Motoring Through Southern States Continues Trek
Gladice W. Setmons recounts a southern motor journey from Muscle Shoals Alabama to Chattanooga Tennessee. She describes empty advertised towns, flood damage in wetlands, thriving industry in Chattanooga with 878 factories, and wartime memories around Lookout Mountain Missionary Ridge and the General locomotive tale by Andrews Raiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Great Wilson Dam
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Darkey
Missionary Ridge
Southern
Wattle
Andrews
Alli
Quarter Million Buicks Marketed in One Year
Buick Motor Company reports a 1926 sales record with 264,356 cars delivered retail, besting 1925 and 1924. The firm notes long-term production milestones, major markets like New York and Chicago, and new 1927 models including a town brougham and a convertible coupe. Also mentioned is an effort by the National Livestock and Meat Board to educate schools on meat production to lift livestock prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buick Motor Company
United States
New York
Chicago
Buick
Ohne
Demand for Cheap Meat Cuts Sparks Consumer Knowledge Push
A USDA and National Livestock and Meat board survey finds housewives know few beef cuts, with 85 percent of demand focused on high priced choice cuts that represent 26 percent of the carcass. Researchers say broader demand across cuts would lower overall prices and maintain nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
National Livestock and Meat Board
Community Guests and Local Visits Near Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie residents report a string of social visits and gatherings from Monday to Saturday. The Waddell and Kragel families entertained or traveled, with Irene Weatherwax and James Irwin hosts and guests. notable events include a baby birth in the Johnson family and Mons Johnson's Denver operation with recovery hoped for by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Waddell
Keystone
M. E. Church
Sidney
Art Roberts
Irene Weatherwax
W. T. Sharman
Chris Junker
James Irwin
Albert Kragel
George Brauer
Ufford
Byron
A. G Weaver
J. C. Jorgensen
Henry Kragel
Richard Brauer
South Divide
August Gade
Stewart McMillen
A. G. Weaver
Kragel
W. O. Johnson
Johnson
Olson
Albert Frerichs
Fred
Willard
Leona
Ray Rexroth
Hhome
Omaha
Farmers’ Union
Mons Johnson
Denver
Local families share weekend visits and gatherings in Sidney
Numerous households including the Gade, Smith, Johnson, Jorgensen, Roberts, Tremain and Frerichs families plus friends spent Saturday and Sunday visiting, dining and socializing across Sidney. Several guests, motor purchases, and helper tasks are noted among the weekend events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Tremain
Bert Curtis
Jack Hokom
Chas. Welton
W. T. Sharman
Charles Smith
Evelyn
Will Frerichs
Ant guests of J C Jorgensen family enjoy evening
Alva Hart left for Denver Tuesday morning for a short visit with his mother. The note mentions guests of the J C Jorgensen family spending Monday evening.
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Mrs. L. A. Pearson
Alva Hart Home
Ant
J. C. Jorgensen
Alva Hart
Denver
Balloons Released by Seattle Weather Bureau Track Wind
Colored balloons are regularly released by the Seattle Weather Bureau to determine wind velocity and direction at various altitudes for aiding air pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Weather Bureau
Flohr Ford Runabout in Kimball Economy Contest Fire
The Ford runabout owned by Jake Flohr, winner of the Kimball economy contest, was badly damaged by fire Tuesday evening. Investigators say a full gas tank and a disconnected exhaust pipe contributed to the blaze. damage estimated at at least $150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Flohr
Jake
Kimball Observer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gladyce W. Setmons
National Livestock G and Meat Board
Nebraska
R. C.pollock
Improved Livestock Breeders’ Association
Organized Agriculture
Grand Prairie
Lee Johnson
Albert
Walter
Sophie
Clara
Nels Johnson
C. C. Club
Charles Deaver
Hahler Garage
F. N. Smith
Alvin Roberts
Andrew Johnson
H. P. Cortney
L. A. Pearson
Albert Johnson
T. W. Hubbell
W. W. Craig and Sons
Will Neick
John Seifer
Mabel
Seifers
Albert Frerichs Home
Leroy
Sophie Kragel
J. ©. Jorgensen
Anna
Henry Stevens
Ben Jurgens
Miss. Weatherwax
Jake Flohr Burns
Cheyenne County Abstract Co. Abstracts
Sidney, Nebr
C. P. Millett
Cheyenne County
W. C. Ehlers
Gurley
Elizabeth Kehl
Sidney Sale
Clyde Kennedy
Martin Christofferson
Dalton
John Gerke
R. Sellin
Frank Mintkin
Bert Steele
Sidney Sales
George Hutchinson
Lorenzo
Colton
Deaver
Fall Shoals
McCormick
Deering
C. W. Smith, Gurley
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