New Soil Conservation Plan Unveiled by Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department and its Agricultural Adjustment Administration launch the first phase of a new soil conservation program to replace the AAA. It outlines varied practices and payment rates across states, with differences between dry and irrigated lands and concern over red tape and test results.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
New Justment
Beneft
AAA
Agricultal Adjustment Administration
Land Grant Colleges
Experiment Stations
Soil Conservation Service
Adjustment Administration
School of Thought
Marble Palace
Critics Question Soil Conservation Program’
The piece analyzes proposed soil conservation payments from five dollars per acre for simple cultivation up to ten dollars for chemical weed control, plus smaller credits for strip cropping fallowing and terracing. It weighs administration challenges and potential market disruptions, arguing the policy risks bureaucratic spread and political influence, with outcomes uncertain.
Nebraska Farmers Eligible for Conservation Payments in 1936
Lincoln Neb The 1936 agricultural conservation program offers Nebraska farmers a $10 per acre soil conserving payment based on land productivity. Fred Wallace state conservation chairman says the plan supports weed control especially for bindweed infestations across about 400 000 acres reducing land value loss and boosting yields nationwide rollout continues with Downward relief rolls in state.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Fred Wallace
State Conservation Committee
Wallace
Shelterbelt Trees Survive At 75 to 80 Percent, Roberts Says
Acting director Paul H. Roberts reports 75 to 80 percent survival for shelterbelt plantings, higher than the 30 percent average for farmer plantings. He describes methods to aid growth in dust blown regions and cites concrete examples from Mitchell area.
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Lincoln
Paul H. Roberts
Congression
Canada
Texas
Roberts
Mitchell
D. D
Relief Rolls Decline as WPA Jobs Shrink in Nebraska
Nebraska relief rolls drop to 14 560 families 48 671 persons as WPA work falls to 17 200 May 15. Lancaster and Douglas counties account for nearly half of cases, while Omaha plans 3 000 new hires on Missouri river projects worth 7 million dollars. By July 1 WPA employment may reach 5 000 river workers as federal funds flow.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
NERA
WPA
E. F. Witte
Lancaster
Douglas Counties
Omaha
United States Army Engineers
Missouri
H. B. Loper
Rule
Sioux City
Lopez
Roosevelt
War Department
PWA Helps Build 58 Nebraska Schools
A special report requested by President Roosevelt shows the public works administration aided 58 Nebraska schools with new classrooms and gymnasiums. Nebraska PWA engineer John Latenser Jr. cites 350 classrooms and 47 gymnasiums or auditoriums built at about 676000 dollars.
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PWA
Omaha
Nebraska
Public Works Administration
John Latenser, Jr
Rosevelt
State Bank Dividends, Red Cross Stations Opened Near Omaha
State bank dividends to depositors total 66.2 percent or 37 806 after final payment of 6.2 percent at Page State bank. Farmers Bank Dunbar reaches 60 percent or 22 293 to date after 20 percent distribution. Two new highway first aid stations near Omaha opened by the Omaha Chapter of the American Red Cross. RA rehabilitation director L A White says over 4 000 000 loaned to 6 200 farm families since last August ranking Nebraska second to Texas. Subsistence grants to 7 392 families total 390 000 during winter months.
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Page State Bank
Page
Farmers Bank, Dunbar
Omaha
American Red Cross
Dutch Mill
120Th
Center Streets
Ten-Mile House
132Nd
Dodge Streets
L. A. White
Federal Resettlement Administration
Nebraska
Texas
Nebraska State Women Golf Tourney at Happy Hollow
The Nebraska State Golf Tournament for women will be held at Happy Hollow Club in Omaha during the week of June 15. Four or five eighteen hole flights and several nine hole flights are planned. Entry is $300 with eligibility for players from any state club.
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Happy Hollow Club
Omaha
Hubbard Forecasts Midwest Weather Extremes and Alaska Study
The Rev Bernard Hubbard S J of Omaha warns of a hot Midwest summer and a tough winter backed by past accurate forecasts including dust storms in 1934. He also projects three to five years of wet weather to restore soil while preparing his tenth Alaska weather study trip. State officials presented May relief requests showing federal and state matches for old age and blind assistance and dependent children funds.
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Bernard R. Hubbard
S. J
Omaha
Midwest
Father Hubbard
Alaska
Irl Tolen
State Assistance Committee
Nance
State Auditor Reports April Bond Redemptions
State Auditor Fred Ayers announced in April redemption of 832 834 dollars in bonds from state governmental units, compared with 98 300 dollars in new bonds. Re funding bonds issued in April totaled 390 213 dollars per the auditor’s report. Redeemed bonds included issuances by cities counties and school districts.
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Fred Ayers
Railroads Seek Big Property Tax Reductions in Nebraska
Nebraska's state board of equalization heard requests from railroads about tax cuts with most carriers in financial trouble. The Burlington and Union Pacific sought reductions totaling over 18 million dollars citing snow removal costs and rising operating expenses offsetting higher revenue. Evidence was presented to Governor Cochran Tax Commissioner Smith and Secretary Swanson, the board’s members.
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Nebraska
State Board of Equalization
Burlington and
Union Pacific
R. L. Cochran
W. H. Smith
Harry
Property values rise in 28 townships across 23 counties
Preliminary assessments show a 20 percent gain in personal property values from 1935 to 1936 across 28 townships in 23 counties, totaling 2,584,238 dollars versus 2,154,539 last year. W. H. Smith notes warrants from county city and school districts are taxable per a recent Attorney General opinion. Platte county AAA payments total 1,008,446 43 dollars from May 12 1933 to Dec 31 1935, announced by Richard L. Metcalfe Nebraska state director for the national emergency council. Nebraska total rental and benefit payments to date amount to 57,634,849 86 dollars.
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W. H. Smith
Smith
Attorney General's Office
Platte County
AAA
Richard L. Metcalfe
Omaha
Nebraska
National Emergency Council
Jesus Teaches In the Temple and Gifts That Matter
A lesson outline on Luke 20 45 47 21 1 36 stresses Jesus teaching in the temple addressing scribes gifts and the widow’s sacrifice. It urges ministers to be true messengers not showy scribes and calls readers to live for spiritual ends while watching for Christ’s return.
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Jesus
Temple
Christ
Jerusalem
Galilee
God
Two New Deal Upsets Roil U S Court Rulings
A Washington dispatch reports the Supreme Court and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals strike down major Roosevelt era social experiments. The Resettlement Administration under Tugwell is ruled unconstitutional, while broader relief provisions remain undecided.
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Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Guffey
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Tugwell
Congress
Washington Dispatch
All Around Ze House All Around Ze House
Household hints touch on velvet gown care cheese melting Welsh rarebit and flavoring fish or tongue via pickle spices. Methods include using hot water with wrong side near heat dampness absorption by quicklime and careful soaking to preserve flavor and texture. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Atlantic
Sir Hubert
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Spain
Pope Pius
Rome
Valencia
King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Peter Rn
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Daisy
WNU
Select Products, Inc
Long Leland City
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Maenes Wafers
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