Nebraska Library Association Holds North Platte Convention
The 33rd annual Nebraska Library Association convention met in North Platte with over 50 librarians and trustees in attendance. Miss Anna Johnson was elected president, with Elizabeth Mallalieu named second vice president and Mabel Harris reelected secretary treasurer.
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The
Nebraska Library Association
North Platte
F. L. Temple
E. 8. Davis
Annie C. Kramph
E. Durbin
Bloomfield
Anna Johnson
Madison
M. E. Crosby
J. T. Anderson
Kearney
Carrie D. Reed
Lincoln
Matthew S. Dudgeton
Milwaukee
Elizabeth Mallalieu
Mabel Harris
Eleanor Wheeler
Grand Island
Beatrice
Omaha
Nebraska W C T U Backs Hoover At Grand Island Convention
Nebraska WCTU reelects Clara C. Clayton as president and adopts a resolution pledging full support to Herbert Hoover for president. Ella A. Boole speaks on prohibition as a campaign issue and urges schools to teach about alcohol dangers. The group also condemns smoking and discourages depictions of drinking in entertainment.
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Clara C. Clayton
Lincoln
Nebraska Womans Christian Temperance Union
Grand Island
Iva M. Innis
Wilcox
Mary Lee Seibert
Chapman
Agnes D. Roberts
Omaha
Nebraska Union
Herbert Hoover
Ella A. Boole
United States
Former Omaha minister urges Al Smith election
McCook Nebraska October 8 Mrs Dorothy Kay Watseka Ill and Rev Albert Fiske former Benson Presbyterian church Omaha led a Democratic rally the largest yet this campaign They attacked the whispering campaign and Coolidges veto of the McNary Haugen farm relief bill praised Smith for keeping promises and urged religious arguments against Prohibition enforcement noting the nation is soaked in republican oil and whisky.
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Kay
Fiske
Smith
Well Known Crook Woman Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs. Amelia Reid, 44, of Crook Colo died Thursday morning at her home from heart disease. Born in Iowa she came from Washington and leaves husband Erby Reid a daughter Pearl Van Buskirk and siblings Phil and Roses Brossard Dolly Todd Peter Brossard Maggie Clark and mother Martha Brossard. Funeral was Sunday at 1 30 PM at Crook church with burial Riverside cemetery Sterling.
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Amelia Reid
Crook
Colo
Dolly Todd
Peter Brossard
Maggie Clark
Casper, Wye
Reid
Martha Brossard
Crook Church
Riverside Cemetery
Sterling
Spontaneous Ignition Behind Many Mysterious Farm Fires
United States Department of Agriculture warns that spontaneous combustion in hay, manure, and damp roughage ignites barns and farms unseen. Annual property losses reach about 150 million dollars with 30 million due to spontaneous fires. Studies seek prevention and urge farmer reports of mysterious fires and experiences.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Canada
Europe
Chemical Engineering Division
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Smith for President Club Formed at Dalton
F. S. Gatenby of Norfolk organized a Smith for President club in Dalton last week amid a festival. Local dues are one dollar, with half kept for local expenses. H. C. Andersen was named president and Walter Lowry as secretary and treasurer. a vice president will be elected later. Gatenby is the Democratic candidate for state senator at Norfolk.
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Dalton
F. S. Gatenby
Norfolk
Walter Lowry
Gatenby
Farmers lose money by failing to budget business of their farms
The United States Department of Agriculture urges farmers to use a farm budget to prevent overexpansion and underproduction. By planning crop and livestock mixes with price and yield forecasts, farmers can improve profitability. Farmers Bulletin 1564 explains the budgeting method and is available free from Washington.
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United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Montana farmer group to aid Smith campaign
Great Falls Montana October 7 state headquarters for the Farmers Independent league for Smith opened with W L Stockton Clarks ton rancher in charge as chairman J J O Shea of Roberts Mont is secretary The league has chapters in over a dozen Montana counties and plans a statewide campaign Stockton says the league will back Governor Alfred B Smith and seeks farmer gains similar to those for manufacturers The group formed due to Republicans failing to live up to platform promises
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Great Falls
Mont
Farmers Independent League
Smith
W. L. Stockton
Clarkston Rancher
J. J. O'Shea
Roberts
Montana
Stockton
Alfred B. Smith
New York
Republican Party
Nebraska couple wed in Sterling Nebraska
Miss Flora B. Nott of Dix and Glen E. Beale of Potter wed Thursday afternoon at the Sterling Methodist parsonage with Dr G M Henderson officiating. Parents of the groom attended, a wedding trip to Denver and Colorado points followed, and they will reside near Potter where he will pursue livestock breeding.
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Flora B. Nott
Dix
Glen E. Beale
Potter
G. M. Henderson
Sterling Methodist Church
E. M. Beale
Denver
Colorado
Mrs. Beale
Mr. Beale
Prominent Churchman Appeals for Religious Tolerance
Dr Henry Van Dyke former moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly urged religious tolerance during a WEAF broadcast under the Democratic National Committee. He disputed claims about the Smith defeat and warned anti Catholic votes could harm Hoover and the nation while condemning a Republican ally for stoking sectarian animosity.
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New York
Henry van Dyke
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
WEAF
Democratic National Committee
Smith
Dr. van Dyke
United States
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Hoover
Republican National Committee
Peetz Defeats Padroni In Close Friday Football
Peetz beat Padroni 19 to 12 on Peetz field in a spirited afternoon game. Line smashes helped seal the win as the teams traded leads into the final quarter.
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Peetz
Padroni
Peetz Field
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U. S. A. Theatre
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Anon
America
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