Nebraska Receives Major Share Of New Emergency Fund
The Nebraska portion of the 4.88 billion emergency relief fund has reached 42.16 million with more allotments anticipated from the relief programs. Roosevelt's allocations include 11.5 million for other federal activities and 9.41 million for highways and cross elimination, plus 6.17 million for the Civilian Conservation Corps and 4.46 million for Missouri River navigation.
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Washington, D. C
Nebraska
Resettlement
Rural Electrification Administration
National Youth Administration
New York Relief Fund
Roosevelt
Fund For Public Works Administration
Tri-county
Nebraska Works, Progress Administration
Omaha North Side
Civilian ‘Conservation ‘Corps
Missouri River
PWA
Warrants On Fair Debts For Nebraska State Fair
Warrants are being prepared in State Auditor Ayre s office for unsettled 1931 and 1938 Nebraska state fair claims. About 1 400 vouchers total over 25 000 dollars list creditors and claim amounts with 60 percent allowed, recipients to receipt as full satisfaction. warrants go to the state fair board for distribution, not drawn from the treasury.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Ayre
State Fair Board
Iowa Leads Nation in Corn Hog Payments With Large Totals
Washington reports October 31 as deadline for 1935 corn hog receipts. Farm Administration has paid $61,062,309 so far, with about 150,000 contracts awaiting review by state boards. Nebraska is second with $6,035,584 in benefits and 51,876 contracts.
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State
Washington, D. C
Farm Administration
State Boards of Review
Iowa
Nebraska
WPA Allocates 11.6 Million for Highway and Grade Crossing Work
State and federal relief programs distribute 8.24 million for highways and 3.27 million for grade crossings across six states. Nebraska totals include 1.128 million with additional reductions ordered to navigation projects on the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. NYA aid requires 702 more applicants for Nebraska high school students, with 1,110 currently receiving six dollars monthly.
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WPA
Nebraska
Mississippi
Missouri
Missouri River
National Youth Administration
Gladys J. Shamp
NYA
Nebraska seeks $900000 relief grant for November
E F Witte NERA administrator plans a $900000 federal relief request for Nebraska in November to supplement the October budget of $681851. The larger sum reflects an $8 per person coal purchase program and will be presented to Washington officials by Witte.
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E. F. Witte
NERA
Nebraska
Washington
Witte
Bridge project planned near Lexington with WPA funding
Bids will be opened this month for a 300 foot bridge over the Plate River five miles southwest of Lexington. Estimated cost runs around 35000 dollars with 19000 dollars sought from the WPA to aid financing. The spur would replace the old mile long crossing and mirror the Cozad river bridge. D P Felton, state WPA administrator, says Nebraska Indians may work on WPA jobs as qualified, while government wards stay under federal bureau care. No figures on affected Indian numbers are available.
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Plate River
Lexington
Dawson County Commissioners
WPA
Cozad
Great Plains
D. FP
Feton
Felton
Federal Bureau
Two Nebraska centenarians celebrate 100th birthdays
William G. Anson of Orchard and George W. Howe of Niobrara marked their 100th birthdays on October 15. Anson, born in England, lives with his daughter-in-law Mrs. C.T. Anson and keeps active with reading, wood cutting, gardening, and mending his clothing. Howe, born in Pennsylvania, homesteaded in Holt county in 1858 and helped early Indian affairs, speaking Ponca and Sioux, with over 100 relatives joining his celebration at Niobrara.
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Nebraska
William G. Anson
Orchard
C.T. Anson
England
America
George W. Howe
Holt County
Niobrara
Pennsylvania
WPA Denies Large Omaha Corps Building Grant
Seventh corps area headquarters in Omaha reports WPA rejection of a $6 178 788 extensive building and repair program for the corps area. Requests included 1 831 233 for Fort Omaha and Fort Crook, but only 250 000 was allotted with 35 000 for Fort Crook general repairs. Fort Omaha work was entirely refused.
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Seventh Corps Army
Omaha
Corps
Works Progress Administration
Washington
Fort Omaha
Fort Crook
Extremely Interesting Heroine Finds Love After Car Trouble
Wanda gives Fred Yancey a ride after his stalled car and helps fix a broken wire. They clash then connect as Mrs. Burnham’s matchmaking backfires, revealing mutual dislike turning to romance at Wheelerville’s Burnham estate.
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Wanda
Wheelerville
Vanda
Fred Yancey
Leonard
Burnham Estate
Wands
Mr. Yancey
Burohar
Ginger Test Aged Method For Cotton Or Linen Determination
Old time test explains a simple method to distinguish cotton from linen by water absorption. J A Nary of the United States Testing Company in Chicago notes linen soaks up water faster, leaving a circular spot on mixed thread not quickly absorbed.
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J. A. Nary
United States Testing Company
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
The American Eagle Birth in Jefferson Era Cartoon
A late 18th century cartoon shows the American eagle symbol during the 1800 campaign, with Jefferson kneeling before an altar of Gallic despotism and preparing to cast the Constitution into flames. Paine Voltaire and others are depicted as burning here as liberty’s Magna Charta is threatened.
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Jefferson
Paine
Goodwin
Voltaire
William Morrell
Crowded Domestic Science Class Draws Need for Space
Sixteen applicants including football players postgraduates and upper classmen sought the domestic science course at Salamanca high school. The superintendent of schools said the classes were too crowded and space was needed.
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Salamanca
Work a Career Every Man Who Thinks of His Work
An inspirational line urging men to focus on their careers as the path to greater achievement. The motto emphasizes steady effort and deliberate planning to advance professionally.
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Bellevue
State News
Jud Tunkins
Ross Fur Saver
Sipping Iser
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