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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1936

Page

5

Farmers Begin Local Meetings For 1937

Lincoln Nebraska farmer leaders under chairman Fred Wallace announce county level meetings to plan the 1937 agricultural conservation program. farmers will submit written recommendations on soil erosion fertility land use and farm income with district and state reports to follow by late October. meetings open in Platte and Buffalo counties and spread to most Nebraska counties.

Lincoln Fred Wallace Nebraska Soil Conservation Committee Nebraska Wallace Agricultural Conservation Associations Platte Buffalo

Nebraska water plan eyed by state engineers for Republican river valley

State Engineer A C Tilley led planning board engineers who proposed a tentative development of irrigation and flood control in the Republican river valley. The program could cost about 73 million pounds and 53 million for immediate flood control, with 15 reservoir sites storing 700000 acre feet at about 14 million dollars. The survey will guide presidential recommendations to Congress for long range conservation and flood control.

Lincoln State Planning Board Nemanip A. C. Tilley Tilley Republican River Planning Board Republican Valley

Douglas residents approve 15000 bond for new school building

In a special election Douglas residents approved a 15000 bond for a new school building with the PWA to furnish the same amount. Morris L. Cooke announced a 25 million loan allotment for rural power projects, noting 6035237 farms lack central station service including 123859 in Nebraska. Nebraska projects totaling 205739 were approved by the PWA including sewer repairs in McCook and a Curtis street project.

Douglas PWA Morris L. Cooke Rural Electrification Administration Cooke Nebraska Washington John Latenser, Jr McCook Lincoln Lancaster County Curtis Wolbach Dawes County Court House

Death and capture of St Paul gunman Eddie Green

Federal agents trap Eddie Green on Marshall Avenue in St Paul on April 3 1934. He dies eight days later after opening fire while reaching for his hip pocket. Green tied to Dillinger Barker and Karpis gangs, with a long criminal record and bank robberies across multiple states.

Ddie Green St. Paul Dillinger Karpis- Barker Green Federal Bureau of Investigation Secret Service G Men Hoover Bureau House of Correction Frank Nash Kansas City Verne Miller Alvin Karpis Barker Brothers Note John Dillinger Homer van Meter Evelyn Frechette G-men Marshall Avenue van Meter D. A. Stevens Freedon G-ren Clayton E May Minneapolis Karpis-Barker John Hamilton Baby Face Nelson Tommy Carroll First National Bank Mason City Iowa Newton Eugene Green Milwaukee Wis Frederick Riley Des Moines Eddie Green State Reformatory St. Cloud Minn Minnesota State Penitentiary Edward Green

Talk of the Quilting Bee Pattern 5591

The Sewing Circle offers pattern 5591 featuring a Pineapple quilt block with a block chart yardage diagram and placement guide. Send 15 cents plus name and address to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York for pattern delivery.

Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept Fourteenth St New York N. Y

A True Neighbor and Civic Duty

A quote by Joseph Lee celebrates belonging and civic responsibility as the core of true community life. It argues that embracing state duties within oneself heals public life and strengthens existence, adding that accepting good advice enhances personal ability.

Joseph Lee

Woman’s Intuition Misplaced in Guilty Look Claim

A brief note quotes a woman asserting intuition reveals a man’s mischief from his look and fear. The piece discusses how perception and emotion influence judgments of guilt without evidence.

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