Nebraska Briefs From Morill to Omaha News
Local items report Morill County beets 89 percent pounds on display, state federation meeting in Scottsbluff in October, and death of Omahan 103 year old Mrs. William Rothschild. Notes include a Wisner farmer buying an airplane, a junior band in Morrill, a Arlington girl’s death from lockjaw, Nehawka thefts, Omaha market sheep run, Ponca boy injured, Scottsbluff housing demand, Lincoln heat record, Chadron theater fire, Grand Island pastor resignation, Bible in schools plan, Omaha highway contracts, a Fremont attorney’s fox kill, DeGroot watermelon crop, frontier re-enactments in Omaha, Morrill baboon attack, Buffalo County woman state senator candidate, Grand Island canning campaign, Buffalo County judging team to Indianapolis, hog vaccinations near New Castle, and Tecumseh baby show winner.
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Morill County
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Scottsburts
William Rothschild
Ferdinand Risser
Wisner
Cuming County
L. W. Moody
Scottsbluffs
Morrill
Annie
John Dobson
Arlington
Nehawka
F. P. Sheldon
Omaha
Glen Davis
Co. M. Davis
Ponca
Scottsbluff
Lincoln
United States
Weather Bureau
Chadron
G. H. Michelmann
United Lutheran Church
Grand Island
Martin Luther Seminary
Elkhorn Valley Association of Congregational Churches
Omaha Automobile Club
Rodney Dunlap
Fremont
Elkhorn River
Anton DeGroot
Madison
National Legion
First Christian Church
Aurora
Omahe
Ethel Wilson
Della Mae Cline
Buffalo County
Maude Marston Burrows
Kearney
G. T. Farmer
Raymond Walters
Edward Laedener
Dan Loewenstein
Alfred Schmidt
Tecumseh
Johnson County
Dead Man Found at Platte River Bridge
A body was recovered from the Platte River bridge west of town on Sunday. The coroner and Wheatland authorities took the body for burial. it shows signs of foul play with head trauma and several days in water. No identification or local missing-person reports match, supporting a murder theory per the Scotts Bluff Star-Herald.
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Platte River Bridge
Guernsey
Wheatland
Wendover
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Car Wreck at Twentieth Street Crossing Narrowly Averts Tragedy
Mendel Westervelt and Spencer Matlock escaped death when their car collided head on with a westbound vehicle without lights at Twentieth Street crossing. They crawled free as a ten o'clock eastern passenger train bore down, helping push the wreck off the track just before the train passed. The cars were only moderately damaged and the unknown driver of the other vehicle had no lights.
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Mendel Westervelt
Spencer Matlock
SELECT SEED CORN NOW
The article advises farmers to select seed corn now for next year using a sled device to ride between rows. It emphasizes choosing ears borne at a reasonable height to avoid a higher proportion of low borne ears in the following crop, noting seed corn time approaches early next week.
Fall Festival Exhibit Seeks Seed Corn Entry
Local organizers invite participants to enter seed corn displays for the upcoming Fall Festival. Entries showcase hybrid and heirloom varieties with judging on growth, vigor, and presentation.
Crying Baby Saves Family From Death
Mr and Mrs Vern Linden and their five month old baby narrowly escaped asphyxiation when their gas fed stove leaked fumes after being lit by Mr Linden at four o clock. The family awakened by the crying infant escaped to fresh air and are recovering well with no ill effects expected.
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Vern Linden
Gas exposure affects two children at Sotesbluff
Two children were treated after exposure to a gas at Sotesbluff. A third child in an adjacent room was unharmed due to the door staying closed, keeping the gas from entering. The incident prompted medical attention and precautions.
Cash Paid for False Teeth Dental Gold and More
Hoke Smelting and Refining Co of Otsego Michigan offers cash for dental gold platinum magneto points diamonds and discarded jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoke Smelting and Refining Co
Otsego
Michigan
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