Record Enroll ment This Year in 4-H Clubs
Rural youths show record 4-H enrolment totaling 21 086 across Nebraska counties as of June 13. Lancaster leads with 1 111 participants followed by Gage 832 Otge 704 Douglas 625 Buffalo 563 Dawson 526 Cass 512 and Scotts Bluff 502. Cloths is the top project with 121 girls enrolled.
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Altho L. I. Frisbie
College of Agriculture
Frisbie
Washington
Lancaster County
Gage County
Otge
Douglas
Buffalo
Dawson
Cass
Scotts Bluff
Adams
Jefferson
Antelope
Johnson
Arthur
Kearney
Banner
Keith
Blaine
Keya Paha
Boone
Kimball
Box Butte
Knox
Boyd
Lancaster
Brown
Lincoln
Logan
Butt
Loup
Butler
McPherson
Madison
Cedar
Merrick
Chase
Morrill
Cherry
Nance
Cheyenne
Nemaha
Clay
Nuckolls
Otoe
Colfax Cuming
Thomas
Greeley
Halt
Thurston Hamilton
Valley
Harlan
Hayes
Warne
Hitchcock
Webster
Holt
Wheeler
York Hooker
Howard
Jolly Stitchers Meet and Share Pan Holder Pattern
The Jolly Stitchers gathered June 16 at Betty and Bernice Halmes to cut out hot pan holder patterns. Nine members, two new, Hertha Patscheis and others, enjoyed a lunch. A second meeting June 26 at Barbara Stander's continued with blanket stitch lessons and dust cloth and pan holder judging with ribbons. The group planned to meet next at leader Mrs. Donald Harrig's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Jolly Stitchers
Betty
Bernice Halmes
Hertha Patschies
Mary Jane Tschirren
Barbara Stander
Betty Halmes
Virginia Bierl
Hertha Patscheis
Kathryn Tschirren
Frances
St. Pauls Auxiliary to Meet at Church Parlors
The St. Pauls Auxiliary will gather Thursday afternoon in the church parlors. Hosts are Mrs. Fred Guenther and Mrs. Adam Stoehr. All members are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's
Hosteases
Fred Guenther
Adam Stoehr
Wine Tax Slashed Under New Roosevelt Act
Washington reports President Roosevelt signing the wine tax administration act which revises tax rates sharply downward. the measure aims to lessen state and federal liquor taxes and alter pricing for producers and consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Murray Boys Learn Useful Knots at Local Club
A Mur ray rope club named Knot Em Up formed May 12 under Ivan Deles Dernier. Officers elected include Donald Nelson president Dale Wohlfarth vice president Roy Wilson secretary and Dallas Redden news reporter. Members learned square granny bowline slip binder and weaver knots with three foot ropes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Ivan Deles Dernier
Donald Nelson
Dale Wohlfarth
Roy Wilson
Dallas Redden
Presbyterian Church
Dale Wehlfarth
Charles Stastka
Theodore Baker, Jr
Ancient City Unearthed In Nebraska By University Field Team
Archaeologists led by Dr. Earl H. Bell near Lynch Nebraska report uncovering a large pre historic city site three miles long and a half mile wide. Bernard Reishauge found chipped flints suggesting an older civilization, pushing man’s presence in the region back to four thousand years or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynch
Neb
Nebraska Desert
University of Nebraska
Earl H. Bell
Bell
North America
Bernard Reishauge
Nebraska
Ponca Creek
Gorge Wilcox
Lynch Schools
Vic Jehorek
Harold Stewart
Bee the goods you buy
The article urges buyers to judge products by actual performance after purchase rather than relying on flowery catalog descriptions. It emphasizes practical quality, durability, and value, suggesting consumers test goods and compare real use to advertised claims.
Watch Business Graph on Bonus Payment Effect
Washington examines how 1 billion dollars in baby bonds would spur employment and lift workers from relief lines. Statisticians track the impact on veterans and the economy as funds reach 3 million men and flow into cars, homes, farms, and debts amid the long bonus fight. The labor department notes rising employment signals from the payout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Capitol Plaza
United States Army
Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Labor Department
Isadore Lubin
Obituary of B. A. Baker of Weeping Water Nebraska
B A Baker born Nashville Michigan September 2 1862 died June 19 1936 at his farm south of Weeping Water aged 73 years 9 months 17 days. He moved with his family to Cheyenne Wyoming and Nebraska in 1874 married Margaret Howsman February 28 1884 eleven children born Blanche preceded him in death wife died 1931. He lived in Weeping Water since 1901 and 1907 at the present home. A carpenter by trade he built many local homes and cabinet work in recent years. Survived by Elvira Russell Wolbach Nebraska Charles Toledo Ohio Robert Sam Olive Johnson Edna Creda Johnson Freda Jensen Byron and William Weeping Water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nsyron Amos Baker
Achilles
Rebekah Dillon Baker
Nashville
Michigan
Weeping Water
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Nebraska
Margaret Howsman
Blanche
Ohio
Robert
Sam
Olive Johnson
Edna
Creda Johnson
Freda Jensen
Byron
William
Draft of Claude Bowers for Roosevelt Re election
Washington reports the Democratic high command weighs drafting Claude Bowers, ambassador to Spain, as part of the 1928 re election strategy. He would assist the Democratic National Committee with tactics to counter Republican attacks and likely collaborate with James Farley and Charles Michelson on publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Claude Bowers
Roosevelt
Bowers
Spain
James A. Farley
Charles Michelson
National Committee
Murdock News Mixed with Social and Travel Notes
Local items report Jack Hitchcock aiding with cherry harvest plus visits by Albert Bauer and family in Lincoln. Community groups meet at Murdock Evangelical church for a missionary drive and a visit to Pioneer Park in Lincoln is noted. Several families attend picnics, reunions, and trips through Omaha, Beatrice, Central City, and Yellowstone. Gakemeier family visits from Chicago. George Kruse attends a large Kruse reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hitchcock
Havelock
L. Neitzel
Albert Bauer
Lincoln
Julius Reinke
Charles Kupke
L. Neitzel Hardware
Neitzel
William Rikli
Henry Heinemann
Ord
Koelling
Fred W. Brackemeier
Elmwood
Murdock
Murdock Evangelical Church
The
Missionary Society
O. J. Hitchcock
Clara
A. J. Neitzel
William Gakemeier
Chicago
Omaha
Nebraska
Gakemeier
Henry Gakemeier
Ladies Aid Society
William H. Zabel
Albert Straich
Lydia
Joy Miller
Straich
Miller
O. W. Gillespie
Yellowstone Park
Billings
Montana
Black Hills
South Dakota
Tobias
George Kruse
Kruse
Central City
Talatiees
Ditch Digging Advances for Murdock Waterworks
Ditches for the new Murdock waterworks mains are rapidly dug with a ditch digging machine. The second well begun last week was a dry hole and abandoned. The first well, tested at 17 gallons per minute, is likely to meet future demand easily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdock
Camp Sterling Youth Enjoys Ten Days at Columbus YMCA Camps
Little Larry Lee son of Dr and Mrs L D Lee spent ten days at the YMCA camps in Columbus enjoying outdoor life and a fine time. His parents went out to bring him home late last week after a most enjoyable period away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sterling
Larry Lee
L. D. Lee
Columbus
Larrys
Bible School team tops Callahans 7 to 3 under floodlights
The Bible School team defeated the Callahans 7 to 3 in the opening game under the floodlights last Tuesday night. The Tigers then beat the Lutherans 17 to 6 in the second game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Callahans
Tigers
Lutherans
Lincoln man visits Mur dock for repair materials
Guy Lake of Lincoln traveled to Mur dock last Wednesday to pick up materials for repairing his property near Wabash. He enjoyed visiting with many old friends during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Lake
Lincoln
Murdock
Wabash
Very Dry in Ohio
Uncle George W. Pickwell received a letter from his son Paul who lives at Dayton Ohio. He writes of very dry weather there and says crops are still looking well but rain is badly needed and would do little good if it does not come soon.
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Ohio
George W. Pickwell
Paul
Dayton
Lawlors Defeated by Local Tenball Team on Diamond
Local spectators saw Lawlor Softball Equipment of Lincoln fall to the picked town team by 20 to 11 in Thursday evening play. Lutherans beat South Bend 20 to 8 for another quick result.
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Lawlors
Lawlor
Lincoln
Lutherans
South Bend
West Coast Guests Visit Mrs Schewe
Rev Ira McBride of Redondo Beach California and Mrs Manton M Mead of Salt Lake City Utah were guests last week at the home of Mrs William Schewe. Mr McBride was an active minister in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Coast
Ira McBride
Redondo Beach
California
Manton M. Mead
Salt Lake City
Utah
William Schewe
McBride
Nebraska Conference Evangelical Church Leader Retires to California
The subject served the Nebraska conference for 22 years before deteriorating health forced retirement. He then relocated to California. The womenfolk are sisters of Mrs. Schewe.
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Nebraska
The
Evangelical Church
California
Schewe
Summer devotion urged amid heat and bustle
The piece urges attending church during summer, warning the real danger is spiritual hunger. It encourages serving God on vacation days and being ready to meet Him anywhere, even on a busy highway, with faith and calm.
Riverside Park Gateway Project Planned at Milford
Harvey A Schwab met Milford park committee to discuss an ornamental Riverside Park gateway funded by Nebraska Youth, with clinker brick piers 3 feet square set 14 feet apart and tubular steel arches bearing Riverside Park. The contract also directs a six foot high riverfront fence and new sidewalks in the park east end. Attendees at the August assembly in Milford will see progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey A. Schwab
Milford
Nebraska
Riverside Park
The
Park Association
Tractor Fuel Savings at Elmwood Bulk Plant
Buy your tractor fuel at a bulk plant offering only Special High Grade or HOT TRACTOR FUEL. No distillate, electric meter pump fills containers. Cash price 2 2/10 cents per gallon with no deliveries. Bring containers and save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmwood Bulk
Big Assembly Plan Draws Crowd to Grounds
Improvements on the grounds and the chance to witness a large assembly program draw many people planning early for their conveniences.
Card of Thanks for Mrs Emma Koelling Funeral
Dear friends and neighbors express heartfelt appreciation for floral offerings and kind words of sympathy shown in the death and funeral of our sister Mrs Emma Koelling. We thank the minister and all who assisted In this hour of sorrow from Mr and Mrs Henry Heineman Mr and Mrs William Rikli and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Koelling
Henry Heineman
William Rikli
Sunny Side Club Holds Fourth Meeting With Demonstrations
The Sunny Side cooking club met at Dorothy Turner’s home for a five minute cabbage demo by Turner and Renee Brown. Margaret Ren and Bessie Bailey demonstrated table setting before a business meeting and a roll call on favorite vegetables. About ten members plan to visit Camp Brewster and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunny Side Cooking Club
Dorothy Turner
Renee Brown
Margaret Ren
Bessie Bailey
Camp Brewster
Great Seal Herd Annul Visit to Islands
International Illustrated News reports on the Pribilof Islands off Alaska as the North American fur seal herd returns each summer. About 60 000 seals are taken June through August by government agents, with 450 workers supporting sealing operations and a history of conservation efforts after past overhunting reduced the herd from millions to roughly 125 000 in 1911.
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Nome
Alaska
Pribilof
Bering Sea
United States
California
Pribilof Islands
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cass County
Jolly Stritchers
ST. Paul's Auxiliary
Discovery
B. A. Baker
No. 6
Murdockews
Oo. E. Bradford
Canyon City
Colorado
Harbine
Louisville Bible School Conference
Harold Oehlerking
Charles Buell
LeRoy Gortney
Pioneer Park
Frank Rosenow
Willard
Eldon
Bie Kuehn-Rosenow
Beatrice
America
W. O. Schewe
Eg. W. Thimgan
Plattsmouth
Larry
W. J. B. McDonald
Kuehn
Return
Burlington
Hyannis
Cork
Trunkenbolz Oil Co
Sunny Side Club
Pribilofs
International Illustrated News
Islands
BY Leroy Monroe
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