Nebraska State Fair Jubilee to Highlight 75th Territory Birthday
Omaha hosts a major agricultural and horticultural show November 1–8 linking the Nebraska Diamond Jubilee Ak-Sar-Ben events. Exhibits cover counties and universities, with 4-H contests, a moving dairy exhibit, and a grand parade featuring elaborate floats and costume groups from Omaha and state counties.
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Omaha
Nebraska
BE. W. Taylor
Omaha Grain Exchange
Frank P. Manchester
The
Grain Exchange
Midwest
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska Horticultural Society
Arthur Weaver
Nebraska Dairyman's Association
W. H. Schellberg
Gus Renze
New Orleans
J. N. Shannahan
Panhandle Land Prices Rise With Mixed Ranch Deals
Prices for Panhandle real estate show gains with diverse sales near Scottsbluff. A 2,500 acre ranch northwest of Scottsbluff sold for 400,900 with 300 acres not irrigated. An 80 acre beet land tract sold for 200 per acre. A 230 acre tract north of Minatare traded for an Omaha apartment house in a 25,000 deal.
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Scottsbluff
Minatare
Omaha
Grapes Ship From Pawnee County Vineyard Amid Poor Grain Outlook
W H Bechtel loaded the first carload of Pawnee county grapes for western Nebraska points. Four years after planting 20 acres of vines, he expects about seven carloads with 80 percent of a full crop despite adverse weather. About 40 pickers are harvesting as ground failures in grain farming pushed grape growing.
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Pawnee City
Pawnee County
Nebraska
W. H. Bechtel
Sugar Beet Harvest Set to Start in North Platte Valley
Sugar making will begin October 3 as six Great Western Sugar factories in Scottsbluffs Lyman Minatare Bayard Mitchell and Gering start slicing. The 2023 crop covers about 76 000 acres up from 75 000 last year with an estimated 12.5 tons per acre, above last year’s 12. About 246 workers will be employed across the six mills.
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Scottsbluff
North Platte Valley
Great Western Sugar Company
Scottsbluffs
Lyman
Minatare
Bayard
Mitchell
Gering
Sundays Movies Defeated In Tecumseh Special Election
In Tecumseh a special unofficial election sidelined Sunday movies. The Harvard Courier was bought by Miss Myrtle Strohm and Lisle Hanna of Jewell City. A new $260,000 Nebraska Cooperative Produce Association filed articles at Fremont.
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Tecumseh
Harvard Courier
Myrtle Strohm
Lisle Hanna
Jewell City
Kansas
Nebraska Cooperative Produce Association
Fremont
Geneva
Centenary Methodist Church
Beatrice
I. B. Schreckengast
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Masonic Grand Lodge
Auburn
Howe-Nixon
Doane College to Build New Dormitory for Men
Doane college at Crete to begin construction of a fireproof men’s dormitory costing 125000 dollars. The Olson construction company of Lincoln holds the contract. The building will house about 140 men and include a parlor, recreation room, infirmary, guest room, and president’s suite. Preparations under way in Otoe county for the annual apple harvest amid forecasts of a larger crop despite a cold damp spring. Grimes Golden, Delicious and Jonathan apples praised as being in excellent condition.
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Doane College
Crete
The
College Corporation
Olson Construction Company of
Lincoln
Otoe County
Jonathan
Crop Losses From Prolonged Drought Across Midwest
The long drought across the Midwest causes multi state crop losses. Illinois reports corn losses of 12.6 million dollars while Nebraska sees corn yields drop by 100 million bushels. Iowa leads with a strong corn outlook, Kansas reports broken drought though grains fall short, and Missouri and South Dakota suffer significant deficits in late crops.
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Chicago
Midwest
Illinois
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Finois
Department of Agriculture
Baltimore Banker Named Farm Board Adviser
Washington report says Thomas Hildt of Alex Brown & Sons has agreed to serve as financial adviser to the federal farm board. He will organize a banking division for the board and will not take a salary as he helps stabilize American agriculture by guiding loan recommendations.
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Washington
Thomas Hildt
Alex Brown & Sons
Banking House of
Baltimore
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Hildt
Farm Board
Iowans Reserve 2 500 Badger Seats
About 2 500 seats have been reserved by University of Iowa football fans for the Iowa Wisconsin game at Madison on October 26.
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Iowans
Badger
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Britain and France propose world tariff conference in Geneva
Delegates from Britain and France in the League of Nations assembly urge convening a world conference. The aim is to include members and non members of the league to discuss reducing tariff barriers.
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Geneva
Great Britain
France
Assembly of the
League of Nations
The
League
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State AG
Panhandle
Oscar Dalton
Milo Searcy
Liberty
Bowhay Estate
Barneston
Roy Cochrane
A. M. Gaddis
Farmers’ Union
Norfolk
J. D. Reynolds
Niobrara
D. J. Gammel
Waterloo
Elkhorn
Valley Fire Departments
H. B. Cowles
OUR Comic
Finney
Escarry
Western Newspaper Union
Faiti
Max Bellows
AES
George
Furs
Neb
A. E. Anderson
Division of Agricultural Statistics
Anderson
Aberdeen
S. D
Des Moines
Topeka
Kan
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
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