Western Nebraska Baseball League Standings Snapshot
Sidney led Ogallala 1-0 when rain halted play in the fourth inning. Nip Springs at Oshkosh postponed to a later date. League games next Sunday feature Chappell at Potter and Oshkosh at Sidney.
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Sidney
Ogallala
Nig Springs
Oshkosh
Sidney Soil Ached
Abelian Seek
Chappeller Eetteem
Big Springs
Pewameccwerenessesae
Ahewwecee
Windmill dealer ad from Potter Nebraska promotes services
An old classified ad for W C Sheets of Potter Nebraska markets windmills and related services. It promises quality equipment and fair treatment for customers seeking mills, cylinders, well drilling, house moving, and similar work.
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W. C. Sheets
Potter
Nebr
Sale Every Saturday at Sidney Livestock Pavilion
Advertises weekly hog sales at the Sidney Livestock Pavilion promising top hog prices for quality stock and inviting sellers to try the service.
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Sidney Livestock Sales Pavilion
Flood Damage in Republican Valley Vast and Devastating
Reports describe ruin across eastern Colorado southern Nebraska and northeastern Kansas as floods devastate farms towns and cities. Many lives are lost with detailed local accounts from Arapahoe Guide Rock and nearby communities recounting ruined buildings, marooned families, and widespread crop and livestock losses.
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Republican River Valley
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Guide Rock Signal
Webster County
Public Mirror
Arapahoe
Furnas County
Farm Losses After Flood Ravages Two Properties
John Whipple farm reports 132 head purebred cattle drowned and two horses lost as corn and 20 acres of pasture vanish. Buildings washed away higher on the ridge. Bottom land washed out. Jos Breinig farm ruined with fences wash house chicken houses cow bars scales barn and house wrecked. All crops gone. Breinig saved a hay rope, saying this is all I have left of my whole 160 acre farm.
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Chas
Anna Potts
Ralph Hill
Geo.Britzer Farm
John Whipple
Jos
Breinig
Harry Wells Buys New Pontiac Sedan This Week
Local resident Harry Wells is the owner of a fine new Pontiac sedan purchased at the start of the week.
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Harry Wells
Glenn Erickson Visiting Brother in Sidney Family Home
Glenn Erickson of Sidney is visiting at the home of his brother Albert Erickson and family.
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Glenn Erickson
Sidney
AL Got Erickson
Estrayed Buckskin Gelding Near Dix Nebr
Cream colored three year old buckskin gelding estrayed near Dix Nebraska. Notify E F Rystrom, Dix for return or details.
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E. F. Rystrom
Dix
Nebr
Iblack Amber Cane Seed State Test 87 Raised
Seed listing from Oshkosh Nebraska advertises Iblack Amber Cane Seed state test 87 with a price of five 50, contact Roy Neary in Dalton Nebraska for order.
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Oshkosh
Nebraska
Roy Neary
Dalton
Nebr
Orc
Gowin Family Dinner Guests at Local Homes
Mr and Mrs George Gowin and their son visiting were Monday dinner guests at the Wick horst and Enevoldsen home.
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George Gowin
Wickhorst and
Enevoldsen
Bradley Visit With Cheyenne Kin Highlight Sunday
Mr and Mrs Marion Bradley of Cheyenne spent Sunday with Mrs Bradley s father Ford Wickhorst and other relatives in a family gathering.
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Marion Bradley
Cheyenne
Mrs. Bradley
Ford Wickhorst
Mrs Zapfel Seriously Ill In Nebraska Home
Mrs. Chas. Gunderson sits beside her mother Mrs. Zapfel who lives north of Alliance Nebraska. Mrs. Zapfel is seriously ill and under medical care.
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Chas. Gunderson
Mrs. Zapfel
Alliance, Nebr
Zapfel
Mrs Georgia Sperry Arrives From Denver for Summer Visit
Mrs Georgia JL Sperry arrives from Denver to spend the summer with her daughter Mrs Roy L Mac Adam.
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Georgia JL. Sperry
Denver
Roy L. MacAdam
Denver jeweler R Grinspan visits Biggs Barber Shop
R Grinspan a Denver jeweler makes a periodic call at the Biggs Barber Shop describing his business and presence in town during a routine visit to the area.
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R. Grinspan
Jeweler
Denver
Biggs
Louis Herman Retrieves Children From MacAdam Home
Louis Herman of Greeley Colorado traveled Saturday to collect his children after a week spent at the R. L. MacAdam residence.
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Louis Herman
Greeley
Colo
R. L. MacAdam
Nathan Mudge Arrives From Hastings For Summer With Mother
Nathan Mudge arrived last week from Hastings and will spend the summer with his mother, Mrs. Viola Mudge.
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Nathan Mudge
Hastings
Will
Viola Mudge
Hay Springs Visitors Meet Nielsen Family in Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Hermanson of Hay Springs Nebraska visited last week with the Albert Nielsen family. Mr Hermanson and Mrs Nielsen are brother and sister.
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Mrs. Hermanson
Hay Springs
Nebraska
Albert Nielsen
Mr. Hermanson
Mrs Nielsen
Miss Lula Henderson Returns Home After Visit
Miss Lula Henderson returns to Osceola Nebraska on Saturday after a month with her sister Mrs. R. E. Merscheim and family.
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Lula Henderson
Osceola
Nebr
R. E. Merscheim
Chas Nelson Illness Hits Local Resident
Chas Nelson suffered a stomach ailment this week and was taken Saturday to a Kimball hospital. He has since returned home and shows marked improvement in health.
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Chas
Nelson
Kimball Hospital
American Legion Auxiliary to Meet Next Wednesday
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet on Wednesday June 26. Members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming events and community service plans.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Assisting hostess named for event with D F Enevoldsen
Mrs D F Enevoldsen will be the assisting hostess with Mrs Dewey Lovell. All members are urged to be present at the event.
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D F, Enevoldsen
Dewey Lovell
Johnsons Attend Alliance Convention and Bayard Pageant
C W Johnson and Joe Johnson attended the stockmen's convention in Alliance last Friday and reported a profitable, instructive session. That evening they went to the pageant Gift of God in Bayard.
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C. W. Johnson
Joe Johnson
Alliance
Bayard
Fishing Trip Near Oshkosh Nets Pleasant Weekend
Mr and Mrs M W Mayer and Mr and Mrs J M Hughes fished north of Oshkosh Saturday and Sunday, enjoying a nice catch. Mrs Wm Goding joined the trip and visited relatives in Oshkosh.
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M W, Mayer
J. M. Hughes
Oshkosh
Wm. Goding
Gowins Visit Potter County Relative Ties to Ford Wiekhorst
Mr and Mrs George Gowin and their son George of Santa Ana California visited relatives in Potter Monday Mrs Gowin is known as Miss Frances Wiekhorst a niece of Ford Wiekhorst The meeting highlighted family connections and regional ties across California and Potter County
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George Gowin
George
Santa Ana
Calif
Potter
Gowin
Frances Wiekhorst
Ford Wiekhorst
James family relocates farm near Laramie Wyoming
Wi James and family formerly lived northwest of Potter and have moved to a farm near Laramie. Ben James will take over the farm here.
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James
Potter
Laramie
Wyoming
Ben James
Potter builder visits relatives during Estes Park trip
John Mueller of Seward Nebraska and his son visited relatives and friends here last Saturday. He previously lived in Potter and helped construct most of Potter’s new buildings before the war boom. They were en route to Estes Park to build a bungalow.
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John Mueller
Seward
Nebr
John
Potter
Estes Park
Methodist Grove Summer Services Begin Next Sunday
The Methodist congregation will start summer services in the grove next Sunday weather permitting. It has been their annual custom to hold evening services in the grove during summer months. The service starts at 5 00 o clock. If weather is inclement, the evening service moves to the church at 8 00 o'clock as usual.
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the Grove
Undertaker Ad Promotes Rice Funeral Home in Sidney
When you think undertaker, think Rice Funeral Home of Sidney Nebraska. Phone 107. Ad promotes local funeral services with emphasis on the Rice name and contact number.
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Rice Funeral Home
Sidney
Nebraska
FADA CAR RADIO Slogan Sparks County Memoirs
Carl Ashford, son of a Banner county settler, died at his Tudor California home. The note mentions the Fada Car Radio, praised as a new sensation and advertised as using no suppressors. Local figures Joe Cizek and Carl Ashford connected to the obituary appear in the fragment.
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Carl Ashford
Banner County
Tudor, Calif
Sidney delegate to Rotary convention sails for Mexico City
N A S McLean, Sidney delegate to Rotary International, left for Denver last week and boarded the special train to Mexico City for the convention.
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N. A. S. McLean
Sidney
Rotary International
Mexico City
Denver
Frankie Lehman Injured in Sidney Fight Prognosis Uncertain
Frankie Lehman of Big Springs suffered severe injuries in a recent boxing match at Sidney. His jaw was broken on both sides, infection has set in, and recovery is doubtful.
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Frankie Lehman
Big Springs
Sidney
Energetic Young Man Seeks Farm Work
Melvin Brown seeks employment with experience in farming machinery. Available for care at E. H. Sanders, he presents as energetic and ready to work.
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Melvin Brown
Care E. H. Sanders
Witty Maxims on People and Habits From An Old Column
A compact collection of social aphorisms notes human foibles and quirks. The lines joke about leadership, gossip, politeness, self criticism, and daily life with concise, period voice. It comments on manners, prudence, and home life with playful general statements.
Mirror vanity and gender honesty quip from the New York Sun
The New York Sun quotes The Man and the Mirror Men deriding women's vanity and noting men's mirror rituals. It states that men adjust ties, touch their faces, and pretend to study reflections when others are present, claiming women are more honest.
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New York Sun
Nature Finds Vacuum Not Absolute at Mt Wilson
Studies from Mt Wilson Observatory show space between stars is not a perfect vacuum. The density is about one atom per cubic inch, meaning extremely sparse matter exists everywhere. A single drop of water could fill three and a quarter million cubic miles at that density.
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Mt. Wilson Observatory
Literary_ Digest
More Rains and Floods Sweep Western Countryside
Weather continues to bring heavy showers across the western counties with new floods in the Republican River valley. Potter reports scattered hail and localized garden damage while farmers push planting and field work from dawn to dusk as forecasts hint at more rain this week.
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Potter
North Divide
Laurence Forks
Republican River
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Western Nebraska Baseball League
Chappelliat
J. J. Fiegenschuh
Potter, Nebr
Kimball
Maytag
Crosley
Irwin’s Electric Service
Republican Valley
Chas. Hill
Wheeler & Son
Potter’s
Prairie Hay
Walter Henry
FADA
Joe Cizek
Potter Ball Club
Subry
Reichstein Seemeenset Ie Stecher
Straiheim
America
the Man and the
Mirror
Rich
Grand Island
Leo J. Thomas
Gapen Building
Sidney, Nebr
A. L. Miller
C.S. Roy D. Sinclair
M. D
J. L. Pinkerton
D.D.S
W. T. Sloan
Nebr, “E
Potter State Bank
K. L. McShane
A. R. Everett
H. D. Cate
McIntosh Building
10Th Ave
P. C. Mockett
C. V. Johnson
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