State crops and construction progress across Nebraska
Gage county cherry harvest improves in both yield and quality with prices from 2.50 to 3 per bushel. Norfolk hospital bids sought for a 39000 laundry building and for general, plumbing and electrical work. Deshler power plant work to start after Southern Power fails to enjoin funds. company to appeal. Falls City area wheat yields run 20 to 25 bushels per acre. State highway work shows rising expenditures. 1,334,894 of 1,994,746 in warrants for spring season. Southeastern raspberries plentiful. Nemaha county near Brownville holds large acreage. rain on June 8 saves Richardson county crop. Conner college reopens discussed. trustees hopeful for fall 1934, though no steps taken yet due to prior financial reverses.
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Falls City
Will Kratz
Louis Wbel
W. H. Smith
Nebraska
Brownville
Missouri River
Nemaha County
Richardson County
Conner College
Christian Educational Institution
Lincoln
Cheek Breaks Ground on $1.65 Million PWA Bridge
W B Cheek the South Omaha bridge commission chairman turned the first spade of dirt on the 1 650 000 PWA financed project on the Omaha side of the Missouri river. The ceremony followed removal of obstacles to bridge construction and dirt from the spadeful was saved for city officials in Council Bluffs Omaha and others interested.
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W. B. Cheek
South Omaha
Pope corn shipment from Shelton farmer to California
W P O'Brien of Shelton near farm raised seven tons of pope corn on 16 acres and sold it to California buyers at 3 cents a pound. The eight ton truck carried the dynamite variety popcorn, stored at a cribe near Shelton since last winter. O'Brien noted the $420 yield plus other crops was not bad for the 16 acre tract.
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W. P. O’brien
Shelton
California
O'Brien
Nebraska beer tax receipts rise with consumption boom
Nebraska reports May beer tax receipts at 24 744 dollars, surpassing the prior high from August 1933 when 3 2 beer was legalized. Last month’s collections stood at 17 404 dollars, about 7 000 dollars below May’s total. Tax rate remains 93 cents per Nebraska produced or imported barrel.
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Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska re employment service promotes Andreson to field staff
Francis V. Cornell of the National re employment service in Nebraska says W. H. Andreson of Nebraska City is promoted to field staff and will serve as veterans representative. Andreson previously led the Otoe county re employment office and has been a district manager since regional grouping. The district office moves from Nebraska City to Auburn with Dean Whiteman, local manager at Auburn, taking charge.
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Francis V. Cornell
National
Nebraska
W. H. Andreson
Nebraska City
Veterans
Andreson
Otoe County
Auburn
Dean Whiteman
Secretary Ickes Orders Review of Nebraska PWA Allocations
Secretary Ickes has ordered 563 PWA allotments to be reviewed to decide if they should be rescinded. In Nebraska the listed projects include Gothenburg water power 7.5 million, Columbus water power 7.3 million, Scottsbluff streets 65,900, Louisville water works 9,000, Lexington water works 14,000, Kenesaw water works 11,800, Oconto water works 11,300, Dodge water works 16,000, Beaver City water building 7,300 and water works 16,000, Wahoo water works 18,300, Hastings electric plant 4,600, Norfolk hospital 8,000, Rising City water works 14,951, Eddyville high school 30,200, Kearney gymnasium 1,300, Nehawka water works 21,000.
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Ickes
PWA
Nebraska
Gothenburg
Columbus
Scottsbluff
Streets
Louisville
Lexington
Kenesaw
Oconto
Dodge
Student seeks rooms. landlady quotes five dollars down
In an Indiana college town a student inquires about rooms at a boarding house. The landlady, with experience, says rooms are five dollars up and five dollars down for students, noting a lower price if he is a student.
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Indiana
Sheep in Himalaya Peaks Run 40 MPH
A humorous notice from Pittsburgh Public Service reports a sheep roaming the Himalaya mountains that can reach speeds of 40 miles per hour. The joke centers on the idea of a lamb fast enough to chase Mary in modern times.
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Himalaya
Mary
Pittsburgh Public Service
Rival taunts spark quick street clash
After a street boast about who can outdrink, a confrontation escalates into a brief scuffle between two men, with bystanders noting the exchange and police called to intervene. No serious injuries reported.
Five senses described by Mary in class
A teacher asks about the senses and Mary answers in the classroom. She explains that we see with our eye organs, hear with our ear organs, smell with our nose organs, eat with our mouth organs, and feel with our hand organs.
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Mary
Worthless Lot Exchange Sparks Family Jibe
A sharp exchange in a domestic dispute pivots on a wife and eight children. The husband defends his devotion while the wife’s comment implies financial strain, highlighting tensions in a clan scene.
Dorothea and Ronald Discuss Costume Costs
Dorothea notes she dresses to suit her complexion while Ronald remarks that hand painted costumes are costly. The exchange centers on personal style and expense.
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Dorothea
Ronald
Machines Old and New Trade Up Anticipated
In a dialogue between Crimson Guich and Cactus Joe local influential citizens discuss replacing an ineffective old political machine with a 1935 model. They plan to do business with the existing apparatus while steering it toward modernization.
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Crimson Guich
Cactus Joe
Question and Answer Exchange Tries Law Withdrawals
A terse dialogue questions who can recapture a spoken word and notes only a lawyer can withdraw a remark. The exchange frames legal restraint as the path to recapture control over statements.
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Yuiop
Women in Politics and a Call for Full Involvement
A mild-eyed professor asserts women's power in politics while Miss Cayenne responds that history shows women do not stop halfway. She warns that without improving politics, it will become wickeder.
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Miss Cayenne
Kind Thought Mistress
A brief caption from the Watchman Examiner shows a maid reassuring her mistress about china dishes. The exchange highlights domestic care and quiet humor in a family setting.
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Nora
Watchman Examiner
Numbered Contributors in the Prison Gazette
The editor reveals contributors use numbers instead of names in the prison run Gazette. The warden humorously notes pen names are not used, only numbers for entries and bylines.
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Prison Gazette
Dainty Pattern for Silks or Cottons Dress
A pattern description for a versatile frock suitable for morning wear in cottons or wash silks. Highlights include an easy cut yoke and sleeves, with options for two fabric looks and a bonus dressmaking lesson. Size 16 requires 3 yards 36 inch fabric and ½ yard contrast. Pattern 1066 from Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Severteen Street
New York City
Noted Family Quarrel Over Apple Eating Advice
A parent questions their lazy son who lies in a hammock all day eating apples. One doctor advised eating an apple every hour while another recommended resting an hour after eating, prompting the family dispute.
Not After That Hubby Dinner Retort
A husband grumbles at dinner over his wife’s cooking and teases that outsiders would think she is just a cook unless they eat there. The wife rebukes him and asserts the meal quality.
News and the Bigness Thereof
A brief discussion on what counts as big news and what draws headlines. The unnamed senator jokes about sorghum invading the news cycle and prompting attention beyond expectations.
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State News
Gage County
Board of Control
Norfolk State Hospital
Deshler
Southern Power Company
District Court
OUR Comic
Finney
Amei
Felix
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