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Cornhusker State Current Events
Happenings Gleaned From Around Our State By The Reporter
Hundreds of western Nebraska farmers, who otherwise would be unable to plant crops this year, are being financed through the federal seed loan plan and will be able to begin spring planting during the next two weeks. Approximately seed loan money will be unloosed Nebraska by the government's plan of putting the grain and potato farmer on his feet. Several hundred applications for federal seed loans have been received by committees in counties of the Nebraska Panhandle.
Plans are being made for the annual Feeders' day at the University of Nebraska college of agriculture campus April 15, according to Prof. Gramlich of the animal husbandry department. Results of various experiments conducted at the college the past year will be disclosed at the annual meeting of Nebraska stockmen. The tests have dealt with hogs, cattle and sheep. Jack Maybie of Kearney, garage attendant, was found dead in his room Saturday noon. He shot himself sometime Friday night and left note blaming ill health and despondency. He was about 63 and leaves two daughters and son whom officials are endeavoring to locate. Fremont's 1932 grasshopper crop already on the jump. Mrs. John Diedrich and Mrs. Frank Donegan have reported young grasshoppers in their homes during the past few days. They account for the insects' presence by the fact that they dug up from their lawns last soil in which to pot plants for winter. It is from this soil, they think the hoppers have hatched. Richard Wearne, 10, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Wearne, of Bloomfield, while delirious during an attack of influenza, escaped from his bed and from his home. Mrs. Wearne had left her few moments, so, barefooted and clad only in his pajamas, the boy climbed through window, ran through the muddy street toward the business section of town. After running several blocks, lad was picked up and taken into oil station for identification and then taken home. When questioned, said some one was chasing him. No trace has been found of Edwin Korab, Holt county farmer and world veteran, who was last seen when he left his farm home Thursday afternoon. He was suffering from shell shock and was carrying revolver at the time he left home. Friends say he was brooding over financial troubles. Saturday announced payment of an initial 40 per cent dividend of by the failed People's State bank of Grand Island. The bank suspended October 1931. Food inspectors in the Nebraska department of agriculture were vested Friday with authority to open and interstate shipments of foodstuffs. At the request of Felton, deputy state secretary of agriculture, authority to make these inspections was given by W. Dunlap, acting secretary of the federal agricultural department. Felton said the authority was needed to permit the seisure of spoiled goods without delay of first appealing to federal officials at Kansas City or Denver. Under the new arrangement, he said, state inspectors will be permitted to spoiled or damaged foods and Felton will be able to file charges through the attorney. Four Richardson county churches Friday began loading a car of hay, corn and oats for the St. Mark congregation at Bloomfield in the drouth sector. The churches joining the project are the St. Paul Lutheran of Fall City, and the St. Mark of Verdon. The car will leave Falls City, Monday. Nebraska produced less wool last year, says the division of agricultural statistics. There slight increase in the United States. Nebraska produced 2,786,000 pounds of wool last year as compared with pounds in 1930 and pounds in 1929. The for production the United States pounds against pounds in 1930 and pounds in 1929.
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