Nebraska Land Classification Shows Vast Sub Marginal Areas
A national resources board committee reports Nebraska has 21 million acres of poor land and calls for withdrawal from cultivation of 75 million acres nationwide. It identifies 8.12 million acres as excellent for staple crops and lists almost 11 million acres as good, with about 10.9 million as fair and 10.76 million as incapable of tillage. Only four states exceed Nebraska in excellent land.
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Washington
Nebraska
National Resources Board
Iowa
Iliois
Minnesota
Missouri
Bellevue college plant gains thorough grooming for vocational classes
About 100 workers renovate the Bellevue hilltop campus as Omaha trains for a new government state vocational program. Classes start this month with 175 to 200 students slated, offering truck gardening, plumbing, welding, auto mechanics, electrical work, salesmanship, shorthand, typing, and bookkeeping taught by mostly FERA teachers. Students will be selected from the Hickory Street shelter by exams to assess learning capacity and character.
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Omaha
Bellevue College
Bellevue
State Vocational Department
H. F P. Fore
FERA
Fore
Hickory Street
Maynes Seeks Large Nebraska Relief Grant for February
Lincoln Rowland Haynes federal relief administrator for Nebraska seeks a 1 509 466 federal grant for February relief work. The request is nearly 500 000 less than January. February allocation proposed includes 913 476 for general relief with other divisions to follow.
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Maynes
Lincoln
Rowland Haynes
Nebraska
Four Million Trees Planned For Shelter Belt Schools in 1935
The forest service will launch four million trees and start shelter-belt schools next spring. Applicants for scholarships must pass qualifying exams in English algebra and three other high school based subjects.
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Forest Service
York County Judge Hopkins Tied to Long Twenty-First Term
County Judge Harry G. Hopkins of York is serving his twenty first consecutive year. Elected in 1916 after two years as county assessor, he has issued 2997 marriage licenses and married 747 couples. His daughter Ruth Hopkins Bangston has worked as his secretary for several years.
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Harry G. Hopkins
York
Judge Hopkins
Ruth Hopkins Bangston
Nebraska Auction Of 78 National Guard Trucks Held At Lincoln
Major H. C. Stein announced 78 trucks formerly used by the Nebraska national guard would be sold at public auction in Lincoln on February 11. He also said bids for a 15000 dollar Camp Ashland improvement program would be received February 20. The project includes a bituminous mat road and concrete floor work beneath tent areas for enlisted men. The trucks have been replaced by new models.
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H. C. Stein
United States
Nebraska National Guard
Lincoln
Stein
Camp Ashland
Ashland
Neb
Turbine contracts totaling 365550 for Columbus and Monroe plants
Baldwin Southward of Philadelphia and James Leffel & Co. of Springfield won contracts totaling 365,550 dollars for turbines at the Columbus and Monroe power plants. All generator bids exceeded estimates and engines will be redesigned with bids reissued.
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Columbus
Monroe
Loup River Public Power
Baldwin Southward Corporation
Philadelphia
James Leffel & Co
Springfield
Ohio
Baldwin Company
Leffet Company
Francis Turbines
Nebraska Finances and Officials Highlight State Meeting
State Treasurer George Hall reports Nebraska total cash at year end 1934 over four million plus trust funds near fourteen million. The general fund gains, current revenue falls, soldiers relief overdrawn and county fair leaders elect R C Johnson as president. A fair committee discusses pari mutuel betting with legislative leaders.
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Nebraska
George Hall
Permanent Trust Fund
Soldiers Relief
R. C. Johnson
Mead Farmer
Association of Nebraska
Lincoln
Johson
State Board of Agriculture
Bryan Ai
Johnson
Fatake
Steel
Kimball
Bee
Henry Ford Portrait Receives Magnate's Approval
A fresh portrait of Henry Ford, the automobile magnate, has been released and approved by Ford himself. The image captures Ford in a formal pose and signals continued public interest in the industrial leader's life and work.
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Henry Ford
Lowest Places in World Seashore Records Dead Sea Air Enrichment
The Dead Sea shores are the lowest land not covered by water about 1300 feet below sea level. Scientist reports air there is denser with about 6 percent more oxygen and higher levels of carbon dioxide and other gases.
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Dead Sea
Bed of Roses Rag Rug and Linkraft Craze
The article describes a four pound braided rug titled Bed of Roses, a 4 inch original piece, with white yellow red black center and rust blue yellow outer circles. It promotes seven 12 inch rounds joined to form a larger rug, praises Linkraft knitted material for durability and lack of fraying, and advertises Grandmother Clark's Book No.25 offering crochets and braids patterns with 26 rug designs and 15 cent price.
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Jersey
Clark
Home’ Craft Company
Enclosed Stamped Envelope Sought by Renita in Missouri
A fragment notes Renita in Missouri requesting a stamped addressed envelope to accompany unknown correspondence or inquiry. The garbled source mentions Sept 59 and two names likely Matheath and M. Enclose a self addressed stamped envelope.
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Matheath & M
Tatute Ave
J. Louis, Mo
Untouched by Progress The Galapagos Story
The Galapagos Islands remain among the most primitive inhabited lands, with volcanic peaks piercing the Pacific surface and evoking a sense of untouched isolation.
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Galapagos
Pacific
Watch Your Kidneys Doans Pills Ad Claim Benefits
Doan's Pills promote normal kidney function and help pass irritating poisons. Advertisers claim many users across the country recommend Doan's for quicker relief and urge buying from any druggist.
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Doan’s
Doan
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