Notice to Subscribers and Local Club Roundup
U.S. postal laws bar mailing newspapers at publisher rates when subscriptions exceed one year in arrears and penalties may be charged to the publisher. Free copies are unlawful. safe practice is to keep paid-up lists. Diller and Daykin led a 13 to 3 ball game victory last Sunday. The local club will meet Gladstone at Gladstone next Sunday. James Martin, 62, formerly of Odell, died in Des Moines Friday night from injuries after a fall down an elevator shaft.
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U.S
Diller
Daykin
Gladstone
James Martin
Odell
Des Moines
Tomato Lexicon Expert Clarifies Terms
Readers seek clarity on the many large words in last week’s tomato piece. Dr. O C Diehl offers a concise explanation of the terminology.
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O. C. Diehl
Various historical notes mix science myths and old news
The column covers an electric eel’s 400 volt impulse claim and a 110 volt for extended time, a Bronze Age trumpet at the Danish Pavilion, a Hastings Nebraska radio station approval, a Davenport lightning fatality near July 4, First Lady quotes on drinking, Lincoln officer Charles Wilson’s death, and a 1929 financial panic tale tied to Loretta Busch’s testimony about her husband.
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Charles Wilson
Lincoln
Wilson
Nebraska
Daily Star
Loretta Busch
Omaha
Blue Flame Seen On Rails In Hot Burlington Days
A Burlington section man reported a small blue flame rising from steel rails during recent hot days, indicating heat-induced phenomena affecting the railway track.
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Burlington
Death of Mrs. Louisa Heast Reported in Lincoln Hospital
Heat prostration was listed as the cause of death for 75 year old Mrs. Louisa Heast of Dewitt, who died last Sunday at a Lincoln hospital.
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Louisa Heast
Dewitt
Lincoln Hospital
Chester Sparks Finds Eleven Potatoes From One Hill
Chester Sparks says he has no tomato story to tell yet he dug eleven large potatoes from a single hill in his patch and considers it pretty good for this country.
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Chester Sparks
Queen Elizabeth Advocates Handshake Greeting at Fair
During a New York World’s Fair visit the Queen reportedly asked why guests should not shake hands. The remark followed curtsies during a reception in Per ylon Hall as King and Queen shifted to an American style greeting.
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Elizabeth
Perylon Hall
New York
England
George VI R.I
Elizabeth R
Plymouth News editor reflects on long tenure and tough times
Editor L. H. Koepff notes Plymouth News is forty eight years old with five editors since inception. He, in charge since 1919, laments worsening conditions and jokes about selling to run a beer joint or liquor store as a more prosperous business.
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L. H. Koepff
Plymouth News
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse
A devotional excerpt cites Malachi 3 10 urging believers to tithe faithfully to test divine blessing. The passage promises windows of heaven opened and blessings beyond measure if tithes are brought into the storehouse.
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Malachi
Mayo brothers pledge to reinvest wealth in medical education
Dr William Mayo and Dr Charles Mayo outline their vow to return holy money to humanity by funding medical and surgical education. They report training nearly 300 successors with a waiting list of 1400, stating they never spent more than half their income on themselves and will leave their home roof to the Foundation after death.
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Arkansas Methodist
William Mayo
Charles Mayo
Babylonia Deity Ea and Enki Origins
Babylonia deity Ea also known as Enki and Ae. The Sumerian origin deity appears under multiple names in ancient texts.
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Babylonia
Enki
Heat Wave Damages Corn Prospects Across the County
Farmers report severe heat from July 11 to 16 scorching corn fields. Despite good soil moisture, temperatures above 105 degrees reduced yields with some regions like Endicott and Steele City receiving over an inch of rain. Cool nights around 70 offer minor relief while areas near Diller show significant burn.
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Endicott
Steele City
Diller
Faith in hybrid corn in drought resistant garden rows
Fred Clark plants about forty hills of hybrid corn in town, each hill reaching 104 feet with ears 54 feet high. The stalks show little drought effect, indicating strong hybrid performance in his garden trial.
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Fred Clark
Receipt for our generating cyclones noted in 1884 issue
WPA researchers found a method described in the Takamah Burton ian dated March 13, 1884, detailing loading a keg of gunpowder with a long string and firing to attempt to eliminate a tornado. The note warns a larger charge could blast the tornado out of existence until it reforms beyond the town.
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WPA
Takamah Burtonian
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L. M. Cavett
At Diller Nebr
Federal Radio Commission
Washington
Nebraska Broadcastin Company
Hastings
Daily Press
Merle Avers
Davenport
Speed
Waggoner Bros
Jansen
Nelson
Little Betty Lou
Phyllis Jean Brinson
N. Y. Fair
Grover Whalen
The
Fair Corporation
Herbert Lehman
LaGuardia
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