Readvertise bid for switchboard job at light plant
One bid was received for modernization of the light plant switchboard. C H B Drennen of Hendrie Bolthoff Co submitted the bid, but it was returned unopened after he disclosed his price exceeded the engineer's estimate. Nebraska statutes forbid qualification of such a bid. The board voted to re advertise, with attorney Rodman to start the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H B. Drennen
Hendrie & Bolthoff Co
Rodman
Nebraska
PWA
Henry Wickstrom Sale Next Tuesday
Henry Wickstrom sale will be held on Tuesday February 18 at 12:00 noon. He is quitting the farm with a large list of livestock farm machinery and household goods to be offered at public auction lunch will be served by the Missionary Society of Potter readers are urged to attend the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry ‘Wickstrom
Nelson to join KOwW radio broadcast at ten Sunday
Stewart Nelson, a Colorado University Boulder student, will participate in a radio broadcast on KOwW at 10 a.m. next Sunday. He joins the program as a guest commentator for the segment discussing campus events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wie
Stewart Nelson
Colorado University At Boulder
Koww
Amateur Night plans proceed at Legion hall
The Legion pushes ahead with a second amateur night on Tuesday February 25. If public gatherings are banned that day the program will be staged as soon after as possible. Several acts are registered for cash prizes of 5, 3, and 2 dollars. Sergeant ZoZo prepares the gong and host for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
ZoZo
Community Sale Soon Informant Announces Listings
Col. Joe P. Schwartz says a large community sale will occur in the coming weeks. Readers with articles for sale should inform the editor, as items will appear on the bills with further advertising planned next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe P. Schwartz
Mr. Schwartz
Chas Ultis New Standard Man Reported
J. M. Hughes was checked out as Jocal Standard Oil driver Wednesday and Chas Ultis is being checked in to take his plate. Hughes has been with the company since last March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hughes
Jocal Standard Oil
Chas. Ultis
Mr. Hughes
District Four Legion Over the Top in Membership
Lawrence Schwartz of Potter leads District Four to surpass its Legion membership quota as the first of thirteen districts in the state to reach the milestone. He notes renewed interest across the district with most Posts active in public service, highlighting the Legion’s growing civic role and inviting veterans to join and participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Potter Post
Lawrence Schwartz
Potter
Rame
Legion
The
Bare Bones of a Frigid Week Endures
The article recounts an extreme cold snap with temperatures from 30 to 40 below zero and a stiff wind. Friday noon to Saturday morning brought a blizzard that cooled after skies cleared. Businesses like coal and plumbing benefited from demand as pipes froze. a Whit mill fumigated insects during the cold. Temperatures later rose to as high as 45 above zero by Sunday, with a milder spell Monday and Tuesday and another cold spell forecast for Wednesday.
Anelope Divide Social Round of Visits and Dinners
A crowded week of visits, dinners, and calls across the Antelope community. Neighbors met at Larson and Nelson homes, with Pendants at Maddens and multiple family gatherings. Notable mentions include 61st wedding anniversary celebrations and local dental work in Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Terman
Dewey Larson
Carl Larsons
Harvey Hiett
Jens Olsens
Roscoe
Holward Madden
J. H. Maddens
Llewellyn Nelson
Ed. Nelson
Ed. Morrow
Dan Herboldsheimer
C. P. Herboldsheimer
Lucille van Housen
George Whitney
Mark Todd
Lloyd Shaw
Mirs
Merle Jacobson
Jens Olsen
Fred
Viggo
August Haack
Bert Keith
Kenyon Ayers
P. A. Nelson
Virgil
J. W. Bertramson
H. A. Lockhart
L. K. Nelson
Wesley Herboldsheimer
Kermit Nelson
Chauncey Nelson
Sidney
J. C. Johnson
Bert Walker
Lloyd Renieka
Anna
Renieka
Lulu
Amd
Clarence Evans
Jim Bertramison
Billie Smith
Douglas
Loran
C. P. Herboldsheimers
Maurice Nelson
Baby
Renicka
Lloyd
J. C. Johnsons
C.P. Herboldsheimer
J. W. Bertrameons
Hubert Herboldsheimer
Kimball
Potter vs Lodge Pole clash in Lodge Pole Valley race
Potter faces Lodge Pole in a Friday basketball clash amid illness in the community with a prior Coyotes win by a narrow margin. If postponed, a new date will be announced. Standings show Potter third with seven games, 7 wins, three losses, and a .700 pace as Lodge Pole sits fourth with four wins and three losses.
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Potter
Lodge Pole
Coyotes
Fifteen Attend Friday Morning Class Despite Illness
Only fifteen were present last Friday morning due to illness. All but one of those present earned one hundred on the week's spelling. The class has started working problems from new arithmetic books that are very interesting.
Welcome Mary Louise Lovall to Second and Third Grades
Absences rose this week due to illness and cold weather. A half holiday was observed Friday because of the storm. The class expresses relief that conditions did not worsen and greets Mary Louise Lovall as a new student joining the room.
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Mary Louise Lovall
School Music and History Curriculum Highlights
Lower grades learn Shirley Temple songs Animal Crackers in My Soup Our Little Girl Polly Wolly Doodle while Grades 4–6 drill tone and key sight reading. Lohengrin and The Prophet operas shape upper grades, patriotic songs stressed. Junior high reads Rip Van Winkle as scientists begin spelling Omaha World Herald list. Eighth grade covers hurricanes and civil war factors. Nebraska geography studies earth strata. Eleanor Nelson and Charlotte Enevoldsen out with scarlet fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyerbeer
Omaha World Herald
Eleanor Nelson
Charlotte Enevoldsen
Nebraska
Class B tournament set for Alliance March 5 to 7
The Lodge Pole Valley conference is represented by Potter, Dalton and St Patrick in the three day Class B tournament to be played at Alliance. Other teams include Chadron Prep, Dalton, Hay Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allliance
Potter
Dalton
St. Patricks
Chadron Prep
Hay Springs
Notice from R Grinspan at Biggs Barber Shop
R Grinspan announces relocation to Biggs Barber Shop offering watch and clock repairs at low prices. Watches cleaned 90c, main springs 85c, crystals 25c up. Special sale on railroad, ladies and mens wrist watches at cut prices. Also pay top prices for old gold, silver and filled cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Grinspan
Biggs
Guy Hite Announces February 28 Farm Sale
Guy Hite plans a full day sale on Friday February 28 featuring about 60 head of cattle several horses hogs farm machinery and household goods as he and Mrs Hite prepare to move out west complete advertisement to follow in the Review.
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Guy Hite
Three on Trip to Idaho Springs for Rheumatoid Treatment
Roy Jacobson and Alfred Arnell left Tuesday for Idaho Springs Colorado with James Hall a local high school senior. James will stay for a few weeks to receive treatment for rheumatic conditions noted as rheu Fantiom in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jacobson
Alfred Arnell
Idaho Springs
Colo
James Hall
James
Fantiom
Social Notes Skating Parties Held by Classes
The sophomore class held a skating party on Wednesday February 5 with Miss Rolffing. The freshman party followed on Monday February 10. They enjoyed chile after returning to town. The eighth grade party took place Tuesday February 11 with Miss Brady and Miss Rolfing.
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Miss Rolfling
Chile
Miss Brady
Miss Rolfing
Potter Coyotes Start Strong In Season With 8 3 Record
The Potter Coyotes have played eleven basketball games with eight wins and three losses, posting a 72.7 percent winning pace. They have scored 335 points to opponents 249, averaging 30.4 per game, led by Schwartz 125 and Bigg 108 with team emphasis on set-ups and under basket scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coyote
Potter Coyotes
Thy
Whey
Schwartz
Bigg
Fisher
J. Nelson
B. Johnson
Shea
A. Nielsen
Goodview
Potter
Broadwater
Dalton
St. Patricks
Basketball Postponed Games at Potter Kimball Broadwater
Pot ter and Kimball Broadwater basketball games planned for February 7 and February 11 were postponed indefinitely by order of the board of health banning public gatherings. Aiming to reschedule, officials will publish new dates when available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Kimball
Broadwater
Board of Health
Art Closman: Sidney business caller in Potter County
Art Closman of Sidney appeared in Potter County Monday afternoon as a business caller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Closman
Sidney
Potter
Nelsons Visit Sidney On Tuesday Afternoon
Emil Nelson and John Nelson conducted business calls in Sidney Tuesday afternoon, engaging with local contacts during a routine afternoon visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Nelson
John Nelson
Sidney
Sheriff Schulz Visits as Business Caller Last Saturday
Sheriff W. W. Schulz was a business caller here last Saturday forenoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Schulz
Roland Biggs Accepts Post With Babcock Implement
Roland Biggs has accepted a position with the Babcock Implement company at Sidney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Biggs
The
Babcock Implement Company
Sidney
Illness Improves for Geo Thirlwall at Home
Geo Thirlwall has been seriously ill at his home with the flu but is reported improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Thirlwall Hhas
Undertaker Ad Promotes Rice Funeral Home in Sidney
When you think undertaker think Rice Funeral Home in Sidney Nebraska. Phone 107. Advertisement style prompt notes evoke local funeral home services and contact reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice Funeral Home
Sidney
Nebraska
Wanted to Buy Mules Cattle Hogs Pigeons
Short classified notice from W. T. Kelley of Scottsbluff Nebraska seeking to buy mules cattle hogs and pigeons. Respond via mail with details and offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Kelley
Scottsbluff
Nebr
Emil Cords and Harry Courtright Visit Sidney Tuesday
Emil Cords and Harry Courtright conducted business calls in Sidney on Tuesday afternoon, engaging with local firms and discussing potential deals during their visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Cords
Harry Courtright
Sidney
Diphtheria Cases Report From Broadwater County
Broadwater County health bulletin notes only one new diphtheria case and reports all other cases stable and improving. Public health officials urge vaccination and continued monitoring across communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadwater
Seven Scarlet Fever Cases Quarantined in Potter
Seven scarlet fever cases are quarantined in Potter as of Wednesday with daily checks on all school children. Most patients are recovering rapidly. one non student case is noted. Public gatherings ban remains in effect through the weekend and is hoped to lift next week. Additional cases reported in surrounding areas but not in Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Board of Health
Mrs. Evan Stines Visits Sidney Friday
Mrs. Evan Stines spent last Friday in Sidney with a brief visit that included local errands and a chance meeting with acquaintances before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Stines
Sidney
D F Enevoldsen Makes Kimball Business Call
D F Enevoldsen visited Kimball on Monday afternoon for a business call, meeting local contacts and discussing upcoming arrangements.
Business Caller Mrs Bert Christensen Visits Sidney
Mrs Bert Christensen was a business caller in Sidney on Friday, engaging with local firms and discussing preliminary plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Christensen
Sidney
Navy man enjoys ten day furlough with home folks
Francis Hruza of the U S Navy is home on a ten day furlough from the west coast station. Goodview consolidated basketball team defeated Dalton 27 to 18 on Goodview's floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Hruza
U. S. Navy
Goodview Consolidated
Dalton
Goodview
Mechanic Riley Injured in Gering Truck Crash
Frank Riley, a mechanic at the Wheat Garage in Gering, was injured when his truck, being towed by a car driven by Quentin Dean, was struck from behind by a Plymouth driven by R. C. Bellamy. Riley stepped between the vehicles to unhook the chain and suffered a broken leg plus other injuries as Bellamy’s car collided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Riley
Wheat
Skaters Tie Rope To Auto In Kimball Stunt
Kimball residents strap a 70 foot rope to a car, reach 40 mph, and brake to spin. Participants hold on the cracker as the car whips around. Robert Richards suffers a cut above the eye while John Kuhns is badly hurt and unconscious after hitting his head on the ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
Robert Richards
John Kuhns
Bill Winkler Injured Stepping From Moving Truck
Bill Winkler, who helped on the Roy Shoulaine truck around Broadwater, suffered serious injuries when he tried to step from the cab to the rear while the truck moved. One leg was run over. the shock and possible concussion of the librain are more serious. He was taken to town and placed under Dr Mantor’s care. Winkler is well known in Broadwater and Dix, employed here for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Winkler
Broadwater
Mantor
Bill
Dix
Three Denver and Pueblo men convicted in Pine Bluffs swindle
Bob Butkovick 48 of Denver Dave Mirkovick of Denver and Mike Kon car of Pueblo were convicted of swindling tailor B F Siewick in Pine Bluffs of 500 dollars Siewick placed the money in a metal box with similar sums from others the box in his basement was opened by persuasion to find it empty Butkovick gets six months county jail Mirkovick and Korkar six months suspended. Siewick to recover about 200 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Butkovick
Denver
Dave Mirkovick
Mike Koncar
Pueblo
B. F. Siewick
Pine Bluffs
Siewick
Butkovick
Mirkovick
Korkar
Komar spring wheat promoted by Colorado State College
Colorado State College urges farmers to plant Komar spring wheat, a Kota Marquis cross. In Akron dry land tests it beat Ceres by 29 percent and Marquis twofold, while Ft. Collins irrigation showed 17 percent higher yield than Marquis in six years. Fort Lewis at 7600 feet averaged 58.3 bushels in three years, proving drought and disease resistance during 1935. State certification harvested eight thousand bushels last year across Adams Weld Larimer Boulder Conejos Delta Montezuma counties.
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Colorado State College
Colorado
Akron
Ceres
Marquis
Ft. Collins
Fort Lewis
Adams
Weld
Larimer
Boulder
Conejos
Delta
Montezuma
Rambling Through the Exchanges from HEC
Ten Oshkosh arrests for failure to stop before a main highway. Court fines set at 2.30 each. Dunne brog road woes persist with help from extra men and teams to keep traffic moving. Jay Brown won a Ford at the Pine Bluffs merchants drawing attended by about two thousand. Terry Carpenter seeks to move oil stations and refinery site at Scottsbluff on agricultural grounds. Paul Mortenson of Gurley ships seed corn. state test 94 percent. eastern Neb seed corn scarce at 2.50 to 4.00 per bushel. W Linder of Royal gambled and lost a pool ball mouth stunt in 15 minutes with teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Jay Brown
Merchants of Pine Bluffs
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Paul Mortenson
Gurley
Mortenson
Nebraska
Kimball District elects Rodman to fill director seat
R V Rodman was elected to replace I S Walker as director of the Kimball Irrigation District after 27 years in the post. The board now includes H E Linn Phillip Stahla and Rodman. A separate report notes a 15 year old, Marilee Marasa, was injured in a county fair sledding accident when a wire loop caused a broken neck. Mrs Gisella Darling, operator of a Kimball lunch counter, was fined 150 dollars for illegal liquor sale with costs of 12.55. Nebraska Liquor Control inspector L R Vicker says more charges against Darling will be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Rodman
Kimball Irrigation ‘District
I. S. ‘Walker
H. E. Linn
Phillip Stahla
R. ¥ F" Rodman
Gisella Darling
Kimball
L. R. Vicker
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission
Death of Lora C Peters at Scottsbluff home
Lora C Peters age 50 wife of Frank P Johnson died at the family home in Scottsbluff after lifelong residence in the vicinity. Survived by her husband a married daughter and one son a student at Duke University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lora C. Peters
Frank P. Johnson
Scottsbluff
Frank Johnson
Duke University
Ha Bauman Named Relief Director for Cheyenne County
H E Bauman of Sidney has been appointed by the Cheyenne county commissioners as director of relief. He supervises relief work in Cheyenne and Kimball counties but is replaced by Harold K Bond who will oversee federal relief. Bauman will also review old age pension applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E."bauman
Sidney
Cheyenne County
Bauman
This
Kimball ‘County
Harold’ K. Bond
W. T. Brand Ships 200000 Pounds Water White Honey This Year
W. T. Brand of Mitchell Nebraska, the state's largest honey producer, plans to ship about 200000 pounds of water white honey this year. Water white, the highest priced honey, is made from sweet clover. Brand operates 1800 colonies with 60 to 70 in each yard, located between Mitchell and Bayard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Brand
Mitchell
Nebraska
Colorado
Brand
Bayard
Dannebrog School District Seeks Yes Vote on Immunization
The Dannebrog school district sends questionnaires to parents asking for a yes or no vote on immunizing the entire school against diphtheria at school expense. The measure carries by a large majority, with inoculations to begin as soon as students can reach the school through the snow. About a week later smallpox vaccine will be administered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dannebrog
Potter Legion Reports Wilcox In Cheyenne Hospital
Potter Legion members report Norval Wilcox, a former local resident and war veteran, is in the veterans hospital at Cheyenne. He enlisted from Wyoming, served with the 332nd Infantry from Camp Lewis, and with other soldiers faced machine gun fire, poison gas, and shell shock. Last heard, he had worked with the Northern River U S Reclamation service at Lyman and Torrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Legion
Norval Wilcox
Veterans
Cheyenne
Wilcox
Wyoming
332 Infantry
Camp Lewis
North
Rver U. S. Reclamation Service
Ly,muan
Torrington
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Henry Wickstrom
Chas Ultis
District
Hemingford
Lyman
Minatare
Potter and
Heau
Wil Pet
D. F. Enevoldsen
Ramblin
HEC
Dunnebrog
W. Linder
Royal
Linder
Wong
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