Bits of county news and accidents in brief
Former County Judge F J Bellows, aged over 70, was seriously injured when a hay load tipped at the east edge of town, taken to Miller hospital with no hip fracture. F D Wooden injured when a wall collapsed at Scottsbluff Packing, suffering shoulder and hand injuries. improving. County votes on Western Public Service electric proposal extended to spring election. Gus Vohland farm incident misidentified Angora cat worth $25. stolen by farm visitors? County commissioners plan $2500 for heavy road work between Dalton Bridgeport and near Bayard with three patrols to cover 74 miles. Peetz Gazette notes a farmer delivering wheat from 1922 1923 1924 harvests. Sterling residents urged to market grain now for profit.
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F. J. Bellows
Miller Hospital
Western Public Service Company
Gurley Board
Dalton
Morrill County
Bridgeport
Bayard
The
Peetz Gazette
Hatun
Sterling
Fairbanks Morse 75 h p distillate engine starts up
The Fairbanks Morse 75 h p distillate engine with direct connected generator began operation Monday forenoon and has run frequently since. Directed by Mr Renne, an expert, with main work by Fricke Moench and contractor Amwell, the engine shows smooth operation and promise of long service. The steam unit will be kept ready for its share of work. Potter Review.
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Renné
Fricke and Moench
Amwell
Mr. Renne
Potter Review
Villages Made Attractive by Local Effort Across U S
The article notes nearly 20 million in villages and 30 million farmers rely on villages for business, education, health and social needs, and highlights how local initiative improves design, streets, and recreation. Weston Massachusetts and Patterson California are cited as successful examples where planning transformed ugly areas into pleasant civic centers.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Weston
Mass
West
Patterson
Calif
Lewisburg
The
Civic Club
Butchering Day Equipment List From Agricultural College
The agricultural college lists essential items for butchering hogs on the farm including a rack or tree to bank hogs a low table for scraping a barrel for scalding a light block and tackle a few tubs pails and cloths a gambrel a sharp knife a hog scraper a meat and wood saw a dairy thermometer and a stout hook Shooting or knocking is discouraged as dangerous and cruel unless hogs are in a large pen wild or vicious and shooting may slow bleeding.
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the Agricultural College
Body of Missing Child Found in Stream
After lying in Piney creek’s icy current for 26 hours, the body of 2-year-old Allan Harper surfaced. He wandered toward the creek while his mother washed clothes. Footprints to an open waterhole told the tragic story as 200 neighbors searched the area.
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Piney Creek
Allan Harper
Steve F. Harper
Eros
Wyoming Tribune
Protein factors in wheat production reveal protein price links
H M Bainer of the Southwestern Wheat Improvement Association notes that flour quality hinges on wheat protein levels, with 12 percent protein ideal for high grades. Premiums rise with protein, from 7 to 18 cents a bushel for 12 to 14 percent, while climate and farming practices like rotation legumes and early seedbed work influence protein content.
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H. M. Bainer
Southwestern Wheat Improvement Association
Sidney visitor J. J. Sheahan meets wife in Bridgeport
J. J. Sheahan traveled to Sidney on Friday to see his wife who was visiting at the home of her son Alfred Hall in Bridgeport. While in Sidney waiting for No. 17, the couple visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wooldridge.
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J. J. Sheahan
Sidney
Alfred Hall
Bridgeport
Hot Lunch Clubs Aid Rural Schools In Early Spring
The piece urges hot lunch clubs in rural schools to provide variety as stored vegetables spoil and canned goods run low. The mid spring period is critical for keeping children healthy while preparing for the traditional spring tonic.
Bank Bandit Taken After Short Chase
Arthur Klingbell, son of a Merrick county farmer, attempted a bank robbery at Farmers State bank in Chapman Monday afternoon. He took $750 from the vault, fled in his father’s automobile, and was arrested about a mile east of St. Tibory by Grand Island Chief of Police Campbell, offering no resistance.
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Arthur Klingbell
Merrick County
Klingbell
Farmers State Bank
Chapman
Vernon Rice
Rice
Klingbeil
Kleingbeil
St. ‘Tibory
Campbell
Grand Island
Officials confirm Russian grain shortage and import plans
Department of agriculture officials report Russia faces bread grain scarcity and will import wheat and flour. Major purchases expected from England and the United States as Russia aims to export other commodities to balance trade. Wheat seedings differ by region. winter cereals face heavy killing. Soviet authorities push peasants to raise spring plantings.
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Department of Agriculture
Russia
England
United States
Soviet Russia
International Institute of Agriculture
Ukraine
Hitch Feared in Alliance Bridge Road Plans
Alliance Times reports a potential hitch in the Alliance Bridgeport road program following Division Engineer A M Gaddis visit. Federal denial of a grading crossing and underground crossing costs threaten to delay construction, with options including a west side route to ease subway needs and Bouldering water issues along Snake creek bottom. County seeks east side right of way, changes risk invalidating work and delaying the project.
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Alliance-Bridgeport
A. M. Gaddis
Alliance
Burlington
Box Butte
Snake Creek
Gaddis
Alliance Times
Man 25 Ends Life In Ford Near Hemingford
Joseph Wismiller 25 was found dead in a Ford at Hansen place near Hemingford after a single gunshot wound to the right temple. Sheriff Jones and Coroner L A Berry responded, body moved to Darling mortuary in Alliance, no clear motive established, he had recently quit work and planned to buy harness and farm for himself.
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Joseph Wismiller
Hans Wangon Place
Hemingford
Hansen Place
George P. Jones
L. A. Berry
Darling Mortuary
Alliance
Hansen
Jasperson
Joseph Winmiller, Jr
Receptions in Washington Highlight White House Social Scene
A visitor chronicles congressional receptions at the White House, noting entry times for diplomats and lawmakers, the long processional route, and the star sight of the Marine Band. She observes President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge, then Cabinet members, and remarks on the nightly dancing and the crowded east room.
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Washington
Judiciary
Congress
Army
Navy
White House
Marine Band
Coolidge
Senator Cummina
Senate
Cummings
Gillett
Great East Room
Mrs. Coolidge
Secretary of State Hughes
Mrs. Hughes
Gilletts
Hughee
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Gus Vohland
Gering
Harry Gates
Omaha
Gering Courier
Hitch
Washington, D. C
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