Sidney Social Notes and Local Meetings Report
Mr Struve and Mr Westphalen visited Sprengers in Sidney Monday. The Farmers Union held a Wednesday meeting at the district 27 school, adding seven members and subscribing to 950 dollars in Liberty Bonds. Community members visited, hosted lunches, and heard W. E. Chambers give a patriotic address.
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Struve
Westphalen
Sprengers
J. J. Hammond
Sidney
H. R. Reed
Kentz
Sprenger Brothers
Glenn Cuddeford
F. R. Reed
Reed
Henry Elsen
We. Oo
Mr. Klentz
Chas. Hammond
Grand Prairie Community News April Showers Bring May Flowers
In Grand Prairie a lively community gathering featured a house warming and a birthday surprise for Emil Johnson. Neighbors attended, refreshments were served, and a spelling match saw Edna Jessen and Alice Planck win, with them set to represent their schools in the county contest. Socials at JoC Jorgensens and a late evening farewell capped the eventful week.
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Wm Robbins
Albert
Will Frericks
F Heinzman
Emil Johnson
Bertha Olson
Lucile Wise
Edna Jessen
Alice Planck
The
Farmers Union
EO Winnick’s
Bo Plank
Mabel Leafdale
W Robbins
Joc Jorgensem
Miss Leafdale
Emory Planck
Olson and neighbors hold church visit and school closure
In Lodgepole Bertha Olson closed her District GS school Friday with a picnic at her home for the pupils. Bessie Wise, seven, was District 6S honor pupil, walking two and a half miles daily in storms. W Holtman and family visited Oscar Olson. storm kept many from the Lodgepole Red Cross sale. dry cell batteries advertised at Osborn Garage.
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Peters
W Wise
Lucile
Bessie
Lodgepole
Bertha Olson
Sisco Ranch
Bessie Wise
W . Holtman
Vergna Rexroth
Roy Jewell
Oscar Olson
Red Cross
Lucile Wise
Ndna Jessen
Prolific Fish Factoids From Historic Verbiage
The text notes cod yield about 4 000 000 eggs per season with single specimens containing up to 9 500 000 eggs. It also recalls an 82 inch eel caught in Scotland weighing about two pounds, with a 12 inch ovary that opened to about 30 inches revealing over 10 000 000 eggs, rivaling cod in egg production.
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Scotland
Filipino Legend of Bead Hunting Origins
A Philippine legend explains bead hunting origins with warfare and decapitation. The Moon, a woman, scolds the Sun’s child, throws a stick stabbing him, and decapitates him. The Sun remakes his child's head, declaring death brings humans to sever heads in battle henceforth.
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Oomaha
Cincars
Columbia
S.C
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Anderson Grocery
Help Your
America
Liberty Loan
Nebraska State Bank
Sidney, Nebraska
Grand Prairie
Cook
Os- Born Garage
Waterloo Boy
Waterloo
Waterloo Bay
Nebraska
Sidney Post Office
Oliver
Waterloo - “Bay
Erasene Tractor Co
J. H O'Neil
Chas. Perry
Sidney, Nebr
Dodge
Cadillac
Osborn Garage and Machine Co
Gapen
Chevrolet
Buick
Monroe
Hupmobile
Hahler’s
Lincoln Highway
Wey
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