FHA Farm Loans Open to Panhandle Farmers
Panhandle farmers may qualify for special operating loans from the Farmers Home Administration. Secretary Benson announced the program under Public Law 727, with a 3 percent interest rate and flexible repayment. Loans cap at 15000 per borrower, total debt limit 20000, available through June 6, 1956 at county FHA offices.
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Panhandle
Nebraska
Farmers Home Administration
Russell Dills
Alicante
FHA
Benson
Dills
Hearing Expert Taul to Visit Sidney for Free Exams
Sonotone hearing specialist John W. Taul of Greeley will be in Sidney Thursday March 8 offering free exams and counseling on hearing problems. An audio metric test and picture of hearing will be provided with no charge or obligation at the Couch Hotel from 10 am to 2 pm, or by home appointment.
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Sonotone
John W. Taul
Greeley
Sidney
Taul
Couch
Mustering Out Pay Extended for Ex Navy Men
Former Naval personnel discharged before July 16 1952 under honorable conditions may now request mustering out pay even if previously refused due to time limits. Write to the Commanding Officer U S Navy Finance Center Cleveland Ohio with a DD 214 form as proof.
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Naval Service
Sidney Navy
George Edmonson
U.S. ‘Navy Finance Center
Cleveland
Ohio
County FHA Loans Require Committee Approval for Special Lenders
A fragment notes that special loans may span five to seven years or sometimes one year and must be approved by the county FHA committee, as with regular loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
Rep Miller Defends Lincoln VA Hospital Residency Status
Nebraskans met in Washington with officials protesting the proposed transfer of the Lincoln VA Hospital to the Air Force. The 250 bed facility serves about 50 000 veterans from four states and faces a potential reallocation of beds for base personnel despite growing medical needs. Also criticizes foreign aid totaling billions and cites Greece and long term projects with little progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Lincoln Air Base
Offutt Field
Veterans Administration
Veterans
Dulles set for Asia tour amid Cold War critique
Secretary of State Dulles heads a globe circling trip to ten Asian nations starting in Karachi. He will attend the SEATO meeting and visit India Ceylon Indonesia Thailand Vietnam the Philippines North Korea and Japan before returning March 21. Democrats say his rosy view of the Cold War misreads Moscow's gains. Dulles argues a flexible approach and continued foreign aid are needed as round two begins.
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Dulles
Asia
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Karachi
Pakistan
India
Ceylon
Indonesia
Thailand
Viet Nam
Philippines
Formosa
North Korea
Japan
U.S
Europe
Far East
Canada
Mid
Dle East
Bermuda
South America
Russia
Free World
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
United States
Claim Clubs Exercised Power In Nebraska 1856
An 1856 editorial recounts how claim clubs formed by settlers in Nebraska supplied mutual aid to protect public land claims before federal offices opened. It notes vigorous meetings in Omaha Florence and state-wide efforts to enforce possession and occupancy rules to deter intruders as lands neared market.
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Council Bluffs
Omaha - Florence
Nebraska
Early Nebraska Claim Clubs Shape Frontier Land Claims
The Omaha Township Association and Bellevue Settlers’ Club led the way with local laws extending jurisdiction along the Missouri frontier. Claim clubs, though illegal under federal law, were common across the Platte Valley and Fremont. The territorial legislature later recognized their authority, and as surveys completed, the need faded with land offices opening in Omaha 1856 and Brownville 1857.
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Neer
Nebraska
Omaha Township Claim Association
Omaha City
Missouri River
Belevue Settlers’ Club
Platte Valley
Fremont
Territorial
Federal Land Offices
Omaha
Brownville
Nebraska City
Dakota City
Population figure at end of 1955 noted
At year end 1955 the United States population stood at 166,740,000, a figure cited as the nation’s total in the archival record.
Potatoes Not Fattening If Eaten Plain
Contrary to belief potatoes without added fat are not fattening as a medium potato contains about 100 calories.
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Merrie
AP Newsfeature
Supreme Cold Wave
Western Drug Store
Rep.Miller
Lincoln
International Cooperation Administration
Uncle Sam
Aswan
Nile
Greece
New York City
Alabama
Peter
NEBRASKA MOTOR. _ CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
Suite
Ogallala Truck Line, Inc
Petersen, & .Petersen, Inc
Rogers Truck Line
Earl S. Marti
Washington
Pacific
America
Old
Admiral
UPL
Wonereju
Illinois
Blichneys
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