Town Forests as Economic and Civic Asset
The article argues timber shortages threaten national supply and promotes town forests as a solution. It cites declining virgin and usable timber, high transport costs, and large losses from fires and pests, then describes Massachusetts and other states’ laws and programs to create forested municipal lands with self-sustaining returns.
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John Dickinson Sherman
United States
Pacific
Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Wisconsin
Illinois
Atlantic Seaboard
Forest Service
Banks May Finance Crop Move of State
Nebraska bankers say little outside money will be needed to finance harvest and marketing this year. Idle bank money, much owned by farmers, should cover needs, with millions invested in eastern corporate paper available if required. The piece notes banks loaning to Wall Street, Hessian fly control, and a plan to set an observation station to time safe sowing, urging farmer cooperation and delaying sowing to avoid infestations.
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Plymouth
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Eek
Lincoln
Nebraska
Federal Reserve Banks
Eastern Corporation
Wall Street
Chicago
Hessian Fly Threat Worsens in Nebraska Counties
State entomologist Marion Swenk warns that Hessian fly damage is severe in Cass, Otoe and Douglas counties this year and urges farmers to take action to protect crops.
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Marion Swenk
Cass
Otoe
Douglas
Peace medal found in Pike Pawnee village burial
A peace medal dug from a grave in the Pike Pawnee village near Red Cloud during state historical society excavations honors King George III. The heavy silver disc shows the king and coat of arms and is believed to date around 1760. In David City Miss Daisy Jerdon killed a twenty eight pound badger after it charged a grain shock she was inspecting while driving to a wheat field.
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Red Cloud
Pike Pawnee
Here
A. T. Hill
Nebraska State Historical Society
George of
England
Georgius
Hill
David City
Daisy Jerdon
Shelby
Miss Jerdon
Clear Lake contest invites nonprofessional bands to compete
Clear Lake Park company issued invitations to all non professional Iowa bands to perform in a contest at Clear Lake on August 2. Each band will play three numbers and the top winners will join a mass band concert. Cash prizes of 200 dollars for first and 100 dollars for second place will be awarded.
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Clear Lake
Clear Lake Park Company
Iowa
Big Increase in State Corn Crop in Nebraska
Nebraska state and federal crop report for July predicts a corn crop of 251,850,000 bushels, up from 203,280,000 last year. A 4 percent rise in acreage and excellent crop condition drive the gain, with the southeastern quarter showing corn replacing wheat.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Cat Adopts Rabbit Belden In Kindness at Home
A mother cat on Belden adopted a baby rabbit found along the roadside. The feline now cares for her four young charges as they live and eat together in harmony.
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Belden
Merchants Market Week Opens in Omaha District
Forty thousand invitations have been sent by the Merchants Market committee to merchants in the Omaha trade territory. Market week is to start August 24.
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Omaha
Merchants Market Committee
Nebraska Press group selects Crete for summer meeting
The Nebraska Press association executive committee picks Crete as the site for its annual summer gathering August 6 7 and 8. Doane college hosts the event with tents provided by Crete to accommodate visitors.
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Crete
Lincoln
Nebraska Press Association
Doane College
Fremont Saxophonist Dies After Carnival Attack
Fremont James W. Tooney a 48 year old saxophonist in a Negro bass band collapsed during a carnival performance and died shortly after from an asthma related choking incident authorities reported.
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Fremont
James W. Tooney
Red Cross Closes Life Saving Institute in Clear Lake
The American Red Cross completed a Life Saving Institute in Clear Lake under directives from the State Convention in Des Moines. Captain Law oversaw the program, teaching Gremen, policemen, electrical workers, and telephone men, aligning with the congressional charter to alleviate suffering in peace times.
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Clear Lake
American Red Cross
Des Moines
Captain Law
Narrow Escape From Death Plattsmouth Boy
Ten year old Richard Hirz narrowly escaped serious injury when the saddle on the pony he rode loosened and slipped to the side trapping his foot in the stirrup. The boy was pulled free by a startled horse and is reported to be recovering, with no internal injuries anticipated unless complications arise.
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Plattsmouth
Richard Hirz
Nebraska Rail Rate Fight Prepares Revenue Figures
Lincoln anticipates a hearing on freight rates beginning in Chicago on September 1. Rate men of the Nebraska railway commission are compiling figures on railroad revenues gross and net to support the case.
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Lincoln
Chicago
State Railway Commission
Nebraska
Police Asked to Locate Aged Man Lincoln
Police seek J. W. Scott 70 who vanished from his home in Lincoln on June 17. Relatives urge action as he had more than $100 and his wife fears foul play.
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Olice
Lincoln
J. W. Scott
Trap Large Number of Gophers Table Rock
Two men Meears Baker and Lantis have trapped gophers in Pawnee county for several months. They claim each traps from seventy to one hundred gophers daily. They charge landowners 15 cents per gopher and receive a 10 cent bounty.
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Meears
Baker
Lantis
Pawnee County
Population of Fremont Grows Beyond 10 Thousand
Fremont population estimates place the city between 10,030 and 11,500, up from 9,605 in 1920. The Northwestern Bell Telephone Company and annual school census tabulations inform the count, with 8,385 children of school age in the district.
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Fremont
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Paving Projects Expand In Airbury
A local report notes a 1 vote margin approving paving on Sixth and A streets while Fifth Street paving continues under construction. The brief indicates city streets receiving new asphalt and ongoing road work.
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Airbury
Mother Cory Longtime County Resident Known as “Mother” Cory
Mrs John Cory aged about 60 years a longtime county resident passed away at the hotel bearing their name where she was widely known as Mother Cory. She and her husband ran the establishment for many years and were a well known local family in the community.
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Cory
John Cory
Ae Otha
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Charles Lathrop Pack
Setts
Pack
Yorest
Reynolds
Conservation Commission
Massachusetts Forestry Association
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Cornhusker
Hold Lie Saving Institute
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