President's Credit Program Moves Ahead in Senate
The Senate approved the $2,000,000,000 Reconstruction Corporation bill by a wide margin, attaching it to President Hoover's broader economic agenda. Debates over amendments and a $50,000,000 farm loan rider occurred as the chamber prepared for further measures, with Mellon and other officials slated for ex officio roles and additional appointments to the corporation.
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Washington
Senate
Reconstruction Corporation
House
Hoover
Reconstrucion Corporation
Corporaton
New York
Walker
Agriculture Department
Smith
Dem
Carey
Wyoming
Mellon
Federal Reserve Board
Farm Loan Commission
Head of Closed Bank Ends Life by Poison
William A. Lafont, president of the Union State Bank of Dowell and Dowell postmaster, died by drinking poison after a warrant charged embezzlement. He allegedly obtained $5,500 by check and kept it on the bank books following the bank's closure. State’s Attorney Fletcher Lewis said the bank carried $24,500 in unsecured notes signed by Lafont.
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Metropolis
William A. Lafont
Union
State Bank of
Fletcher
Lewis
Lafont
Arson Plot Tied to Fatal Detroit Building Fire
Detroit police found two men dead in a two story ruin after an explosion and fire. Authorities identified them as Hyman Goldstein, 51, and Fine, 40, with Goldstein previously acquitted of arson and Fine once arrested after a restaurant he co owned burned in April.
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Detroit
Mich
Hyman Goldstein
Goldstein
Two Marines Die in Crash of Stolen Auto Chase
Two Marines Corporal Fred Reefer age 24 of the Washington navy yard and Private Charles Veo Mutchler age 24 of the marine barracks perished when a stolen car they were fleeing in crashed into a tree during police pursuit.
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Washington
Fred Reefer
Washington Navy Yard
Charles. Veo Mutchler
Marine Barracks
Celebrate Reopening of Rock Island Bank
The Rock Island Bank and Trust company opened for business with a parade factory whistles and aerial bombs. The event marked the merger of three financial institutions and drew rousing acclaim and smiles of confidence.
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Rock Island
Rock Island Bank and Trust Company
Dawes Stands By Hoover In Chicago Statement
Gen. Charles G. Dawes defends President Hoover in Chicago, praising his leadership and rejecting suggestions of disloyalty. He cites bipartisan unity, a balanced budget, and a return to government finance as core aims, and notes his resignation as ambassador to Great Britain after the disarmament conference. He lauds Hoover’s record and the nation’s economic progress.
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Chicago
Hoover
Charles G._ Dawes
Great Britain
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Nebraska builds 97 new schools in 1931 report shows rise
The Nebraska state superintendent reports 97 new schoolhouses built in 1931 raising total to 7,598. Expenditures reach 28,205,678 with highway funds at 17,027,634. Most rural schools remain one room though multiroom districts employ more teachers with higher pay. Average men teachers in town and consolidated schools earned 1,508.06. women 1,412.62. One-room rural salaries fell.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Taylor
Nebraska Good Roads Funds Show Strong Total From State and Federal Sources
State Treasurer T. W. Bass reports 1931 funds for good roads total 17,027,634 in Nebraska not counting county township or municipal taxes. Gasoline tax net 9,789,899 with 593,502 carried over. Motor vehicle license receipts to state 1,434,704 after 225,486 balance. Federal highway aid 5,803,019 including 5,692,830 for 1931 and 110,188 from 1930.
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Lincoln
T. W. Bass
Nebraska
California claimant seeks share of Wendel estate
Miss Gertrude Ohsann Kay of San Francisco appears in Surrogate court to be declared a participant in the Ella Von E Wengler estate should the will be set aside. Kay traces lineage to Johann Christian Heinrich Wendel founder of the Wendel millions and claims to be the closest living relative of the deceased.
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New York
Ella von E. Wengler
Gertrude Ohsann Kay
San Francisco
Miss Kay
Johann Christian Heinrich Wendel
Wendel
Miss Wendel
Peter Hoover Illness Described as Sinus Infection
Four year old Peter Hoover grandson of the President and son of Herbert Hoover Jr is described as a rather sick little boy at Pasadena hospital. He fell ill with a sinus infection and underwent a minor operation during his stay.
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Pasadena
Calif
Peter Hoover
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Pasadena Hospital
Carpet Sweeper Robbery in Kenosha
A carpet sweeper robbing incident in Kenosha Wisconsin involved criminals chloroforming Mrs. Robert Lauer who was recovering from an operation. They obtained fifty dollars hidden inside a carpet sweeper.
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Kenosha
Wis
Robert Lauer
State Posts Record 1931 Expenditures in Nebraska
Nebraska state government spent a record 28,205,673 in warrants in 1931, up from the prior year. There were 155,216 warrants issued, with September and November setting monthly and cumulative records. Since the 1929 Bowring gasoline tax, over half of annual disbursements funded highways and maintenance.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Treasury
State News Highlights Nebraska Fair Odds and Wheat Trends
State officials weigh whether Nebraska can hold a fair this year with a February meeting of midwest fair officials. The survey notes rising U S automobile accidents blamed on excessive speed. Nebraska farmers plan to plant 160000 trees this spring with delivery by March. Winter wheat acres planted total about 3 0 million this year, showing cooperation with wheat production adjustment. Nebraska cattle brands about 10000 may lapse if not renewed this year. Columbia Broadcasting adds KFAB Lincoln to its network. KOIL Council Bluffs joins NBC, KFAB to air NBC programs this month.
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Nebraska
Perry Reed
Henderson
State Board of Agriculture
Columbia Broadcasting ‘Company
KFAB
Lincoln
Columbia Network
National Broadcasting System
KOIL
Council Bluffs
NBC
Red opossum captured on Nemaha county farm
Clyde Agrabright captured a red hued opossum at Gilbert Araybright farm Nemaha county. It is said to be the first red opossum caught in this community or any other, though in all other respects it resembles a gray opossum.
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Gilbert Araybright
Nemaha_ county
Clyde Agrabright
December Gasoline Fund Hits Record Low Balance
The state treasury gasoline fund fell to 141,698.94 in December, the lowest in fund history and unable to cover the one fourth share for 93 counties from December collections. Treasurer T. W. Bass announced higher current revenue funds and a larger total on hand than a year earlier, with December 31 cash at 4,308,741.30 versus 4,181,860.29 a year ago.
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T. W. Bass
Nebraska crops hit two-decade low in value
Nebraska crop output this year totals 140 706 000 dollars, about 57 percent of last year and 43 percent of 1929, the State and Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics reports. Low prices and production drive the slump as farm prices run roughly 30 percent below pre war levels and farmers pay over 23 percent more for commodities and taxes rise more than two and a half times.
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Nebraska
State
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Governor Announces Lincoln Highway Paving Plan for 1932
Governor Charles W. Bryan says 26 miles of paving from Columbus to Clarks will complete the Lincoln highway link from Omaha to Alda. The project may cost over 700000 dollars and would create a 167 mile continuous paved route from Omaha westward, filling a Platte valley gap that becomes nearly impassable after heavy rain.
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Columbus
Clarks
Omaha
Alda
Charles W. Bryan
Bryan
Grand Island
Platte Valley
Suffered in Womanhood Sways Iowa Woman to Dr. Pierce
Mrs Earl Atkinson of Wilton Junction Iowa writes that seven years of womanly suffering ceased after using Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets. She credits the medicines with aiding two births and urges others to consult Dr Pierce s Clinic in Buffalo New York for free medical advice.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Indian Summer Legend Teaches Timely Harvest Duty
In a tale of a Great Spirit and autumn warmth, the Smoky Valley tale explains Indian summer as a signal for harvest. Lazy farmers and animals ignore the call, but North Wind and warm days expose procrastination before winter arrives.
Irrated citizen clashes with Los Angeles board of supervisors
An irate man storms the Los Angeles board of supervisors citing a failed project idea. Supervisor Shaw counters with practical objections and suggests the citizen study political economy, prompting the reply that he has studied every other kind.
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Los Angeles Board of Supervisors
Shaw
Vermonter Walter Ware first timber planter in Wisconsin
In 1869 Walter Ware planted white pines near Hancock Wisconsin making him the first forest planter in the state. By 1876 his 1876 planting of 1876 trees had about 1500 remaining alive. The trees reach 60 feet and 11 inches diameter, yielding about 20000 board feet per acre, valued today at 900 to 1200 dollars per acre.
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Wisconsin
Walter Ware
Hancock
Department of Agriculture and Markets
Ware
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