War Department Won’t Recognize Indian WWI Vet Claim
Washington reports the War Department and the Veterans’ Bureau will not acknowledge the Nebraska claim that the Indian World War veteran is Arthur Frazier without more evidence. Officials say fingerprint records from 1917 and 1918 do not match the man now claiming to be Frazier, despite earlier reports of his death.
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War Department
Arthur Frazier
Washington
Veterans’ Bureau
Nebraska
Beatrice Faces Water Famine and Filtration Bonds
Beatrice suffers a water shortage as Blue River floods wells northwest of town with muddy water. Hundreds haul water by buckets as officials announce a special election on August 6 to vote bonds for a river filtration plant.
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Beatrice
Norton Chosen Democratic Nominee for Governor on Seventeenth Ballot
Linceln J. N. Norton of Polk won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination on the seventeenth ballot at the state committee meeting. Norton secured 35 votes, one more than the required total, and the nomination was made unanimous by acclamation after about an hour in the evening session.
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Linceln
J. N. Norton
Polk
Democratic State Committee
Norton
Family Drowned in Lake Near Boulder Resort
H W Baker a local druggist his wife and their 2 year old son Richard drowned at a summer resort lake near Boulder Cole. Mourners found the mother and child floating beside a capsized boat while Mr Baker’s body was recovered from the lake bottom. Likely accident when boy fell overboard and parents tried to save him.
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Havelock
H. W. Baker
Richard
Boulder
Cole
Mr. Baker
Troops Reach Santos Port in Brazilian Dispatch
Advices from Santos report the arrival of 4000 Brazilian government troops at the port as part of military movements. The state department confirms the arrival and notes the ongoing regional security implications.
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Santos
Washington
State Department
Good Crop of Winter Wheat in Hemingford County
Hemingford Box Butte county reports a good winter wheat crop with estimates from ten to thirty bushels per acre. Favorable winter and fall conditions supported growth, but a dry spell in early July reduced the yield from its early promise.
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Hemingford
Box Butte County
Great Advance In Corn Crop
A report from the Northwest Iowa to South Dakota and northern Nebraska districts notes a notable advance in the corn crop during the week just ended. Improved conditions across several regions include Minnesota’s southwest area, with rising yields and healthier stands reported by local farmers and agronomists.
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Bronx City
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Employment Agencies to Pay Licence, Lincoln Nebraska
State Labor Commission er L B Frye says the annual $50 license must be paid by each employment agency in Lincoln and Omaha. District Judge Troup of Omaha upheld the law as valid and constitutional. Frank H Lane in Kankakee Illinois died after a honey bee sting above the right eye.
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Lincoln
L. B. Frye
Omaha
Troup
Kankakee, Il
Frank H. Lane
Community Social Roundup Notes Visitors and Visits
Local residents report frequent calls and visits across East Center and nearby towns. Families including Bancroft Rose Scott Brown and Netherland shared meals, attended church events, and traveled to Dalton Gurley Sidney and Cheyenne. A death in the Folks family prompted sympathy. harvest work continues as fall wheat nears completion.
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Grandpa Carter
Jake Mayer
John Peterson
Dalton
John Billeter
A. D. Rose
Harry Netherland
Holyoke
W. Scott
Cash Scott
Vernon
Delbert Robbins
Ray Berry
John Brown
Ida
Rosa
J. H
Sidney
Ted Kalhoff
Babe
Lizzie Reiners
Frank Dickes
S. W. Scott
Jim Folks
Tony
Opal
Paul Draper
Omaha
Dalton Ladies Aid
Art Draper
Gurley
John McGrain
John Groshans
J. M. Netherland
Sidney's Next Trade Extension Day
Sidney holds a trade extension day on August 20 to promote sales and vendor participation.Event details include the date and purpose for local merchants to showcase offerings and connect with customers.
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Sidney
Local Crook Area Social and Harvest Notes
Spring Canyon visitors include Mr and Mrs Moore and Mrs Eastwood with daughters from Denver while other locals travel to Crook. News covers calls, dinners, fishing trips, and family arrivals plus a July 24 birth, harvest progress, and visitors from Columbus Ohio.
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Moore
C. P. Eastwood
Denver
Milo Moore
Robert Nicholas
Kink
Crook
Adolph Macik
Irie Burris
Hicks
Ferguson
Fort Collins
Ruth McCalle
Dan Beebe
A. D. Hilliard
Lois Louise
Lavern
Ray Sheffield
John Speaker
Ellis Dunn
John Hellbusch
Maxine
Jim Bates
Bernard Hill
Wilma Jean
P. R. Bell
Harry Reeves
Lou Kler
Byron Aldrich
Helen Aldrich
Springfield
M. T. Moore
McKelvey
Clarence Kirby
Sterling
Herman de Bruner
Grayson
F. M. Moore
Eastwood
M.T. Moore
Carl Meyerholz
Grant
Nebr
Bernice Beebe
John Todd
R. E. Bothwell
Barbara
Columbus
Ohio
Pleasant View and Grand Prairie Socials and Loss
Grand Prairie residents attend Pleasant View call day meetings and social events. Numerous gena names.J. C. Jorgensen, A. R. Tremain, Welton, Christensen, Irwin, Jorgensen, Heinzman, Tremain, Pavlat, Miles, and others appear in daily visits, motoring to Sunol and Sidney, church concerts, and a funeral for Mrs. Miles. A Ford car is noted. An obituary notes Mrs. Miles’s passing with attendees listed.
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Charles Welton
Pleasant View
Frank Christensen
Nels Johnson
W. T. Sharman
J. C. Jorgensen
James Irwin
Dorothy
Josie
Sadie
Sunol
A. R. Tremain Howe
Helen
Alfred Jorgensen
Cecil Hunt
A. R. Tremain
Woman's Club
Henry Pavlat
Henry Flessner
Frank Heinzman
A. M. Tremain
James Booth
W. Y. Miles
Grand Prairie
Samuel
J. H. Gell
Emanuel Stueve
E. A. Johnson
W. O. Johnson
Bertha Olson
A. G. Weaver
Charles Smith
F. N. Smith
W. E. Meyer
Earl Holm
Mons Johnson
Erma
Heinzman
Will Frerichs
R. C. Ruhter
John Olson
Andrew Johnson
Daily Life Notes From Sunol And Nearby
Local residents report visits and travels between Sunol Sidney and Lodge Pole. Wheat conditions improve with yields per acre noted by several farmers. Community updates include recoveries from illness, farm work, and social visits among the Vacik, Phelps, Bonser, Gentry, Bahr, and James families.
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D. B. Phelps
Sunol
George McCracken
Sam James
Henry Bahr
Ralph Gentry
Ehlers & Kuhl
Albert Allen
John Bahr
Lodge Pole
Lloyd Vacik
Lincoln
Mr. Vacik
Jerry Vacik
Sidney
John Zalesky
Joe Oliverius
Walter Proctor
Myrtle Davis
George Bouser
Joe Vogler
Ray Osborn
E. N. Roth
Pindell
George Bonser
T. A. Bonser
al Bauer
Todd Gentry
Jim Lynch
Tremain Family Dinner Guests at Big Springs
Mr and Mrs A R Tremain and sons with Tremain’s father A M Tremain were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Charles Perry at Big Springs. The Smith and Frerichs families picked currants Sunday to celebrate F N Smith’s birthday and Edna Frerichs’ birthday. Chris Junker spent Sunday afternoon with James Irwin.
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A. RR. Tremain and Sons
Mr. Tremain
A. M. Tremain
Charles Perry
Big Springs
Smith and Frerichs
F N Smith
Edna Frerichs
Chris Junker
James Irwin
J. Warner
Baby
Mons Johnson
Irwin
Walter
William Frerichs
Charles Welton
Ray Rexroth
Garden County
Samuel
Robert
Ethel
Dorothy
Josie Irwin
Cortney
Local Notables Visit and Harvest Notes in Sidney Beyond
White Cove Valley residents and neighbors frequent Sidney for visits and harvest tasks. D R Gross, John McDonnell and Lawrence call in Sidney. threshing activities with Doe Parmore and samples of rye hauling. families like English, Nicholas, Hurt, and Hill make trips to Crook and Sidney, with birth of a baby girl noted and social visits continuing through the weekend.
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D .R. Gross
John McDonnell
Lawrence
Sidney
Doe Varmore
Roy Gross
Bernard Will
Bob Nicholas
Doe Parmore
Gross
Danny
Ed Rogers
Truman Louderback
Mr. Rogers
Mr. Marshall
Mr. English
Doc Purmore
Mr. Gross
D. R. Gross
Mr. Parmore
Perry Balentine
Crook
Mr. Nicholas
Phil Brossard
Bernard Hill
Babe
Sprecher
Meyerholz
English
Briney
Parmore
E. F. Loudy
Raymond Pope
Merino
Banner County Returns Decision in State Supreme Court
Banner county case Nelson v Woodhouse Appeal Tanner affirmed by the Nebraska Supreme Court. Chief Justice Morrissey writes that a verbal contract with an agent to sell land for an owner or to obtain a purchaser is void. Star Herald reports the ruling and cites Covery v Henry 71 Neb. 118.
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Banner County
State Supreme Court
Nelson
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Federal Trade Commission
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
London
Europe
Bothwell
Spring Canyon
Methodist Church
Fred Windsheimer
South Sunol
Rasch
Marcel
Mr. Farmer and
Dairyman
Sidney Creamery
The
Sidney Creamery Co
White Cove Valley
Banner County Returns Decision
Nolan’s Tire Service Station
North Standard Oil
Leo Shofan
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