Brief News Highlights From The Past Week
The American Legion boys of Chap pell bagged over 500 rabbits for Denver's poor. A Keystone family died from gas heating. relatives nearby survived. Morrill county election costs hit about $1 per vote, higher in sparser counties. A lineman escaped injury when a 40 foot pole started to fall near Kimball. An elderly Elba resident died from exposure after wandering out in the cold. A World War II veteran survived two hours crossing country in nightgown amid cold. Lincoln couple escaped injury after car crash near Fremont. Phillip Barkell died changing a wheel at Cheyenne Union Pacific shops. A West Lincoln farmer reported a mule shot by hunters and killed. Potter crossings eyed for safety with underground work. A Loveland man’s kerosene lamp under a frozen radiator caused a barn fire before neighbors fought it off.
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Phillip R. Barkell
Kimball
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Mr. Barkell
Grant County
Wisconsin
Cheyenne County
Christmas Day Missing Girl In Omaha Shocks Community
Police search for Catherine Duncan 15 who vanished at noon Christmas Day after visiting movie listings with her mother Mrs. George Duncan in Omaha. William Zepp of Mullen injured when a gas lamp exploded as he forgot it on the stove during a fire, his escape described as miraculous. Edward Perry of Wayne found a $21,296.87 government land sale tax refund in the mail, a war era sale originally valued at $18,000.
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Catherine Duncan
Omaha
George Duncan
William Zepp
Mullen
Zepp
Edward Perry
Wayne
United States
Prominent Kearney Builder Roy Norton Found Dead
Roy Norton, leading Kearney businessman, was asphyxiated in his garage after his partner W. C. Chase died a day earlier. Norton had spent the day preparing for Chase's funeral. his wife died last April, leaving three young children as orphans.
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Roy Norton
Kearney
W. C. Chase
Mr. Norton
Mr. Chase
End of Potash Era at Antioch as Union Plant Dismantled
The Union potash plant at Antioch, long under a receiver, is being dismantled and its machinery sold off. Workers are taking gear from the site as the end of operations appears near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antioch
Union
Beet Growers Seek Higher Contract Share From Sugar Firm
The beet growers association from several states asks for changes in the 1925 contract that would add about 1.50 per ton, but Great Western Sugar Company opposes. Growers claim the firm has earned large profits and will again, seeking a bigger share this year.
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Beet Growers Association
Great Wester" Sugar Company
Christmas Eve Kerosene Fire Claims Lincoln Mother
Mrs H F Ludwig, mother of three, died in a Lincoln hospital after suffering burns from pouring kerosene on the kitchen stove to speed up cooking for a Christmas Eve supper for her children. The tragedy followed her return from a shopping trip with the kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
H. F. Ludwig
Burns
Grandma Shafto, 102, Dies in Harrisburg Home
Mrs. Anna B. Shafto known as Grandma Shafto dies peacefully Tuesday night at her son Milton B. Shafto's home in Harrisburg. At 102 she was the oldest resident in this section of the state and one of Nebraska's oldest, with old age listed as the cause of death.
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Anna B. Shafto
Grandma Shafto
Milton B. Shafto
Harrisburg
Nebraska
Twenty-One Youths Found At Bootlegging House Raid
Federal officers led by Robert Samardick raided a Columbus Nebraska site Saturday night. Twenty-one youths aged 14 to 18 were found inside, with some intoxicated. Several youths said to belong to prominent local families. Police said liquor was being sold to minors. no arrests were made, youths were sent home with warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Neb
Robert ‘Samardick
Columbus Police Department
Embargo Dampens Nebraska Poultry Trade This Christmas
Sidney reports the embargo on Nebraska poultry reduced farm earnings and Christmas spending. Stores showed fair business but below expectations as farmers relied on chicken egg and butter money, with revenue cut ten days before Christmas amid severe weather and poor roads limiting holiday buying.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Items of Interest by County Agent Willey
Red blooded farmers unite against graft in business and farm enterprises. Careful performance records reveal grafters and help farmers replace them with value delivering enterprises. Enlist in the farm account movement and obtain a farm account book.
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Willey
The Convenient Kitchen in County Home Work
This report outlines a year of kitchen improvement work for women in the county. First meetings start late January with seven additional sessions led by an extension service specialist. Farm women and other organized clubs may enroll with the county agent and elect two delegates to attend and bring back guidance to their groups.
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Extension
Lamcoln
Why Purebred Cattle May Be Worth While
E W Sheets of the U S Department of Agriculture cites dressing yields in cattle as a key factor in evaluating purebreds. He notes market steers range from 55 to 66 percent dressed weight, while common grades fall to 48 percent, creating up to an 18 percent swing in meat yield. The financial premium from superior breeding, feeding, and carcass quality supports stronger value for better cattle and underscores the breeder and feeder’s skill as economically significant.
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E. W. Sheets
Animal Industry Division
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Boyd Market
Honors Won by Club Members in 1924 Competitions
The Union Pacific offers a $75 scholarship to the College of Agriculture in Lincoln with rail fare reimbursement for ages 16 to 21. Gunhart Olson of Potter, a Busy Bee Antelope club member, wins and will study in Lincoln with prior winner Howard Madden. Esther Borcher of Bunker Hill earns a clothing prize. Erma Welton wins a Lincoln club week trip and a bronze medal from the Nebraska Dairy Breeders. Edward Busboom leads pig club county champion, Huntsman Hustler, with possible 1925 trips from Omaha Stock Yards. other prizes to be awarded by Lincoln extension service.
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Union Pacific Railroad
College of Agriculture
Lincoln
Union Pacific
Gunhart Olson
Potter
Antelope Corn Club
Howard Madden
Esther Borcher
Busy Bee Clothing Club
Bunker Hill
The
Agricultural College
Erma Welton
Pleasant View
Nebraska Farmer
Nebraska Dairy Breeders Association
Miss Welton
Edward Busboom
Huntsman Hustler
Omaha Stock Yards Company
Busboom
Christmas Tree Over Gypsy Boy Grave At Fremont Cemetery
A decorated Christmas tree marks a grave in Ridge Cemetery Fremont attracting visitors each season. The Gypsy boy buried there died years ago as his wandering family traveled through the city. Since then the family visits annually to maintain the tree and grave.
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Ridge Cemetery
Fremont
Hiccough Epidemic Strikes Fremont Area Amid Recoveries
In Fremont and vicinity an ongoing hiccough epidemic has caused days of suffering for residents. Onelman remains in hospital as several others recover after prolonged illness, including Arthur O Brien and F O McElwain. Nearby Indiana polis resident Mrs Kenneth Clark survived a perilous ride on a locomotive cow catcher, learning of family tragedy. John Doffin, 55, was found dead by his family, and Clarence Frye, 36, was killed when an acetylene tank exploded while filling it near Fremont.
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Onelman
Fremont
Arthur O’brien
F. O. McElwain
Kenneth Clark
Indianapolis, Inn
John Doffin
Gaming County
Doffin
Eoxain
Clarence Frye
Man terribly burned in oil explosion at farm near Scottsbluff
Owen Lamb lies at West Nebraska hospital after an oil fueled fire exploded while he tried to light a cook stove at the H. H. Ostenberg farm north of Scottsbluff. He rolled on the ground to extinguish flames, suffering severe burns to face neck chest and arms but his eyes remain uninjured. Doctors see a possible recovery if complications are avoided.
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Owen Lamb
West Nebraska
H. H. Ostenberg
Scottsbluff
Mr. Ostenberg
Lamb
Yvamb
House Burns in Harrisburg Wednesday Morning
Fire totally destroyed the residence of Pearl Cross and his wife in Harrisburg Wednesday morning. The couple were in bed when the blaze started after Pearl lit a stove and returned to sleep briefly. The house, belongings, and piano were consumed in the flames.
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Pearl Cross
Harrisburg
Mr. Cross
Pearl
Taken for Rabbit Omaha Man Is Shot by Companion
Carl C. Anderson, 32, long a target for fellow hunters, was shot while rabbit hunting with Henry Wathers near Chalco. Wathers fired when he saw movement in brush, hitting Anderson in the head and legs. He spent three months in bed but fully recovered by March 1924.
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Carl C. Anderson
Henry Wathers
Chalco
Wathers
Brown
Anderson
Distillate Test Triggers Car Explosion Near Groeger Place
During a cold spell on Tuesday W Ray Wool mixed distillate with car radiator water to prevent freezing on a trip to town. The resulting explosion endangered Mr and Mrs Wood and their baby, burning the car to wreckage. Mrs Wood suffered facial burns while Ray was scorched on one side and the infant was unharmed, ending up in a snow drift.
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W. Ray Wool
Adolph Groeger
Beets Car Plunges Into Flames At Sugar Factory
A carload of beets derailed from the No 3 track at the Sterling factory of Great Western Sugar, falling into the flames feeding the process. Six of nine flames were cut off, causing heavy property damage in near freezing conditions. The accident, caused by a snapped draw bar, left one worker injured and slowed feed to maintain operation.
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Sterling
Great Western Sugar Company
Nebraska Annual Crop Report Shows Record Value Rise
Nebraska’s December 1 crop value reached 361 million dollars, up 29.4 percent from last year, with king corn leading at 148.99 million, wheat 100.68 million, and tame hay 35.68 million. Total grain and hay production rose while area under cultivation held about steady, reflecting higher prices driving value gains beyond national totals.
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Nebraska
A. E. Anderson
United States
Washington
Fatal Ploy Tied to Car Fire Slaying near Plattsmouth
Carl Aldrich a time keeper for Condon Ward Construction of Rockport Missouri was found dead near Plattsmouth Nebraska after his car was set ablaze. An inquest by a county coroner’s jury determined he died by foul means at the hands of unknown perpetrators. Evidence included a shotgun shell and an oil can near the wreckage as investigators noted the vehicle had been stripped of valuables.
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Carl Aldrich
Rockport
Condon Ward Construction Company
Plattsmouth
Nebr
Aldrich
Nebraska City
Omaha
Platte River Bridge
Itinerant laborer Henry Baker found dead in Mitchell shack
Henry Baker an itinerant laborer who had stayed in Mitchell for over a year was discovered dead in the bed of the shack where he resided. The circumstances of the death were not specified in the readable portion.
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Henry Baker
Mitchell
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Legion Boys of
Chappell
Denver
M. W. Bowen
Keystone
Death's Door
Bridgeport Herald
Morrill County
Ralph Dutton
William R. Anes
Theodore A
E. S. Vogie
U. P. Railroad Company
Tom Beasley
Loveland
Colo
Longmont
Beasley
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