Nebraska in Brief highlights from state news and events
State notes report an Anselmo bank closure due to withdrawal risk and weak reserves, mixed wheat crop outlook, local government shifts including Charles Bryan joining Lincoln’s city commission, and new directories for North Platte. Other items cover weather, roads, schools, oil lighting plans, hospital closures, tornado damage, and civic projects across Nebraska communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors
People’s State Bank of Anselmo
State Department of Trade and Commerce
Withdrmin
Nebraska
Severn Daily
Charles W. Bryan
Tincoln City Commission
Bryan
North Platte
Northwestern Roundup Association
Valentine
Wyoming
Lincoln
Capitol
Chambers
Omaha
Hay
Congress
Osage County
Howard
Sidney Methodists
Loup City
Fillmore County
Tekamah
Ogallala
Kieth County
United Spanish War Veterans
Hastings
Cherry County Fair
John J Stark, Jr
Greeley
Masons of
Columbus
Anna Rapp
Aurora
John Stockwalter
Pawnee City
St. Louis
Missouri River
de Soto
Legion Man Displays Nerve In Coal Car Journey To School
Thomas D. Lane a Kansas University student and Argonne post member rode three days in freight coal cars to reach Minneapolis for Federal Board vocational aid. He faced transfers and trainman debates yet reached the St Paul yards to be classified Section One for tuition supplies and training pay until graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Thomas D. Lane
University of Kansas
Lane
Argonne Post
American Legion
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago
Auxiliary drive honored by Houston Legion leader
Mrs. E Clinton Murray of Houston Texas leads the Texas Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion recounting Revolutionary era veterans Nathaniel Green and Daniel Boone. She helped launch the state unit in 1919 and Texas now plans a unit for each of 291 posts as she expands二her family ties link to Boone and Greene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Nathaniel Green
Daniel Boone
E. Clinton Murray
Houston
Tex
Women's Auxiliary of the
American Legion
Auxiliary of the
Murray
Red Cross
Women’s Auxiliary
Austin
The
Legion
Texas
Mrs. Murray
Concordia Parish
Nathaniel Greene
Forrest
Tribute to Minnesota Indian Soldier at Cloquet Cemetery
PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR DEAD In a pine shaded Cloquet cemetery the body of John De Foe the first Minnesota Indian soldier to die for his country was laid to rest Carl Anderson post of the American Legion paid homage at his funeral Legionites across Minnesota honor fallen buddies returning from overseas He was a clean cut American and Memory will be dear and sacred said the Winnebago post commander at Private Vernon Bailey funeral with fifty uniformed Legionnaires Also Ralph Gracie after whom Gemidji post is named buried with honors in his home town
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Cloquet
Minn
John de Foe
Carl Anderson Post
American Legion
Minnesota
Winnebago Post
Vernon Bailey
Ralph Gracie
Gemidji Post
Adds to Legion's Strength in Minnesota
Under A. H. Vernon, commander of Minnesota's American Legion, the department ranks among the strongest in the country. A Legion Service bureau handles about a thousand ex service claims monthly and a department branch of the American Legion News Service. Vernon published 20 000 posters to publicize veteran relief and placed 20 000 disabled veterans with employers through broad publicity and merchant support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Vernon
Minnesota
Department of the American Legion
Legion
Vernon
Legion Service Bureau
American Legion News Service
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Merited Tribute to Legion in Leslie's Weekly
An editorial lauds the American Legion as a rising civic force melding military valor with patriotism. It praises its quiet manners strong memory and balanced blend of power and chivalry while noting its moral prerogative to defend American institutions and foster national unity amid postwar shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Leslie's Weekly
Dixie
Aoman
Potsdam
America
Legion
Congress
Father Moran Named Armistice Day Legion Chairman
Father D J Moran of Farmington was chosen by Minnesota American Legion state committee to lead the Armistice day committee as the Legislature opened. A former army chaplain who served ten months overseas, Moran pushed for Armistice day as a legal holiday and helped establish a strong Legion post in Farmington within two weeks of returning from France in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota American Legion
House
Senate
D. J. Moran
Farmington
Father Moran
Legion
France
Legion State
Minnesota
Plea for the Hen Points to Modern Inventions
A Hartford Courant column mocks aviation and other modern devices as dangers to hens laying eggs. Pro Bona Publico of St. John’s cites airplanes as frightening poultry and calls for curbing air travel to avoid further disruption of egg supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Courant
Rent Profiteering In Manila
Manila tenants face unusually high rents as landlords exploit scarce housing and commercial space. Workers and firms complain as many are left with no recourse, with examples like a $40 monthly home rising to $50. The Times urges creation of a rental commission to allow appeals and set fair charges, likening it to price controls in other sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Times
the Times
War and women change in French North Africa
The war in France and North Africa is reshaping attitudes toward Christianity and gender. Many Moroccan and other tribesmen married French working-class women during service in Europe, broadening views on women. Moslem men in Algiers and Constantine seek wives with more schooling, challenging old norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Europe
France
Algiers
Constantine
The Story of Our States Florida’s Early History and Facts
Florida, America’s first health resort myth, traces Ponce de Leon’s quest and Easter origins. It covers St Augustine as oldest US city, shifts of control from Spain to England, piracy refuge, Monroe’s 1819 sale, 1845 statehood, Hayes election role, six presidential electors, Everglades nickname, Peninsula State status, and area of 58,666 square miles.
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Lorida
America
Ponce de Leon
Puiisa
St. Augustine
Florida
St.John’s River
Spain
Menendez
St- Augustine
United States
Carolinas
England
Havana
Monroe
Hayes
Everglade
Peninsula
Union
Texas History From Narvaez to Statehood
A compact history tracing early exploration from Narvaez to Coronado, the founding of missions, American settlement led by Houston and Austin, the Texas Revolution at the Alamo, San Jacinto victory, Republic status, annexation, and Texas becoming the twenty eighth state with twenty electoral votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navarez
Texas
Mississippi
Cabeza de Vaca
Gulf of California
Coronado
Louisiana
San Antonio
United States
Louisiana Purchase
France
Spain
Oregon
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Mexico
Alamo
Houston
San Jacinto
Republic of Texas
Lone Star State
Union
Atlantic
Maine
Virginia
Fallen Fruit Reflections On Promise And Loss
A reflective piece comparing people to fallen fruit, noting many show promise yet fail when tested by circumstance. It traces a seasonal metaphor from spring through autumn, warning that appearances can mislead and effort matters more than initial impression.
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Wymore
Burlington Railroad
State Agricultural Department
Osborne Hasade
Tt. Tewell
Sidney
MecKelvie
Thirteenth Judicial District
Grimes
Tewell
Platte Center
St. Mwdward
Lindsay
St. Edwards
Platte County
Grand Council of
Fremont
Navy Club of
New York
Margaret Carns
Consolidated
Murdock
Harmony
Seward
Painte City
Crab Orchard
West Point
Des Moines
Alvah Hecke
Dawson County
John J. Pershing
O'Connor
Wolbach
Stockville
Plas
Haig
Goshen County
Oshkosh Boosters
Garden County
Oxford
EH. WY. Benner
Nebraska State Holiness Association
Albion
Curtis
Crete
Grand Island
Polk County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
W. F. Crozier
C. B. Barber
State Board of Equalization
Village of
Liberty
Beatrice Power Company
Barnston Dam
Texas Organization
Minnesota Legionnaires
Leslie's
Aids Legion
Pro Bona Publico
Daily News
St. John’s
Newfoundland
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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