Byrd selects Kolster radios for South Pole trip
Commander Richard E. Byrd and a 70 member expedition will be equipped with Kolster radio gear for the Antarctic voyage. Two bolster radio compasses will guide the ships City of New York and Chelsea, with earphones in aviators helmets and eight Kolster speakers to be used aboard and in camps. Byrd previously tested Kolster gear on his North Pole flight, now chosen as the first universal radio for extreme polar exploration.
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Byrd
Kolster
South Pole
Richard E. Byrd
Lucy Jordan
Jordan Electric Shop
Kolster Radios
Globe
Antarctic
North Pole
Poles
Universal Radio
Colonel Oberfelder Heads West On Mining Trip
Colonel Robert Oberfelder leaves Sunday afternoon for a two week trip to Colorado and New Mexico where he holds extensive mining interests. Also offered are two late model radios a 6-tube and a 7-tube Atwater Kent at bargain prices. Investi gate before buying.
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Robert Oberfelder
Colorado
New Mexico
Atwater Kent
W. LeRoy Larson
Tours Dominion To Save Forests In Western Canada
A tree planting car operated by the Canadian Forestry Association returned from the West and headed toward Peace River after a two month tour along the Canadian National lines from Edmonton to Prince Rupert. In British Columbia the team, joined by George Harcourt of the University of Alberta, held 351 meetings reaching about 60 000 people to promote forestry conservation and posted placards at cross roads and along highways to urge care and protection of forests amid growing tourist, lumber, and ranching activity.
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Edmonton
Alta
Canadian Basestry Association
Peace Rive
Canadan National
Prince Rupert
Dominion
Canadian National
Fraser
Bulkley
Skeena
Brish Columbia
George Harcourt
University of Alberta
Chicago Tower planned to be world’s tallest building
Chicago announces the Chicago Tower to rise 850 feet above Wacker Drive, surpassing the Woolworth Building by 83 feet. The 735 story office skyscraper will cover 5,007,778 square feet with nine tenancy classes, including the Chicago Apparel Mart, a 440 room hotel, a 24 story garage, two clubs and two convention halls. Built over Illinois Central tracks at an estimated cost of 45 million dollars. Architect Walter W. Ahlschlager leads the project.
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Chicago
Wacker Drive
Woolworth
Chicago Apparel Mart
Illinois Central Railroad
Walter W. Ahlschlager
Caterpillars Threaten Portuguese Crops in Lisbon
A plague of night flying caterpillars menaces Portugal with potential crop devastation. Last seen in 1883, the outbreak has Portuguese farmers seeking government aid as the green gray insect with pink underwings invades fields.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Spartan barley and Hardigan alfalfa debut in Michigan
East Lansing Michigan announces the statewide market debut of new Spartan barley and Hardigan alfalfa. Spartan barley, developed 12 years ago from Michigan Two Row and Black Barbless varieties, features early maturity, large yield, and a smooth head without the usual beard.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Beekeepers Insure Against Damage Suits
London VPioneer Beekeepers association insures members against public liability. For about 12 cents a year beekeepers can be insured for claims up to 500 dollars. Third party risks are small as bees only attack when interfered with.
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London
Vpioneer Beekeeepers' Association
Heart Stops Beating but He Isn't Dead
In Sienia koni, Vilna district, Adam Wosnisz was struck by lightning and thought dead. His heart action ceased yet his body remained warm, and just before funeral his coffin was opened on his mother’s wish, revealing him alive in a deep coma-like state.
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Warsaw
Poland
Sieniakonie
Vilna
Adam Wosnisz
Wife Sues Poker Club for Husband Losses
Washington Supreme Court asked to decide if clubs can be liable for damages to wives for loss of their husband's income. Mrs Gladys Anderson of McGill Nevada sued McGill club claiming her husband spent time there, lost salary, and caused her worry and mental pain. The lower courts dismissed, contending no law allows action against a club on these grounds. Mrs Anderson seeks reversal.
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Washington
Supreme Court
McGill
White Pine County
Nev
Gladys Anderson
McGill Club
Hindenburg Dam Turns Sea Into Land Off Germany
The Hindenburg dam linking Westerland on Sylt to the mainland has halted the swift current, causing Watten sea silt to accumulate. Soundings show land beginning to form a yard or more deep, promising thousands of acres of arable soil for Germany within a few years.
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Westerland-on-Sylt
Germany
Sylt
Last African Slave on Nassau Dies at 105
Martin Sawyer, the last African slave on Nassau Island, died at 105. Captured in Africa as a boy by Spaniards, he was sold to an officer who later freed him. He longed for Africa in later life, recalling his tribal language and singing African songs.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Martin Sawyer
Sawyer
Africa
Nebraska Legion Leads Welfare Tilt At San Antonio
Nebraska delegates push welfare policy at the national convention in San Antonio backing the $5,000,000 endowment fund and urging direct aid increases. The Nebraska group gains support for McNutt’s election and expands influence in committee allocations and leadership choices.
WILL BUILD NEW RADIO PLANT TO GUIDE PLANES
Three acres of land in the southeast part of North Platte were purchased Thursday by F. E. Beer of the United States department of commerce. The site will be used for a new radio station operated by the government to replace the old station at the airport. Construction will start immediately on buildings to house the equipment. Two large steel towers will support the antenna and beacon lights to aid guiding aircraft. The project costs about 40000 dollars and three men will be employed to run the station around the clock.
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North Platte
F. E. Beer
United States Department of Commerce
St Martha's Guild Bazaar and Dance Date Change
October 31 the St Martha's Guild of the Episcopal church will hold a bazaar with items under two dollars. Lunch served 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Menu includes vegetable soup sandwiches cake doughnuts and coffee. A dance follows at 9 p.m. A date change notice is included. Also an ad states W H D Special Stomach Medicine relieves gas and stomach disorders and is sold at Bassett's Pharmacy as a 50 cent box.
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Hardy Hall
St. Martha’s Guild of Episcopal Church
St. Martha’s Guild of the Episcopal Church
Sidney
Bassett
Simmons at Potter on Western Nebraska Tour
Congressman Robert G Simmons visits Potter on Friday afternoon November 2 to address voters in the western Nebraska district on the Republican ticket.
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Nebraska
Robert G Simmons
Potter
Card of Thanks for Henry Fritz Segelke
The Segelke family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy after the death of their son and brother Henry Fritz Segelke. They also thank for floral tributes. Mrs. Herman Segelke and family.
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Henry Fritz Segelke
Herman Segelke
Public Auction of W. R. Weeden Furniture Accounts
Trustee's sale announced for October 17, 1928 at 10 A.M. in Sidney Nebraska to settle remaining book accounts of W. R. Weeden Furniture Company. McIntosh & Martin represent the trustee in the auction. An unrelated advertisement promotes Bluhill Coffee and good coffee value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Walker
Lorenzo
McIntosh & Martin
Sidney
Nebraska
W. R. Weeden Furniture Company
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Grand Island
Packard
Reed
Studebaker
Nebraska Tire & Motor CO
Central and Western
Packard Distributor
George Niemann
Route A
Wee
Ford Coach
K. Siedow
Jones Music Company
Nebr
Sidney Exchange
Carl Thomas, Sunol
Laramie County
Lamont Real Estate
Cheyenne
Wyo
S. A. Maley
Forrest St
K. Biedow
New York
Coca Cola
Basset’s Pharmacy
Cola
Frank Schwasnick
Star Martet
Ida Simms
Lincoln Highway
Illinois Street
J. W. McDaniel, Jr
E. C. Stockwick
Peetz
Emma Meyers
Swatzlander Ranch
H. H. Batey
Sidney Hotel
Carlson Hospital
Rohan Nursery Co
Omaha
E. Planck
Sidney Creamery Company
C. E. Harper
Illinois St
Forrest
Iva Beyer
7Th Ave
Laat
A. S. Hardy
Edward Furer
Silver
Canada
Caterpillers
Peril
Poker Club
Hindenburg
Nebraska Legion
Philadelphia
John E. Curtiss
Nebraska Railway Commission
National Child Welfare Committee
San Antonio
Douglas
Wade Martin
A. E. Buchanan
Fremont
State Fund Committee
J. R. Kinder
Paul V. McNutt
Bloomington
Ind
Mr. McNutt
Bluhill
St. Patrick’s Auditorium
St. Patrick's Auditorium
Kretz 9 Radio & Ignition CO
Simmons
G. P. Kratz
Lexington
O. D. Brooks
Cheyenne County
Greenlees’ Inc
Battle Creek Health Foods
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