Memories Of The Past In West Town Land and Election Anecdotes
The item recalls Jim Bodell building on Herman Hahne land west of town and questions if it was the home of Vint Logan. Editor Pearce, a precinct assessor candidate forty years earlier, pledged to discharge the office to everyone’s satisfaction. A wagon with rural mail boxes for two Diller routes arrived for service starting November 1, 1901. Forty years ago a horse and buggy ride to a party north of town led to a collision near Zelleng’s Kelley residence when a horse bolted, injuring no people but killing the horse. it is uncertain if the party was reached.
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Jim Bodell
Herman Hahne
Vint Logan
Pearce
Diller
Ben Gretzinger
Effie Diller
Kelley
Zelleng
Perry Tate
Tate
Effie
Ben
Beet Exhibition Highlights Nebraska Farm Life
J W Fouts promoted Nebraska as corn bogs and cattle country and showcased a beet grown to 20 inches long 23 inches in circumference and weighing 173 pounds. A prize carrot and a giant radish were also on display at the post office as part of the exhibition.
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J.W Fouts
Nebraska
Fifty Years Ago Notes From The Record
Miss Fannie Stevenson who had been with the Record two years left for Muscatine Iowa. C W George bought Methodist church lots west of Roy Geer s and prepares to erect a residence thereon. A Congressman laments October s weather and notes a heat wave reaching 96 degrees. Two heat prostrations occur including a football referee in Washington. Local heat reaches 96 degrees making conditions unbearable.
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Fannie Stevenson
Muscatine
Iowa
C W George
Roy Geer
Erse
Hotoher
Curtis
Mercury
Washington
Navy Training Opens Path to High Paying Jobs
The Navy offers free instruction across many fields with regular Navy pay during training. Navy credentials as a Diesel expert lead to first class status and strong civilian employment prospects, with thousands already set for life by Navy training.
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Navy
Naval Academy
Annapolis of the Air
Pensacola
Job Advertisement Promises Regular Pay Increases
The notice touts good pay with regular raises and a potential monthly earning cap of 126 dollars, highlighting stable income opportunities for applicants.
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Holle
Farina
Chile
Naval Reserve
The
U. S. Navy
Den’ay
Chane Sarees
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