Donny’s Death Sparks Accusations Over Brandon’s Power
In a snowbound town, old Don Stuart dies after a tense night of intrigue. Bird-Eye Blaine uncovers a sealed note to Ben Elliott revealing Brandon’s shadowy control and a mystery linking Sam Faxson and McManus. Brandon fears exposure as Dawn’s guardian and the town reels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donny
Bird-Eye
Blaine
Don
Lmp
Joe Piette
Doctor Sweet
Brandon
Emory Sweet
Nick
Faxson
McManus
Nick Brandon
George
Ben Elliott
Nicholas Brendon
Anny
Sam Faxson
Ben
Elliott
Owly Donny
Sam
Nicholas Brandon
Able
Dawn
Denny McManus
Don Stuart
Mac
Patchwork on the job at Hoot Owl ends with quiet efforts
Ben Elliott and Able Armi tage work late to patch up finances at Hoot Owl. Ben, on the job only two weeks, toils day and night to turn every dime into a dollar as they close their papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Elliott
Hoot Owl
Able Armitage
Ben
Able
Ben Elliott Faces Duval in Tincup Camp Brawl
Ben Elliott arrives with the ailing Don Stuart in Tincup where Duval, the river king, torments townsfolk. Brandon, angry at Stuart, plots to seize Dawn McManus as a crime looms over her father. Duval attacks Ben, who wins a brutal fight and ousts him from the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Elliott
Tincup
Don Stuart
Bull Duval
Brandon
Stuart
Dawn McManus
Duval
Ben
Air Conditioning and the Body Healthful Comfort
A writer in the Los Angeles Times notes the body balances heat via evaporation perspiration and lung function but must take in surrounding air. Air conditioning surrounds the body with an atmosphere enabling cells and organs to work normally without strain and supports health by preventing overexertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Motor License In State Show Gain
Nebraska municipal and county registration figures for 1934 show 22 000 more motor vehicles licensed than 1933. State receipts from license fees rose to 1 879 515 dollars, with counties receiving about 6 230 000 dollars in the year. Vehicle plates totaled 430 154, up from 408 130 in 1933, and passenger cars plus truck registrations drove the gain in revenue and volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Roads and Irrigation Department
Mabel G. Tracy
Nebraska Loup Projects Gain Hope From Mead Visit
Representative Coffee reported federal reclamation chief Dr Elwood Mead promised a personal inspection of North and Middle Loop Valley power and irrigation schemes in Nebraska. Mead may visit within two weeks and has recommended a $10 000 survey by the reclamation service to assess development possibilities.
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Washington, D. C
Loop
Nebraska
Elwood Mead
PWA
Mead
Coffee
Reclamation Service
Two Valley
Costs Seen in Nebraska State Institutions Rising
Governor R J Cochran told county treasurers in Omaha that keeping 17 state institutions housing 7000 inmates may be possible without raising property taxes. He noted a 60 percent drop in auto license revenues in 1934 from 1933 but highlighted farm truck licenses increasing, indicating improving agricultural conditions.
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Lincolna
Nebraska
R. J. Cochran
Omaha
Shelterbelts Could Reduce Snow Drift Across Plains
C A Scott of Manhattan Kansas world of shelterbelts officials from six mid western states met in Lincoln to discuss the policy. He says shelter belts on farms would have saved 15 to 20 percent of the snow by driving drifting snow 150 yards into fields, from several feet deep to a feather edge. A E Anderson spoke on state and federal roles.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Kansas
C. A. Scott
Manhattan
Scott
A. E. Anderson
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Harold Titus
Piette
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