Pioneer woman dies in southern Nebraska at 84
Mrs. A. Raats, 84, longtime pioneer, dies at her home east of Red Cloud. She is the last survivor of pioneer women in the Red Cloud area, with the death marking the end of an era for local settlers.
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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
2
Lamb Predicts A Record Fair At State Exposition
A. W. Lamb president of the fair association announces the 1929 Nebraska state fair will be the best ever with an eight day run to accommodate growing crowds. He notes a grandstand nearing completion and more extensive exhibits and programs than previous years. Falls City grants a 20 year gas franchise to Gas Service Co of Kansas City to supply natural gas this winter. A Cowles group builds a dam to create a several acre pond for crappie bass and other game fish. Johnson County to hold second free fair with livestock poultry and clubs. Norfolk plans a first bull fight despite attorney general opposition with Mexican matadors and bulls en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Raats
Nebraska
Red Cloud
Falls City
Marshall Hoppin
Aviation Bureau
Federal Department of Commerce
Potash State Bank
Antioch
First State Bank of Alliance
Alliance
City of
Chester
Nixon and Reynolds
Platte River
Pathfinder
R H. Willis
Department of Public Works of
Beatrice
Don Linn
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Linn
Art Goebel
Honolulu
Bud” Burney
Beatrice Boy
Johnson County
Tecumseh
Ridgeway McCoy
Kimball
New York
York
York County Commercial Club
Bridgeport
Fifth
Twelfth
Main
Richardson County
U. S. No. 73
Harlan Street
Trafic
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Buffalo County
Kearney
Lincoln
Lamb
Gas
Gas Service Company of
Kansas City
St. Joseph
C. D. Greason
George Lyon
Cowles
Johnson County Agricultural and Mechanical Association
E. J. Lamb
Norfolk
Mexico
Sorensen
Graveling Road Progress Expands Chester to Fairmont Route
Graveling of 13 miles from Chester to Belleville Kansas advances on the Burlington line to create a continuous graveled highway from Concordia to Fairmont. The road has been graded and widened, connecting already graveled sections with future fall work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Burlington
Belleville
Kas
Concordia
Eas
Fairmont
Senate Session 18 Reconvenes Sept 3 Delayed
Washington reports the Senate reconvenes September 3 instead of August 19 due to the finance committee’s inability to finalize the tariff bill. Three three day recesses proceed from August 19 to September 3, with full passage expected by October and conference finalization by November before the December session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
James E. Watson
Rep. Ind
Senate Finance Committee
Watson
Finance Committee
House
Reed Smoot
Nep
Utah
Smoot
New York
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bankers Offer Rewards for Robbers in Four Counties
The Four County Bankers Association of Ashland Bayfield Price and Jefferson counties posts a reward of 1000 dollars for a dead robber and 500 dollars for a live one. They are not only publicizing rewards but also supplying machine guns to police officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Wis
Bankers’ Association
Bayfield
Price
Jrop
Assumption Coal Mine Sold at Receiver's Sale
The Assumption coal mine near Taylorville Alabama, burdened by debts totaling about 72000 dollars, sold at a receiver's sale for 3000 dollars. The mine, one of the oldest and deepest in the state, is likely to be abandoned with the twelve acres subdivided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylorville
Assumption
Ammonia Tank Explosion Kills Three in Houston Dairy
Three men died and several were injured when the condenser of a high pressure ammonia tank in a dairy refrigeration system exploded. Fumes hampered rescuers as firefighters arrived at the scene in Houston, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
H. W. Buckendahl
John Herbolsheimer
Houston
Texas
Kansas Prisoners Mutiny Results in Two Deaths
A prisoner mutiny at the Lansing state prison left two inmates dead and fourteen escaping. One guard was injured. extra guards were sent to the facility and heightened highway patrols were established around Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Lansing
Kan
Hungarian Revenues and Expenditures Rise in Hungary
Hungarian revenues and expenditures climbed last year by 5.022 million dollars and 4.97 million dollars respectively, according to the ministry of finance announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Ministry of Finance
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