Nebraska 4 H Week Noted For Twenty Year Accident Free Record
Nebraska 4 H club members completed a twentieth annual 4 H week in Lincoln with nurses inspecting attendees and precautions in place to maintain a nineteen year accident free record. Pawnee lake project near Guide Rock nears completion as springs feed a lake covering about 35 acres with a scenic hill road leading to the main road. Local subscriptions funded the project. State Treasurer George E Hall announced purchase of 1 000 000 in U S treasury bills using state funds maturing late next November at a discount yielding 350 in interest for the state general fund. Bonds bought through U S National Bank of Omaha.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Pawnee Lake
Guide Rock
George E Hail
U.S. Treasury
Hall
U. S. National Bank of Omaha
Jawbone of prehistoric animal found in Nemaha river channel near Talmage
Dick Busacker reports unearthed part of a large upper jaw from a prehistoric animal in the Nemaha river near Talmage. The three foot long jaw has eight teeth one side and five on the other, with roots deeply embedded, and the snout described as opoon shaped. The find came from a new river channel twenty feet deep amid washed-away soil.
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Dick Busacker
Talmage
Nemaha
Busacker
Platte Valley Water Needs Spur Storage for Drought Placed Crops
Agricultural leaders in Nebraska press water storage to sustain sub surface levels and irrigation during droughts. The 1934 drouth battered soils and pastures, spurring calls for canal water, crop diversification, and recharging the water table. The federal PWA backs a $7,500,000 Sutherland reservoir to aid Platte river irrigation and cut farming costs.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
PWA
Sutherland
Platte River
Oil distilled from monarda plant studied for Nebraska industry
University of Nebraska chemists Joseph Burt and Fred Bukey studied Lincoln Five and a half pints of dark oil distilled from the monarda mint plant found on western Nebraska waste land. After 10 days in Scotts Bluff county they harvested over a ton to analyze phenols for possible use as disinfectant bases and to gauge commercial cultivation potential.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Joseph D. Burt
Fred S. Bukey
College of Pharmacy
Scotts Bluff
Burt
Forage Crops Planted In Drouth Areas Across Nation
Washington reports the agricultural department lifts most planting and harvesting limits for forage crops except fodder corn and grain sorghum on rented land. Davis says corn and sorghum may be planted on non rented acreage with drought relief to be extended to additional states and 41 counties in Texas New Mexico Nebraska and Kansas. Secretary Wallace to tour drought regions as relief plans move forward.
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Washington, D. C
Midwest
Chester C. Davis
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Montana
Wyoming
Davis
North
Agriculture Department
Wallace
Drouth
Far West
Southwest
Texas
New Mexico
Nebraska
Kansas
Custer
Dixon
Fillmore
Franklin
Furnas
Greeley
Harlan
Nuckolls
Valley
Webster
Train the Eye to See Colors in Home Design
A Dorothy B. Scott lecture outlines color perception for home economics students. It explains warm and cool hues, lists six standard colors, and notes how blends become variations such as peacock blue or jade green. It emphasizes lightness darkness and brilliance in color understanding.
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Dorothy B. Scott
New York State College of Home Economics
Colors Intelligently Harmonize Home Color Scheme
The program urges designing a cohesive color plan that blends hues thoughtfully. It emphasizes balance, contrast, and accessibility to create an inviting, harmonious living space.
Don’t Give Up and the S. S. S. Tonic Claim
A short promotional note urges readers to persevere through fatigue from colds or overwork. It attributes weakness to reduced red blood cells and hemoglobin and promotes S. S. S. as a blood restoring tonic. The ad promises improved appetite color complexion and energy with regular use.
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S.S.S
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Roy Cochran
Cochran
A. C. Tilley
Washington
Department of Commerce
Douglas County
Grouth
State Relief Committee
W. H. Smith
Lancaster County
Haynes
Hopkins
Federal
Platte Valley
Malden
Mass
WNU
Gunanat Foons
Battle Creek
Mich. W
Racine
Jones
Sasay
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