Harbine Community News Highlights and Deaths
Grandma Walter of Harbine died Friday and was buried Monday at the German Reformed church. Miss Wisman visits the Henry Peter home. Henry and Mrs Polfus visit Beatrice. Mrs Brockhouse and Mrs Overlate attend funeral of aunt Mrs Wolters, returning with Miss Martha Wolters. Mr and Mrs Henry Wolters celebrate 25th wedding anniversary. Lightning struck an elevator twice during a thunderstorm causing minor roof damage.
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Walter’s
Pingle
Miss Wisman
Henry Peter
Henry Polfus
Beatrice
Carrie Brockhouse
Ida Overlate
Illinois
Mrs. Wolters
Martha Wolters
Henry Wolters
Queer Kind Of Old Codger At Eighty Three
Tybalt Totter laments aging and recalls 1854 weather while noting profiteering and civility. He reflects on respect for the elderly and contrasts past youth with present trends, concluding he no longer denounces younger people for follies. The Kansas City Star excerpt presents a wry, reflective voice.
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Tybalt Totter
Kanenn City Star
Nebraska Needs More Libraries and Wider Access
Nebraska has only 33.6 percent with free public libraries, leaving nearly 800000 residents without service. The American Library Association launches a Books for Everybody fund of 2 million dollars, with Willis H. Kerr directing Nebraska efforts.
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Nebraska
United States Bureau of Education
American Library Association
P. P. Claxton
Willis H. Kerr
Kansas State Normal School
Emporia
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Colorado
Bureau of Education
Claxton
Nebraska Library Commission
America
State Library Commission
Scotsman Prefers Plain Pulpit Over Ornate Church
A London Nation piece recalls a Scotsman in a grand church who, while admiring the setting, dislikes the preaching as overly sentimental. A friend questions the sentiment, noting the grand place might invite similar feeling, yet the Scotsman remains firm in his critique.
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