Aged Pioneer John V Brodhead Died in Kimball
John V. Brodhead, early Kimball Banner county pioneer and longtime farmer stockman, died in Kimball after years of ill health at 73. He homesteaded near Flowerfield before moving to Kimball and later bought land near Harrisburg, leaving a wife Margaret I Croon and three children Ada M Tracy David O and John Harold. Funeral held at his son’s home south of Harrisburg with interment at Gabe Rock cemetery.
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John V. Brodhead
Kimball
Banner Counties
California
Mr. Brodhead
Banner County
Lambert C. Kinney
Harrisburg
Gabe Rock
Pike County
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Flowerfield
Margaret I. Croon
Claison Croon
Ada M
Ethan Tracy
Norwood
Colo
David O
John Harold
Idaho
Exodus of Students From Dalton to Various Colleges
The Dalton community sees a large college bound exodus with many heading to Lincoln for the university and Wesleyan, Wentworth academy in Lexington, Hastings, Kearney, and other institutions. Teachers are also taking positions elsewhere, including Kimball and Green River Wy. The note marks sixty years since the first permanent Missouri River bridge between Omaha and Council Bluffs.
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Dalton
Fred Seifer
Clifford
Gilbert Webster
Lynn Chichester
Lincoln
University
Arthur Fecht
Wesleyan
Colman Reader, Jr
Lexington
Wentworth Military Academy
Leona
Laura Blome
Hastings
Helen Mellburg
Kearney
Geneva Larson
Howard Ewing
Gary
Ind
Henry Young
Vera Ross
Kimball
Alberta Hardin
Deat
Chappelle
Maud Laing
Big Springs
Clara
Missouri River
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Nebraska State Fair at Lincoln sets attendance record
The Lincoln fair closed Friday night with a final tally of 427,134 attendees, a new record aided by an eight day run. Average daily attendance reached 55,267, despite six day comparisons last year. organizers expect the 450,000 mark possible next year. The closing evening featured Hagenbeck-Wallace circus pyrotechnics and performances by Dan DesDunes’ Omaha band and Pawnee City high school band.
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Nebraska State Fair
Lincoln
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Zip
Dan DesDunes
Omaha
Pawnee City
Western Nebraska Farm Meeting at Alliance
Western Nebraska organized agriculture sessions will be staged at Alliance in December. Five major groups join: Nebraska Crop Growers Association, Northwest Farmers Congress, Nebraska Improved Livestock Breeders Association, Nebraska Potato Improvement Association, and Nebraska Horticultural Society. Topics include western Nebraska agricultural problems and displays of potatoes, sweet clover, alfalfa seed, poultry and corn. Educational exhibits cover potato culture, alfalfa, small grain improvement, smut control, fruit growing, hog lot sanitation, and poultry production.
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Western Nebraska
Alliance
George Jackson
Nebraska State Fair Board
Nebraska Crop Growers Association
Northwest Farmers Congress
Nebraska Improved Livestock Breeders Association
Nebraska Potato Improvement Association
Nebraska Horticultural Society
Western
Nebraska
Meadows power washing machines shown at Cheyenne fair
Arthur Dougherty formerly of Jordan Electric, now dealer for Meadows power washers in Sidney, launches active sales in his territory. He plans a downtown display location and will feature models during the Cheyenne county fair.
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Arthur Dougherty
Jordan Electric
Sidney
Meadows
Daugherty
Cheyenne County
State Game Preserve Sought in Wildcat Hills near Gering
A Gering Scottsbluff delegation pressed for a 4000 acre state game refuge in western Nebraska. They urged the Wildcat range near Scotts Bluff Banner counties, with pine covered slopes and running water, offered at 6.25 per acre totaling to the $25000 prior appropriation. Local advocates argued the site best fits conditions for wildlife protection.
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Gering
Scotts Bluff
Banner Counties
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
McLaughlin
Capitol
Wildcat
Morrill
Banner
A. N. Mathers
A. B. Wood
W. M. Maupin
Omaha
McMullen
Gage County
Hoover outlook: Simmons predicts big Nebraska win
Nebraska congressman Robert G. Simmons in Omaha says Hoover will carry the state by the largest presidential majority yet. He cites broad support for the Republican ticket, predicts easy wins for Hoover and Howell, and criticizes Bryan’s wet stance amid dry voters and women voters wary of double dealing.
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Robert G. Simmons
Omaha
Herbert Hoover
Nebraska
Mr. Simmons
Hoover
Howell
Arthur Weaver
Bryan
Smith
New York Governor Smith to Open Nebraska Campaign
Albany reports Governor Al Smith and 11 car campaign train with 30 newspaper correspondents will reach Omaha at 9 30 a m Tuesday September 18. He will kick off his presidential bid with a farm relief speech in the corn belt. He urges western neighbors to tame wild bulls during the fortnight for safety of reporters after bulls charged at a rival at Syracuse.
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Albany
al Smith
Omaha
Syracuse Fair
Smith
Scriveners
State Seeks Bids for Gravel Repair on Roads
State department of public works invites bids on 176 miles of maintenance graveling 25 miles of new gravel surfacing 10 miles of new grading and 0.14 mile of paving with bids due Friday September 21 Secretary Roy Cochran said. Estimated total spend about 70 80 thousand dollars. Maintenance gravel to cover heavily trafficked or weathered old graveled roads including five miles in Morris county between Broadwater and Bridgeport. New construction includes 7.8 miles gravel between Lodge Pole and Chappell and 1.8 miles on another project in the same area.
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Department of Public Works
Roy Cochran
Morrill County
Broadwater
Bridgeport
Lodge Pole
Chappell
West Nebraska seed potatoes find good market in south
Western Nebraska farmers who raise high quality seed potatoes will find a good market for their product in the southern states again this year. Communications received by large scale growers near here indicate plantation owners in the south expect to purchase seed potatoes, supporting regional growers and trade activity.
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Nebraska
Seed Potato Industry Grows In Western Nebraska
Choice disease free seed spuds have become a well established industry in western Nebraska. Vitality in the seed is seen as key to profitable crops in the south where diseases may become serious. The western table land’s dry climate favors seed potatoes with fewer diseases and a western Nebraska growers organization inspects fields and bins to certify seeds meet standards, boosting seed quality.
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Nebraska
Table Land
Nebraka
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Bob Simmons
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John Morris
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