Export demand not to blame for low farm prices says Wallace
Henry C. Wallace the U S secretary of agriculture argues in a public statement that farm price declines over the past three years do not stem from reduced exports. He cites postwar export increases in eight major crops and animal products, notes higher production, and warns future exports may face downward pressure as European agriculture stabilizes.
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Europe
Henry C. Wallace
Secretary of
Devastating Hail Wipes Out Crops in Lake Minatare Area
A severe hailstorm last Saturday struck Lake Minatare causing extensive crop damage along a two to four mile wide strip. Government camp No. 12 reports about four inches of rain in two hours and government canals suffered heavy damage. Winter Creek area also endured hail. Few farmers carried insurance. only a small percentage were insured.
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Goring
Lake Minatare
Winter Creek
Man Named Burns Jailed After Diamond Ring Theft in Dix
Kimball Sheriff O Ed Swanson arrested Jack Burns in Cheyenne after a Dix Sunday evening theft from a paint gang working on Union Pacific property. Burns stole a diamond ring belonging to Ita Thurley, seven dollars in cash to Y W Moore, and a pair of shoes to Ed Doyle valued at seven dollars. Burns was jailed in Cheyenne.
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Kimball
O. Ed Swanson
Cheyenne
Jack Burns
Dix
Ita Thurley
Y W. Moore
Ed Doyle
Union Pacifics
Burns
Osborne and Bluff doctor in auto collision near Scottsbluff
A new Essex sedan driven by Dr. Schreck of Scottsbluff and a touring car driven by Senator T. C. Osborne of Bayard collided on the road at Scottsbluff’s edge. Weeds hid the view. No serious injuries, but both cars were badly wrecked.
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Doctor Schreck
Scottsbluff
Sen T. C. Osborne
Bayard
State Fund Allocation Criticized by Veterans Group
Commander J Ed C Fisher forwards a letter from Omaha department commander disabled veterans to Dr J A Tamisica. It expresses concern over the two million dollar appropriation and the annual 25000 limit, noting hopes the full interest of about 100000 yearly will be available in 1924 to aid needy cases and invites detailed case suggestions and visits by a committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ed C. Fisher
American Legion
J. A. Tamisica
Omaha
State of Nebraska
Lincoln
Contracting for Potatoes in Kimball County Markets
Cr Johnson traveled through Kimball County contracting for future delivery of Red Triumph potatoes. Prices quoted are $1.00 per hundred for uncertified and $1.25 per hundred for certified potatoes.
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Potteg
Cr. Johnson
Kimball County
Dix
Robbers of Kimball Clothing Co. given 18 months to five years
Kimball Judge Tewell sentenced E. Colvin and Frank Smith, the Kimball Clothing Co. store robbers, to terms ranging from eighteen months to five years. Sheriff Swanson and E. J. Farr transported them to Lincoln, departing Friday and returning Sunday noon.
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Kimball
Tewell
E. Colvin
Frank Smith
Kimball Clothing Co
Swanson
E. J. Farr
Lincoln
Drove Oxen Through Valley 58 Years Ago
WW Long, age seventy five, traveled this week in a Chevrolet en route from Alliance to Denver with his wife. He is Steve Lowley’s uncle and recalled 1865 journeys from Kansas City to Salt Lake City as a wagon driver. He crossed the plains with fifty ox teams and noted the old Mitchell pass trail differs from today.
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WW. Long
Alliance
Denver
Steve Lowley
Mitchell Pass
Long
Kansas City
Salt Lake City
Nebraska Plains
Gering Courter
California Prepares Float Parade for National Legion Convention
San Francisco and statewide chambers of commerce prepare a $250,000 float parade for the American Legion convention week in October. About 150000 war veterans will attend with 100 bands and hundreds of veterans in a large electrical parade featuring floats and color.
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San Francisco
California
American Legion
Chambers of Commerce
Oberfelders Seek 500 Men For Bargain Clothing Sale
Oberfelders announce a campaign to recruit 500 men to participate in a bargain sale featuring clothing, shoes, hats, and related items. The effort emphasizes affordable apparel and a widespread community sale event.
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Oberfelders
Sixteen Years grain production at North Platte Substation
University of Nebraska bulletin 163 presents principal findings on local seed corn advantages, row spacing, and rotations. Locally adapted seed corn yields higher. listing improves yield by 4 bushels per acre over surface planting in 32 years. Early fall plowing boosts yields after small grain. winter wheat yields rise with early plowing and seedbed packing.
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University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture
Lincoln
North Platte
L. Tl. Zook
W. W. Burr
Claims Farmers Lose In Wheat Crop In Dodge County
George Falconer compiles cost figures for a Dodge County wheat acre. He estimates production costs at 12 dollars per acre while market price stands at 50 cents per bushel for No 1. Falconer projects 18 bushels per acre might be unlikely with many fields at 10 to 12 bushels. At 18 bushels, revenue would be 14.40, leaving 2.40 net after costs. after rent, a farmer could lose about 5 per acre, implying substantial losses for producers.
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Fremont
Dodge County
George Falconer
Falconer
Nebraska towns vie for federal tuberculosis hospital
Lincoln reports five Nebraska communities including Blair Imperial McCook and Hubbell show interest in securing the federal hospital the Veterans Bureau plans for the Ninth District next year. Officials have not promised yet but Nebraska has a strong chance. The Ninth District covers Nebraska Kansas Iowa and Missouri.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
U. S. Veteran’s Bureau
Biair
Imperial
McCook
Hubbell
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Veteran’s Bureau
Wyoming Keeps Cutoff To Park
Wyoming announces maintenance of the North Platte Valley highway from the Wyoming Nebraska state line to the Yellowstone highway near Dwyer. The route saves travelers about fifty miles on the Lincoln highway from Ogallala to Yellowstone Park, shortening the trip substantially.
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North Platte Valley
Wyoming-Nebraska State Line
Yellowstone Highway
Dwyer
Wyoming
Ogallala
Lincoln Highway
Yellowstone Park
Oil Test Wells Planned In Platte Bottoms
Kearney reports the sinking of two oil test wells to evaluate potential on over twenty thousand acres leased by prospectors. Tracings of oil have appeared in the Platte bottoms, and the tests aim to determine if larger development could be commercially viable without cost to landowners.
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Kearney
Platte
Radio and Wored Enlightenment by Harbord Praise
James G. Harbord, president of the Radio Corporation of America, extols radio as a modern miracle since Gutenberg. He says messages travel land to sea at light speed, cables cannot be cut by submarines, and storms cannot deter it. He praises radio’s utility, recreation, life saving power, and its reach from farmer cottages to mansions.
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Gutenberg
James G. Harbord
Radio Corporation of America
Emily
Oregon Trail Day Celebrated in Gering This Year
Gering plans the first Oregon Trail Days on August 2 featuring an old settler picnic and reunion with addresses, parade, and band concerts. The festival aims to grow into a nationwide event attracting international visitors, run this year by the Commercial Club, American Legion, and volunteer firemen.
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Gerling
Cering
Commercial Club
Wheat Buying Urged In Omaha To Aid Farmers
Omaha business leaders promote a public wheat buying movement akin to the cotton program that saved southern planters. It aims to lift prices by boosting demand for harvested wheat selling below production cost, carrying surplus until world markets absorb it, with early launches in Chicago and Minneapolis.
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Omaha
Onaha
Chicago
Minneapolis
Urge Buying Power of Nebraska Sugar
Scottsbluff Nebraskan readers are urged to buy locally produced beet sugar during the canning season to support sugar beet growers. Advertisements from Nebraska refiners highlight that farmer tonnage price depends on annual net returns, and local sugar minimizes freight costs compared to distant imports.
Damage by One Bush in Barberry Eradication Study
A state leader's study shows one barberry bush causing a five mile spread of stem rust. It damaged 18 farms over 80 acres with an 87 percent yield, totaling 12,520 bushels lost valued at $12,520. Salt or a grub hoe can destroy a bush with a $10,000 damage potential.
Pure-Bred Sires Develop Market for Pure-Bred Dams
The improvement of live stock accelerates through the better sires and the Better Sires Better Stock campaign backed by States and the USDA. The text stresses dams' importance once grading-up begins, asserting only pure-bred females preserve the value of good sires and maintain an unbroken blood line.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Oberfelders Close Out Entire Stock in Going Out of Business
Local retailer Oberfelders announces a complete stock liquidation with final sales. The notice directs customers to bring items to the laundry for processing during the closing period.
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Oberfelders
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Sen. Osborne
the American Bank
Sidney
Jebse C. McNigh
M. W. Dimery
Z. I. McIntosh
Geo. E. Taylor
J. L. McCarthy
F. G. Schrodder
National Legion
Frisco
State Farm Issues Bulletin ON Grain
Federal
Gering
M. E. Pettibone
Samoa
Menie Beare
the Leonard Grocery
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