Drowning Tragedy In North Sterling Reservoir Injures Five
Memorial day drowning near Sterling Colorado leaves Louis E. Pilger 43 and Edna Pilger 42 dead along with Alec Diez 12. Otters Ernest Reuter survived after aiding Ray Armstrong who swam to shore. Pilot boat capsized in squall. Diez body found in outlet ditch. Katherine Pilger witnessed from shore.
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North
Sterling
Colo
Louis I. Pilger
Peetz
Edna
Alec Diez
Myr
Pilger
Diez
Ernest Reuter
Pilgers
Reuter
Armstrong
Katherine
Manuel Diez
Memorial services well attended at M I church
A large crowd attended memorial services at the M I church last Sunday forenoon. The American Legion with veteran J R Quein joined in a body, seats reserved for the delegation. Rev Slocumb delivered an interesting sermon appropriate to the occasion.
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M. I
American Legion
J. R. Quein
Slocumb
Sunday School Only Church Service at M. E. Church
The M E church will hold no services next Sunday except Sunday school at 10:00 a m. No preaching services will be held in forenoon or afternoon. These services are being done away with to allow attendance at all day tabernacle services in Sidney which close Sunday.
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M. E. Church
Tabernacle
Sidney
Byron Pavlat Visited Parents in Laramie on Sunday
Byron Pavlat of Laramie was a Sunday visitor at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Pavlat.
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Byron Pavlat
Laramie
John Pavlat
Drowning Toll Rises at North Sterling Reservoir
The Pilger family of Nebraska, including parents and daughter Katherine who witnessed their drowning, survive with an 18 year old son Claire. Arthur B. Jones, longtime crane man at Minnequa steel, drowned at Huerfano lake near Peetz as his boat capsized. The North Sterling reservoir toll reaches thirteen. construction began ten years ago. Armstrong, involved in prior near drowning, and Harry Westphalen were among the victims. Westphalen died when his neck broke at the intake.
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Pilger
Nebr
Katherine
Pilgers
Claire
Armstrong
Reuter
Peetz
Arthur B. Jones
Minnequa
Huerfano Lake
Westphalen
Denver Post
May Rains Heaviest For Three Years In Potter
May rains in Potter this year reach 3.42 inches, the heaviest since 1923, boosting 1926 total to 6.20 inches. Ground is in fine condition, crops ahead of last year, winter wheat headed in some fields, and a bumper crop appears likely with more showers.
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Potter
Henry Anderson Returns From Sunny South Trip
Pioneer farmer Henry Anderson of Brownson returns from a ten day Omaha Daily News Sunny Special trip to the sunny south. He joined about two hundred eastern Nebraska and Iowa travelers touring cities from Kansas City to New Orleans and Hot Springs. The Ozark mountains and Hot Springs area drew strong praise and he calls the journey the greatest scenic and educational trip he has ever taken.
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Henry Anderson
Brownson
Anderson
Nebraska
Omaha Daily News
Iowa
The
News
M. P. Railroad
Omaha
Kansas City
Little Rock
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Smackover
New Orleans
Galveston
Texarkana
Ozard Mountain
Hot Springs National Park
White River
Mr. Anderson
My. Anderson
Potter Cemetery Beauty and Local Birthday Gathering
Potter Nebraska celebrates its cemetery’s beauty noting white lined driveways and neat stone layouts behind a steel fence. Nearby, about sixty neighbors gathered Friday evening to honor Mrs. Leslie Sanders for her birthday, organized by her daughter Fern, with a late hour lunch.
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Potter
Nebraska
Leslie Sanders
Fern
County Sunday School Convention At Lodgepole
The annual county Sunday school convention will be held at Lodgepole on Wednesday and Thursday June 16 and 17 with morning, afternoon and evening services. Practical plans and methods will be discussed. Miss Brown's stereoticon travel story at the last session. Everybody welcome.
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Lodgepole
Miss Brown
K. K. Club Notes Show Busy Friday Activities
K. K. club met last Friday at the Goding home with business, songs, and lunch. Next meeting is Friday at 2:00 at the Bartlett home. Section 2% meets Saturday June 5 at 2:30 at Margaret Craig’s home to cut princess slip patterns and bring materials. Zada Olivette Sloan won first for ready-made bias tape and Ruth Armstrong second. Francis Armstrong won first and Margaret Jacobson second for handmade bias tape.
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Goding
Bartlett
K. K
Margaret Craig
Zada Olivette Sloan
Ruth Armstrong
Francis Armstrong
Margaret Jacobson
Popular Young Couple MAR Ried Thursday in Potter Nebraska
Lee D Hagemeister and Miss Alice Read of Potter were married on Thursday June 3 1926 at Monroe Nebraska and then traveled to Omaha for a brief wedding trip before returning to Potter to reside in a newly purchased east side home. Read has taught in Potter schools for two years and Hagemeister is a Home Lumber Co elevator employee.
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Lee D .Hagemeister
Alice Read
Potter
Monroe
Nebr
Omaha
Miss Read
Lee Havemeister
Havemeister
Broken Bow
Wm. Havemeister
Home Lumber Co. Elevator
Golfers Ladder Contest Proves Lively for Local Fans
Local golfers engage in a ladder con test at C E Biggs barber shop. Each rung lists a player who may challenge the next three above. Victories advance players up the ladder, with games playable anytime and not interfering with weekend prize contests.
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C. E. Biggs
Potter Women's Club Installs Officers For Coming Year
The Potter Women's Club held its year end meeting with fifteen members present. Officers installed were President J C Bartlett, Vice President Clarence Johnson, Secretary Warren Cunningham, Treasurer Lina Larson, with outgoing president Joe Nelson in the role of installing officer. A summer entertainment committee was named and plans for a public grove table were announced. The report lauds past officer service and notes printing delays caused by machine and eye injuries.
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Potter Women’s Club
Clarence Jolson
Joe Nelson
Clarence Johnson
Claud Biges
Lena Larson
Slocub
R. M. Johnson
Chas. Smith
Slocumb
Union Pacific
J. C. Bartlett
Warren Cunningham
Lina Larson
L. V. Slocumb
W. T. Sloan
Aps
J.B. Bartlett
Potter Woman’s Club
C. A. Larsen
Potter
Ed. Thornburg
Kimball Golfers Visit Potter Club for 18 Hole Match
About a score of Kimball business and professional men visited Potter Golf club last Monday afternoon for an eighteen hole friendly. Kimball led after adding machine tally shows Orcutt scored a 52 miscounted as 48, later corrected to 710 for Kimball and 713 for Potter. Local lemonade and near beer were served at tees as both sides praised the match.
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Kimball
Potter
Potter Golf Club
Orcutt
Potter Club
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