Lipton the Tea Planter Greatly Admired in Life
Sir Thomas Lipton died in Osidge London on October 2 1931. World papers highlighted his philanthropy and yachtsman fame while underemphasizing his proudest title Tea Planter Ceylon. Lipton transformed Ceylon into a premier tea producer and earned royal recognition.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Osidge
London
Sir Thomas
Thomas Lipton
Ceylon
Lipton
Gould
T. O. M. Sopwith
America
Thomas J. Lipton
Notable Local Movements and a Highway Collision
Robert Stromberg left for Washington DC after a month with his parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Stromberg. John Myers injured his hand dropping a front end on Monday forcing a layoff. A Sunday accident near Polk involved a Ford coupe driven by Walter Nelson colliding with a Dodge. occupants including Albert Sundberg and Oscar Sundberg sustained injuries and were hospitalized in York. Oscar Stromberg's stock trucked to Omaha with H B Johnson accompanying. return home Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Wm Kroger and Mr and Mrs D N Mills traveled to Lake.
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Robert Stromberg
Washington D. C
Oscar Stromberg
John Myers
Harry Schultz
Orlie Adelson
Glen Hill
Maurice Nyberg
Omaha
Lincoln
Polk
Walter Nelson
Albert Sundberg
Oscar Sundberg
York
H. B. Johnson
Oscar
Wm. Kroger
D'N. Mills
Lake
Local Families Visit Relatives and People Move in 1923
Erickson returns home Friday with plans to stay through Sunday. Arnold Crow and wife drive to Lexington to visit Moomey Braithwaite families and bring Rosemary home after weeks there. Mrs R J Allison Fredrick Elizabeth and Mrs J E McDaniel visit Lincoln then return with Miss Mildred McDaniel. Ray Peterson of Polk shines for Grand Island with wins over Fairbury and Norfolk ending a solid season. August Nelson buys a Lincoln barber shop and his wife will relocate soon. Naomi Marguerite Nelson wed Merril L Warner at Council Bluffs and will live on a York County farm near Thayer. A G Lindburg to erect a filling station on South Main. Mr and Mrs Whitemore and Bedient of Arborville visit Whitemore’s brother’s family this week.
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Ray Peterson
Polk
Grand Island
Fairbury
Norfolk
Ray
August Nelson
Lincoln
Nelson
Naomi Marguerite Nelson
Merril L. Warner
Stromsburg
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Thayer
York Coun
A. G Lindburg
South Main Street
Charles Whittemore
Bedfient
Arborville
Whittemore
I Brother
Marsland and Lincoln visitors plan Midwest trip
Marsland Nebraska and Claus Lindahl families visited the State Fair Tuesday. C A Jenner and Wilbur Whitacre traveled to Lincoln and will continue to Winfield Kansas to bring Wilbur's mother for a visit. Winnie and Lillie Lind return from Omaha to rest two weeks, with plans to visit Minneapolis soon. Frank Adelson returns from Akron Colorado and Denver trips to manage farm interests.
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Marsland
Nebraska
Carl Sweelquist
Claus Lindahl
C. A. Jenner
Wilbur Whitacre
Lincoln
Winfield
Kansas
Wilbur
Winnie
Lillie Lind
Omaha
Minneapolis
Frank A. Adelson
Akron
Colo
Denver
Fraternity Man Hears Rug Theft Allegation
A judge questions a prisoner about a rug theft claim while the accused explains being told by a woman to return the item this morning. He says he beat the rug and complied with the instruction.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iper Anc
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Glasgow
China
India
THE
Polk Progress
Howard W. Herbes
Polk, Nebraska
Congress
Briggs & Stratton
Coleman
Philco
Crosley
Zenith Radio
Revel Sword
Branting
HILLS
Richard Denning
Michael Anders
Columbus Rendering Company
Nielsen’s
Nielsen Cleaners
Bob
Lipton’s
Lipton’s Tea
Dupre Lute
Rin As
Aary
General Motors
Frigidaire
Ospeed-Weat
WATS
Sundberg & Son
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