Notes from Local Methodist Church and Kimball Basketball
Sunday school at 10 a m invites attendance. 11 a m morning service with evangelistic themes for three Sundays. 6 30 p m Epworth Leagues. 7 30 p m evening service. mid week services at seven. Stewardship topic discussed. Doc Braden visiting to spread gospel. Easter plans from March 15 to April 4. note potential mumps affecting Kimball basketball team not advancing to Chadron tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
Doc
Braden
Corn Yield Contest Report Ready
The 1925 10 Acre Corn Yield Contest report details work, costs, and profits per contestant. It notes one acre at 69 bushels yields as much net profit as 15 acres at 35 bushels. Available free from the County Extension Service Agents or the Nebraska Crop Growers Association Lincoln. Plans for 1926 are under way.
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County Extension Service
Nebraska Crop Growers Association
Agricultural College
Lincoln
Increasing Egg Production in Breeding Pens
A well mated breeding pen from the 1926 hatching eggs boosts farm flock output. Choose vigorous hens near breed standards and high egg producers. The pen’s male should exceed the hens, come from high egg producers, and stay closely related to them. Vitality and vim are essential for sustained results. Farm families following extension service guidance have raised laying by up to 75 eggs per hen in four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Extension Service
Special Attraction at U S A Theatre Sidney
Special attraction at the U S A theatre Sidney on Sunday February 28 features Paul Robbins Augmented Orchestra with a new program and scenery. Music to accompany the feature picture The Serge. Two hours of entertainment priced at 10c 30c and 40c.
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U.S. A
Sidney
Paul Robbins
Serge
Kimball Callers Visit Johnsons and Family
Mr and Mrs Clarence Johnson and their son hosted visitors in Kimball Monday afternoon with a family gathering.
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Clarence Johnson
Kimball
Local Teams Rally To Win Two Tight Games
Potter girls defeated Cheyenne 34 to 10 on Friday as Vera Carlson led with 24 points, Blanch Stanton 10. Olson anchored inside, guards Leela Rogers Meta Gemeinhardt Lorraine Tinsley Helen Juelfs aided. Potter boys upset Sidney Academy 17 to 15 on their floor. Bruce led scorers with 7, Francis 4, Arvid 2, Walter 3. Sidney’s E Francis tallied 10 of their 15. The Potter squad heads to Chadron for the tournament, plans underway.
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Cheyenne
Potter Girls
Nebraska
Sidney Academy
Potter
Miss Douglas
Vera Carlson
Blanch Stanton
Madonna Brady
Vera
Miss Carlson
Miss Olson
Leela Rogers
Meta Gemeinhardt
Lorraine Tinsley
Helen Juelfs
Potter Vera Carlson
Cheyenne Lucille Douglas
Th Academy
Sidney
Thmselves
Acadey
Sidney High School
Academy
Acadeey
Bruce
Francis
Bert
Walter
Arvid
E. Francis
A Good Brooder House For Baby Chicks
A compact eight by twelve foot brooder house, praised as the most practical and profitable used by the Agriculture College poultry plant at Lincoln. Suitable for coal burning stoves and 250 to 350 chicks in any weather, it can be converted to a colony house for pullets. Cost about eighty dollars and portable for rotating yards. Also notes changes in mail routes with Elmer Hicks taking over both north routes, replacing Chas. Stanton on the northeast route by July 1. Hodgkin announces new office location. The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society will meet next Wednesday with program leader Mrs. Peter Hansen and mystery box host Mrs. Clarence Johnson. all welcome.
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Agriculture College
Lincoln
Nebraska
Elmer Hicks
Elmer
Mr. Hick
Mr. Hicks
Chas. Stanton
Stanton
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
Peter Hansen
C. A. Larsen
Jeader
Clarence Johnson
Big Wrestling Match in Sidney on March 11
In western Nebraska Roy Chick of Sidney challenges United States middleweight champion Ad am Kriger of Lincoln for the title at the U. S. A. theatre. A 195 minute bout history aside, Chick has grown since their Fort Morgan clash. Ringside seats are $1.50, general admission $1.00.
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Nebraska
Roy Chick
Sidney Wonder
United States
Adam Kriger
Lincoln
Kriger
Sidney
Chick
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Potter Boys Go to Chadron Tournament
The Potter boys basketball team left Wednesday morning for the Chadron tournament for a three day encounter and possible honors. The event features strong teams and fast play. A return game may occur this season with Pine Ridge Indians who eliminated them last year.
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Potter
Pine Ridge Indians
Doctor Says Golf Is Good For Health
Dr Albert F Henning surgeon of Olympia Fields Country club in Chicago says golf benefits the sick and prevents illness. He notes a lone fatal case from a lightning strike and a caddy death not related to playing. The sport improves strength and nerves, with many players moving from nine to thirty six holes daily. Women with anemia improve, cheeks rosy and physiques sturdier.
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Albert F. Henning
Olympia Fields Country Club
Chicago
Henning
Potter items from 1916 Potter Review dated February 18
Ten years ago in Potter items include architect Wh DuBois for a Methodist church about to begin work. Dr Ames installs a $200 McCaskey System safe in his office. A thief takes a suit left with barber Biggs. hobo speculation mentioned. Local residents travel to Sidney and Kimball. Telephone central to be placed over Ames building drug store. Poem excerpts praise Lincoln and labor. Mrs Slocumb and companions motor to Chappell for a visit. other locals noted in brief.
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Wh. DuBois
M Methodist
Dr. Ames
Ray Hager
Biggs
Kid Thornburg
Sidney
George Peterson
Tesween
H. P. Peterson
Telephone Central
Ames Building
For Sale Prairie Hay by Stack or Ton
Prairie hay offered for sale by Lewis Olson located 5 miles east of Potter on the Lincoln Highway. Price is 12 dollars per ton. Contact details appear incomplete.
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Lewis Olson
Potter
Lincoln Highway
Heimer and Dahlutter Kinship at Kimball Callers Night
Mr and Mrs John Heimer were Kimball callers Tuesday. Paul Dahlutter of Pilger Neb and brother Walter of near Gurley spent Tuesday with Aug Thies and family. We enjoyed the Gasman s Valentine rhymes. W D Mathewson visited Aug Thies Monday. Mrs Frank Matthes was a county seat caller Friday.
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Harry Courtright
Frank Matthes
Dad Hopkins
Sidney
Fairbury
Nebr
Lou Frasher
Aug. Thies
Farmers Union
Browns
Wm. Borcher
Potter
Arthur Obendorfex
Frank Mueller
Aug. Thies and Son
H.W. Cuddeford
John Heimer
Paul Dahlutter
Pilger
Walter
Near Gurley
Valentine
WV. D. Mathewson
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I.5
Chadron
Potter Boys
Lefty
The
Potter Review
Capitol
Potter Drug Co
R. V. Francis
Mgr
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