Pacific Junction Welcomes Home Mayor and Bride
A royal welcome greeted Mayor Frank Boyle and his wife Alvina Blomenkamp as they returned from their wedding trip to Pacific Junction on Monday evening. A 10-20 Titan tractor with manure spreader, hay rack wagon, and farm wagon led the procession, with several autos following. The couple rode separate conveyances to town, a watermelon toast occurred, and a dance closed the festivities at Scott hall. The couple wed in Hastings on August 10.
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Frank Boyle
Pacific Junction
Old Round House
Royle & Empirre
Scott Hall
Alvina Blomenkamp
Hastings
Neb
School Starts Monday and a New Church Contract
School begins Monday September 4 as most districts plan for a full year. Parents urged to ensure children attend daily and work with teachers. The building committee awarded a 19210 contract to Fred Meyers of Omaha for a brick church north of the State Bank, excluding heating and fixtures. Work starts when materials arrive. The Park closing band concert on August 24 drew a large crowd and good praise for local music.
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Fred Meyers
Omaha
State Bank
Local social notes from Council Bluffs to Des Moines
Miss Mary Ryan spent Sunday with friends in Council Bluffs. Mr and Mrs Fred Simmons rejoice over the birth of a son. Mrs C R Wilkinson and her son visited relatives in St Joe. Mrs Fred Crook visited at Papillion Nebraska. Charles Davis and Claude Anderson of Omaha transacted business here Tuesday. Rev Coleman was called to Ames to conduct a funeral. Miss Salina Colgan of Council Bluffs visited the week. Mr and Mrs Ohler and children visited Creston. Miss Margueritte Moore went to Omaha to resume duties at Clarkson hospital. Mrs Trobart Read and Miss Margaret Read attended the state fair at Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Dean Purcell spent weeks in Wowd-
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Council Bluffs
Fred Simmons
C. R. Wilkinson
St. Joe
Fred Crook
Papillion
Trobart Read
Margaret Read
Des Moines Dure
Dean Purcell
Ancillary Visits Mark Week Across Iowa Towns
Local residents and relatives traveled between Council Bluffs Clarinda Creston Waterloo Sioux City and Des Moines for visits and family events. Notables include Clarence Russell W M Moore and Vera Nunn families along with Agnes Nunn and John Anderson undergoing tonsil and adenoid procedures. Esther Olson attended the state fair in Des Moines and B T Belden joined the Des Moines trip with Hudson along.
Bahal temple plan to rise in Chicago after 12 year quest
Louis Bourgeoise of New York, who labored 12 years to realize Bahatism temple design, mortgaged his home to fund a multi story Bahal temple in Chicago. The project blends stars inspired lines, Nina symbol for nine religions, and a carved three story structure yet to be completed. Abul Ball may attend as Rahulsin pontiff.
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Chicago
Louis Bourgeoise
New York City
Bourgeoise
Boho ‘U ‘Lah
Bahatsm
Nina
Bourgeonia
Wind motor to generate electricity in Sweden
A Stockholm manufacturer has built a wind motor that can reliably drive a generator. When wind is strong, part of the motor power drives the generator while excess power lifts a weight on a chain. If wind drops, a gently falling weight keeps the generator moving, and engineer Jan Son estimates full capacity could continue for three days of calm.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Jan- Son
Canadian Airplane Industry Expands Across Western Canada
Seventeen serial taxi parbes are forming in western Canada with several already licensed by the air board. Four commercial flying companies have formed at Winnipeg with plans and prospects for Regina Moose Jaw Banff Katolon Edmonton Hanna Calgary Lethbridge Vancouver. Airdromes are to be built at Virden and Vancouver. Passenger flying is the initial objective, with mail carrying and distribution for large shops expected later.
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Regina
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Hanna
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Banff
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Virden
Grizel and Jim Rally to Restore a Dream Home
Grizel holds a thousand dollars and vows restoration of her lonely house to support Jim Brett’s return. An attic chest, a key lost in a crack, and a rope descent spur a dramatic rescue as Jim reappears with money saved. Their exchange blends trust, affection, and a plan to start a home together.
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McClure
Grizel
Jim Brett
Walting
Jim
Grizet
Hig
Grigel
Jira
Alder
Lady Grizel
Need of Foreign Markets Says New York Broker
A New York broker argues that to obtain its share of world commerce the United States must keep pace with other powers. He says trained men are essential in any line of foreign commerce and in which training is absolutely necessary. The quote reflects the view that U S competitiveness depends on skilled personnel.
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Merchant Marine
Tate
Washington Post
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
West Point
Army of
United States
New York
Overcrowding the Earth Population Projections and Limits
Statisticians warn global population cannot grow indefinitely. If current trends continue Earth’s carrying capacity would be reached in about 170 years. France is cited as most near sustainable growth, needing 483 years to double its population. At this rate world population could be 25 times current in 2000 years.
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France
New Garage Idea Uses Transfer Truck To Park Cars
The new public garage concept uses a transfer truck to carry cars to their assigned spaces. The car is then rolled off the truck into place, saving driver effort and conserving floor space.
Seventy six Alaska soldiers die in World War
A Toledo Tribune clipping notes that seventy six Alaska soldiers made the supreme sacrifice in World War I. Ten died from wounds. the rest perished in camps, mostly from pneumonia. The piece mocks a political ad and hints at various unrelated topics.
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Alaska
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