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