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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1937
Page
5
B Biggs of Seattle Washington visited several days at the home of his nephew Claude Tiges and family. He was en route home from Omaha where he attended the old timers convention.
Mrs Evan Stines and Mr and Mrs Henry Moench with children attended a picnic at St Pauls Lutheran church on Sunday.
Peter McIntosh 73 and Charles Hawthorne 63, both of Santa Ana, Calif., died from crushed heads after their Buick turned over near Brownson last Friday morning and crashed into a bridge railing. Their wives were seriously injured, with back injuries, lacerations, and fractures. A farmer witness said the car was driven at high speed before sliding off the road and flipping a wire fence into a field.
Fire destroyed the farm residence of Lawrence Tobler and family two miles south of Jacinto on May 28. Mrs Tobler escaped alone as a gas stove exploded. Toblers had no chance to save belongings. House and furniture were a total loss. no insurance reported. The Toblers formerly lived in Potter.
Thayers Drug Store promotes a remedy named Pyorrhea Remedy for healing sor gums and related stomach and kidney health issues. Dentists recommend it with money-back guarantees if it fails, encouraging cautious use as directed.
Donald Halsted a 12 year old of Harrisburg suffered two broken legs during a base ball game at a Sunday school picnic Sunday afternoon. The injury occurred when another player slid on top of him trapping him to the ground.
The 1937 good will Potter Days festival will be held on August 30 and 31, a Monday and Tuesday, following the Kimball fair and preceding celebrations at Pine Bluffs Sidney Lodge Pole Gur ley and Dalton. More details to come.
Cheyenne county precincts organize for a major grasshopper fight. Three carloads of bait and supplies are ready, with farmers urged to collect bait at the county agent, bring sacks, and place combined orders for timely mixing. Cost is 45c per 100 pounds, with 5c paid for usable sacks.
Used gas range very reasonable Ralph Robertson Potter Nektr 6ma fms When you think undertaker think Rice Funeral Home Sidney Nebraska Phone 107 Mr and Mrs Einer Hermansen are spending a few days this week at Hay Springs Nebraska.
Bertha Mae Reetz is spending the week at the C. C. Crowell residence in Wisner Nebraska. She is staying with the family and enjoying local hospitality during her visit.
Mr J and Mrs Marion Bradley of Cheyenne spent Sunday at the D F Enevoldsen home in what appears to be a social visit.
Mrs. Matilda Anderson entered Kimball hospital Wednesday morning for medical treatment.
Friends report Albert Jacobson is improving and doing well at home after illness. He welcomes short visits from friends as he recovers.
Mrs C E Biggs traveled to Kimball Saturday to bring home her mother, Mrs Sanders, who had spent the prior week in the hospital.
Jerome Kafka and his California family visited last week at the Wim Slama home while en route to eastern Nebraska to visit.
Clyde Brady left Wednesday morning with another load of pipe for his irrigation well on his farm at Hay Springs Nebraska.
Miss Jeannetta Sloan a member of the Sidney public school faculty is attending summer school at Chadron Nebraska as part of ongoing professional development.
Algor Erickson and family inquire about moving their review from Chico California to Oakland where they are currently located. They ask that their records reflect the new location.
Mr and Mrs E H Seyfang and daughters and Mrs Shuck left Sunday for a week’s visit in the eastern part of the state. Elmer I will attend Masonic grand lodge at Omaha.
Skies clear by press time on Thursday and temperatures rise above 70 degrees for the first time in weeks. First warm spell signals better growing conditions for crops and vegetation across the region.
Mrs. R. B. Slocumb left Tuesday for Lincoln to attend summer school at the state university. Miss Alice Morrow is also enrolled for the university, as understood.
Mr and Mrs R A Babcock and Bernice visited Monday at the Emil Cords home Bernice had graduated last week from Stephens College Columbia Mo
The new Masonic hall on the upper floor of the bank building has been plastered and will soon be ready for use. Recently the steel stairs were installed on the north, with Alfred Arnell in charge of the work.
Ed Root and Harry Courtright visited Dalton on Wednesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Ford Wiekhorst spent Sunday with Mrs Herbert Johnson, who is a patient in Kimball hospital. For sale one hundred bushels of corn. Hilda Moench staying at Frank Mueller home. Mr and Mrs Ray Arnell of Dalton spent Sunday at the R L MacAdam home. George Jung Petter Nebr Ga a.
Mrs. Evan Stines returned Sunday from a month long visit with relatives in St. Louis Missouri. She reports a visit with Reverend H E Sorter and family and sends greetings to their friends in Potter.
Local boy Millard Music joins the Louie Forman EMMJ Bo hemian Orchestra for a Sunday Brownson performance. Millard has played with the group for some time as the orchestra rises in popularity nationwide.
The notice promotes a gift price to World-Herald readers for 25 luxury volumes of living literature by 442 famous authors. Each volume costs 39 cents plus a small handling charge, ordered through Potter Review.
Mr and Mrs J W Bertramson attended Nebraska State University Lincoln commencement where son Rodney earned one of 755 graduates. Miss Christie Bertramson also completed a successful term. Christie and Rodney returned with their parents to spend the summer here.
District Commander Lawrence H. Schwartz and Vern R. Taylor state commander American Legion attended the Oshkosh picnic with Develand Garden counties. The event drew a large attendance and was reported as very enjoyable.
Little Joan Swanson daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Swanson returned the first of the week from a week long trip to Los Angeles. She traveled with her grandmother Mrs A E Lyman of Grand Island who took another granddaughter Mary Jane to her home in Los Angeles after a visit at Grand Island.
The birthday club met last Thursday at Mrs. Jennie McAdam's home. Hostesses Mrs. McAdam Mrs. Ellis Fisher Mrs. Andrew Anderson and Mrs. Floral Courtright celebrated birthdays. All members attended except Mrs. Sanders who was ill. A lovely lunch followed. The club now marks eight years of gatherings.
Stewart Nelson of Colorado University Boulder finishes his second year next week and attends a two week religious conference in Estes Park. He earned multiple honors including reaching the finals in the extemporaneous speaking contest where a lawyer won first and Nelson shared honorable mention. He is among seven elected to membership in the Essay Club.
The 430 year old Gul-Baba house on Zsigmond street in old Budapest is famed as a sacred site for Muslims visiting the grave on Rozsadomb. Known as the father of the roses, he reportedly created a rose garden around his home and aided Hungarians during Turkish rule. Emperor Mustapha allegedly attended his funeral as pallbearer.
Mr and Mrs Jess Osborn of Sidney called at the N S Miller last Thursday evening visiting neighbors and catching up on local happenings.
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