Nebraska legislative news and views outlines 3.2 alcohol rule and unicameral plan
Nebraska lawmakers discuss local option on liquor control with 67 House and 22 Senate votes needed. H.R.32 would ban malt beverages under 3.2 percent alcohol and prohibit spiking. H.R.62 drafts unicameral legislature with 50 districts and $37,500 salaries. Public finance, taxes, and pension reforms also debated including a two percent sales tax and old age pension tweaks.
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Nebraska
House
Senate
Albion
Cochran
Douglas County
Lancaster
Comstock
Perigo
Scottsbluff
Frank
Norman
Winter improvements boost hens’ comfort and production
Farmers adopt insulation false ceilings and heating to keep poultry houses above freezing. Roof and walls insulated, windows sealed or replaced, damp floors monitored while experiment stations stress temperature control over dryness for egg output.
Hatchery Code Aims At National Poultry Standards
The 1935 hatchery code would create a national breeding and disease eradication program in the U S poultry industry under the secretary of agriculture. It seeks to end unfair competition and deceptive advertising while promoting industry interests and aiding hatchery workers with defined hours and wages. it also protects buyers from misrepresentation and fraud.
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United States
Secretary of Agri
Hatching Chicks and Incubator Care Guidelines
The article emphasizes frequent egg turning up to four times daily, especially in the early incubation, and continuing until chicks pip. It advises patience in removing hatched chicks to allow thorough drying and warns that chilling at this stage is harmful if the hatch is successful.
Fish Oil Boosts Moulting Production At Dominion Farm
Two years of experimental work at the Dominion experimental farm in Scott Saskatchewan shows that adding pilchard oil at 2 percent to laying mash raised production by 1 percent over standard mash. Cod liver oil at the same rate increased production by 26 percent. Replacing beef scrap with fish meal in bran and shorts raised output by 3 percent.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Scott, Sask
Sex of Wild Geese Distinguishing Males From Females
Article explains how to tell male from female wild geese by size neck length and feathering. Males are larger with longer necks and coarser coloration while mating calls are similar. Markings appear identical between sexes.
District Judge approves Union State bank asset sales for 83000
Sales of the Union State bank of Omaha assets were approved at a bid price of 83000 by District Judge Hastings. A separate fire damage estimate places losses at 40000 for the Binderup building in Minden, owned by C G Binderup recently elected Fourth district congressman. The seven business houses and upper floor offices and living quarters were affected. In agricultural markets, Anton Winther of Wisner Nebraska sold 20 Hereford yearlings averaging 1217 pounds at 11.50 per cwt, the highest cattle price since December 1931.
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Hastings
Union State Bank of Omaha
Binderup
Minden
C. G. Binderup
Fourth District
Anton Winther
Wisner
Nebr
Ak-Sar-Ben
Nebraska FERA Casualty Rate Lags Behind Private Industry
No fatalities and only five accidents causing partial disability among FERA workers since April 1 1934. Nebraska’s work relief division reports 177 accidents with loss of time across 11 179 601 man hours for a rate of 15 83 hours lost per million. The casualty rate is about four times lower than private construction, with Division No 8 led by BE Seeley and Alison Norfolk and Ainsworth posting the lowest state ratio.
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FERA
Nebraska
C. T. Bailey
ERA Safety
Bailey
BE. T. Seeley
Ainsworth
W. J. Alison
Norfolk
Tri County project hopes rise on lower cost estimate
Tri County development proponents view better odds for federal funding after Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation district directors cut the plan cost to 31 million dollars. Leaders say the reduction strengthens the case for eventual federal approval of their development plans.
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Tri-County
Central
Nebraska
Judge Hopkins Begins 21st Year as York County Judge
Judge Harry G. Hopkins starts his 21st consecutive year as York County judge after previously serving as county assessor. He began in 1915 and hails from Chariton Iowa. During his 20 years he issued 2997 marriage licenses, marrying 747 couples and preferring ministers to perform weddings. He has collected sufficient fees annually to cover his own salary and that of his clerk.
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Harry G. Hopkins
York County
Hopkins
Chariton
Iowa
Nebraska fair managers meet to discuss county fair attractions
The 26th Annual Nebraska fair managers meeting in Lincoln covers pari mutuel betting rodeo and agricultural society incorporations. EB Schiefelbein of Wahoo will present on ad visability, E R Purcell of Broken Bow discusses rodeo as a fair attraction, and Kenneth Wherry of Pawnee City details pay gate success before officer elections. Stanley Matske of Seward adds an address on free gate success.
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Nebraska Fair Managers
Lincoln
Schiefelbein
Wahoo
E. R. Purcell
Broken Bow
Kenneth Wherry
Pawnee City
Stanley Matske
Seward
Nebraska 1934 state and local tax totals released
State Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith reports the 1934 Nebraska total taxes at 42,068,482, down from 42,906,537 in 1933 and far below the 1927 peak of 66,028,255. The drop reflects state and school tax cuts, with counties bearing relief costs and cities and villages, counties and minor classifications showing varied levies.
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Nebraska
W. H. Smith
Smith
Nebraska bank deposits rise in early year figures
Nebraska banks show higher year end deposits with Omaha up more than 27 million dollars and Lincoln up 10,282,304 while Hastings national banks report gains over a quarter million in six months. Despite seasonal withdrawals for Christmas, the overall index is optimistic as loans ease and merchants anticipate a strong post holiday upturn. Farmers prepare for spring machinery purchases as implement sales improve and the heavy industry shows momentum.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Omaha
Hastings National Banks
Sandhill Lakes Proposed Refuge Praised by Survey
A report to the federal Biological Survey endorses a group of Sandhill lakes in Cherry County Nebraska as highly suitable for a federal wildfowl refuge. Biologists A G Martin and W W Bennett for J C Salyer note the lakes’ water, food supply, and migratory value along the Missouri River valley and into Nebraska’s Sandhills.
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Sandhill Lakes
Washington, D. C
Cherry County
Nebraska
Federal Bureau of Biological Survey
Valentine
Neb
A.G. Martin
W. W. Bennett
J. C. Salyer
Nebraksa
This
Valentine Lakes
Sandhills
Dake
Missouri River
North Dakota
Lincoln-Education Becomes Major Beneficiary of Federal Relief
Relief funds flow to Nebraska schools under the FERA program. Lincoln officials highlight monthly allocations to the state superintendent and emergency education jobs for hundreds of teachers. Additional funds support part time student employment and educational facilities statewide.
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Lincoln
FERA
Become a Millionaire Says Answers Magazine
A playful exchange features a speaker claiming love could make them anything and a counter line declaring becoming a millionaire as a possible outcome in a light magazine exchange.
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Answers Magazine
To keep clean and Piteree r Pleasant Pellets
Promote digestive health with Pellets for liver bowels and stomach. Regular use supports cleansing balance and overall wellbeing.
Never Extinguished Hope
A reflective line outlines hope as a guest of the heart that arrives briefly, departs, then returns quickly, illustrating the persistence of longing through changing moods.
Mystery Miss Passeigh Birth Secret Revealed
Classy Bits Magazine quotes Miss Passeigh claiming a secret tied to her birth. The reveal centers on a key detail described as the birth date. The item plays on celebrity intrigue and personal history.
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