Highways Debate Heats Up in Nebraska Legislature
Nebraska lawmakers clashed over highway funding and road policy as Senator Norris Schroeder pushed a plan to shift 10 percent of gas tax allocations based on open road mileage and bridge length. Opponents called it legalized larceny while proponents argued it shares tax costs with populous areas. The bill remains on general file amid stormy prospects.
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Lincoln
Senate
Revenue Committee
Norris Schroeder
Hoskins
Schroeder
John McKnight
Auburn
Highway Department
Dwight Burney
Hartington
W. Halsey Bohlke
Hastings
Louis Holmes
Grand Island
State Health Department
Willard Wilson
Holdrege
Holmes
Hugh Carson
Ord
Judiciary Committee
Nebraska
Carson
Social Neighbors Club Demonstrates Meringue Shells
Mrs Paul Aude and Mrs Edgar Anderson led a February 16 meeting at Mrs Edgar Andersons home with a session on making meringue shells and frankfurter biscuits. Lunch featured the same items. Most members attended and enjoyed the demonstration. Next gathering set for March 16 at 1 30 at Mrs Melvin Meister s home.
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Paul Aude
Social Neighbors Club
Edgar Anderson
Melvin Meester
Letter or legal size folders to fit filing cabinets
The Telegraph notes availability of letter or legal size folders designed to fit standard filing cabinets. No further details provided.
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the Telegraph
California lemon crop cut by January freezes
The January freezes in California are expected to drastically reduce lemon supplies for the rest of the season with modest price increases. The 1948-49 crop had been estimated at over 13 million boxes before the freeze, but only a tenth had been harvested and the remaining fruit on trees suffered severe damage, delaying the new crop.
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California
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Shoes for Handicapped At Brooklyn Salvation Army Center
A shelf at the Salvation Army men’s social service center in Brooklyn displays one shoe per size. The footwear is for handicapped people with one foot, offering a single shoe in each size.
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Salvation Army
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