Nebraska public life and projects dominate state news
Nebraska shows broad activity with library funding, theatre plans in Auburn, a Lincoln county courthouse bond vote, and a failed Alliance storm sewer issue. Other notes cover dairy cattle prices, road sign repainting efficiency, school salaries, bus fleets, seed potatoes, and Hastings airport plans, plus Orchard’s widow count record.
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Nebraska
Iowa
East Central Avenue
Auburn
Lincoln County
County Court House
Dorchester
F. A. Guggenmos
Bk. J. Stech
George Stiegelmar
John Jewitt
Page
Clarke
Cochran
Lincoln
Public Works Department
Louisiana
Box Butte
State Railway Commission
van Ackeren Hydro-Power Company
Cedar Rapids
Boone County
Hastings
Orchard
Nebraskans Launch National Tuberculosis Early-Diagnosis Drive
A Omaha led public health campaign aims to spotlight early tuberculosis signs and spur medical recognition. Miss Alice Marshell heads the effort joined by state health groups, teachers, doctors, and 400 Parents Teachers associations with over 50 000 literature pieces mailed to 1750 doctors and county officials.
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Omaha
Alice Marshell
Nebraska Tuberculosis Association
Marshell
United States
Christmas Seal Fund
Louise Murphy
Nebraska Federation of Womans Clubs
State Department of Child Hygiene
Lincoln
State Health Department
Douglas County Medical Association
Miss Marshell
Regents Accept Breede African Trophy Collection
The University of Nebraska regents vote to accept Adam Breede's African wild animal trophies with conditions. Breede had offered the collection tied to a guarantee to mount at least one elephant in the first year and to plan a program for mounting all big game specimens. The collection is regarded as among the best in the country.
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Hastings
Board of Regents
University of Nebraska
Adam Breede
Breede
Richie's Nebraska campaign hits the road in a 12 000 mile tour
William Richie Jr former Bridgeport Blade editor and owner seeks Democratic National Committeeman post in Nebraska. He previously ran for county superintendent of schools in Cheyenne County twenty one years ago, campaigning on horseback and visiting ranches and homesteads across the county. He plans to travel over 12 000 miles during this statewide drive.
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William Richie, Jr
The
Bridgeport Blade
Nebraska
Richie
Cheyenne
Winter Wheat Moisture Shortage Reports by Statewide Review
The February mid month crop review notes adequate moisture in parts of the state but shortages in the western southwestern and south central areas. State bankers estimate about 10.3 percent of the wheat crop may be abandoned by spring while some regions still show good yields.
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Lincoln
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
City Hopes Horse Shelter Solution For Kearney
City Attorney Nye says horse hitching rack and shelter fall under city council jurisdiction but limited resources prompt a combined marketing place and horse hotel idea. Council favors alternative plans and believes funds could build a north closed stable with a roof and divided stalls.
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Kearney
Nye
Nebraska school must raise eight thousand dollars
Lincoln reports progress on the long term effort to complete the $150,000 pledge to Nebraska Wesleyan university with a condition to raise twice that amount in cash. Rev. M. E. Gilbert, extension secretary and endowment fund treasurer, says the Rockefeller foundation deadline of 1927 has been extended after the school failed to collect the full amount.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Nebraska Wesleyan University
M. E. Gilbert
Nebraska Wesleyan
Rockefeller Foundation
Evans and Mackarlane Match At Sandwich In 1914
The piece recalls Chick Evans facing a sharp upset from a wiry Scot at the 1914 British Amateur at Royal St George's Sandwich. McFarlane children a 31 opening nine and Evans trails 1 down after nine. Chick later recalls looking toward home while MacFarlane calls it his lucky day.
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Chick Evans
Atlanta
Royal St. George's Club
Sandwich
Alease
Tiasamén Frittsamaane
Evans
Mackarlane
Chick
Yon
Minikahda
Bobby Jones
McFarlane
Blue Atlantic
Charley MacFarline
Charley
Huggins predicts tight 1928 American League pennant race
He says Washington and Philadelphia will challenge the Yankees, with stronger rosters and key trades. Sisler aids Washington while Gaston boosts the staff and Speaker powers the Philadelphia outfield. Connie Mack’s $100000 Grove deal and yearly payments are noted as a risky purchase.
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Miller Huggins
New York
Huggins
Washington
Philadelphia
George Sisler
Gaston
Mack
Grove
Multisport notices and college games in early 1920s sports roundup
A wide array of sports items spans Olympic tryouts for Penn relay decathlon, boxing debates in New Jersey schools, and Portuguese player Lew Fonseca in the majors. It notes San Antonio boxing champion Leo Wildman, Ross Sobel as Maharaja instructor, and Japan's progress in aquatic sports. Also mentions White Sox trades, college coaching changes, and team revenues, with various players and coaches named.
Fitzsimmons Stars for Giants in 1926 season
Red Fitzsimmons, a husky pitcher acquired from Indianapolis in 1925, made an immediate impact and improved last year. This season he is counted to create a new sensation for the Giants.
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Red Fitzsimmons
Indianapolis
George Sisler Predicts Big Year With Griff's Team
George Sisler, once star of the American league and ex St. Louis Browns slugger, heads to Temple Florida spring training with the Washingtons. He hopes for his best season since sinus trouble paused his career and says he is in peak condition for a big year.
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George Sisler
Temple
Fla
Washingtons
Sisler
Laguna Beach
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Army and Nebraska eye ninth game in fall
University of Nebraska athletic board in Lincoln indicated favorable negotiations for a November 24 game with Army in West Point and said it would seek Big Six approval to add a ninth football game.
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Army-Nebraska
University of Nebraska Athletic Board
Lincoln
Army
West Point
Big Six
Two Stars Were Cycle Hitters In Major League History
Sixteen minor leaguers joined the exclusive cycle hitters club last year while majors were represented only by Sunny Jim Bottomley of the St. Louis Cardinals and Fred Williams of the Phillies. The feat, achieved via a homer, triple, double and single in a single game, marks a rare hitting blend of luck and skill.
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Ward
Virginia
Texas
Morgan
New Orleans
Cleveland Indians
Bissonnette
Buffalo
Brooklyn Robins
Byrd
Knoxville
New York Yankees
Clark
Richmond
Boston Braves
Bottomley
Phillies
Williams
Pirates
Fred
McCune
Norfolk
Orsatti
Houston
Barrett
Shirley
Greenville
Asheville
Rhiel
Atlanta
Gonzales
Amarillo
Allington
Wichita
Donohue
Omaha
Davis
Lucas
Charleroi
Buttala
Lool
Oakland
Kansas rifle team star Louise Ridgeway elected captain
The University of Kansas girls rifle team names Louise Ridgeway of Denver Colorado as captain elect after a standout performance as the star shot.
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Louise Ridgeway
University of Kansas
Denver
Colo
Cubs Used 2775 Baseballs During 1927 Season
Chicago Cubs official announcer Pat Piper estimates the Cubs used 2775 baseballs at home in 1927, averaging 3514 balls per game. The peak game saw 58 balls discarded by umpires or fans on June 14, while September has the low count of 20.
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Pat Piper
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Ex-Coaster Leads Buffalo Pitching Triumph in 1927
Leo A Mangum, ex-Portland Coaster, starred for the pennant Buffalo team in the International league 1927. He won 21 games and lost seven, posting a .750 percentage to lead pitchers. he completed 21 of 35 starts, notched five shutouts, and fanned 127 batters, ranking fourth.
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Leo A. Mangum
Portland
Buffalo Club
Mangum
Olympics Tryout Set At Penn Relay Carnival
Maj. Patrick J. Walsh, head of the U S Olympic track and field committee, requested designation of the decathlon at the University of Pennsylvania relay carnival as the official Olympic tryout. A Jamison Swarts, carnival manager, said the permission would allow college and club athletes including freshmen to compete if granted.
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Maj
Patrick J. Walsh
United States Olympic Track and Field Committee
A. Jamison Swarts
Modern Building to House Young Stock on Dairy Farms
Calf housing design features a 78 by 24 foot barn with ten pens and a central feed alley. The accompanying plans show a feed-mixing room and cross sections to guide contractors in building this efficient young stock facility.
Small house decor gains prominence in modern living
The article argues that interior decoration now elevates the small house with informal hospitality and fresh, smart styles. It identifies three furniture classes: oak and walnut cottage pieces, modern painted recreations of English peasant models, and celighriu reed and wicker items.
Breakfast room in a transformed cellar setting
A furnace room converted into a breakfast room features white asbestos furnace, silver water heater, gray walls and trim, gray enamel frames, and early 60s fashion prints. A second basement space serves as a kitchen with white enamel woodwork, plastered stone walls, and metallic pipes.
Little House Design Feats Through Fearless Experimentation
The piece notes that small houses evolve simply and unnaturally, with careful attention to furnishings. It suggests that tiny spaces invite whimsical choices absent in larger homes, and that bold experimentation yields the most interesting results.
Filler Wax and Dye Protect New Floors from Wear
A floor care note explains protecting new wood floors with natural paste filler to fill pores and even color, followed by two coats of paste or liquid wax. It covers pine, cypress, maple, birch, beech and mentions wax finishes and light sanding for colored effects, noting durability against toys and pets.
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Bobbie
Rover
Modernity Note on Homes Under Construction
The note discusses how new homes under continual construction elevate the exterior appearance of buildings. It emphasizes the growing importance of facade design and curb appeal in modern development.
White and Black and White Paint Update Upstairs Dining Room
Paint colors connect the upstairs dining room with the kitchen area while old chairs are replaced with new models, reflecting a refreshed communal space. The changes highlight a coordinated interior refresh across adjacent rooms.
Plaster Wood A New Home Repair Material
A new home repair product claims to permanently repair any wood type. The pliable composition, similar to modeling clay, can be molded into any shape and adheres firmly to clean dry surfaces like wood metal tile glass or porcelain. It shrinks slightly as it dries and then behaves like wood, able to be sanded cut turned painted stained and varnished.
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Bloomfield
Plastview
MacFarlane
Whiwuh
Cary “Sveryuee
Sys
Detroit News
Britain
London
Walkton Heath
James Braid
Walton Heath
Fred Pignon
Tittle Scott
Sid Fred
Penn
Trenton
N. J
Lew Fonseca
Cleveland
Leo Wildman
San Antonio
Ross Sobel
Cooch Behar
Calcutta
India
Japan
Bernie Neis
Jim Batte
Chicago White Sox
Seattle
G. M. Bohler
Alabama Poly
Washington State
Rickard
Joe Fleming
University of California At Los Angeles
Russ Cohen
Louisiana State
Ben Enis
Alabama
University of California
Yale
Tad Jones
Wall Street
Wilbert
Dodgers
University of Florida
Otto Peltzer
Germany
Benny Oosterzan
Fielding H. Yost
Benny
Michigan
White Sox
Carl Reynolds
Reynolds
Palestine Club
Stanley L. Robinson
Colgate
University of Mississippi
Nick Cullop
Ray G. Dauber
Mississippi ,A
Fitzsimmons
Griff’s
Homer
W. A. Radford
William A. Radford
William A Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Devatt
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