Ordination Services at K M B Church Gain Missionary Call
A large crowd attended services at the K M B Church in Jansen as Kier Ratzlaff and his wife were ordained as Missionary workers for North China. Ministers from SD, Hillsboro Kansas, and Chicago participated with German morning and afternoon rites and English evening services.
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Jansen Iipity
K. M B
St of Town
Peter Ratalaff
Ina
Broad
Suny
B. P. Ratalaff
J. Tschetter
South Dakota
John J. Friesen
Hillsro
Kansas
Kier Ratzlaff
Pit
Ilsboro
Dinuba
Caba
J. H. ‘Hetter
Samuel J. R. Hofer
A. F. Wiens
Chicago
Ey Ratzlaff
Ratzlaff
Iss Susan Ratzlaff
Missionary Ik
China
America
Jansen
T. Thiessen
Oregon
Jessen
Peter Ratz
North China
Mob violence feared for Cole in St Paul report
A Lincoln dispatch says St Paul Nebraska residents fear mob violence against Alson Cole a convicted orderer in the Lulu Vogl case. A change of venue to a new trial in another county is sought but likely denied Cole may be taken to Howard County Court for sentencing on a crime he is alleged not to have committed years ago.
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St. Paul
Nebr
Lincoln
Alson Cole
Lulu Vogley
Cole
Howard County Court
American Legion Elects Officers in Fairbury Meet
At the regular meeting of the Terson County American Legion in Fairbury officers for the ensuing year were elected. Commander Henry Fouts, Del Shelley as vice commander, Glen Jurant as finance officer, Elton E. Fast as member of the Executive Committee from Sen.
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Terson County American Legion
Fairbury
Mander Law
Henry Fouts
del Shelley
Glen Jurant
Elton E . 1. T. Fast
Fairbury Lad Killed In Accident
Fairbury youth Geo Knight 20 employed at Youngs garage died after a motorcycle collision with a chain across a park entrance during muddy road closure. The chain struck under his chin severing his windpipe and he died about an hour later. Knight had reportedly ridden around a closed road before.
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Geo. Knight
Young
Fairbury
Knight
Farmers Rally in Nebraska Farm Bureau Growth Push
More than 10,000 Nebraska farmers joined the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation in the last month as nine counties run membership campaigns and others prepare to add members. Ninety percent of canvassed counties have joined, with prices and money stringency driving farmer unity for collective protection. The campaign aims to lift state membership by at least 50,000 and aligns with a national trend of over a million farmers in farm bureaus.
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Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Sound and Sane Corporation
Nebraska
United States
Farm Bureaus
Local News From Jansen and Nearby Areas
The H C Friesen family of Beatrice spent Sunday with relatives in Jansen. Several local families visited one another including the Ruhnkes and the Bartels. Grain sales were reported steady in Jansen with shopping stocked for Christmas. The new Rock Creek school house nears completion as Frank Buller reports progress. A horse accident injured Klaas Kroeker, with Dr. Murray attending and the boy sent to Fairbury for X rays. Auditing at the Jansen Equity Exchange concluded and local stores advertise seasonable goods at lower prices. Naturalization papers were obtained by residents at Fairbury District Court. Prof. W A Schroeder, now in Newton, Kansas, arranged to have the Jansen News mailed there care of Bethel College.
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D. “Ef, Bartel
Lincoln
Jacob Bartel
Jacob A. Friesen
Harbine
H. T. Fast
R. Ruhnke
Ruhnkes
Jansen
Frank Buller
Rock Creek
A. D. Ackerman
Fairbury
Peter Ratzlaff
Chicago
A. J. Thiessen
H. A. Thiessen
Beatrice
Martins
Klaas Kroeker
Henry Kroeker
Murray
Jansen Equity Exchange
Omaha
W. A. Schroeder
Jansen School
Lyndon
Kansas
Newton
Bethel College
Milch Cows Sent to Germany by Mennonites from Kansas
The Inman Kansas Review reports that five carloads of high grade milch cows from Newton Hillsboro Inman Moundridge are shipped to Texas City to join a 700 cow shipload bound for Germany. The cattle are loaned for five years to the American Dairy and Cattle Company at Bremen with caretakers and transport costs covered.
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Inman
Kansas
Germany
Newton
Texas City
Texas
Hillsboro
Moundridge
American Dairy & Cattle Company
Bremen
Plans For Big Meeting Of Farmers In Lincoln
A large gathering of farmers and related industries converges in Lincoln January 3 to 7 for the Organized Agriculture session. Thirty four organizations participate with programs across topics in agriculture. Noted figures Henry J. Allen and E T Meredi join Henry C. Wallace on the program. Nebraska Home Economics and Home Makers associations plan parallel sessions for women. Several thousand attendees are expected with programs available from farm bureaus or C W Pagsley secretary of Organized Agriculture.
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Mere
Livestock Mae
Lincoln
Organized Agriculture
Janary
Henry J. Allen
Ornor
Kansas
E. T. Meredi
Henry C. Wallace
Wallaces’ Farmer
Des Moines
Nebraska Home Economics Association
Nebraska Homemakers’ Association
C. W. Pagsley
Secretary of Organized Agriculture
P. Street
Neb
Coinage Record Set By Mints During Year
Washington December report from Director Ray Baker shows a record coinage total of 809.5 million coins for the last fiscal year. The output represents a 446 percent rise from 1915 with a surge in small denomination pennies, including more than 512.5 million 1 cent pieces. An electric furnace of 1000 pounds capacity was installed at the San Francisco mint.
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Washington
Ray Baker
Baker
San Francisco
World Herald
Potato Prices Fall as Markets See Heavy Supply
Potatoes show oversupply at leading western and northwestern markets with weak demand. In Greeley prices near 90 cents a bushel last week, and Idaho Falls Rural buyers paid 80 to 90 cents with little interest. The U.S. Bureau of Markets notes heavy supplies nationwide and virtually no demand, depressing sentiment.
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Greeley
Idaho Falls
United States Bureau of Markets
West
Northwest
Meade Globe-News reports duck population surge in Meade County
The Meade Kansas Globe-News notes ducks are more numerous this season than since 1893. Mallards and greenheads populate lakes and streams across Meade County, filling many larders with abundant wild waterfowl.
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Meade, Kansas
Globe-News
Meade County
Helium From Natural Gas Advances Cut War Barriers
Helium shifted from a costly laboratory product to mass production, with Texas alone yielding about 8 000 cubic feet daily. Its use as a hydrogen substitute in dirigibles and balloons reduces fire risk despite a 7 percent lift loss, and helium diffuses less and cannot burn or explode.
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Texas
Edison’s costly spark spurred light era claim
Forty years after a gas bill cut off his service Thomas A Edison said his anger at darkness led him to pursue electric light. Forbes quotes Edison recalling sheriff bids and long search to replace gas with electricity. Also notes a birth on December 6 and local readers renewing subscriptions.
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Thomas A. Edison
Forbes
Mr. Edison
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Pete Andres
Elbing
Roland Vandermissen
Oklahoma
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Otto Bernhard
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