1930's Miscellaneous Facts and Stories
KGFW
broadcast power was increased from 100 to 150 watts.
Platte Valley Tribune, Oct 15, 1937
An-ne-var celebration started in 1933
The Kearney, Neb.,
Daily News, August 18, 1939
The Shelter Belt Project started in Nebraska in 1935. The
first shelter belts were planted in Buffalo County the
following year and spread to 42 counties by 1939.
The Kearney, Neb.,
Daily News, August 30, 1939
The state government budget was $30 million for each year
1938 and 1939
The Kearney, Neb.,
Daily News, September 1, 1939
A
highlight of the 1939 Buffalo County fair was a 4-H project
little bull which got loose and ate some of the ribbons.
Fair officials replaced them.
The Kearney, Neb.,
Daily News, September 1, 1939
Kearney High School enrollment in 1936 was 621. Longfellow
school was built in 1890 and doubled in size with an
addition in 1912 which included an auditorium. It was
remodeled again in 1936.
Platte Valley Tribune, March 5, 1937
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