County Agent Program Defines Defense Tool for Nebraskans
Extension News Service reports Congress recognizes the county agent as a national defense instrument after the Food Production bill. Nebraska will receive 115000 dollars to place agents in every county and supply food emergency agents where needed, with University of Nebraska Extension planning immediate rollout once funds are released.
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Nebraska
Agricultural Extension Service
The
University of Nebraska
Grasshopper Control Advise in Lincoln Bulletin
Nebraska reports heavy grasshopper numbers in the western half, with damage in the Platte and Republican Valleys. Advice includes broadcast bait mixing bran, arsenic or Paris green, lemons, syrup, and water, plus hopperdozer use. Emergency Bulletin No 17 available from University Farm in Lincoln.
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Nebraska
College of Agriculture
Platte
Republican
Exteran Service
University Farm
Lincoln
Nebraska farmers buy Wisconsin dairy calves at low prices
Many Nebraska farmers take advantage of cheap high grade dairy calves in Wisconsin. Calves sacrificed due to high milk prices, with 112 inquiries and 19 men purchasing 116 calves. Inquiries continue as buyers plan for after the hot months. Free information on stock purchases from Dairy Extension, University Farm, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Wisconsin
Dairy Extension Service
Dairy Extension
University Farm
Lincoln
Nebraskir
USE GOOD JAR RUBBERS FOR CANNED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Advice on canning stresses using quality rubber seals for glass jars to prevent spoilage. Poorer rubbers degrade sealing, risking spoilage. good rubbers must stretch and return without diameter change or breakage and endure boiling sterilization.
Women urged to organize for defense work county by county
Women's committees of county councils of defense are urged to perfect their organizations rapidly following the Nebraska State Council of Defense example. When county committees are ready a Registration Day for women will be set by the Governor at regular polling places to register all women in the state for the national food conservation program.
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County Councils of Defense
Nebraska State Council of “Defense
Red Cross
Easterday
J. T. McIntosh
Stowe
Charles Perry
S. Dedrick
J. W. McDaniel
Telephone Exchange
The
Individual Rights and Self-Roof Rights Admonition
A quotation from E W Howe's Monthly argues that individual rights depend on personal responsibility. It asserts that without self-reliance and willingness to work and look out for oneself, an individual possesses no rights.
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Howe
Rural Nebraska school district organized near Selby
Assistant State Superintendent Dix reports a rural district five miles south of Selby comprises eight sections with a $120,000 valuation and $1,000 cash. voters authorize $1,000 for an addition and an extra teacher.
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Dixon
Selby
Red Cross column reports growing local aid network
A large Red Cross drive gathers momentum as Sidney hosts multiple auxiliary chapters in Gurley Dalton and Potter. Volunteers organize, sew, and store fabrics in a well lit library basement while requesting additional sewing machines and white rags to meet rising demand this season.
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Red Cross
Court House
The
Sidney
Gurley
Humphries
Dalton
Potter
Public Library
L. G. Lowe
Rudy
Patriotic Board of County Commissioners
Clara Britton
Picnic and Auto Party Flees Flood Through Four Towns
A social outing by the Radcliffes and friends Miss Devine Miss Swatzlander J L Tewell Earl Kratz and Golden Kratz used Radcliffe and Devine cars to Sedgwick Jumbo Iliff and Julesburg briefly stopping for breakfast swimming and fishing but cops chased them from the dam and Illis. They hurried home before rain, ending with a later supper back at the Radcliffe home as rain pattered on the roof.
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Radcliffes
Miss Devine
Miss Swatzlander
J. L. Tewell
Earl Kratz
Golden Kratz
Radcliffe
Seed Wheat Situation in Nebraska 1917 Shortage Looms
Nebraska officials report the 1917 wheat crop may run about 10 percent above normal but breadstuffs will be scarce due to demand. Seed wheat is being threshed and sold. immediate action is urged to secure seed, best in carload lots through cooperatives or local grain dealers. If issues arise, contact The State Council of Defense in Lincoln.
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Nebraska
State Council OF Defense
Lincoln
Detroit man revisits Sidney roots amid change and growth
Mancourt of Detroit spent a few days early in the week in Sidney where he once lived and owned property years ago. He revisited familiar spots and old friends while noting the town's growth and prosperity evident in the current scene.
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Bk. M Mancourt
Detroit
Michigan
Sidney
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Sidney, Nebraska
Dray Line
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Bulletin of the
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Sidney, Neb
Heider Tractors
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