Obituary and local notices from Pacific Junction area
Charles Smith of Old Pacific died September 22 1925 at age 74 and was survived by his wife eight children nine hundred grandchildren and several relatives. The service was led by Rev John Brandt with a Holiness choir and rites at Thurman cemetery. Also included are community notices of meetings church events school activities and local visits in Pacific Junction and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Smith
la 1Port
Indiana
Old Pacific
Nebraska
Mary Gilmam
Sterling
Nebr
Fred
May
Mary Smith
Herbert
Chester Smith
Lester Kephart
Pacific Junction
Goldie Travis
Dicke
Nelson
Omaha
Nellie Moore
Satin County
John Brandt
Holiness
May Howard
Daniel Durkee
Claude Kephart
Charley Travis
Addison Melson
Sidney Moore
Christ
Thurman
Pa cific Junction Hosts Big Time Friday Basketball
Pacific Junction prepares for a gala Friday as the high school basketball team faces Thurman High in a key city showdown. The event promises spirited crowd support and a pivotal contest for the team’s season standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Junction
Thurman High
Local families gather amid visits and a legion meeting
Community members from Council Bluffs to Glenwood visit relatives in the area, attend church and saloon events, and join a veterans legion meeting. A niece’s funeral in Moore Craft, Wyo, prompts travel and reflection on service. A baby shower honors two new mothers, while local officials discuss legion aims and international peacemaking efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mes. Gibb
Adolph Crouse
Jopher
Mes
Adolph
Grouse
Caunell Bluffs
Crouge
W. C. Moore
Arch Phillips
Carson
Phillip
Wil. Fisher
Arch Hammers
Cornell Bluffs
Raymond
Amy Mulica
Omaha
Inor Smith
Los Angeles
Bas Siders
Milo Moore
Woodbine
Ernest Purcell
Kate ‘Fisher
Ballard
al Kizaier
Ed Honey
Joe Johnson
John Harlan
Council
Bluffs
Miake
D. Herald
Glenwood
Charlie Lincoln
Robert Bogle
Deeds Recorded During the Past Week
Local real estate transfers include Mary Johnson to J W Langmuir for 1 dollar and lot details in Malvern and Silver City. Andrew C Busk to Jeng Busk for 210 acres in sections 7 and 43, plus multiple lot and tract transfers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Johnson
J. W. Langmuir
Andrew
C. Busk
Jeng Busk
Joseph Cradle To
C. Gorn
Charles K. Alberts
Ernest W. Alberts
Trank Bacon Et al
R. K. Piner
Malvern
Ernest W. Albert
G. C. Wederquist
G. B. Miller
C. T. Genung
Boon Ney
Pepry M. Wirth
Elfistine Wirth
Cloyd F. Strohl
Luster
Irwin
Ralston
Aims and Purposes of the American Legion discussed
John DeWitt of Council Rhuf ts post commander of Rainbow past of the American Legion and an officer in the state department spoke at the Glenwood Rotary club on Thursday evening. His topic was The Aims and Purposes of the American Legion, as introduced by G. .
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caughlan
Omaha
Legion
DeWitt
Thas
Resolutions Committee
John DeWitt
Council
Rhufts
Rainbow Past
American Legion
State Department
Glenwood Roary Club
Time Talk on the Street by a Colored Prisoner
A colored man idles by the county jail when a white passerby taunts him with a racial insult and asks for the time. The prisoner responds calmly, asserting he has a watch and declines to reveal it, prompting no obvious threat or further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Virgin Islands
Zeus Gwyth
Chattere
Frosen
My Favorite Stories by Ruin 5 Cobb God Save the King's English
A fragment from a Canadian authority notes a Porto Rico merchant letter deflating the notion that the English lack humor. The oddly phrased missive, framed at the London firm’s offices, hints at a joke about pomp and a water-costomer with a missing handle in a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Porto Rico
Complex crossword style puzzle fragment appears in print
A dense OCR style list of clues and answers spans horizontal and vertical entries with numbers and abbreviations. It reads like a mixed puzzle grid or crossword key, including biblical references, geographic abbreviations, wordplay hints, and partial hints for many entries.
Legion Auxiliary Convention Attended by Local Members
Miss Esther Olson and Miss Lydia Kupka with Mray R. Greenlee of Pacific Junction attended the State Legion Auxiliary convention in Council Bluffs. A reception for visiting and local auxiliary members was held at Mrs. Donald MacRae’s home with national and state officers present. Music by the West Sisters quartet and a banquet at the Grand Hotel completed the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Huey
Balfour
Will Fisher
Esther Olson
Shirley Greenlee
Dy. MacCrac
Council Bluffs
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Mray
R. Greenlee
Pacific Junction
Lydia Kupka
Glenwood
State Legion Auxiliary Convention
Council Bluffa
Donald ‘Macrac
West Sisters String Quartet
Omaha
API Om
Legion ‘Auxiliary
Grand Hotel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pacific Junction Opinion
Itis Fersta
Pacific ‘Turetion
Pacific City
Ness
Pera
Main ‘Street
Montetwniery
Orville Arnold
Anderson Bros
T. H. Martin
T. H. Martin Spent Sunday With Mr. Martin
Paul Junqulat
Kansas City
Charlee Sills
Mitchell
Frank Boyle
Sills
Boyle
Frank
Harris
Plattsmouth
Claudia
Marina
Cambridge
Bayard
Carrie Jacobs
Jessie DeLashmutt
M. E
Jessup
Barry Arnold
John Arnold
Leonard Bouquet
A. C. Talbot
War
Aid
Woman's Club
Jd. J. Marvin
Robert Morgan
Mors
James Scott
Volney’ Beldin
William Lamb, Jr
North Platte
Nelighy Nebr
Horaze Otis
Beldins
HL EL Reid
Des Moines
James E. Bright
Eugene Gibbs
Minnie Sanders
Burwell
VESTA
Star Cars
Read’s Service Garage
J.G. Buckingham
Firestone Tires
White Rose
Dick Edwards
Pacific
Marie Simmons
Robert Edwin Read
John Arlen Williams
Charles Sill
Fidae
America
Irvin
Cobb
Ruin
van F, Barnes
Tee
Iowa
Taka Chamberlain
Middle Western State
Lee
Uper Union
Firestone
R. H. Daniel
D. D. Wheeler
OF Legion Auxiliary
Opinion Office
Bulls
Bull” Durham
Will Rogers
Zietrich Pollies
Atar
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Eman Americs
Grant
Durham
Southern
Hie
Rapome
Bule Durham
Fifth Avenue
New York City
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