Shelby area notes and events from the week
Correspondence recalls visits by Chas and Vernie Kuntzelman to Ed Kuntzelman in Charleston. Social at U B Church with program and refreshments. Mrs Alta Bland visits from Grand Forks. Hastert's mother ill in Rising City. 1100 baby chicks reported by Arby McGrew. Kate Barker returns from Rising City. Charivari for C Guy Anderson with 40 guests and freezer ice cream. James Lockard injures his ankle. healing underway. Domestic science class plans meals and etiquette. Sunday baseball opener features Collegeview from Lincoln. Shelby players named. Commencement May 17 at opera house. baccalaureate at M E Church. Graduates listed. Coyotes controlled at Bahr ranch with pulverizers. humorous note on car capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Kuntzelman
Vernie Kuntzelman
Charleston
Ed Kuntzelman
E.society
U. B
Alta Bland
Grand Forks
N. D
City
S. J. Funkhouser
Arby McGrew
Kate Barker
Rising City
Frank Barker
Hattie Stafford
Brule
Chas. Barker
C. Guy Anderson
Chas. Anderson
Merry Makers
James Lockard
Shelby School
Dora Coker
Shelby
Collegeview
Lincoln
Owen McClung
Charlie McBeth
Taddekin
Shelby “High School
Opera House
Rev. Caldwell
M. E
Shelby High School
Glenn Moon
Otis Cole
Leo Yeager
Vern Sechtum
Claire Michener
Maurice Knight
Clarence Hastert
Terence Duren
Sarah Abbott
Alma Heayhurst
Marie Miller
Marie Schlesinger
Tena Schlesinger
Mable McGrew
Nancy Beebe
Blanche Colby
Geraldine Miller
Levi Nelson
Kenneth Cornish
Osceola
Ernest Bahr Coyote
Mr. Nelson
Bahr Trench
Kenneth
Nimrod
Polk High seniors to present The Empty House at well attended event
The Polk High School senior class performed The Empty House at W E Green Auditorium to a full house. The event showcased twenty graduates including Randall Carter Robert Clifford Evelyn Lindburg Hazelle Adelson Naomi Alfred Violet Samuels Victoria Nelson Paul Newman Orlie Adelson Willard Johnson Gladys Stouffer Viola Brauer Gertrude Nelson Dana Westfall Harry Alfreds May Carlisle Margaret Stouffer Lawrence Sundberg Margaret Graves Alva Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Neal
Baptist Church
Polk
Olson
Viking Theatre
Polk High School
Randall Carter
Robert Clifford
Evelyn Lindburg
Hazelle Adelson
Naomi Alfred
Violet Samuels
Victoria Nelson
Paul Newman
Orlie Adelson
Willard Johnson
Gladys Stouffer
Viola Brauer
Gertrude Nelson
Dana Westfall
Harry
Ice cream social aids Buelah cemetery and local visits
A large crowd attended the ice cream social at the Buelah church Tuesday night for the benefit of the Buelah cemetery. Rev and Mrs Lohr of Clarks visited at the W B Dake home Sunday and attended Valley church services. Rev Lohr preached at Fairview in the evening. Miss Gladys Norris shows improvement. George Rinkel and family Adam Buchta and wife and Ronald Peters son visited Thos Meacham home Sunday. Hugo DeBere George Mace and Lester McCormick shipped cattle to Omaha Monday. Merritt Graham and wife of Clarks visited Mr and Mrs E E Finecy.
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Buelah
Lohr
Clarks
W. B. Dake
Valley Church
Fairview
Gladys Norris
George Rinkel
Adam Buchta
Ronald Peterson
Thos. Meacham
Hugo DeBere
George Mace
Lester McCormick
Omaha
Merritt Graham
E. E. Finecy
Community Notes From Green's Chapel and Nearby
Local items record travel between Green's Chapel and Omaha, weekend visits in Stromsburg, a district 25 teaching appointment for Miss Josephine Berggren, and various social calls among families including the Mills, Hollister, Abott, and Deay households. Church services, Ladies Aid plans, and a postponed Liberty Unit meeting are noted amid weather concerns and neighborly visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green’s Chapel
L. Deay
Omaha
Rosetta-Steever
Stromsburg
Mrs. Graham
Josephine Berggren
N. S. Abott
A. Severine
C. W. Hennings
T. E
Christine Bloom
John Heins
Chas. Hollister
Record
Lester Graves
Arthur Nelson
Oscar I. Anderson
Aug. E. Anderson
Know Your Seed and Seed Sources
Agricultural college advises buying seed close to planting site to reduce failures. Imported seeds from warmer climates may not suit local conditions and can cause winter kill. Buy from neighbors or reliable firms, test seed purity and germination at the state seed analyst in the capital, Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. of N. Agricultural College
Capitol
Yincoln
European Corn Borer Threat Widers Westward Spread
The European corn borer, first seen in 1917, advances toward the Midwest's dense corn lands. USDA bulletin 1294 outlines detection, crops attacked, and control methods including field sanitation, plowing, removing crop residues, and quarantines to curb spread.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
D. J. Caffrey
L. H. Wombley
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Ontario
Lake
New England
Hungary
Italy
Concrete failures from water loss during curing
A discussion explains how improper curing causes Portland cement blocks to crumble when dried too quickly by drying radiator heat or extreme sun and dry air. Water loss hinders crystallization, reducing strength, with a note that rewetting and thorough saturation can, in some cases, restore strength even years later.
Weather effects on crops and harvest timing
The article explains that weather relations influence yields for potatoes corn oats and cotton. It notes bureau studies aim to identify weather types most affecting each crop and the critical growth periods. In the eastern belt corn yields may be appraised by late July cotton by end of June, with oats harvests needing weather data up to harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Washingtonn
D.C
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
Timber Growing Drawback
The forest service notes a major drawback to timber growing in the United States is the yearly property tax on land with young trees. It urges a harvesting based tax system that is fair to other taxpayers and satisfies public revenue needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Crude Oil Used to Drive Rats From Runs
An old notice promotes crude oil as a cheap effective rat deterrent. Rats exposed to fumes in their runs will flee, and trapped rats will be poisoned after exposure. Meat treated with petroleum is suggested as bait, with experiments claiming death within 15 minutes after ingestion.
Fresh Eggs for Incubation and Hatch Success
The article notes that fresher eggs yield better hatch chances and stronger day counts. It warns that keeping eggs too long increases risk, emphasizing prompt incubation either in an incubator or under a hen.
KEEP BARLEY FREE OF OATS
A traveler's summer observation notes a large presence of oats in barley fields. Seed growers warn that pure barley seed is essential to satisfy customers and avoid even a single disappointing lot.
Dr Johnson Physician and Surgeon on South Side Square
Doctor Johnson advertises prompt visits day or night with office space over the Variety Store on South Side Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side Square
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