Prosperous prospects and crop notes from Chicago to Lincoln
Prosperous times for wheat farmers are forecast as world production in northern countries falls short by 300 million bushels. The United States may match or exceed last year’s output, shaping world prices. In Nebraska, corn production remains strong despite a weaker crop, with Anderson reporting 74 percent of normal condition, higher than eastern belt states.
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Chicago
United States
Hemisphere
Lincoln
Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Department of Agriculture Division of Crops and Livestock
Anderson
Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Indians May Vote as Citizenship Act Expands Access
Washington reports that states that set up tribal election machinery will enable thousands of Native Americans to vote under the citizenship act. Commissioner Burke estimates about 125,090 native born Indians are now citizens with roughly a quarter of them adults eligible to vote, subject to state voting qualifications like education or property ownership.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Burke
Highest Price In Five Years On Chicago Board Of Trade
Chicago grain and provisions hit five year highs on Thursday with July wheat at 1.30 and up 3 cents. December corn closed at 94 1/2 cents, rising 4 1/2 cents, and December futures also showed gains amid the day’s activity.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
New Road Building Program Outlined for Nebraska
P K Clement legislative secretary of the Nebraska Good Roads association announced a six year plan to build 5600 miles of highways. Half of the state's auto license fees will be dedicated to funding the program after consultations with local road boosters.
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Omaha
P. K. Clement
Nebraska Good Roads Association
Wheeler to Run as La Follette Vice President Candidate
Senator Burton K Wheeler of Montana accepts nomination to run as vice president on Senator La Follette’s independent ticket. He notified the Conference for Progressive Political Action national committee in a letter.
Under-consumption blamed for world troubles says Churchill at Wembley
London. Winston Churchill, former first lord of the admiralty, told the international advertising conference at its last general meeting at Wembley that under-consumption is the cause of the present troubles of the world. Washington regrets killing of Vice Consul Imbrie by a Teheran mob. The Persian legation reports its government’s deep regret and conveys condolences.
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London
Winston Churchill
The
Admiralty
International Advertising Conference
Wembley
Washington
Legation
Robert Imbrie
Teheran
Frozen Credits Thawing Out in Kansas City District
W. J. Bailey, governor of the Federal Reserve Bank in the Kansas City district, says frozen credits that caused hundreds of bank failures in Missouri and Kansas over the past three years are thawing. He notes farmers are entering a prosperous season and bankers can liquidate. The Fed’s lending has dropped from 365 million dollars a year ago to under half that amount.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
W. J. Bailey
Federal Reserve Bank
Bailey
Agriculture’s steady comeback: soil, hope, and the farm’s future
The outlook for farming improves as western agriculture shows gains after deflation. Farmers and their friends, once discouraged, see the tide turning toward profitable, sane living with fair profits for those who stay by the soil. Dean Curtis warns soil is nation’s sole asset and ultimate anchor for prosperity, urging faith in agriculture’s enduring value.
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America
Dean Curtis
Ames
Omaha Journal-Stockman
Rural School Law Changes Feared At Northwest Nebraska Conference
County superintendent Daisy Fletcher reports recommendations from a Chadron meeting of county superintendents. Proposed changes include seven month school year, no publication for special levies, rural grade tuition capped at one dollar weekly, county wide high school tuition levy, and driver transportation pay for distant pupils. Other ideas on state aid, debt relief, and certification were referred to a legislative committee for further study, with a follow up in October association meeting.
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Daisy B. Fletcher
Legislative Committee
Educational Association
Nebraska
Oregon trail celebration thrills at Gering parade
The second annual Oregon trail celebration at Gering featured stage coach holdups and Indian dances, with a parade of historic floats. Over 5,000 Platte valley visitors attended last week, enjoying the event.
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Gering
Platte Valley
Miss Lydia Keller Resigns West Nebraska Hospital Post
Miss Lydia Keller, superintendent at the West Nebraska hospital in Scottsbluff, resigned due to poor health and traveled to Iowa to visit a brother and then to Lake Itasca Minnesota for an outing. Miss Helen Schrader succeeds her as hospital superintendent.
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Lydia Keller
West Nebraska Hospital
Scottsbluff
Iowa
Lake Itasca
Minn
Miss Keller
Helen Schrader
No Wonder She Appears So Cool and Light
A vintage demonstration compares clothing weights showing a well dressed young woman in twenty four ounces of garments versus a man in nearly five pounds. It breaks down each item from hat to dress and contrasts with a man’s summer outfit, noting past fashion heavyweights and heavier male dress.
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Bangkok
Farmers Not Patronizing State Hail Insurance
Nebraska farmers are paying much less into the state hail insurance bureau with premiums this year totaling about $71,000, roughly a fourth lower than last year. Severe central and western hailstorms have produced many claims that will be adjusted, and payments must be prorated if collections fall short of losses and expenses.
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Nebraska
State
Hail Insurance Bureau
Sidney's Next Trade Exchange Day
A concise notice invites participation in Sidney's Trade Extension Day on August 20. The brief seeks local engagement and outlines the event date.
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Sidney
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