Sand-cultivated garden beats dunes with 12 crops on an acre
Howard D. Silins claims to harvest 12 varieties of vegetables corn and a lawn on an acre of Indiana sand without fertilizer or chemicals by seed treatment. University of Chicago botanist Ezra J. Kraus notes prior related attempts but questions feasibility. Silins invites tests with Illinois and the U S Department of Agriculture to prove which method yields more.
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Howard D. Silins
Indiana
Ezra J. Kraus
University of Chicago
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Salins
University of Ilinois
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Miller
Ind
Fond du Lac
Wis
Lakewood
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Rubber Stamps and Prompt Delivery At Journal Office
Rubber stamps available in all sizes with fast prompt delivery promoted by the Journal office.
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Journal
Boys in Gray oppose Hitler at Confederate reunion
At the forty-ninth annual Confederate veterans reunion in Trinidad Colorado the older soldiers condemn Hitler as a bluffer and urge Europe to stop aggression. General John W Harris 91 warned there will be no war in Europe for four or five years.
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Trinidad
Colo
Hitler
Europe
United States
John W. Harris
the Veterans
Cobb sets multiple world speed records at Bonneville
John Cobb drove a 2,600 horsepower car at the Bonneville Salt Flats to new world marks of 326.64 mph for five kilometers 283.01 mph for ten kilometers and 270.35 mph for ten miles. His attempt at five miles failed due to a timing trap malfunction. In about forty minutes he held all but one flying start speed record defined by international auto racing rules.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
John Cobb
Family of Four Found Dead in St Louis Home
St Louis police report the Berneck family Edward 25 wife and two daughters Helen 5 Dorothy 3 were found shot to death in their house. Neighbors recall hearing shots before midnight but misattributed them to car backfires. Berneck worked as a clothing cutter.
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ST. Louis
Edward Berneck
Helen
Dorothy
Berneck
Burke Defends Position in Campaign Speech
Senator Edward R. Burke of Omaha defended his New Deal stance while opening his bid for re election. Speaking to 1,500 at a free fair in Nebraska he challenged labor relations policy and asserted his votes were not for vote getting.
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Lindsay
Neb
Edward R. Burke
Omaha
Washington
Burke
Senate
Storms Ravage Southwest Killing Three in Oklahoma
Storms across the Southwest caused about half a million dollars in damage. Three people died, including 71-year-old IL B. McFadden who was fatally struck by a gate at a roadside stand in Ponca City. Victims also include 12-year-old Lee Floyd and 42-year-old Clyde Shover of Afton, Oklahoma.
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Joplin
Ponca City
Oklahoma
IL B. McFadden
Lee Floyd
Clyde Shover
Afton
Nerves Seared Dahl Appeals for Freedom
United Press interview from Salamanca Spain details Harold Dahl a noted World War II prisoner seeking release. He reports nervous strain weight loss and rheumatic pain while praising Ambassador Weddell and noting visits from Senorita Manolita Bancora and Fernano Espinheiro.
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Spain
Harold Dahl
United Press
Salamanca Provincial
Dahl
Lil
America
Alexander Weddell
Recase
Claud Bowers
Reilly
Ambassador Bowers
Cass County Pays Cash for Roads and Improvements
Cass county notes no bonded indebtedness as the county and state pay cash for hard surfaced roads and other improvements as funds allow.
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Cass County
State
War Resources Board Studies Mobilization Plans
The civilian war resources board led by Edward Stettinius Jr. of U S Steel continued reviewing plans by the army navy munitions board to mobilize industrial and economic resources for wartime. The board will recess at session end until early next week with possible informal talks with army and navy officials.
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Washington
Civilian War Resources Board
Edward Stettinius, Jr
U. S. Steel Corp
Army-Navy Munitions Board
War Department
Army
Navy
York 4-H Baby Beef Show Sets High Prices at Fair
At York little world’s fair auctions 26 head sold averaging about a pound. Top price reached 12.50 per hundredweight for the reserve champion baby beef shown by Jerry Kriefels of York. Grand champion black Angus owned by Jack Myers will enter Nebraska state fair.
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York
Jerry Kriefels
Omaha
Jack Myers
Chile seeks decree for nationwide seige amid army unrest
The Chilean government asked the senate for authority to declare a state of siege across the country due to disturbances in parts of the army. It said an uprising in the Tacna regiment had been suppressed and the senate began debate on the request, expected to approve.
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San Diego
Chile
Senate
Tacna
Gold Hits Record High At 155 Shillings An Ounce
Gold rose to a new peak of 155 shillings per ounce, equivalent to 34.87 dollars, as markets recorded an all time high. The advance was noted in London trading today with dealers citing strong demand and inflation fears.
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London
Gambling era in Chadron ends with crackdown in 1891
A WPA note reproduces Chadron Advocate 1891 account where local gamblers banked over $3,000 in a month, prompting mass warrants for the big-shot gamblers. Rumors of blackmail plus craps with three dice sparked reform. After trial, judges exposed dice tricks as sharks fled to Deadwood.
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Nebraska
Chadron
Federal Writers’ Project
WPA
Bailey
Infant Drowns in Water Tank Near Lincoln
A fourteen month old boy, Duane Sullivan, son of Mr and Mrs Irvin Sullivan of Denton, toppled into a stock watering tank and drowned yesterday in Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Duane Sullivan
Irvin Sullivan
Denton
Hunt Mysterious Gunman In Minneapolis Killing
Authorities hunted a mysterious gunman who fired through a bedroom window killing David Melin a 58 year old Minneapolis attorney. Two bullets struck Melin in the back as he fell into a closet. his wife found the body. Three bullet holes were found in the window screen. no motive was apparent.
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Minneapolis
David Melin
Melin
Double Tragedy at Omaha Family Found Dead
In Omaha, police found 75 year old William Kimberland dead in bed and his wife Mrs Kimberland hanged herself in their home. Believed to have died about a week apart, discovered by a milkman after a weeklong absence.
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Omaha
William Kimberland
Kimberland
Iowa State Fair Opens With Thrill Program At Des Moines
A thrill packed entertainment program greeted visitors to the Iowa State Fair today while baby beef judging highlighted the livestock show. Ideal weather prevailed for opening and Children's Day yesterday, drawing 67 866 attendees, down from 71 494 on opening day last year.
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Des Moines
Swimmer Seizes Two-Pound Flounder Off Myrtle Beach
C. H. Goldsmith, while swimming in the surf at Myrtle Beach, grabbed a two pound flounder after feeling a fish brush his leg and hauled it ashore.
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Myrtle Beach
C. H. Goldsmith
Well Known Wabash Man Found Dead In Elmwood
Frank Wilson a lifelong Wabash resident was found dead Friday morning in his home. He had visited the Golden Jubilee in Elmwood Thursday night while transporting mail for a cane stand at the event. Funeral services were handled by Clement funeral home of Elmwood.
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Frank Wilson
Wabash
Elmwood
Missouri Paecific Station
Frank Reese
Wilson
Lincoln
Sherman Hathaway
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