Sunday School Attendance Sets Local Record at Potter
At Potter Methodist Church last Sunday the Sunday School count reached 236, shattering previous marks. The event filled nearly every seating area including the church basement and parsonage, with baptism administered to twenty and twenty nine admitted after services, among the largest classes in Potter Methodist history.
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Methodist Sunday School
Potter
Union
Methodist Church
Potter Methodist Church
Explanation of the Intangible Tax Levy
The new measure imposes a 24.4 percent tax on all money including bank funds and 5 mills on other intangible property. Banks face a tax of 70 percent of capital stock, surplus, and undivided profits with existing real estate deductions. C. W. Johnson.
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C. W. Johlnson
Adams Named Telephone Manager in Kimball
T. E. Adams of Kimball was named telephone manager in Potter on Friday and Wednesday.
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T. E. Adams
Kimball
Potter
St John’s Chapel to Present A Prairie Rose
The St John’s Chapel youth group will stage the four act play A Prairie Rose at the Seyfang Theatre in Potter next Monday evening April 20. Proceeds support church work. The piece has been performed at St John’s Chapel and Dix, and organizers promise a fine performance.
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ST. John's Chapel
St. John’s Chapel
Seyfang Theatre
Potter
Dix
Oats Load Sets Potter Transfer Record
Edd Erickson hauled a near four and a half ton oats shipment into Potter last Saturday. The 301 bushel load netted $150.62 and was sold to Home Lumber Company elevator. Erickson is a leading North Divide farmer.
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Edd Erickson
Potter
Edd
Republic
Home Lumber Company
North Divide
King Tommy Debuts as New Serial by George A Birmingham
The issue prints the first installment of King Tommy a new serial by George A Birmingham described as clever and engaging. Readers are invited to follow the tale as it unfolds across installments.
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King Tommy
George A. Birmingham
Honor Roll of New and Renewal Subscribers
The following parties are new or renewal subscribers to our paper with thanks for their remittances. Nels Pearson city Emil Carlson city Jos Knubes city Jets Tompkins city J L Hougen city Cara Kraft Unadilla Neb J L Spitzbart Dewey S D Ben Hilpert city J B Morfeld Sidney Neb Arlo Fisher city Ne
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Potter
Nels Pearson
Emil Carlson
Jos. Knubes
Jets Tompkins
J. L. Hougen
Cara Kraft
Unadilla
J. L. Spitzbart
Dewey
S. D. Ben. Hilpert
J. B. Morfeld
Sidney
Arlo Fisher
Family bids farewell before Omaha operation
Mr and Mrs R B Hill and daughter Avis left Tuesday evening for Omaha where Avis will undergo a throat operation at Methodist hospital.
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R. B. Hill
Avis
Omaha
Methodist Hospital
School Notes Highlights Mixed Spring Activities
The report covers varied school events from grades 5 to 8, noting baseball games, exams, field trips, Easter activities, spelling contests, and absences. It mentions freshmen plans, a Latin night with a kingly lunch, a trip to the Colorado Breaks, and visits by Mrs. J. McDaniel and Maryon Shaw. Several students earned perfect or high marks in spelling and arithmetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Coding
Colorado
Wills
Tey
Lyle Carlson
Peter Hansen
Wuss Edelman
Aftnoon
Freddy Fiuza
Vivian Light
James Coulter
Hildur Carlson
Gerald Boop
Willard Christensen
Elizabeth Goding
Bernard McDonald
Ruth Arrmstrong
Francis Truza
Vaughn Jacobson
Marguerite Jacobson
LeRoy Gunderson
Zada Olivette Sloan
Elsie Jensen
Francis Armstrong
Maryon Shaw
Roland Biggs
Erade
Miss Read
Important Laws Passed in the Last Nebraska Legislature
The article outlines H. R. 214 introducing a 2 cent per gallon fuel tax, exemptions for farm use, licensing, reporting, and a gasoline highway fund. H. R. 204 lowers vehicle license fees with scaled charges, reporting duties, and penalties. H. R. 114 reallocates motor license revenue, centralizes highway control, and funds upkeep. H. R. 442 allows highway funds to finance road improvements to state bridges. Ends noting an Easter party for children.
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State Agriculture Department
Game Department
Motor
Venice
Public Works Department
Lancaster
Douglas
State Highway Administration
Ten Years Ago in Potter April 1915 Highlights
Potter Review notes a Scout rifle winner George Gunderson dx, a popularity contest with Clyde Brady second and Alfred Bundy third, plus a bustling town scene. Reports cover a successful band dance, Reo car sales to Ceo Jacks via Peter Hansen agency, new Metz runabout for Rev Kerr, Chevy touring car for J A Woten, and local visits.
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George Gunderson
HL. Peterson & Son
Clyde Brady
Alfred Bundy
Potter
Reo
Jacks
Peter Hansen
George
Rev. Kerr
Metz
Rev. Hansen
Lord
J. A. Woten
Amos Ivey
Kimball
Art Mueller
Hans Christensen
A. W. Olson
Lucile
Torrington
Wyoming
Kalstro
Ames
Arthur Spitzbart
Verba Place
Nels Miller
Amia McFadden
Leafdale
Porter
Hannah Jacobson
Frank Hazlitt
Gunderson
Trygstad
Sidney
Grinspan
Denver Jeweler
Edith Challburg
Johnson Department Store
H. Stevens
Teachers Certificates Law to Be Studied by All
Next week we publish House Bill 1.353 on Teachers Certificates. The law should be carefully studied by every teacher in the state and all who are interested in school work. We will present it so it can be clipped for reference.
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Cladys Smith
Gladys
Bronson HF Club elects officers and holds meeting
Bronson HF Club met at Mrs. Ben Couch home last Thursday reviewing the Convenient Kitchen lesson. Aron Boys was elected president, Mrs Albert Kilmer vice president, and Mass Ella Anderson secretary treasurer, term through January 1927. A luncheon followed. Next meeting set for April 23 at Mrs. Palmer Thurston’s with a 1 30 p.m. start.
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Bronson HF. VI
Ben Couch
Mays. Aron Boys
Albert Kilmer
Mass Ella Anderson
Palmer Thurston
Henry Bennison of
Bronson
Dalton
W. C. Gilham
Wiarold Lyngholm
Ron
Valley
Nebraska
Michels
Iowa
Henry Bennison
Community notices and visits from Antelope Divide residents
Antelope Divide residents spent Tuesday visiting Kimball and Lorenzo. Mr and Mrs J H Madden hosted and Roscoe Madden visited. A large crowd attended Friday’s Farmers Union meeting with plans for a May gathering at Frank Hazlitt’s. Several families travelled to Potter for golf and church, with gatherings at the Madden and Nelson homes and other area visits.
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V. A. Nelson
Kimball
J. L. Madden
Lorenzo
J. H. Madden
Roscoe Madden
E. M. Nelsons
Harry Hazlitt
J. C. Johnsons
Farmers Union
Frank Hazlitts
Jo. L. Mgilden
Ditner
J. H
Madden
Frank Hazlitt
Sidney
Marcia
Bernice Hadley
Hugo Haack
Thorpe
Frances Hazlitt
Potter
A. Haack
Hazlitt
Potter Master
E. L. Madden
E. M. Nelson
John Anderson
Colorado
Jens Olsen
Horses for sale at Gunderson barn
Owner R E Merscheim offers horses at Gunderson barn with a few days trial on each purchase. Trader also buys horses if they are good.
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Gunderson Barn
R. E. Merscheim
Seyfang Families Visit Whitmire Home in Sunol Neb
Mr and Mrs John Seyfang and daughter Edna and Mr and Mrs Elmer Seyfang and daughter Bernice spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs A F Whitmire in Sunol Nebraska.
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John Seyfang
Edna
Elmer Seyfang
Berniee
A. F. Whitmire
Sunol
Nebr
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