Corn Club Incentives Offer Prizes for Cheyenne County Boys
Valuable agricultural news urges Cheyenne County farm youths to join corn club for the coming season. Top county member earns a free trip to Boys and Girls Club Week, with medals for first and second in county ranking. Union Pacific Railway offers a 74 scholarship to the top county participant. Multiple prizes available at county and state fairs. Contact County Extension Agent or the Agricultural College to start.
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Nebraska Farm
Agricultural College
Union Pacific Railway
School of Agricultural
Agricultural College Today
Ornamental Vines and Climbing Roses for Gardens
A guide to garden climbers highlights the hardy Prairie Rose Rosa schigera for medium buildings, the Prairie Queen hybrid with pink and white blooms, the Dorothy Perkins rambler with coral pink clusters, and the Crimson rambler noted for its abundant growth. The June bloom period and late summer seed pods are described as decorative, with advice on disease resistance and climber potential for embankments.
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Nebraska
Dorothy Perkins
Planting tips for plossoms climber defense against mildew
Plossoms can be grown as a climber on a trellis or arbor away from Dorothy Perkins or red brick structures. The variety is highly susceptible to mildew and requires careful placement to mitigate disease risk.
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Dorothy Perkins
Worth Four Millions a Year in Nebraska Winter Wheat
Nebraska farmers now grow about 40 percent of winter wheat as No 6 and No 60 varieties developed by the Agricultural College experiment station. The improved wheat, yielding three extra bushels per acre, is valued at four million dollars annually to Nebraska farmers.
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Nebraska
Agricultural College
Nebraska No
Agricultural College Experiment Station
Good Horses in Demand on Eastern Markets
The market for good drafty sound geldings is rising in the east, per the U N Agricultural College. Due to low prices, farmers have stopped breeding mares, leaving few quality horses in the pipeline. Scarcity is expected to push prices higher as demand grows, favoring buyers of large draft geldings and mare breeders who produce yearly colts.
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U. of N. Agricultural College
Nebraska
Modern electric refrigerators rise in rural homes
The ice in a refrigerator is to absorb the heat. The new electric refrigerators need no ice, no water. The heat within the box is absorbed by circulating brine and ammonia. No plumbing is required and this modern kitchen adjunct is becoming increasingly popular in rural communities where electric service is afforded through transmission lines.
Officer Killed in Mitchell Bootlegging Shootout
In Mitchell and Scottsbluff, authorities pursued Jack Allen also known as Jack Randall and his brother Frank. Deputy Carlson and Officer Peterson were shot. Peterson died after aiding Carlson. Randall fled but a basement bootlegging operation was found at Milo Randall’s home. Frank Randall remains jailed in Gering. Jack Allen at large with strong prospects of capture.
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Jack Randall
Mitchell
Albert Peterson
Guy Carlson
Allen
Randall
Frank Allen
Marquis
Scottsbluff
Gering
Jack
Julia Johnson
Carlson
Peterson
Mien
Johnson House
Dr. Watson
Alien
Milo Randall
Randall Place
Frank
Ogalalla
Tewell
Gering Courior
Gothenburg Plans Special Election on Park Bond Issue
Gothenburg will hold a special election to decide on issuing bonds to purchase and establish a city park.
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Gothenburg
Increase the protein content of wheat
Miller and grain dealers already pay a premium for high protein wheat. Dark Hard Winter wheat often has higher protein than Yellow Hard, making it advantageous for growers to pursue high protein levels. Achieving this depends on climate, soil nitrogen, and variety, with soil management and rotation with legumes as the most practical steps.
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Wwangas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
War Dept to Provide Worship at Camps for Youth
Secretary Weeks announces that CMTC youths this summer will have divine worship conducted by ministers of their denomination. Emphasizing moral training, the program aims to strengthen loyalty, respect for law, and reverence for God. Over a thousand youths from South Dakota Nebraska and Kansas are expected. Government funds all expenses. For info contact the Military Training Camps Association or the 89th Division Army Building Omaha Neb.
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John W. Weeks
War Department
Citizens
Weeks
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Military Training Camps Association
89Th Division
Omaha
Neb
The Purebred Sire Boosts Dairy Herds in Wisconsin Study
In a Wisconsin testing association thirteen farmers with 530 cows produced 90,588 pounds of butterfat yearly, while fourteen with the same herd size yielded 147,381 pounds. Purebred sires, used by the latter group for years, lifted butterfat by 56,813 pounds, averaging 278 pounds per cow versus 171 for the scrub herd, a 107 pound gain per cow worth about 42.80 dollars each at forty cents.
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Wisconsin
Tax Free Securities Rise At Five Million Daily
Tax free securities grow by five million dollars each day while the public questions high taxes on homes and the tools of industry.
American Legion Meetings Sweep Nebraska Districts
The Nebraska American Legion Auxiliary concluded seven district meetings with the Mind district gathering April 20. Other districts met in Omaha Lincoln Seward and Minden led by district committeewomen including Mrs. N. E. Johnson Mrs. I. J. Gist Mrs. C. B. Trump and Mrs. W. S. Holmes. Dr Karl Connell received the distinguished service medal for gas mask invention aiding WWI soldiers. The Legion urges reinstatement of government insurance for ex-service men under a Congress amendment broadening service connection deadlines.
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Mind
Nebraska American Legion Auxiliary
Omaha
N. E. Johnson
Valley
Lincoln
I. J. Gist
Falls City
Order of Gold Star
Seward
C. BE. Trump
Aurora
Minden
W. S. Holmes
Hastings
Karl Connell
Douglas County Post
American Legion
George G. Duncan
Connell
Nebraska
Veterans Bureau
Congress
Telephone growth equals population gain says Beatrice manager
Industrial notes quote Crhiman of Beatrice telephone company asserting population rise tracks with new subscribers. March installations were one fourth of all 1922, prompting $10 000 in spring improvements. Norfolk voters reject a $100 000 firemen building bond while Randolph voters vote down a $35 000 city auditorium bond.
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Crhiman
Telephone Company
Beatrice
Norfolk
Randolph
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