Nebraska News In Denser Form
A Genoa water power plant costing about 750 000 dollars is planned by the Nebraska Gas and Electric company. The Shell Creek German Baptist church near Columbus marked its 50th anniversary. Counterfeit 20 dollar bills surfaced in several towns, with a Secret Service warning. Columbus Rotary backs municipal park near Lincoln highway. Louisville flood relief funds flow steadily to meet local needs. Major General William F. Weigel attended the Eighth Division convention in Omaha. Willa Cather plans to leave France around November 1 for home. Colum bus High’s Melvin Pittman aged 16 suffered a concussion in practice. Adams County Nebraska 4H team placed second in dairy show judging at Syracuse. Douthitts of Cushing celebrated a golden wedding on September 2 with 700 guests. Pawnee county fair horseshow boasted over 100 entries and 3500 dollars in purses. Indian population in Nebraska up since 1922. A baby fell into a 30 foot well near Lincoln and was rescued. Nine tenths of Nebraska farms raise poultry valued at 35 million dollars annually, with a 28 percent ten year rise. About 50 percent of Kearney potato acreage harvested. seed for some remains. Nebraska Federation of Women’s Clubs plans Beatrice convention October 23-26 with “No illiteracy In 1930” theme. Naomi Moxon and W. C. Brooks wed in an airplane at altitude. Winter agricaltural meetings set for January 7-11, 1924, at Lincoln’s Agricultural College. Night schools for adults to reopen in Columbus. Falls City bond legality upheld at stat e level. Nearly all state corn crop frostproof by end of September.
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Nebraska Gas and Electric Company
Shell Creek German Baptist Church
Columbus
Platte Valley
Secret, Service Bureau
Rotary Club of Columbus
Lincoln Highway
Louisville
William F. Weigel
France
Omaha
Red Cloud
Mra
C. F. Cather
Willa Cather
Nebraska
Melvin Pittman
Syracuse
N. Y
Adams County
Douthitt
Cushing
Pawnee
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Stratton
Lincoln
Bureau of Publicity
Kearney
Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs
Beatrice
Naomi Moxon
Alliance Jeweler
W. C. Brooks
Alliance Aviation Company
Brooks
Agricultural Association
Agricultural College
Tincoln
George W. Marsh
Falls City
Eptember
Ingenious DIY Bottle to Flower and Tin Candy Gift
A dated DIY note suggests turning a bottle into a decorative flower by heat shocking a cord soaked in kerosene or turpentine around the neck and cooling, plus quick tips for kitchen door cremes and a black enamel candy tin gift with waxed paper, Doily topping, and a chair seat design.
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Chiutz
Love for the Soil Spurs Home Ties and Local Pride
A reflection on the lost love for the soil as people move to cities. The piece praises settlers who plant roots, build homes, and improve towns like Sidney through steady work. Immigrants and natives alike are cited as examples showing how individual care enriches neighborhoods.
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Sidney
Home Town Affection Fueled Harding Legend
The text lauds President Harding and his affection for Marion Ohio, noting that small towns like Sidney embody vital American spirit. It contrasts crowd reverence at the funeral train with urban life, arguing smaller towns nurture earnest industry, authenticity, and community values that Harding cherished.
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President Harding
Marion
Ohio
United States
New York City
Sidney
Harding
Know Your Home Town Sidney Questions for Civic Pride
A Sidney reader urges residents to study their town and back up boastful claims with facts. Questions cover population site choice name birth and death rates resources home ownership renter share school ventilation water supply adequacy and purity school quality citizen cooperation and family permanent home opportunities.
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Sidney
Nebraska fossil find sparks museum excitement
The Albert Thompson expedition in Nebraska reports a gigantic camel skull and jawbones found in Snake Creek quarries. Prof W O Mathews of the American Museum of Natural History says a large sequence of fossils, including ape teeth and three toed horse bones, suggests an age long before present. Mrs Thompson shipped eleven cases of fossils to New York, highlighting a six year string of Nebraska quarry work yielding about 110 species formerly thought to exist only in other continents.
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Albert Thompson
Nebraska
New York City
W. O. Mathew
American Museum of Natural History
Thompson
New York
Snake Creek
Patrick O'Grady Stricken by Paralysis Sheriff Suffers Stroke
Patrick O'Grady, sheriff of Banner County, suffered a stroke Tuesday evening leaving one side paralyzed. He was taken to Miller Hospital last Wednesday afternoon by Flos Lewis.
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Patrick O'Grady
Banner County
Miller Hospital
Flos Lewis
Kimball Observer
New Managers Take Over Lodge Pole Pharmacy
Lodge Pole Express reports a recent ownership change as Dr. H. N. Mantor and W. E. Morrow sold Lodge Pole Pharmacy to Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Handley of Chappell. The Handleys assumed control last Thursday morning.
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Lodge Pole Express
H. N. Mantor
W. FE. Morrow
Lodge Pole
I.J. Handley
Chappell
Ancient Greek lawmaker rope punishment debated in editorial
An editorial contrasts a Locrian style law that would hang a lawmaker if a bill failed while sparing it if it passed. It frames the idea as a cruel, archaic impediment to legislation and questions its wisdom.
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Locrians
Piste glass for Windshields and Se dan doors installed
Installation work completed at Habler Garage featuring piste glass for windshields and se dan doors. Work completed by local contractor teams, enhancing showroom and service bays with updated glazing.
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Habler Garage
Le Roy Man Develops Stringless Beans Trail
Calvin N Keeney of Le Roy New York selected beans from his patch removing the strings and saved the stringless specimens year after year. His persistent selection produced a supply of genuine stringless beans and a notable local achievement.
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Calvin N. Keeney
le Roy
N. Y
Keeney
Freight Engine Derails on Gurley Tracks
A heavy freight engine derailed in Gurley last Tuesday afternoon while shacking onto a switch. The back tracks of the tender slipped and all wheels except the drive wheels left the rails. The accident occurred about 3:00 PM and repairs finished around 11:30 PM.
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Gurley
Record breaker for trains at Potter depot
Last Sunday there were 68 trains through Potter, a record breaker said agent C. A. Lawson. He noted that at one point several hours the depot averaged one train every seventeen minutes, as reported by Potter's Review.
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Potter
C. A. Lawson
Severa
Potters Review
Hen Came First
The egg crop surpassed the wheat crop in value this year, a valuable tip for wheat farmers. They should diversify with livestock, dairying, and other crops to ease financial difficulties and improve incomes.
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