Nebraska City store bid tipped after local choice
Three offered Nebraska City sites await a Montgomery Ward decision on where to open a new retail store in Otoe County’s capital. A $150000 bond for a new city high school passed by a three to one vote in Fullerton.
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Montgomery Ward and Company
Nebraska City
Otoe
Fullerton
Alliance
Laurel
Security National Bank
Banking Department
Laurel National Bank
Nebraska
Falls City Journal
Falls City
Richardson County
Journal
E. S. Towle
Frank Camblin
George Schock
Omaha
Chamber of Commerce
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Mitchell
Mitchell State Bank
State Banking Department
James T. Whitehead
Beaver City
W. T. Kelley
T. J. Kinsman
Charles W Sisley
Sarah EB. Colerick
C. W. Watkins
Agriculture College Extension Service
Lincoln
William Chenoweth
Valentine
Chenoweth
A. Stehr
Grand Island
8St. Mary's Cathedral
Nebraska Real Estate group urges promoting Nebraskans to Sell Nebraska
At a Grand Island dinner the Nebraska Real Estate Association board endorsed a united push to promote Nebraska among residents. Speakers highlighted rising business property values and the North Platte Valley focus, with C W Kibler to host the next convention and Byron R Hastings noting Nebraskans hold high household wealth.
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Grand Island
Nebraska Real Estate Association
Yancey
Grand Island Real Estate Board
C. E. Grundy
Grand Island Trust Company
Lincoln
Nebraska
North Platte Valley
Niobrara game preserve development and reserves planned
The Izaak Walton league in Niobrara begins a prairie chicken reserve project in the Sandhills of northwestern Nebraska. A 1500 acre Niobrara river island and eight mile river strips will host Hungarian partridge and wild turkeys. Three year lease periods will protect breeding birds. A Bassett chapter effort to sink artesian wells aims to prevent sandhill lake freezing and save fish.
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Niobrara
Nebraska
Izaak Walton League
Niobrara River
League
Basset
Gravel and eggs drive Fairbury rail traffic in 1927
Rock Island records show Fairbury handled 2595 carloads in 1927 with 1409 sent out. Gravel led shipments at 1095 carloads, eggs at 75 carloads (ten million eight hundred thousand eggs), plus grain livestock poultry and other goods. Inbound tonnage included coal 402, gasoline and kerosene 155, livestock 49, lumber 17 and 518 other goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbury
Rock Island Railroad
R. V. McKenzie
Rock Island
Wisner Exhibit Highlights 28-Ounce Lemons Grown Nearby
Fred Dewitt of Wisner showcased a lemon weighing 28 ounces with paired measurements around 15 and 17 inches at a local display. The fruit drew attention for its size and origin near Wisner.
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Wisner Wisner
Fred Dewitt
Wisner
Ice Harvest Opens Near Wymore With 40 Man Crew
Wymore wholesale iceman M. L. Rawlings began his annual harvest on Indian Creek south of Wymore. A workforce of forty works days with a smaller night crew, as he supplies 380000 tons at Wymore and 10000 tons at St. Joseph. Ice thickness runs twelve to thirteen inches.
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Wymore Wymore
M. L. Rawlings
Wymore Ice
Indian Creek
Wymore
St. Joseph
Lincoln Nebraska 1927 Sugar Beet Crop Sets Record
Lincoln Nebraska reports the 1927 sugar beet harvest was the largest on record in the state and second in the nation. The crop produced 1,048,000 tons with returns of 8,384,000 dollars, up from 7,282,800 the prior year. Yield reached 12.8 tons per acre, 13.5 percent above 1926 and 22 percent above the five year average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
United States
Federal
Division of Agriculture
Fire causes heavy damage at Sparks residence
A blaze at the Bertha C. Sparks residence caused heavy damage estimated between $12,000 and $15,000. Investigators believe the fire started from a defective chimney or faulty electric wiring.
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Valentine
Bertha C. Sparks
Bridge Construction Set To Start Near Neligh
Elkhorn Bridge and Construction Company with the contract for the new bridge over the Elkhorn River near Neligh will proceed at once with the erection of the structure.
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Elkhorn Bridge
Neligh
Western Bridge & Construction Company
Elthorn River
Red Lucas Emerges as Reds Stellar Value in 1926 Season
Lucas, a Boston castoff turned Reds pitcher and pinch hitter, rose from a last place team to star status. With 18 wins 11 losses in 80 games and a .313 batting, he carried the burden as Reds four top pitchers and bats slumped, transforming late-season struggles into standout value. He was born in Columbia Tennessee in 1901.
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Paul Waner
Frisch
Hornsby
Root
Lucas
Reds
Donohue
Rixey
Luque
Carl Mays
Boston
Jakie May
Ainals
McGraw
Braves
Seattle
Hargrave
Bressler
Christensen
Red Lucas
Columbia
Tenn
Various notes on college sports and football figures
A collection of brief items on sports topics including college boxing at Virginia, Derby day timing, retirement of coach Mark S Catlin, a bachelor umpire, Navy and Army football views, golfing feats, 1928 baseball manager moves, lacrosse debut at the Olympics, and profiles of players and coaches across universities and leagues.
Boston Braves Create Turf Nursery For Braver Field
The Boston Braves establish a turf nursery near the center field flagpole to improve the infield and replace patched surfaces. Seed sown during snow and summer planting will be established after the 1928 spring thaws, with the crew expecting thick new growth next spring.
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Boston Baseball Club
Boston Braves
Braves
Football Game Seen as Test of Mentality by Arizona Coach
Coach J. F. McKale of the Arizona Wildcats says modern rule changes and diverse attacks have made football harder for college students to master while keeping up with studies. He insists the era of easy athletic instruction is gone and players must learn 20 or more plays with many variations.
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J. F. McKale
Arizona “Wildcats
Arizona
Molenda Signs to Play Baseball with Waco Club
Bo Molenda former University of Michigan fullback and star in Red Grange’s New York Yankees season has signed with the Waco baseball club of the Texas league for next year. He began as a Detroit high school pitcher and was noted as a brilliant mound worker.
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John
Bo)’ Molenda
University of Michigan
Red Grange
New York Yankees
Waco Baseball Club
Bo Molenda
Detroit
Shake-up Seen for Athletics as Veterans Face Changes
The piece, by Norman E. Brown, notes that Philadelphia Athletics veterans Cobb Collings Wheat may be absent in 1928. It cites managerial talent among Connie Mack’s aides Gleason and Earl Mack as causing instruction confusion, while praising the batting as a bright spot with an .800 club.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Cobb
Collins
Wheat
Connie Mack
Norman E. Brown
Atlanta Constitution
Collings
Brooklyn
Connie
Kid Gleason
Earl Mack
Gleason
White Sox
Mack
Mackmen
Traylor Receives NRA United States Golf Nomination
Melvin A Traylor of Chicago has been nominated for president of the United States Golf Association. Nomination is considered tantamount to election. Traylor has served two years on the USGA executive committee.
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Melvin A Traylor
Chicago
United States Golf Association
Traylor
Harry Rice Proves Strong Addition for Tigers
Harry Rice, newly acquired by the Detroit Tigers from St. Louis for Heinie Manush and Lu Blue, is praised as a fast, accurate outfielder with a strong throwing arm. A Detroit News writer predicts a batting average above .380 for Rice, who previously starred in St. Louis before a contract dispute led to his sale.
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Harry Rice
Flarry Rice
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis
Heinie Manush
Lu Blue
Rice
Detroit
Detroit News
Knute's Pupils Turn in Very Good Year
Knute K Rockne’s Notre Dame players led a strong season with notable seasons at Villanova St Marys St Xavier and Santa Clara. Ed Madigan J A Meyer and Adam Walsh highlighted the successful year while working with small squads.
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Knute K. Rockne
Notre Dame
Harry Stuhldrehr
Villanova
Ed Madigan
St. Mary’s
J. A. Meyer
St. Xavier
Adam Walsh
Santa Clara
Notre Dame to Lose Regulars in 1828 Football Roster
One Regular Left All of the first-string men except one will be lost through the graduation process to Coach Knute K. Rockne when he begins work on the 1828 edition of the Notre Dame football team. Fred Miller left tackle is the only regular not a senior. Capt. John Smith Chile Walsh John Fredericks George Leppig John Puliskey Ike Woedisch Charley Riley Christy Flanagan Ray Dahman Elmer Wynne played their last game.
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Knute K. Rockne
Notre Dame
Fred Miller
John Smith
Chile Walsh
John Fredericks
George Leppig
John Puliskey
Ike Woedisch
Charley Riley
Christy Flanagan
Ray Dahman
Elmer Wynne
Out of the Ordinary English Style House Design
William A Radford presents an English based house design with curved gable and dormer roofs, a partially enclosed porch entry, stair hall to a long living room, and kitchen access via side entrance. It features two large upstairs bedrooms, a sleeping porch, a large bath, ample closets, and a separate porch closet adaptable as a bedroom, emphasizing light and cross ventilation.
No Roof, No House A Lesson On Durable Roofing
The article argues a roof defines a home’s protection and comfort. It compares a roof to a ship’s prow, resisting heat, cold, rain, snow, and wind, and warns that a weak roof wastes money on repairs and fails to endure.
Clinkers From Overfired Furnaces In Cold Spells
Clinkering happens during very cold spells when the furnace is driven full blast. Any coal clinker forms as portions of the fire reach high temperatures quickly and fuse rather than burn to a normal ash. Proper firing avoids clinkers and should be practiced to prevent them.
Roofs Covered With Wide Range Of Materials For Homes
The article surveys roofing options highlighting concrete asbestos shingles in various styles. It notes durability, light thickness, and strong insulating value, with American and Continental pattern differences. It emphasizes tapered asbestos shingles fit Colonial English French and Norman designs and suit many house facades.
Localized heat causes clinker formation in fur fhuce grate
The text notes that certain causes make fires burn out the fur fhuce grate and that intense localized heat will typically produce clinkers.
Interior Trim as a Home Feature
Planning a new house emphasizes choosing wall and woodwork tones. Women should decide room color schemes first, then consult painters or architects. Enamel woodwork, slightly lighter or darker than walls, is in vogue and durable, water resistant, washable.
Proper Soldered Thread Flange Sets Water Closet
A brass flange is soldered to the waste pipe projecting above the floor to form a proper water closet joint. The closet is secured to this flange with a bottom thread flange. Putty joints are discouraged due to cracking and leakage risks.
Good Taste in Furnishings for Any Home Size
An article praising stylish home furnishings and smart living setups. It argues that good taste and complete equipment can suit any dwelling, from a weekend cottage to a grand country chateau, without relation to size.
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Byron R. Hastings
Brown
Hastings
The
National Association
Game Preserve Is
Red
Sport
University of Virginia
Lawrence College
Mark S. Catlin
Navy
Army
Bert Ellison
San Francisco
Dallas
University of Buffalo
Devormer
New York Giants
Toledo
American Association
Ray Smith
University of Minnesota
Patterson
Baaltimore
George Thompson
University of Washington
Hee Edmundson
Amsterdam
Illinois Senior Golf Association
Skokie
Princess Doreen
Chuck” Werner
University of Ilinois
Atllinois
Franklin &. Johnson
Drake University
Des Moines
Enoch Bagshaw
Washington University
Howard Harpster
Akron
Ohio
Carnegie Tech
Harpster
Louis Pessalono
Louis
New Kensington
Pittsburgh
Molenda
Knute
W. A. Radford
William Aa
Tedford
William A. Radford
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