Tenth Annual Club Week at Lincoln
The 10th annual Boys and Girls Club Week in June drew 300 plus youths from 50 Nebraska counties to Lincoln and Omaha. They visited the new state capitol, met Governor McMullen, toured farms, packing houses, and industry sites, and enjoyed banquets and a special Omaha Star feature page before a continuation next week.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Agricultural College
City of
Omaha
Cream of Nebraska Club
State Capitol
Italy
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
McMullen
Big Roberts Dairy
University
Gillens Candy Co
Cushman Motor Works
Lincoln Star
The
Star
United States
Q Street
Livestock Exchange
Peters Mill
Ford Assembly
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Annual County Convention of Sunday Schools in Dalton
The annual county Sunday school convention will be held in Dalton on Monday July 17 with all sessions expected. Every school in the county should be represented and Miss Browns steriopticon travel story A Sojourn in Egypt will be given at the evening meeting. Everybody welcome.
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Dalton
Brown
Egypt
Ten Years Ago in Potter Wedding News and Fires
Potter Review from July 2 1915 reports weddings of Edwin Wrickson with Sadie Sanders and Leonard Johnson with Edna Petersen. A south of town fire destroyed Hugh Kenoyer’s large residence after a party. H L Challburg to discontinue telephone central manager duties by July 15. Andy Ross hosts Fourth of July celebrations and garage addition festivities. Weather heavy rain. Rev Hanson Cheyenne caller. Engineer Irey and Councilman Thornburg Sidney callers. Farmers Grain and Milling Co piping city water to elevator grounds for new building. Mrs Olive Gross of Cheyenne seeks subscriptions with a potential free Exposition trip. Agent E H Biggs to Spring Valley Illinois for local visits with Mrs Biggs. then to Illinois Indiana eastern Nebraska. H Stevens, publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Wrickson
Sadie Sanders
Leonard Johnson
Edna Petersen
Hugh Kenoyer
W. A. Nelson
H. L. Challburg
Andy Ross
Rev. Hanson
Irey
Thornburg
Sidney
Farmers Grain & Milling Co
Olive Gross
Cheyenne
Potter
IE. H. Biggs
Spring Valley
Ilinois
County Agent Warns of Escalating Grasshoppers
County Agent reports grasshoppers increasing across communities and damaging winter wheat and oats. They cling to stubble and last year’s corn edges, with larger swarms near fields not fall plowed. Control advised with white arsenic bait mixed with bran per Nebraska formula, broadcast thin to avoid birds. Farmers urged to monitor fields closely.
Potter's oil well and local oddities mix
A miscellany of notes from Potter and nearby: oil news, a village dance ban proposal tied to children, humorous quips about a rattling car and a hospital visit, farm chatter on feeding hens, a joke about making men into monkeys, a cautionary tale about an apple and a banana peel, verse on a green apple grave, aviation pun, and a tragic Omaha baby gun incident narrated as a belief in hearsay.
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Harry C
Omaha
R. B. Hill
R. B
Pete Nelson
Chicarry
Potter
Lester Stecher
Joe
Dr. Sloan
Notice to Bidders for Potter Nebr School Transport
The school board of district No. 29 invites bids by 7 p m July 13 1925 to transport eight or nine pupils to Potter Nebraska for nine school months starting August 31 8:40 9:00 am and 4:00 4:15 pm pickup and drop off. sedan or winter-top vehicle required with laprobes. bond and financial responsibility required. board may reject all bids. Mrs Geo Reetz director.
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School Board of District No. 29
Potter
Nebr
U P Appreciates Courtesy at Potter
Agent C A Lawson received a letter from H A Adams assistant to the Union Pacific general manager thanking Mrs Sloan and Potter residents for hosting the safety first movie car. The note says Potter’s exhibition was a huge success and the town will be on next year’s itinerary.
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C. A. Lawson
H. A. Adams
Union Pacific System
Potter
Women’s Club
Notice of Automobile Law Registration Changes 1925
The amended Automobile Law takes effect July 1 1925. Re registration after July 1 1925 requires affidavit for cars unused since prior use. Fees: half of the new annual fee for six months and a 1.00 penalty after July 11 1925. All used vehicles must be registered for the full half year before July 11 to avoid penalties. J M Nelson county treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Nelson
Miss Hazel Gould Visits Sister in Omaha
Miss Hazel Gould of Omaha is visiting with her sister Mrs Frank Armstrong. Miss Gould taught in the Potter schools several years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Gould
Omaha
Frank Armstrong
Miss Gould
Potter
Masonic Officers Installed Tuesday Evening
Potter Lodge No. 313 A F and A M installed new officers last Tuesday evening with Jos Johnson, past master, performing the ceremonies. Newly installed are N Miller as W Master, Alfred Arnell senior warden, Clarence Johnson junior warden, H R Curry treasurer, R L MacAdam secretary, L V Slocumb chaplain, Jos Nelson senior deacon, Peter Hansen junior deacon, TE H Biggs senior steward, Ray Johnson junior steward, Geo Thirwall tyler. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co extended its cable plant here to extend service to the west part of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Jos. Johnson
Miller
Alfred Arnell
Clarence Johnson
H. R. Curry
R. L. MacAdam
L. V. Slocumb
Jos. Nelson
Peter Hansen
TE. H. Biggs
Ray Johnson
Geo. Thirwall
Tyler
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Fourth of July Celebrations at Brownson and Nearby Areas
Potter residents plan a quiet Fourth with many heading to Brownson for the Farmers Union program, shade and water. Some will join Sidney Legion at Krueger's Lake or picnics elsewhere while Olson and Nichus groves host a wild west exhibition. Most Potter businesses will close for the day.
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Brownson
Farmers Union
Potter
Sidney Legion
Krueger’s Lake
Olson and Nichus
Miscellaneous Shower for Mrs Lloyd Juels
A 1925 Saturday afternoon bridal shower for Doris Hagemeister Juels at the Grant Brady home drew about forty guests. Hostesses Lilian Brady and Mrs Dean Hagemeister arranged pink and white decor centered on a tulip with gift location cards and rhymed clues. Guests enjoyed ice cream cake and coffee as memories of the Juels’ future were playfully imagined, with gifts of recipes and advice.
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Lloyd Juels
Doris Hagemeister
Grant Brady
Lillian Brady
Dean Hagemeister
Potter
Juelfs
Helen Juelfs
Madonna Brady
Nebraska State Crop Values 1924 Summary
Nebraska total field crops reached 362.534 million dollars in 1924. Corn production ranked high with eighty percent of corn processed into meat products. Beef, pork and mutton from Nebraska factories totaled about 242.125 million dollars from 124 thousand small plants. Per capita horticultural output stood at ten dollars annually. The 1924 potato crop boosted farmers’ bank accounts by 4.801 million, while annual butter production reached 38 million dollars.
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Nebraska
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Gundhart and
Svend Olsen
State Bank
Potter Review
Geo. Reetz
U. P
Yavta
Wat
Dick Hatton
Marilyn Mills
Beverly
Campen
Taytay
Mrs. Lloyd Juelfs
Ane
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