Beulah struck San Juan Texas a memo from Ollie Baker
Ollie Baker describes dire conditions in San Juan after Beulah. He notes tents as housing, a courthouse blown across the Rio Grande into Mexico, and the difficulty of county business. He jokes about alligators for rent and mentions lingering mosquitoes and delayed rain relief.
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Ollie Baker
Texas
Rio Grande River
Frank
Nebraska
Beulah
Rio Grande
Mexico
CYF Visit to Rev Wood Home for Song Games
The CYF of the Baptist church were Sunday evening visitors in the Rev Wood home where they enjoyed singing games and popcorn.
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The
Baptist Church
Rev Wood
Rumor of Johnson Mexico deal and exile plan in crisis
A letter describes a dire situation with people on the move, potential U.S. and Mexican actions, and rumors that President Johnson offered 20 billion dollars to Mexico to take over the area. It notes travel restrictions, possible mass naturalization, and scarce relief with rattlesnakes as a food source while recounting personal fare and a farewell to a friend.
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Johnson
Mexico
Pres. J
U.S.A
Frank
Rick
Ollie Baker
Thanksgiving Visit Highlights Pork Community Families
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Shenk and family traveled from Denver on Thursday to spend Thanksgiving week with relatives. Several local residents hosted guests and attended events, including a Christmas cantata by the First Methodist Choir in Osceola. Others welcomed visitors and noted hospital discharge and birthday celebrations in the York area.
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Lawrence Shenk
Denver
Leslie Adelson
Arthur Pinneo
York
P. W. Aker
Emma Horstman
Emma Johnson
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San Juan, Texas
Redman Well Service
Polk
Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company
Kansas - Nebraska Natural Gas Company Inc
Pan
Roger Gustafson
Harold Anderson
Lillie Lind
York Hospital
Laura Bolton
Donald Hanquist
Elmer Hanquist
Imogene
Walter Nelson
Mary Nyberg
Clarence Bodine
Grant Johnson
Ida Schrum
Margaret Bowers
Stromsburg
Homer Bagby
Emil Kluck
Aurora
Ivan Johnson
Dalton
Bas Bli
Wegner
Central City, Nebraska
Coop
Farmers Coop Grain Association
Polk, Nebraska
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