Cheyenne County Fair Promises Big Turnout At Sidney
Cheyenne County fair set for September 4 to 7 at Sidney with school and livestock exhibits, no horse racing this year. Polack Brothers Circus will headline with Friday and Saturday performances alongside new acts by Chet and Juanita Howell and Lee and Christy LeRoy. Special dance, fireworks Thursday, baseball feature at 1 45 Thursday Potter and Gurley, model plane contest led by R V Francis, and a big performance judged race Friday with liberal cash prizes. Friday is school day with Potter schools closed. A log fair is anticipated with a $25 fastest old reliable race Thursday split into prizes.
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Cheyenne County
Sidney
Polack Brothers
Chet
Juanita Howell
Fanny
Ropers
Lee
Christy LeRoy
Sterling Fair
Potter
Weather Update Echoes Light Valley Showers
General condition remains dry with scattered showers in some sections. A Saturday night shower down the valley and divides yielded about a half inch. Potter recorded 0.65 inches while nearby at five miles east the fall was 0.35 inches. No general rains have fallen, delaying harvests for feeds and pastures.
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Potter
Potter and Morrill Face Off In Trio of Wins
Potter Bearcats defeated Morrill three straight in Morrill and at Potter. Potters three games were 3-0 1-0 and 3-1 with Leo Fisher's key hits in the final inning sealing the decisive 3-1 win. Bill Subry and Ralph Abenethy pitched a top duel as Morrill scored early only to fall late.
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Potter
Morrill
Bearcats
Abenethy
Bill Subry
Ralph Abenethy
Leo Fisher
Methodist Church Notes Proclaims Sept 1 Attendance
Pastor c R Tanner invites church members and the public to attend September 1 worship marking Labor Day. Teachers returning or visiting are welcomed. Epworth League meets Sunday at 7 PM. Conference begins September 17.
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Methodist Church
C. R. Tanner
Epaorth League
Bowling Alley Closes After Brief Town Operation
The Potter Bowling Alley run in recent months by Mr and Mrs Paul Pebler has closed and the equipment moved from town. The intended new location was not learned.
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Paul Pebler
Prominent Citizen Chas Hagemeister Dies in Train Crash
Chas Hagemeister a 56 year old Potter resident was killed Monday morning when struck by a fast mail train in Potter yards. Eye witnesses say he walked onto the tracks from the north unaware of the approaching engine. Funeral services were held at Potter Methodist church with large attendance and a prayerful obituary read. He left a wife Emily Louise and a family including Katheryn and Charlyn, four grandchildren and several siblings. Interment followed at Potter cemetery with Rice Funeral Services in charge.
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Chas. Hagemeister
Potter
Potter Yards
Hagemeister
Potter Methodist Church
R. Tanner
Alice Carlson
FE. Smith
Thurman McMillan
Oscar Redeen
Clarence Johnson
D. F. Enevoldsen
C. E. Smith
Carlarson
C. P. Herbolds
Heimer
Herbert Stevens
George Juells
W. C. Sheets
Wim. Helsing
Ferd Wickhorst
D. F. VanCleve
Peter Hansen
Potter Cemetery
Rice Funeral Home
Carl Heinrich August Hagemeister
Chas. H. Hagemeister
Frederick
Louisa. Hagemeister
Hamilton County
Nebraska
Aurora
Lincoln
Aurora Business College
Doane College
Crete
Nebr
Hayes County
Anna Corlett
Emily Louise
Mabel Grace Moore
Chappell
Ovid
Colorado
Ted Carlson
Katheryn
Charlyn
Fred
Loveland
Will
Sou
Lisco
Mary Smith
Gregory
S. D
Nora Larsen
Ogallala, Nebraska
Burdeen
Beverly
Betty
Charles Himil Carlson
Potter Day Winners Prompt Exhibit Helpers Celebrate Prompt Results
Potter Day honors list exhibitors and premiums with prompt publication. Livestock awards go to Chauncey Nelson, John Moench, Ed Meyers, Geo Young, Alvin Wheeler, and others. Garden produce and poultry prizes include many 4-H participants and local farmers. premiums range from 10 to 5 dollars, with rural school exhibits and parade items noted.
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Chauncey Nelson
John Moench
Ed. Meyers
Geo. Young
Alvin Wheeler
J. M. Nelson
Chas. Gunderson
Duram
Donald Schiwartz
Rez
Leonard Young
Ralph Anderson
Roger McGowan
Dorothy Anderson
Harvey Nelson
Artie Young
Hagemeister Family Gratitude Note to Friends
Kelvin Cole Bruce and Leola Hage meister and children of Hemingford express thanks to Mrs Aron Golden of Sidney Mr and Mrs C BE Fenstrom and Mr and Mrs S P Dowd of Bushnell Neb for support during these dark hours. Mrs Mabel Hagemeister Mr and Mrs Ted Carlson and family Katheryn and Charlyn and all other relatives also extend gratitude.
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Lou Hagemeister
Lisco
Rex Hagemeister
Ben Larsen
Alice
Ogialala
Arthur Rankin
Lodge Pole
Fred Hagemeister
Kelvin
Cole
Bruce
Leola Hagemeister
Hemingford
Aron Golden
Sidney
C. BE. Fenstrom
S. P. Dowd
Bushnell
Nebr
Mabel Hagemeister
Ted Carlson
Katheryn and
Charlyn
Community Sales Scrapbook Items List
A long itemized list of bake goods produce and household goods with numerous names and prices. It catalogues groceries canned foods bread pickles preserves and fresh produce as well as linens and household textiles with many individual sellers including Mrs. Fred Prince Mrs. Joe Sigmund and Deloris Coulter among others.
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Clayton Schwartz
Joe Schad
Royal Neighbors
Elmer Seyfang
Farmers Co-op
Grain Co
Ray Johnson
Dorothy Anderson
Henry Moench
Mary Wendt
C. A. Jensen
Fred Prince
Deloris Coulter
Joe Sigmund
Geo. Ransom
Geo
Ransom
Jessie Rogers
N. Jacobson
Gaurkraut
Erwin Wheeler Lie
Strandberg
Stines
Erwin Wheeler
Lillian Robertson
Blanche Kubes
Warner
Chunk
Connell
W. D. Mathewson
Lloyd Juelfs
Clyde Nelson
Ed. Fisher
Marjorie Newton
Pete Hansen
Dathias
Hicks
Fire department thanks supporters of celebration stand
The fire department expresses gratitude to all who patronized their stand during the celebration and to those who helped with the work. Special thanks go to C. J. Brady for the use of his hydro plant and stove.
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Fire Department
C. J. Brady
Salt Lake City Family Visits During Local Celebration
Mr and Mrs D C Shea and son Billie from Salt Lake City visited friends Tuesday and enjoyed part of the big celebration. They were en route east to visit relatives.
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D. C. Shea
Billie
Salt Lake City
Potter 1940 Days a Grand Celebration Success
Celebration in Potter drew estimated 2000 to 2500 attendees despite cool Tuesday. Registration reached 1425, with many unregistered. Events ran on time. Joe Schad and the free show led Monday’s program. Exhibits, concessions, a parade, sports and dances filled the days, showcasing strong community effort and cooperation.
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Potter
Joe Schad
Kimball Band
Schodl Company
Adi
Potter booth urged to gather entries for Cheyenne county fair
People of Potter and surrounding community are urged to submit fresh agricultural and household articles to the Potter booth at the Cheyenne county fair. Entries must be at the George Hicks home by 8:00 a.m. Wednesday or dropped at the fair grounds en route to Sidney. Art Brandenburg leads the Potter booth and asks for cooperation to boost the booth’s chances.
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Potter
Cheyenne County
Potter Booth
George Hicks
Sidney
Fair
Art Brandenburg
Art
Insurance certificates on wheat loans at Farmers Union
Citizens may secure wheat insurance certificates at the Farmers Union Oil station in Sidney after obtaining final loan papers from the conservation office. The notice outlines insured handling under government requirements and directs interested parties to complete loan formalities first.
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Farmers Union
Farmers Union Oil Station
Sidney
Conservation Office
Biggs Barber Shop to Close on Labor Day
Notice states the Biggs Barber Shop will be closed all day next Monday for Labor Day.
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Biggs
Jensen couple visits old wartime comrade in travel stop
Mr and Mrs Adolph Jensen of Council Bluffs paused en route to Cheyenne and Denver to meet Roy L MacAram. The two men, Jensen and MacAram, served together in the 182nd Air Squadron during the last war and had not seen each other since their army discharge.
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Adolph Jensen
Council Bluffs
Cheyenne
Denver
Roy L. MacAram
Mr. Jensen
Mr. MacAdam
182Nd Air Squadron
Army
iCOMMUNITY CLUB NEXT WEDNESDAY MEETING
The Potter Boosters Community club will meet next Wednesday at 6 45 p m at the Tebrinke cafe for the regular September gathering. An interesting program is being prepared and attendance is encouraged for both women and men in the community.
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Potter Boosters Community Club
Tebrinke Cafe
Potter Schools Open Monday for New Term
Potter schools will open Monday morning for the new term and will soon dismiss for Labor Day. The same faculty as last year greets the children with one change, Mise Cruise joining in second and third grades to replace Miss Hamilton.
Last Free Show Next Wednesday Night at Outdoors
The final free outdoor program of the season features Abraham Lincoln and a comedy titled Nice Pied Piper of Hamelin on Wednesday evening September 4. Top-notch pictures and broad appeal draw audiences, with admission welcome.
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Abraham Lincoln
Hamelin
Storage Cabinet for Potter Days Stuff
A fine storage cabinet in the print shop with doors is donated by the Review to house Potter Days papers books records ribbons and other items. It will serve as a centralized place for Potter Days records and surplus supplies to be stored for next year’s celebration.
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Potter Days
Review
Oldest Cheyenne County resident to register Tuesday
Of 181 old timers from Cheyenne county Nebraska and nearby Wyoming and Colorado H A Moore of Sidney is recognized as the oldest citizen by years lived here Hod came from Illinois to Sidney in 1870 seventy years ago Shas Gunderson born in 1879 was the oldest native citizen to register
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Old Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
H. A. (Hood) Moore
Sidney
Hod
Iinois
Shas Gunderson
Stork
Dix Notes on Visits and Local Events This Week
Local residents report visits from relatives and friends, medical emergency for Edna Gorman after a rattlesnake bite, and social gatherings. Mrs. Goding and family attend a mail carriers convention in St. Louis with subsequent Michigan visits. birthdays and park party mark community life in Dix and surrounding areas.
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Bladeh
W. S. Stahly
Edna Gorman
Kimball
Nels Gunderson
Etta Gunderson
Hans Peterson
Cheyenne
Fred Peterson
Roy Keener
Geo. Smith
Scottsbluff
Patrick
Olic Johnson
Susie Sample
North Loups
Ed. Mulligan
Chan Coxbill
Atkinson
Coxbill
W. E. Stahly
Cora Brulette
Dix
BE. E. Goding
St. Louis
Michigan
Tebrinke Suffering From Severe Rheumatism Attack
B. C. Tebrinke has been laid up for several days with a severe attack of rheumatism.
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B. C. Tebrinke
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Cheyenne County Fair
Potter State Bank
Darlene Buhrdorf
L F. Lafferty
L. F. Lafferty
Silver Lared Wyandottes, 3 Hens, 1 Cock, Roy Nelson, First, 50c. Buff Orptington
Norman Oberndorfer
White Rocks
Corrnish Leghorns
C. V. Strandberg
Rhode Island
White
Guiness
Billy
JoAnn Hagemeister
Ducks
Robert Nelson
Edgar Anderson
Ford
Wickhorst
Wayne Buhrdorf
Ray Wills
J. A. Stiring
Robert Buhrdorf
Henry Rosenthal
R. C. Keim
E. R. Hadley
Arthur Baack
Lewis Olson
Wm. Kubes
Arvin Neilsen
Geo. Hicks
A. M. Ross
Ralph Robertson
Wim. Kubes
Arvin Nielsen
Art Mueller
E. R. Hadiey
Mrs
Sudan
Chris Terman
Triumph
James Coulter
Geo. Jung
Henry Schwindt
Earl Nielsen
Geo. Coulter
Geo. Thirlwall
Evan Stines
Irwin Wheeler
Geo. Kirlwall
Alden Fisher
Geo.Hicks
Ralph Roberson
Andrew Nelson
Myreen Thief
Thirlwall
Fisher
Kolrabi
Fiderberries
Mary
Beth Hermansen
Cynthia Reetz
Leota Mathewson
Willomine Johnson
Esther Young
Helen Studnicka
Child’s Ress
Mary Beth Hermansen
Norma Jean Musil
Ruth Hicks
Leona Tank
Ramona Himmelright
Darlene Ruhrdorf
Shirley Seyfang
Del
Wilma Theis
Kenneth ‘Merscheim
Edgar Hite
Marjorie Johnson
Howard Sheets
Tebrinke’s Cafe
MR. and
E. C. Tebrinke
Zinnias
Jeannetta Sloan
Mrs. Hicks
Boquet
Helena Meester
Mirs. Stines
Icommunity Club
H. A. Moore
MIT
Wm. Gustafson
Mrs. Pearl Lipska
Stines Cafe
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