Nebraska briefs reflect statewide notes from March to summer
Norfolk to upgrade street system. Y M C A convention set for Fremont April 28 20 and 30. Knox county division proposal at next election. 1926 Nebraska golf at Omaha Field Club August 22 week. Wymore crowns youngest mayor elect Benjamin E Norris. Edgalat Swiss vice consul died in Omaha from pneumonia. Bridgeport country club leases fairgrounds for 25 years and plans a golf course. Nebraska highway spend 2 000 000 vs 3 500 000 for new roads. Bridgeport cream total about 40 000 pounds yearly.
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Norfolk
Fremont
Knox County
Omaha Field Club
Wymore
Nebraska
Benjamin E. Norris
P. A. Edgalat
Omaha
Bridgeport Country Club
Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Northwestern
Howeston
York
Houston
Bayard
North Platte High School
Corad
Gresham Girls
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
United States Geological Survey
University of Nebraska
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
H. J. McLaughan
Department
Ulysses
Blue Valley Press Association
W. S. Olexa
Ulysses Dispatch
C. L. Wilson
Milford Review
L. E. Tobias
Sterling Pan
United States Department of Agriculture
H. F. Merwin
Beaver City
St Et
Fort Crook
Carmy Board
Nqelry
Cheese Factory for Bayard Assured in North Platte Valley
Bayard and vicinity secure a North Platte Valley Co operative Cheese Company unit to be the fifth in the region. Funds were raised by local businessmen to cover machinery about 3500 dollars and ongoing operating costs. Plans keep the local creamery building and a new factory, with leadership including Frank McCarter as president and Leo Daniels as treasurer, ensuring a future market for brick cheese in the valley. Bayard Transcript notes upcoming high school play The Chimes of Normandy on April 28.
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Bayard
North Platte Valley Co-operative Cheese Company
Fairview
Marsh & Marsh
Omaha
Frank McCarter
W. A. Gillan
R. C. Bassett
Leo Daniels
L. C. Lerch
North Platte Valley
Bayard Transcript
Pasturing Winter Wheat Yields Vary By Year And Soil
Nebraska experiment station reports on pasturing and mowing winter wheat. Across six years pasturing generally reduced yield except in one year with high lodging where it increased yield. Clipping wheat to eight to ten inches consistently reduced yields, especially in years without lodging.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Negro acquitted of murder charge in Scottsbluff
In Scottsbluff district court jurors after two hours deliberation acquitted Jack McShann a Black man of any legal penalty for killing Mack Taouis a few weeks earlier. The defense argued the complaint failed to state intent necessary for first or second degree murder. The court ruled manslaughter would be permissible. The slaying occurred in Scotts Bluff’s Russian section during a local card game.
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Jack McShann
Mack Taouis
Scottsbluff
McShann
Morrow & Morrow
Louis
Gering Courier
Keeping Cured Meat
The most satisfactory way to keep cured meat is to wrap it in clean muslin, carefully turning the edges under and sewing the bag on. This package should then be covered with several layers of protection to deter drying and pests.
Curing and Storing Meat Amid Mold Advice
A guide discusses handling mold on cured meat and storage in a tight smokehouse. It notes stripping mold with cloth, packing salt between layers, and using shoulders first in summer to prevent cracking. Properly cured hams may improve with age and bacon should be used before spoilage signs appear.
Delay in Putting Up Boxes Delays Rural Route
Farmers, Lions club and officials race to meet a postal order requiring 125 mailboxes by April 19 for Kimball area's new rural route. If unmet, the route will be postponed or cancelled, affecting neighbors who rely on timely delivery.
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Kimball
Lions Club
Western Nebraska Observer
Dix to Have Telephone Exchange
Angiers, a prominent local businessman, has announced that Dix will receive a first class telephone exchange. The project, taken up to benefit Dix and nearby towns, is expected to bring significant improvements to communication services.
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Dix
Angiers
Western Nebraska Observer
Brush Dams for Gullies Improve Soil Retention
Spring time promotes brush dam installation in gullies that deepen yearly. Dams catch soil during May and June rains, using stacked brush downstream secured with stakes and wire. Best for ditches six to eight feet deep draining ten to fifteen acres. Extension circular 123 details dam construction and soil saving methods.
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Agricultural College
New corn club tests compare home grown seed with national varieties
Nebraska boys and girls who have completed one year of corn club work begin a new project. They will plant small plots to compare their home grown seed with seed from several sections of the country, using Hogue's yellow varieties.
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Nebraska
Corn Club
Corn Club Test Planned at Local Leader Farm
Dent Nebraska farmers plan a corn growing test with northern western and southern seed types. The entire test will occur on a member's farm with cub members and neighbors watching. Club Jessons will explain plantings. Each second year member must grow five acres on his own farm in addition to assisting with the test.
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Dent
Nebraska
Jessons
Pathfinder Reservoir Water Inflow Report Highlights Strong Beet Planting
The Pathfinder reservoir holds about half a sril lion acre feet of water with an inflow of 5750 second feet. The crop year starts with soil in excellent condition though spring delays slowed farming. Current weather is fair and agricultural activity is high, especially with a heavy beet crop planting season due to a favorable contract.
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Nebraska Briefs
Normandy
Goodes
New York Life
Sidney
A. R. Lesueur
NEW Corn Club
Pric Usy
Pathfinder Reservoir
New York
Chicago
Thomas V. McGowan
Grand Island, Nebr
Pat’s
C. W. Hornaday
Sidney, Nebraska
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Bell System
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