N C K fair opens Monday at Belleville with vaudeville shows and auto races
The North Central Kansas Free Fair in Belleville opens Monday August 26 for a five day run. The schedule features unequaled vaudeville acts and two days of automobile racing on the fast half mile dirt track with increased purses of 1045 dollars daily. Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers perform Tuesday and Friday, with other acts including Ruth Thompsons albino horses and Capt Spillers Wonder Seals.
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Jimmie Lynch
Belleville
Ruth Thompson
Edna Alee
Albanis
Jim Wong
Captain Spiller
Betty Reed
Willkie Speaks at Elwood in acceptance speech for 1940 race
Wendell L. Willkie delivers his nomination acceptance in Elwood Indiana stressing democracy unity across parties and faiths. He endorses selective service for defense peace aims warns of war’s costs cites 1917 experience and pledges to outpace Hitler. He critiques New Deal spending while proposing farmer manufacturer parity and federal supports.
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Elwood
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Republican Party
United States
Philadelphia
America
Hitler
Willkie and Roosevelt Debate Ahead of Campaign
Former candidate Willkie argues the New Deal failed amid stagnant industry and six million jobless, warning the nation could face disintegration and dictatorship. He proposes joint appearances with President Roosevelt over the next weeks as a nationwide turnout reaches about 250 thousand people with 40 thousand cars.
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France
Willkie
Roosevelt
Will Rogers Humorous Story About Sunday School
Will Rogers lampoons Sunday School humor with a joke about who wears the biggest crown in heaven. A boy replies his dad, noting his father wears seven and three eights crowns and his head is swelling, illustrating the cheerfully irreverent tone.
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Johnnie
Masaya
Former Wray editor visits old rival C E McKimson
The former Wray Gazette editor and owner C E McKimson, now of Scandia Kansas, visited Wray last Sunday with his wife. He recalled their 1919 1920 newspaper rivalry and was impressed by the town's 20 year progress. Local residents included Mrs C V Hageman Mrs Dr Mary Creager Mr and Mrs E C Wires Miss Mabel Hageman of Chicago and Miss Blanche Hageman who joined Sunday dinner with Bert Hageman and Helen.
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Wray
C. Be, McKimson
McKimson
Wray Gazette
ABC
Alifornia
Scandia
Kansas
C. E. McKimson
C. V- Hageman
Mary Creager
E. C. Wires
Mabel Hageman
Chicago
Blanche Hageman
Bert. Hageman
Helen
Almquist
James
Kackley
Bert Haggman
C. V. Haggman
Blanche Haggman
Mabel Haggman
News Notes on Sunday Gatherings Across Nebraskan Families
A series of social visits and family gatherings across Scotts Bluff and nearby towns includes Elmer Morehead and relatives in Scotts Bluff, Jacob Morehead and Jim Fisher in Council Grove, and numerous others visiting relatives or hosting meals. Attendees span multiple families and communities, with trips to Edison and Manhattan noted for reunions and visits.
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Elmer Morehead
Scotts Bluff
Nebr
Jake Morehead
Jim Fisher
Council Groves
Good Home Lighting Tied to Better School Grades
A survey by a major advertising agency’s consumer research unit reports strong links between home lighting and student performance. Based on interviews across eight Midwest states, 94 percent said good lighting improves grades and 75 percent said it leads to better jobs after school.
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Consumer Research Department
C. J. Ingraham
Kansas Power Co
Republican Central Committee Organized in Belleville Meeting
A report on the Republican County Central Committee meeting held in Belleville on the 20th lists county chairman Sid Arbuthnot vice chairwoman Mrs. R Cameron treasurer Lester Houghton and secretary Mont Hill. Thirty four of forty eight members attended.
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Republican County Central Committee
Belleville
Chgs
P. Nordman
Scandia Township
Sid Arbuthnot
Republic
R. Cameron
Lester Houghton
Jamestown
Mont Hill
Taken for a ride with Dr Ahrens to Superior Nebraska
A letter describes a day trip when Dr Ahrens invited the author for a ride to Superior Nebraska about 25 to 30 miles away. They enjoyed the journey and hospitality, observed farmland and irrigated corn fields, and noted crops could improve with more moisture. The trip was pleasant and the invitation appreciated.
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Superior
Nebra
Nebraska City
Subscribe Discount and Delinquent Note from Scandia Paper
The message urges readers to use a 25 percent subscription discount and pressures delinquents behind a year or more to settle their bills. It mentions renewals, post office issues, and community readers, plus a social note about local residents visiting and dining with A. B. Johnson and Bettis family members.
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Scandia
Willkie Visit Highlights Western Kansas Trip Readied in 1940
Reporter party from Beloit to Colorado Springs and Denver travels with Wendell Willkie meeting at Broadmoor Hotel. Tour includes Manitou sights, Tomato Day in Fort Lupton, irrigation districts along the Platte, and road conditions on highway 36 amid a four day excursion ending in Scandia.
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Western Kansas Newspaper Association
Colorado Springs
Wendell Willkie
United States
Beloitand
Goodland
Manitou
Chamber of Commerce
Broadmore Hotel
Wandell Willkie
Denver
City Beautiful
Brighton
Port Lupton
Fort Morgan
Akron
Yuma
Wray
St. Francis
Atwood
Fort Lupton
Platte River
Brush
Acre
Chester Johnson Returns to Work in Kansas City
Chester Johnson resumed duties in Kansas City on Wednesday marking a return to his post. The event signals ongoing operations and Johnson’s reengagement with the organization.
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Chester Johnson
Kansas City
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