article describes KDKA Pittsburgh's two antenna systems one upright for short wave and one horizontal for assigned broadcasting wavelength. It notes upright antenna efficiency near the short wave transmitter and details construction, tuning, and placement with porcelain insulators, counterpoise, and a 200 foot radiated short wave element.
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KDKA
Pittsburgh
North American
South America
Europe
Collodion Best Binder for Radio Coil Winding
The radio laboratory of the bureau of standards tested binders for tuning coils. Collodion outperformed varnish shellac and paraffin by yielding similar or lower resistance and drying rapidly, making it the preferred binder for bank-wound coils.
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Radio Laboratory
Bureau of Standards
Shellac
Rejuvenating Process Is Worth a Fair Trial
The article explains that rejuvenators quickly revive certain vacuum tubes by boosting filament voltage from 110-volt AC sources. Only thoriated filament tubes such as 199 201 A 120 210 and some 112 types benefit, while older tungsten devices gain little or none. If a tube is dead before rejuvenation, it may improve or at least not worsen afterward.
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Keith Henney
Radio Broadcast Magazine
Western Electric
Radio Broadcast Laboratory
Shield Antenna Placement Avoids Shielding by Structures
The antenna must be unshielded from surrounding objects and not strung between buildings or wired along building faces. Aerials near walls or behind structures will be shielded in some directions and may fail to receive distant stations in those directions.
Parisian Day Frocks and College Hats Steal Spotlight
Paris fashion notes describe one piece daytime dresses with waistline variation and emphasis on silk weaves and college girl hats. Futuristic waist shifts, shirring favored, and draped crown felt and velvet hats with rolling brims capture youth style as students head away to school.
Paris Autumn Frocks Highlight Crepe Textures and Plaids
Julia Bottomley notes fall fashion in Paris featuring canton crepe and crepe-back satin fabrics in deep wine tones. Plaids dominate coats and dresses, with velvet hats gaining popularity for sports wear and two tone velvet ensembles signaling prestige in advance fall styles.
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Paris
Extremely smart scarf woven from satin ribbons
A novel scarf design uses two five inch satin ribbon strips sewn together with one black strip and one delicate pink strip. Ends are cut on a slanting line to create a modern, easy to copy accessory.
Bolero Design Inspires Two-Piece Frock by Cyber
A new bolero inspires a two-piece frock by Cyber featuring a gray kasha top and a plaited gray crepe skirt. The outfit blends tailored structure with graceful drape, showcasing refined textile choices.
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Cyber
Fashion notes on jacquette with colorful velveteen linen
The jacquette with or without sleeves is popular this season in colorful velveteen or striped and plaid linens. Linen is newer and considered more interesting.
Contrast Marks of the Mode Dinner Dress Noted
A description highlights the mode of the moment with a long tightly fitted bodice and a black skirt of plaited tiers paired with multi colored embroidered crepes.
How I Improved My Health by Lydia Pinkham’s Compound
Mrs. Weaver recounts long illness eased after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She slept better, gained strength, cared for three children, and urges others to try the remedy, sharing her experience in Mt Pleasant Pennsylvania.
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Mars
Lawrence Weaver
East Smithfield St
Mt. Pleasant
Lydia IX. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Dave's Mentha Pepsin Elixir for Stomach Agony
An advertisement promises relief from gas heaviness and distention with Dave's Mentha Pepsin. The elixir is sold by local dealers and druggists with a money back guarantee if it does not greatly help. Thousands are claimed to have benefited.
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Dave
Doan
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