Dix City water project under way in Nebraska
Nebraska towns report progress on public works and local events. Dix advances water system construction while Fairbury plans paving and sewer projects. Several towns note wind damage, new postmasters, school and church activities, and notable local incidents across the region.
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Dix City
Craig
Fairbury
Farmers Union
Elk Creek
Nancy Garloc
Bladen
Wymore
Lexington
Perry L. Shields
Walton
E. R. Linderman
Randolph
Pressley Glenn
Hebron
Eva McClelland
Beaver City
Omaha
Fremont Commercial Club
Ohiowa
North Platte
Holdrege
Nebraska
Amy Stevens
State ‘Home For
Lincoln
State Board of Control
Aurora
E. H. Hosmin
Nebraska Teachers’ Association
Edwin Walter
Otoe County
McCook
Tilden
Madson
Antelope
Grand Island
Fremont
Homer Horn
Horn Farm
Fullerton
Nebraska City
Calvin Chapman
Jefferson County
Whiteside
Beatrice
Anna Lenz
Jean Whitney
Norfolk
Isaac Powers
Richardson County
Falls City
Washington
Orchardiste
Lincoln Highway
Douglas County
State Children's Home’ Society
Memorial Day and America’s War Sacrifice Across Time
Reverent account of Memorial Day’s meaning from 1918 through postwar years. It links Civil War and World War I service, honors fallen soldiers in France and Flanders, and stresses global gratitude to the United States, with emphasis on endurance of liberty and democracy.
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France
Flanders
America
Chateau-Thierry
United States
North
Lincoln
Chickamauga
Argonne
Atlantic
Republic
West
Exhibit on preventing dust explosions draws wide interest
The USDA exhibit on preventing dust explosions shown before the National Fire Protection Association in Atlantic City May 8 to 11 has attracted many requests. Secretary Wallace approved use at the Pennsylvania Industrial Board ninth annual convention in Harrisburg May 22 to 24 and at the Millers National Federation mass convention in Kansas City May 31 to June 2. Requests should be directed to the Office of Exhibits, USDA, Washington, D. C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
National Fire Protection Association
Atlantic City
Wallace
Pennsylvania Industrial Board
United States
Canada
Harrisburg
Millers’ National Federation
Kansas City
Missouri
Washington, D. C
Bake Sale at Cash Grocery by Missionary Society
The Missionary Society of the Christian church will hold a bake sale at the Cash Grocery on Saturday May 27. Proceeds support church activities and local outreach.
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The
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Lilies of France Across the White Cross Graves
The poem by Anna Heald Clayton in the Rocky Mountain News honors French dead. Soldiers march past fields of graves while children sing and bugles play. Women tend the crosses as lilacs and Tricolor blend, keeping vigil over fallen soldiers far from home.
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France
Anna Heald Clayton
Rocky Mountain News
New Graves at Arlington Honor Memorial Day Tone
Washington Star notes the solemn Memorial Day at Arlington with many new soldier graves near Washington. It highlights government shutdowns and a paused economy as millions reflect on the dead. French orphans tend graves of American soldiers, stressing enduring friendship through shared ceremonies.
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Washington
United States
Arlington
Washington Star
Don’t Drop Cigars on Wooden Bridges Pulse to Fire Risk
A Bureau of Public Roads advisory warns against discarding cigars or cigarettes on wooden bridge floors as a fire hazard. Fires can start small yet destroy large structures, with heat softening supports causing collapses. A watchman guards some bridges, and a joint committee from the bureau, fire underwriters, lumber creosote interests, and Engineering News-Record is studying protections.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Lumber and Creosote Industry
Engineering News-Record
Dr M E Pettibone Dentist Office Over Larsen Minsle Stera
A historical notice identifies Dr. M E Pettibone as a practicing dentist with office premises located over The Larsen Minsle Stera. Contact details are referenced but not fully provided. The fragment highlights professional practice in a local setting.
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M. E. Pettibone
Larsen Minsle Stera
Gipsy Moth Reaches New York State Line in Connecticut
The Bureau of Entomology reports winter and spring scouting show the gipsy moth established in central and surrounding Connecticut. The infestation covers the main railroad corridor from New England to New York City, with watching its spread toward the port. It has now reached the New York State line in northwestern Connecticut.
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Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
New England
New York City
Great Port
New York State Line
Catholic Ladies Bake Sale at Central Meat Market
Catholic ladies host a bake sale on Saturday June 8 at 2 30 at the Central Meat Market. Organizers include Mrs Topolski Miss Grace McIntosh and Mrs O Neill. For taxal call 161.
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Topolski
Grace McIntosh
O'Neill
Sounds Natural Trenton Widow Relocates Over Ghostly Latch
A woman from Trenton identified as R. J. moved after her dead husband’s spirit reportedly fiddled with the latch each night. The line implies a haunting claim made in a Washington Lost column commentary.
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Trenton
R. J
Start Right Away A Man's Hunch On Cutting Unneeded Things
A terse note urges immediate action on removing things you know you should stop. It frames the idea as a personal hunch rather than advice and promises a feel good effect from head to toe once decluttering begins.
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