Nebraska aid program to distribute about 3.5 million
Lincoln says about 3.5 million dollars in state funds and matching federal money will be available for Nebraskas second year of the 1935 37 biennium. State director Irl D Tolen reports a June 30 balance of 2 186 881 with most from state sources. Fiscal year 1936 37 forecast adds about 1 000 000 from gas taxes and 300 000 from the head tax.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Assistance Administration
Irl D. Tolen
Tolen
State Assistance Committee
Nebraska
State General Fund
H. J. Murray
Murray
Jack Rabbits Threaten Nebraska Farms in Campaign
Nebraska farmers in this section organize weekends to oppose a new jack rabbit influx from Wyoming and South Dakota. They allege rabbits strip corn near the ground to reach water in each plant. County Agent Nat Tolman suggests dry salt with strychnine, but many farmers prefer driving rabbits away and killing them with clubs.
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Nebraska
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nat Tolman
Conservation Plan Altered to Aid Nebraska Crops Menaced by Pests
Nebraska plans to modify the agricultural conservation program to preserve livestock feed as crops face grasshopper and drought pressures. State Chairman Fred Wallace and Prof. H. J. Gramlich urged farmers to salvage damaged crops and coordinate with the college of agriculture for a swift statewide rollout.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Fred Wallace
H. J. Gramlich
College of Agriculture
Wallace
State Committee
Cattle Purchasing Program Grants Contracts for Nebraska Projects
Omaha public works director announces approval of three contracts: York High School addition electrical wiring for 1,930 dollars with Interstate Construction Co of Lincoln. Hebron street improvements for 17,428 dollars with Roberts Construction Co of Lincoln. and a Burlington railroad canal bridge over the Loup River for 18,393 dollars with Peter Kiewit Sons' Co of Omaha.
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Omaha
John Latenser, Jr
State Public Works Administration
York
Neb
Interstate Construction Co
Lincoln
Hebron
Roberts Construction Co
Loup River
Farmers buy record number of farms from Federal Land Bank of Omaha
June set a record for farm sales with 74 bank owned farms returned to private owners across Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming for 452000. Through six months 1936 the bank sold 242 farms raising nearly 1.5 million while 75 percent of buyers were farmers and tenants. A separate note reports the Loup River Power district accepting a 232934 canal intake bid from Morrison Knudsen of Boise Idaho after earlier bids were rejected.
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Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Land Bank
Loup River
Morrison & Knudsen Co
Boise
Idaho
Harza
McNeny Seeks Industrial Arts Focus for Kearney State
Bernard McNeny of Red Cloud, newly seated on the state normal board, publicly supports turning Kearney State Teachers College into a school of industrial arts. He spoke in Lincoln before heading to Wayne for a board meeting, saying normals graduate teachers struggle for jobs while trained plumbers and auto and tractor mechanics could find work.
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Bernard McNeny
Red Cloud
State Normal Board
Kearney
NYA to Run Similar Program Under Relief Act
Miss Gladys J. Shamp states NYA will follow last year’s lines next fall under the new relief act. The national budget rises by about 21.5 million dollars from last year. A key change for 1936 37 is raising the minimum age for NYA projects to 18. Wage scales will shift to the WPA scale.
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National Youth Administration
Gladys J. Shamp
NYA
Bedspread and Scarf Pattern 5560 for Crochet Work
Easy method for crocheting a matching bedspread and scarf with a medallion motif. Includes stitches, instructions, and material needs. pattern 5560 illustrated and valued at fifteen cents. Send stamps or coins to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 W. Fourteenth St New York NY.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Hobson's Choice Origin and Meaning
The saying Hobson's choice arose from Tobi Hobson an English stable owner. A renter was shown horses but forced to take the one next to the door, implying a choice that is really someone else’s.
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Hobson
Tobias Hobson
Grape Nuts Ad Promotes Dizzy Dean Winners Prizes
A column features a Grape Nuts advertisement inviting readers to join the Dizzy Dean Winners program for chances at valuable free prizes. Ady is referenced as part of the promotion.
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Ady
Worth Trying Anyway People He Likes Deserve Notice
A man contemplates confessing his affection to several friends, wondering if his feelings will be returned or ignored. He feels compelled to express warmth despite doubt about the recipients’ reactions.
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State Guard
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