Fifty Years Ago in Steele City a Record Items
The Record recalls Wallace Clark’s visits to Steele City and repairs at Price Brothers store preparing for new merchandise. J C Wears built a rear summer kitchen, the Viera Store once the town’s finest building, and D R Kelley with Dan Bishop drilled a 35 foot water well. A local court saw two cases, one dismissed and one fined, with a moral about honesty. Verbatim notes cover William S Diller’s page candidate status and a 1889 wedding of Harry E Green and Carrie J Emerson with a celebratory serenade and cake.
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Wallace Clark
Steele City
Price Brothers
J C Wears
Viera
D R Kelley
Dan Bishop
Isaac Saylor
Squire Grotts
J J Adams
W F Campbell
Harbine
Will S Diller
House of Representatives
Lincoln
United State Senate
Omaha Sunday Bee
William S Diller
W H Diller
Jefferson County
Page
United States Senate
Capitol
House
Fairbury
Diller
Harry E Green
Carrie J Emerson
Commercial Hotel
Forty Years Ago In Nebraska Local News Snippets
The item recalls pneumonia illness among Mrs Charley Green and Mrs Louis Saffel, a Lincoln department store hire, marriages by a county judge in Beatrice, and a lightning rod racket fading. It notes a Fairbury girl’s $100 elopement theft, a Diller telephone system push, a surprise from the Price brothers, and a birthday gathering when Mrs Price found intruders at her sixty eighth celebration.
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Nebraska
Fairbury
Price
You Cant Cheat An Honest Man at The Theatre
Jackie Cooper stars in Newsboys Home with Edmund Lowe and Wendy Barrie in a premiere starting Tuesday. Charlie McCarthy and W C Fields headline one of the season’s last hits, You Can’t Cheat An Honest Man, with Mortimer and sharp wit on screen. Also watch Ice Follies of 1939 for a memorable show.
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Bonham
Charlie, McCarthy
Wise
W.C. Fields
Charlie
Fields
Mortimer
C Fields
Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Cartoon and News
Basketeers Triumph in Beatrice Tournament Round
Town Basketeers for Townies defeated Fairbury 48 in the Beatrice Tournament round. Diller Townies beat Burchard 41 35 while Fairbury crushed Diller Independents 91 31. Diller meets Store Craft Friday as Stove Craft features two Beatrice High School forwards. H Achtemeier led with 23 points and D Close added 20. Diller surged after a slow first half with a 46 point passing attack.
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Fairbury
Beatrice
Diller
Burchard
Diller Independents
Store Craft
Odell
Winwey
Stove Craft
Beatrice High School
H. Achtemeier
Yak Ox Sturdy Beast in Crossbreed Heritage
The yak ox a hybrid of yak and Chinese cow carries about 200 pounds and covers roughly 15 miles daily. It is described as sturdy and fairly docile with good grazing, though adaptable and capable of throwing its load if misused.
City Farmer spotlights Whalen in overalls at NYC wheat field
A New York cameraman captured Grover A. Whalen, president of the 1939 New York World's Fair, wearing overalls while inspecting a wheat field planted in the city as part of a food exhibit.
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New York
Grover A. Whalen
New York City
Witchcraft Through History Attracts Modern Attention
A columnist argues witchcraft fears persist, citing mass executions in Germany and colonial death sentences. Education is key to protection, with law handling false accusations and damages while noting that belief can still flare and captivate credulous readers despite safeguards.
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Germany
American
Indianapolis News
Cocker Spaniel History in Sports of 1387
The forerunner of the cocker, the smallest gun dog, appears in 1387 literature as a hound type. Count Gaston de Foix notes Spanish dogs trained to drive game into the hunter. Some authorities trace the cocker to spaniel crosses, with field spaniel separation by weight.
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Gaston de Foix
Spain
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Cocker Spaniel in Field Use and Color Varieties
The article describes the cocker spaniel’s role for tracking game and its near proximity in field use. It notes the dog’s speed in driving quarry from cover and its takedown by the gun. It details the breed’s affectionate temperament, color range, silky feathering, convenient size, and weight range of 18 to 24 pounds.
Dog An Understanding Beast In Loving Loyal Companion
A Washington Star columnist praises dogs as patient loyal beings who give unselfish affection. The piece notes dogs respond with fidelity when owners desert or demand little, matching moods and sharing happiness with quiet companionship.
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R. RR. Taynton
The
Washington Star
Film Week At Grand Theatre Showcases Classic Stars
Jackie Cooper and Wendy Barrie star in Little Tough Guys at the News Boys Home show. Lucille Ball with Donald Wood in Beauty For The Asking. Upcoming week runs March 21 to 25 with You Can’t Cheat An Honest Man and The Son of Frankenstein among titles.
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Jackie Cooper
Wendy Barrie
Lucille Ball
Donald Wood
Paramount News
Boris BaRioi
Bela Lugosi
Pasi! Rathborne
Son of Frankenstein
Rogers
Rough Rider Patrol
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Charley Green
Louis Saffel
Park Koons
J Cress & Son
R LeGrand
Oklahoma
Celesta Shively
Bear Diller
Marth
Jimmy Redman
Newsboys
Edmunde Lowe
the Diller Cafe
Town Basketeers
Ditter
Ludington
Achtemeier
Close c
Wiemers
Schmidt
Mawg. Johnson
Viers
Cocker
Bonham Theatre
Fairbury, Nebraska
Richard’ Dix
Allen’s Store
Blackbird
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