Nebraska News Highlights From Albion to Grand Island
Albion organizes Wallon League with thirty members. Broken Bow Building & Loan incorporated in Shuster county. Nodge county farmers form anti thief association. Seed corn show near Grand Island with 57 exhibitors and about 200 exhibits. Columbus pig clubs supply sows to 15 youth. Wilber Methodist church remodeling costs 3000 dollars. Burglary hits Brownville stores and post office, 1500 dollars stolen. Ada M. Bittenbender, early Nebraska lawyer and suffragist leader, dies at 77 in Lincoln. Saline rural schools 17 and eight town schools accredited. Congress bills for federal buildings in Minden, Franklin, Alma priced 75000, 60000 dollars. Gibbon deaths from automobile exhaust. Franklin community club seeks 50000 bond for auditorium. Nebraska births first half 1925 total 14545 with 7624 boys and 6921 girls. Draper Smith, suffrage leader, dies in Omaha at 71. Nebraska fruit display wins second at Kansas City show. Prohibition party inactive in Nebraska for 1926 elections. Brugh anniversary in Holmesville. Elaine Zimmerle dies, family suffers smoke tragedy. Alliance business boom. neighbors save crops for Giltner farmer. Sophus Neeble knighted by Denmark. Nebraska auto licenses 1925 exceed 1924 by 34,000 in 11 months. 10 steers fetch 13.50 cwt. Nebraska State Teachers Association enrolls 12,300, up from 300. Truck livestock to Omaha totals 585,326 head for year to date through November.
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Albion Sports
Wallon
Shuster County
Broken Bow Building & Loan Association
Nodge County
Grand Island
Columbus Pig Clubs
Lions’ Club
Methodist Church of
Wilber
Brownville
Nebraska
Ada M. Bittenbender
Lincoln
Saline County
A. C. Shallenberger
Minden
Franklin
Alma
J. W. Overstreet
D. A. Travilpiece
Gibbon
Community Club of
Vital Statistics Division
State Health Bureau
Draper Smith
Omaha
Kansas City
Missouri
Poole
Prohibition Party
7. A. Brugh
Holmesville
Gage County
Ben Zimmerle
Elaine
Max
I R. Coffey
Giltner
Sophus F. Neeble
Denmark
Danneborg
Christian V
Chicago
C. H. Gibbs
Dixon County
Nebraska State Teachers Association
BE. M. Hosman
Hay Grading School Opens in Lincoln in 1926
The first hay grading school in Nebraska starts January 11 1926 at the Agriculture College in Lincoln. Lasts two weeks with training on the new U S Department of Agriculture hay grades. Qualified participants may become licensed inspectors. Over 100 bales of prairie and alfalfa hay are collected for teaching.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Agriculture College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lincoln Lincoln
Nebraskans Settled In China Fremont
A letter from Dr. J. F. Krueger former Midland College president says he and Mrs. Krueger are settled in Stantung while their two sons attend a high school near Pekin. Krueger resigned the college presidency to enter missionary work.
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China
Fremont
J. F. Krueger
Midland College
Kruger
Stantung
Pekin
Krueger
Thirteenth Child Born to Local Boody Family
The thirteenth child in Charles Boody’s family, a laborer near here, was recently born and is a girl. Eleven siblings survive, the oldest being 14.
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Shelton
Charles Boody
Here
Custer County Fair Big Success in 1925
The 1925 Custer county fair was the most successful in the history of the organization with gross receipts of 16000 dollars and a year end balance of 3985.45 dollars for the 1926 fair. Seven Holstein cows and heifers will start a dairy herd for Milford’s Soldiers Home costing about 65 dollars each, with two or three more to follow. A Red Willow election will decide on a new 250000 dollar court house. Sam Tebo and Jasper Twinn Winnebago Indians impressed at Chicago’s International Live Stock show with a corn demonstration lauded as the standout exhibit.
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Custer County
Broken Bow
Milford
E. T Westervelt
Board of Control
Red Willow
Walthill
Sam Tebo
Jasper Twinn
United States
Canada
Chicago
Thurston County
Nebraska
Beatrice to Fields Municipal Ownership Ticket
Leaders in Beatrice plan a municipal ballot in the spring election to back the city takeover of the lightning system. Bridgeport reports the county ships a second car of dressed turkeys under the farmers co operative marketing plan from Bayard to an Omaha packing company.
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Beatrice
Bridgeport
Co-Operative
Bayard
Omaha Packing Company
Legion Plans for New Legislation
The American Legion's 1925-1926 program centers on universal draft enactment to ensure equal service and no profiteers in future wars. The push includes a permanent international court, a restructured defense under one cabinet officer, and a strong Veterans' bureau. Proposals cover a 2000 bed hospital buildup, a permanent medical corps, retirement of disabled officers, and safeguarding independence of the bureau.
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American Legion
John McQuigg
Omaha
Legion
United States
Court of International Justice
United States Senate
National Convention
United States Veterans’ Bureau 23
Congress
Department of Education and Relief
Veterans’ Bureau
National Home
Frank T. Hines
Bureau
Medical Corps
Minister's son wins 50 prize in What Good Did You Get contest
Reverend Ralph Steady of St. Johnsbury Vermont wins fifty dollars in Frederick Palmer’s What Good Did You Get From the World War questionnaire. His answers reflect on military service education character and religious labels. He pastors the largest Vermont Methodist church and belongs to W R Knapp Post 1 of the Legion.
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Frederick Palmer
Ralph Steady
St. Johnsbury
Sitedy
Vermont
W. R. Knapp
The
Legion
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Clarence E. Morse
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Frank Aughe
L. Collins of
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C. W. Ewing
Broadwater
OUR Comic
Little
W.N. J
Mickie
Howdy
Western Newspaper Union
Jim Wampus
Axel Geeum
Wales
Mrs. Gootch
Roop
Squire Dibes
Mrs. Sapp
Europe
Pipie
Felix
W.H. Moo
IIL
Pdetour
Che An
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