Drought Woes Hit Southern and Eastern States in 1930s
The drought stretched from June into August with sparing rain in Maine and Tennessee, crippling pastures and crops and forcing farmers to sell cattle. The U S Department of Agriculture convened a relief conference in Atlanta to authorize quick loans and replant support while railroads offered lower hay rates.
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Frankfort
Maine
Tennessee
Kentucky
Nashville, Tenn
Connecticut
Connecticut Valley
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Oklahoma
Atlanta
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Mississippi
Missouri
South Carolina
Massachusetts
Maline
Interstate Commerce Commission
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Swiss Alpine Climber Falls From U Ledge
Corinne Voluker daughter of a Geneva psychiatrist fell 60 feet from a ledge in Death Canyon near Jackson Wyoming during a Grand Teton National Park pack trip. Climbers Vandewater and Huidekoper reached the ledge and signaled a plane piloted by Tom Kelly to coordinate the rescue. The body was lowered to Jackson.
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Jackson
Wyo
Corinne Voluker
Death Canyon
Teton Mountains
Grand Teton National Park
Blake Vandewater
Jim Huidekoper
Debris Littered Farm Yields Bonds and Gold
Treasure hunters scouring the debris littered mountain farm where Samuel Jackson King lived and died say they have nearly completed their search for cash bonds old currency gold coins bank books safe deposit keys and real estate deeds. Sheriff Karl Hare reported about 18900 in negotiable bonds and valuables found after King was found dead in a field ten days earlier near Somerset Pennsylvania. A neighbor named Earl Gary is named in a will that transfers the farm and all its holdings to him.
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Somerset
Mountain Farm
Samuel Jackson King
Karl I. Hare
Earl Gary
Mr. King
Hare
Pennsylvania
Boyd's Cigars for Package Li quors and Beer.
Boyd's Cigars advertises liquor beer and cigars for package sales with emphasis on convenience and quick service.
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Boyd
Harrodsburg Herald Moves to Historic Tavern House Plant
Grace Linney Hutton and her daughter Jane Bird Hutton completed a modern newspaper plant for the Harrodsburg Herald in the Tavern House, a 1643 brick structure on the original Harrodsburg plate. The building preserves historical woodwork and glass, while adding essential utilities and office space.
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Harrodsburg
Daniel Mac-Hir Hutton
Harrodsburg Herald
Grace Linney Hutton
Jane Bird Hutton
Hutton
Alleghanies
Kentucky Press Association
Herald
General Assembly of Virginia
Louisville Pike
Bus Driver Collapses in Wild Highway Ride
Crawfordsville Indiana residents witness a dramatic incident as a bus driver suffered a slight stroke on a three mile trip between Waynetown and Crawfords ville. Herbert M Thompson 57 minutes later regained awareness while passengers describe a chaotic ride that forced cars off the road crossed a railroad track and nearly met an approaching train.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Herbert M. Thompson
Waynetown
Spangler trio find flying saucer like kite in woods
Three Spangler residents Robert Waring Paul Koval and Barney Doran spotted an aluminum foil box kite with a tan rubber balloon attached near Mosscreek Hill behind the McCombie house. They brought it to the newspaper for identification noting a Cambridge Mass Chemical Co stamp on the balloon and a Battery case marked Army Signal Corps.
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Spangler
Robert Waring
Paul Koval
Barney Doran
Frank McCombie
Mosscreek
Chemical Co
Cambridge
Mass
Pittsburgh
Ballogn
Army
Signal Corps
The Telegraph Letter Celebrates Midian Paper
A brief note in The Telegraph references Midian paper and mentions ana mineograph br in letter or legesines. The item hints at a contemporaneous discussion or archival fragment.
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Midian
THE
Telegraph
New Oil Horizon Emerges in Kimball County Nebraska
A lower J sand discovery at Magnolia Long No. 2 in Kimball County signals potential for the region to become Nebraska’s prime oil producer. The Long No. 2 yielded 150 barrels daily before being redirected to the D sand. Other wells include Sloss-Nebraska Drillers State No. 1 coring in the D sand near Section 36-14-55, two dry holes Trigood’s Nelson No. 2 and Glasscock No. 2 Markel, and Shell Oil’s Lipke No. 1 in Southwest Potter field with moves to J.A.C. Kennedy No. 2.
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Kimball County
Nebraska
Western
Nebraska Observer
Kimball
Smith-Enders Field
Sloss
Dix
Trigood
Nelson No. 2
Glasscock
Shell Oil Co
Potter
Shell
Rogers Oil Co
M. Markley
Magnolia
P. C. Mockett
L. Vern Halcomb
Rural Youth Steak Fry Tuesday in Amer Legion Park
The Cheyenne County Rural Youth group will host an annual steak fry next Tuesday at 5 45 PM in Ameri can Legion Park. About fifty teachers and potential members are invited to attend followed by a party in the Shelter House. Ken wood Andersen leads the food team. The entertainment committee includes the organization officers.
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Cheyenne County
American Legion
State Lagging In Highway Construction Welch Finds
Ralph Welch, Sidney insurance man, just back from a 14 state trip, reports Nebraska is the only state not building super highways. He cites traffic from Omaha to Sidney on No. 30 as the worst main highway of the trip.
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Ralph Welch
Sidney
Nebraska
Mr. Welch
Ithica
N. Y
West Virginia
Welches
Omaha
Farewell Picnic For Logan By Local Church Group
Mr and Mrs Elmer Hartman hosted a farewell for the Junior High Sunday School class at the Presbyterian Church. The event honored Johnny Logan who moved to Riverton Wyoming, with a 5 30 lunch followed by a trip to the theatre.
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Elmer Hartman
The
Presbyterian Church
Johnny Logan
Riverton
Wyo
Four polio cases reported in Cheyenne County
Four polio victims in Cheyenne County with a possible fifth case were treated at Scottsbluff hospitals this week. Key patients include Karen Simmerman four, Johnny Motes 22 months, Mrs. Norman Rushman 24, and Janice Griffiths who shows paralysis in one leg.
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Scottsbluff
Cheyenne County
Karen Simmerman
Sid Simmerman
Johnny Motes
Clarence Motes
Sioux Villa
Norman Rushman
Simmerman
Motes
The Telegraph fragment on carbon paper and typewriter notes
A dated fragment references carbon paper for typewriters or pencils and mentions the Telegraph. The text is terse with no clear event or date, suggesting a catalog or printer’s note rather than a full article.
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Telegraph
Oil Celebration Moves to September 30 in Kimball County
Kimball county selects September 30 for the oil discovery celebration on a state school section. The event at the well site ten miles south and a mile west of Dix will feature a giant barbecue for five thousand attendees and the presentation of the first royalty check from school land oil to the state treasurer. Sample crude from the well will be distributed to 4 740 Nebraska schools before the fete.
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Kimball County
Dix
Nebraska
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Knox T. Hutchinson
P’oneer
Shrine
Mr. Hutton
the Herald
John Pulliam
Spangler, Pa
Magnolia Company
Welch
FELTS
Toni
Barker’s Cleaners
Knopli
America
Heather
the Gift Shop Jewelers
Denier
Holeproof
Greenlees’ Inc
S&h
Greenlees
Kuppenheimer
Weyenbe
Fred
Massagic
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