Many New Members in 70th Congress
The Seventieth Congress opens with many new faces in both chambers. Republican leaders James E. Watson and Charles Curtis are reappointed, while George H. Moses serves as president pro tem. The ledger shows nine of fifty-nine incoming representatives returning from the House, with several new senators and representatives from both parties.
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Washington
Repubiican
Senate
Charles Curtis
Kansas
James E. Watson
Indiana
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Louse
Smith W. Brookhart
Rep
Iowa
House
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Williams. Ware
Pennsylvania
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
Capitol Halls
Charles W. Waterman
Colorado
Frederick Steiner
Oregon
Arthur R. Gould
Maine
John J. Blaine
Wisconsin
Hugo Black
Alabama
Sam G. Bratton
New Mexico
Robert K. Warner
New York
Yate
Smith
J. Earl Mayer
James F. Fulbright
Missouri
Everette B. Howard
John J. Casey
Everett Kent
U. S
S. Harrison White
Dem. Colo
William N. Vale
Denver
Charles Tatgenhorst
Ohio
A. E. B. Stephens
Rene L. de Douen
Dem
Ladislas
Congress
Florence Kahn
California
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
John W. Langley
Atlanta
National Dairy Council Names Dr Larson Czar
Dr C W Larson head of the National Dairy Council appointed czar to direct dairy industry efforts. Larson, chief of the bureau of dairy industry in the U S Department of Agriculture, was chosen at the council's annual meeting to expand executive leadership amid a $4 000 000 000 industry growth. M D Munn cited his role in founding the dairy industry blueprint of 1924.
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Chicago
C. W. Larson
Bureau of Dairy Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
National Dairy Council
M.D. Munn
Doctor Larson
Hadley, Noted Educator and Former Governor, Dead at 86
Former Missouri governor Herbert S. Hadley and longtime chancellor of Washington University dies at home after a prolonged illness. He had recently returned from the hospital following a breakdown in August and was believed to be improving.
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St. Louis
Herbert S. Hadley
Washington University
Tax Revision Bill Offered in House by Green
The tax revision bill, with reductions totaling about 236 million, was introduced by Chairman Green of the ways and means committee. It seeks amendments to settle technical questions, with debate possible this week as the bill has priority until passage. Estimated reductions total 285.854 million across corp tax cuts, auto tax cuts, exemptions, and other levies, with proposals setting effective dates for most items and a 1927 corp tax start.
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Washington
Green
House
Ways and Means Committee
Garner
25 U. S. Air Routes to Serve 62 Million People
The aeronautics branch of the Department of Commerce says 15 routes are operating and 10 more planned or advertised, totaling 12,000 miles of routes connecting trading areas with a population exceeding 62 million. Three sections of the Atlanta to New York airway are under construction.
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Washington
America
Aeronautics Branch
Department of Commerce
Atlanta
New York
Liberia Honors U S Envoy Moravia
William T. Francis, newly appointed American minister to Liberia, was received by President King. The Minnesota native is described as a prominent lawyer from Minneapolis.
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Moravia
Liberia
William T. Francia
King
Minnesota
Minneapolie
Post Office Urges Early Mail to Ensure Christmas Delivery
Nebraska readers are urged to mail early to avoid delays as holiday mail volume rises about 200 percent. Advice includes secure wrapping, complete addresses, insured valuables, and a graded last mail dates by state and region. Boone County celebrates a local stock judging team’s national victory in Memphis, with funding needs for England trip and a note on the program’s value to 4-H youth.
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Oregon
Washington
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New Hampshire
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Rode Island
Alabama
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Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
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District of Columbia
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Maryland
Montana
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New Jersey
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West Virginia
Utah
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Colorado
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Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
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Ohio
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
St. Dakota
Boone County
Albion
Memphis
Lincoln
United States
England
Walter Head
Omaha
Stock Club
Strange Turniplike Veggie Grows Near Falls City Farm
A peculiar vegetable, resembling a turnip with radish odor, was raised at the William Strecker farm near Falls City. It stands 14 inches high and weighs 17% pounds, with owners claiming it is a radish. The report follows other diverse Nebraska items from the era, including civic and agricultural notes.
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William Strecker
Falls City
Historic marker dedication for First Nebraska regiment site
A Nebraska State Historical Society ceremony marked the site where Company C of the First Nebraska regiment mustered in on June 9, 1861. Four living veterans are named Col. Thomas J. Majors and Wilson E. Majors of Peru, Charles E. McPherson of Republican City, and Charles D. Smith of Palm City California. Many descendants of the company still reside nearby. The Nebraska Guaranty Fund commission will incur a 220000 loss on the defunct State Bank of Blair, after its sale to Farmers State Bank of Blair. The bank was taken over by the commission on June 19, 1924, and sale includes all capital and fixtures.
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Brownville
Nebraska State Historical Society
First
Nebraska Regiment
Col
Thomas J. Majors
Wilson E. Majors
Peru
Charles E. McPherson
Republican City
Charles D. Smith
Palm City
Calif
Guaranty Fund
Lincoln
Nebraska Guéranty Fund Commission
State Bank of
Blair
van ©. Peterson
Farmers State Bank of
Omaha Sees 79 Conventions This Year Across City
Omaha officials report 79 conventions held in the year with 16 more scheduled for December, up from last year. Attendance to date reaches 43 000 and is expected to about 60 000 overall, while 39 conventions have been secured for 1928.
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Omaha
Sundgunl An Cenare
Iowa Leads Final Sessions at International Live Stock Show
Iowa dominated the International Live Stock exposition final sessions collecting 32 championships and 89 ribbons far ahead of Ohio. Canadian and Ontario entries swept several divisions including Clydesdale drafts and Lincoln sheep. Auction results show Herefords Shorthorns and Angus trades with notable prices and grand championships across breeds. Samuel Insull’s Hawthorne farm claimed top Suffolk Stallion and Mare titles.
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Colorado
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Hawthorne Farm
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Alexander MacLareh
Buckingham
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Saensevina
John Sinclair
Congress
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Lady
Indian Head
Sesk
Cel Robert McEwen
London
H. M. Lee
Bighgate
Ont
Clifford Johnson
Elkhorn
J. N. Camden
Versailles
Laura Hartland
Belle Dominator
J. D. Canary
Littleton
Colo
Henry W. Matera
Lestapt
Edgeweod Shiviey
F. A. Huddleston
Edgewood Surprise
Buddiestun
Royal Lower
Matern
Hawthorne
Dainty F
James Frants
Long
Findlay
Orwe
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HB. Grady Vien
East St. Louis
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Trauswein Brothers of
Beatrice
Liberty
Frank Gase
Fairbury
Interstate Transit Company
Santa Claus
Pawnee City
American Legion and Auxiliary
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Yar
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Federal Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Dan V. Stéphens
Bikhora River
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Stephens
Taylor Sheep Ranch
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