Nebraska News Snippets Stir Across Counties
A coroner’s jury absolves a driver after Millie Heinze, 9, is killed in Minatare. Barberry eradication survey begins in Pawnee County. Northern Nebraska sees last plow for 1992 crop amid rains. Arlington loses William Echtenkamp in auto crash near town. Transmission line bonds pass 12 000 across Pickrell to Beatrice. Lake Minatare resale proceeds fund summer resort beautification. Groundwork for North Platte River bridge in Garden County underway. Bloomfield grandstand rises for September fair. Italian consular post to Omaha shifts from Venuto as Sebastian Salerno named consul. Over 300 insurance claims flood state hall office after recent storm. Platte County pays $350 000 court house dedication. Dubois school bond board signs 3560 times to fund building. Pawnee City plans home coming to showcase improvements. Blair poultryman Frank Biffer nets 708 from 23 eggs May. Elks carnival in Omaha draws 75 000. Eben Long, 95, Omaha Mason, dies at Plattsmouth home. No convicts in state food making this year. Endicott State Bank closes by board order. Levi Hertzel and wife celebrate golden wedding in Nelson. George Deininger injured in gasoline tank explosion. Blair farmers unite to battle crop grasshoppers. Beck-Ord Drug store in Waco robbed of 300 merchandise. Missouri Valley Vets meet in Omaha. Kearney industrial school barn struck by lightning. fire destroys building. Leopard shot near escaped circus in Leichting area. Corn remains strong despite heat. Platte River roundup at Sutherland to reprise fifty-year look at pioneer life with Indians and a staged attack. Weather notes: hot, dry conditions affect corn.
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Millie Heinse
George Heinze
Minatare
William Echtenkamp
Arlington
Echtenkamp
Pickrell
Beatrice
Lake Minatare
Scotts Bluff
Chamber of Commerce
North Platte River
Garden County
Knox County Better Live Stock and Fair Association
Bloomfield
Sebastian Salerno
Omaha
A. Venuto
State Hall
L. G. Brian
Platte County
Court House
S. R. McKelvie
Dubois
Pawnee
Frank Biffer
Blair Poultryman
Eben K. Long
Nebraska
Endicott State Bank
College View Bank
Levi Hertzel
Nelson
George Deininger
St. Paul
Blair
Beck-Ord Drug Company
Uechting
Platte ‘River
Sutherland
Lincoln County
Welle Fargo
Contraband Seizures Keep Out Crop Pests
Between July 1 1920 and April 30 1922 inspectors of the Federal Horticultural Board with customs and immigration officials seized 75487 pieces of contraband material from people entering the United States along the Mexican border. The action targets cotton and cottonseed and enforces quarantines against pests including the Mexican fruit fly avocado weevil sweet potato weevil citrus canker and other diseases.
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United States
Federal Horticultural Board
United States Department of Agriculture
Customs and Immigration
Mexico
Mexican
Brownsville
Laredo
Fagie Pass
del Rio
el Paso
Texas
Nogales
Arizona
Government Hunter Kills Big Grizzly
The largest grizzly in Arizona was killed in early June by a government hunter for the Biological Survey. The bear weighed 1200 to 1300 pounds, stood eight feet tall on hind legs, and caused extensive livestock losses estimated up to 75,000 dollars. Its skin and skull were sent to Washington after exhibitin Phoenix. The report notes the bear's diet and a single Hereford bull among 12 cattle killed in one week. The article then shifts to the United States Power Squadrons, detailing aims, membership exams, weather forecasting education, and navigation training to improve pilotage, chart work, and US merchant marine and Navy readiness.
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Arizona
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Phoenix
Washington
United States’ Department of Agriculture
United States Power Squadrons
Association of
Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau Offers Course in Forecasting Study
The Weather Bureau announces a study course on weather forecasting based on its published guides. The program aims to train readers in interpreting atmospheric data and forecasting patterns using official methods and criteria.
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Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau of the
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