Call for worldwide market reform to aid American farmers
Dr G Nourse of Brookings told 60 agricultural economists at the University of Chicago conference that fixing farm prices by cutting acreage is useless. He urged rebuilding buying power at home and abroad through new markets and warned tariff tinkering is a negative measure. President Hoover announced a deal sending 15,000,000 bushels of wheat from the Farm Board to China, aiding shipping lines and millers while Germany reportedly seeks 16,500,000 bushels in stabilization wheat talks.
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Chicago
G. Nourse
Brookings Institute
Washington
Doctor Nourse
University of Chicago
Federal Farm Board
Nourse
M. J.B. Ezekiel
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States
Hoover
Farm Board
China
Germany
Federal Farm, Board
Independent Action group urges Hoover for hunger loan
The League for Independent Action led by Dr. John Dewey calls for a special congressional session to pass a hunger loan of at least 38 billion dollars. The proposal would fund public housing, roads, river development, and electric power, with emphasis on agricultural regions amid rising suicides linked to hunger in New York City and nationwide.
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New York
Eague
John Dewey
Hoover
Congress
Howard Y. Williams
America
Wife Swapper Weds His Original Spouse at Edgewater Park
Earl Reinbold, famed for a 1928 wife swapping scandal, marries his first wife Maybelle Stillson in Edgewater Park New Jersey after divorcing the former Mrs Reinbold in Tampa. The couple, on a second honeymoon in Canada, mark Reinbold’s fourth marriage and note his late mother’s fortune.
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Edgewater’ Park
N J
Canada
Earl
Pickford Catches Swordfish and Hammerhead Shark at Sea
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks cruise near Santa Monica with friends when she reels in a 150 pound swordfish and a 176 pound hammerhead shark. She declines help and plays the swordfish solo for about half an hour.
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Mary Pickford
Hollywood
Calif
Douglas
Fairbanks
Santa
Monica
Bank Clerk Wolf Embezzlement Totals 3 666 929.06
Chicago. Walter R E Wolf manager of the Continental Illinois Bank and Trust companys coupon collection department is tied to a 12 year embezzlement totaling 3 666 929.06. Directors voted to charge 1 966 929.06 to the banks reserve and seek recovery from brokers for the rest.
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Chicago
Walter RE. Wolf
Continental Linois Bank and Trust Company
Arthur Reynolds
The
Dank
Continental
Wolf
Kivyd’s
Reynolds
Italy Terrorist Killed by Own Bombs in Explosions
Genoa native Domenico Bovone, 28, suspected of a series of bombings in Genoa Turin and Bologna, died when his explosive devices blew up at his home killing his mother and injuring him. Police found material for bombs and evidence he contacted foreign enemies of the Fascist regime.
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Rome
Domenico Bovone
Bovone
Genoa
Turin
Bologna
Texas Oil Army Sent Home After Shutdown Aids
Kilgore Texas nearly 600 guardsmen and officers were demobilized returning home after enforcing a statewide shutdown decree. Brig Gen Jacob F Wolters kept 120 men and 32 officers to enforce the railroad commission proration order setting daily output at 225 barrels and will act as inspectors and messengers.
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Kilgore
Texas
East Texas Oil Field
Texas National Guard
Stemling
Jacob Ff.Wolters
Nebraska Driver Licenses Surge in 1930 Amid Amalgamation Talks
Nebraska issued 33 719 new driving licenses in 1930 raising the share of licensed drivers to about 42 percent of the population. Lancaster and Douglas counties show high per vehicle licensed driver ratios, with revenue from licenses around 439 000 dollars. State law changes now divert more license funds to counties, reducing treasurer royalties.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Department of Public Works
Lancaster County
Douglas County
Poultry Turns Into Major Nebraska Industry in 1930
Nebraska poultry became a major farm income source in 1930 with over 25 million dollars from chickens and eggs. Eggs sold statewide and nationally neared 14 million dollars, while chickens brought about 39.6 million. The state averaged about 12 million laying hens, with egg production near 1 billion eggs and farm value around 13.8 million dollars.
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Lincoln
A. Petty
Nebraska
A.E. Anderson
Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Imcome
Counties Seek Merge Holt and Boyd for Savings
A movement to join Boyd and Holt counties gains momentum as County Attorney Cronin weighs legality with the attorney general. Taxpayers in Boyd met at Butte and Spencer to back the plan, with chairmen C. E. Malcom and George L. Butler steering efforts. Savings are estimated near 30,000 dollars yearly amid high maintenance costs.
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Holt and
Boyd
O'Neilll
Holt
J. D. Cronin
Boyd County
Butte
Spencer
C. E. Malcom
Gross
George L. Butler
Ewing
Holt County
James E. Boyd
Nebraska State Highlights Include Paved Lexington Overton Highway
State notes report a new 11 mile paved road between Lexington and Overton, Nebraska. They cite varied precipitation, rising dairying output by 70 percent in a decade, and butter fat value at 8.1 percent of livestock revenue. The State Fair tower sees 3800 visitors.
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Lexington
Overton
Nebraska
Rainy Nebraskas May July peak month pattern
The article notes June as Nebraska’s peak rainfall month on average with May close behind. It states over 3 inches typically fall each month from May through July, about 3 inches in August, and January as the driest month.
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Nebraska
Birds Released in Niobrara Park Spark Enthusiastic Reaction
Seventy wild turkeys and 150 Hungarian partridges were released in Niobrara state park last year. They are said to have incensed at a very satisfactory rate. Twenty two other species of birds have been counted on the reserve.
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Niobrara
Omaha grain exchange grows in 1904 era
The Omaha grain exchange began operation in 1904 and ranked fifth in receipts in 1930 among the nation's grain markets last year. Nearly eighty million bushels were received last year. The State American Legion grasshopper committee of Norfolk ordered two barrels of pickled Nebraska grasshoppers from the St. Louis zoo garden for bird and fish feed. The Gretna bank was closed and placed with state examiners with about 230000 dollars in deposits. president Paul Langdon, 31, spoke as E. T. Hughes cited low mood and deposit shrinkage. Nebraska farmers gain home conveniences as electricity reaches 12675 farm homes by private line and 5278 by power line. water piping to 24391 homes and more than two thirds have baths, with similar numbers having furnace or steam heat.
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Omaha Grain Exchange
Nebraska
State
American Legion Grasshopper Committee of
Norfolk
St. Louis Zoological Garden
Bank of
Pool filtering equipment and project costs at the university
The university project lists 3700 for pool filtering gear and around 5000 for complete installation. Total pool work should not exceed 35000 with completion aimed for October 15. Weather records note record heat in January and June, with February also very warm. March rainfall in the southwest state set a record. Nebraska crops show corn leading planted acres at 9181000. Cozad Allied Mills plant fire destroys hay and meal storage. losses run into thousands.
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Cozad
Allied Mills, Inc
Nebraska Historic Spots Remain Noted Across State
The article highlights Bellevue as the oldest continuous settlement and first territorial government location in 1854, Brownville as a key Missouri trading post, and mentions Fort Calhoun near old Fort Atkinson, with Fort Kearney and Fort Hartsuff in Valley County also noted.
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Nebraska
Bellevue
Brownville
Missouri
Fort Calhoun
Fort Atkinson
Old Fort Kearney
Hartsuffin Valley
Optimistic verdict from Gibbs on national business outlook
Gen. George 8. Gibbs, vice president of International Telephone and Telegraph, touring thirty cities, reported widespread optimism about general business conditions and confidence in unemployment relief. He noted bankers and merchants in Dallas and other cities felt encouraged, with leaders in Atlanta and Charlotte citing busy seasons and plans to cope with joblessness. Gibbs briefed President Hoover at the White House, who showed strong interest in the findings.
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New York
George 8. Gibbs
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Harlan
Iowa
Gibbs
Omaha
Kansas City
Seattle
Dallas
Atlanta
Dustin
Los Angeles
Utah
Charlotte
N. C
Clark Fowell
Atlanta Constitution
South
Chicago
West
Hoover
White House
Hoover Plans Aid to Cotton Men by Export
President Hoover and officials map a program to aid southern cotton growers by boosting exports to Europe. Negotiations led by Eugene Meyer with Germany France and Poland aim to secure reciprocal deals for cheap cotton and ample credit in the United States in exchange for strong European buyers. The plan targets at least 1,000,000 bales of surplus cotton, with the farm board not involved according to Meyer.
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Hoover
Washington
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Germany
France
Poland
United States
Europe
Farm Board
Mr. Meyer
Train flagman killed by water tank spout in Lima
M. D. Beverly of Auntington, Indiana, a flagman on an Erie railroad train, was killed in Lima when he was knocked from the car by a water tank spout.
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Lima
Ohio
M. D. Beverly
Auntington
Ind
Erie
Louisville Herald-Post Sold for 175000 Bid
The Louisville Herald-Post was sold by the receiver on a bid by John B. Gallagher of New York for 175000 with 140000 to be assumed.
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Louisville
Louisville Herald-Post
John B. Gallagher
New York
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