White Cove Valley Community News Notes
Mrs Roy English left Sunday for a Kansas visit. John McDonnell and family worked on threshing and farming tasks while several neighbors shopped in Sidney Crook and Crook roads. Ellen Meyerholz’s eye injury occurred after stones were thrown. a day school time change to 10 30 am. Civic events include a Christian Endeavor gathering at the Dubbs home with games and supper.
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Roy English
Kansas
Mr. English
Melvin Gross
Yuma
John McDonnell
Phill Brossard
Crook
D. R. Gross
Alvin Robertson
Mr. Loudy
Carl Meyerholz
Stella Marshall
Biiney
Hillard Marshall
John McDonnell and
Sidney
Mr. Gross
Vernon Reeves
Reeves
Mrs. McDonnell
Mrs. Marshall
Owen Hostettler
Denver
Parmore
Sheridan
Reyes
Mr. Briney
English
Beebee
Charlie Lee
Karel Marshall
Parent-Teachers Association of School
Gus Sutter
George Burris
Ellis Dunn
Robert Nicholas
Dan Beebe
Milo Moore
Ed. Hickerson
Dale
Carl Summers
P. R. Bell
Glen McCall
Bell
Ali
Joe Hecker
Community Notes From Spring Canyon Field Week Activities
Local farmers report a good week with fall crops visible and prospects for a prosperous year. Several residents traveled to Sterling for the $1.00 day sale while others tended fields, hauled hay, and planted potatoes in cold weather. School events included the Sth graders finishing exams and PTA gathering at the School Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCall
Crook
Clarence Beebe
Ruth McCall
Dan Beebe
Jim Heth
Proctor
R. Bells
A. D. Hilliards
Sterling
Rose McGinley
Carrol Creek
Denrado School
Bernice Beebe
Bert Hilliard
Dave Todds
Tian Weebe
Harold Marshall
Ed. Hickerson
Harold Tucker
Robert Nicholas
A. A. Smith
Sam Polick
Anthony
Kans
Pleasant Valley March brings moisture and social notes
The Pleasant Valley column records a string of visits among local families led by Buzz Warrick and others. It notes hog hauling, cattle trades, and bets on seed potato purchases. A snowy spell provided needed moisture, with several groups visiting R. G. Simpson’s, E. J. Simpson’s family, and neighbors in Sidney and Council Bluffs.
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Buzz Warrick
Mr. Warrick
Ted Hecker
R. G. Simpson
T. W. Simpson
Sidney
E. J. Simpson
Council Bluff
Hang Kool
G. G. Simpson
B. J. Simpson
Bus Lee
Mr. Simpson
P. R. Simpson
Geo. Bonser
R. C Simpson
A. B. Jelinek
Rn. G. Simpson
Hans Kool
G. Simpson
Linotype Operator G A LaVelle Resigns for Coast Trip
G A LaVelle, a linotype operator at The Telegraph for a year and a half, resigned Sunday evening and headed for the coast with several stopovers. He leaves many warm friends in Sidney and expects to find work easily wherever his travels take him.
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G. A. LaVelle
Telegraph
Sidney
George J. Dryer Named New Linotype Operator at Telegraph Printer
George J. Dryer of Denver is appointed the new linotype operator for The Telegraph Printer. He succeeds Geoffrey LaVelle who resigned to go to the coast. Dryer's wife has arrived and Sid ney will gain another householder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Dryer
Denver
Geoffrey LaVelle
Mr. Dryer
Sidney
Shifting Situations At Freight Depot Resignation
Harry Witters resigns from the freight depot to take a new post in Casper Wyoming with a salary closer to his family needs. Hugo Nickum Tas’ takes the job created by the resignation. The Witters family will stay in town for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Witters
Cagper
Wyoming
Hugo Nickum Tas
Mr. Witters
Witters
Nebraskans urged to attend national convention in San Francisco
American Legion posts across Nebraska discuss matters at hand while urging participation in the upcoming national convention in San Francisco. The dialogue references the forty-niners as a badge and highlights ongoing discussions across posts statewide.
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San Francisco
Poker Flats Benefit Staged By Local Post Raised Near Thousand
The Poker Flats event organized by the local post drew wide community support and netted close to $1,000 to fund Legion activities and ongoing community service.
Nebraska Legion posts host Assembly week events
About 50,000 Nebraska veterans of the American Legion, across 337 posts, were invited to gatherings this week as State Commander J. Ed. C. Fisher designated the period “Assembly week” to engage non affiliated veterans and spotlight Legion activities.
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Nebraska
the American Legion
J. Ed. C. Fisher
Ex service men welcomed to legion aims and fund drive
Adjutant Frank B. O Connell reports legion membership exceeds 1000 beyond 1922 and likely tops 20000 this year. Henry Teigeler Jr post closed its third annual seven day fair. Harold L Phillips, finance officer, reports another 1000 invested toward the permanent building fund. Club rooms lease renewed for a year.
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Legion
Frank B. O'Connell
Henry Teigeler, Jr
The
American Legion
Harold L. Phillips
Local Posts Fund Big Club House, Cemetery Plot Secured
The Wilber post has over 83,000 laid away for a club house fund though membership stays under seventy. A soldier’s plot has been secured in the local cemetery by the Kearney post and will be cared for by legionnaires.
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Wilber Post
Kearney Post
American Legion seeks permanent endowment for grave decoration
Myron T. Herrick, Weeks, Pershing pledge support for a $100000 endowment to decorate overseas graves each Memorial Day. Herrick calls it a sacred trust. Weeks urges full patriotic backing. Pershing commends the generosity fueling this national remembrance. The Isle of Tashani musical comedy, with over eighty participants, was successfully staged by Martin Hornpost.
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American Legion
Myron T. Herrick
France
War Weeks
John J. Pershing
Ambassador Herrick
Legion
Legionnaires
Weeks
Pershing
America
Isle of
Tashani
Martin Hornpost
Valuable Agriculture News For Cheyenne County Farmers
Valuable agriculture news for Cheyene County farmers describes popular flower hybrids by C Jackmanli and Hen ryi, Duchess of Edinburgh, noting planting failures. It advises Kudu vine for fast cover on pergolas and details Solanua dulcamara as underutilized though hardy and decorative.
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Cheyene County
C. Jackmanli
Henryi
Duchess of Edinburgh
Mme
Edouard Andre
Experts Probe into Municipal Financing
A commission of banking experts studies common errors by municipal officials in issuing municipal securities. Highlighted abuses include misappropriation of funds to pay current bills.
Issues in municipal finance and gas appliance use
The text lists flaws in local government debt practice such as debt beyond legal limits and premature bond maturities, faulty assessment juggling, insufficient sinking funds, and poor accounting. It also notes large numbers of gas fueled appliances in the country with 7,010,000 cooking appliances, 1,570,000 gas water heaters, and 1,268,000 room heaters, with quantities steadily rising.
Paris Electric Light Peddlers Bring Illumination to Doors
Forty years past in Paris street vendors peddled electric lighting. A wagon with batteries wires and lamps would pull in at a customer’s door. Within one or two hours the house could be lit with electricity for a festive occasion.
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Paris
Lighter lights and a reflection on modern home illumination
A thirty year memory recalls kerosene light and two carbon electric lamps costing a dollar monthly each. The writer compares past and present illumination, questioning whether younger generations appreciate progress. A Florida visitor also sends a brief telegram requesting lighter underwear and an urgent SOS.
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