Beel Passes Away in Nebraska Pioneer Resident Dies at 77
Beel, born November 10 1851 in Laaland, died January 30 at Anita Nebraska at age 77 years 2 months. He settled in 1882 near Anita and left a large family including Leonard Henry Fred Walter and Mrs Alva Heck. Funeral held at M E church in Anita with interment at Green Cemetery.
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Beel
Laaland
Mable Ackerman
Nebraska
United States
H, Ilinois
Anna Olsen
Leonard GC
Henry
Valentine
Fred
Cozad
Walter
Beaman
Missouri
Mra
Erman
Wolbach
Nebras
Alva Heck
Anita
Peter
Huldah
Freedoms and Barns Through Writing in Prison Life
A former inmate, Murphy, convicted of robbery in Marion Ohio, rebrands as Bert Stokes while serving a fifteen year term. He discovers writing as a path to freedom, turning prison time into a literary career with early rudimentary schooling and a notable $7,000 gain. Sidney Y. and others write under pseudonyms.
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Murphy
Marion
Ohio State
Bert Stokes
Ing
Io State Penitentiary
Sidney Y
Bongers Bros Birthday Sale Event Promotes Variety Goods
Birthday Sale at Bongers Bros features Articles Stationery Hot Bottles and numerous items on display during the store's 26th anniversary month. Local shoppers mark the event with special pricing on household and novelty items.
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Pxall
Diamond Jubilee Planned for Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports Iowa will celebrate a diamond jubilee at the state fair to mark the seventy fifth anniversary of the exposition. Fair board and Iowa Historical Society coordinate exhibits tracing Iowa history from pioneer days to modern times with statewide feature searches and a broadcast by state curator Edgar Harlan. Secretary A R Corey emphasizes honoring Iowa's pioneers and making the fair a statewide all Iowa celebration.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fair Board
Iowa Historical Society
Edgar Harlan
State of
A. R. Corey
World autos total 31 725 000 with US share 24 750 000
United States leads global vehicle registrations with 24 750 000 of 31 725 000 worldwide. Of US total 21 630 000 passenger cars and 3 120 000 trucks, farm registrations 5 450 000. Exports last year 810 000 vehicles valued at 680.6 million dollars. Highway mileage 3 018 584 miles and 1.5 billion spent on 1928 roads.
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United States Chamber of Commerce
United States
America
Nut X Oleomargarine At Miller's Store Display
Nut X oleomargarine and pyrex ware were displayed at Miller's, a local shop known for household goods. The brief item notes small kitchenware and grocery presence in the storefront.
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Miller’s
Truckmen organize across the state to improve pay
Mont gomery county truckers held a meeting and moved to form an association. Past price-cut practices harmed earnings, now members vow to follow rules to secure fair pay. Cass county already organized. Jared Blattner of Atlantic visited town Monday. Palm Nut Oleo margarine advertised at Miller's Market: one pound 25c and another at 9c, two pounds for 84c.
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Montgomery County
Cass County
Miller’s Market
Local Drug Store Expands Stock in Anita Area
Announcement to residents of Anita and nearby areas that a local shop has added Druggist's Sundries and Toilet Goods plus patent medicines, toilet articles, stationery, Ansco camera films, and birthday and greeting cards. Visitors are invited to call and inspect the new line.
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Anita
Ansco
Illness Strikes Mrs. Marinus Jensen in City Area
Mrs. Marinus Jensen living north of the city is seriously ill with an attack of the flu. Full line of Raven feed is at the KE. R. Wilson building. Let us know your manto wens LINFOR & WILSON.
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Marinus Jensen
KE. R. Wilson Building
Iowa Senate Hears Statewide Bovine TB Proposal
Des Moines reports a joint bill to make all of Iowa an area free from bovine tuberculosis. Senator C A Benson and Representative C A Hollis sponsor the measure as counties advance the TB cleanup. Officials say universal testing speeds eradication and prevents reinfection while supporting economical disease control.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State
Senate
C. A. Benson
House
C. A. Hollis
Department of Agriculture
Anita Wins From Casey In Regional Match
Local notes report Anita defeats Casey per match results. Substitutions listed include Redburn for Hansen and Stuhr for Musick. Barham for Worm. Patterson for Limkie. Limkie for Patterson. Patterson for Bassett. Mrs Ralph Boham of Carbon Iowa visits in city with daughter and son in law. T Saunders sells Chestnut Street home to Guy Steinmetz for 2500 with possession March first. Barber J V Peterson off duty nursing infected finger. B F Pennington covers chair. Henry Beel will probate. will awards daughter Alva Heck 100 for care with rest split among L C Beel Walter Beel Mable Ackerman Fred W Beel Henry C Beel. Hul dah Johnsons children receive nothing. Will dated Sept 12 1927 witnessed by Lesetta Hereth and E S Holton.
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Henry Beel
Cass County District Court
Alva Heck
L. C. Beel
Walter Beel
Mable Ackerman
Fred W. Beel
Henry C. Beel
Huldah Johnson
Lesetta Hereth
E. 8. Holton
Anita
Casey Independents
Casey
Anita Boys
Guthrie Center
Valley Junction
Arita
Jewett
Q. Hansen
F Lindblom
Musick
Slelens Worm
Redburn
Stuhr
Burham
Total
F Limkie
Dumbar
Krause
C Swab
Tee Aerineree
Patterson
Scott Brothers Trucking Service Advertises 24 Hour Local Long Distance
Scott Bros proprietors offer all kinds of trucking with day or night service. Special attention to trips to Omaha, insured. Phones 164 or 158.
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Anita
Wilson
Office
House
Raven
Scott Bros
Omaha
Local business man William Bear dies after stroke
William Bear, 62, Anita resident and partner with son Lake in Motor Sales Co., suffered a stroke at work around 2:15 PM Tuesday. He died about an hour later at his East Main Street home. Survived by wife and four children including Lake Bear and Miss Ethel Bear. Funeral plans unavailable.
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William Bear
Anita
Lake Bear
Motor Sales Co
East Main Street
Bear
Minnie Millhollin
Ethel Bear
John Bear
Belle Plaine
Iowa
Tribune
Oldest Horse Records Fall in Iowa at 89
A Des Moines report notes an 89-year-old white mare owned by Walter F. Lee of Knoxville, Iowa, shattering Iowa’s Oldest Horse records. Assistant Secretary Carl N. Kennedy cites further aging horses and related anecdotes, including an 86-year-old mare and a 35-year-old horse, with local notices about residents and events interspersed.
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Des Moines
Walter F. Lee
Knoxville
Iowa
Carl N. Kennedy
J. W. Zezek
Diagonal
Harges
Kennedy
Barney
Claus Ehrp
Holstein
J. R. Shackleton
Boone
Henry Walkey
Garden Grove
Queen
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Chicago
Iowa State Fair
Pee Andes
Santa Clara
A. R. Kohl
Jared Blattner
Atlantic
Wens To
Linfor & Wilson
P. T. Williams
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Hansen Stuhr
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Worm
Limkie
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Ralph Boham
Carbon
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Carl Millard, Jr
T. T., Saunders
Chestnut Street
R. W. Forshay
Guy Steinmetz
J. V. Peterson
Main Street
B. F. Pennington
Bert Thomas
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W. H. Dinsmore
Waltz Studio
Kenneth Woods
Genevieve Shannon
State University
Iowa City
H. A. Shannon
Shaffer & Son
W. A. Linfor
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Vivian Salgren
L. B. Shannon
Wiota
Rose Hill Avenue
George F. Shaffer
Knot-a-Kare Bridge Club
M. M. Burkhart
Fred Sheley
J. D. Young
Lester Heckman
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Guy Rasmussen
J. A. Hancox
F. K. Johnson
W. R. Spence
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