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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
3
After four weeks of talks the reparations protocol was signed at the British foreign office. Germany agrees to immense indemnity payments in exchange for a $200 million loan and potential further aid to revive its economy. Evacuation of the Ruhr by Franco-Belgian troops was agreed with a one year deadline for withdrawal.
Wild corn price swings driven by continued unfavorable weather and crop reports. May corn rose about 6 percent to as high as 1.2114 a bushel from last week’s close, with a net gain near 5 percent. In Chicago pits traders quote as much as 33 cents apart in simultaneous trades. Estimates suggest 20 percent of the corn crop from Fort Dodge to Chicago may fail to become merchantable due to lack of summer weather.
Nebraska farmers expect to plant 3,118,000 acres to wheat this autumn, up 5 percent from last year, with the national total seen at 42,919,000 acres, a 7.5 percent rise. Rye acreage should grow 14.1 percent to 4,992,000. World factors include a 10 to 13 percent decline in global wheat output and rising prices.
An audience of 2,000 from many states witnessed Governor Charles W. Bryan’s official acceptance of the Democratic nomination for vice president. The crowd was the largest ever at a state political occasion, per longtime observers.
Extremely cool weather delaying corn ripening delays the canning factory at Fremont which employs about 150 workers and is normally in operation at this time of year. Ames Iowa hosts the National Soybean Growers association fifth annual field meeting at Iowa State College August 30 with a farm supper August 29. A key feature will be a field demonstration of a machine that harvests and threshes soybeans in one pass.
Ezra Meeker, famed Oregon trail pioneer, used a plane to journey from Sand Point aviation field near Seattle to Rochester for a pioneers annual picnic. Several Pacific Northwest pioneers delivered addresses at the gathering. Washington Secretary of the Navy Wilbur canceled the proposed Shenandoah dirigible trip to the Middle West at month’s end.
George B. Duncan outlines the Defense Test agenda detailing the phased mobilization of manpower and industry, the role of the Assistant Secretary of War, and the creation of corps area plans. He emphasizes citizen responsibility, local committees, and two phase demonstrations to show preparation and public comprehension.
Ruth McIntosh, regional League of Women Voters official, says many mothers delay political interest. She argues women share civic concerns with men, backing child labor laws, peace, and law enforcement. The league launches a nonpartisan Get Out the Vote drive starting with fair-season activities before November.
Two six month unit courses at Lincoln's school of agriculture begin October 6. One trains men to manage dairy herds with practical work in feeding and care of dairy cattle. The second prepares men for jobs in creameries or ice cream plants.
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