Roosevelt Relief Plan Tests Republican Core Idea
President Roosevelt allocates 22.7 million dollars in Public Works Administration funds to direct state relief grants with a 45 percent federal share and 55 percent local matching, requiring full relief labor usage. The plan mirrors the Republican call for merit based administration and permanent improvements, while raising questions about feasibility in small communities and the role of skilled labor. The piece also notes international diplomacy quirks as Mussolini elevates King Victor Emmanuel to emperor of Ethiopia and the related diplomatic nuances.
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Washington
Roosevelt
G. O. Penas
Public Works Administration
PWA
Ickes
Department of Interior
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
Mr. Roosevelt
Harry Hopkin
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Tafari
Ethiopia
Italy
United States
Welles
Rome
Victor Emanuel
Salvador
Manchuria
Nebraska Farm Valuations Rise On Livestock Gains
Nebraska livestock numbers and values climbed in 1936 reports from State Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith reflecting recovery after drought. Cattle rose to 2,547,928 valued at 67.33 million, hogs to 978,491 valued at 10.93 million, and sheep goats to 266,684 valued at 986,144, with motor vehicle valuations up to 41.5 million. Corn yield fell 19 percent due to drought, with 1936 estimates showing large cuts in corn and oats, and potato yields also down from July forecasts.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
W. H. Smith
Smith
Department of Agriculture
Government To Make Grain Loans
E R Heaton president of the Federal Production Credit corporation in Omaha announced loans will be made on the 1936 crop of oats rye barley and wheat in Iowa South Dakota Wyoming and Nebraska. Loan limits are 20 cents a bushel for oats 30 cents for barley 25 cents for rye and 50 cents for wheat through cooperative local associations to applicants qualified for membership.
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Omaha
E. R. Heaton
Federal Production Credit Corporation At
Iowa
South Dakota
Wyoming
Nebraska
Nebraska Heads Report Highlights Public Works and Relief Trends
State auditor Fred C Ayres reported July general funds expended at 456495 and warrants totaling 2281132. Nebraska towns risk losing W P A projects without labor from relief rolls, while county relief caseload rose weekly to 34173 with 7011 unemployed and 3427 non employed family heads.
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Star
Fred C. Ayres
Nebraska
Omaha
NERA
Lincoln
Douglas County
Lancaster
Buffalo
Roses Enhance Bedspread and Accessories pattern 1214
Roses motif embroidery features a bedspread bolster and scarf with single outline and lazy daisy stitches. Pattern 1214 includes a 16 1-2 by 19 1-4 inch main transfer and two reverse motifs 4 1-4 by 5 1-2 inches, plus color schemes and stitch requirements. send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. in New York for pattern.
Howells Publishes Venetian Life Ending Draft to Start Career
After four years as consul in Venice, William Dean Howells met a Boston publisher aboard a liner. He offered a manuscript on Venetian life and the publisher agreed to publish it. The 1866 release marked the start of Howells’ successful literary career.
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Venice
William Dean Howells
Boston
Howells
Postum Free Week Offer Promoted by Postum Company
The Postum Company offers a full week’s supply of health giving Postum free to anyone who writes for it Ady. The promotion appears in another part of the paper and invites readers to request the free sample.
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Postum Company
Ady
Thrift and Self Denial Theme Highlighted
A concise discussion on thrift as a goal of self denial emphasizing saving through sacrifice and discipline. The piece frames thrift as purposeful restraint rather than mere frugality.
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Hastings
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Alexandria
Neb
Best Plumbing An Heating Co
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Stapleton
University Publishing Co
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