Nebraska road program of McKelvie to McMullen era
A pamphlet from Republican headquarters outlines Nebraska road improvements from 1919 to the present, detailing miles graded and graveled under McKelvie Bryan and McMullen administrations. It credits the gasoline tax with funding and notes remaining miles to complete, predicting ongoing expansion of all weather highways statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
McKelvie
Bryan
Duriig Bryan
Department of Highways
Roads and politics mix as Nebraska memory stirs
The piece reflects on Charley Bryan's governorship and road policy, noting accusations of opposition to a gasoline tax and a shift from rapid public works to inaction. It contrasts Bryan’s claims of road credit with earlier progress under McKelvie and the later McMullen era, framing state road spending and political rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Bryan
State House
Bryan
Department of Public Works
McKelvie
Nebraska
McMullen
J. E. Miller
Lincoln
William Jennings Bryan
Smith
Miller
Anti-Saloon League of
The
Anti-Saloon League
al Smith
Farmers Vote for Hoover and Curtis in Local Ballot
A Scranton Republican report notes farmers plan to vote for Hoover and Curtis in the upcoming local elections, signaling support for the two leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Curtis
Scranton Repubblicen
Polk County WCTU Convention at Stromsburg
The Polk County WCTU convention gathered in the Stromsburg Methodist church with strong turnout from Shelby Osceola and Stromsburg. Officers were re elected and preaching on law enforcement highlighted the aim to educate in voting amid a bountiful Stromsburg dinner break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Stromsburg
Shelby Union
Osceola 13
Polk
Margaret Anderson
I. J. Merrick
Osceola
Moore
Osceola Union
J. G. Green
E. E. Eklof
Farewell honoring Rev and Mrs West draws large crowd
Wesley Chapel holds a farewell for Rev and Mrs West with a lamp gift. Missionary Society meets with Mrs F C West, sixteen in attendance. Local visits include John Albers in Omaha and calls at Albers’ Shelby home. Wedding of Kruse Merrick in Weeping Water. land sale by Alvin Merrick in Goodland Kansas. Families visit relatives in Lewellen Rising City and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Merrick
Alvin Merrick
Kruse- Merrick
Weelping Water
Harmony Society Meets at Gual Johnson Home
ST PAULS LUTHERAN CHURCH lists weekly activities led by Rev. Paul Melin with a change of venue for the Harmony Society, Friday choir practice, Sunday 10 A M Sunday School and Bible Classes, 11 A M English worship, and an Immanuel Deaconess Institute special offering. Rev. McKinney presents a stereopticon Bible lecture with 400 pictures over six lectures. An evening offering funds the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony Society
Gual Johnson
Otelia Johnson
Eldena Johnson
Minnie
Lillian Ekstrom
Immanuel Deaconess Institute
Omaha
McKinney
Is Good Health Worth $1 a Month
Mrs Will Scheagart of Hillsboro Wisconsin endorses Aneola Root for indigestion gas and distress after meals praising quick relief from the first doses. The advertisement claims Aneola Root benefits others and urges readers to try it, sold by Crouse-Pex Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Scheagart
Hillsboro
Wis
Crouse-Pex Co
L Wendelboe Piano Tuning Ad
L Wendelboe piano tuning service advertised by Ray's Store contact Ray's Store at phone 51 for scheduling and queries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Wendelboe
Osceola Record Change and Local Notes Twenty Five Years Ago
R. G. Douglas buys the Osceola Record from W M Johnster. James F Reagan visited Johnnie McKeag and moved to Texas for a Santa Fe position. they served together in the Spanish American War. H L Mickey's boy fractured a shoulder blade. Dr. Shaw treated him. Bill Everitt pumped water to wash four buggies. W O Johnson took charge of Edgar Roberts store aiming to modernize stock and layout. Women's Foreign Missionary Society met at the Kunkels. Ed Dolan family returned to Glenwood Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H L Mickey
Shaw
R. G. Douglas
W M Johnster
James F Reagan
Johnnie McKeag
Texas
Santa Fe
Messrs
Reagan
J McKeag
Calvary
Women’s Fortign Missionary Society
D . Kunkel
Ed Dolan
Glenwood
Indiana
Record
Bill Everitt
Mer's Rayon Hose Offer at Steeple Variety Store
An advertisement offers a deal on Mer's Rayon Hose. Buy four pairs for $1.00 and receive a fifth pair free at The Steeple Variety Store.
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Osceola Record
Walter J. Herbes
Osce
Ola
Department of Public ‘Works
Polk CO
Wm. Stokes
Meridian
White Way
Stokes
Osceola Realty Auction CO
E. L. Rogers
Columbus
If. H. Anderson
Ulysses
W. E. Snider
Lloyd Timm
W. O. Hansen
B. E. Miller
David City
Harry Westergren
McCool
Nebr
Enry Tex
Lewis Umland
Los Angeles
Calif
H. H. Reckmeyer
Earl Knox
Riverdale
Grace Stowe
Chas. Detweiler
QO. E. Mickey
D. H. Kunkel
Lloyd. Rogers
Central City
EB. L. Rogers
Leon Merrick
Methodist Church
Howell
Ellen Branting
Davenport
Iowa
O. F. Branting
Moline
Ill
Josie Sullivan
Attorn Hcy
Shawnee County
Kansas
Dearborn
John Deere
Janesville
E. RB. Ware
Farmers State Bank
W. C. T. U. County Convention
By Leonard A. Barrett
Unies
Wesley Chapel
John Albers
Edmund Bernts
Shelby
Goodland
Leslie Hanshew
Wm. Hanshews
Joe Lockard
Mae Simonsen
Lewellen
L. E. Treadway
Lloyd Walters
Rising City
ST Pauls Lutheran Church
Paul Melin
Humphrey—Engelhardt
Gordon
Stetsons
Osceqta
Bill. W. O. Johnson
Edgar Roberts
Mr. Johnson
Iety Store
Humphrey-Engelhardt
Stumphreyngelhardt
Elothin Wey
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