State sweep marks greatest political turnover in Nebraska
Omaha reports a Democratic landslide as Terry Gargent defeats Robert G. Simmons in the Fifth district. Democrats win every statewide office, secure a large legislative majority, and carry all congress seats. Roosevelt and party gains noted with high statewide vote totals. Five races remain in doubt amid broad Democratic dominance.
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Omaha
Terry
Argent
Scottsbluff
Robert G. Simmons
Congress
Nebraska
Bryan
Franklin D. . Roosevelt
Post election shifts in Boyd county and state offices
Ballot results show Co. B Putman and W D Brad street in Boyd county decisive by mail vote. Lincoln county narrowly aided Republican gains. several statewide offices swing Democratic while a few appointments remain nonpartisan, signaling Governor Bryan’s reduced legislative opposition.
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Co. B. Putman
W. D. Bradstreet
Boyd County
Lancaster
Lincoln
Senate
Kirk and Warner
H. M. Springer
Mitchell
Sorensen
Roosevelt
Hoover
Bryan
Griswold
Sass
Shallenberger
Johnson
Congress
Morehead
Poteet
Burke
Baldrige
Howard
Haiderson
Jurgen
Swanson
Marsh
State Highway Patrol
Miss Kosial Aims For State Corn Husking Title
Miss Mary Kosial of Odell claims the feminine state corn husking championship by husking 90 bushels in one day. Native logs along river banks near Oxford are to be sawed by Henry Delmont into boards for sheds and other simple structures. Nebraska riverfront work at Ogkota City employs 40 men on a Missouri river revetment project with 200 workers anticipated across Nebraska and Iowa as grading and riprap begin.
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Mary Kosial
Odell
Oxford
Henry Delmont
Nebraska
Missouri River
Qgkota City
Iowa
York County Board Downsized After Election
Six new York county board of supervisors were elected but will not serve as voters reduced the board from 20 to 5. The proposal passed by a slim margin. York County thus ends up with the largest board in the state where most counties have three, five, or seven members.
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York County
Yor County
Ak-Sar-Ben Show Sets Attendance Record Again
Attendance at the 1932 Ak-Sar-Ben livestock and horse show reached 42 000, 7 000 above the prior record. Rodeo events announced: calf roping Hayden Rucker Haskell Okla saddle bronc riding Harry Knight Calgary Canada steer wrestling King Merrit Federal Wyo steer riding Chick Hannan Casper Wyo.
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Ak-SarBen Livestock and Horse
Hayden Rucker
Haskell
Okla
Harry Knight
Calgary
Canada
King Merrit
Federal
Wyo
Chick Hannan
Casper
New Guinea Butter Bean Stuns Nebraska School Children
Joe Kopecky of Newman Grove displays a New Guinea butter bean weighing 14 pounds with a curved shape 41 inches long and 19 inches in circumference. Planted on Louis Kopecky’s farm near Inman, the remarkable bean has drawn attention as students question if it is a bean or a watermelon.
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Joe Kopecky
Newman Grove
Louis Kopecky
Inman
Nebraska high schools win University of Nebraska N club scholarships
Ten Nebraska high schools were named as winners of the University of Nebraska N club scholarship plaques. The awards recognize schools whose athletes also rank above average scholastically. Recipients include Nieder, Plattsmouth, Rock County, Bassett, Alliance, Falls City, Jackson, Lincoln, North Platte, and a list of honor roll schools across several districts.
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Nebraska
University of Nebraska “N” Club
Hoidrege
Plattsmouth
Rock County High School
Bassett
Alliance
Falls City
Jackson
Lincoln
North Platte
Amherst
Cairo
Grafton
Garland
Herman
Lebanon
Meraesus
Mascot
Mead
y.Oakland
Pilger, Spencer, Sutherland
Wakefield
Waterbury
Wellfleet
Winside
Wynot
Balloon launched serometeor graphs reach record altitudes
Three serometeor graphs including W E Jaki's first release at Omaha were found. One instrument released by balloon near Clearfield Iowa reached 59 000 feet with 81 degrees below zero, another at 53 000 feet showed 90 below. A third released October 13 was found near Maloy Iowa 92 miles southeast of Omaha.
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W. E. Jaki
Airport’ Weather Bureau
Omaha
Clearfield
H.L. Chaney
Bess ‘Stevenson
Trenton
P. B. Bassinger
J Maloy
State Treasurer Reports Slump in State Revenue Funds
State Treasurer T. W. Bass released the monthly receipts and disbursements showing 2,732,931 in current revenue funds, down 1.5 million from October 1931. Reductions hit road funds and capitol construction with motor vehicle, gasoline tax, and federal aid road funds all falling sharply, while the general fund declined to 866,519.
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T. W. Bass
Treasury
State House
Thrilling Visit to the Alamo and San Fernando in San Antonio
A reader-friendly tour notes the Alamo’s adobe walls and historic rooms where Bowie and Crockett fought for Texas independence. It highlights nearby San Fernando Cathedral founded in 1781, Spanish services, and the city’s contrast between past and present.
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Bowie
Texas
Davy Crockett
Alamo
San Antonio
San Fernando
Centuries-Old Birch Trees Found Near Quebec Village
A field officer of the topographical survey reported discovery of white birch trees buried for centuries near the village of Riviere St. Jean in Quebec. The find highlights long-hidden flora revealed by modern surveying methods and ongoing fieldwork.
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Riviere St. Jean
Quebec
Genuine Bayer Aspirin Promises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Bayer Aspirin for fast relief from headache neuralgia neuritis or rheumatic pains claiming dissolution in the stomach leads to near instant relief in four to five minutes. It emphasizes buying Genuine Bayer Aspirin with the cross logo and cautions that the product is safe for the heart.
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Bayer Aspirin Laboratories
Bayer
Remarkable Preservation of Trees At Ottawa Lab Findings
The article notes the surprising preservation of tree specimens sent to the forest products laboratories in Ottawa. Officials attribute the state to abundant water and low air, which hinder wood-decaying fungi growth. The piece references Creoles as white descendants of French and Spanish settlers in Louisiana and Gulf states.
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Interior
Forest Products Laboratories
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
United States
Louisiana
Gulf States
No one cares what a man's age is if he doesn't look it
A brief saying suggests that appearance rather than age determines how others judge a man. It emphasizes youthful aura over actual years.
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Joe Gunnarson
Carl Bremer
Hamilton County
Charles W. Bryan
Alamo Plaza
The
Bayer Co., Inc
Sunflower
Mid-Continent
Sunflower Coal
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
L.D
Kansas City
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