Nebraska towns and events in brief from McCook to Fremont
McCook documents a new ten thousand dollar fire truck and Fremont hosts a Gideons rally November 28 29. Nebraska figures include Oswin Keefer announcing a 1920 congressional bid, musk rat trapping crackdown sparked by arrests near Arlington, and Cudahy pensioning longtime sheep buyer Charlies Haul. Wildlife, roads, and utility updates touch Kearney power canal breaches, Wymore paving district, and Omaha alfalfa mill reopening.
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McCook
Gideons of
Nebraska
Fremont
Oswin Keefer
Bostwick
Congress
Newcastle
Oscar Vierson
Pilger
Arbor Lodge State Park
Nebraska City
Omaha
Omaha Safety Council
Arlington
Cudahy Packing Company
Wymore
Union Pacific Railroad
Kearney
Henry Bartlett
Asa Ransom
Minden
State Penitentiary
Bass
Iowa
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Mid-West
Retail Credit Men’s National Association
Omaha Alfalfa Milling Company
Whoh
J Cornish
New York City
Omahan
Lincoln
Holdrege
Norfolk
Alliance
Hastings
Nebraska State Teachers’ Association
Omaha Business Women's Club
W. M. Stewart
Milton Parr
Douglas County Dairymen
Burlingtonv Railroad
Lorenz Leiner
Plattsmouth
Reiner
Maude Roseborough
Western Electric Company
Pawnee City
Hastings Superior Bes
Harvard
Mary Etta
Mme Fairbury
William Weltz
Obera Martin
Gage County
Pickrell
Beatrice
Things That Pleased Me Most On a Cruise Around the World
Professor Ris Ser Patty recounts a voyage episode in Gedar Rapids Iowa where parrots sold by a bird trainer impressed observers with their supposed training. A live demonstration failed aboard ship, revealing the tricks behind the performance and providing a brief diversion in Java.
Ford Production Sets Record High in Daily Output
Ford Motor Company announced a new daily record of 9017 cars and trucks on Friday October 30 at its general offices. After a halt sixty days earlier for material upgrades, production has steadily risen with weekly records across the 32 plants and October likely to exceed 200000 units for the month.
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Ford
Ford Motor Company
Gurley Flour Mill Installs New Hammer Grinder
The Gurley Flour and Milling Company completed installation of a Fairbanks Morse hammer grinder to handle fine grains and snapped corn swiftly. A second elevator and other time saving equipment were added increasing capacity, with Wheat Hearts and other products boosting turnover.
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Gurley Flour & Milling Company
Fairbanks-Morse
P. B. Mack
Dalton
Auto Accident Near Town Injures Dux Woman
Four miles west of town at 11 Saturday a Chevrolet roadster driven by A Dux veered in gravel and tipped into a ditch. Mrs Dux suffered a broken left jaw several teeth knocked out facial gash seven stitches a back injury. Mr Dux bruised but not seriously hurt, seeking work in Mitchell after six months of illness. They are cared for at M A Wolfe home. car needs a new body and wheel. Lodge Pole Express.
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A. Dux
Mitchall
Hanover
Kansas
Dux Mirents
W. E. Parks
Mitchell
M. A. Wolfe
Lodge Pole Express
Clara Morrison Wolfe Born in Muhlbensburg Penn
Clara Virginia Morrison Wolfe was born in Muhlbensburg Luserne County Pennsylvania. The infant’s parentage and exact birth details are noted in a local notice from the Muhlbensburg region.
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Clara Virginia MorrisOn
Muhblenburg, Luserne County
Penn
Dalton Notes and Visits in the Region
Lydia Blome of Fremont visits her sons Henry and Ernest before heading to Anne helm California for the winter. Russell Melberg, teaching in Minden Nebr, spent the weekend with Dalton parents. Helen Mellberg starts as clerk at Dalton Variety Store. Gene Dey Armand and family return from Kimball visit. Tabor of Chicago, board of trade member, here ten days. he notes land gains in the area and predicts higher prices for wheat, potatoes and hay, urging farmers to hold crops for a price raise.
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Lydia Blome
Fremont
Henry
Ernest
Annehelm
California
Russell Melberg
Minden
Nebr
Dalton
Helen Mellberg
Don Dey Armand
Gene
Kimball
Mesdames Armuth
Hill and
Scherer
Geller
Sund
Louis Folkert
David #. Tabor
Chicago
Board of Trade
Mr. Tabor
Iowa
Illinois
The Trail Continued From Page One
A fragment from The Trail page offers a medley of thoughts on value and nature as teacher. It contrasts moderation with crowd appeal and includes caution about warning signs from drivers and a call to rekindle enthusiasm in work. The excerpt blends quotes and admonitions without a clear narrative.
Memory and discipline in daily life quote card
A reflective piece on memory and effort. It contrasts pleasant and unpleasant mental images, urges striving for the best, and values mental sharpening through contact with other minds. Noted by a Charles Kingsley quotation style.
Absencees and Substitution at Local School
Miss White has been absent due to illness with Mrs. McDaniel substituting. Estella Oberg was taken to Cheyenne hospital Thursday for appendicitis surgery and is improving as she recovers. The community hopes she returns soon.
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Miss White
McDaniel Haseen
Estella Oberg
Cheyenne
Sigma Delta Chi Pledges Fred Zimmer to Nebraska Chapter
The national honorary journalistic fraternity Sigma Delta Chi announces the pledging of Fred KR Zimmer to the Nebraska chapter. The high school extends sympathy to Raymond Busboom on his brother’s loss and to Pile and Eugene Davis on the loss of their grandmother.
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Sigma Delta Chi
Fred KR. Zimmer
Nebraska
He High School
Raymond Busboom
Pile
Eugene Davis
Funny Side Up Quiz Show Snippet
In a playful exchange Professor Storkan asks if a quarter would dissolve in a solution. Orville B. responds no, noting that if it did you wouldn’t drop it in. Donald L remarks a lookalike comment, Ellie W threatens violence and Donald L retorts I killed him.
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Prof. Storkan
Orville B
Sax serenade leads to accidental car strike claim
A garbled dialogue implies Percy D asks about a girlfriend responding to a saxophone serenade. Henry D mentions no, but another man’s attempt at courting supposedly caused her to be cut by an automobile, a claim likely from a damaged OCR source.
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Percy D
Henry
Wooden Wedding Joke and Fatal Lesson Exchange
A quirky chat ends with a grim hypothetical of leaving school and a fatal blow to the head. A student replies by framing a moral about taking a holiday. The dialogue mixes humor with a blunt, fatal warning and a grades motif about possible outcomes.
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Cornhusker News
Professor Risser
Cos College
Gedar Rapids
Jand
Java
Med Star Line
Gurley Flour Mill
Lodge Pole
James C. Wolfe
Samuel
James G
May Heath
Nora
Margaret Frost
Huntington
Indiana
Mary Niswander
Royal Neighbors of America
Clara Morrison Wolfe
Wordsworth
Carpenter
Charles Kingsley
Funny Side UP
Donald L
Ellie W
D. L
W. W. Jordan
Sidney
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Gurley
Gurley Flour & Milling Co
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