Agriculture weighs use of airplanes for field work
Washington April 20 The department of agriculture is considering acquiring a fleet of airplanes for field work if trials prove successful. Planes have proven useful in cotton crop condition reports and reporters say they cover more ground and obtain better information than autos. L L James crop statistician notes accuracy from 400 to 1 000 feet and talks with the army air service to let Frank Parker cover North Carolina with an airplane.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
L. L. James
Army Air Service
Frank Parker
North Castolina
Gage Reports Aerial Photos Of Cotton Fields
Charles E. Gage of the Washington crop reporters unit has succeeded in securing aerial photographs of cotton fields using department equipped instruments.
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Charles E. Gage
Washington Corps of Crop Reporters
Schliefert Visits Louisville Journal Office
F. W. Schliefert, a well known resident of the Louisville area, called at the Journal office yesterday afternoon and paid for a semi weekly subscription. He reports feeling much improved after a lengthy illness and treatment.
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F. W. Schliefert
Louisville
Journal
Schliefert
Sheriff Clarence Ends Courtship With The Journal
Sheriff Peter Clarence of Cedar County writes to the Journal asking it be continued at his Hartington address. He says he remains a devoted former resident of Union and Cass County and enjoys life in the county seat while keeping in touch with old home news.
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Peter Clarence
Cedar County
Clarence
Union
Cass County
Hartington
Journal Want Ad Column Invites Buyers and Sellers
Readers are urged to phone the Journal to place want ads for buying selling and trading items. The notice promotes using the newspaper’s want ad service to reach a wide audience quickly.
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Journal
Assessors urged to list money and intangibles for tax
State Tax Commissioner T. E. Williams tells county and precinct assessors to inform taxpayers of the low 2.5 mill tax on money and 5 mill on other intangibles. He cites penalties for non listing and notes two classes of intangibles, urging universal reporting to boost state revenues. Historical comparisons show Kentucky, Iowa and others adopting similar measures.
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T. E. Williams
Kentucky
Nebraska
Iowa
Maryland
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Virginia
District of Columbia
Kansas
Invitation for Former Premier to Address in Detroit
Dr. Henry A. Atkinson tours Europe for six months as head of the World Alliance for International Friendship and the Church Peace union. He plans to invite the former prime minister Ramsay MacDonald to deliver the principal address at the World Alliance American branch meeting in Detroit November 10 11 and 12 1928. He will also engage with World Alliance councils in Europe Egypt and Asia Minor ahead of the Geneva peace congress in August 1928.
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New York
Henry A. Atkinson
Europe
World Alliance For International Friendship
Universal Christian Conference On Life and Work
Church Peace Union
1926 License Tags to Be White on Red Backs
Lincoln May 4 bids open by state finance department for 35 000 pairs of 1926 automobile license plates, 10 000 more than this year. Last year plates cost 14.35 cents per pair. Plates shipped direct from factory to county treasurers for sale in counties. 1926 tags will feature white letters on a red background with yearly color and lettering changes.
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Lincoln
State Finance Department
Ten Day Law Cuts Nebraska M arriages Sharp in 1924
The 1924 Nebraska marriage total fell to 4 234, less than half of 1922, amid a repeal move on the ten day waiting period. Health affidavits remained. counties began issuing licenses earlier. Divorce filings also declined, with 1924 showing 1 891 filings. In Douglas and Lancaster counties, marriages and divorces shifted as licenses issued varied.
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Nebraska
Hattie M. Summers
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Public Welfare
Douglas County
Lancaster
Sarpy County
Hall County
Lancaster County
Butter Producers Call For Tariff Rise On Imports
Representatives of American butter producers urged the tariff commission to raise the duty on butter imports from 8 to 12 cents a pound arguing it would protect American farmers profits and curb foreign competition from Denmark New Zealand Australia and Argentina as professor Theodore Macklin noted New Zealand methods boost efficiency and place US producers at a disadvantage due to the Southern Hemisphere harvest timing.
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Washington
Tariff Commission
Denmark
New Zealand
Australia
Argentina
Theodore Macklin
University of Wisconsin
Christian Church Men's Club Banquet Recap
The Christian church Men’s Club held a banquet at the church on South and Locust streets with about seventy two attendees. The event featured decorations by the ladies, music from Miles Altman orchestra and Miles Altman drummer Charles Howard, and an address by Rev. F. K. Hargrove on Stand Firm in the Faith.
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The
Christian Church
Sth
Locust Street
Bureau and
Samaritan
P. F. Rhin
Miles Altman
Charles Howard
Murray
Herman Thomas
Thomas
F. K. Hargrove
North Christian Church of
Omaha
Irving Wiltse
George Rogers
Machinists Edge Blacksmiths In Close Burlington Shops Game
The Machinists beat the Blacksmiths 4 to 3 at Burlington shops in a brisk seven inning clash. Strong pitching from Hoge and key plays by Weber and Koubek delivered the decisive run in the seventh, with solid defense and timely hits sparking both teams.
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Hughie Jennings
John J. McGraw
Plattemouth
Burlington
Frank Koubek
Herb Klieuschie
Wilhelm Weber
Keystone
Mumm
Hutchison
W. F Waren
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Snider
van Camp
Sam Giventer
Plattsmouth’s
Buick-Chevrolet
Buick
John B. Livingston
Court House
Fourth and Main Streets
Plattsmouth
JU. S&s
H. M. Soennichsen Company
Christian Church Men’s Club
Walter R. Robb
Hargrove
Harry L. Kruger Paint Shop
North Sixth St
Plattsmouth, Neb
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