Mulch Policy Described As Best For West
West Nebraska wheat fields suffer wind erosion. University of Nebraska Extension agronomist C. R. Fenster explains stubble mulch farming as the simplest, most reliable method to prevent erosion and reduce water erosion. Residues stay anchored by deep tillage and specialized drills. rest of practices include strong wheat growth and narrow strip cropping.
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Alliance
Nebraska
C. R. Fenster
University of Nebraska Extension Agronomist
Great Plains
Fenster
Reduction in USDA Surplus Investment and Losses
The Agriculture Department reported a $530.34 million drop in its investment in farm surpluses under price support in the year ending January 31. The tied up amount stood at $8.3609 billion, down from $8.8913 billion a year earlier, with declines due to disposals abroad and reduced inflow to government holdings. It also noted a $749.456 million loss for the seven months ending January 31, versus $514.761 million a year earlier.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Canadian Speaker At Stock Meeting
Canadian livestockman Fred Campbell of the Ontario Stockyards Company in Toronto will speak and join a panel at the Pasture-Forage-Livestock Conference in Omaha on March 14. He is a graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College and has directed the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair for three years.
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Fred Campbell
Ontario
Toronto
Canada
Omaha
Campbell
Ontario Agricultural College
Gileph
British Empire
Lobbyists Not Entirely All Rascals
The piece argues lobbyists mainly protect their group from harmful laws and counter government actions. It highlights Nebraska bills LB 575 and LB 576 affecting farm truck licensing and Railway Commission regulation, noting lobbying brings attention to discriminatory legislation and preserves state interests.
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State Department
State Railway Commission
Understanding Diabetes Facts and Care for Everyday Life
Health hints explain diabetes basics, the role of insulin, and how early detection allows diabetics to live normal, useful lives. Risk factors include overweight, age over forty, family history, and gender patterns. signs include frequent urination and persistent hunger with weight loss.
Hunter on Wheels aids Clarksville hunter in carside deer hunt
Woodrow Rogers of Clarksville, a World War II veteran paralyzed from the waist down, hunts deer from a car. He uses the shooting side of the vehicle to bag game and this year, with two paraplegic friends visiting, he again takes to the woods from his car.
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Clarksville
Ark
Woodrow Rogers
Rogers
Errol Flynn signals a shift from swashbuckler to stage and film roles
Errol Flynn announces retirement from swashbuckling, planning to act seriously on Broadway and in films. At 48 he teases a move to cerebral roles, including Rochester in Jane Eyre and Cardinal Richelieu, while recent projects show him as a lead in The Big Boodle, a Cuba-shot film.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
Errol Flynn
Captain Blood
Flynn
Hollywood
Spain
Gibbons
Rise
David Copperfield
Anthony Trolloppe
Guy de Maupassant
Rochester
Cardinal Richelieu
Cape
Errol
Mediterranean
England
Hell
Miles
Barcelona
Cuba
David Burch
Loyola University
Chicago
Nebraska lawmakers approve tax formula bill LB 339
The Nebraska legislature passed LB 339 by a 35 to 2 vote to revise property tax assessment rules. The measure removes the term basic value and shifts to using factors that determine actual value, with property assessed at 35 percent of that value, though no change in overall assessment levels is intended.
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Nebraska
Grain market quotes for wheat at local elevator
Local elevator sources report No. 1 Wheat at 2.02 per bushel and No. 2 Wheat at 2.01 per bushel today. The figures reflect current market trading for grain through regional suppliers.
Ministers Urged to file Social Security Waivers by April 15
The Social Security Administration urges clergymen to file Form 2031 waivers by April 15 1957 to have earnings from 1955 and later years count toward old age survivors and disability insurance. Those not covered risk losing coverage after the date. Waivers apply to ministers religious order members and Christian Science practitioners with certain earnings.
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Claire W. Schuneman
Social Security Administration
Internal Revenue
Navy Dirigible Los Angeles Upside Down at Lakehurst 1926
A historic photo published for the first time shows the U S Navy airship Los Angeles on its nose at Lakehurst New Jersey in 1926. The 706 foot craft was toppled by Atlantic winds but sustained no serious damage or injuries among the 25 crew members.
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U. S. Navy
Los Angeles
Lakehurst
N. J
John Toland
Henry Holt
Navy
Toland
Atlantic
Carmen Premiered in Paris in 1875
The statement notes Bizet’s opera Carmen as a landmark work first staged in Paris in 1875. It references its status as one of the best known operas globally.
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Bizet
Carmen
Paris
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John Hubbach
New Albany
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Hubbach
New Hampshire
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Heckwell
Auckney4 Inc
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FOX Theatre
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Thapa
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Blair
Blue Hill
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Nebraska Motor Carriere’ Association
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Burel F. Kinney Water Haulers
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