Farm Corner Agent Sees World Shrinking by Jets
The Farm Corner column recounts a county agent's jet trip to the National County Agents convention in Miami Beach Florida. He notes rapid travel from Cheyenne to Miami via Frontier and St Louis, describes weather on the journey, the novelty of jet travel, and the convention's opening with Congressman Matthews stressing Change and Challenge in the 60s.
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Miami Beach
Florida
Frontier
Sidney
Cheyenne Coun- Lillegreaty
Miami
New York
San Francisco
Wheyenne County
Missouri
St. Louis Air Terminal
St. Louis
D. R
Billy) Matthews
Matthews
House Agriculture Committee
Return to Nebraska After National 4 H Meeting
A Nebraska observer reports on rain in Miami and Cheyenne County, cattle tours at Clewiston, and a sugar cane mill visit. Attendees note speakers including C M Ferguson and Senator Stennis, with the National 4 H Committee’s final session and banquet. They plan to depart by plane back to Nebraska Friday, awaiting Cheyenne County wheat fields in the morning.
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Clewiston
Nebraska
Everglades
C. M. Ferguson
Senator Stennis
Alabama
Grizzly bears vanish from vast western North America
Grizzly bears once roamed the western half of North America but their numbers have greatly diminished since the invention of the repeating rifle in the 1850s.
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North America
Home Economics Week Cited By Gov Burney In Nebraska
Governor Dwight W. Burney proclaims Home Economics Week November 6 through 12 in Nebraska. The theme highlights home economics as a field strengthening family life through education, research, and services, with career paths in teaching, health welfare, extension service, dietetics, and administration.
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Dwight W. Burney
Nebraska
Nebraska Home Economics Association
Joyce Stolley
Omaha
Col
Lincoln
Elaine Skucius
Incom
Rin Tin Tin Was A Composite Of Several Dogs
Darryl Zanuck, famed Hollywood producer, reveals in a London interview that Rin Tin Tin was created from a group of dogs each trained for snarling or specific stunts. He recalls the original Rin Tin Tin biting him on the first day, leading to the use of doubles for other scenes. The confession underscores Hollywood’s early methods and the enduring theme of disillusionment in life.
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Rin Tin Tin
Darryl Zanuck
Zanuck
London
Nebraska farm prices rise led by hogs milk and eggs
Mid October farm price report shows Nebraska farmers received 16 percent higher for the month ending Oct 15. Hogs averaged 16.50 per cwt, milk 4.80 per cwt, eggs 29.5 cents per dozen. Cattle 21.40 per cwt, sheep 3.60, corn 93 cents a bushel, grain sorghum 1.22 per cwt. crop index fell while livestock index rose.
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Farm News
Nebraska
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Wheat Allotment Rules and Grain Standards Update
The article notes that grain mixtures with wheat percentages classify acreage under wheat allotment. It covers Conservation Reserve reporting duties, contract modifications, and reconstructions. It reports 324 million bushels of 1960 crop wheat under price support through September, versus prior year figures. It also details wool payment rules for imported sheep and changes to U S Official Grain Standards affecting barley and mixed oats, with no impact on price support in Nebraska.
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United States
U. S. of
Nebraska
Ventriloquism Exposed In Little Rock Nightclub
AP report quotes ventriloquist Peter Rich debunking browsing your voice claiming true ventriloquism is largely acting. He says no lip movement is needed and the audience is drawn to the dummy. Rich adds anyone can learn with ten minutes of daily practice.
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Little Rock, Ark
Peter Rich
Paper Mobile Feed Maker Hits Farm Market Milestone
Farmers switch back to home grown crops using the Paper Mobile Feed Maker mobile mixer grinder combination. The unit offers efficiency comparable to large mills and is priced for average size poultry, dairy, beef and hog operations. It features several new convenience functions, aiding ration control and mixing.
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Burr
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