Nebraska Schools Fare Better Says National Survey
The National Education Association reports Nebraska's public schools weathered the 1932 33 downturn better than most states. Rural schools mostly kept terms and closures were few though salaries and staff sizes fell modestly. City systems cut current and capital budgets and teacher pay, with Omaha Lincoln and others showing notable salary declines.
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Washington, D. C
Nebraska
National Education Association
Association
Omaha
Lincoln
Nebraska Marriage Rise Among Nations Greatest Gain
Nebraska saw a 6.6 percent rise in marriages, the largest increase of any state, even as national marriage rates fell. The U S total dropped to 981 759 marriages, below one million for the first time in 21 years, with only 10 states showing gains, driven by Nebraska’s trend amid stricter laws in surrounding states.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Union
Census Bureau
United ‘States
Iowa
Capitol Fund Balance and Capitol Grounds Work Totals
The Nebraska capitol fund shows a June 30 balance of 87 000 dollars with 150 000 dollars still due from prior tax levies, potentially raising available funds to 237 000 dollars. Expenditures for capitol work and governor's mansion landscaping are capped at 10 000 dollars beyond which any excess goes to the general fund for state uses.
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Capitol
Lincoln
Nebraska
Isca
Capitol’ Commission
Aerate
Economic Parley Near Collapse in World Conference
London report details Roosevelt opposition to dollar stabilization and gold bloc demands. Conference teetered on collapse as delegates debated stabilization and domestic recovery while six gold nations formed a monetary pool. Wheat producers reached a basic accord on acreage limits and production with U.S., Canada, Australia, and Argentina backing a plan to raise wheat to natural levels.
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London
Roosevelt
Greering Committee
Hull
Wes
Georges Bonnet
Renchy
Bun
Cuier Nafieks
Washington
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Poland
Switzerland
United States
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Hitler Told to Placate the German Church
Berlin reports on a letter from President von Hindenburg urging Adolf Hitler to ease tensions with the Evangelical churches. Hindenburg, a churchman, says the churches fear loss of liberty and asks Hitler to restore peace and resolve differences.
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Hitler
Berlin
Germany
von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Two Youths Sentenced to Hang for Murder of Invalid Woman
Amherst Nova Scotia report says Alvah Henwood and Trueman Smith both eighteen were sentenced to execution on September 11 for the murder of Elmer Smith and his wife an elderly invalid. Confessions at separate trials say Smith hit Mrs Smith with a baseball bat and Henwood cut her throat after the couple were robbed of 130 dollars in February.
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Amherst, N. S
Alvah Henwood
Trueman Smith
Elmer Smith
Smith
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks to Separate
Hollywood stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks face an imminent separation with Pickfair in Beverly Hills up for sale. Pickford’s statement notes the home sale while confirming a contemplated divorce on incompatibility grounds, with future steps uncertain and much hinging on Fairbanks’s response.
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Los Angeles
Mary, Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Hollywood
Mary
London
Miss Pickford
Pickfair
Iss Pickfords
Mark Larkin
Fairbanks
Dry Goods Head Warns Against Unwarranted Price Hikes
Lew Hahn president of the National Retail Dry Goods Association and member of the economic Planning committee urged retailers to resist price advances by manufacturers. He warned such hikes could threaten the nation’s recovery program and said it may be better to endure months of poor profits to build new prosperity.
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New York
United States
Lew Hahn
National’ Retail ‘Dry Goods Association
Andi
Roper
Uncle Sam Plans Fight on Racketeering
Joseph B. Keenan a Cleveland lawyer will lead the Justice Department's drive against organized crime. The Brown and Harvard graduate was chosen as assistant attorney general to target gangland leadership with federal action approved by Postmaster General Farley and Attorney General Cummings.
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Washington
Justice Department
Joseph B. Keenan
Cleveland
Fist
Keenan
Brown
Harvard
Cummings
Farley
Bandits Hold 17 Captive at Wildwood Amusement Park Raid
Bandits stormed Wildwood Amusement Park near St Paul, holding 17 people for about 30 minutes. They forced two proprietors from their beds to open a safe containing about $4,000, then escaped with the money.
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St. Paul
Wildwood Amusement Park
R F C Cash Buys Cotton for Russia
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorized loans to American exporters to finance sale of 600 to 6000 bales of cotton to Russia. Loans run one year at seven percent and are secured by Amtorg Trading Company notes. Most cotton to be sold to Russia via Anderson Clayton & Co and George H. McFadden & Co.
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Washington
Jesse B. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Treasury
Woodin
Russia
Moley
M. Litvinov
London
Beowviet
Jones
Windudces
Adderson
Clayton & Co
Texas
George BH. McFadden
Two Brothers Sentenced to Life for Bank Raids
Portage Wisconsin two brothers Theodore Rogers thirty of Coloma and Alfred twenty six were arrested after confessing to robbing the Doylestown State Bank and killing the assistant cashier. They pleaded guilty to five charges and received prison terms ranging from three to thirty years on three counts and life for the murder.
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Portage
Wis
Doylestown
Joseph Kirlex
Wisconsin
Waupup
Theodore Rogers
Coloma
Wyocena
Alfred
Plan Processing Tax on Hogs Set for Oct 1
Washington reports a tentative processing tax on swine to take effect October 1. The tax aims to raise up to 150 million dollars to finance aid for corn and hog farmers. Secretary Wallace invites corp and hog producers to discuss applications of the new farm act. The tax would be collected at packing houses and could fund cash benefits for farmers who cut corn acreage.
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Washington
The
Agricultural Administration
Wallace
Corp
Moro Outlaws Killed in Battle Near Jolo Island
Notification from constabulary headquarters reports 13 Moro outlaws killed in a clash with a constabulary force on Patian Island near Jolo in the southern archipelago. The outlaws had previously killed eight fishermen in a feud on June 28.
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Manila
P. S
Ubat
Ipea
Patian
Jolo
Gangster Palumbo escapes Westchester prison again on diet
Arthur Palumbo a Coll gangster escaped from the Westchester county prison by squeezing through a ventilator shaft after dieting to shed weight. He had complained of ill health for two months and refused most food, dropping from 146 pounds.
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East View
Arthur
Palumbo
Coll
Westchester County
League Votes to Send Commission to Chaco War Settlement
The League of Nations council voted unanimously to dispatch an international commission to the Gran Chaco to settle the dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay.
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League
Chaco
Geneva
League of Nations’ Council
Gran Chaco
South America
Bolivia
Paraguay
Grasshoppers Rise in Cuming County Forests
State news notes a grasshopper surge in Cuming County after a county extension survey led by Clay M. Weastcott. Also reported is the sale of Shubert city jail to a butcher as the board calls the old facility needless. Falls City plans a new jail arrangement for local offenders. paving progress on Highway 8 near Fremont and Winston is near completion with drying time for concrete estimated at about three weeks.
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Cuming
Clay M. Weastcott
Shubert ‘City
Falls City
Fremont
Winston
Grasshopper War Fund Expended for Poison Sale
D F Felton director of agriculture says the 10000 dollar corn borer fund has been used to buy grasshopper poison, with 6000 spent and funds to last about two years. He notes farmers are ready to combat the pests as Cedar Hartington distribution is planned and more poison cars are ordered for several counties.
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D. F. Felton
Corh
Hartington
Cedar County
Brown County
Knox
Boyd
Rural school districts in Otoe County trim levies
Seven of Otoe County rural school districts report healthy bank balances and request only 40 265 in levies this year down from 53 650 in 1932. County board to set the levy in August as district treasuries hold 17 035. State tax trends expect a one fifth mill increase to cover state government expenses amid a 15 to 20 percent drop in real estate values. The 1932 general fund rate stood at 2.26 mills with capital at 0.11 mill.
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Otoe
Charles “Speedie
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Amen Ae Reed
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Belair
Seule
Douglas
Uncle Sam
R. F.C. Cash
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Perry Reed
Nébraska
Albo
Hamilton
Bubberley
Chamber of Commerce Public Works
Crete
John Kerst
Midstate Construction Co
Hastings
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