Anselmo State Bank (Anselmo, NE)

Episode Information

Episode UID
76064171573
Episode Type
Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
state
Bank ID
7606417 routing
Routing Number
76-0641
Start Date
January 1, 1931*
Location
Anselmo, Nebraska (41.619, -99.865)

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gpt-5-mini (chosen from majority vote of a three-model LLM ensemble)
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6e0f144927c3a9dd

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Description

Newspaper report lists a bank receivership case for Anselmo State Bank filed in 1931.

Events (1)
1. January 1, 1931* Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
The bank receiver cases viz: ... and the Anselmo State Bank of Anselmo, Neb., were filed during the year, making a total of seven bank receivership cases filed in the county in the last ten years.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (10)
1. January 6, 1932 Thomas County Herald-Clipper, Mullen Sandhills Stockman Thedford, NE

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NEWS FROM BROKEN BOW AND CUSTER COUNTY Larger Number of Cases Filed in District CourtIn the report of Herman son, clerk of the district court, the for 1931 show increase in er, records the number of cases filed over that of the previous. In 1931 year were filed total of 232 cases comcluded in the 1931 cases were civil, 30 criminal, 14 insanity, and naturalization, while the 1930 cases were divided as follows: 162 22 criminal, 12 insanity and uralization, showing an increase every one of the divisions for the just closed. year The criminal cases were divided follows: unlawful possession 01 intoxicating liquor; unlawful trans portation of intoxicating liquor; unlawful sale of intoxicating unlawful possession of still toxicating liquor; obtaining money under false pretenses; ootaining property under false pretenses; failure support minor stealing chickens, stealing stealing cow; steaing ess; stealing partridges; resenting terms of an insurance icy; embezziement; burglary; arson; statutory sodomy; using an indecent and resisting and abusing uage police officer. Included among the list of civ., filed were 19 divorce for cases This is decrease of the year. cases of this nature filed yea. before and is the smailest number of divorce cases filed 10r the ten years. The list of civil cases also shows that there were number of and foreciosure cases containing several causes of action, each cause of action describing and effecting separate and distinct tract of rea. estate; for example, in one tax foreclosure case there was causes of action. The city of Broken Bow commenced tax foreclosure this year on causes of action based on tax sale certinates against tracts of rea. tate located in the city of Broken Bow. These were filed in three law suits to save considerable Two bank receiver cases viz: the Farmers State Bank of Mason City, Nebr., and the Anselmo State Bank of Anselmo, Nebraska, were fi.ed during the year, making total of seven bank receivership cases tiled in the county in the last ten years. Marriage Licenses— Sumner 26 LeRoy Spellmeyer Velma Pierce Edyyville 18 (ceremony performed by County Judge Ross G. Moore) Breeders Association Will Conduct SalePlans are being completed here for the second annual sale of the Central Nebraska Breeders Association. Last 87 head were listed, year while 115 head are listed for the sale this and it was necessary to year turn down 50 additional head of yearling bulls which will be sold at be held in March. Includ to in the 115 head for the sale soon to be held are 82 Herefords; Angus, Red Polls and 26 Shorthorns. Secretary M. L. Gould states that in all probability of grade dairy stock will also be sold. Farm Account Expert Will Be in County Agent Gould has ceived word that Wendell Huff, specialist in farm accounting, who is connected with the University of Nebraska will be in Custer county January 11, 12, Mr. on to have 50 books of farm expected records to check. County Attorney Runyan Attends Bar County Attorney M. M. Runyan, of Custer county and William C. Schaper, former cuonty attorney, represented this county in the an nual meeting of the Nebraska ty Attorneys and the State Bar Association held at Omaha last week. Mr. Rynyan was elected to the executive committee of the state association of county attorneys. Broken Bow Open With a green team representing them the squad of BrokBow school will open the season en Ravenna at Ra this week, playing evening. Next venna on Friday will play Arnold on Tuesday they Arnold floor. The team is coachthe Thomas, former Unied by of Nebraska athlete who versity his sixth year here. completing O.E.S. Chapter Installs Arrow Chapter officers, at stalled following held on Tuesday regular meeting Mrs. Grace Runyan, evening: Merle Runyan, worthy matron; Henrietta Johnworthy patron; Ralph Johnassociate associate patron; Mrs Cloe Kuns secretary; Mrs. Caroline Smith, trea. Mrs. Juna Harley, conductress; Mrs. Luree Watts, associate conductress; Mrs. chapiain; M.s. Taibot, organist; Mrs. De Lisle LinuAda; Miss G.adys Ruth; Mrs. Helen Jonnson, Mrs. Luman Dr. Henrietta M. Electa; Agnes Schnabel, sentinel. Office of County Surveyor Active Ben Heskett, who has just compieted his mist year, surveyor Custer county reports that in add.- tion to the regular work of nce he has furn.shed plans and mates on steel bridges for Custor county, inspected the construction abutments and concrete noor, has drawn up maps 01 the principle towns OI the county W.L. property mg the as has made dramage and estimates in duties as proximately 12,000 hilles cus ter county the to with the C.ty property and within the county. new 1080 the the proposed county investigate to the advisability or Date ing the road. County Clerk's Makes county and nic deputy, D. sell, have complied few agares that WILL in some degiee acqualnt the public with certain amount the WORK that has passed inroug. the omee the year just ed. This once 18 considered one the most important ones in the house, by virtue 01 nis Ommice, county clerk in large the financial manager and or the county. in addition regu.ar duties of the office mr. ters performs valueable service individuals. Chatter mortgages filed during year number and amount as compared with med during 1930, ing 1931 number and to while the filed during the preceding year bered 3,528 and amounted of During year just closed the amount tel mortgages med, more vidia released during the same period, amount to showing mortgages not released during 1931 amounting to $1,347,033.00. Miscellaneous mings during year numbered 890, making total 7,168 uling for the year. Permits to hunt, 118.1 and trap issued as resident ing and fishing licenses were amounting to $3,482.00. trapping licenses numbered amounted to $119.00. fishing licenses numbered 35 and amounted to $70.00. Non hunting and fishing licenses to $90.00. A total of amounting was remitted to the state for the sale of these licenses. In addition to the above permits to operate Public Amus ments outside of incorporated vil ages were issued; 406 certificates of hung were issued; 20 Notary commissions were recorded; 13 miscellan recordings; 280 village and eous school bonds were registered; fire mens certificates were recorded and 28 discharge from army were corded. County Superintendent Makes Annual Report- The office of superintendent Custer county schools is numbered among the most important ones in the court hourse as all records of the various school districts of the county are kept here, as well the handling of the various activities connected with the schools. County Superintendent Harry E. Weekly, who has just completed his fifth year in the office, and his chief assistant Miss Bessie VanBuskirk, have compiled brief report of the work of the office during the year just clos few of the ed. The following are things accompiished by the office 275 schools visited in ing 1931: area comprising 2,592 square miles of 1,012 pupils in the examination eighth grade examinations; 12,548 eighth grade examination papers graded and grades recorded; 26,000 Christmas seals sold by Custer counschool children under the d.rection of the county superintendent; office callers; 8,000 receiving 7,100 the handling of lette.s written; individual teacher 698 disputes; examinations; 1,969 teachers examiassembled, classi nation papers recorded; 2,642 entr.e. and grades classified and placed cataloged,

2. January 7, 1932 The Anselmo Enterprise Anselmo, NE

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AND CUSTER COUNTY Larger Number of Cases District the of Herman Hanreport clerk of the district court, the records for 1931 show increase in the number of cases filed over that the previous. In 1931 there year filed total of 232 cases compared with 198 filed in in cluded in the 1931 cases were 184 civil, 30 criminal, insanity, and naturalization, while the cases follows: 162 22 criminal, 12 insanity and showing an increase in uralization, of the divisions for the every just closed. year The criminal cases were divided as follows: unlawful possession liquor; unlawful trans intoxicating portation of intoxicating liquor; unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor; unlawful possession of still and toxicating liquor; obtaining money under false pretenses; obtaining property under false pretenses; failure to support minor children; stealing chickens, stealing stealing stealing harnstealing misrepresenting terms of an insurance polembezzlement; forgery; burglary; statutory sodomy; using an indecent langand resisting and abusing uage police officer. Included the list of civil among filed were divorce for cases the This decrease of year. cases of this nature filed the year before and is the smallest number of divorce cases filed for the past ten years. The list of civil cases also shows that there were number of tax and foreclosure cases containing several causes of action, each cause of action describing and effecting separate and distinct tract of real estate; for example, in one tax foreclosure case there was of action. The city of Brokcauses Bow commenced tax foreclosure this year on causes of tion based on tax sale certifiates against tracts of tate located in the city of Broken Bow. These were filed in three law suits to save considerable Two bank receiver cases viz: the Farmers State Bank of Mason City, Nebr., and the Anselmo State of Nebraska, were fi.ed during the making total of year, bank cases the county in the last ten Marriage LeRoy Sumner Velma (ceremony performed by County Judge Ross G. Moore) Breeders Association Will Conduct Plans being completed here are for the second annual sale of Central Nebraska Breeders Associa tion. Last year were listed, this year and necessary turn down 50 additional head of yearling buils which will be sold sale to be March. Included the 115 head for the sale soon to be held are 82 Herefords; Angus, Red Polls and 26 Shorthorns. Secretary Gould states that in all probability of grade dairy stock will also be sold. Farm Account Expert Will Be in CountyCounty Agent Gould has ceived word that Wendell specialist in farm accounting, who connected with the University Nebraska will be in Custer county January Mr. expected to have 50 books farm records to check. associate matron; Ralph Johnassociate Cloe Kuns patron; Mrs. Caroline Smith, trea. secretary; Julia Harley, conductress; Mrs. Luree Watts, associate conductress; Mrs. Pauline Forsyth, chaplain; Clara Johnson, marshal; Mrs. Evt organist; Mrs. De Lisle LindTalbot, Ada; Miss Lambert; Ruth; Mrs. Helen Johnson, Esther; Mrs. Lillian Chrisman, Martha; Dr. Henrietta M. Johnson, Electa; Mrs. Schnabel, LindAgnes sentinel. Office of County Surveyor Active During Ben H. Heskett, who has just completed his first year, as surveyor Custer reports that in add.county tion the regular work of the to fice he has furnished plans and steel bridges for Custer mates inspected the construction county, one 70 foot bridge, steel truss, concrete abutments and concrete floor, has drawn of the eleven up maps towns of the county with principle the property descriptions correspond with the last tax description; he has made for drainage and surveys estimates for highway surveys excavations. In his duties as veyor Mr. Heskett has traveled 12,000 miles over Cusproximately ter county roads. The work of the county regular has to do with the surveyor new county roads, surveying of property and within the county. new proposed it is the duty of to investigate and county surveyor to the advisability of report the road. County Clerk's Office Makes Report- Waters, clerk of Custer and his deputy, Ruscounty sell, have compiled few figures that in some degree acquaint the public with certain the work that has passed the office during the year just ed. This office is considered one the most important ones in house, by virtue of his the clerk is in large degree the county financial manager and accountant of the county. In addition regular duties of the office ters performs valueable individuals. Chattel mortgages during year number 6,273 and amount as compared with filed during 1980, number and while the filed during the preceding year bered 3,928 and amounted to of During year just closed the amount tel mortgages filed, more than released during the same period, amount to showing not released during mortgages amounting to Miscollaneous filings year numbered 895, making filing for the year. Permits issued as and fishing licenses were amounting to Resident trapping licenses numbered amounted to Non-resident fishing Lcenses numbered amounted to $70.00. Non resident hunting and fishing licenses were amounting to $90.00. total was remitted the state for the sale of these licenses. In addition to the above eleven permits operate Public ments outside of incorporated issued; 406 certificates ages were filing were issued; 20 Notary commissions recorded; 13 miscellan recordings; 280 village and school bonds were registered; mens certificates 28 discharge from army were corded. County Attorney Runyan Attends Bar County Attorney M. M. Runyan, of Custer county and William Schaper, former cuonty attorney, represented this county in the nual meeting of the Nebraska CounAttorneys and the State Bar Association held at Omaha last week. Mr. Rynyan was elected to the executive committee of the state association of county attorneys. Broken Bow Open Basket-ball With green team representing them the basket-ball squad of Bow school will open the this week, playing Ravenna at venna on Friday evening. Next will play Arnold the The team coachThomas, former University athlete who completing his sixth year here. O.E.S. Chapter Arrow Chapter No. 164 stalled the following officers, regular meeting held on Tuesday evening: Mrs. Grace Runyan, worthy matron; Merle Runyan, Miss Henrietta

3. January 7, 1932 Mason City Transcript Mason City, NE

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District Court Cases For the Year 1931 In the report of Herman F. Hanson, clerk of the district court, the records for 1931 show a increase in the number of cases filed over that of the year previous. In 1931 there were filed a total of 232 cases compared with 198 filed in 1930. Included in the 1931 cases were 184 civil, 30 criminal, 14 insanity and 4 naturalization, while the 1930 cases were divided as follows: 162 civil, 22 criminal, 12 insanity and 2 naturalization, showing an increase in every division for the year just closed. The criminal cases were divided as follows: 2 unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, 1 unlawful transportation of of intoxicating liquor, 3 unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor, 1 unlawful possession of still and intoxicating liquor, 1 obtaining money under false pretense,, obtaining property under false pretences, 1 failure to support minor children, 2 stealing chickens. 1 stealing wagon, 1 stealing cow, 1 stealing harness, 1 stealing partridges, 1 misrepresenting terms of an insurance policy, 1 embezzlement, 2 forgery, 3 burglary, 1 arson, 1 statutary rape, 1 sodomy, 2 using abusive and indecent language, and 1 resisting and abusing a police officer. Included among the list of civil cases filed were 19 divorce cases for the year. This is a decrease of 3 cases of this nature filed the year before and is the smallest number of divorce cases filed for the past ten years. The list of civil cases also shows that there were a number of tax and foreclosure cases commenced during the year; some of these cases containing several causes of action, each cause of action describing and effecting a separate and distinct tract of real estate, fo example, in one tax foreclosure case there was twenty-nine causes of action. The bank receiver cases viz: The Farmers State Bank of Mason City, Neb., and the Anselmo State Bank of Anselmo, Neb., were filed during the year, making a total of seven bank receivership cases filed in the county in the last ten years.

4. April 27, 1932 Newman Grove Reporter Madison, NE

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Keays The capitol commission opened bids on electrical fixtures for the house chamber and for ornamentlight posts around the grounds recently An estimate submitted by the state editor placed the complete cost of the capitol building at $10,600,565. Total receipts in the tol fund to date to amount $9,575,000. At present there is ance of on hand. Tax levies for 1931 and '32 will raise about up to July The annual spring round-up of graduates of the University of Nobraska will be held May and This will allow graduates to attend Ivy Day and other school closing events. Depositors of failed state banks Wisner, Anselma, Hartington, Crab Orchard and Pierce received $104,dividends recently. Representatives of drainage district near Dakota City called on the governor and state engineer cently 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 speakand temporary chairman of the republican state convention to be held in Lincoln May The members of platform committee 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 reopenings. This is new low record of bank suspensions since 1928. Senator Dickinson of Iowa has been selected temporary chairman of the republican national conwill deliver the keynote address when the gathering opens June 14 in Chicago. Nebraska democrats in attendance at the state convention in Omaha May will hear Fred attorney, who has been chosen as temporary chairman of the meeting and will make the keynote address. State Treasurer Bass is aiding Iowa officials in checking accounts of the Mona Motor Oil Company of Council Bluffs. The company charged with evading gasoline taxes in Iowa and it is supposed that has done the same in Nebraska. The company is 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 alassured Iowa and Nebraska officials that they will pay whatever amount may be found due the two states. Treasurer Bass has an auditor on the job representing Nebraska and that it be says may necessary to check back as far 1925 when the gasoline tax laws first went into effect. The state supreme court recentupheld the action of District Judge Carter of Morrill who refusto name H. Luikart, secretary trade and commerce, as receiver number of western Nebraska banks. A. Torgeson, who had formerly been connected with the state department, was appointed the judge. The legislature passed law providing that the secretary trade and commerce should be named receiver. The supreme court opinion states that this can only be recommendation to the court since if it was mandatory would be an unconstitutional encroachment on judicial power. In other liquidations the court has the power to name any receiver desires. Counsel for the partment of trade and commerce has filed motion for rehearing. The owner of motion picture theatre at Madison has brought suit behalf of himself and other independent theatre owners in Nebraska and Iowa against the Omaha film board representing 15 produccompanies. He claims damage and loss of business because of protection given Norfolk theatre. This protection makes it impossible for him to show film until days after has been shown in the larger town. is the duty of the federal court to decide whether the small town exhibitor is aged or benefitted by the zoning and protection plan now practiced in the distribution of films. The state department of agriculture last week placed three farms northwestern Nebraska under quarantine because of an outbreak anthrax among livestock. Rigid quarantines were in force there last fall but were lifted when the disease was under control. Seventeen residents of Cass were granted temporary straining 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. The capitol commission has notified the city of Lincoln that ready to remove rails and ties of the railroad spur running up to the capitol building. The spur may be classed as railroad seven blocks long, one of the smallest in the country It is owned by the state and was granted ten year franchise by the city of Lincoln. $1200 was deposited with the city

5. April 27, 1932 The Wauneta Breeze Wauneta, NE

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State Capitol News By PARKE KEAYS 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 balance of on hand. Tax levies for 1931 and '32 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 and 6. This will allow gradutaes 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 near Dakota City called on the governor and state engineer recently urging that piling of a highway bridge over creek used by the district be moved. 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 reopenings. This is 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 addresses when the gathering opens June 14 in Chicago. Nebraska democrats in attendance the state convention in Omaha May 5 will hear Fred G. Hawxby, Auburn attorney, who has been chosen as temporary chairman of the meeting and will make the keynote address. State Treasurer Bass is aiding Iowa Bluffs. The company is charged with evading gasoline taxes in Iowa and it is supposed it has done the same in Nebraska. The company is 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 that 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 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 number of western Nebraska banks. A. E. Torgeson, who had formerly been connected with the state department, as appointed by the judge. The legislature passed law providing that the secretary of trade and commerce should be named receiver. The supreme court opinion 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 receiver it desires. Counsel for the state department of trade and commerce has filed motion for rehearing. The owner of motion picture theatre at Madison has brought suit on behalf of himself and other independent theatre owners in Nebraska and Iowa against the Omaha film board representing 15 producing companies. He claims damage and loss of business because of protcetion giv. en a Norfolk theatre. This protection makes it impossible for him to show film until ten days after it has been shown in the larger town. It in 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. The state department of agriculture last week placed three farms in morthwestern Nebraska under quarantine because of an outbreak of among Rigid quarantines were in force there last lifted when the disease under control. capitol commission has notithe of Lincoln that remove and ties of the up to the capmay be classblocks long, in the country. state and was by the the estimated cost of 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 state saved thousands of dollars by owning its own transportation system. Seventeen residents of Cass county were granted temporary restraining order by the federal court against the state department of agriculure to keep the state from cuting down their cedar trees. The petitioners have been notified that their treees were infected by orange rust and were menacing orchards. The state law provides that where this is true the trees shall be cut down. The board of pardons met last week and granted six commutations of sentence, six penitentiary paroles, 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, $1,203 postage, $692 newspaper advertising and printing, $251 for other expense. The account also gave list of contributions to his campaign fund. The names of 70 state house employees. appeared with contributions ranging from $9 to $100.

6. April 28, 1932 The Dodge Criterion Dodge, NE

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News From The State Capitol By Parke Keays 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 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 hand. Tax levies for 1931 and '32 will raise about $600,000 up to July 1, 1933. Depositors of failed banks at Wisner, Anselmo, Hartington, Crab Orchard and Pierce received $104,000 as dividends recently. 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 reopenings. This is a new low record of bank suspensions since 1928. Nebraska democrats in attendance at the state convention in Omaha May 5 will hear Fred G. Hawxby, Auburn attorney, who has been chosen as temporary chairman of the meeting and will make the keynote address. State Treasurer Bass is aiding Iowa officials in checking accounts of the Mona Motor Oil company of Council Bulffs. The company is charged with evading gasoline taxes 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 later 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 that 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 owner of a motion picture theatre has brought suit on behalf of himself and other independent theatre 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 theatre. This protection makes it imposible for him to show a film until ten days after it has been shown in the larger town. It is the duty of the federal court to decide whether the small town exhibitor is 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 farm in northwestern Nebraska under quarantine because of an outbreak of anthrax among livestock. Rigid quarantines were in force there last fall but were lifted when the disease was under control. The capitol commission has notified the city of Lincoln that it is ready to remove rails and ties of the railroad spur running up to the capitol building. The spur may be classed as a railroad seven blocks long, one of the smallest in the country. It is owned by the state and was granted a ten year franchise by the city of Lincoln. $1200 was deposited with the city to cover the estimated cost of 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 state saved thousands of dollars by owning its own transportation system. It is believed that road building will be considerably curtailed in Nebraska this year due to reduced gasoline tax receipts and lower federal appropriations. Governor Bryan's campaign expense account was filed recently and showed that he spent $2,689 in th campaign of which $525 went for radio time, $1,230 postage, $692 newspaper advertising and printing, $251 for other ex-

7. April 28, 1932 The Grand Island Herald Grand Island, NE

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STATE CAPITOL NEWS 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 reust and wre menacing orchards. The 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 is ready to remove rails and ties of the railroad spur running up to the capitol building. The spur may be classed as railroad seven blocks long, one of the smallest in the country. It is owned by the state and was granted a ten year franchise by the city of Lincoln. $1,200 was deposited with the city to cover the esimated cost of 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 state saved thousands of dollars by owning its own transportation system. The board of pardons met last week and granted six cummutations of sentence, six penitentiary paroles, and five refomatory 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 the spent $2,698 in the campaign of which $525 went for radio time, $1,230 postage, $692 newspaper advertising and printing, $251 for other expense. The account also gave a list of contributions to his campaign ranging from $9 to $100. Under a court order the state engineer and the state auditor have been restrained from making final payment of $23,000 to a construction company which recently completed the highway viaduct at Grand Island. The action was brought by a surety company which alleges that the construction company is insolvent and asks this protection so that all credStors can be paid. Statements filed by Dwight Griswold, republican candidate for governor, show that he spent $4,336. Of this amount $400 was for postage, $576 for newspaper advertising, $407 for printed matter. The balance was for salaries and miscellaneous expenses through his campaign headquarters. Governor Bryan has appointed a commision 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 a 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 show only alfalfa. The governor vetoed this appropriation as inadequate. The capital 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 reost of the capital 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 '32 will raise about $600,000 up to July 1, 1933. The annual spring round-up of graduates of the University of Ne- braska 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 conyention 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 reopenings. 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 con vention and will deliver the keynote address when the gathering opens June 14 in Chicago Nebraska Democrats in attendance at the state convention in Omaha May 5 will hear Fred G. Hawxby, Auburn attorney, who has been chosen as temporary chairman of the meeting and will make the keynote address. 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 gasoline taxes 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 Nebarska officials that they will pay whatever amount may be found to be due the two states. Treasurer Bass has an au ditor on the job representing Nebraska and says that it may be necessary to check back as far as April 1925. The state supreme court recently upheld the action of District Judge Carter of Morill who refused to name E. H. Luikart, secretary of trade and commerce, as receiver of a number of western Nebraska state department, was appointed by banks. A. E. Torgeson, who had formerly been connected with the state department, was appointed by the judge. The legislature passed law providing that the secretary of trade and commerce should be named receiver. The supreme court opinion 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 and receiver it desires, Counsel for the state department of trade and commerce has filed a motion for rehearing. The owner of a motion picture theatre at Madison has brought suit on behalf of himself and other in dependent theatre 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 theatre. This protection makes it impossible for him to show a film until ten days after it has been shown in the larger town. It is 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. The state department of agriculture last week placed three farms in northwestern Nebraska under quarantine because of an outbreak of anthrax among livestock. Rigid quarantines were inforce there last fall but were lifted when the diseast was under control. Warrants actually issued for the expense of the state government in March totaled to $1,633,000 as compared with $1,878,000 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 com pared 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 expend iture during the biennium. The un expended balance is $10,522,000. The following list of salaries paid in March by the various departments is interesting. It does not include amounts paid out of highway con struction and highway maintenance funds. Supreme Court and Lib..$ 18,619.26 Districts Courts 51,792.06 Governor 2,464.59 Law Enforcement 2,071.33 Div: of Athletics 485.00 State Fire Marshall 1,041.00 Secretary of State State Auditor 3,064.38 State Treasurer 2,970.00 Attorney General 4,401.00 Supt. of Pub. Inst. 5,475.28 Comm. Pb. Lds. & Bld... 6,204,40 Dept. of Agriculture 9,891.40 Dept. of Labor 945.00 Dept. of Pub. Welfare 5,150.27 Dept. of Pub Works 23,122.61 Dept. Trade & Comm. 8,069.35 Dept. Tax Comm. 1,691.67 Military 1,429.84 Railway Comm. 6,888.30 Public Lib. Comm. 408.75 Vocational Education 2,283.30 Pardons Paroles 415.50 Game, Forr. & Parks 5,963.12 State Historical Soc. 585.00 G. 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 Hearing was opened last week before district court in Lancaster county in the injunction suit to prevent a referendum proposition on the new truck license law, S. F. 33, at the general election next fall Petitions were submitted in 88 counties of the state and 66,740 signers secured, asking for referendum of the law. A group of men headed by William Banning secured an injunction against the referendum mat ter, alleging that the petitions were not sufficient and had not been properly signed. Depositions have been taken in 80 counties to learn the facts regarding the petitions and the present hearing is with regard to this matter. The outcome of the case will determine whether or not the truck bill will be submitted to the voters at the coming November election.

8. April 28, 1932 Grant Tribune-Sentinel Grant, NE

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State Capitol News By Parke Keays 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 '32 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 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 oiling 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 reopenings. This is a new low record of bank suspensions since 1928. Senator L. J. Dickinson of Iowa has been selected temporary chairman of the reopublican national convention and will deliver the keynote address when the gathering opens June 14 in Chicago. Nebraska democrats in attendance at the state convention in Omaha May 5 will hear Fred G. Hawxby, Auburn attorney, who has been chosen as temporary chairman of the meeting and will make the keynote address. 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 gasoline taxes 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 that 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 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. Torgenson, who had formerly been connected with the state department, was appointed by the judge. The legislature passed a law provid- ing that the secretary of trade and commerce should be named receiver. The supreme court opinion states that this can only be a recommendation to the court since if it was mandatory it would also be 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 owner of a motion picture theatre at Madison has brought suit on behalf of himself and other independent theatre owners in Nebraska and Iowa against the Omaha film board representing fifteen producing companies. He claims damage and loss of business because of protection given Norfolk theatre. This protection makes it impossible for him to show a film until ten days after it has been shown in the larger town. It is 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. 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. The capitol commission has notified the city of Lincoln that it is ready to remove rails and ties of the railroad spur running up to the capitol building. The spur may be classed as a railroad seven blocks long, one of the smallest in the country. It is owned by the state and was granted a ten year franchise by the city of Lincoln. $1200 was deposited with the city to cover the estimated cost of 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 state saved thousands of dollars 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 a list of contributions to his campaign fund. The names of seventy state house employees appeared with contributions ranging from $9 to $100. Under a court order the state engineer and the state auditor have been restrained from making final payment of $23,000 to a construction company which recently completed the highway viaduct at Grand Island. The action was brought by a surety company which alleges that the construction company is insolvent and asks this protection so that all creditors can be paid. Statements filed by Dwight Griswold, republican candidate for governor, show that he spent $4,336. Of this amount $400 was for postage, $576 for newospaper advertising, $407 for printed matter. The balance was for salaries and miscellaneous expenses through his campaign headquarters. Governor Bryan has appointed a commission of twenty-four 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 show only alfalfa. The governor vetoed this appropriation as inadequate. Warrants actually issued for the expense of the state government in March totaled to $1,633,000 as compared with $1,878,000 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 beginni 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 Comm. Pb. Lds. & Bld. 6,204.40 Dept. of Agriculture 9,891.40 Dept. of Labor 945.00 Dept. of Pub. Welfare 5,150.27 Dept. of Pub. Works 23,122.61 Dept. Trade & Comm. 8,069.35 Dept. Tax. Comm. 1,691.67 Military 1,429.84 Railway Comm. 6,888.30 Public Lib. Comm. 408.75 Vocational Education 2,283.30 Pardons & Paroles 415.50 Game, Forr, & Parks 5,963.12 State Historical Soc. 585.00 G. 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 Tribune-Sentinel ads bring results

9. April 28, 1932 Meadow Grove News Meadow Grove, NE

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STATE CAPITOL NEWS (By Parke Keays) 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 balance of $327,000 on hand. Tax levies and '32 will raise about $600,000 up to July 1933. The annual spring round-up of graduates of the University of Nebraska will be held May and 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 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 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 offset by four reopenings. This 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. Nebraska democrats in attendance at the state convention in Omaha May will hear Fred G. Hawxby, Auburn attorney. who has been chosen as temporary chairman of the meeting and will make the keynote address. 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 gasoline taxes 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 alding in the investigation and say that they had no know. ledge of the Council Bluffs transactions. They have also assured Iowa and Nebraska officials that 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 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 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 law providing that the secretary of trade and commerce should be named receiver. The supreme court opinion 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 desires. Counsel for the state department of trade and commerce has filed motion for rehearing. The state department of agriculture last week placed three farms in north western Nebraska under quarantine because of an outbreak of anthrax among livestock. Rigid quarantines in force there last fall but were lifted when the disease was under control. Seventeen residents of Cass county were granted temporary restraining order by the federal court against the state department of agriculture to keep the state from cutting down their cedar trees. The DAtitioners have been notified that their trees were infected by orange and were menacing orchards. The state law provides that this is true the trees shall be cut down. The capitol commission has notified the city of Lincoln that It is ready to remove rails and ties of the railroad spur running the capitol (Continued

10. April 29, 1932 Sherman County Times Loup City, NE

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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 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 reopenings. 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. Nebraska democrats in attendance at the state convention in Omaha May 5 will hear Fred G. Hawxby, Auburn Attorney, who has been chosen as temporary chairman of the meeting and will make the keynote address. State Treasurer Bass is aiding Iowa officials in checking accounts of the Mona Motor Oil Co. of Council Bluffs. The company is charged with evading gasoline taxes 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 that 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 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 opinion 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 owner of a motion picture theatre at Madison has brought suit on behalf of himself and other independent theatre 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 theatre. This protection makes it impossible for him to show a film until ten days after it has been shown in the larger town. It is 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.