Farmers Strike Spreads Across Midwest States
Iowa reports show farmers intensifying pickets and threats against dealers to enforce a thirty day strike raising prices. North Dakota and other states claim thousands will withhold wheat until one dollar a bushel, backed by governors and business groups.
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le Mars
Iowa
Kingsley
Sioux City
Des Moines
Middle West
Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Deli N. Willia
Tomma
Dakotas
Montana
Minnesota
Washington
Oregon
Kansas
Idaho
Texas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Winnipeg
George F. Shafer
North, Dakota
J. E. Erickson
Willis
Chambers of Commerce
Many Lives Lost in Texas Tropical Storm
A tropical storm battered south Texas causing extensive damage near Houston and Galveston. Dozens dead and at least 50 injured as communications failed and rescue teams reached the stricken area. The storm, with winds near 70 mph, tracked from Galveston to Houston then toward Taylor before turning south.
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Houston
Texas
Galveston
Freeport
Taylor
Lindberghs Welcome Second Son in Englewood
A second Lindbergh son was born at the Morrow home in Englewood New Jersey. Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh reported both mother and infant doing well. The baby arrived five months and sixteen days after the first child was kidnapped. Lindbergh officials were in high spirits as he telephoned press agencies to share the news under an agreement for no gatewatch.
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Lindberghs
Englewood
N. J
Col
Mra
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lind
Mra Charlies
A. Lindbergh
Morrow
Dry allied forces back Hoover bid amid alcohol policy clash
The executive committee of the Dry Allied Forces will support President Hoover's reelection despite opposition to the Republican prohibition resubmission plan. Dr. Daniel A. Poling, chairman, announced the endorsement.
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Dry
Hoover Washington
Hoover
Daniel A. Poling
Nebraska Town Prepares Woodpile for Jobless Teen
Local officials in a Nebraska town arrange a woodpile fundraiser for a teen facing unemployment. Community members rally support and set up a plan to provide aid and opportunities while the youth searches for work.
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Nebraska
Farmers National Grain posts over 1 million profit
Chicago report shows Farmers National Grain Corp earned more than 1 million dollars in the year to May 31 after reserving funds for operations. Walter L Beam notes $16 million debt refinanced over ten years and aims to make the cooperative the sole marketing channel for regional stockholders. CK Huff pledges victory for full trading privileges at Chicago Board of Trade.
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Chicago
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Federal Farm Board
C K. Huff
Farmers. National
Chicago Board of Trade and Clearing Corporation
Escaped Convicts Hunted by Oklahoma Officers
Granite Oklahoma authorities pursue 28 inmates who escaped from the state reformatory as they terrorize nearby residents. A stabbing kidnappings and an attempted assault on a 17 year old girl are blamed on the fugitives who duped a sergeant and fled. Four robbers recaptured in the manhunt led by warden Mrs George A Waters. Nineteen remain at large including Joe Pounds life.
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Granite
Okla
George A. Waters
Joe Pounds
Life
Hagood Named to Command Fourth Army in Northwest
President Hoover selects Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood to command the Fourth Army, comprising the Seventh and Ninth Corps areas, assigned to the Pacific coast and Northwest frontier region. The force covers about one half of the United States.
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Hoover
Johnson Hagood
Pacific Coast
Northwest Frontier
Nebraska corn crop forecast boosts state yields
A. E. Anderson projects Nebraska corn at 349,435,000 bushels for this year, up sharply from 170,714,000 last year, despite 63 percent condition. Oats, potatoes, and hay show excellent prospects while barley and rye are fair. winter wheat output and spring wheat yield are down from last year.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
South Central
Southwestern
Panhandle
Kearney
Ak-Sar-Ben Outdoor Circus To Feature Top Acts
Ak-Sar-Ben plans an outdoor circus at Ak-Sar-Ben Field September 15 16 and 17 led by W H Schellberg president of the expo company The show will include acts from Ringling Brothers Sells Floto Hagenbeck Wallace and other major circuses with Frank J Taylor directing the production The event follows the Passion Play outdoor presentation which prompted funding needs and the new venture aims to deliver a distinctive program.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
Ak-sar-ben Field
W. H. Schellberg
Ak-sarben Exposition Company
Ak-sarben
Schellberg
Ringling Brothers
Sella-Floto
Hagenback- Wallace
Liberty
Frank J. Taylor
Hobby
Taylor
State News Items of Interest
Two carpets costing a total of 16519 have just been laid in the legislative halls of the Nebraska capitol. Carpet and felt matting beneath them are more than an inch thick and they are expected to outwear several ordinary floor coverings. Dwight S. Dalby of Beatrice, owner of large land interests in Gage and Pawnee counties, had two farms to rent and received 66 applications from prospective tenants.
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Nebraska
Dwight S. Dalby
Beatrice
Gage
Pawnee Counties
Culbertson Seeks Ice and Light Plant Cost Figures
Culbertson village officials ask Trenton for figures on the municipal ice and light plant operation. The Culbertson village board considers submitting to a public vote the question of building a municipal plant.
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Culbertson
Trenton
Culberteam
Grasshopper tale told by County Judge on his farm
County Judge F R Galbraith relates a grasshopper sighting from his Brown County farm. The insect measured about 2.5 inches long and weighed just under a quarter pound, with the story supported by the grasshopper itself as evidence.
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Brown County
F. R. Galbraith
Gravel paving on Daykin-Powell road progresses
The Daykin-Powell road is getting a second gravel coat from Daykin toward the Jerry Vosika corner. Five trucks haul gravel from the Basing pit southwest of Powell under direction of William J. Jarschow of Plymouth and Keith Beitman of Fairbury.
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Daykin-Powell
Daykin
Jerry Vosika
Powell
Plymouth
Keith Beitman
Fairbury
Dalbey Transfers Virginia Park Ownership in Beatrice
Dwight S. Dalbey filed a deed at the county courthouse in Beatrice on behalf of his wife Mrs. Virginia Lewis Dalbey transferring ownership of the Virginia park to the community. The wooded tract roughly a block in size has long been used as a park but had been retained by Mrs. Dalbey until today.
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Dwight S. Dalbey
County ‘Court House
Beatrice
Virginia Lewis Dalbey
Virginia Park
Dalbey
Financing Underway for Jetter Brewst Co Omaha Stock
A banking group led by Harris Ayres Co New York has taken an option on 600000 shares of the Jetter Brewst Company of Omaha. The stock is described as speculative pending repeal of the eighteenth amendment or modification of the Volstead act and Nebraska dry law repeal.
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Brewst Company, Inc
Omaha
Harris, Ayres& Co
New York
Watermelons From Nebraska Promise Strong Harvest Season
Northern Nebraska famed home grown watermelons reach markets as Madison county harvest begins in early patches. Heavy market movement expected in late August. This year’s crop is of higher quality and a bumper yield is anticipated.
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Nebraska
Madison County
Repairs Complete on Pathfinder Irrigation Canal Break
The Pathfinder irrigation canal breaks flooded 200 acres of crops on August 1. Repairs are finished and water has returned to the ditch. Within days enough water will reach the canal to service farmers. hundreds of farms lacked irrigation but crop damage is not expected to be large.
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Pathfinder
Peach Harvest Opens in Brownville With Strong Quality
Thousands of baskets of peaches start moving out of Brownville as the annual harvest begins. Horticulturists report splendid quality this year and a single grower expects to ship 20 thousand bushels. Recent rains boost fruit. apples and grapes also look good.
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Brownville
Farm population gains mark 1931 rise in decade
The 1931 farm population increase was the largest in ten years, with gains only in 1930 and 1931 after seven years of declines. Department estimates place the rise around 648,000, reflecting broader agricultural population shifts.
Food traders expect brisker business at convention
Chicago reports a optimistic tone as the National Food Distributors and American Bakers associations hold their fifth annual convention at the Hotel Sherman. L. J. Shumaker of Philadelphia says retailers are buying more due to low stocks, predicting wholesalers will hire more staff to meet rising demand. Meat industry reps note increased consumption with pork up 152 million pounds and lamb up 13 million in the first half of 1982, while beef use fell slightly.
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Chicago
National Food Distributors
Sherman
L. J. Shumaker
Philadelphia
Shumaker
Mr. Shumaker
Middle West
America
Institute of Meat Packers
Two Passengers Die in Leaps From a Liner
The liner California arriving from San Francisco reports two passengers missing and presumed to have leaped overboard. Ernest Boulter of Pasadena California, a landscape gardener, vanished August 3 while accompanied by his wife and 23 year old daughter Isabel. The other is William Kerr Scott formerly of Royal Indemnity Portland Oregon, also believed to have jumped overboard amid reported delusions.
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New York
California
San Francisco
Ernest Boulter
Pasadena
Calif
William Kerr Scott
Royal Indemnity Company
Portland
Ore
Boulter
Isabel
Man Wife and Another Man Die in Colorado Murder Suicide
Two youths found the bodies near Wellsville Hot Springs in Sedalia Colorado. All three victims were shot to death in what authorities believed to be a murder followed by a suicide. The dead are John Lehr seventy two, his wife Daisy thirty two, and W B Sampson fifty three of Denver. Jealousy over Lehrs wife is cited as a motive.
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Sedalia
Colo
Wellsville Hot Springs
John Lehr
Daisy
W. B. Sampson
Denver
Lehr
Sampson
Lehrs
Ten Day Holiday Kept Bank Open in Green Bay
Mayor Issa Diener issued a proclamation to extend a ten day holiday, keeping the Farmers' Exchange bank open in Grace Bay, as GL. Pitman, chief examiner, notes.
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Green Bay
Issa Diener
Grace Bay
Farmers’ Exchange Bank
GL. Pitman
Gillette Will Leaves Million to Widow in Probate
The will of King C. Gillette, famed razor magnate, valued over 1 million dollars in stocks and bonds, was admitted to probate. The widow Alanta E. Gillette is named sole beneficiary.
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Gillette
Razor Magnate
Million
Los Angeles
King C. Gillette
Safety Razor
Alanta E. Gillette
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Farmers National
Gen. Hagood
Northwest
Holt County
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