Community Notes From West Side and Surrounding Areas
West Side residents Mr and Mrs Rodney Roberts spent the weekend in Lincoln visiting relatives. The Fredricksons, Sherman Farrell and Ralph Newman hosted a Sunday dinner near Silver Creek. Several couples visited Omaha. A group traveled to Cozad to visit relatives. An oyster supper honored newlyweds Harlan and others was hosted by Toline and Carlson families. An oyster supper at High Prairie High School supports Coach Roberts and the basketball team with tickets sold until March 1. Luther League meets at Swede Home Church. Mrs Herbert Anderson hosted neighbors for Virgil Bush celebrations and gifts. Mrs Gust Chindgren and Miss Lily Chindgren hosted Clara Berck and Mary Ann Nelson. Eddie Voltz and York visitors returned home. Swede Home Dorcas Society will meet Friday. Mr and Mrs Walter Bush hosted a Sunday afternoon gathering for Horatio Bush, George Bush, Carl Steelquist and families, and Walter Carlson with Roy and Lucine Carlson of Stromsburg.
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Rodney Roberts
High Prairie
Lincoln
Ansel Fredrickson
Misses Pearl
Opal
LaVerne Fredrickson
Sherman Farrell
Ralph Newman
Tom Meacham
Silver Creek
Russell Andd Wallace Fredrickson
Rueben Johnson
Omaha
Leroy Samuelson
Fern Samuelson
Walter Youngdichl
Cozad
Joel Toline
Anton Carlson
Harlan Toline
High Prairie High School
Coach Roberts
Adelina Fredrickson
Lyle Holm
Henry Nyberg
Wesley Fredrickson
Herbert Anderson
Virgil Bush
Horatio Bush
George Bush
Carl Steelquist
Polk
Hattie Lindquist
Mervin Lindquist
Walter Carlson
Roy and
Lucine Carlson
Stromsbure
Methodist Loyalty Promotion Movement Launches Six Sundays
The church begins a six week Loyalty Promotion starting next Sunday with Loyalty Sunday. A Sunday School roll call and card signings will confirm attendance as the goal targets 222 in class. Women lead Sunday night with observances, choir, and a tribute to former minister Rev Handel Collier.
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J. J. Merrick
Handel Collier
Wey
Norris area geysers paint Yellowstone in grand show
Park rangers report Norris thermal area near Yellowstone offers a spectacular display with geysers spouting on a 20 hour cycle. The Valentine erupts 2 hours with 100 plus feet plume, Ebony reaches 50 feet about every six hours, Whirligig lasts 23 minutes and 15 to 20 feet high, Convex 15 feet, and Old Steamboat erupts 20 feet every 15 minutes.
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Norris
Yellowstone Park
Valentine
National Park Service
Grasses Placed on Washington Airport Test Plots
The U S Department of Agriculture plants thirty four grasses and combinations on an acre test plot at the Washington Hoover airport to identify suitable species for landing fields excluding runways. grasses include several fescues Bermuda reed canary alfalfa zigzag clover quack grass and more.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington-Hoover
Washington
Scientific American
Russet Oranges Less Sweet and More Acid than Bright Varieties
U S Department of Agriculture analyses show russet oranges carry higher acidity and lose weight faster than bright fruit. Entomologists say rust mite colors the rind but does not enter the flesh, yet its feeding increases juice evaporation. This makes russet fruit typically smaller with more acidic juice.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Global city populations in the early era
The seven largest world cities list Greater London and New York at the top, followed by Tokio Berlin Chicago and Paris within walls. In the United States New York and Chicago rank first and second, with Philadelphia Detroit Cleveland and St. Louis among the next largest, then Boston.
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Greater London
New York
Tokio
Berlin
Chicago
Paris
Moscow
United States
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Boston
Bible in Manchu Language Supposedly For China Fails
One hundred years ago the English Bible society issued a Manchu language edition of the Bible at great cost. When sent to China the books proved useless as Manchus could read Chinese and preferred it, leaving Manchu largely confined to official use.
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English Bible Society
China
Black Hawk statue planned near Lake View Iowa
University of Iowa sculptor completes a 9 foot concrete statue model of Black Hawk to be placed along Black Hawk lake near Lake View Iowa. The monument will honor the famed Indian war chieftain with a durable cast in concrete.
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Black Hawk
University of Iowa
Black Hawk Lake
Lake View
Iowa
Appetizer Dick Observation Sparks Dinner Delays
A humorous exchange notes a girl’s slow prep for a dinner out, prompting an amused remark that delaying entry heightens hunger, while a companion affirms the joke about appetite increasing with wait time.
Short-Lived Love Match Ends After Five Days
A breezy quip frames a brief romance as an impulsive match that collapsed in five days, highlighting a humorous, fleeting union. The exchange captures a tongue‑in‑cheek view of rapid courtship and swift endings.
Dirt Rolling Tess Sparks Candid Exchange
A lively exchange centers on Tess and Bess with cautions about believing rumors. The dialogue highlights trust issues and the social dynamics of passing along information.
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Tess
Bess
Fairview Valley Ladies Aid and church notes
The Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. Mina Buchta on Wednesday afternoon and hosted a program at the hall Friday evening. Beulah Cemetery association will be entertained by Mrs. Hopkins and Mrs. Mustard at Fairview Hall on Thursday afternoon March 8.Sunday Schools grow in interest and attendance with New Testament lessons urging duty and self improvement. Regular services are planned next Sunday with special music.
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Fairview—Valley
Ladies Aid Society
Mina Buchta
Beulah
Sayings on human folly and civic vanity
A collection of wry maxims about wealth talk, courage, gender confidence in elections, manners, and the role of mayors. The speaker notes that truth outstrips fiction, genius often goes unnoticed in youth, and social trends shift with fashion and politics.
Island birth in the North Sea foresees new world towns
A Berlin correspondent predicts a vast uncharted island will rise in the North Sea creating maritime towns mid Atlantic with luxury hotels airfields and wireless stations. Fast air services from the mainland will link island communities as health seekers and week-enders explore a new world with electricity from the sea and cargo planes supplying needs.
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Berlin
North Sea
Atlantic
Plan to Populate Russian Steppes With Australian Emus
Soviet authorities launch a scheme to populate the steppes with Australian emus. Preliminary experiments begun under the first five year plan show the emu tolerates Moscow winters and provides edible flesh. Emu eggs yield 600 to 700 grams of nutritious food, according to an official report.
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Russia
Moscow
Great American Stamp Collection Hidden in Washington Vaults
A vast stamp collection valued at about 125000 sits in the National Savings and Trust vaults in Washington. Begun in 1847 in Culpeper County Virginia, it grew to include nearly every U S stamp up to 1904 and remains largely unexamined since 1904. A lawyer acted as agent for an unknown principal who collected the items.
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National Savings and Trust Company
Washington
Culpepper County
Virginia
United States
Winter Snow Delays Begin As Man Escapes Serious Accident
After a springlike spell, St. Andrew records a weekend snow. Richard Eller faced a near disaster when a manure spreader horses bolted causing a crash and fence damage. He escaped with bruises and shock. Local visits note Mrs. Bernt and three children in Oswald Bernt home and other Columbus area business calls.
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Winter
Richard Eller
Richard
Albert Bernt
Oswald Bernt
R. P. Ross
Bellwood
Julius Nebosis
John Augustyn
Loup City
Charles Prososki
Ivan Kinsman
Columbus
Trowbridge
Norton County Judge Case Notice Date Docket
W. W. Norton serves as County Judge with Campbell & Campbell Attorneys for the petitioner. Notices dated February 22 March 1 and March 8 outline case steps and deadlines.
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W. W. Norton County
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