Nebraska in Brief highlights and state notes
Nebraska plans to ask farmers to host unemployed workers this winter in exchange for odd jobs. The state school system spent 25.3 million for 1920 21 with 14 158 teachers and 314 894 pupils. Bank failures reduced the state guarantee fund to about 3 million. Votes approve Platte county bond for a 100 000 courthouse and a 350 000 project. Overseas Telegraph Battalion 408 reunion in Omaha will bring about 150 delegates. Tight notes on corn fuel usage surplus and local public works fill the page.
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Nebraska
McKelvie
Hoover
United States Department of Commerce
Matzen
R. C. Bassett
Scottsbluff District
Bayard
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Buffalo County
Deshler
Deshler Telephone Company
Platte County
Court House
Telegraph Battalion 408
Omaha
H. J. Mooney
Custer County
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Red Cross
American Legion
Earl Cline
Nebraska City
Kansas City
Frank L. O’rourk
Gordon
Commercial Club
Sheridan County
Orville Doak
Ten
George Doak
Fremont
Chamber of Commerce At
Beatrice
Nebraska Cement
Superior
Frank Harmon O
Leavenworth
Kan
Loyal Harmon
Lincoln
Nemaha County
Burch Harmon
Auburn
Nemaha
North Platte
Fort McPherson
Lincoln County
California
Phil Bross
State Department of Finance
Kearney
Gering
Gage County
de Soto
Wymore
Dawson
United Evangelical Church
Callaway
Nebraska United for Cancer Week Launches Statewide Drive
Nebraska United for Cancer Week runs October 30 to November 5 with church groups clubs and physicians promoting early cancer detection. Dr Anders P Overgaard says twelve districts will hold public meetings and chairmen are named in each county to spread life saving information nationwide.
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Nebraska
Anders P. Overgaard
American Society For Control of Cancer
Palmer
Findley
Byron
Davis
Victor B. Smth
Albert F. Tyler
J. M. Bannister
Omaha
H. J. Lehnhoff
Lincoln
R. W. Fouts
Falls City
A. E. Cook
Randolph
Morris Nielson
Blair
F. Thornholm
Wahoo
H. E. Potter
Fairbury
W. J. Douglas
Atkinson
Wallaway
N. T .Johnston
Upland
H. E. Mantor
Sidney
A. J. Stewart
Mitchell
May Probe Court Martial Hearings Lengthen Inquiries
A congressional investigation into alleged farcical army court-martials may be ordered after a hearing before Secretary of War Weeks. Senator Hitchcock pushes the probe in the Roy O. Youngblood case from Omaha and four companions serving life at Leavenworth for a Coblenz murder conviction.
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Washington, D. C
War Weeks
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Roy O. Youngblood
Omaha
Leavenworth
Coblenz
Germany
Living Costs Fall 18 Percent in Year in Washington
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports living costs in Washington D C have declined by 18 percent over the past year and by about 2 percent in the last six months.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Davis Summoned to Capital Over Railroad Strike Threat
Secretary of Labor Davis left Indianapolis for Washington after being summoned by President Harding regarding a threatened railroad strike. He declined to comment on the situation.
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Davis
Capital
Indianapolis
Ind
Washington
Harding
Let Us Pray To Be Delivered From Affectation
Advertisement notes rough winter laundry with soft coal heavier work and Red Cross Ball Blue for cleaning grime, urging shoppers to buy at grocers.
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Red Cross Ball
The Wrong Batch
A quirkily described kitchen mishap has someone noting an odd batch of batter cakes while another protests stolen home brewed goods. The scene hints at a domestic mishap or comic quarrel centered on improvised cooking and a disputed recipe.
Cats Sleep on Cows Backs in Hampshire Stable
In a stable in Hants county N. 8 two cows and two cats share space. Each winter night a cat curls on a cow’s back, keeping cosy as possible on the warm animal’s back.
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Hants County
Noted Quip On City Life From Disputing Stranger
A pithy exchange highlights contrasting views of city life with lines about beauty, clean streets, healthful surroundings, and government. The former New Yorker agrees on quality but laments the absence of rush hours as a bite of local sentiment.
Childs Lesson Distinguishes Surnames and Christian Names
In a primary class the teacher explained surnames and Christian names. Charles answered that his father's surname is Tompkins and his Christian name is a Methodist.
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Charles
Tompkins
Old Gentleman's Worries Over Night Truck Visits
A neighbor report recounts Susan expecting her first boy and a young man who drives a truck to visit at night. Residents joked about hauling coal or flour until a 10 year old warned the father the truck might be pinched for nighttime thefts. An investigation revealed the truck was an old brewery wagon left at their door weekly.
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Susan
Father
Indianapolis News
Drawn Together by Neighborhood Rivalries
Mrs Jibway and Mrs Gadder declare a truce following a stir over envy in the community. Gadspur of the same neighborhood acquires a new car triggering the quarrel and softening tensions.
Jury duty noted during a baseball game interruption
A juror recounts serving while a baseball game proceeded nearby, noting the distraction and duty balance. The incident highlights the intersection of civic obligation and sporting events.
Poets and Ancestors Weave Through Time
Reflections on how poets arise from lineage and duties linger beyond promises. The text links unfulfilled good intentions with fading value and notes sorrow as a force that binds people together.
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F. L. Long
St. Paul High School
Howard County
Evans
Leonard H. Smith
Harlow McCord
Tilden
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Sixth Infantry
Fort Crook
Johnson Won
Sterling
Renee Ile
Bayer
Ommen Paesen
Postum Cereal Company, Inc
Battie Creek, Mich
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