Plains Park in West Nebraska Studied by Grassland Experts
Six professors from the National Research Council grass committee meet in Scottsbluff with National Park Service officials to inspect a grazing area north of the city. Dr. W E Shelford of Illinois chairs the group which plans a biennial meeting and evaluates last two years of grassland work. If recommended, Nebraska would acquire land and stock it with antelope, bison and other wildlife as a national plains park site.
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Scottsbluff
National Research Council
National Parks Service
W. E. Shelford
University of Illinois
Grass Committee
Shelford
America
Plains
Parks Service
Nebraska Old Age and Dependent Care Costs Rise in May
May figures from Assistance Director Neil C. Vandermeer show 26,840 Nebraskans on old age assistance receiving 487,779 dollars, an average grant of 18.17. Aid to dependent children rose to 9,786 cases costing 109,884 dollars at 11.23 per child, while 546 blind pensions totaled 10,717 dollars averaging 19.63.
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Lincoln
Neil C. Vandermeer
Omaha Tax Collected Soars In Nebraska Second Quarter
Omaha collector of internal revenue O Moyne M O Malley reports Nebraska federal income tax receipts rose by over 100 percent from the previous year in the second quarter. Collections reached about 1 120 000 with a 620 000 increase from better prosperity higher incomes and more filers. A tax dodger campaign prompted 2 316 new returns in April and May and a target of 3 000 by June. Deputies are probing 4 8000 names of potential non filers or underreported incomes.
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Omaha
Internal Revenue
O’malley
Nebraska
O'Malley
Nebraska Farmers Resettle as 5119 Leave Occupied Lands
A Federal resettlement report shows 5,119 Nebraska farmers left lands they occupied a year ago. Of these, 2,622 moved to other counties or states, many to the Pacific Northwest, while all vacated farms remain unoccupied. An RA supervisor estimates 5,660 farm sales from Oct 1, 1936, to Apr 1, 1937, with only 1,037 farms expected idle this crop season.
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Kearney
Nebraska
Resettlement Administration
Pacific Northwest
Forest Service plans shelterbelt farming with farmer cooperation
Lincoln Nebraska Assistant Chief E W Tinker of the U S Forest Service predicted the agency will continue the mass tree planting program of the Great Plains shelterbelt on a new basis emphasizing farmer cooperation.
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Lincoln
E. W. Tinker
U. S. Forest Service
Great Plains
Lincoln State Auditor Reports May Expenditures
State Auditor W H Price shows May disbursements totaling 3 138 241 including trust funds. A 550 000 payment to the U S treasurer returns part of a 2 300 000 trust advance used to pay contractors under the national industrial recovery act.
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Lincoln
W. H. Price
United States
Heroes of Faith in Hebrews 11
Lesson outlines faith’s results across understanding worship fellowship assurance salvation obedience vision resurrection and hope. It links Genesis themes from Creation to Joseph, stressing faith as pleasing God and the pillar for a life of trust amid a world of unbelief.
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Joseph
God
Abel
Enoch
Noah
Christ
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Summer influenza and notable quips in a column mix
A breezy column surveys summer influenza jokes and cultural asides. It discusses summer flu timing, Mark Twain cussing legends, King Zog of Albania seeking a $5 million bride, California coastline quirks, and a sly note on Susan B Anthony’s descendant suggesting a nightie as evening wear.
Seek New Tax Sources
The piece argues the Roosevelt administration and Treasury seek new revenue as current federal taxation cannot fund spending. It details proposals to re enact nuisance taxes, close tax loopholes, and pursue an investigation of tax avoidance, focusing on large taxpayers and economic royalists.
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Washington
President
Treasury
Congress
Roosevelt
Legislative Branch
United States
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Holmes
Washington Evening Star
Federal Treasury
Internal Revenue
Congressional
Star Chamber
The
House
Senate
Congressional Committee
Emerson on Beauty Truth and Goodness Enduring in Man
A compact reflection quoting Ralph Waldo Emerson asserting that beauty truth and goodness remain timeless in humanity. He compares their universality across Massachusetts Tuscany and the Isles of Greece and notes the Eternal Spirit shapes mortal images to remind him of the infinite and fair.
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Massachusetts
Tuscany
Isles
Greece
R. W. Emerson
Keep the Great End of Life Before You
A reflective line urges focusing on eternal rewards over earthly troubles. It frames life as a training period and encourages keeping the ultimate divine enjoyment in view to lessen current hardships.
Filet Crocheted Squares Pattern 5815
Instructions and charts for 10 inch filet crochet squares with material lists. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. at 259 W. Fourteenth St. New York NY for the pattern and illustrations.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Supporting Royalty and Crown Lands Revenue
The article explains that England’s royal funds come from Crown Lands hereditary revenues since 1760, not taxpayers. It notes less than half funds the king’s civil list, while over $3,000,000 boosts national income. Collier's Weekly.
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England
Collier’s Weekly
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White House
Aise
Navy Tobacco
U. S
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