WNOA Day Draws Record Crowds in Western Nebraska
Arrangements for the Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture meeting in Fort Sidney drew an estimated 175 to 200 attendees from the southern Panhandle. Speakers included Dr. Robert Koch on livestock, Dr. William Colwell on agriculture public relations, and Mrs. Bess Rothman on charm and grooming. Dwight Nesmith of Kansas State spoke on community development with Nebraskan history visuals by Dr. Robert Manley.
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Earl Gell
Joe Policky
Ray Cruise
Robert M. Koch
Lincoln
Nebraska
William E. Colwell
Hay Springs
Bess Rothman
Bridgeport
Robert Manley
University of Nebraska History Department
Rothman
Dwight Nesmith
Kansas State University
Town A versus Town B show selfish development drives
Dwight Nesmith, WNOA speaker, contrasts two towns to show how self seeking motives shape growth. He details Town A’s old guard blocking schools, highways, and consolidation while a chamber, council and farmers resist change for local advantage, then describes Town B’s expansion driven by property owners, real estate, contractors, and officials seeking higher value, broader industry, and better wages.
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Dwight Nesmith
WNOA
Chamber of Commerce J Industrial Committee
State Highway Commission
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Community leaders urged industrial growth to save small towns
Kansas State University associate professor Dwight Nesmith told a meeting that industrial development is the only practical solution to rural decline. He outlined steps including a land use plan, economic base study, industrial surveys, local development corporations, land for growth, firm visits, industrial teams, and a well staffed promotion office to attract plants and investments.
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Kansas State University
Plains States
Nebraska
Nesmith
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Towns A and B Clash Over Growth and Community Plans
A regional discussion highlights a highway bypass push to speed access to Town B shopping centers. Towns A and B clash over parking, development, school consolidation, zoning, and community values as planners propose growth and shared investment.
Greed and Towns Split by Greedier Mindset Alike
The passage contrasts two towns with differing greed levels. Town B's residents are depicted as increasingly greedy, ahead of Town A in ambition and willingness to exploit opportunities. The commentary predicts people may blame politicians or larger powers for decline while ignoring local greed as the root cause.
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Railroad
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane opening at Fox Theatre
Oscar winners Betty Davis and Joan Crawford star as aging sisters in Warner Bros suspense drama. Their feud fuels fear terror and murder in a haunted Hollywood mansion, opening February 17 at the Fox Theatre.
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Betty Davis
Joan Crawford
Hollywood
Warner Bros
Baby Jane
Fox
Four-H Club Meetings Report Eager Beavers Cocoa Cloverettes
The Eager Beavers met February 4 at Clifford Davison home at 7 30 pm and set February 19 at Dave Fraass home for the next gathering. Cocoa and Calico Cloverettes reorganized February 2 at Cheryl Fraass home with new officers Kathy Tilghman president Rose Deaver vice president Sandy Houser secretary Carolyn Deaver treasurer Cheryl Fraass scrap book Sharon Howser reporter. T-Bone 4-H club met January 30 at Robert Kurz home with nine members present and cattle topics discussed the next meeting planned for February 20 at Stanley Krueger home. Robert Kurz reporter.
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Clifford Davison
Dave Fraass
Richard Fraass
Cocoa and
Calico Cloverettes
Calco Cloverettes
Cheryl Fraass
Kathy Tilghman
Pres Dent
Rosellen Deaver
Sandy Houser
Carolyn Deaver
Sharon Howser
Fraass
Sharon Houser
Robert Kurz
Connie Krueger
Stanley Krueger
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