West Sidney Social Notes and Local Visits
West Sidney residents share visits with Scheer Sinks and Walters families. Raymond Peters marks his eighth birthday. Glassburns wed in Sterling and other neighbors host dinners. Club meeting at Mrs. Reincka with nine members and four visitors. Next meeting at Mrs. Chambers on December 8 for officers election.
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W. F. Peters
TL. Scheer
Charley Anderson
Patsy
Fred Anderson
G. L. Sinks
Raymond
PF. H. Kragel
Kansas City
Kragel
Charley Sprenger
Sidney
Fred Klentz
C. J. Walters
Theodore Lingwall
Earl Hammond
W. W. Glassburn
Ruby Carper
Sterling
Colorado
C. L. Walters
Cc. Sprenger
Young Noel to die in electric chair
Harrison W. Noel, twenty year old Montclair youth, is convicted of first degree murder with no mercy recommendation after a two hour jury deliberation. He shot Raymond Pierce, a negro tax chauffeur, and later killed six year old Mary Daly, concealing her body in Passaic county bushes. Noel confessed after 24 hours of grilling and had been an inmate at Essex County Hospital for the Insane.
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Newark
N. J
Jersey
Harrison W. Noel
Montclair
Noel
Raymond Pierce
Mary Daly
Passaic County
Ife
Vierce
Essex County Hospital For the
Overbrook
Pierce
Daly
Plan Tax on Near Beer to Give Right of Inspection
Washington plan to tax near beer to empower prohibition authorities to inspect breweries. The House Ways and Means Committee proposed a tax of one tenth of a cent per gallon on cereal beverages to curb alcohol content. The move follows suggestions from Assistant Secretary Andrews, with officers seeking either the tax or a $100 yearly occupational tax on brewers.
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Washington
Prohibition
House
Ways and Means
Andrews
Prohibition Executive
Prohibition Enforcement
Coolidge Opts to Send Message to Congress in Writing
President Coolidge announced he will transmit his annual message to Congress in writing when it convenes next month. He previously read the message in 1923 after taking office, then abandoned the practice.
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Coolidge
Congress
Washington
Birmingham woman ends life in Chicago hotel
Mrs. Florence Manly Hood a young society figure from Birmingham Alabama died at Henrotin hospital after swallowing poison in an apartment at the Plaza hotel Chicago where she registered with John Cashin as Mr and Mrs Walter Hood Cashin was taken into custody.
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Chicago
Florence Manly Hood
Birmingham
Ala
Henrotin Hospital
I’laza
John Cashin
Walter Hood
Cashin
President Gets Turkey for Coolidge Cabinet Dinner
Penderr County Poultry Growers Association provides Montana grown turkeys for Thanksgiving dinner. President Coolidge receives his turkey as part of the event with his cabinet set to partake.
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Washington
Penderr County Poultry Growers’ Association
President Coolidge
Coolidge
Gasoline Prices Rise After Gas War Ends in Chippewa Falls
Gasoline prices in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin climbed ten cents per gallon as the local gas war ended. The retail rate advanced from 19.4 to 29.4 cents, reflecting a market shift after competitive pricing ceased.
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Wis
Record Speed in Death Trip to New York
A special Pennsylvania railroad train ran from St Louis to New York in 20 hours 28 minutes, a new record. It carried Guy Waggoner of Fort Worth who chartered the train to reach his dying sister.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
St. Louis
Guy Waggoner
Fort Worth
Meteors Sighted Across Three States
Five meteors were seen to fall Sunday in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. One meteor struck on the outskirts of Boston as residents reported bright flashes across the region.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Antelope Divide Residents and Local Doings
Antelope Divide residents and families travel to nearby towns including Sid Nelson and Kimball. Edson Madden returns from Sidney, and Mr Olson visits Gerhardt in Gering. J IH Madden visits Edson Madden. Jolly Neighbors club meets with sparse attendance. Chris Termen injured when his horse fell. W R Hodgkin from Boulder aids Potter fall work. Hadley Madden and son share an evening at the Larson home.
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E. R. Hadley
Bernice
Marcia
Sid Bertha Nelson
Edson Madden
Sidney
Olson
Gering
Gerhardt
Bertramson
Kimball
Antelope Divide
Anderson-Glassburn
J IH Madden
Chris Heimer
BE. R. Hadley
South Divide Helping Hand Club Chooses Projects for Year
The South Divide Helping Hand club met November 19 with twelve members. They voted to resume cooperative Extension Work next year, naming Mrs O C Dimick and Mrs Ada Yowell as project leaders and Miss Florence Attwood of Lincoln as advisor. The program theme is Food for Health with Mrs S H Warrick as alternate. Hostesses served a two course lunch.
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Clyde Johnson
O. C. Dimick
Ada Yowell
Florence Attwood
Lincoln
S. H. Warrick
Ralph Fleming
E. V. Hiett
A. T. Hictt
Sidney
Brush
Colo
Chas
West
Lloyd Yowell
Robert Robertson
Dorothy
Yowell
Robertson
American Legion
Lavert Peyzant
John Brothers
Arvin Livingston
West Sidney Draw
Henry Yowell
Roy Walker
Frank Hand
Anna Olson
Local Social Notes from Sidney Area
Sunday gatherings and weekend events in Sidney include Miss Bernice Foster, De Molay dance at Hardy's ball, and visits among the Harlan, Brothers, Yowell, Foster, and Peyzant families. A Helping Hand club gathering is planned for December 3, with members and husbands invited.
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Bernice Foster
Marvin Hiett
de Molay
Ralph Harlan
Dons
E. G. Harlan
Pauline
Sidney
John Brothers
Lloyd Yowell
Helping Hand Club
Mabel
Viola Foster
Ahna Ruth Emerson
E. V. Hiett
A. T. Hiett
Dalton
C. A. Foster
Local residents visit homes and neighbors report gatherings
Center residents travel to Dalton on Tuesday with several calls made through the week. Mrs Bowman calls at the Otho Campbell home. John Groshans installs a radio last week. Multiple couples visit the Dickes and Lobb homes Thursday. Teo Messner loses a cow last Thursday. Several families, including Floyd, Moore, Kallhoff, Reiners, and Netherland, are noted visitors in the same period.
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Frank Dickes
Dalton
Wom. Bowman
Otho Campbell
John Groshans
Ben Pelster
Teo Messner
N. H. Tank
J. O. Lobb
Mike Floyd
Sid Moore
Ted Kallhoff
Babe
Wim. Reiners
Mr. Gross
Ray Spiker
H. E. Netherland
John
Local social notes from the week in Sidney area
Groshans hosted Wednesday evening greetings. Calls were made at the Fred Heinte and Joe Reiners homes Thursday and Friday. A ten pound girl was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Reiners. Neighbors shopped in Sidney Saturday. Dinner hosts included L. S. Bancroft and N. H. Lank households. Tours to Pine Ridge by Berry families. Marcella Henke is sick under doctor’s care this week.
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Forward and Son
L. S. Bancroft
Cora Retzlaff
Charles Jobe
L. T. Johnson
Merle
N. H. Lank
Guy Berry
Ray Berry
Pine Ridge
S. D
Marcella
Henry Henke
North Sidney Farmers Union Meeting Recap
North Sidney Farmers Union met last Friday with strong attendance. Next session set for December 4 to elect officers and delegates to state and county conventions. Socials include pie tables. Local residents reported hunting trips and visits to various households.
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Farmers’ Union
Paul Sparks
Barham and Bailey
North River
Louis Sparks
Mmr
Sebnell
Carl Schmidt
Rasmussen
Jim Sparks
Trome
Doan’s Pills Claim Kidney Cure In Ad Copy
An old advertisement touts Doan’s Pills as a remedy for persistent kidney pain. It claims a single box cured a woman’s dull kidneys ache, with a price of 60 cents at dealers. The copy urges readers not to ask for generic kidney remedies but Doan’s Dips.
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Doan
Things That Pleased Me Most On a Cruise Around the World
Patty from Coe College reflects on a world voyage reading about Ceylon where trained elephants are depicted as living aids. He describes colossal beasts lifting timber and hauling heavy burdens while responsive to their keeper. The piece notes elephants obey commands and are cue-sensitive to surroundings.
All Out of Sorts Women Suffer Backache From Kidney Weakness
A Sidney woman, Mrs Ben Hauck of 800 West B Street, reports kidney weakness caused restless days and low spirits. She says Dean's Pills boosted her strength and improved health, noting backache and frequent discomfort eased by the stimulant diuretic.
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Dean
Sidney
Ben Hauck
West B
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