Nebraska farm census seeks seven Jefferson county enumerators
Enumeration of farm statistics for the Federal Census of Agriculture began in part of the Fifth Nebraska District last week under Supervisor A. E. Anderson. Seven enumerators are needed for Jefferson county, with named workers listed and more to be appointed. Farmers are urged to complete sample schedules and note penalties for withholding information.
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Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Jefferson County
Michael Banahan
Steele City
W. D. Friesen
Jansen
John Strobel
Helvey
C. M. Furner
Fairbury
L. A. Blausser
Diller
Lincoln
Cathe
Bureau of the Census
Radio as Family Circle Entertainment and Education
The article extols radio as a premier home medium linking families to culture and learning. It highlights access to concerts, services, lectures, and expert talks from literature to electricity, usable day and night across cities farms and deserts.
Mrs. Herman Hirtzel Dies at 78 in Jansen
Mrs. Herman Hirtzel died at her son Louis Irtzel's home in Jansen after a brief illness lasting about a week. She was 78 years old, widow of Herman Hirtzel, and resided with the Louis Hirtzel family. Funeral services by Rev. E. Vogt at Ev. St. Paul’s Church Cub Creek proceeded to interment in the church cemetery.
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Herman Hirtzel
Louis Irtzel
Jansen
Louis Hirtzel
E. Vogt
Ev. St.Paul’s Church
Cub Creek
Scripture Readings in Fairbury Schools
At a Fairbury Nebraska teachers council meeting on Tuesday the plan to read portions of scripture daily in each classroom was approved. Supervisors will outline selections read uniformly across rooms with no comment by teachers. The council also plans teacher social gatherings and memos from Supt A M Nelson.
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Fairbury, Neb
Fairbury Public Schools
Fairbury
Willie
Feacher
A. M. Nelson
Katharine Lambart
Special Rates for Winter Meetings to Lincoln
Special fare and halt secured for round trip railway tickets to Lincoln during Organized Agriculture week. Beginning January 8 Nebraska depot agents will sell these tickets valid for return until January 10. Farmers and wives attending winter meetings at the Agricultural College should ask their local agent for these rates at purchase.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Agricultural College
General Committee
Organized Agriculture
Developing Farmsteads Topic At State College Meeting
Professor B Biggs of the Jews State College will discuss developing and beautifying farmsteads with lawns shrouds and trees. The talk is planned for a joint meeting of the Home Economics Association and the State Horticultural Society on Tuesday afternoon.
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B. Biggs
Jews State College
Home Economics Association
Omm
Bemdiying City
Local Notes From Jansen Area Include Visits and Church Revival
Local items record visits by Mr and Mrs Gor Robnke and the R R Ru family at Fred R home, Miss Helena Brandt's return from hospital in Lincoln and multiple travel notes. Revival meetings at Eben ezer church near Jansen begin January 3 led by Rev G P Schulz. A Christmas dinner was shared by Misses Margaret Friesen and Genevieve Daily with friends. A.J. Thiessen family plans a California trip, while Mrs Brandt's health remains a concern despite new treatments.
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Gor Robnke
KR. R. Ru
Fred R
Helena Brandt
Beatrice
Pa A
Jno. Cressman
Barkan
Eye " Heddas
June
Maggie Friesen
Fairbury
A. J. Thiessen
California
Thiel Angeles
Reedley
Ae Munich
P. M. Friesen
Ebenezer Church
Jansen
G. P. Schulz
Chicago
Margaret Friesen
Genevieve Daily
Morris Davis
Paul Shibilsky
Blu
Hollister
Jansem Dragoo
Davenport man remembered for no-fund checks after highway crash
E. E. Townsend of Davenport Nebraska and his family were in a highway accident near Jansen last week. One occupant was injured and the car wrecked. Townsend is remembered by several Davenport firms for checks he gave them with no funds available, according to the Davenport bank.
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E. E. Townsend
Davenport
Nebraska
Beatrice
Jansen
Salary figures cited for Hearst writers at luncheon
Arthur Brisbane, famed Hearst columnist, told a New York Rotary Club that two Hearst executives earn a salary equal to the US President plus the combined Cabinet salaries, with an additional 10 percent added for good measure.
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Arthur Brisbane
Hearst
Rotary Club
New York City
Hearst Organization
United States
Ocabinet
Kings as the subject of a student composition
A student essay on Kings describes the most powerful ruler as a paradoxical figure. It calls the laziest and shirking king the worst, then lists traits like smoking, joking, thinking, drinking, and talking as defining qualities in a humorous, observational tone.
Elephant Ivory Trade Cited as Dead Elephants Source
The Dearborn Independent notes most ivory comes from dead elephants and estimates nine thousand to twelve thousand are killed annually for the trade. The piece discusses the impact on circus elephants and the broader industry without detailing injuries to specific animals.
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Circus Lval
Dearborn
New Year Brings Hope for Better Farm Prices and Crops
The text expresses optimism for improved general conditions in the New Year. It notes encouraging farm product prices, expected better business conditions, satisfactory local health, and cold weather as a factor potentially supporting good crops next year. It reflects community optimism for successors to the prior years.
Minnesota Road Patrol Keeps State Highways in Shape
Minnesota maintains its state roads under a continuous patrol system where each patrolman oversees a six mile segment year round. A horse drawn road drag serves as the maintenance implement, with 1923 spending about 500 dollars per mile, vastly higher than Nebraska’s intermittent approach.
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Minnesota
State Department
Nebraska
Mippispta
Mrs H Danzem Heads Home From Here to Shafter
Mrs. H Danzem left Friday for her home near Shafter California traveling via Omaha with her sisters Katie and Bertha Fast accompanying her through the journey.
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H. ©. Danzem
Shafter
California
Omaha
Katie
Bertha Fast
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Federal Census of Agriculture
Locar News
Son of the Jansen
P.M. Friesen
Zimmermann
Kansas
B. A
John M. Niger
St. Joseph
Mrs. Nider
Liberty Bell
Liberty Bell Bank
Bell Bank
Janser
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