Murder Haunts 94 Ranch in Belted Cattle Saga
Wealthy cattleman Billy Wheeler arrives at the 94 ranch summoned by fiery owner Horse Dunn to probe a murder scene. Dunn fears rivals Link Bender Pinto Halliday and Sam Caldwell threaten his cattle kingdom as Marian, Dunn's niece, remains distant.
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Billy Wheeler
94 Ranch
Horse Dunn
Billy
Dunn
Marian
Link Bender
Pinto Halliday
Sam Caldwell
Val Douglas
Tulare Callahan
Short Creek
Walt Amos
Amos
Kid
Bender
Old Man
Coffee
Arizona
Bob Flagg
Kid Bender Versus Wheeler in Wild Horse Duel
In Chapter II Wheeler forgets his unaccustomed pistol as Kid Bender drags at his horse. Both riders surge forward. Bender’s gun fires skyward and his mount falls. Wheeler fires back, then rises with a drawn weapon as Bender’s horse bolts and the man lies where he fell.
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Kid Bender
Wheeler
Kid
Bender
Hils
Tense confrontation over Wheeler in the Red Hills
Val Douglas confronts Billy Wheeler after Wheeler upsets Kid Bender and nearly kills him with a horse. Old Man Coffee reveals a death saddle. Marian Dunn withholds testimony, while Tulare Callahan reports the sheriff plans to arrest Wheeler for assault with a deadly weapon. The looming standoff pits ranchers against law authorities as rumors swirl.
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Val Douglas
Billy Wheeler
Wheeler
Kid Bender
Red Hills
Horse Dunn
Pinto Halliday
Short Creek
Kid ‘Bender
Halliday
Short Creek Patrol
Douglas
Dana
Val
Billy
Horse
Marian Dunn
Bob Flagg
Old Man Coffee
Coffee
Marian
Dunn
Holt
Red Hills Range
Lon Magoon
Tulare
Walt Amos
BiNg Wheeler
Link Bender
Old Man
Skin Divers Seek Pearls in California Gulf
Divers in the Gulf of Lower California pursue pearls much as ancient peoples did. They descend about 100 feet for short airless dives, facing sharks and octopuses, with new diving suits extending time but costing money. Mexican experts nurture pearl oysters near La Paz, with value tied to pearl symmetry, luster, and tint.
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California Gulf
Gulf of
Lower California
Monte Alban
Gulf
New York Times
la Paz
Not All Germs Harmful Says Scientist
An expert notes that only about 100 of the 2,000 known bacteria can harm humans while the remaining 1,900 are essential for life, emphasizing the beneficial role of most microbes.
Nebraska 1937 State Fair closes after six days
Lincoln Nebraska reports the 1937 state fair drew 17 489 paid admissions with total attendance 77 489 suggesting a break even result though last year’s gate receipts were higher. Infantile paralysis kept families away with lighter children’s day and several midway sights. Sugar beet growers expect a harvest near 800 000 tons with prices up 1.2 to 1 50 per ton due to the 1937 sugar act and Grand Island estimates show crops at 90 percent normal.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Perry Reed
A. J. Denman
Grand Island
American Beet Sugar Company
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Few Cattle for Sale in State Burwell-Heavy Cattle Sales
Burwell observer George C. West, an instructor in vocational agriculture, notes that panhandle cattle sales do not extend to Garfield county. He says many cattlemen have cut surpluses and reserves, leaving little to sell, and drought plus smaller corn crops reduce grain and finish for cattle, lowering market prices across western and central Nebraska.
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Burwell
Panhandle
Garfield County
George C. West
West
Nebraska
Drouth
State To Nave 18 Camps Omaha
The CCC program for the three months starting Oct 1 will operate 18 camps in Nebraska under Director Fechner. Camps stay at current sites with 20 camps already this year. Fechner approved the department of agriculture plan for continued operation in a forest, wildlife, and soil projects, and the interior plan for parks land monuments and reclamation sites.
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Omaha
CCC
Nebraska
Fechner
Department of Agriculture
National Forest
Department of Interior
State Park
National Monument
Nebraska Household Goods Worth Seven Million This Year
A 1937 assessment report by State Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith shows Lincoln area household goods totaling 7,911,860 dollars, up from 7,726,012 in 1936. Refrigerators top the list with 60,698 units valued at 2,985,517 dollars, versus 48,020 units at 2,443,770 in 1926. electric power washers number 112,312 valued at 1,690,000 dollars, up from 98,609 valued at 1,524,402 the prior year.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
W. H. Smith
Lincoln Nebraskans own nearly 337000 autos valued at 48 million
State Tax commissioner W. H. Smith reports 1937 auto ownership across Nebraska at 396 549 autos worth 48 431 254 dollars. Comparisons show 381 623 autos valued at 41 509 357 in 1936 and 329 577 valued at 27 324 829 in 1935. Lancaster county lists 272 701 autos at 4 432 5 180 with average 150.13 dollars. The state average is 125.16 dollars, while Douglas county has 65 225 autos worth 11 336 050 dollars with 173.53 average.
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Lincoln
Douglas County
Fashionable frocks entice with three outfit plan
A feature notes three smart dresses for fall wear across activities from sport to dinner. Quotes from style figures tout wool textures, plum hues, and versatile patterns. Details list sewing patterns 1348 1304 and 1374 with yardage and sizes, offered by The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Unbearable Suffering and Fear for the Future
The speaker argues no one has right to grumble when illness looms with poverty and education worries for dependents. They urge understanding for the anxious, seek to grasp the fears behind complaints, and pray for grace to deliver a compassionate message.
Sight and Speech quote by Colton on eyes and tongue
A Colton quotation notes that humans are born with two eyes but one tongue to see twice as much as they say, highlighting restraint in speaking.
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Colton
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