Nebraska News Roundup From Scottsbluff To Lincoln
Work has begun on Scottsbluff's new 500000 high school building while the state editorial association plans meetings in Omaha August 31 to September 2. Other items note a million dollar Elks lodge in Omaha, a 12750 LaFrance fire truck for Kearney, and a York Legion auxiliary convention September 18 to 20. Charles Durland of Norfolk becomes Northeast Nebraska Tennis president as farm and coal shortages, fires, and tax adjustments ripple across counties.
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Scottsbluff
State
Omaha
Omaha Elks
LaFrance
Kearney
American Legion Auxiliary
York
Charles Durland
Norfolk
Northeast Nebraska Tennis Association
Ed Pyles
Blair
Farm Bureau
Custer County
Gage County
Board of Supervisors
Lindsay
Edward Woosley
Pawnee
State Industril School For
Geneva
Arapahoe
Arvilla Jean
Ed Hollingshead
Comstock
Ces
Thearney
Frank McManus
Palmyra
Olson
John Pollard
Oliver Hohnholdt
Happy Harvester
Bigsprings Methodist Sunday School
Hooper
George W. Spiegel
Beatrice Business
Fine Horse
Lady Midnight
Sylvia
Professor Bedini
Italy
Helen Linderman
Fifty-ningh
Table Rock
Charles A. McGee
Kalamazoo
Mich
Johnson
Knox County
State Department of Agriculture
Fremont
Geome
Cickk
Steenineto
Frank
Fred Gauger
Zee
Nebraska
Seventh-day Adventists
Epworth Park
Lincoln
Hastings
Beatrice
College
View
Nebraska City
McCook
Grand ‘Laland
Fairbury
Red Cloud
Valentine
Seward
North Platte
Falls City
Columbus
Disguising Joint and Crack Fillers in Road Surfaces
A new material developed by the Bureau of Public Roads and United States Department of Agriculture may hide road joint and crack fillers by matching concrete color. Early tests show satisfactory adhesion and flow into cracks when heated, though longer trials are needed before wide use. The blend is about 12 parts rosin to one part crude rubber with barium sulfate for color, dissolved rubber in gasoline then heated and mixed.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Extreme Cold Fails to Halve Gypsy Moth Eggs in Many Areas
U S Department of Agriculture studies show gypsy moth eggs survive best when not snowed in, with temperatures from minus 20 to minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit preventing hatching only under protection. Maine New Hampshire and parts of New England gain some benefit but many regions see little impact while cold harms moth parasites. Researchers note climate alone cannot curb the spread and seek explanations for slow moth increases despite cold threats.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Specialists Aid Cotton Growers in Weevil Control
Cotton growers across the belt rely on the Delta Laboratory at Tallulah Louisiana for calcium arsenate guidance to combat boll weevils. Planters from Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Louisiana and Mississippi visit for demonstrations including motion pictures and plantation trips. County agents and bankers also attend to learn poison use and dusting techniques amid a season of high weevil numbers and equipment shortages.
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Cotton Belt
Delta Laboratory
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Tallulah
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Touisiana
Mississippi
Chambers of Commerce
Tuberculin Tests Reach Quarter Million In June 1922
Cattle officially tested for tuberculosis in June 1922 totaled 250 886, with 8810 reactors, or about 3.44 percent. The removals are improving herd health and milk safety, as many herds await testing with 35 230 herds on file and over 500 000 cattle to be tested.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Death of Yale Township boy after pony scare with dog
The twelve year old son of Bert Trefton of Yale township near Ord died from injuries after his pony spooked by a neighbor dog. Trefton and Ted Greenland killed the dog and threatened the owner. Frank Hosek faced a complaint for arrest on assault and dog killing, later dropped when the child died. Trefton will pursue a damaged suit against Hosek.
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Bert Trefton
Yale Township
Ord
Ted Greenland
Frank Hosek
Trefren
Greenland
Hosek
State Journal
Rough Love Match With Monkey At Tourist Car
A quirky Alliance Times item describes Link Lowers discovering a large monkey in a garage tourist car. The animal grabbed him playfully from a boxed enclosure, rough on contact, before retreating to its cage as Lowers quips it was the roughest love match he ever attended.
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Link
Alliance Times
Road Grading Costs Reach Stable Basis
The Bureau of Public Roads reports earthwork costs in highway grading have stabilized since a 1917 1920 rise to 66 cents per cubic yard. For federal aid work contracted in the last three months the average price per cubic yard was 33 cents in April 32 cents in May and 34 cents in June. Other road work items show a general trend toward stabilization though less pronounced. Free instructions with any band instrument purchased from us.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Brake trouble nearly sent car over embankment on Ford Hill
Eva Randall’s car stalled on the Ford Hill east of Charles Cadwell. While backing down a grade her foot slipped from the brake and the vehicle rolled toward the embankment until the emergency brake held. Two men aided in righting the car and it was moved to a landing. A worn clutch band caused the engine trouble.
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Eva Randall
Ford
Charles Cadwell
Veteran editor’s government funded dental care in Sidney
A Satisfied Veteran Ye editor traveled to Sidney for dental work, the government covering over 150 dollars. Dr. Ray Witham performed the care as if for a private patient, reflecting Veterans Bureau generosity amid strict scrutiny of applicants.
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Sidney
France
Ray Witham
Veterans’ Bureau
Potter
Pig Kills Driver in KC Prairie Accident
Albert Lydick aged 25 living south of Falls City near Hamlin Kansas fatally injured Saturday evening when his automobile struck a pig causing the car to overturn. Lydick died fifteen minutes after reaching home. His wife, married three weeks, was with him and not seriously hurt.
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Albert Lydick
Falls City
Hamlin
Kansas
W Lydick
Hin
State Journal
Winter Storage Ad by Osbon Motor Co
M. W. Osbokn Motor Co promotes winter storage services with fireproof, always open facilities. Boxed description emphasizes year round protection and accessibility for vehicles and equipment.
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M. W. Osbokn Motor CO
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