International Stock Show Sets New Entry Record at Chicago
The International Livestock Exposition opens in Chicago on November 30 at the stock yards, promising the largest exhibit of cattle, sheep, swine, and horses. Over 12,000 head and a surge in farm youth participation mark a global scope with entrants from Massachusetts to Ontario. The event doubles as an eight day university with educational displays from the US Department of Agriculture and farm stations, delivering both spectacle and practical farming knowledge.
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Chicago
B. H Heide
Chicago Stock Yards
Massachusetts
California
Ontario
Texas
Alberta
Oklahoma
West Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
Nebraska to erect snow fences for year round travel
Nebraska plans 600 miles of snow fences under the state engineer to ensure winter travel and prevent road closures. About 100 more miles are being added this year after a new law allowing fencing after October 15. Gravel maintenance and hard surfacing are also emphasized to keep trunk lines usable year round.
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Nebraska
State Department
Highway Department of
Western Nebraska soil suited for flax production gains
An uptick in flax demand boosted Nebraska plantings with Sheridan County leading the state. A Minneapolis firm contracted for extensive acreage, doubling statewide flax area. About 9005 acres produced 81,045 bushels at roughly 9 bushels per acre, signaling a possible crop revival in the region.
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Nebraska
U. S
Minneapolis
Sheridan County
Federal
Division of Agricultural Statistics
Flax Crop Gains Attention in Sheridan County
The market value of the crop in Sheridan County stands at 243125 dollars. The U S department of agriculture pushes larger flax acreage to cut imports. Flax thrives on newly broken prairie but hastens soil fertility loss. Western Nebraska, switching from wheat to flax, advances a new era of growth amid rapid regional development.
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Sheridan County
U S. Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Treeless Nebraska Yields Seventy-Nine Native Tree Species
Nebraska, long thought treeless, hosts 79 native tree species per the Handbook of Nebraska Trees from the University of Nebraska Press. Only eight species occur statewide, with distributions spanning the eastern Missouri Valley to the Rocky Mountain flora, reflecting a north–south flora meeting point.
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Nebraska
Handbook of Nebraska
University of Nebraska Press
R. J. Pool
Department of Botany
North America
Missouri Valley
United States
Rocky Mountain
Game preserve plan balks over school land near Scottsbluff
Nebraska game and park commission halted plans to buy a western site after a tract near Scottsbluff and Gering was found to include school land. With at least 4000 dollars asked, Governor Weaver argued lease purchase not allowed by law. The purchase price rule and nonassessment of school lands block acquisition, prompting a shift to alternative sites including a tract near Bayard in Morrill county.
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State Game and Park Commission
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Gering
Weaver
A. B. Wood
H. J. Dollinger
Chamber of Commerce
Bayard
Morrill County
Local Delco families share gatherings and visits
Delco residents including H J Elsen Carl Schmidt and families hosted Sunday dinners. Sidney visitors included George Deaver and family and Charles George's sons Louis and Charles. Birthday celebrations for Ruth and Duane Witters occurred with teachers and classmates. Thanksgiving visits and various trips to Sidney and Vernon were noted among Elsen, Hammond, Glassburn, Lingwall, and Sprenger families.
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Delco Pictor
H J Elsen
Carl Schmidt
John Borcher
John George
Louis
Charles
Sidney
George Deaver
H. P Cortney
Harry Witters
John
Charlies
George
E. Daggett
Delco
William Krueger
Ruth
Duane Witters
Miss Kalb
Louis George
Center News Briefs on Local Visits and Snowbound Travel
Lawrence Dirks, a mail carrier on route A, bought a new Ford sedan this week. Snowdrifts blocked roads and hindered service, though the new car should help buck future snow. Several local visits occur including the Guills, Smiths, and Osborns with Sidney and Dalton trips noted among neighbors.
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Lawrence Dirks
J C Guill
Lia
E. N. Southard
Center Church
Reinmuth
Sidney
Amos Jobe
Ralph Reinmuth
John Smith
Anton Smith
Louis Smith
Ed Zorn
George Fisher
E. B. Osborn
C. Guill
Lillie Reed
Dalton
Barbara Brown
E. E. Osborn
Dennis Walsh
John Davison
J. C. Guill
Vern Ankeny
Sunol Residents and Visitors Reported in Local Notes
Sunol carer Sunol residents and visitors appear in a series of brief notes. Emil Englert owns a Chevrolet coupe bought Monday. Clayton Lindley helps Mr Allington this week. Harold and Floyd Edens, Joe Collick, August Jurgens, Loretta Wynne and others are listed as callers or visitors on various days. J Cunningham runs Sunol Lumber and hails from Wyoming while Charles George is a Sidney caller. Tom and Mrs. Bert Allington left for Lincoln to visit relatives. James Tighe hosts guests. supper at Wynne home.
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Guy Gilbert
Emil Englert
Clayton Lindley
Mr. Allington
Harold
Floyd Edens
Joe Collick
Tom Allington
Bert Allington
Lincoln
Paul Booth
Joe Shimka
Dr. Colman
Chappell
South Dakota
August Jurgens
Extension service ready to distribute 800000 seedling trees
The Lincoln extension service under the Clark McNary act will supply 800000 seedling trees to Cheyenne county farmers for shelter belts. Each farmer may receive 400 trees from 11 broadleaf and 4 evergreen varieties. Applications via County Agent Willey with forms and care circular. Past plantings on 61 farms last spring and 66 the prior spring show trees reduce wind and drifting snow to protect buildings.
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Lincoln
Cheyenne County
Willey
Potter and Area Notes Include Bank Chief and Local Events
Senator C. W. Johnson recovered from a nervous breakdown and can sit up part of each day. Neils Troelstrup, newly elected president of the Potter State Bank, visited. The Dream Boat operetta by local pupils drew a good crowd, with 90 students directed by Miss Alice Brown. Dr. Callaghan moved household effects to Ashton, Nebraska for a new home. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Miller and daughter visited Sidney. The Royal Neighbors held a pink tea and Christmas sale. Mrs. Fred Reetz returned from Cheyenne and remains hospitalized in Kimball. Mrs. Anna Sanders came back from Roseburg, Oregon. D. F. Enevoldsen and wife moved from Peetz to Potter.
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C. W. Johnson
Neils Troelstrup
Julesburg
Troelstrup
Potter State Bank
Alice Brown
Callaghan
Ashton
Nebr
N. S. Miller
Sidney
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Fred Reetz
Cheyenne
Kimball Hospital
Reetz
Anna Sanders
Roseburg
Ore
D. F. Enevoldsen
Peetz
Potter
Town Social Notes from South Colton Area
South Colton residents share visiting and calling patterns with neighbors and relatives including Messing Schmidt Ebrel Elsen and Witters families. Local events include a Dorcas bake sale December 7 at Zwickl’s grocery 10 30 a m and a Christmas Village bazaar December 11 at the Methodist church basement.
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Dorcas Society of the
Trinity Lutheran Church
Zwickl's
Methodist Church
Thanksgiving Day Notes From West Sidney
West Sidney residents and guests gathered for Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sprenger and families. Miss Lulu Reineka returned home after visiting Kansas City and Oakland. Walter Hoops hauled cattle and hogs to Denver for Louis Scheer. Alfred Sprenger and Dolph Edwards drove to Sidney. Esther Shaw and district No. 27 pupils held a box social. net proceeds totaled $29. Miss Florence continued yearly tasks.
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Pete Howe
H. J. Hammond
Charles Sprenger
Lulu Reineka
Kansas City
Oakland
Nebr
Walter Hoops
Denver
Louis Scheer
Alfred Sprenger
Dolph Edwards
Sidney
Esther Shaw
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Esther L. Booth
Sunol
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Western Securities Co
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Cheyenne County Lumber Co
Fred J. Beyer
H. T. Doran
Poland
J A. Sparks
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Maple St
C. F. Anderson
A S. Hardy
Omar
George Thompson
Greenlees
Frank Peetz
Richard
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Harry Wiseman
Gurley
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E. C. Stockdick
Telegraph
Stacey
Anna Reincka
James Johnson
Earl Hammond
Glassburn
John Lingwall
H J Hammond
Vernon
Clifford Hammond
Center News
George Messing
Conrad
Carl Schmidt and Sons
Fred George
John Ebrel
H. J. Elsen
George Nieman
Conrad Messing
Stanley Elsen
Witters
C. E. Daggett
J. W. Johnson
Sidney’s Leading Insurance Agency
Roche Building
A. R. LeSueur
Clithero
Sidney, Nebr
Howard’s Funeral Chapel
Milo G.rice
Ambulance Service
Kretz Radio and Ignition Co
Igni
Commercial Drag & Transfer Co
Sidney A. Moore
Mgr
J. R. Taylor
M. D
Larson
L. A. Donahoe
West Sidney
Bronson Super
Ronson
W. W. Shinkle
R. FE. Roche, M. D
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Chas. H. Gardner County Surveyor
Colora
Joe P. Schwartz
Potter, Nebr
Kimball Counties
Jackson St
First Avenue
Santis
N. J. Griffith
Joseph Oberfelder
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