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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1938
Page
4
A historical catalog lists C. vu. Pritchard Stines Cafe Biggs Barber Shop Johnson Store Dr. J. J. Fie genschuh Potter Grain as part of a directory style segment, noting names and likely generic business types. The fragment suggests a bustling commercial listing or advertisement page from a community newspaper.
Mr and Mrs Dean Hagemeister spent Wednesday in Angora Nebraska on a brief local trip with no further details provided.
Mrs Bob Bickell of San Diego arrives to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Archie MicMillan. George Young of North Platte visited with his sister Mrs Hazel Sleeth on Monday.
Poultry sale notice offering leghorns heavy breed pullets and yearling leghorns. Customer can choose. Cecil McKinney located 2 miles west and 2 north of Potter. 12c.
Opcorn for sale at four cents a pound by A F Nielsen Potter Nebraska. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wickstrom were dinner guests Sunday at Donald Erickson home. Mr and Mrs Sven Olsen Potter are the proud parents of a daughter born Monday December 19 at a Kim ball hospital. Mother and child reported doing nicely.
Dr Fiegenschuh turned his car over Monday on a slippery road while delivering mail. No injuries reported and route resumed after the incident. Enterprise Police urge caution on ice and advise drivers to slow down in wet conditions.
A brief report notes damage occurred on a stretch of road with possible involvement by either the driver or the vehicle. The piece hints at slick spots and suggests consulting Doc for road conditions.
Chris Terman returned from Omaha where he marketed two wars of cattle and found a very good market. He was accompanied by Kermit Nelson.
Mrs Arley Booth and her son from Klamath Falls Oregon arrived Sunday to spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs Booths parents Mr and Mrs Chas Stanton.
Mr and Mrs Wallace Challiburg of Wahoo Nebraska have been visiting relatives and friends in this city and in Sidney and Kimball this week Wallace serves as electric light superintendent at Wahoo Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Glenwood Lipska welcome a baby boy born at Potter December 17 1938. Mother and child are reported doing nicely.
Preliminary census estimates place the continental United States population at 130,215,000 as of July 1, 1938, marking an all time high for the nation.
In days long ago many colorful advertisements appeared in local papers. Research workers of the Federal Writers' Project WPA gathered material for an encyclopedia of the Northeast.
Ads from a Nebraska store use stark, satirical lines about shoppers and deception. The copy cites smiling customers taking gains, planting pumpkin seed, and withholding details, parodying advertising gimmicks while warning about credit and dress goods.
Watches originated as small clocks worn from the girdle because they were too large for a pocket.
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