Armies At Shanghai Brace for Battle Amid General Fighting
Chinese forces repulsed Japanese attacks on Woo sung forts and Hongkew while Woosung village came under renewed bombardment. Japan sent 20 000 troops and field pieces as both sides massed for a major engagement. Foreign officials urged settlement in line with the League Kellogg and Nine Power treaties. Five women died and 16 injured when a bomb hit the Win gon cotton mill in the international settlement. Lt J S Cook and 18 U S Marines escaped injury in the attack.
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Shanghai
Woosung
Hongkew
Whangpo
Japan
Canton
Stimson
Washington
Wu Teh-chén
International Settlement
Wingon
Markham Bridge
Cook
Grasshopper Plague Likely Not Recur This Year
Chicago and North Western official H W Beyers says no grasshopper outbreak expected in South Dakota western Minnesota and Nebraska this year. He cites fall moisture and deep ground freezing from snow and thaw cycles likely to destroy eggs, with a possible fungus in May and June if thawing is insufficient.
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Chicago
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
H. W. Beyers
Chicago & North Western Railway
U S Establishes Forty Two New Job Stations
Secretary Doak announced the establishment of 42 employment offices as part of 54 branches to be created under a congressional law. Cities include Peoria and West Frankfort Illinois Gary Indiana Des Moines Iowa Wichita Kansas Covington Kentucky Springfield Missouri Sedalia St Louis Missouri Toledo Ohio Cincinnati Ohio and Milwaukee Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Doak
Congress
Peoria
West Frankfort
Ill
Gary
Ind
Des Moines
Iowa
Wichita
Kan
Covington
Veteran Frozen to Death in 29 Below Minnesota Cold
In Minnesota a 35 year old World War II veteran, Paul Stachovich, was found dead near Gilman Mirin after the cold reached 29 degrees below zero. Physicians say exposure caused his death as he walked.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Paul Stachovich
Gilman
Mirin
Smith Declines Preconvention Campaign for Nomination
Alfred E. Smith signals willingness to be Democratic nominee if chosen by convention but will not wage a preconvention fight for delegates. He stresses loyalty to 1928 leadership and says he will oppose none in advance. observers call it a blow to Roosevelt and a potential jolt to party unity.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Democratic Party
Chicago
Governor Hill
Smith
Madison Square Garden
Repubicank
Farm Bankruptcies Decline Since 1925
Washington reports farm bankruptcies have declined since 1925 with 4 023 filings in 1931, down from 4 464 in 1930 and 4 939 in 1929. Figures come from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, USDA, based on attorney general data.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Ambassador Edge Returns From France for a Visit
New York Walter E. Edge the American ambassador to France arrived for a brief visit. He rejected talk of a political comeback in New Jersey calling it tommyrot and said he favored instructing the New Jersey delegation to vote for President Hoover at the upcoming national convention.
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New York
Walter E. Edge
France
New Jersey
Hoover
Farm conditions to improve says Callander
Lincoln visitor William F. Callander, head of the U S Crop Reporting Bureau, says farm conditions will improve as markets recover and demand rises. He notes 1931 output was not large but demand was depressed, and predicts wheat acreage may drop 10 to 17 percent this year while global reductions occur. He cites reconstruction programs as boosting confidence and an upward business turn.
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Lincoln
William F. Callander
United States Crop Reporting Bureau
Callander
United States
Russia
Hog Receipts Drop Sharply for 1931 in Nebraska
Nebraska farmers sold about five million hogs in 1931 with an average top price near 7 dollars, down from 10 dollars in 1930. Prof. H J Gramlich of the Nebraska Agricultural College notes the 3 dollar gap reduced farmer purchasing power and underscores the need for stable livestock prices.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Omaha
Gramlich
State Vote Sought on 30 Million Paving Debentures
Nebraska Good Roads leaders push for a state constitutional amendment to authorize 30 million dollars in debentures funded by gasoline tax and vehicle license fees. Debentures to be repaid no property liens. Petitions to place the measure on the fall ballot. Sen Bowring dissenting. Proponents estimate 80 million dollars could fund 1,300 to 1,500 miles of paving in five years.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Good Roads Association
Arthur Bowring
Merriman
Nebraska Road Fund Share Forecast For Six Years
Government expenditure share for road construction in Nebraska over the next six years is projected at 14 533 000 dollars, according to a report by the federal employment stabilization board released in Washington D C.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Federal Employment Stabilization Board
Washington, D. C
Surgeons Assembly Set for Omaha. speakers named
Strate News items note national prominence speakers will address the Nebraska section of the American College of Surgeons during its annual assembly in Omaha from February 28 to 24. Other items mention barber trades barter for a pig, Omaha packing plants switching to natural gas by March 165, a 16 inch pipeline cost of 320000, two of twenty houses erected by early Adams county settlers still in use, and details of homes near Kenesaw and Holstein built in the late 19th century.
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Nebraska
American College of Surgeons
Omaha
Adams County
L. V. Trueman
Kenesaw
Holstein
John Einspahler
Grouse Reappears On Old Prairie Ground Near O Neill
Grouse birds with hair on their legs have been reported back on their former stamping grounds near O Neill. In earlier days the birds frequented the area before prairie chickens edged in and grouse left. Hunters shipped both species from O Neill to distant cities in carload lots selling them to storage plants at 25 cents each.
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O'Neill
Nebraska Senator Reed Eyes 1932 Fair in Chicago
State Senator Perry Reed of Henderson and Nebraska State Fair Board president announced a meeting on whether a 1932 fair would be held in Chicago. Reed said if Nebraska holds a fair it would drop from eight to six days, as he tabulates comparative costs and seeks a money making plan.
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Perry Reed
Henderson
Nebraska ‘State ‘Fair Board
Chicago
Reed
Six Town Delegations Seek State Park at Scribner Timber
Delegations from six towns met with the West Point chamber of commerce to push converting 200 acre dead timber land five miles north of Scribner into a state park. A lake adjoins the timber. A two from each town committee will be appointed. Towns at the meeting were Bancroft Beemer Scribner Snyder Uehling Dodge Oakland.
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Chamber of Commerce
West Point
Scribner
Bancroft
Beemer
Snyder
Uehling
Dodge
Oakland
North
Nebraska
Frank O’connell
Game, Forestation and Parks Commission
Commission
Elm Creek Bank Building Destroyed By Fire
The Farmers and Merchants bank building at Elm Creek burned down with an estimated loss of 9000 dollars. The structure was valued at 7500 dollars and bank records survived in a vault. Bank president Romaine St John cited a short circuit as the likely cause. The Kearney fire department aided in containing the blaze to the single building.
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Farmers and Merchants Bank
Elm Creek
Romaine St. John
Kearney Fire Department
Nebraska Vehicle Registration Drops Across Counties in 1931
Nebraska shows a decline in motor vehicle registrations in each county in 1931 from the previous year. The state’s license fee revenue fell to about 3.74 million from 3.80 million, with 436 562 passenger cars registered versus 440 650 prior year. Trucks rose slightly from 58 592 to 59 848 while truck and bus registrations gained in some areas.
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Nebraska
Callander Discusses Crop Service Revisions At Lincoln
William F Callander of Washington porting service conferred with A B Anderson state and federal crop statistician at Lincoln. Callander noted budget cuts force revisions in bureaus largely financed by state and federal funds and plans to implement them. He cited a 10 percent drop in the nation’s winter wheat acreage as a factor for fall 1932 conditions.
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William F. Callander
Washington
United States Crop Reporting Service
Lincoln
A. B. Anderson
Callander
Bayer Aspirin Relief for Pain and Headache Claims
An ad promotes Bayer Aspirin as fast relief for pains headaches and neuralgia and colds. It touts safety and heart-sparing effects while warning buyers to purchase only genuine Bayer products and avoid imitations.
Paris Actress Wows Party with Bean Necklace
A famed actress arrived at a Paris party wearing a pink gown and jewelry that drew astonishment. She revealed the necklace was made of haricot beans tinted to resemble pearls, with long earrings of tinted rice grains to complete the vegetarian display.
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Paris
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