Nebraska News Notes in Brief Highlights and Local Updates
Bellevue marks 114th anniversary while Governor Bryan attends Hastings Legion July 4 celebration. Notable incidents include a near-drowning of Keith Jorgenson, the death of ex-mayor Frank Gramer, a fractured cow incident, and Dr Inez Chilbrick elected president of Nebraska medical women. Dixon county rejects Sunday baseball. Adams county highway work progresses. Farm-to-cheese contracts. Midlands College fundraiser leaves $225,000 pledged. Omaha memorial parade canceled. Kearney hosts state shooting tournament. Norfolk issues playful welcome cards to visitors.
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Bellevue
Bryan
Hastings American Legion
Keith
Afr
H. J. Jorgenson
Obert
Frank L. Gramer
Kearney
Excelsior Springs
S. N. Braden
Franklin
Hastings
Trarvard
Adams County
Webster County
Kansas City
Sioux City
Chicago
London
Sherif
Tom Carroll
Nebraska
University Place
James Dahman
Jim
American Legion
Omaha
Midlands College
Fremont
W. H. Carpenter
Carpenter
Education
University of Nebraska
Chamber of Commerce
Hall
Upland
Farragut Post
Lincoln
John C. Wharton
State Sportsmen Association
Aurora Chamber of Commerce
Verna Moore
Arapahoe
Norfolk
Barnes on Marketing and the McNary-Haugen bill
Julius W. Barnes, head of the United States Grain Corporation, argues against the McNary-Haugen plan, urging farmers to pursue higher yields and better farming methods. He warns that the proposed ratio price would depress home prices, harm export markets, and undermine the nation’s marketing system while noting current price differentials between U.S. and Canadian wheat and advocating diversification and cooperative strategies to improve farm prosperity.
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Julius WW. Barnes
United States Chamber of Commerce
United States Grain Corporation
Congress
House Committee
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture
Kansas City
Minneapolis
America
McNary Hill
House
United States
Chicago
Kanasas City
McNary
Real estate boom signals new era of growth in Cass county
A country paper item shows renewed demand for farm lands as deals surface in Cass county and nearby areas. W Askeson’s 310 acre Cass county farm fetched 60000 dollars, about 200 per acre, with other purchases across Dodge and Cedar counties. Building and loan associations revive lending, and new construction rises in Grand Island Broken Bow Kearney Hastings York Fremont, while Lincoln Omaha report more permits. The report suggests deflation fading and a forthcoming prosperity as land values and construction pick up nationally.
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Cass County
Omaha Real Estate Board
W.askeson
Lincoln
Dodge
Nebr
J. &. Jones
Missouri Valley
Dodge County
Cedar County
Grand Island
Broken Bow
Kearney
Hastings
York
Fremont
Omaha
Hackberry Springs Stamping Grounds Historic Picnic Spot
Hackberry Springs, twelve miles southwest of Ridington, is a scenic canyon spot famed for hackberry trees and springs forming a pure cold stream. Once a gathering place for Indians, soldiers, outlaws, and cattlemen, ruins and Indian relics hint at early settlements. Logs were repurposed for cabins. hills were denuded for building materials. Legends of graves and mounds nearby fed settler lore.
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Hackberry Springs
Redington
Wuckberry Springs
Pumpkin Creek
Bay State Cattle Company
Grove and springs hold legends of crime and solace
The article recalls battles between soldiers, outlaws, and legend, with pine trees as noted burial sites and hackberry trees lining springs once marked by stock thieves. It details homesteaders picnicking, bands playing, and speakers, then the grove returning to a tranquil scenic spot where workers bring families for Sunday dinners and old timers reflect on past, sterner days.
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Joe
Mark Twain
Middle West
Watch repairing of the better kind
E. J. Marcotte of Winders Hardware promotes superior watch repair services, emphasizing meticulous craftsmanship and reliable performance for all timepieces.
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E. J. Marcotte
Winders Hardware
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