New York Life Suspends Farm Mortgage Foreclosures In Iowa
The New York Life Insurance company suspended foreclosure of farm mortgages in Iowa amid farming distress. Governors, boards, and banks in several states announced mediation and debt relief efforts. The moves accompany a federal bankruptcy bill advancing in the House to aid debtors and extend payment timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Life Insurance Company
Iowa
Thomas A Buckner
Laws
Lincoln
Neb
Charlies W. Bryan
Bowling Green
Ohio
White
le Mara
Lonk
Chicago
Howard City
Mich
Ernest Jones
Jones
Traverse City State Hospital
Washington
House
House Reduces Funds for Dry Enforcement
Washington reports the House passed a four department appropriation bill trimming prohibition enforcement by 1.81 million to 12.00 million for the State Justice Commerce and Labor departments for the fiscal year. The bill keeps the Tinkham Tarver amendments banning wire tapping liquor purchases for evidence and payments to dry stool pigeons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor
Rear Admiral Southerland Dies in Capital at 81
Rear Admiral William Henry Hudson Southerland retired former commander of the Pacific Fleet died in Washington after a ten day illness. He was eighty one and survived by his widow Mrs Mary Rodman Southerland and two daughters Mrs Butler Wright and Mrs Louis Bacon of Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southerland
Washington
William Henry Hudson — Southerland
United States Navy
Pacific Fleet
Mary Rodman Southerland
Butler Wright
Louis Bacon
Boston
Atlantic City National Bank Suspends Operations
Atlantic City National Bank failed to open for business in Atlantic City New Jersey. Directors listed total resources at 14 100 740 dollars as the bank's capital and holdings amid the suspension of operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City National Bank
Atlantic City
N. J
Direc
Hoover Chides House Over Higher Budget Increases
President Hoover criticizes Democratic leadership for boosting the executive budget. Seven supply bills show a total increase of 168 million dollars above his recommendations. Treasury officials foresee a near one billion dollar deficit next year if spending continues uncurtailed. The House advances a 127 million dollar gasoline tax extension while most revenue measures stall into the Roosevelt era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Democratic House
House
Appropriations Committee
White House
Treasury
Roosevelt
Daladier Forms a New Government for France
Daladier completes a new French cabinet backed by the Socialist party. The government retains most of Joseph Caillaux Bocourt’s ministers with seven new faces including senators Fenancier and Serre and deputies Appell Paganon Albert Hulip and Lamoureux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Edouard Daladier
Radical Socialist Party
Albert Lebrun
Socialist Party
Joseph Paul Bopcour
Fenancier
Serre
Appell, Paganon
Albert
Hulip
Lamoureux
Lawyer Freed at Preliminary Hearing In Bank Robbery Loot Charge
Oklahoma City attorney James H. Mathers, who defended Clara Smith Hamon in 1920, was freed at a preliminary hearing on a charge that he received 16 dollars of loot from a bank robbery. Authorities say his claim of being forced by gangs is untrue and investigation found no such statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Okla
James H. Mathers
Clara Smith Hamon
Jake Hamon
Floyd
Kimes
Oklahoma
Mathers
Japanese Repulse Chinese Attack at Nine Gates Pass
For the third time in four days Japanese forces repulsed a determined Chinese assault on Chinmenkow pass of the Great Wall. The Japanese communique reported heavy Chinese losses and withdrawal to the west. no Japanese casualties were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Wall
Mukden
Manchukuo
Chinmenkow
Eagle to Return to Congress After Special Election
Joe H. Eagle, a 63 year old ex congressman from Texas, will return to Congress to fill the unexpired term and the long term of the late Daniel E Garrett. Final returns from the special election indicate victory and political resumption in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe H. Eagle
Texas
Congress
Houston
Daniel E Garrett
Nebraska Vehicle Registrations Decline In 1932 Statewide
Total vehicle registrations in Nebraska fell sharply in 1932 with 2392,347 vehicles licensed, down from 435,562 in 1931. Fees collected dropped to 3,354,622, a decrease from 3,742,401. Lancaster and Douglas counties posted revenue declines, while Scotts Bluff rose to fifth in county rankings. 1933 sale forecasts indicate further reductions from 1932 levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincolna
Nebraska
Lancaster County
Lincoln
Douglas County
Madison County
Custer
Saunders
Otoe
Saline
Dawson
Seward
Cass
Scotts Bluff County
Hall
Petition to make Cody birthday a Nebraska holiday
Mary Jester Allen seeks a legislative move to proclaim February 27 Cody day as a state holiday joined by Nebraska Iowa Kansas and Wyoming. The campaign notes Codys ties to the region with North Platte roots and Wyoming Cody day recognition while urging federal stamp support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincolna
Nebraska
Mary Jester Allen
State Historical Society
William F
Buffalo Bill” Cody
Cody Family Memorial Board
Iowa
Kansas
Wyoming
Cody
Scout
North Platte
Neb
Congressman Morehead
Federal Post Office Department
Large 1933 Nebraska House bill wave tops previous records
The Nebraska House closed the 1933 filing period with 593 bills in the hopper, nearly 598 awaiting action after 212 new measures read by Chief Clerk Max Adams. The surge surpasses 1931 levels and echoes 1927 totals, with two proposed beer measures and various other bills including opposing the farm allotment plan, eliminating the state sheriff’s office, banning branch banking, granting full A B degrees to normal schools, and restricting anonymous political literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
House
Max Adams
Nebraska
O'Gara
Klopping
Sorensen
Dixon County Road Letter to Governor on Northern Highway
Dixon County road supervisor A. E. Nelson informs Governor Bryan that the state highway in the northern part of Dixon County needs attention and improvements. The communication urges action to address deteriorating surfaces and safety concerns on the key route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon County
Lincoln
A. E. Nelson
Bryan
Nebraska bog market valued at forty four million in sales
State and federal crop statistician noted Nebraska bog sales reached 44.6 million last year, down from 134 million three years earlier, with about 100 thousand more animals marketed than in 1929. Purchasing Agent Farris bought 16 thousand gallons of gasoline for two cents a gallon at a Tulsa refinery and planned shipment to North Platte and nearby patrol stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE Apéerson
Nebraska
Union
Anderson
Farris
Tulsa
North Platte
Petition for Sunday movie vote filed in Fairbury
A petition asking voters to approve Sunday moving picture shows was filed with City Clerk Elsie Schnuueli in Fairbury for the April 4 city election. The measure had 614 signatures and previously lost at a November 6 special election by 176 votes out of 2,660 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbury
Elsie Schnuueli
Manufacturer Goodall Plans Denver Chicago Air Route
Robert A. Goodall of Ogallela, an electrical goods maker, has received an eight passenger airplane. He contemplated running a daily Denver to Chicago service during the Century of Progress exposition opening June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Goodall
Ogallela
Denver
Chicago
Treasury Accepts Property for New Post Offices
The treasury department accepted Seward Reality's offer of property at Fifth and Main in Seward for 6300 dollars to house the new post office. In Lexington the treasury approved P J Jefferys lot at Sixth and Grant for 5000 dollars for the post office site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Seward Reality Company
Fifth and Main Streets
Seward
Lexington
Sixth and
Grant Streets
Treasury
P. J. Jeffery
Survey Planned for Middle Loop River Hydro Project
Engineers will start a two month survey for a proposed 756 000 hydro electric power and irrigation project on the Middle Loop river. A Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan may be sought. Proponents say the scheme would supply 2 000 horsepower and irrigate 75 000 acres of Valley and Sherman county land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Loop River
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Sherman County
Editorial group selects new Northeast Nebraska officers
The Northeast Nebraska Editorial association at Norfolk elected George Gaskill editor of the Albion Argun as president to succeed A. C. Gardner of the Elgin Review. C. E. Dawson of the St Edward Advance was named vice president. J. P. O’Furey, publisher of the Cedar County News, was elected to his fourteenth term as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Nebraska
Norfolk
George ‘Gaskill
The
Albion
Argun
A.C. Gardner
Elgin’ Review
C. E. Dawson
St. Edward
A. W. Ballinger
Pilger
J. P.o'furey
Cedar County News
Hartington
Griess Tops Farm Sale Held At Sutton Homestead
A sale on the Charles Griess homestead near Sutton ended with Griess prevailing without neighbor help. He earned from 290 to 300 dollars per team and total cash exceeding 3000 dollars, as Nebraska farmers report continued demand for good work horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles’ Griess
Bear Sutton
Griess
Nebraska
Geologist notes oil bearing Wilcox sand near Falls City
Drillers reached Wilcox sand at about 344 feet near Falls City. Operations paused as land in the vicinity is leased, with about two thousand acres recorded in the Falls City recorder's office in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls City
B.n Morgan
Recorder of Dreds
Rail lines gain authorizations and service changes
The railway commission recently authorized the Lincoln-Columbus bus line to operate between the two cities. Union Pacific won permission to discontinue train 19 between North Platte and the Wyoming border and to consolidate trains 8 and 18. North Western railroad may substitute gas electric motors for steam on trains 11 and 22, subject to revocation if service is inadequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln-Columbus
The
Railway Commission
Union Pacific
North Platte
Wyoming
North Western Railroad
York College Adopts Barter System For Tuition and Salaries
York College implements a barter plan to retain students and pay faculty. Unable to cover fees, students trade farm produce for tuition while the proxy and faculty accept farm goods as part of salaries. The college treasury records include three dressed beeves and eleven dressed hogs with ongoing contracts for milk delivery as tuition payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York College
J. R. Overmiller
New Birth Certificate Request Sparks Clerk Quip
A plainly irritated man tries to obtain a birth certificate at a city office. The clerk mishears his name as New Thomas New prompting a playful exchange. The scene ends with the clerk clarifying the needed document as a birth certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Thomas New
Just Brave Traveler to Babylonian Seeks Hanging Gardens
A troubled traveler asks for directions to the hanging gardens of Babylon, expressing exhaustion with life and a desire for escape. The archaic tone frames a quest for mythic refuge amid personal despair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylonian
Babylon
California Syrup of Figs Promises for Children
An old advertisement extols fig syrup as a natural laxative for children. It claims poor appetite and sluggish digestion improve quickly with California syrup of figs, asserting its fruity flavor and vegetable nature justify use and that genuine CALIFORNIA brand cures many ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Fat loss claims in a four week program ad
An advertisement touts a four week fat loss plan for women with a claim that a first bottle will convince users. The copy promotes availability at drugstores across America and emphasizes safety of the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmers OF
N. Y
Adolf, Hitler
National Socialist Party of Germany
von Hindenburg
Vor ‘Schleicher
Daladier
France
State News
Pierce
Reba
Slohe
Iamd
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!