Alvo Notes: Local Visit, Politics and Sports
Alvo residents and visitors frequent Lincoln and Plattsmouth for business and court matters. The piece highlights social visits, teaching moves, a clan funeral at Weeping Water, potential Colorado relocation, a baseball game win for O'Shea-Rogers, and a Methodist Ladies Aid picnic at Boyles Grove with a large turnout.
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Wm. Stewart
James Applegate
Waverly
Edward Casey
Lincoln
Alvo
S. C. Boyles
Bank of Alvo
Plattsmouth
Court House
C. D. Ganz
Henriksen Will
Simon Rehm
Corrine Peterson
Kansas
Minnie Peterson
Harry L. Kruger
Alvo Bank
Boyles
George Curyea
John Murtey
Thomas Murtey
Dan Menchau
Colorado
C. C. Bucknell
O'Shea-Rogers
Universal Car
R. L. Parmenter
Cle Schafer
Henry S. Ough
Charles Godbey
District Court
Elizabeth Hall
Imperial
Wm." Coatman
Wm. Coatman
W. W. Coatman
R. N. Coatman
Ruby
Ladies Aid Society
Methodist Church
Boyles Grove
Art Bird Is Hospitalized For Gallstone Complications
Blacksmith Art Bird, in poor health with diagnosed gallstones, was taken to Lincoln Hospital where doctors considered surgery but first administered treatment to monitor the illness progress.
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Art Bird
Lincoln
Knights of Pythias Confer Third Rank at Regular Meeting
The Knights of Pythias awarded the third rank to three members at last week’s meeting. Sam Jordan Oris Foreman Dan Menchau and Leonard Klemme were advanced as Sir Knights. Charles Marshall and M. R. Meyers of Ashland attended.
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Knights of Pythias
Sam Jordan
Oris Foreman
Dan Menchau
Leonard Klemme
Charles Marshall
M. R. Meyers
Ashland
Knights of Pythias Memorial Service at Methodist Church
The Knights of Pythias held memorial exercises at the Methodist church last Sunday with Rev. R. H. Kenoweth delivering the oration. A large gathering attended and enjoyed the fine sermon.
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Knights of Pythias
Methodist Church
R. H. Kenoweth
Birthday Anniversary Celebrated for Wm Coatman at Weeping Water
The June 13 birthday celebration at Wm Coatman home in Weeping Water drew family from W W Coatman south of Alvo R M Coatman in town Mrs M L Gallagher Grand Island and Miss Gladys Coatman at home. Coatman born in Trenton New Jersey later wed Isabelle Malcolm years ago.
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Wm. Coatman
Weeping Water
W. W. Coatman
South of Alvo
R. M. Coatman
M. L. Gallagher
Grand Island
Gladys Coatman
Mr. Coatman
Trenton
N. J
Isabelle Malcolm
Lutherans pledge loyalty at Independence Hall
Delegates of the 67th Augustana Lutheran synod approved separating Augustana college and seminary at Rock Island Illinois after long debate. They then marched to Independence Hall and renewed loyalty to Americanism in the old declaration chamber before visiting the Swede Church.
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Philadelphia
Augustana College and Seminary
Rock Island
Ill
Augustana Lutheran Synod
Independence Hall
America
Augustana
Omahans Elected by Church Alliance Nebraska Council
Rev H Ellis Linger Wisner elected president of the Nebraska Council of Christian Education at its 59th annual convention closing session in Alliance. J L Duff Omaha named vice president. Alana C Little Lincoln recording secretary. W H Kimberly Lincoln treasurer. Board of directors and trustees named.
Pershing to survey American battle memorials in Europe
General Pershing will sail from New York on the Leviathan to inspect permanent American cemeteries in France and Belgium and survey tentative sites for memorials on battlefronts where American troops distinguished themselves. He serves as chairman of the American battle monuments commission and has not yet set a return date.
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Washington
General Pershing
Europe
American Battle Monuments Commission
France
Belgium
New York
United States
Alvo Nebraska Treasurers Annual Report 1925 26
Annual statement from the village treasurer to the Village Trustees of Alvo Nebraska covering receipts for the year ending around April 1926. It lists balances on hand and various receipts including tobacco tax and coal, with a total receipts figure noted as 1230.21.
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Alvo
Alvo, Neb
Treas
Infantry Movement to Summer Camps from Forts Crook and Omaha
The Seventeenth Infantry begins its annual transfer from Fort Crook and Fort Omaha to summer training camps. The advance guard, led by Lieut. R. G. Hewis with 68 enlisted men and 142 horses, camped at Nebraska City and expect to reach Fort Leavenworth by July 17. This year detachments travel by train over the Missouri Pacific, June 23 from Fort Crook, skipping the prior night-hosting visits to Plattsmouth.
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Seventeenth Infantry
Fort Crook
Fort Omaha
Omaha
Sevienteenth
Fort Leavenworth
Transportation Department of the Infantry
Kansas Post
R. G. Hewis
Nebraska City
Fort Leavenworth Oy
Missouri Pacific
Plattsmouth
Electric Light Equipment Account Receipts Summary
A dated ledger entry lists 4 20 95 balance on hand 3295.9 7 and multiple receipts from meter rent totaling 10.04 8 17 25 10.08 9 21 from wire value 4 1 12 31 25 10.0 3 14 26 10.04 reflecting periodic income for the Electric Light Equipment Account.
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H. E. Parseil
A. S. Bird
Ates Orie
John Vaerper
Chas Godbey
Wees
Dan Williams
Art Skinner
S&s
S. Humphrey
Banning
Humber
Wes
John Wood
Skinner
Chas. Godbes
Roy Coatman
J. W. Banning
Godbey
J. Ww Banning
Peter Ty
Earl Keller
Renner
Stephens
James Friend Smart
Richardson
C Bucknell
Mets I
Enterprise Ely Et Mis
Este
A. B
Joe Armstrong
Lautro
Electric Light Bond Refunding Account Receipts
Record shows balances and receipts for the Electric Light Bond Refunding Account. Entries include balances on land and receipts from the company transfers dated 6-13-35 and 1-20-26, totaling 2,500.06 dollars.
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Electric Light
Village Treasurer Reports Receipts for Electric Light General Account
Respectfully submitted by Ss. C. Boyles as village treasurer, detailing receipts for the Electric Light General Account.
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Ss. C. Boyles
Bargain Tables at Bates Book and Stationery Store
Bates Book and Stationery Store showcases special 50c and 1 bargain tables with many items priced below wholesale. Don’t miss the 50c Bargain Day Box Stationery as part of Bargain Wednesday deals.
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Bates Book and Stationery
Eternal Pioneers in Public Utilities Claim Ongoing Innovation
Samuel F. Macquarrie of Boston argues public utilities must continually experiment to prepare for future needs. He cites electricity, gas, telephone and transportation as examples, praising long term planning and the broad ownership that sustains reliable service and civic growth.
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Samuel F. Macquarrie
Boston
Inmense
Electic Company
Street Railway
Pleasant trip to Stanton County reported by Albert family
Mr and Mrs John Albert and their daughter Esther traveled from Friday into the weekend to Stanton County visiting relatives in Pilger and Stanton. They described a prosperous, well kept area with dry weather and strawberries from the Sprieck garden. Esther then visited Gamaha with aunts while the Alberts were away.
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John Albert
Stanton County
Pilger
Mr. Albert
Julius Sprieck
Stanton
Mr. Sprieck
Gottlieb Sprieck
Elkhorn Valley
Louisville
Albert
Esther
Gamaha
Louisville Courier
Alien Home-Port Examinations Reach 80 Percent Immigrants
Henry E. Hull announces expanding predeparture alien examinations to cover about four fifths of new arrivals. The program, first tested in the British Isles and Ireland and now extending to Germany Norway Denmark and soon Poland, aims to ease final entry while safeguarding rights and reducing post embarkation refusals.
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Washington
United States
Henry E. Hull
Christian Science Monitor
New World
Hall
Irish Free State
Great Britain
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Poland
Hull
Jury vindicates modern girl in $1,000,000 suit verdict
In Battle Creek Michigan Louise King 21 won 350 000 in a suit against millionaire Arthur Rich. The jury of eight men and four women held Rich liable despite a defense blaming the modern girl for temptation. Rich had earlier been convicted of criminal assault and life sentence. The defense got a 20 day stay to file exceptions. King's lawyers said 25 060 was the hoped for top amount and the verdict exceeded expectations.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Louise King
Arthur Rich
Rich
Miss King
Home Dedicated to Murphy Honors Late Chicago Surgeon
Chicago on June 11 reports the American College of Surgeons dedicating a French Renaissance style home to memory of John B. Murphy. Dr. William J. Mayo lauded Murphy as a clinical teacher and equal to great musicians in producing enduring surgical masterpieces.
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Chicago
American College of Surgeons
America
John B. Murphy
William J. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Farmer Objects to New Condemnation Method
Supreme Court heard arguments over sections 8534 8335 of the state highway law authorizing the highway department to relocate or widen roads and allow county boards to seize land for road needs. Joseph Hand challenges the measure contending it lacks clear title scope and denies landowners due due process. decision could affect how land is taken for state highways.
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Supreme Court
District Court
Joseph Hand
County Board of Sheridan
State Highway Department
Highway Department
County Board
Hand
The Journal Calls for News Tip Line
The Journal invites readers to phone Call No. 6 with tips or news while thanking them for their interest.
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the Journal
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Alvo Department
Pershing
Coatman Hardware Co
Alvo Nebraska
General Village Fund
Eapendiplaes
17Th Infantry
Ft. Crook
Electric Light General Account
Reed
Aiea
Chas
Godber
Stroemer
S Humphrey
A. B. Stroemer
Dinges
A. KB
Osnee
Stroeemer
A . Stroemer
Zanes
Eternal Pioneers
People’s Market
Blue Jay
van Camp
Malt and Son
Ideal
Gesundheit
Puritan
Blatz
Jule Cleanser
Eople’s Market
Sam Giventer
Mr. Hull
Murphy
Farmer
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