Van Zandt predicts bonus bill passed by next Congress
James E. Van Zandt, national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, told a Kearney luncheon that Congress will approve a soldiers bonus bill, which he said will be vetoed by President Roosevelt. He urged neutrality, warned against sending troops abroad without general election approval, and called for conscription of capital and industry.
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Kearney
Neb
James E. van Zandt
Altoona
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Roosevelt
van Zandt
United States
League of Nations
Italy
England
League
Townsend Announces Nationwide Third Party Petitions
Chicago reports Dr. F. E. Townsend said his organization would file third party petitions in all states to secure a nationwide vote on the Townsend plan in 1956.
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Chicago
F. E. Townsend
Townsend
Auction listing of household goods continues
A fragmented ad lists items for sale including an electric toaster, occasional chairs, clothes hampers and baskets, a lounge chair with ottoman, a living room suite with ticking mattress, and a few smaller items, with prices shown for most pieces.
Weeping Water Local Notes Aid and Family Events
Weeping Water reports include C E Powers booking in Union after business matters, the Nelsons welcoming a daughter at Bryan Memorial Hospital, and Mrs. Harvey Rich recovering from surgery. Celebrations mark the Jensen tenth wedding anniversary southeast of Avoca, Maytag sales by O O Kinder, and health updates on Mrs. Bates and Hubert Cappen. A large family reunion near Omaha gathers fifty relatives, with travel and nursing training details from Anna Johnson.
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Bryan Memorial Hospital
Anton Nelson
Harvey Rich
Eans Jensen
Avoca
Bates
Nettie Amick
Omaha
Anna Johnson
J. E. Johnson
Agnes Rough
Lincoln
Stuart Rough
Union
John Rough
Tekameah
Guy Lake
Stuart
Agnes
M. A. Thomas
John McGrady
Edgar
Wm. Thomas
Pete Miller
Walter Blakie
Henry Snell
Chris Snell
Snell
Christmas Gathering Teems With Fine Times
A selection of the Christmas time for this gathering is praised as one of the best ideas and promises attendees will have a very fine time.
Weeping Water Woman's Club Hosts Program and Luncheon
Mrs. C. J. Schwere entertained the Weeping Water Woman's club on Tuesday. A worthwhile program followed by a social hour and a delightful luncheon was served by the hostess.
Two Local Women Recovering After Operations
Mesdames Merlin Fernbaugh of Lincoln and John Bolt of Weeping Water, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Binzer, have shown good improvement after operations at Bryan Memorial hospital. Both were able to return home during the week, Mrs. Fernbaugh to Lincoln and Mrs. Bolt to Weeping Water, pleasing their many friends.
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Mesdames
Merlin Fernbaugh
Lincoln
John Bolt
Weeping Water
G. R. Binzer
Bryan Memorial Hospital
SuoTh
Knott Leases Lot For New Weeping Water Cafe
James Knott of Nebraska City leases part of Keckler Oil land and has contractor Mr Howe build a foundation for an 18 by 24 foot restaurant north of the Keckler station. The cafe will serve the north south highway No 50 corridor, giving Weeping Water a fourth cafe.
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James Knott
Nebraska City
Keckler Oil Company
Mr. Howe
Keckler Station
Mrs Anna Badgeley Plans Winter Visit Current Location Plattsmouth
Mrs Anna Badgeley formerly of Weeping Water has been living in Plattsmouth for months, visited Miss Mable Dudley in Weeping Water, then left to spend Christmas in Crete and the winter across the west and at Palmyra.
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Anna Badgeley
Weeping Water
Plattsmouth
Mable Dudley
Palmyra
Crete
Uncle John Domingo Improves After Hospital Stay
Uncle John Domingo, long ailing, was taken to Lincoln to Bryan Memorial hospital for surgery and ongoing treatment. Reports indicate he is showing good improvement after the operation and subsequent care.
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John Domingo
Lincoln
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Mrs Wiles Returns Home After Appendectomy
Mrs. Robert Wiles, taken to Bryan Memorial hospital last week for an appendectomy, has shown rapid recovery and was able to return home in the latter part of the week.
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Robert Wiles
Bryan Memorial Hospital
Weeping Water Hospital News Boost Respected Project
Weeping Water residents gain a new hospital not as large as Lincoln or Omaha but well equipped to provide good service at local standards. Dr Kunkel funds and outfits the institution, creating local employment and serving a needed facility for the region. Weeping Water residents are congratulated on the development.
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Lincoln
Omaha
Kunkel
Tractor Institute Held by Local John Deere Agent
C J Schwere, John Deere agent, hosted a tractor school at his implement house last Monday. The event featured a free moving picture showing factory production of farming machinery step by step and how to operate it. Attendees were also treated to refreshments.
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C. J. Schwere
John Deere Manufacturing Company
Mrs Fred Allen Visits Chicago With Relatives
Mrs Fred Allen has spent the week in Chicago visiting friends and relatives. She is guest of her in laws and plans to return home by the end of the week to celebrate Christmas with her family.
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Chicago
Fred Allen
Mrs Hart Improving After Surgery in Lincoln
Mr and Mrs O T Leyda visited Murray friends and Rudolph Hart at Lincoln where Mrs Rudolph Hart recently had appendectomy and is improving. Mesdames Hart and Leyda are sisters and many friends celebrate her progress with hopes of returning home next week.
Journal Christmas Advertising Solves Gift Problem
A newspaper notice highlights Christmas advertising as the solution to finding gifts. It promotes shopping in the journal's pages and suggests timely purchases to avoid last minute shortages.
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Journal
Prayer for newspaper editors urged by Portland preacher
Dr. W. B. Norton urged Methodist ministers to include newspaper publishers in prayers. A survey of twenty Portland preachers found only one, a former editor, remembered news commentators in prayers, noting editors wield great public influence despite political or economic views.
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Portland
Ore
W. B. Norton
Chicagoribune
Rainfall in Drouth Area Surpasses Normal in year
Agricultural meteorologist Joseph B. Kincer reports rainfall in drought stricken regions exceeded normal by 25 to 50 percent this year. Excess moisture brought floods and crop damage in the central valleys, despite easing moisture deficits from last season.
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Washington
Joseph B. Kincer
The
Weather Bureau
Great Central Valleys
Five Bison Are Auctioned Near Grand Island
Grand Island reports five bison from Doc H. C. Woodward’s herd were sold Tuesday at Blain Livestock Commission. Buyers, meat shop operators in the region, paid 4.5 to 6.5 cents per pound. Woodward maintains about 25 head, selling several yearly to keep the herd size. The animals graze east of Grand Island along the Lincoln highway.
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Grand Island
H. C. Woodward
Blain Livestock Commission Company
Woodward
Lincoln Highway
Body Found in Furnace in Ogden Ice Plant
The body of Joseph F. B. Summerhill twenty two, night engineer at an Ogden ice plant, was found in a furnace by the day engineer on his arrival. Identification came from a leather hat band stuck to the skull. Police suspect a night prowler or personal enemy. they deem self-immersion unlikely.
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Ogden
Utah
Joseph FB. Summerhill
Summerhill
Bullitt Reports On U S Soviet Ties From Washington
Ambassador Bullitt arrived in Washington from Moscow on a holiday and told state department colleagues that American Soviet relations have cooled in recent months. He denied rumors of resigning his post while noting his Philadelphia home.
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Washington
Bullitt
Moscow
State Department
Philadelphia
Sisters Hurt in Train Car Collision in Central City
Miss Margaret Riddlemoser 24 and her sister Gertrude were seriously injured when their car was struck by an eastbound Union Pacific passenger train in Central City Nebraska. The car was demolished and Margaret suffered a fractured leg and other injuries. Gertrude’s injuries were not yet fully determined.
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Central City
Neb
Margaret Riddlemoser
Union Pacific
Gertrude Riddlemoser
Sugar Institute Faces Supreme Court Appeal on Cooperative Status
The Supreme Court set oral argument for Monday February 3 on the Sugar Institute's appeal to continue as a cooperative trade group for refiners. A federal judge's ruling in New York City held the institute violated antitrust laws, prompting the review.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sugar Institute
Institute
Mack
New York City
Merrill Flies South to Aid Search for Ellsworth
American aviator R B Dick Merrill, assisting in the Lincoln Ellsworth search, was forced to land on an island off Ecuador’s coast and was reported safe there after the emergency landing.
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Lima
Peru
R. B
Dick’’ Merrill
Lincoln Ellsworth
Ecuador
Value of World Trade Rises in Third Quarter 1935
New York reports world trade values in the third quarter of 1935 were 2.5 percent higher than the same period in 1934. The Industrial Conference Board released the figures indicating an improvement in global commerce.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Paramount Cut Price Liquor and Wine Co. Growth Shown
The Paramount Cut Price Liquor and Wine Co at 24th and Deer Park Boulevard in Omaha has grown from a modest fruit stand to one of the west’s largest liquor depots. The store lives up to its motto We Will Not Be Undersold as crowds flood its departments for exceptional bargains.
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Postoffice
Boulevard
Omaha
Bomb Found in Shipment from Egypt to Newark Firm
Police and city chemist Dr Reuben Warner examined a torpedo shaped object in a henna leaves shipment from Egypt and found a rumbling cap and three and a half ounces of TNT. The discovery follows recent nationalist outbreaks in Egypt and Newark authorities secured the package for investigation.
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Newark
N. J
Egypt
Reuben Warner
Italian Rally Guarded as Protesters Block Madison Square Garden
In New York six hundred police blocked over two thousand youths from entering an Italian Red Cross rally at Madison Square Garden. A first group sang the Internationale then blocked police, while a second group hurled pamphlets attacking Mussolini. Police reformed lines and repelled both groups. Tickets controlled admission. Mayor LaGuardia listed as a speaker.
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New York
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Wescott
Congress
Philco
Franklin Radio
Court House
C. E. Powers
Riends
O. O. Kinder Telephone
Drouth
Russia
Merrill
Florsheim
Enna Jettick Shoes
Fetzer Shoe Coo
Platits
Nebr
Paramount
Espress
F. O. B. Onur Stora
California
Paramount Liquor and Wine Company
24Th and
Deer Park Blvd
Nite Club
U.S
Frankfort Line
Price
Paul Jones
Reg
Ren
Fattingly Moore
Wolf Creek
Oscar Pepper
Calvert
Seagrams Whiskey
Seagram
Seagram & Crown, Reg
Crown
Old Quaker
Old Hickory
Town Tavern
Windsor
Grab Orchard
Tom Hardy
Ene
Boad
Johnny Walker
Dunhill
Haig & Haig
du Bouchett
Sunkist Rock
Fleur de Vil Brandies
Sunkist Brandies
Sunkist Kummel
Omaha Fruit & Vegetable Market
Idaho
Jonathan
Kate
Manhattan
Peter Fox
Engesser Beer
Kingsbury Beer
Potosi
Falstaff
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