Capitol Comments on Trade Agreements Act Debate
The column reviews the extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, noting House action by the Ways and Means Committee and leadership by Rep. Robert L. Doughton. It mentions opposing figures Rep. Allen Treadway and Rep. Frank Crowther, and discusses the upcoming Walter-Logan Administrative Law Bill and its aim to protect citizen rights. Historic Washington birthday events in Alexandria are also described with archival memos and a traditional cake recipe excerpt.
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Congress
Fourth Congressional District
House of Representatives
Ways and Means
House
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Doughton
Representative Treadway
Frank Crowther
New York
House Rules Committee
Walter-Logan
George Washington
Alexandria
Virginia
VEW
General Washington
Mt. Vernon
Washington
Times of Washington and Jefferson
Martha Washington
Madin
Mono
Martha Custis
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Social visits and weekend travel noted in area
Mr and Mrs A K Crow visited Mr and Mrs Ray Peters son at Central City Sunday afternoon. Mrs Bert Cummings of Benedict was a guest Monday afternoon of Mrs Arthur Anderson. Dr and Mrs R B Lytle of Osceola visited here Monday evening with her parents. Misses Maggie Christensen and Ferne Schweitzer spent the weekend with relatives at Loup City.
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A. K. Crow
Ray Peter
Central City
Bert Cummings
Benedict
Arthur Anderson
R. B. Lytle
Osceola
Maggie Christensen
Ferne Schweitzer
Loup City
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha February 27 1940
Receipts at Omaha Monday reached 7 500 cattle while the week opened near steady with Friday. Trade showed dull activity as quality was fair to plainer and cows and cattle moved slowly. Stock calves brought 10 to 1080 and good yearlings 9 25. Fat lambs ranged 9 25 to 9 40 with feeders 8 50 to 8 75. Aged sheep were dull and light.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Hogs Steady as Omaha Receipts Hit 8500 Head
Hog markets at Omsha Monday showed a steady trend with 8 500 head. Demand was fair and prices talked at 425 500 for top lots with light weights up to 518 and sows around 375 400. Sheep and fat lambs at Omaha totaled 7 200 head with fat lamb bids 10 15 cents lower than last week, values 9.25 9.50 for medium to good and feeders steady at 8.50 8.85 along with no major change in aged sheep.
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Omsha
Omaha
Uses for Coffee Through the Ages
Coffee served as food early on, then as wine, later as a medicine, and finally as a beverage. The timeline traces its evolving role from sustenance to ritual drink across cultures.
Origin of the Roorback Rumor and Its Political Use
The term roorback stems from a defaming falsehood used in campaigns. A fictive work titled Travela of Bar on Roorback was cited in 1844 against James K. Polk, per Edward Conrad Smith's Dictionary of American Politics. Prints in the Ithaca Chronicle and Cyclopedia of American Government trace the word’s evolution.
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Roorback
Cyclopedia of
County Commissioners Set Voting Place Platte Precinct
Polk County Nebraska officials audit claims in regular session. voting place decision made for Platte Precinct Farmers Union Hall Swede Home NW% NE 28-14-3. adjournment set for March 5 1940. salaries and supplies approved.
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Gscredla
Nebraska
Board of County Commissioners
Polk County
County General Fund
Phil B. Campbell
Crouse
Tex Drug Co
McIse
Roy W. Erickson
Sala James Cook
Ty Oliver McBeth Co
PS. Jak
Raymond Scholz
John IT. Anderson Co
Clk
Sophia Kresha
Vava Minick
Farmers Union State Exchange Ndse
Hastings State Hospital
K-B Printing Company
Peterson
Polk County Democrat
Lincoln Tel. & Tel. Co
Asa Smith
University Publishing Co
Zion Office
Lindholm
Merrick Co
Lillian Timm
Nadine Croissant
Ginclair Refining Co
Ernest M. Carlson
A. C. Twarling
Lawrence Sundberg
Clifton E. Johnson
Will Wright
Platte
Farmers Union Hall
AC Twarling
John S. Anderson
A. W. Company Ince
Lincoln Road
J. L. Stark
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