Ample Box Car Supply Seen For Nebraska Wheat Crop
Nebraska agricultural officials and state railway experts predict a favorable box car outlook for handling the coming wheat crop, though shortages may occur regionally. King notes 800 cars banked for the area, with other railroads following suit as crop sizes dip in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. The CCC is clearing terminal elevators for July movement, transferring 12 million bushels to mothballed ships on the Hudson. Storage expansion and on farm financing are urged to ease looming capacity constraints with a record harvest expected.
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Nebraska
Harry King
State Railway Commission
King
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Commodity Credit Corporation
Hudson River
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Crédit Corporation
Omission of Nancy Bennett in May St Patrick’s awards
At the St Patrick’s Academy graduation on May 27 an omission occurred omitting Nancy Bennett as the four year scholarship winner worth $400 to Marymount College.
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St. Patrick’s Academy
Nancy Bennett
Marymount College
Strange Tongue Of Tarascan Language Distinct From Others
The Tarascan language of Mexico shows no known kinship with any other indigenous tongue, marking it as a unique linguistic isolate among native languages of the region.
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Mexico
Grain Grading Schools Slated in Lincoln and North Platte
Two grain grading schools for county grain dealers are set for Lincoln on June 17 and North Platte on June 19. The Nebraska Grain Improvement Association and extension service sponsor the sessions with experts from the University of Nebraska, USDA, and regional grain exchanges. Attendees will review federal standards, view damaged grain, and sample grades, with a tour of experiment plots included.
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Lincoln
North Platte
Nebraska Grain Improvement Association
College of Agriculture
University of Nebraska Agricultural Extension Service
Nebraska Grain and Feed Dealers Association
Omaha Grain Exchange
Lincoln Grain Exchange
W. B. Combs
Protective measures for wooden ladders and coatings
Wooden ladders should be shel lacked varnished or given at least two coats of linseed oil for protection. Paint is satisfactory for metal ladders but not wooden ones as it may conceal defects. Additional protection can include wood treatment with copper naphthenate or chlorinated phenol as rat prevention.
Potter bus driver Ralph Robertson heads Staters trip
Ralph Robertson of Potter drives the Potter School Bus for the annual Boys and Girls State trip. He has led delegations from western Nebraska since 1939, except during 1943 to 1945 wartime years. The 15 juniors and seniors depart Saturday at 6 am, stopping to pick up delegates from Lewellen Broadwater Chappell Ogallala and Cheyenne County before tours of Lincoln sights.
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Ralph Robertson
Potter
Robertson
Nebraska
Lincoln
Lewellen
Broadwater
Chappell
Ogallala
Cheyenne County
Riley Sterling
Bonita’ Bartels
Gurley
Leroy Willoughby
Jeanine Larson
Marva Lee Kurth
Wayne Roberts
Dalton
Bob Mahr
Janet Shuman
Sidney
Nancy Wise
Marvin Hokom
Lodgepole
Mr. Robertson
Lincoln Parks
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Howard Sprague
Worcester
Mass
Dennis Calkins
Lancaster
Sprague
Massachusetts
First
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Washington
New Hampshire
Chicago
H. H. Walkden
Hahler Motor Company
Jackson
Nebr
Telegraph
Ca Na de Oo
Dad
Penney
Iti
S-M-L
M.L
Gabardine
Harlan
Penney's
Penney’s
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