First FERA village home near Venice ready soon
Omaha FERA ville prepares the first of 100 federal houses near Venice twenty miles west of Omaha. The four room modern homes will house 7 1/2 acres each with irrigation pumps. Charles Hall and L A White oversee final selections for the new rural resettlement project.
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Feraville
Venice
Charles E. Hall
Douglas County
Nebraska Rural Resettlement Head
Charles’ Fricke
Doubled Crop Outlook Despite Rust in Nebraska
rust fears lift Nebraska wheat prospects to near 1934 level with a possible 30 to 35 million bushels if rust worsens. Spring wheat faces greater danger while central Nebraska reports rust between the central and southeast regions. A Lincoln dealer cites widespread field rust as harvest nears.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Chicago
F. E Roth
Seward
State Budget Up 2 Million in Lincoln State Tax Levy
State Auditor W. B. Price predicts 1936 tax levy will rise only slightly above the 1934 2.1 mill levy despite a 547,613 increase in tax fund appropriations. The compilation shows tax fund appropriations at 11,560,281.24 versus 11,112,667.41 in 1933, with $787,686.60 shifted from the general fund and reapportioned.
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Lincoln
W. B. Price
Price
Treasury
State Fair program tops Lincoln fair board meeting
Lincoln meeting focuses on a 1936 state fair program as the main topic. J R Jaquet says Nebraska Light and Power project excavation is underway a quarter mile from the river and service will not be interrupted.
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Fair Board
Lincoln
Nebraska Light and Power
J. R. Jaquet
Nebraska Sees Best Ever State Finances Auditor Says
State Auditor W B Price reports Nebraska's early fiscal year presents the strongest financial condition in the state's history across state counties cities towns villages and school districts. He notes the biennial report is better than expected.
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Nebraska
W. B. Price
Quake Research Aims to Improve Earthquake Resilient Design
US Coast and Geodetic Survey experts explain why earthquakes are hard to predict in materials science. They note tremor transmission tests show mid rise buildings of three to four stories suffer more than tall structures. Researchers hope to develop building methods that survive major quakes within years.
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United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Doctors Stand Highest Among People Says Psychologist
Dr. George W. Hartmann, psychology professor, says Path finder Magazine that physicians rank highest in regard by the American public after personally interviewing 450 people from all walks of life.
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George W. Hartmann
Pathfinder Magazine
Firestone Tires Prove Quicker in University Tests
Recent tests by a leading university indicate Firestone High Speed Non Skid Tires outperform other leading tires by about 15 percent in speed tests. The report notes concern over skid safety with the question Are they blowout proof raised in discussion.
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Firestone
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