Community notes from Nebraska towns unfold civic plans
Tecumseh Baptist calls Rev Floyd Johnston of Glenvil for pastorate and educational talks probe turning Omaha into a municipal college. Nebraska winners take five Denver livestock prizes, including three championships, from the University of Nebraska. Daykin votes to buy a 30 foot steel tower to boost fire siren reach near the fire house. Wakefield to open a new bank by February with $25 000 capital and same surplus, with local and Sioux City investors. Grant residence fire, Ingleside hospital wing condemned, 135 patients moved. Crete ice harvest begins with fifty carloads shipped first day. Beatrice population estimated at 12 080 based on multiple civic metrics. Dalton elevator destroyed by fire. rebuilding planned. Curtiss Flying Service eyes Nebraska airports. Red Cloud macros plan an airport site. Keith County fair set for Aug 21 24 1929. Webster county grain marketed heavy amid good weather and prices. Culbertson to open Twin Valleys Cooperative creamery with 17 000 cost and free lunch for registrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecumseh Baptist Church
Floyd Johnston
Glenvil
Nebi
University of Omaha
Board of Education
Denver
C. H. Whitaker
Daykin
National Bank
Wakefield
Sioux City
Paul Prebic
Grant
Nebraska State Hospital
Ingleside
McGinnies
State Board of Control
Crete
Crete Mills Company
Crawford
Lincoln
Paris
Beatrice
Charles Overbeck
Chamber of Commerce
L. Pethoud
Pelster and
Anderson
Dalton
Burley
F. L. Hale
Curtiss Flying Service, Inc
Nebraska
Hale
Omaha
Hale Maid
Ad Club
Red Cloud
Keith County Agricultural Society
Webster County
Republican Valley
Twin Valleys Co-operative Creamery
Culbertgon
Culbertson Community Club
Frenchman and
Republican River
Nebraska’s banner sheep feeding year noted across states
Nebraska reports 838000 sheep on feed, up 23 percent from last year, supplying 30 percent of corn belt feeding and 18 percent of national totals. Scotts Bluff district accounts for about one third of state feeding and nearly 10 percent of mutton in the corn belt. US totals show 4715000 head on feed, with Colorado and others contributing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
Scotts Bluff
Anderson
Scottsbluff
Omaha
U. S
Colorado
Bellevue College Disposition Debate Split Among Trustees
The board of Bellevue College trustees appoints a committee to decide the future of the sparsely used campus. One faction favors selling the property to Hastings College after obligations are met. the other wants to convert the site into a junior college. Bellevue College is a Presbyterian institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Bellevue College
Hastings College
Omaha Becomes World’s Largest Livestock Trucking Center
Omaha-Omaha has surpassed Sioux City to claim the world’s largest livestock trucking hub. In 1928 Omaha trucked 1,825,943 head of stock, beating Sioux City’s 1,716,503 in 1927. Officials cite paving into Omaha and expanding routes as drivers expect continued growth. Glen B. Eastburn of the Omaha chamber of commerce notes the record positions Omaha as a rival trucking center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Sioux City
Glen B. Eastburn
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Bureau
Iowa
Eastburn
Road construction funds urged for southern Red Willow Furnas counties
At a McCook mass meeting led by State Senator P. W. Scott the Beaver Valley Highway association pressed for immediate road work to serve southern Red Willow and Furnas counties. State Engineer Roy Cochran proposed a legislature created "free" fund drawn from the gas tax to accelerate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCook
Red Willow
Furnas
P. W. Scott
Beaver Valley Highway Association
Roy Cochran
Stamp Sells for 750 Dollars in Omaha Sale
R C Hoyt a stamp collector and US District Court clerk negotiated the sale of an 1851 Hawaiian missionary government 13 cent stamp for 750 dollars in Omaha Hawaii connection ties to a Federal Judge Woodrough relative profited by the deal, catalogues place the stamp value at 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Hoyt
Ompaha
Hoyt
United States District Court
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Mariage
Woodrough
Plan Exhibition of Kearney Products
The Kearney chamber of commerce plans a future exhibit of Kearney made products to familiarize residents with local manufacture. The committee notes it has been many years since such a pro position and many manufacturers expressed favorable sentiment and willingness to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
Three Big League Teams Find New Training Spots
Three major league clubs will hold spring training in 1929 at new camps. The Giants move from Augusta to San Antonio Texas with McGraw returning to the Lone Star state. The White Sox transfer from Shreveport Louisiana to Dallas while the Tigers shift from San Antonio to Phoenix Arizona under Manager Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giants
Augusta
Texas
San Antonio
McGraw
Marlin Springs
Lone Star State
Sarasota
Fla
White Sox
Chicago
Shreveport
Dallas
Sox
Louisiana
Detroit Tigers
Phoenix
Ariz
Harris
Arizens
Extra point accuracy tops college gridiron in 1928 season
Scull of Pennsylvania and Thompson of Lafayette led reliable extra point kicking with 26 and 23 attempts respectively, while Nelson of Iowa went 4 for 4 and helped clinch the Minnesota game. Holmer of Northwestern 8 of 9, Caraway of Purdue 10 of 12, Lusby of Wisconsin 4 of 4, and Clark of Colorado 17 of 27 added to the tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scull
Pennsylvania
Thompson
Lafayette
Irving Nelson
Iowa
Minnesota
Holmer
Northwestern
Caraway
Purdue
Lusby
Wisconsin
Nelson
Clark
Colorado
Bible Named Nebraska Football Coach From Texas A&M
Dana X. Bible of Texas A. and M. accepts a three year term as head coach at the University of Nebraska. He succeeds Ernest E. Beary who moves to Washburn College as director of athletics. Bible, a Tennessee native, has led Texas A. and M. to five titles in eleven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana X. Bible
Texas A. A
University of Nebraska
Ernest E. Beary
Washburn College
Topeka
Kan
Coach Bible
Texas A. and
Lone Star
Bible
Tennessee
Stagg Retires as Track Coach at Chicago Maroons
Amos Alonzo Stagg the grand old man of Big Ten athletics retires from track coaching at the University of Chicago. He has relinquished the duties to Ned Merriam due to the heavy load of athletic director and football coaching. The change is effective immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Ten
Amos Alonzo Stagg
University of Chicago
Stagg
Ned Merriam
Maroons
Arm Strong Again Carl Mays Plans Return Next Season
Submarine pitcher Carl Mays of the New York Giants writes officials that his right arm has regained its former cunning and he expects to strike NL batters. The retired blond terror of American league batsmen winters at Mini Beach Florida hoping to restore his silver whip by sun baking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Mays
New York Giants
Mini Beach
Fla
Magnates Favor Radio Broadcasts of Baseball Games
In Chicago discussions about radio broadcasting of baseball drew mixed language but a majority backed the move. The public has embraced the broadcasts, with parks likely to supply game radio and Western Union reporting the results for the broadcasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Union
Sports Echoes From A Bygone Era Dozens Of Notes
A wash of athletic snippets covers golf, baseball, football, boxing, lacrosse, polo and more. Notable items include Francis W. Pershing contending for Yale varsity crew, Georgia Tech’s 1929 graduation losses, California Pennsylvania football in Philadelphia on October 19, and Bobby Jones’s return round in Miami at par 70. Gordon Richards crowns England jockeys with his third title. Rosy Ryan joins Milwaukee Brewers. Jack Bentley to manage York in the NY-Penn league.
Bobby Jones Wins Dramatic Par 5 Through Tree at 1928 Amateur
Bobby Jones, Harvard student Phillips Finlay faced in the 1928 Amateur semifinal at Brae Burn. Jones hit an iron through a tree after a wayward drive, the shot clearing branches to land 35 feet from the hole. He finished with a par 5 to win while Finlay scored a 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Jones
Phillips Finlay
Harvard
Brae Burn
Bobby
Finlay
Phil
Sporting Champs Retain Titles Held in 1927
The 1928 year saw 284 champions across amateur and professional sports, with 81 repeaters retaining crowns for 27.05 percent, up from 25.81 percent in 1927. Professional boxing saw only one title change, while many 1927 champions in golf and rowing did not survive the year.
Lloyd Hahn Rejects East Track Promoters
Falls City Nebraska resident Lloyd Hahn famed middle distance runner says farm life calls him more than track. In a letter to coach Jack Ryder he declines offers to return to the sport citing inability to travel and lack of desire to compete. He states he is glad he is not running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls City
Neb
Lloyd Hahn
Hahn
Jack Ryder
Boston
East
Nebraska Flyer
Ryder
Hammond Scorches 200 in First Inning in Melbourne Test
Walter Hammond of Gloucestershire tallies 200 runs in the opening innings at Melbourne during the third Test against Australia. Earlier at Sydney he made 251, establishing a world record by two consecutive 200 plus innings in international test cricket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hammond
Gloucestershire
Melbourne
Australia
Sydney
Fremont boy’s 140 yard TD run in football game
Ten year old Carl Tribsees of Fremont Neb intercepted a pass and ran 40 yards but crossed the wrong goal line. He then reversed and ran 100 yards to score a touchdown, helping his school win 12 to 6 in a contest between two local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Tribsees
Fremont
Neb
English style stucco house with panelled gables
A home design by William A. Radford features an English styled stucco house with panelled gables, brick exterior chimney, shutters, and six rooms over two floors. The plan includes a downstairs bedroom, large pantry, two upper bedrooms with a spacious closet, and a bathroom, with careful layout for families with young children.
Roofs That Last: The Case for Asbestos Shingles
The article argues for asbestos shingles as a durable fireproof roofing option. It notes their fire resistance and long-term economy, citing durability, historical example of the Pantheon, and the idea that initial cost is not the sole measure of value. It promotes asbestos as a stable, low maintenance choice for lasting home appearance.
Pipes That Rust Are Sure to Cause Trouble
A discussion on home plumbing warns that rusting pipes threaten water quality and flow. Rust stains, gradually reduced supply, and eventual leaks lead to costly repairs, though failures may take years to appear. Concealed pipes aid protection and easier future replacement.
Asbestos shingles offer durable beauty and easy reroofing
The piece argues asbestos shingles balance lower initial cost with long term value including easy self-spacing holes, less mess, and the ability to leave old shingles as a base. It notes heat insulation in winter and heat entry avoidance in summer, plus permanent colors and textures.
How to Remove Stains From Table Varnish
Stains from wet or hot dishes can be removed if not deeply imbedded in the wood. Wash the surface with suds, rinse, and dry thoroughly. Rub the area around the spot with a soft cloth dipped in a solution of alcohol and water in a circle, starting at the center.
Use Color With Care in Restful Home Design
The article argues homes should promote recuperation and rest, warning that harsh or abusive color usage harms the desired atmosphere of ease in living spaces. It emphasizes mindful color choices to support comfort and calm in interior design.
Rusted pipe repairs and brass piping protection
The text notes rusted leaking pipes require carpenter, plumber, plasterer and decorator services. Brass pipe installed in plumbing systems provides permanent protection against rust related pipe failure.
Little Finish on Building Hardware
The article notes that minimal finish is better for wearables like door knobs and handles. It explains various metal finishes such as steel with brass, brass with bronze, and that many finishes are plated. Wear causes finishes to wear away, revealing brass or steel beneath, suggesting starting with brass may be wiser than an ornate finish.
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Ashland Park
Cager
Earl Drew
University of Illinois
Earl
Dana Bible
California
Brattleboro
Francis W. Pershing
Gen
John J. Pershing
Yale
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, Md
Georgia Tech
Schuylkill
Golden Bears
Philadelphia
Miami
Miami Biltmore
Gordon Richards
England
Washington
London Football Association
Jack Bentley
York
Babe Ruth
Rosy Ryan
Yankee
Milwaukee Brewers
Harry Wismer
Twin City Greenshirts
Ontario Hockey Association
Johnny Dundee
Arthur Borden
Princeton University
Howard Borden
Edward J. McKeever
Brooklyn
National League Baseball Club
Philadelphia Nationals
Joseph L. O'Rourke
O'Rourke
Springfield
Anson
Huggins
Ernst Wiekotter
Toronto
Ralph Smith
Yankees
Eddie Holley
Montreal Royals
Greater New York
Jones
Hole
Sporting Champs
W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
William A Radford
Prairie Avenue
Ill
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