Nebraska Good Roads Association Sets Tone for State Highway Debate
Topics of Today argues the road problem will dominate next Nebraska legislature. A state highway department summary shows 1928 maintenance costs at 2.56 million, up 0.74 million since 1926, raising questions about funds and spending. Proposes a one cent gas tax to pave high cost units and save long term costs with federal aid, advocating careful public study.
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Nebraska Good Roads Association
State Highway Department
Association
Highway Department
Wheat harvesting machine marks 100th birthday
The wheat combine, now used in all wheat regions, will celebrate its 100th anniversary this August. First patented in 1828 as a combined harvester thresher, its spread began on the Pacific coast by 1867 and reached most wheat regions by around 1917. The machine cut labor costs and transformed farm life by reducing drudgery and transient labor.
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United States Patent Office
Nebraska
California
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Texas
Kansas
Combine
Winds from barren ground and stubble fields shift with farming
The passage notes that large winds once arose from unbroken stubble fields and barren ground. It says diversified farming has altered this pattern by reducing exposed soil, increasing stored food, and limiting wind-driven conditions. The text reflects a theory about changes in wind behavior due to agricultural practices.
Harassing Freedom Addresses at Police Convention
At the International Chiefs of Police Convention in Colorado Springs Carlton Simon M D warned that restricting human freedom can spur crime and perversion of liberty. He argued blue laws and disarming measures often backfire, urging reasonable laws, prompt enforcement, education, and sportsmanship to deter crime.
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International Chiefs of Police
Colorado Springs
Carlton Simon
Simon
United States
Prohibition as social issue, Strawn urges constitutional respect
Silas H Strawn of Chicago urged in Seattle that prohibition is a social matter not political and called for respecting the constitution and enforcing laws. He linked temperance to national prosperity and cited rising violence and bribery under the Volstead act, arguing prohibition is America’s biggest social problem today.
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Silas H. Strawn
Chicago
American Bar Association
Lawyers’ Organization
Seattle
Strawn
Smith- Hoover
Amerea
Straw votes and rural wheat prospects in Panhandle Nebraska
Metropolitan papers run straw votes to gauge presidential sentiment though results aren t reliable. Despite this, interest and voter turnout may rise. Meanwhile western Nebraska farmers begin harvesting a record wheat crop, signaling strong market prospects for the panhandle.
Old Timers Recall Big Drouth of July 1894
Kansas crops suffered a severe drought exactly 34 years ago on July 26, 1894 as hot winds scorched central and western Nebraska. The devastation stretched from Hastings to the western border with Omaha hitting 106 degrees and Chadron 103 and Superior 112. Farmers then irrigated remaining crops and used winds to power windmills while stock needed feed.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Hastings
Omaha
Chadron
Superior
Wheat prices fall as Canadian pool floods market
Sterling elevators quoted No 1 wheat at 87 cents a bushel with wet or green wheat not accepted. Oklahoma and Kansas harvest glut drives prices down as Canada dumps after holding a large 1927 crop. Analysts foresee a temporary dip until Canadian surplus clears, urging futures purchases to hedge losses while Logan County forecasts excellent yields and a hopeful year beyond low wheat prices.
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Sterling Elevators
Oklahoma
Kansas
Sterling Grain
Canadian Wheat Pool
Duluth
Tidewater
Colorado
Chicago
Logan
Chappell Priest Transferred to Eddyville Pastoral Charge
According to the Chappell Register Father Hollie has been moved to Eddyville Nebraska effective last week. He left Chappell Tuesday to begin duties in his new parish. Services will be held at St Joseph church Sunday but it is unclear if the local post will be permanently filled by then. The new assignment will arrive at an early date.
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Chappell Register
Father Hollie
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Eddyville
Nebr
Hollis
Chappell
St. Joseph Church
Logan County Fair Unveils Premium List Assembly
Copies of the 1928 premium list for the Logan County Fair are being distributed this week. The 184 page book has a colored cover and features purses premiums lists of exhibits alongside the sports program and entertainment features. It positions Logan County Fair among leading county exhibitions and compares favorably with state fairs in the intermountain district.
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Logan County Fair
Intermountain
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