Doings of 41st Nebraska Legislature in March Session
Lincoln notes the 41st Legislature moves toward major tax code reform with two rival bill groups from Dysart and Governor Bryan. Banking law revision slows amid Senate committee splits, while several passed House bills await Senate action. A school funding and licensing dispute sparks House vs Senate contention, and a rule enforcement move curbs floor access as the session enters a hurried home stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Helvey
Lincoln
Bryan
Dysart of Douglas
House
Senate
Bryane
Internal Revenue “Department
Nebraska State Press Association
Women’s
Elks Organization
Order of Does
McGowan
Osborne
Reed
Purcell
Krob
The Treadless Horseman brings Sleepy Hollow tale to screen
Washington Irving classic The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is adapted as The Treadless Horseman starring Wil Rogers as Ichabod Crane with Bela Stevedith Ben Fendricks Jr and Nancy Chase in supporting roles. Hodkinson presents two nights March 19 and 20 at the U S A Theatre plus Passing the Buck and school orchestra performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow
Wil Rogers
Ichabod Crane
Katrina van Tussell
Bela Stevedith
Ben Fendricks
Nancy Chase
Hodkinson
Larry Lemon
Gice Club
Do Not Leak Electricity With Sharp Wire Ends
The text urges fully border all electric contacts to prevent leakage. It explains that aerial currents are weak and leakage occurs at pointed edges. A solution is bending down projecting wire ends and soldering a large drop to create a continuous metal contact reducing resistance losses.
South Omaha Livestock Prices March 14 1923
Cattle run about 7,000 head with prices steady to 15c higher. Best steers and yearlings to $8.85. Hog supplies around 16,700 head, demand broad, market 15-20c higher. Top hogs near $7.00. Fat lambs run 12,500 head, uneven declines 10-25c, top $14.35. Ewes and yearlings generally steady to firm. Union Stock Yards South Omaha report for March 14, 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Wyoming fed steers as feeders at $7.80
Glenn D. Laird of Worland Wyoming sent four loads of beet pulp and hay fed steers to the Omaha market. The ag feeders sold for $7.80, averaging 984 pounds. This is his second shipment. cattle weighed heavier previously at $7.85. Laird notes extensive feeding in the Worland beet district with about 3500 head fed this year. Most cattle, except yearlings finished on grain, have been shipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn D. Laird
Worland
Wyo
Omaha
Laird
Local Social Notes From Grand Prairie and Surrounding Towns
Grand Prairie residents record weekend visits and family gatherings at various homes. Henry Beebe and family hosted guests including Mr and Mrs BE Johnson and children, Will and Albert Johnson. Frank Lundgren and Frank Hohns hosted visitors, while hogs were hauled to Sund by Johnson Bros and Beebe. Families discussed farm work, wheat sowing, and travel to see relatives in Sundl and Sidney. Annie Windsheimer visited grandparents as a snowstorm barely kept the young crowd indoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Beebe
Mro
Fred Windsheimer
Andrew Windsheimer
John Kucera
Sundl
Ernest Wickard
Albert Frerichs
BE. A. Johnson
Will
Albert Johnson
Frank Lundgren
Frank Hohn
Johnson Bros
Sund
Albert
Will Frerichs
Alva Hart
Frank Heinzman
Burlington
Colorado
Mrs. Heinzman
Accident at Elevator Injures Merlin Kennedy
Merlin Kennedy was injured yesterday near noon while unloading wagons at Farmers Elevator. He was hauling for Pete Nelson when the mule team spooked and lunged, throwing him under the wagon which passed over his leg. He sustained a broken leg in the incident reported by Chappell Register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Kennedy
Farmers
Young Kennedy
Pete Nelson
Gjast
Mr Kennedy
Chappell Register
Stranger Robs Boy of 225 Dollars Near Benson Bank
A man robbed Joe Batt, the ten year old son of Omaha grocer G A Batt, of $225 carried to the Benson bank. The assailant leaped from the roadside a half block from the store, snatched the money bag and vanished before the boy could describe him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Batt
G. A. Batt
Omaha
Benson Bank
State Journal
Chinese a Cooking Nation
The passage asserts that the Chinese are a nation of cooks with nearly every individual capable of preparing a respectable dinner, highlighting widespread culinary competence within the community.
Bill Booster Says Diagnosis
A judge comments on a defendant describing persistent dreams of leaping from cliffs and being chased while a booster or advocate for a bill questions attendance at the movies. The exchange highlights mental health and public policy context in the courtroom dialogue.
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Nebraska
Wyoming Fed
Grand Prairie
Indy
Koa Johnson
Walter Dernbloon
Bill Booster
Tou
A . Venas
Elaine Hammerstein and
Conway Tearle Aes
Selznick
the Ideal P Entertainment
Wuuvy Compson
Bert Lytell
May M‘avoy
George Fitzmaurice
Mutt & Jeff
Fox News
the Leonard Grocery
E. J. Leqhard
Sidney High School
TRA and Glee Club
al St. John
Young and Dumb
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