U P Helps Keep School A
A payment of 13183.33 was mailed to August Kroll, Jefferson County treasurer, by St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway for 1928 taxes. Of the total, school taxes amount to 6094.68, county taxes 3275.30, city taxes 780.66, and state taxes 3082.69 on rail property in Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Kroll
Jefferson County
St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway
St. Joseph
St. Josep and Grand Island Railway Company
Jefferson
Thanksgiving Week News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Local papers report on Thanksgiving week events with brief notes on community happenings, charity drives, and school gatherings. Readers are invited to attend services, food drives, and neighborhood parades as they prepare for the holiday period.
Apple Bread Bake Mystery Line
A home style bake combines sliced apples with brown sugar nutmeg and butter in a shallow dish. Bread slices brushed with butter and lightly water dampen the base before layering over the apples and finishing with more sugar then baking until tender served with a foam or vanilla sauce.
Prune and Orange Jam Method
Wash prunes and remove pulp from pits. Chop pulp, peel oranges, cut into pieces. Slice rind from two oranges. Mix with water and cook slowly until thick. Fill sterilized glasses and let cool before sealing with paraffin.
Steele City Market Butterfat Report
Readable fragment shows butterfat reading at zero and related market notes. Limited text mentions 35 16 and two vendors or entries, but details are missing to confirm figures or context. Further complete copy needed for full summary.
Pep Club Formed at S C H S Under Casler
Last week a Pep Club was organized for S C H S by Mr. Casler. It includes students interested in supporting basketball and other activities this year. Gladys Parker and Edna James were chosen as yell leaders. The group aims to boost school spirit and help the team, inviting attendance at games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casler
Gladys Parker
Edna James
Biology class studies apple rust and cedar specimens
In the high school biology class students study apple rust with specimens in cedar, apple leaf, and a rusted apple stages collected by Mrs. Meserve. The Latin contest race remains tight with Genevieve leading 35 to 25. The physiology contest uses 500 points per pupil, with daily deductions by the instructor. Captains are Donald Hughes and Edna James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School
Meserve
Genevieve
Donald Hughes
Edna James
Borrowing from the Masters in Writing Craft
The excerpt argues writers gain strength by borrowing from Plutarch Montaigne Bacon and Shakespeare, noting modern disdain for quotation marks and originality. It cites Montaigne’s method of borrowing to advance invention, claiming the author’s voice remains intact even when ideas are sourced from others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plutarch
Montaigne
Bacon
Real Estate Transfers in Fairbury Week Ending Nov 2 1927
Real estate transfers reported by J. Monroe Davis & Son list numerous deeds in Fairbury Nebraska. Transfers include Mills to Fairbury Cemetery association lot 8 block 10 and Orth to Luvisa Vir. Orth and wife to C E Gilmore. Thomas J Kastle and wife to EJ Hested. Dales to QCD Lot 0 Block 36 plus fraction of street. Schmile to Ernest Luvysa Virginia Hadden and husband. Arthur E Merriweather and C K Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Monroe Davis & Son
Tite Men
Fairbury
Nebraska
Carnover
George N. Mills & Wf
Fairbury Cemetery
Orth
Highland Fairbury
George Orth & Wi
Luvisa
Odie
Orth & Wife
C. E. Gilmore
Thomas J. Kastle & Wi
EJ. Hested
É& Frac
Dale D
Sonde Riven
Vahnoadts Spin Es Poiso
Herman Schmile
Ernest Luvysa
Virginia Hadden & Husband
Ginta Hadden
Gladstone
Bock
Alley
Arthur E Merriweather
C.K. Gilmore
Grade Notes on Absences in Several Classes
Miss Webling reports three pupils absent this week Dwight Lowe Thomas Woods and Harold Rey Manley A puppet show was presented Wednesday for a Thanksgiving program in Miss Webling room In Miss Deem room last month one absence and one tardy were recorded Lavonne Staley was absent and Greelie Woods was tardy Ernest Fuqua Edwin Hyslop and Lavonne Staley have been ill and absent The Gretzinger room lists Eleanor Pethoud Helen Shephard Lois Drake Nola Hance Ruth Gretzinger Sherman Davis James Davie Albert Hance Elsie Shultz Doyle Godden as not absent or tardy in the past month
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Webling
Dwight Lowe
Thomas Woods
Harold Rey Manley
Miss Deem
Lavonne Staley
Greelie Woods
Ernest Fuqua
Edwin Hyslop
Miss Gretzinger
Eleanor Pethoud
Helen Shepherd
Lois Drake
Nola Hance
Ruth Gretzinger
Sherman Davis
James Davie
Albert Hance
Elsie Shultz
Doyle Godden
Girl Reserves Discuss Vocations At Stee le City Meeting
The Girl Reserves met last Tuesday to discuss vocations with members naming forest ranger work music art office jobs and public speaking. Advisor encouraged painting and offered helpful tips while twenty minutes were spent singing songs learned at Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele City
Science Explains How Israelites Were Fed
An expedition in central Sinai challenges the traditional manna theory. Researchers conclude manna is produced by insects, not a plant secretion. Insects excrete syrupy drops that crystallize into grain like particles, with daily yields varying by season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Sinai
Probate Notice for Estate of Prel idte William Pearson
Creditors of the deceased estate of Prel idte William Pearson must file claims with the Jefferson County Nebraska County Judge in the county court room by March 30, 1928. Claims presented by April 2 1928 will be examined and allowed. those not filed by that date are barred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prelidte
William Pearson
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Said
Local Brevities from Fairbury Nebraska Thanksgiving News
Brief notices list social visits and travel across Fairbury and nearby towns. Families like Fuqua, Edgington, Carsell, Wing, Thrapp, Kasparek, Thrapp, and others are mentioned with Thanksgiving activity, visits, and entertainment. A funeral, rental offer, and ads for radios and monuments appear among the items.
Optometry Its Value to the Public by Ackerman
An optometrist explains how undiagnosed eye defects of size or shape are common and cannot be cured, but can be improved by placing lenses before the eyes to help them function normally. The piece emphasizes daily duty to aid patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Ackerman
Optometrist
Thanksgiving Day at Edgington Home Adds Guests
Mr. LePoidevan of Odell, Mary Edgington of Lincoln, Minnie Edgington of Red Cloud, Mr. and Mrs. A. Southwick of Diller, Mr. W. Copeland and sister and Mise Georman of Beatrice and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edgington spent Thanksgiving day at the R. H. Edgington home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Guymaer
Belphos
Kansas
LePoidevan
Odell
Mary Edgington
Lincoln
Minnie Edgington
Red Cloud
A. Southwick
Diller
W. Copeland
Mise Georman
Beatrice
Roy Edgington
R.’H. Edgington
Hughes Family Visit Delays Ill Sister-in-Law
Mr and Mrs Ed Hughes and daughter visited Mrs Nider, sister of Mrs Hughes, Thursday afternoon. Mrs Nider is a patient in a Beatrice hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hughes
T. W. Zoellin
Hughes
Mrs. Nider
Nider
Beatrice Hospital
Patient Undergoing Treatment for Unhealing Burns
A patient is receiving care for severe burns sustained some time ago. The injuries have not been healing satisfactorily, and ongoing medical treatment is being administered to promote recovery and prevent complications.
Notice of Nonresponsibility for Spouse’s Bills
A notice states no responsibility for debts incurred by the spouse Mrs Etta With Hockett and Mr Charley Hockett. The undersigned disclaims liability for charges made by the wife. Public notice reserves rights and directs credit entities to seek payment from the named parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta With Hockett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Opera House
Odell Dramatic Club
THE
Steele City Press
Vernon L. Haddix
Alice
Congress
U. P
Steele City Markets
Peneerer
Ss. C.H.S. Crier
S C
Shakespeare
Montagne
Bronsem Alcott
Texas Frontier
Leach
Ed Fuqua
R. S. Wilfley
H. A. Staley
Hanover
R. H. Edgington
Traum Funeral Parlor
Nebr
Utica
E. W. Kendall
Kansas City
Erma Drake
C. W. Talbott
Holtenberg
Carsell
Glen Riddle
Bonnce
Earl Riddies
Wm. Barber
W. F. Fluckiger
Columbus, Nebr
Roy Phelps
Dorcas Slater
Izel Veiceenhaler
Ed Thrapp
H. C. Coons
W. C Kasparek Home
Michael Mitchell
Wymore Catholic
Nellie ‘Megonigle
John Eilis
O. J. Wing
Wm. Pearson
Elmer Kersting
J. Kersting
Frances Crinklaw
Elmer
Otis Allen
Nell Drake
Fern Kiskall
A. T. Phelps
Andrew Phelps
Andrew Evans
Mr. Bridwell
Forsha
B. A. Greenwood
Hugh Greenwood
Vera Staley
A. Rosener
Mrs
Chester Greenwood
Washington, Kansas
Frank Crinklaw
Charles
Hubert Manning
Faifeuey
Neef
Charley Hockett
Russell A. Davis
Nat'l
Bank Fairbury
Nebraska State Guaranty Fund
Farmers State Bank
RS. Wilfley
H. A. Richardson
Lyric Theater
Trans-Continental Limited
D. E. Bone Lumber Co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!