Rival Party Campaigns Open as 1932 Race Begins
Washington observes a heated start to the 1932 campaign with Roosevelt and Landon as the major contenders. Commentary notes party leaders’ fears, the reshaped Republican party, and Democratic missteps including Farley’s Kansas remark. The piece weighs likely outcomes, defections, and the tempo of the race ahead of November.
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Washington
Gov. Landon
Kansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Farley
Roosevelt
John Hamilton
Republicans
Landon
Republians
Republican Party
Nebraska Faces Loss of Federal Old Age Pensions Aid
Nebraska will lose 298,546 in federal old age pensions and 15,453 for the blind after the Social Security Board’s late setup delayed cooperative action. Only 278,954 remains for general assistance and 8,361 for aid to the blind in the second quarter, far short of the 347,130 first quarter estimate.
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Lincoln
Federal Social Security Board
Nebraska
Washington
National Security Board
Wheat Harvest Underway Across Nebraska Early This Week
Nebraska farmers begin cutting the 1945 wheat crop this week and next, with an estimate of 41 368 000 bushels as of June 1. The crop is rust free but faces premature ripening, and yields vary by county from 12 to 20 bushels per acre. Southern officials foresee 7 000 cars of winter wheat moving at week’s end.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Gage County
DeWitt
Ed. Williams
Beatrice Flour Mill
Adams County
Kearney
Phelps County
Burlington
Farmers To Help Buy Land In Resettlement Plan
L. L. Scraton said loans for purchasing farms will follow rehabilitation loans as the next logical step in the Resettlement Administration farm aid program. He noted loans are not yet part of rehabilitation. W. H. Brokaw urged supervisors that such work inspires the nation and shapes its future.
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Farley
Alfred M. Law- Somedon
Union
Kansas
Prairie States
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Lincoln
Resettlement Administration
L. L. Scraton
Scranton
W. H. Brokaw
Omaha Bridge Bills Falter as Congress Near Adjournment
Washington reports both Omaha bridge bills near death as Congress nears adjournment. The Dodge Street measure passed the house and aims for the senate but faces repeated objections and a pledge not to consider such bills. The Farnam Street bill passed the senate and waits in the house with backers abandoning efforts to move it, as amendments only extend construction time instead of creating a bridge commission.
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Omaha
Washington
Omaha Bridge
Congress
Dodge St
House
Senate
Farnam St
Watchmaker’s Clever System Repels Loafers at Steps
Hastings recalls a Nebraska pioneer watchmaker in Nebraska City who built a mechanical system. He bored small holes in step treads, inserted sharp needles, and when activated by a button the loafers fled quickly.
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Nebraska City
Hastings
State to allocate federal funds for Nebraska pension program
Nebraska will distribute its $287,313 quarterly federal allotment for old age pensions and social security measures to counties on a 50 50 basis. Most funds support old age pensions while about 8,360 remain unspent for other purposes. The total certificates issued reach 20,426 with about 20,000 currently drawing monthly pensions. May warrants totalled $2,085,899 with highway and state assistance showing notable changes. Clayton W Watkins urged farmers with planted trees to maintain them, and Omaha hosts the July Western Amateur and Midwest tennis championships.
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State Assistance Office
Nebraska
Washington
W. H. Smith
Highway Department
State to finance large highway projects set for June 25
Nebraska's state highway department announced a June 25 project setting valued around 450000 with over 1 million dollars in total planned. The plan includes paving on U S 30 from Fremont to Arlington and U S 81 from Chester to Hebron plus bridges and grading work. The Hastings state hospital main building project lags awaiting bids and federal concurrence while a 69000 bid for the employees dormitory was submitted.
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A. C. Tilley
U. S. 30
Fremont
Arlington
State Board of Control
Hastings State Hospital
C. W. Eubank
PWA
F. C. Hageman
Hastings
Regional loans and grants in May for four states
The resettlement administration lent 1 922 072 86 to rehabilitation clients in Nebraska Kansas and the Dakotas in May. Grants totaled 446 856. Since July 1 1935 region totals reach 12 846 781 loaned and 5 079 340 in grants for a grand total of 17 926 122. Farm families in the region number 78 303.
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Resettlement Administration
Nebraska
Kansas
Dakotas
Cal A. Ward
Weathine DA Chain
Ocean moving from New York to Europe on the Normandie
The piece notes four nights from New York aboard the steamship Normandie with early Atlantic crossings now felt like rail travel. It explains speed and depth measuring on board, contrasts old and new ocean travel, and comments on science, politics, and public figures while touching on postwar concerns and labour issues.
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New York
Southampton
Isle of Wight
England
France
Chicago
Lake Forest
Wall Street
Forty-Second Street
Europe
Friendship Fan Quilt Pattern Invitation
Readers are invited to a quilting bee to assemble the Friendship Fan pattern 460. Send 15 cents for the pattern to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept at 82 Eighth Ave New York NY with name and address.
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Needlecraft Dept
Eighths Ave
New York
N. Y
Spiritual Science Institute
West 8Th ST
New York, N.Y
Household Tips and Cooking Shortcuts from May Be Household
A collection of practical tips on plant care and kitchen prep. Advice covers dividing Oriental poppies for autumn growth, washing marble to avoid dulling luster, pressing linen with damp cheesecloth, quick cabbage prep for digestion, serving gingerbread with ice cream, pruning tomato plants for better sun and fruit, and baking meringue with careful oven heat. Bell Syndicate WNU service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Ancient Balkan hospitality hides a selfish origin
Miss P Kemp of the University of London analyzes folklore from southern Balkans and Macedonia, suggesting rigid hospitality toward strangers may have arisen to ward off disease demons believed to plague households. The study links traditional kindness to an ancient motive rather than mere generosity.
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Balkans
Macedonia
Miss P. Kemp
University of London
Miss Kemp
Pathfinder Magazine
Dizzy Dean Winners Ad Promises Free Prizes
An advertisement invites readers to join the Dizzy Dean Winners program featured in another column of the paper and learn how to win valuable free prizes through the Grape Nuts promotion.
Need of Love Inspires Heartfelt Reflection
A reflective meditation on love as a powerful, shaping force. The passage compares love to nature’s hunger that compels submission and transforms the world, invoking George Eliot’s insight into desire and human affections.
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