Commission to Open Inquiry to Combat Illiteracy
The article notes a conference in St Augustine Florida to devise measures against illiteracy. It also reports President Harding ordering a tariff commission inquiry into the sugar tariff relation to rising prices. The move seeks to determine if duties influence price hikes from February, when sugar hit 5 to 6 cents per pound retail to current quotas around 12 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Fla
United States Tariff Commission
Harding
Thomas C. Marvin
Tariff Commission
Illiteracy Conference Highlights Southern Efforts in 1910
In Little Rock Arkansas a national illiteracy conference on April 10 and 11 will review methods to combat illiteracy. Delegates from fourteen Southern states seek new uses of public schools for adult instruction and outreach, including traveling libraries and itinerant lecturers. More than three million adults and youths over ten cannot read or sign their names, a condition the meeting aims to address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
United States
Reavis Announces War Fraud Charges
Former Nebraska Congressman Frank Reavis, appointed special assistant to the attorney general, announces two men charged with war frauds. The cases are the first fruits of an intensive investigation led by Reavis and his assistants including Don M. Enfield.
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Reavis
Washington
Frank Reavis
Nebraska
Don M. Enfield
Earliest Potato Acreage Forecast Shrinks Since 1819
The department of agriculture forecasts the twenty early and intermediate potato states will plant about 260 380 acres this year, the smallest early potato acreage since 1819, based on planted areas in southern states and intentions of northern planters.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
400000 Acres Open to Entry in Utah Lands
About 400000 acres in Emery and Grand counties Utah will be opened to entry by former World War I servicemen on April 20. Any land unentered by July 20 1923 will then be opened to general public entry. The parcels lie near Elgin along the Denver and Rio Grande railroad.
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Washington
Emery
Grand Counties
Utah
Elgin
Tobacco Exports Grow Steadily Despite Global Competition
New York reports show tobacco and cigarette exports expanding steadily amid pressure from Turkish Macedonian Balkan and African tobaccos. Manufacturers and jobbers cite growing demand and new markets, signaling a robust trade despite diverse rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oil Tanks Burn in Tonkawamint Field Blaze
A fire destroyed thirteen 600 barrel crude oil tanks in the Tonkawamint continent field in Tonkawana Oklahoma, with crude worth thousands reported lost to the blaze.
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Tonkawana
Okla
Tonkawamint ‘Continent
President urged to end political postmaster appoints
A letter from the National Civic Service Reform league urges President Harding to issue an executive order removing politics from first, second and third class postmaster appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harding
National Civic Service Reform League
London Married Women Teachers Lose Jobs Over Rule
Four thousand London married women teachers face dismissal after the London county council mandates that all women teachers must be single due to the unemployment situation. The policy, based on consolidating available teaching posts, targets women with spouses, affecting thousands of educators in the capital.
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London
London County Council
Nebraska News Roundup From 1922 Oto Nebraskans
State Music Teachers meet in Omuhn April 2 to 4. Peru prepares for Chautauqua this summer. State Sunday School sessions at Kearney June 12 to 14. 164 Elks initiated at Norfolk. Holte couple of Neligh celebrate 59th anniversary. Eight northeastern schools enter Neligh declamatory contest. Antelope Trail to be surfaced from Plainview to Orchard. Promoters hold 16 000 acres under lease near Neligh to start drilling. Bond issue for a Superior power plant approved by voters. Tecumseh girls sewing club of 16 organized. Cambridge chosen for Camp Fire girls summer camp. Gandy grade school rebuilt after fire in a week. Chester M Smith dies at Beatrice. long time Gage county resident. Raymond Tomes of Valparaiso in serious condition after being struck by high school athlete’s thrown object. Omaha butter production nears 50 million pounds. Short Turn Breeders elect Shallenberger of Alma president and sales manager. Omaha cattle receipts 5300. higher than expected after storm. 75 relatives honor Fudges on 56th anniversary at Broken Bow. Scottsbluff irrigation unit advance noted. Ministers ride free in Nebraska if bill passes. Seed potato through rate saves growers thousands. Threshermen’s lien bill passed. lien on grain. Cellhouse material from old capitol to be delivered to prison ground. Tragedy after picric acid blasting demo in Richardson county. Jonas Helm killed. Migratory birds abundant after storms near Madison. F C Woodring warned of foot and mouth disease outbreak. Alpha Gamma Rho to hold Lincoln national convention April 20 to 28 with 200 attendees.
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State Music Teachers Association
Omuln
Peru
State Sunday School Association
Kearney
Elks Lodge
Norfolk
W. L. Holte
Neligh
Nebraska
Plainview
Brunswick
Orchard
Superior
Tecumseh
Edith Place
Cambridge
Gandy
Chester M. Smith
Gage County
Hiis
Beatrice
Raymond Tomes
Valparaiso
Lincoln
Omaha
Grandstand
A. G C. Shallenberger
Alma
J. M. Fudge
Broken Bow
Custer County
Platte River
Scottsbluff County
Gering
Fort Laramie
Senate
Burlington, Northwestern
Union Pacific
Railway Commission
Nebraska Penitentiary
State Capitol Commission
Richardson County
Jonas Helm
Dawson
Madison
F. K. Woodring
State Bureau of Animal Industry
Federal ‘Bureau
Alpha Gamma Iho
Col- Spr
High School Students Vie For Four Year Scholarship
The Highway Education Board announces the annual good roads essay contest offering the H. S. Firestone Four Years University Scholarship. Essays on The Influence of Highway Transportation Upon the Religious Life of My Community are due May 1. State winners advance to a national committee for final selection.
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United States
Highway Education Board
H. S. Firestone
Harvey
Firestone
Akron
Ohio
Katherine F. Butterfield
Weiser
Idaho
Garland Johnson
Bridgeport
West Virginia
Karl G. Pearson
Washington
District of Columbia
Butterfield
Johnson
Mr. Pearson
Miss Johnson
University of West Virginia
Pearson
Kansas
Commonwealth
Washington, D. C
John J. Tigert
U. S
Can It Succeed Farm Wheat Pool Effort in Wichita
The Texas State Journal notes a weekly Wichita meeting scrutinizing a plan to unite farmers for marketing wheat. Despite California pool successes, wheat remains a larger challenge, yet persistent effort continues with no certainty of success.
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Wichita
California
State Journal
Weather Bureau data fixes birth date during cold wave case
A dispute over a birth date was settled using Weather Bureau records. Officials matched the claimed year to 1864, citing an extraordinary midwestern cold wave with temperatures about 10 below in Cincinnati and 18 below in Alton, Illinois, helping prove the date.
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Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Middle West
Ohio
Tionis
Cincinnati
Alton
Tenois
Alfalfa Will Help Wheat In Southwest Farming
H. M. Rainer notes alfalfa can pair with wheat to boost soil nitrogen and reduce fertility loss. While profitable where adapted, alfalfa thrives in some areas and fails in dry uplands or acidic soils. alternatives like sweet clover and soybeans may substitute where needed.
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H. M. Rainer
The
Southwestern Wheat Improvement Association
Teachers Examinations Set For April 14 In Sidney Lodgepole
County superintendent Mrs D B Fletcher announces teachers examinations for all county and state certificate subjects will be held April 14 1923 in Sidney and Lodgepole Nebraska.
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Sidney
Lodgepole
Nebraska
D. B. Fletcher
Dr M E Pettibone Dentist Office Notice
A brief public notice for Dr M E Pettibone, a dentist, listing office address and hours. The readable portion only confirms practice and profession with limited location details.
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M. E. Pettibone
Office
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Commission TO Open Inquiry
South Fs
News OF Nebraska
P. V. Chick Hatchery
North Platte
Sam
Treasury Savings
Coyotes
Fundingsland Building
Thomas Lumber Co
Sidney Produce CO
Osborn Garage
Lincoln Highway
Reinmuth
Thomas Niemoller
Liberty State Bank
de Laval
Cheyenne County Trading Co
Sidney Nebraska Hardware Department
de Laval Separators
Moorel
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