Grand Opening Week For Auto Races Starts Sept 3
Informal opening is Sept 3 with a grand opening Monday Sept 4 featuring professional auto races. Horse races run for four days showcase live entertainment and racing action for attendees.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
3
Annual Events List For Nebraska Organizations and Fairs
A compiled schedule of upcoming gatherings across Nebraska. Includes the Annual Convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in Omaha September 17 to 22, Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln September 4 to 7, and multiple district fairs and conventions in Maywood Hastings Fremont Grand Island Mitchell Hastings and Omaha through October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Omaha
Lincoln
State Federation of Labor
Fremont
Lincoln Nebraska state fair opens with concerts races and air show
The forty eighth Nebraska state fair begins Sunday September 3 with band concerts by the Kilties and Nebraska State clan plus the St Pauls oratorio chorus and the Whane doodle quartet. Opening Monday features professional automobile racing on a half mile track and Ruth Law will demonstrate aerial feats in a tractor biplane with night calcium lights. The event runs through the week with horse races daily and a large vaudeville program and Johnny Jones exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Ruth Law
Aviatrix
Beachey
Thompson
St. Paul's Oratorio Chorus
Whanedoodle
Kitties
Nebraska State Band
George Green
Judge voids $1.75 million good roads bond in county
Omaha District Judge Leslie handed down a decision voiding the $1.75 million good roads bond issued at the recent county primary. The ruling states the proposition did not gain the required legal majority of votes and the case will be appealed to the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Leslie Hand
Supreme Court
Auto Display at Nebraska State Fair Expected to Break Records
The Nebraska state fair automobile display is set to outshine all previous displays. The big machinery hall, 110 feet wide and 430 feet long, will be crowded with only seven spaces left unoccupied. Last year the fair led Iowa in displays, and this year it aims to far exceed last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Middle West
Iowa
Hearing Set In Omaha By Federal Farm Loan Board
The federal farm loan board schedules Nebraska’s only hearing in Omaha on September 18. The eastbound board arrives September 17 at 3 45 p m and remains until September 18 evening for Kansas City and St Louis. Nebraska invites interested communities to send representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Farm Loan Board
Omaha
Nebraska
Denver
Kansa City
St. Louis
Farm Loan Board
York YMCA Banishes Liquor Ad Materials in Rooms
A national drive to remove liquor and cigarette ads from YMCA reading rooms has reached Nebraska. The York YMCA board adopts a policy to ban all such papers, echoing Hastings YMCA actions and reflecting a broader effort by religious and business groups to curb booze and cigarette advertising in newspapers and magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Nebraska
The
York Association
Young Men’s Christian Association
Hastings
International
Bonds for New School Building in Cozad
An election on a bond proposal to build a new 31500 dollar modern school building in Cozad yielded 244 votes for, 75 against. Plans will be adopted, bids advertised, and the contract let at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cozad
Finest Rural School Nears Completion in Lincoln County
In Nebraska the premier rural school at Has Finest, North Platte, nears completion in the Ofallons district of Lincoln county. A four room brick and concrete fireproof building will house manual training and domestic science with an assembly room. County Superintendent Gannt notes this marks a shift to permanent rural schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Platte
Nebraska
Ofallons
Lincoln County
Iiti
Gannt
No Drouth in Garden County Oshkosh Report
Government rainfall totals from April to July show 1.06 inches in April, 2.69 in May, 1.66 in June, and 2.57 in July, summing to nearly eight inches. This contrasts with the region known as the Great American Desert and notes no drought there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drouth
Garden County
Oshkosh
Great American Desert
Columbus to Get New Theatrical House
William Swan of the Lyric Theater in Columbus has awarded a contract for a new theater costing $20,000. The building is described as among the best and most up to date in Nebraska with a capacity noted as 442110 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Theater
Columbus
Willliam Swan
The
Lyric Theater
Nebraska
Oakdale Postoffice Robbed by Two Men
The Oakdale postoffice thirty miles west of here was robbed by two men. A citizen discovered them and tried to alarm the town. they fired a shot at him and escaped with sixty five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale
Norfolk
Here
Let Contract For Court House Tekamah
Contract has been let by the Burt county supervisors for the erection of a new seventy five thousand dollar court house in Tekamah. Burt county has never had a court house of its own. the one in use was donated by Tekamah citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tekamah
Dekra of Supervisors
Burt County
Nazarenes to Build New Beatrice Church
The Nazareth congregation in Beatrice advances plans to erect a new church building, with construction to begin soon. Until then the group worships in a temporary tent setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazarenes
Beatrice
Nazarene
Enormous bobcat shot on Carl Townsend’s ranch
A giant bobcat, one of the largest seen in the Sandhills, was shot by Carl Townsend on his ranch seven miles south of Ellsworth. The animal weighed 75 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
Sandhills
Carl Townsend
Here
Harvest Home Picnic Planned by Pickrell Firms
The stockholders of Pickrell Farmers Elevator and local merchants announce a joint Harvest Home picnic to be held Thursday, September 14, in Pickrell. The event aims to bring together farmers and merchants for community fellowship and local business support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice
Pickrell Farmers’ Elevator Company
Merchants of Pickrell
Canada Thistle Pest Gets Unmatched Negative Attention
In the Midwest and Northeast Canada thistle draws extreme ire for its long cordlike roots that reach eight to fifteen inches and spread from a single plant. The root survives winter and drought, regrowing after top removal, so control hinges on killing the roots rather than merely cutting the tops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
West
West Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Northwest
Night crowding harms young chicks in coops
Farmers warned that six to eight week old chicks suffer night sweats when crowded in coops. Advice urges spreading broods and avoiding overcrowding to protect flock health.
Fleas on Chickens Treated with Ointment and Sand
Farmers advised to kill fleas on chickens by greasing the face with a small amount of 33 percent mercurial ointment and sprinkling the roosting sand with a solution of kerosene and soap or other disinfectants.
Practical brooders for large chick lots
When brooding chicks in groups of 100 or more coal stove brooders or gas line heated houses prove more practical than small units. These methods allow 200 or more chicks to be kept in a single lot.
Pigeons Linked to Hog Cholera Spread Between Farms
Pigeons from farm to farm reportedly carry hog cholera germs on their feet, infesting a neighborhood and leaving residents puzzled about the outbreak's origin.
Four Cardinal Points of Sheep Raising
The four cardinal points are Laftmire wool mutton and manure. Profit is the net total after deducting all costs leaving only the excess.
Control of Cabbage Worms with Lime and Ash Mix
A home garden pest treatment using air slaked lime or sifted wood ashes mixed with dry powdered arsenate applied through a cheesecloth bag or blower. Use when leaves are wet, after rain, or weekly during attack, and quit a week or two before harvest to limit residue in cabbage.
Destructive to the Swine Declares Nebraska Hog Grower
A prominent Nebraska hog raiser says scours in pigs threaten the swine industry more than hog cholera due to overfeeding changes in feed decayed feed lack of exercise and dirty water. The College of Agriculture urges correcting conditions and reducing sow feed to oats or bran, then reintroducing a gradual ration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
College of Agriculture
Oregon Hog Breeding Crate Idea Shows Simple Build
An article on an affordable hog breeding crate outlines a method to improve mating efficiency by pairing young sows with older heavy boars. It notes the crate must be sturdy to restrain the boar and keep handlers safe during use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Feeding of Molting Fowls
Feeds for molting hens should resemble those for laying hens since both require nitrogen rich food for eggs and feathers. Oils are more needed during molt, so include sunflower or flaxseed or old meal to boost oil content and vitality.
Better Prices for Produce Spark Scientific Crop Care
A. N. Brown editor of Fruit Belt says rising farm prices drive better soil knowledge and crop fertility. Proper soil management with manures and fertilizers maintains fertility and raises yields, while neglect reduces output each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Brown
Fruit Belt
Mistake in sowing alfalfa on bacteria-free soil
Alfalfa should not be sown on land lacking the soil bacteria that live on its roots. The text warns that without these bacteria the crop may fail to establish properly.
Know Hens Individually Learn to Know Your Hens
Learn to identify each hen individually not by the dock. The guidance emphasizes recognizing individual birds by distinctive traits to manage them better.
Boss will permit resignation if you mention dissatisfaction
If your boss is dissatisfied you should mention the fact to him and perhaps he will permit you to resign.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Womens Christian Temperance
Maywood
Central Nebraska
Grand Island
Old Settlers
Reunion
Mitchell
Equal Suffrage Association
Convention of State
Federation of Women’s Clubs
State Meeting
Grand Lodge
O. O. EF
Douglas County
Farm Bank
Lobeck
Canada
Canada Thistle
Saskatchewan
Frank Crawford
Omaba
Nebrasea
Rher Pevre
Ren
Enphina
Bas
Sacks
Panama
Mollier
Fletcher
Typhoip
Acayp
Cme
Wen
U. & Liesess
Cutter Laboratory
Bertetey
Cai
Chienge
Mair
W. N. U. Lincoln
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