Bank of Hartington (Hartington, NE)

Episode Information

Episode UID
76109771582
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
7610977 routing
Routing Number
76-1097
Start Date
October 11, 1931
Location
Hartington, Nebraska (42.622, -97.264)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
Short Digest
75dc047fe4303a43

Response Measures

None

Description

Receiver appointment reported November 1931; bank closure noted about 10 days before Oct 21, 1931.

Events (2)
1. October 11, 1931 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Bank failed/closed and entered liquidation process; article describes depositors awaiting distribution of dividends after closure.
Newspaper Excerpt
At Hartington the bank closed 10 days ago.
Source
newspapers
2. November 1, 1931* Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Mr. Burchmore was receiver for ... banks Hartington and Crofton. and Previous to his appointment as receiver in November, 1931, he engaged in ...
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (6)
1. October 21, 1931 The Sioux City Journal Sioux City, IA
Article from The Sioux City Journal, October 21, 1931

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'DOPE' ADDICT LAW 'BRUTAL' Omaha Judge Criticizes Jail Terms for Victims Omaha, Neb.-(P)-District Judge Fred Wright of Omaha has announced he expects to appeal to federal authorities in regard to sentencing drug addicts to county jails. "I have no sympathy for dope peddlers, but punishing persons who are addicted to its use seems to me like sending a man to jail for having a broken arm," said Judge Wright. There is stringent law permitting the federal government to bring narcotis addicts into state courts for prosecution. The minimum penalty is six months in "The wickedest thing do is send those poor fellows to jail. The law forces me to send those people to jail where there are no facilities for treatment. They should be taken care of by the federal government and saut to places where they can have adequate care." As criminal court judge, Wright dozens of burglars and fraud "artists": to the penitentiary. Narcotic Farms Needed Washington. demand that the second of two federal narcotic farms be made hospital for voluntary cases instead of penitentiary for addicts was voiced by Miss Sara Graham Mulhall, for 27 years She announced her intention of working for enactment of such a law at the next session of congress. The farm already located at Louisvilla Ky., she contended. was sufficieni for the present for working out the prison narcotic problem. "What we need is an institution for the addict in the ordinary walk of life," he said. "The underworld addict is sent to jail. The very wealthy addict has his high-priced sanitarjum. There is no place where the professional person, and the person of moderate means, can find help. Permission for patients to enter such an institution under an assurged name, Miss Mulhall said, should be a provision of the act. 612 NEBRASKA FAMILIES NEED LIFE NECESSITIES Lincoln, Neb.-Special: Six hundred twelve families in seven northeast Nebraska counties have been listed to date as needing food, cloth ing, fuel or feed for a family cow, pig/or chickens, according to a surrey of the American Begion. Com pllation of the information is being Attended to by State Tax Commissioner Smith, budget director for the governor. The needy survey shows: Families Persons Boyd 162 833 Brown 30 142 Cedar 12 65 Holt 84 453 Keya Paha 62 280 Knox 223 1,051 Rock 39 165 Totals 612 2,988 A delegation of depositors called on Gov. Bryan to urge him to see that any funds due depositors of failed banks in Bloomfield, Crofton and Hartington be distributed promptly by the banking department. Claims cannot be allowed by courts until 60 days after a bank closes. At Hartington the bank closed 10 days ago. In another 30 days, 10 per cent of deposits will be ready for distribution. At Bloomfield the 60 days are about up and a dividend of 10 per cent will be ready for distribution at the end of the legal time limit. JURY SYSTEM REFORM IS URGED BY NEBRASKAN Omaha, book urging reform of the present jury trial system written by Irvin Stalmaster, assistant attorney general of Nebraska and former district judge here, will make its appearance this week, published by the Stratford Co., of Boston, Mass. The name of the book is What Price Jury Trials. Stalmaster said he found while serving on the district bench that there is general disrespect for courts, and many people are afraid to trust them with legitimate controversies. There is a general belief that the lawyer who is dramatic and adept at befuddling the minds of juries is most successful. His book, Stalmaster said, was written to justify criticism of the jury system that has been voiced for the last 50 years. He urges action on the part of the people in correcting the system, as he believes that law as a profession will never bring about the reform. The original matter of the book formed the basis of his master's degree when he graduated from Omaha university in 1920. H. now lectures on law at that school; CEDAR COUNTY 4-H CLUB CHAMPIONS ARE SELECTED Hartington, Special: Cedar county 4-H champions were named Tuesday by a committee of which County Superintendent J. Mike McCoy, Postmaster L. R. Eby and County Club Agent C. D. ebster were the members. Arthur Arens, of Hartington, is the county meat project champion, Rudolph Reifenrath, of Crofton, is the county swine champion, Grace Grant, of Randolph, was named home economics champion, and Herhert Schrieber was chosen champion baby beef club member. The various county champions were chosen 80 that their names could be sent to Lincoln, Neb., where they will be considered in the selection of the state champions. The state winners will be awarded a trip to the national club congress in Chicago. CAUSE OF DEATH OF MAIL CARRIER MYSTERY Falls City, county authorities are without clews to the cause of the mysterious death of Clifford Cheesman, 35, of Reserve, Kan. A coroner's jury meeting here decided of Cheesman died "at the hands an unknown assailant." Some members of the jury said such verdict was because lack of Indications that Cheesman, rural mail carrier, had been hit either by an automobile or a train. Cheesman died in a hospital here without being able to tell authorities what hit him. When the body was found near railroad track, the head was bat tered badly and Cheesman's automobile was parked on road about 200 feet away. Mail was intact and wallet containing stamps and money orders apparently was untouched. Gets Bank Receiver Post Wynot, Neb.- -Special: Percy A. Sullivan, for a quarter of century president of the State bank at Wynot before the liquidation of the bank several weeks ago, has been appointed assistant receiver for state banks in the state department of trade and commerce by Secretary E. H. Luikhart. Mr. Sullivan has taken up his work with his headquarters at Benkelman. Station Agents Transferred Fordyge, Neb.-Special: J. J. Kunzman, of Carroll, has arrived in Fordyce and begun his duties as station agent. (a the past several months there has been number of changes in agents in the Fordyce depot. Mr. Kunzinan succeeds R. E. Pickerin, who left for Hoskins, where he will have charge of the station. To Erect Power Line Lincoln, Neb.-Special: The IowaNebraska Light and Power company asks the state railway commission for permission to construct, operate and maintain transmission line north of Oakland in Burt county. At the same time several uncompleted appeals were dismissed. The cases in which opinions were written include: Michael C. Pendergast and Florence Pendergast as executors of the estate of Rose Pendergast, deceased, vs. Ed Muns and Sam Ingram, defendants and respondents, and John H. Lynch, William T. Doyle and Eugene C. Mahoney, defendants and appellants, Minnehaha county. An order requiring Lynch, Doyle and Mahoney to return $11,000 they received for the Pendergasts as their attorneys in an action against Muns was H. A. Heberer vs. Milwaukee Railway company, appellant, reversed. First National bank of Watertown, appellant, vs. Ortley Elevator company, Roberts county, reversed. Carl E. Lockman, vs. Harry J. Evans and Benton E. Schrank, appellants, Fall River county, affirmed. Hemmer-Miller Development company vs. Hudson Insurance company of New York, appellant, Fall River county, reversed and remanded for new trial.

2. April 28, 1932 The Public Mirror Arapahoe, NE
Article from The Public Mirror, April 28, 1932

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News From Our Capitol The capitol commission opened bids on electrical fixtures the house chamber and for ornamental light posts around the grounds recently. An estimate submitted by the state auditor placed the complete cost of the capit building at $10,600,565. Total receipts in the capitol fund to date amount to $9,575,000. At present there is balance of $327,000 hand. Tax levies for 1931 and '32 will raise about 8600, 000 up to July 1, 1933. The annual spring round-up of gra duates of the University of Nebraska will be held May and This will allow graduates attend Ivy Day and other school closing events. Depositors of failed banks at Wisner Anselmo, Hartington, Crab Orchard and Pierce received $104,000 as div: dends recently. Representatives of drainage district near Dakota City called on the gover nor and state engineer recently urging that piling of highway bridge over creek used by the district be removed. The bridge has caused flooding of the land, it is said. Harry Sackett of Beatrice has been named as the keynote speaker and temporary chairman of the republican state convention to be held in Lincoln May 5th. The members of the plat. form committee have also been nam- ed. During the second week in April there were only six bank suspensions in the United States and these were low record of bank suspensions new since 1928. Dickinson of Iowa has Senator chairman national and the republican will deliver the gathering in Omaha May the state convention Fred Auburn will hear attorney. who has been chosen as tem porary chairman of the meeting and will make the keynote address. State Treasurer Bass is aiding Iowa officials in checking accounts of the Mona Motor on company of Council Bluffs. The company is charged with evading gasoline taxes in Iown and is supposed that it has done the same in Nebraska. The company is subwidiary of the Barnedall Corporation. Officers of the latter company are aid ing in the investigation and say that they had no knowledge of the Council Bluffs transactions. They have also assured Iowa and Nebraska officials that they will pay whatever amount may be found due in the two states. Treasurer Bass has an auditor on the job representing Nebraska and says that it may be necessary to check back as far as April 1925, when the gasoline tax laws first went into ef. fect. The state supreme court recently ,upheld the action of District Judge Carter of Morrill who refused to name E. H. Luikhart, secretary of trade and commerce, as receiver of number of western Nebraska banks. Torgeson, who had formerly been connected with the state department, was appointed by the judge. The legisla. ture passed law providing that the secretary of trade and commerce should be named receiver. The supreme court states that this can only be recommendation to the court since If it was mandatory it would be an unconstitutional encroachment on judicial pow. er. In all other liquidations the court has the power to name any receiver desires. Counsel for the state department of trade and commerce has filed motion for rehearing. The owner of a motion picture theater at Madison has brought suit on behalf of himself and other independent theater owners in Nebraska and Iowa against the Omaha film board representing 15 producing companies. He claims damage and loss of business because of protection given a Norfolk theater. This protection makes It im possible for him to show film until ten days after it has been shown in the larger town. It the duty of the federal court to decide whether the small town exhibitor is damaged or benefitted by the zoning and protection plan now practiced in the distribution of films.

3. April 28, 1932 The Culbertson Progress Culbertson, NE
Article from The Culbertson Progress, April 28, 1932

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STATE WARRANTS ISSUED SINCE JULY 1 LAST YEAR AMOUNTED TO $459.978 Others News from the State Capital During the Past Week. Warrants actually issued for the expense of the state government in March totaled $1,633,000 as compared with the previous month, according to the state budget commission. Warrants issued for highway construction totaled $386,000 as compared with $811,000 in February. Highway maintenance expense in March was $415,000 as compared with $323,000 in February. The total of warrants issued since the beginning of the biennium, July 1, 1931, is $19,165,822. To date there is available $29,688,803 for expenditure during the biennium. The unexpended balance is $10,522,000. The following list of salaries paid in March by the various departments is interesting. It does not include amounts paid out of highway construction and highway maintenance funds: Supreme court & Lib. $18,619.26 District courts 51,792.06 Governor 2,464.59 Law enforcement 2,071.33 Div. of athletics 435.00 State fire marshal 1,041.00 Secretary of state 2,078.33 State auditor 3,064.38 State treasurer 2,970.00 Attorney general 4,401.25 Supt. of Pub. Inst. 5,475.28 Com. Pub. Lds & Bldgs. 6,204.40 Dept. of agriculture 9,891.40 Dept. of labor 6 945.00 Dept. Pub. Welfare 5,150.27 Dept. Pub. Works 23,122.61 Dept. Trade & Com 8,069.35 Dept. Tax Com. 1,691.67 Military 1,429.84 Governor Bryan has appointed a commission of 24 persons headed by Frank D. Eager, Lincoln, to take charge of an exhibit for the state of Nebraska at the Chicago World's fair which will open in June, 1933. The exhibit will depend upon voluntary subscriptions, the soliciting of which will be done by the committee. The governor recommended a $40,000 appropriation to the legislature at the last session. The legislature reduced this to $15,000 and specifying that the state only show alfalfa. The governor vetoed this appropriation as inadequate. The capitol commission opened bids on electrical fixtures for the house chamber and for ornamental light posts around the grounds recently. An estimate submitted by the state auditor placed the complete cost of the capitol building at $10,600,565. Total receipts in the capitol fund to date amount to $9,575,000. At present there is a balance of $327,000 on hand. Tax levies for 1931 and 1932 will raise about $600,000 up to July 1, 1933. The annual spring round-up of the graduates of the University of Nebraska will be held May 5 and 6. This will allow graduates to attend Ivy day and other school closing events. Depositors of failed state banks at Wisner, Anselmo, Hartington, Crab Orchard and Pierce received $104,000 as dividends recently. Representatives of a drainage district near Dakota City called on the governor and state engineer recently urging that piling of a highway bridge over a creek used by the district be removed. The bridge has caused flooding of the land, it is said. Harry Sackett of Beatrice has been named as the keynote speaker and temporary chairman of the republican state convention to be held in Lincoln May 5. The members of the platform committee have also been named. During the second week in April there were only six bank suspensions in the United States and these were offset by four re-openings. This is a new low record of bank suspensions since 1928. Senator L. J. Dickinson of Iowa has been selected temporary chairman of the republican national convention and will deliver the keynote address when the gathering opens June 14 in Chicago. State Treasurer Bass is aiding Iowa officials in checking accounts of the Mona Motor Oil company of Council Bluffs. The company is charged with evading the gasoline tax in Iowa and it is supposed that it has done the same in Nebraska. The company is a subsidiary of the Barnsdall corporation. Officers of the latter company are aiding in the investigation and say that they had no knowledge of the Council Bluffs transactions. They have also assured Iowa and Nebraska officials they will pay whatever amount may be found due the two states. Treasurer Bass has an auditor on the job representing Nebraska and says that it may be necessary to check back as far as April, 1925 when the gasoline tax laws first went into effect. The state department of agriculture last week placed three farms in northwestern Nebraska under quarantine because of an outbreak of anthrax among live stock. Rigid quarantines were in force there last fall but were lifted when the disease was under control. Seventeen residents of Cass county were granted a temporary restraining order by the federal court against the state department of agriculture to keep the state from cutting down their cedar trees. The petitioners have been notified that their trees were infected by orange rust and were menacing orchards. The state law provides that where this is true the trees shall be cut down. Bids received this week for grading and graveling in Lancaster county are said to be the lowest received in the history of the road improvement program. Five minutes after the bids were opened the county board had let two grading contracts, the board were besieged by delegations petitioning speedy improvements in their communities. The Central Bridge and Construction company of Wahoo got the two contracts. Their bids was $.1015 a cubic yard on the project leading five miles north of Hickman and 1½ miles east of Roca. A bid of $.1115 was made by the Wahoo company on the project on North Twenty-seventh street beginning at Havelock "O" street to 13/4 miles north. The state board of control has been busy making ready for the various improvements laid out for state institutions. One of the proposed improvements is an addition to Whitehall cottage, the dependent childrens' home in Lincoln. Bids of 24 bidders on construction, heating, plumbing, and wiring were received. Local firms are low on all bids. The board has withhheld the letting of contracts until further consideration has been given the bids. Recent other bids received by the board include a variety of miscellaneous items of equipment and supplies. Five thousand feet of water main and 12 fire hydrants are being considered for the state hospital. Plumbing and heating materials for the new license plate factory at the reformatory are also up for consideration. The state supreme court recently upheld the action of District Judge Carter of Morrill who refused to name E. H. Luikart, secretary of trade and commerce, as receiver of a number of western Nebraska banks. A. E. Torgeson, who had formerly been connected with the state department, was appointed by the judge. The legislature passed a law providing that the secretary of trade and commerce should be named receiver. The supreme court opion states that this can only be a recommendation to the court since if it was mandatory it would be an unconstitutional encroachment on judicial power. In all other liquidations the court has the power-to-name any receiver it desires. Counsel for the state department of trade and commerce has filed a motion for rehearing. The state railway commission will oppose the request of the C. St. P. M. & O. for authority to abandon the line between Coburn in Dakota county and Wynot in Cedar county. The objections of the state commission have been forwarded to the interstate commerce commission. If the objections are not sustained this portion of the state will be left without a railroad. The line runs through Jackson, Ponca, Newcastle, Maskett and Obert. Jackson is the only one having another railroad. The road runs parallel to the Missouri about three miles inland and had little freight business last year on account of the grasshoppers and drouth. At normal times there is substantial business on this line. The railroad company claims the line is unnecessary and that its costs of maintenance and operation exceeds the revenue. Railway Commission 6,888.30 Pub. Lib. Com. 408.75 Vocational Edu. 2,2833.0 Pardons & Paroles 415.50 Game, For. & Parks 5,963.12 State His. Soc. 585.00 G. A. R. 125.00 University of Nebraska 168,785.23 St. Normal Schools 53,440.56 Pen. and Char. Inst. 69,781.32 Capitol Com. 385.00 Total $459,978.10

4. April 28, 1932 Fillmore County News Exeter, NE
Article from Fillmore County News, April 28, 1932

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STATE CAPITAL NEWS Road Building Will Be Curtailed This Year Due Reduced Gasoline Tax Receipts PRIMARY CAMPAIGN EXPENSES (By Parke F. Keays) Lincoln, April 22, 1932 The capitol commission opened bids electrical fixtures for the house on chamber and for ornamental light posts around the grounds recently An estimate by the state auditor "placed the complete cost of the building $10,600,565. Total receipts in the capitol fund to date amount to $9,575,000. At present there is balance of on hand. Tax levies for 1931 and 1932 will raise about $600,000 up to July 1, 1933. The annual spring round-up of graduates of the University of Nebraska will be held May 5 and 6. This will allow graduates to attend Ivy Day and other school closing events Depositors of failed banks at Wisner, Anselmo, Hartington, Crab Orchard and Pierce received $104,000 as dividends recently. Representatives of a drainage district near Dakota City called on the governor and state engineer recently urging that piling of a highway bridge over a creek used by the district be removed. The bridge has caused flooding of the land, it is said. Harry Sackett of Beatrice, has been named as the keynote speaker and temporary chairman of the republican state convention to be held in Lincoln May 5. The members of the platform committee have also been named. During the second week in April there were only six bank failures in the United States and these were offset by four reopenings. This is nw low record of bank suspensions since 1928. Senator L. J. Dickinson of Iowa, has selected temporary chairman of the republican national convention and will deliver the keynote address the June 14 in when gathering opens Chicago. Nebraska democrats in attendance the state convention in Omaha at will hear Fred G. Hawxby, May 5, who has been chosAuburn attorney, chairman of the en as temporary meeting and will make the keynote address. State Treasurer Bass is aiding officials in checking accounts of Iowa Mona Motor Oil of the company the in Nebraska. The comdone same Officers of the latter Corporation. aiding in the investigacompany are that they had no knowltion and say of the Council Bluffs transacedge tions. They have also assured Iowa and Nebraska officials that they will whatever amount be found pay may due the two states. Treasurer Bass has an auditor on the job representing Nebraska and says it may be necescheck back as far as April, sary to 1925, when the gasoline tax laws first went into effect. The state supreme court recently action of District Judge upheld the of Morrill, who refused to Carter name E. H. Luikart, secretary of trade and commerce, as receiver of number of western Nebraska banks. A. E. Torgeson, who had formerly been connected with the state department. by the judge. The was appointed legislature passed law providing that the secretary receiver. The supreme court opinion states that this can only be recommendation to the court since mandatory it would be an unconstitutional encroachment on judicial power. In all other liquidations the court has the power to name any receiver it desires. Counsel for the state deof trade and commerce has partment filed motion for a rehearing. The owner of motion picture theatre at Madison has brought suit on Governor in Nebraska and ent theatre owners and loss of busiHe claims damage until after it has been a film ten days in the larger town. It is the shown of the federal court to decide duty the small town exhibitor is whether damaged or benefited by the zoning and protection plan now practiced in the distribution of films. The state department of agriculture last week placed three farms in northwestern Nebraska under quarantine because of an outbreak of anthrax among livestock. Rigid quartines were in force there last fall but were lifted when the disease was under control. Seventeen residents of Cass county were granted a temporary restraining order by the federal court against the state department of agriculture to keep the state from cutting down their cedar trees. The petitioners have been notified that were infected by orange rust and were menacing orchards. A state law provides that where this is true the trees shall be cut down. The capitol commission has notified the city of Lincoln that it ready to remove the rails and ties of the railroad spur running up to the capitol building. The spur may be classed as railroad, one of the smallest in is owned by the state and was granted ten franchise by the city of Linyear coln. $1200 was deposited with the to cover the estimated cost of city paving damages. When the rails are removed the city of Lincoln must replace the paving at its own expense. The road was used to transport materials for the new capitol building and the saved thousands of dolstate lars by owning its own transportation system. The board of pardons met last week and granted six commutations of sentence, six penitentiary paroles, and five reformatory paroles. It is believed that road building will be considerably curtailed in Nebraska this year due to reduced gasoline tax receipts and lowered federal appropriations. Governor Bryan's campaign expense account was filed recently and showed that he spent $2,698 in the campaign, of which $525 went for radio time, $1,230 postage, $692 newspaper advertising and printing, $251 for other expenses. The account also gave list of contributions to his fund. The names of 70 campaign state employees appeared with contributions ranging from $9 to $100. Under court order the state engineer and the state auditor have been restrained from making final payment of $23,000 to construction company which recently completed the highway viaduct at Grand Island. The action was brought by surety company which alleges that the construction is insolvent and company asks this protection so that all creditors can be paid. Statements filed by Dwight Griswold, republican candidate for govshow that he spent $4,336. Of ernor, this amount $400 was for postage, $576 for newspaper advertising. $407 for printed matter. The balance was for salaries and miscellaneous exthrough his campaign headpenses quarters. Governor Bryan has appointed commission of 24 headed by persons Fair which will open in June, 1933. tary subscriptions, the soliciting of which will be done by the committee. The recommended $40,000 governor appropriation to the legislature at the last session. The legislature reduced this to $15,000 and specifying that the state show only alfalfa. The vetoed this appropriation as governor inadequate. Warrants actually issued for the of the state government in expense March totaled to $1,633,000 as compared with $1,878,000 the previous month, according to the state budget commission. Warrants issued for highconstruction totaled $386,000 way compared with $811,000 in February. Highway maintenance expense in March was $415,000 in March as compared with $323,000 in February. The total of warrants issued since the beginning of the bi-ennium July 1931, is $19,165,822. To date there available $29,688,803 for expenditure during the bi-ennium. The unexpended balance is The paid March by the various departments is interesting. It does not include amounts paid out of highyay construction and highway maintenance funds: Supreme Court and Lib., District Courts 51,792.06 Law Enforcement 2,071.33 2,464.59 435.00 State Fire Marshal 1,041.00 2,078.33 3,064.38 State Treasurer 2,970.00 4,401.25 5,475.28 6,204.40 Dept. of Agriculture 9,981.40 Dept. of Labor 945.00 Dept. Pub. Welfare 5,150.27 Dept. of Pub. Works Dept. Trade & Comm. 8,069.35 Dept. Tax Comm. 1,691.67 Military 1,429.84 Railway Comm. 6,883.30 Public Lib. Comm. 408.75 Vocational Education 2,283.30 Pardons & Paroles 415.50 Game, For. & Parks State Hist. Soc. 585.00 A. R. 125.00 University of Nebr. 168,785.23 St. Normal Schools 53,440.56 Pen. & Char. Inst. 69,781.32 Capitol Comm 385.00 Total $459,978.10

5. April 28, 1932 Holbrook Observer Holbrook, NE
Article from Holbrook Observer, April 28, 1932

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News From Our State Capitol The capitol commission opened bids on electrical fixtures the house chamber and for ornamental light posts around the grounds recently. An estimate submitted by the state auditor placed the complete cost of the capitol building at $10,600,565. Total receipts in the capitol fund to date amount to $9,575,000. At present there is Bal ance of $327,000 on hand. Tax levies for 1931 and '32 will raise about $600. 000 1933. The annual spring round-up of gra duates of the University of Nebraska will be held May and This will allow graduates attend Ivy Day and other school closing events. Depositors of failed banks at Wisner. Anselmo, Hartington, Crab Orchard and Pierce received as divi dends recently. Representatives of drainage district near Dakota City called on the gover nor and state engineer recently urging that piling of highway bridge over creek used by the district be removed. The bridge has caused flooding of the land. said. Harry Sackett of Beatrice has been named as the keynote speaker and temporary chairman of the republican state convention to be held in Lincoln May The members of the platform committee have been named. During the second week in April there were only six bank suspensions in the United States and these were affset by four openings. This new low record of bank suspensions since 1928. Senator Dickinson of Iowa has been selected temporary chairman the republican national conventi and will deliver the keynote address when the gathering opens June in Chicago. Nebraska democrats in attendance at the state convention in Omaha May hear Fred Auburn attorney. who has been as tem porary chairman of the meeting and will keynote address. State aiding Iowa officials in checking accounts the Mona Motor Oil company Council Bluffs. The company is charged with evading gasoline taxes in is supposed that has done the same in Nebraska. The company subsidiary of the Barnsdall Corporation Officers of the latter company are aid ing in the investigation and say that had no knowledge of the Council Blueffs They also Iowa and Nebraska officials that they will pay whatever amount may be in the two states. Treasurer Bass was an auditor on the job representing Nebraska and says that may be to check back as April 1920- when the gasoline fect. court The state supreme the action of District Judge upheld Carter of Morrill who refused name E. Luikhart, secrétary of trade and commerce, as of num western Noraska banks, had formerly been conTorgeson, nected state department, appointed by the judge. The legisla ture passed law providing that the secr-ary of trade and commerce should behamed receiver. The supreme court states that this can only be recommendation to the court since if it was mandatory would be an unconstitutional encroachment on judicial pow. er. In all other liquidations the court has the power to name any receiver desires. Counsel for the state department of trade and commerce has filed motion for rehearing. The owner of motion picture theater at Madison has brought suit on behalf of himself and other independent theater owners in Nebraska and Iowa against the Omaha film board representing producing companies. He claims damage and loss of business because of protection given Norfolk theater. This protection makes Impossible for him to show film until ten days after it has been shown the larger town. is the duty the federal court to decide whether the small town exhibitor is damaged benefitted by the zoning and protection plan now practiced in the distribution films.

6. September 8, 1932 The Tilden Citizen Tilden, NE
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BURCHMORE SUDDENLY AT NORFOLK Frank B. Burchmore, 59, federal bank receiver, died suddenly at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ross Allen, Norfolk Saturday night. He passed away few minutes after talking over the phone with his wife in Omaha. Funeral services were held in OmaTuesday afternoon in charge Right Angle Lodge No. 303, and Arthur Jones, Christian Science reader. Mr. Burchmore was receiver for the First National bank of Tilden, the Norfolk National bank and banks Hartington and Crofton. Previous to his appointment as receiver in November, 1931, he engaged in the real tate and insurance business in Omaha. Mr. Burchmore is by his and one daughter, Mrs. Hardin Sweeney of Omaha.