Mystery killing at Short Creek stirs Red Hills cattle war
Billy Wheeler arrives at the 4 ranch to aid Horse Dunn as Old Man Coffee joins the hunt for a killer in the Red Hills. Sheriff Walt Amos confronts Dunn over control and evidence while links to Lon Magoon’s saddle deepen the mystery. Three miles of tension rise toward Inspiration.
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Billy Wheeler
Horse Dunn
Billy
Dunn
Marian
Link Bender
Pinto Halliday
Sam Caldwell
Val Douglas
Tulare Callahan
Short Creek
Sherif Walt Amos
Amos
the Kid
Cayuse Cayetano
Bender
Old Man
Coffee
Arizona
Bob Flagg
Kid Bender
Kid
Sheriff Amos
Lon Magoon
Gil Baker
Steve Hurley
Marian Dunn
Red Hills
Wheeler
Magoon
Djinn
Walt Amos
Horse
Short Crick
McTarnahan
Red Sleep Ridge
94 Range
Our National Bird and a Wandering Column
A National Bird debate recalls Ben Franklin’s turkey case and a critique of emblems. The piece mocks stock markets, frauds, and a parade of odd anecdotes from Oklahoma to Navajo country, ending with remarks on goats and Navajo trading posts.
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Vegas
Nev
Turkey
Benjamin Franklin
Trial plans swirl as Billy Wheeler faces pressure in 94 troubles
The scene shifts toward a potential hold on Billy Wheeler amid a murder case against Lon Magoon. Old Man Coffee predicts inspiration for a trial, while Marian Dunn and others resist pressure to sideline Wheeler. Sheriff Walt Amos interrupts as dawn breaks.
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Horse
Lon Magoon
Billy Wheeler
Old Man Coffee
Horse Dunn
Marian Dunn
Coyote Pack
Mr. Dunn
Val Douglas
Wheeler
Tulare
Amos
Val
Dunn
The
Walt Amos
Sheriff Accepts Wheeler Surrender Without Force
Chapter V describes the sheriff meeting Wheeler alone and accepting his surrender as routine though a close observer notes a hint of relief. The scene emphasizes calm handling of a tense moment.
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Wheeler
Swiss Train Dogs for Special Army Dispatch Courses
A Philadelphia Inquirer report notes Swiss efforts to train dispatch dogs for army service. An initial four week course assigns dogs to volunteers, with dogs remaining property of the confederation and requiring close grouping for systematic training.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Army
Eral Council
First Army Corps
Confederation
No Forests in Egypt Yet Trees Flourish Along the Nile
The article notes plentiful trees across Egypt with dense growth along the Nile while stating a lack of formal forests. It highlights regional variation and questions where expansive wooded areas might be developed in the future.
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Egypt
Nile
Nebraska and New York enrollments amid relief funds report
Treasury data show Nebraska emergency relief totals from 1935 to 1937 with $79 million in approved allocations and an unobligated balance of about $2.29 million. It lists WPA and other agency outlays including works progress, resettlement, roads, and agriculture while noting New York enrollments and upcoming fall admissions.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Nebraska
Works Progress Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Resettlement Administration
War Corps of Engineers
Lincoln 1937 farm assessment totals by State Tax Commissioner
State Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith reports 46,559,004 acres for 1937, down from 46,689,217 in 1936, with valuation $1,136,408,362 vs $1,136,629,834 last year. No per acre change. acreage difference due to assessor calculations. Cherry county shows the largest acre value, Lancaster leads in total farm land value, and Saunders ranks second.
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Lincoln
W. H. Smith
Smith
Cherry County
Lancaster County
Saunders
Nebraska Enrollment Stable as Falls Registration Near Last Year
University of Nebraska reports 1 403 fall registrations matching 1935 figures while 2 889 former students paid fees compared with 2 744 in 1936. The drop in new students ties to earlier closing times but on Wednesday morning registrations continued steadily. Lincoln and Omaha totals show 6 546 regular collegiate students, the largest in state history when including graduates and later registrants. Federal funds request to support aid programs totals 727 075 dollars for October through year end with old age, dependent children, and blind aid component splits. Six of sixteen state institutions were overcrowded in August with a combined population of 7 742. Hastings 580, Lincoln 269, penitentiary 252, Norfolk 208, Institute for feeble minded Beatrice 99, York reformary for women 10.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Omaha
the State University
U.S. For
Social Security Regional Board
Minneapolis
Nebraska
State Board of Control
Hastings State Hospital
Lincoln State Hospital
Penitentiary
Norfolk State Hospital
Institute For Feeble Minded
Beatrice
York Reformatory For Women
Lincoln CCC quota to mark largest allotment for Nebraska
Mrs. Margaret K Frampton, CCC selection committee representative, told members of the Southeastern district county assistance workers association at the Lincoln YWCA that Nebraska will receive a new CCC quota. Between 1700 and 2209 jobs for boys ages 17 to 23 will be offered, and any boy is eligible.
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Lincoln
CCC
Nebraska
Margaret K Frampton
County Assistance Workers’ Association
Lincoln Y. W. C. A
Cutwork Design for Doilies and Buffet Set
Wild Rose cutwork pattern offers an easy project for beginners with two doilies sizes 11 by 17 and 6 by 9 inches. Includes transfer pattern, stitch illustrations, color suggestions, and material list. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York for pattern 5503.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
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