Nebraska Law Bills Stuck In Committee In Capitol Row
In Lincoln the legislature rejected two bills by Sen. Don Hanna aimed at allowing substituting non Nebraska butter and mandating long prison terms for life inmates. A third bill to ban fireworks statewide advanced after a cloak room blast disrupted proceedings. Opponents argued the moves would harm dairy and pardons, while supporters touted potential savings and justice.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Don Hanna
Valentine
Board of Control
Nebraska
Agriculture Committee
Hanna
John Larkin, Jr
Omaha
Willard Wilson
Holdrege
Phelps County
Pardon Board
John McKnight
Auburn
Legislative
Public Health Committee
Dimes Drive in Cheyenne County Praised as 1949 Success
John W. Martinosky county chairman hails Cheyenne County for outstanding March of Dimes support. He credits volunteers and civic groups for surpassing prior drives and aiding infantile paralysis patients through the 1949 polio fund drive.
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Cheyenne County
John W. Martinosky
National Foundation For
permissive bill on school redistricting faces debate
Education Committee weighs a bill to create county redistricting panels elected by school boards with a six member state advisory panel. Hearings set before voter submission. supporters cite local control while critics warn costs burden rural areas and farmers. Senator Metzger says rural units vote separately. Arthur Gabelman calls the measure ineffective.
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Wilson
Education
William Metzger
Cedar Creek
Arthur Gabelman
Madison
Nebraska Rural School Boards Association
Road Manners On The Highway Say Chief Of Police
Chief Sol Willis urges courteous driving and strict obeying of traffic laws. He cites 15 percent of fatal city crashes linked to failure to yield. Key rules: yield to cars already in intersection, right of way to the car on the right when arriving together, slow down approaching intersections, avoid insisting on right of way, and follow special rules at stop signs or left turns.
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Sol Willis
National Safety Council
4-H Club Week Set for March Across Nebraska
Nebraska observes National 4-H Club Week March 5 13 with a statewide enrollment drive announced by University of Nebraska College of Agriculture leader E W Janike. Blizzard delays clubs while President Truman praises 4 H efforts and themes for better living for a better world.
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Nebraska
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
E. W. Janike
Harry Truman
Missouri
Vet Guide On Homes Issued For WWII Veterans
Copies of a government pamphlet titled For the Home-Buying Veteran are now viewable by World War II veterans at Scottsbluff Alliance and Sidney rent offices and area libraries. Produced by the Office of Housing Expediter with FHA VEHP and VA, it outlines how to file complaints about priority-built homes and veteran preferences in new housing. Extra copies cost five cents from the Superintendent of Documents in Washington.
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Scottsbluff
Alliance
Sidney
Lynn Blakeley
Office of Housing Expediter
Housing and Home Finance Agency
FHA
Veterans Administration
Veterans Emergency Housing Program
Blakeley
Gering
Mitchell
Legion
Junior College
Washington
D. C
Cadillac Sideswiped In Sidney Front Yard
An estimated 150 dollar damage was done to a 1947 Cadillac owned by Bill Ward when it was sideswiped while parked in front of the Ward home on 9th Avenue. The incident was reported to the Sidney police Wednesday morning.
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Bill Ward
Ward
9Th Avenue
Sidney
Four Buffalo Found On Farm Near Here
Albert Brauer, a farmer six miles south and four and a half miles east of Sidney, reported four buffalo on his farm. He initially thought they were cattle and then realized they are buffalo from a nearby game reserve likely driven away by a January blizzard. He is caring for them and asks the owner to claim them.
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Albert Brauer
Sidney
Mr. Brauer
C of C Membership Drive Progressing
The 1949 Chamber of Commerce membership drive is about 60 percent complete under secretary Gordon Tobin. Twelve new members have joined and former members are reactivating. The drive should close this week, with solicitors urged to finish calls and report to Tobin. January blizzards delayed scheduling, but plans aim to resume normal pace.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gordon Tobin
Tobin
Julesburg Legion Stag Party Plans Revealed
The 15th annual American Legion Stag Party of Gateway Post 105 will be held at the Julesburg Ballroom in Julesburg, Colorado, with details pending on date and program. Authorities urge veterans and supporters to attend for fundraising.
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American Legion
Gateway Post 105
Julesburg
Colo
Legion Event Invitation Attracts Sedgwick County Men
On Monday night February 21 the Sedgwick County Post holds a prominent gathering with doors opening at 7:00 p.m. Rocky Mountain Fires will be served from 7 to 1. All men in the territory are invited regardless of American Legion affiliation.
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Sedgwick County
Rocky Mountain
American Legion
Mrs Gilbert Meyers Suffers Broken Leg in Dalton
Mrs. Gilbert Meyers of Dalton suffered a broken leg in a Saturday morning fall at home. She had just spoken on the telephone with her sister Mrs. James Devier of Dalton when she rose and caught her left leg on the stool. Doctor J B Pankau attended, and the Gehrig Ambulance took her to Dalton Hospital for an estimated three months of hospitalization. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Baker of Sidney.
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Gilbert Meyers
Dalton
James Devier
J. B. Pankau
Meyers
Gehrig
Dalton Hospital
Carl Baker
Sidney
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