Credit Association Record Shows Strong Fall Performance
An editorial notes that the interim record of the Credit Association system over a two decade span marks farmers as a major national credit risk while praising the PCA structure for profitability. It recounts the creation of the system with $900 million in federal backing and authority to borrow, the 5 percent farmer stock investment, and the aim to support farm needs. The piece highlights substantial repayments, remaining amortization, and large local reserves, with total borrowing power at $1.7 billion.
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PCA
Farm Enlargement Trend Continues in U S Agriculture
The United States sees fewer farms but larger ones as a recap of the 1935 to 1950 period. A U S Department of Agriculture survey shows about one and a half million farms disappeared, while farm real estate trends reveal consolidation and mechanization favoring bigger operations, especially in the Wheat and Corn Belts.
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United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Defense Test City Feeds Masses in Bomb Drill
Civil defense volunteers staged a citywide emergency feeding drill serving over 11,500 Chicagoans. The test assumed loss of utilities like water and electricity, simulating a wartime bombing scenario. Mrs. Jack Griffin assists John H. Fursey of the mass care division of the Civil Defense Administration.
Local residents share New Year visits and family news
Gurley News reports weekend gatherings in Prostor and Sidney with Mr and Mrs Cecil Humes, Mr and Mrs Don Hume, and multiple households attending New Year dinners. Visitors include Harold Johnson, Walt Grunwald, Bernard Bushoom, John Neibuhr, Albert Ehlers, Bud Reinmuth, Verdell Lessman, Roy Cooper, Bonnie Poggensee, Neal Rowan, Roy Porterfield, Fred Rehmer, John Frerichs, Ed Schinzle, George Bartels, and families. Clarice Oberndorfer leaves for six months in Minneapolis to resume nursing studies. Ricky Cooper welcomes a baby sister Kathy Ann born Dec 31.
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Cecil Humes
Prostor
Colo
Don Hume
Sidney
Tabor
Blanche Stress
Fred Rehmer
John Frerichs
Lodgepole
Arthur Oberndorfer
Clarice
Minneapolis
Minn
Tabor Brandt
Brandt
Anna Hume
Proctor, Cole
Ed Schinzle
Dalton
Harold Johnson
George Bartels
Bonnie
Lisa Siebert
Deshler
Fremont
Lisa
Midland College
Mrs. Bartels
Walter Happel
Thimgan
E. H. Reinmuth
Ricky Cooper
Harold Lessman
Ricky
Kathy Ann
Mrs
Verderl Lessman
Brian
Roy Porterfield
Carl Adair
Harold Kuhn
Melbeta
Alvin Millers
Don Meier
Carl Adair and Sons
I. L. Wheeler
Melvin Wheeler
Don Block
Bob Hinrichs
Kenneth Carlson
Dennis
George Rohde
Emily
New Years
Elmer Klein
Scott Bluff
Carl, Adair
Gurley Brownie
Rich
Karen
Sharon Hilty
Merna West
Margaret Robinson
Barbara
Beverly Bruce
Kathy Segelke
Mary Ellen Larson
Mary Ellen
Cheryl Rich
Patrol Chief Cites 1954 Traffic Toll Trends
Nebraska safety official Col C J Sanders reports a 5 percent drop in 1954 traffic deaths, with 326 total. Most fatalities were one car or pedestrian related, many on rural roads and during daylight. He urges ongoing legal, safe behavior to further cut losses and protect all road users.
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Nebraska “Safety Patrol
C. J. Sanders
Sanders
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Cecords
Sears
Proun Credit Association
Covery
Gurley
Sidney Implement CO
Illinois
PI Koenis
TETTA
FOX Theatre
Ross Handley
Taylor Hospital
Janice Cunningham
Peggy Allington
Sunol
Telegraph
Henry B. Fried
Jamaica
Green Lantern
Tencer
American National Bank of Sidney
American National Bank
American National
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American National Bank OF
Sidney, Nebraska
Federal Reserve Bank
U. S
Commodity Credit Corp
Capitol Stock
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