New Cottage Schools Planned to Ease City Crowding
City plans three new 24 by 30 foot cottage classrooms to end basements use next year. Bond limits block permanent buildings. cottages will serve until permanent schools rise. Two sites at Washington School, one at Lincoln School chosen for sanitation. shared janitor and ward supervision expected. A later bond issuance may fund permanent structures. 2025 Spring Gamble sale promotion appears at end.
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Washington School
Lincoln
Local Notes and Social News Summary
Dr Redfield treats John Martin of Gothenburg for an injured foot at General Hospital. Katherine Ann Brandt of Kansas City visits the A R Cummings home. Philip Fiohr of Bridgeport treated for a fractured leg at the General Hospital. Born to Mr and Mrs A W Shell of Broadwater an eight pound daughter. Mrs E S Davis of this city has a remarkable pallet hatched March 6 1920 laying daily for two weeks. Fay Yearnley at General Hospital Sunday with a broken arm from cranking a coal stove. Initia tion and refreshments announced for Signet Chapter O E B S meeting Thursday at eight. Bargain news at Wilcox Department Store vallaces three yards for ten cents and embroidery five cents a yard. R Correll appointed North Platte manager Adair Lee Rubber Co succeeding J Walters transferred to New York General Tire and Rubber Co. Thomas Griffin and wife begin evangelistic services in a Gospel Mission tent. Griffin known as the Irish Evangelist from Killarney Ireland was a former west gambler turned preacher and cornet player. services nightly conducted by Rev Griffin, a former prison evangelist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gummere- Dent Drug Co
Redfield
John Martin
Gothenburg
General Hospital
Katherine Ann Brandt
Kansas City
A. R. Cummings
Philip Fiohr
Bridgeport
A. W. Shell
Broadwater
Shell
Wilcox Department Store
R. & Correll
Adair-Lee Rubber Co
Omaha
North Platte
J. Walters
Walters
New York
General Tire and Rubber Co
Thomas Griffin
Gospel Mission
Tenth Streat
Locust
Griffin
Killarney
Ireland
Triple drowning of three young women near South Platte
Three girls, Misa Lila Mason 13 Brine Lindekugel 12 and Bertha Lindekugel 16, drowned in sand pits south of Hershey after the bank gave way. Laurel Mason was rescued and hospitalized while relief teams recovered the bodies. Annie Anderson and others thank friends for support.
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South Platte
Misa Lila Mason
Dauhter
J. E. Mason
Graceland
Misses Brine
Bertha Lindekwol
F. W. Lindekugel
Hershey
Mason
Wade
Scott Reynolds
Wiy
Max Westfall
Thuree
Reynolds
Laurel Mason
Hopital
Derryberry & Forbes Undertaking Rooms
Will Gerkins Killed in Auto Accident
Will Gerkins was killed in an automobile accident Sunday. His body was brought to the Maloney Undertaking rooms from Maywood. He was found dead under the car while en route from his home to Maywood. He was the father of Mrs. Will Lannin of this city.
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Will Gerkins
Maloney Undertaking
Maywood
Gerkins
Will Lannin
Merle Inskeep Sentenced for Bigamy at State Penitentiary
Merle Inskeep was jailed Sunday by Deputy Claude Delany and will serve a sentence between one and seven years after pleading guilty to bigamy in district and county court. His second wife is listed as Mrs. Fern Wilson Tankeep. The G T FA will hold its regular meeting and initiation Friday evening. The Leader Mer Co demonstrates a new art tufting needle by Miss Ruth Jackson.
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Merle Inskeep
Claude Delany
Fern Wilson Tankeep
G. Tf. A
Ruth Jackson
Mer. Co
Local notices and social items from Paxton page
Community announcements include purchases and visits by residents, social events at the Country Club, a sale at Leader Met Co, theater listings at the Crystal Eugené 0 Brien, church society meetings, a ball game recap with a home run, and a note on a drowning incident in Cheyenne. Also includes a Railway Labor Board decision timing and various travel notices.
To Be Married Irene Hubbard to Bert Logan at St Patrick’s
Denver social news notes Miss Irene Hubbard of Denver will wed Bert Logan of San Antonio Texas at St Patrick’s Church on June 12. Mrs Hubbard, her mother, resides in the city. The item also mentions a Rotary Club meeting where Reith Neville spoke on political forces at the Ban Fyanciaca convention.
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Irene Hubbard
Denver
St. Patrick's Church
Bert Logan
San Antonio
Texas
Miss Hubbard
Aml
William Hubbard
Reith Neville
Rotary Club
Elks Hold Plenie At State Farm
The Elks of this city held a pleasant evening Monday at the State Farm with many members attending a supper in the grove. The event featured races games and a baseball game and guests praised the fine selection of fabrics and sale prices offered by B. T. Tramp & Sons.
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Elks
Elka
Thia City
State Farm
Sun Theatre Preview: Welcome Wears Out a Soldier
Thursday at the Sun Theatre promises a comic tale of Capt. November Jones U.S.A. facing a grueling welcome. The big soldier endures friendly ruses as he visits a town in the period piece.
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Capt
November Jones
U.S. A
This Hero Stuff Five Act Comedy Drama
A corking comedy drama follows a modest man who tries to avoid heroism but keeps stumbling into heroic acts. Written in a whimsical, dynamical tone, the five act piece showcases humor and heart as the would-be common man faces unlikely adventures.
Fire department undersized in North Platte appeal
North Platte residents urge expansion of volunteer fire service from eight to three full companies of twenty five each. current staff includes two on duty and a few volunteers, with a new building and facilities but only four men recently on a fire. chamber of commerce and city council discuss solutions while Secretary John Southall and Chief Amiel Traub oversee the department. plus notices of Fordson tractor sale and auto clothing sale at Wilcox Department Store.
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North Platte
Albanes
Fred Anderson Ia
Joe Haskins
Pironiga
Fremont
Chamber of Commerce
John Bruck
Fire Department
John Southall
Alepartment
Amiel Traub
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Deoelles
Gamble
Springer
Annie Anderson
August Johnson
Crystal Theatre
Ethel Clayton
Keith Theatre
Tom Moore
Saturday Evening Post
Tion
Dodge Brother
Chandler Motor Cars
J. W. Romigh
Dodge Brothers Touring
Eugene O’brien
Sennett Comedy
Lucas
Davis
Paxton
Walter Good
Des Moinés
Tramp & Sons
Ralph Alden
Chicago
Denistry
Roy Cochran
Country Club
Joe Hirschfeld
Maxwell
Leader Met
W V Hoagland
Fates Park
Jack Dill
Will Wademath
Paxton Ware
Leader Met. Co
Comfort Conway
F. C. Plolsticker
Jim Keefe
R. Hi. Beatty
Sam Howes
Nampa
Idaho
Lloyd Hazen
Lisle
E. T. Tramp & Sons
The
Episcopal Guild
Derryberry & Forbes
Koch
Ohio
Minneapolis
Crystal Eugéne
Brien
Jessie Morant
Mabelle
Lamone
Iowa
Joe Richards
KK. T. Tramp & Sons
Crystal
Burt. Reede
Gaugles Orchestra
Ladies Ald Society
Presbyterian Church
Mesdames Jeter
Pratt and Saunders
Captain Holliday
Frank Biddle
Ernest Biddle
Cheyenne
Masonic Temple
Harry Dixon
Charles Hendy
M. J. Porkes
W. H. McDonald
H. Brock
BE. T. Tramp & Sons
Railway Labor Board
Wags
B.T. Tramp & Sons
Spaldings
Gummere-Dent Drug Company
Sun Theatre
William Russell
Mutt & Jeff
Fordson Tractor
Fred L. Spfurrier
Leader Mer. Co
Anita Stewart
Kate Prentice
Jezebel
Kate
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