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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
4
Mr and Mrs Claude Biggs and Mrs Sanders spent Thanksgiving day at the home of Mr and Mrs Roland Biggs in Sidney.
The W F M S meets Wednesday afternoon December 7 at 2 30 at Mrs Peter Hansen home with Mrs Tanner as program leader. The Royal Neighbors of America meet next Tuesday evening December 6 at the Oddfellows hall. Members bring go sack lunch.
Clifford Witt and family have moved into the recently remodeled home in the town's west part, previously occupied by Edgar Hicks and family.
Mr and Mrs Henry Dringuis of Scribner visited Friday at the home of friends, sharing greetings and a brief social call in town.
Mr. and Mrs. John Witt plan to spend the winter in California after departing from their usual residence. They are traveling to the West Coast for a seasonal retreat and warm weather.
The Busy Neighbors club meets at Mrs. Fred Prince's home on Tuesday December 13 for a Christmas party. Gifts will be exchanged.
Thanksgiving visitors at the Les Wiekhorst residence included Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hadley Guy Terman and family and Ray Wiekhorst and family.
The newspaper notes they did not attempt a complete Thanksgiving Day dinner listing this year. They published those received or heard about and apologize for any omissions.
A used Voss electric washing machine is advertised as in good shape at Proudfits. Potential buyers are invited to come in and inspect the appliance.
Junior Griswold of Potter joined W. W. Schulz James Cameron and family of Sidney for a Denver trip last week to attend a Griswold reunion at Mrs. George Griswold’s home.
Thanksgiving guests at the D. F. Enevoldsen home included Mr and Mrs Ford Wiekhorst and Herbert Johnson and family of Potter, Mr and Mrs Marion Bradley of Cheyenne, and Miss Catherine Wiekhorst of Dix.
A modest yet lively audience greeted Misner players Monday evening for their Rip Van Winkle performance. The production was presented under the auspices of Misner High School.
Mr and Mrs A M Leafdale Mrs Edgar Leafdale and son Keith and Mrs Selma Swanson spent the Thanksgiving week end at the C R Hide home in Hastings Nebraska. Mrs Edgar Leafdale and son then visited her parents in Haviland Kansas.
Chauncey Nelson of Potter Nebraska advertises seeking pasture for fifty head of cattle and requests responses from interested landowners ready to lease pasture land in the Potter area.
Spotted china brook sow missing in or near Potter Nebraska. Last seen with no distinctive markings. Please notify Mé¢lvin Phelps, local farmer and potter, if found. Contact information not fully legible in source.
A short note places an identifier half a block west of the Farmers Union Oil station, providing a location cue for readers following local directions.
Receipts at Omaha Monday reached 15 000 head with cattle demand strong and prices steady to higher. Desirable steers yearlings and heifers sold readily with best steers at 12.00 dollars. Cornfed steers ranged 7 50 to 13 25. yearlings 7 00 to 12 50. feeder heifers 5 00 to 11 00. native cows 6 00 to 9 00. Fat lambs 15 25 to 9c lower at 8 75 to 9 50 and feeders steady at 7 75 to 8 00. Aged sheep steady. Union Stock Yards Omaha.
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Prices listed for feeds and stock cattle range from common fair to good and choice. Steers trade $6.50 to $7.50, stock cattle include good to choice yearlings at $8.25 to $9.50, and various cattle categories show values from $4.25 to $11.25 depending on type and quality.
Receipts of hogs at Omaha Monday totaled 12 000 head. Prices declined 15 to 25 cents from last week’s close across nearly all grades. Desirable butcher hogs sold around 7.40 to 7.50, medium and mixed packers 7.25 to 7.40 and down. Overall close price about 7.40. Sows traded largely 7.25 to 7.35.
Receipts of sheep and lambs in Omaha Monday reached 11,000 head as trade opened with slow demand and indifferent interest. Fat lambs sold largely 15 to 25 cents lower than last week, at 9.00 to 9.50. Feeder lambs remained in good demand and steady, about 7.75 to 8.00. Aged sheep quoted unfed good to choice 9.40 to 9.65, natives 9.00 to 9.25. Feeder offerings included rangers 8.15 to 8.50, med to good 7.40 to 8.15, feeder yearlings 5.00 to 6.25.
A new feature titled What You Eat and Why by C Houston Goodiss debuts this issue. The noted food authority, radio speaker, author, and lecturer aims to link laboratory science with home practices. Each weekly article will offer elemental facts on foods and health for homemakers.
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