Reforming the primary system to curb unqualified votes
An editorial argues that voters face an impossible task in judging state and legislative candidates. It urges returning to party conventions for nominations while preserving open entry, so designated nominees appear on the primary ballot. This, the author says, would ensure qualified contenders and curb manipulation by leaders.
Gurley News Notes and Society Tidbits
Mrs. E C Collart reports Lutheran Ladies Aid will meet Thursday August 11 with location and hostess to be announced in church. Mr and Mrs W R Snyder announce the marriage of their daughter Sarah Jane to Rev J S Rinne on July 31 at the bride’s home. attendees included Lottie Jean Snyder and William B Snyder. The couple honeymooned in Denver and will reside in Gurley after housekeeping with Mrs Henry Morster. Granddaughter Patricia Lee born to Ernest and Mrs Kieselhorst. grandmother visits. Inland Construction moves road office south of the Blacksmith shop. Communities welcome guests, visits, and Frontier Days attendance.
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W. R. Snyder
Sarah Jane
J. S. Rinne
Kohlfing
Lutheran Church
Broadwater
Clinton Senneff
Charley
Lottie Jean Snyder
William B. Snyder
Henry van Vaulkenberg
Deadwood
S. D
Harry Thompsons
van Vaulkenberg
Chevrolet
Dalton
Charles Neick
Albert Thompson
Scottsbluff
Thompson
Gurley
Birdwell
Winegar
Nels Ericksen
Ericksens
Aramie
Paul* Aude
Sora Jensen
Joe Deaver
Marilyn
Roche ‘Hospital
Charles McRoberts
Ruth
McRobert
Warren McRoberts
Muscatine
Town
Cheyenne
Wyo
Herbert Fastenau
Henry Fredericksen
Potter
Paul Mort
Leland
Stanton
Ed Peterson
Audrey
Omaha
Nelson
Peterson
Salem Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Salem residents report family visits from Mr and Mrs Walter Reddel and relatives in Laramie Wyoming to Reverend Reddels. Richard Schultz and family fished Kimball dam for a successful day. Anita Mae Ewert and Verena Heine visited Jeanette Aurich for several days. Ewerts hosted Mrs Aurich and family Mrs Henry Kreinbring and Donald Ewert. Jhon Groshans injured his arm Saturday but is recovering well.
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Walter Reddel
Laramie
Wyo
Reverend Reddel
Richard Schultz
Kimball Dam
Anita Mae Ewert
Jeanette Aurich
Verena Heine
Jeanette
Ewerts
Aurich
Henry Kreinbring
Donald Ewert
Jhon Groshans
The Lowe-Down: Sidelights on Suffering and Spring Fevers
In a rambling column, Jack H. Lowe riffs on domestic satire, historical sufferings, and seasonal woes. He parodies famous figures from Washington to Nero, jokes about ailments and indulgences, and muses on travel, politics, and a neighbor’s engagement while weaving in light social observations and carnival humor.
Vacation Daydreams By A River Bend
A reflective verse on longing for travel and fishing. The speaker envisions casting for trout at a river bend and savoring mountain air, dreaming of being there despite the dream staying distant. The tone blends wistfulness with hopeful anticipation of a vacation.
Social Happenings and Travels Around the Meier Home
Mrs. Carson Struve and Mrs. Lewis Struve visited the Frank Meier home Friday afternoon. J. D. Bolton and son Boby left for Burbank after harvest visits. Frank Meier traveled to Hooper Nebraska following word of his father’s death. Frontier Days guests Charles Jacobsen and Raymond Walker attended Cheyenne. Other locals and guests, including the Phelps family from Potter, Ed Strange and twin daughters from Idaho, and Hugh Paris with Sam Chambers, spent time visiting or at Fort Collins and with the Fleming and Meier households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Walker
George Fleming
Claeyenne
Eleanor and
Melba Phelps
Potter
Walter Phelps
Ed Strange
Idaho
Edgar Meier
Ed Meier
Hugh Paris
Sam Chambers
Fort Collins
al Distel
Local Social News Notes and Weekend Gatherings
Mrs Lenora Nelson called on Mrs George Fleming Tuesday afternoon. The Bert Walker family and Sam Chambers visited Ed Walker on Monday. Mack Smith of Sterling and family stayed at the George Fleming home over the weekend. Erwin Phelps family and Walter Phelps visited Melvin Phelps Sunday. George Fleming attended a Friday picnic in honor of Ea Strange of Idaho, with about thirty guests. William Parker and nephew left for Hooper Nebraska to attend N H Meier funeral. Mrs Sam Chambers and her son plus Mrs Hugh Paris and children visited James Bert Walker and Ralph Harlan homes Sunday.
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Lenora Nelson
George Fleming
Bert Walker
Sam Chambers
Ed Walker
Mack Smith
Sterling
Erwin Phelps
Walter Phelps
Melvin Phelps
Ea Strange
Idaho
William Parker
Kurz
Hooper
Nebraska
N. H. Meier
Hugh Paris
James
Ralph Harlan
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