The Wet Parade recalled in Sunday Fox theatre showing
Memories of olden days of five cent beer with a free lunch, the film follows prohibition from pre war times to the modern era. It depicts saloons in the South and New York, bootlegging, speakeasies, and the drama surrounding the liquor era with Metro MGM sets and a large cast.
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Fox Theatre
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Upton Sinclair
New York
First Order
Lewis Stone
Walter Huston
Neil Hamilton
Wallace Ford
Dorothy Jordan
Robert Young
Jimmy Durant
Myrna Loy
John Miljan
Propman
Adv
Misses Ozella McNealy and friends visit Kimball
Ozella McNealy and Marie McMillan Sara McMillan and Floy Thayer spent Monday afternoon in Kimball for a social gathering and light errands.
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Ozella McNealy
Marie and Sara McMillan
Floy Thayer
Kimball
Editor Tells How it Feels to be Great Granddaddy
Ferdie Anderson earns Cum Laude at Chadron State Normal College amid a family note from Boulder and Oshkosh. The piece reflects on five generation lineage, Gladness over a new birth, and the editor’s musings on life, value, and purpose.
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J. A. Gardner
West Nebraska
Boulder
Colo
Beacon
Doc Stork
Jacqueline Ganet
Lou E. Gardner
Mexico
F. A. Belcher
1845
O St
Lincoln
Nebr
Oshkosh
H. F. (Sunshine) Robertson
John Saulters
Estes Park
Colp
Ferdie Anderson
Nebraska State Normal College
Chadron
Esther H. Vanderlag
Noting Ages Like Laginess Motto For Unimpeded Action
A brief, quizzical note recalls aging lag and inherited prejudice as a motto of wait and hope. It contrasts rest with unimpeded action and cites a father figure full of prejudge traits.
Camp cooking rules from Field and Stream sage camper
A veteran camper extols solitary cooking discipline and practical taste over theory. He warns against meddling with an amateur cook and urges straightforward methods. He favors bread over biscuits, fresh potatoes and onions, and notes desiccated stocks can rival fresh with less fuss. Calorie counts won’t guarantee happiness on vacation.
Cornea-veer sandwich to the con dersed food man
A fragmentary line describes a bizarre food incident involving a cornea themed sandwich offered to a suspect, demanding a payment of 50 dollars plus attire including his shirt and boots. The text is obscure and lacks clear names or locations.
Antiquity of Hawaiian Islands Questioned by Scientist
Mineralogist Dr Arthur Starr Eakle of the University of California estimates Hawaii is at least one million years old. He cites rock and soil evidence showing extreme age, and notes copper traces but no commercial silver or gold. Deep red soils are iron rich with manganese abundant, hindering commercial use.
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Hawaiian Islands
Arthur Starr Eakle
University of California
Hawaii
Snakes Missed Import Link to Rat Surge in Indo China
An alarming rise in rat pests in Indo China territories is linked to large imports of reptile skins into the United States from French Indo China. Snakes, a natural rat predator, are blamed as 36,750 pieces of skins were imported, potentially reducing predators and increasing pest rats.
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United States
Indo-China
Sunshades in Germany Aid Sapling Growth
Arborists report specially made sunshades for saplings in Germany. They use a closely woven netting on a wooden framework placed on the south side of young trees to shield them from the noonday sun. The devices are said to spur unusually rapid growth since installation.
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Germany
Soldier leaks Hindenburg defense plans discovery
An INS English soldier raided a German headquarters and captured documents he could not read at first. Later he learned they were the Hindenburg defense plans, which helped the Allies win the war quickly. He failed to receive proper credit for the find.
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INS
Sotten
Collier
Maxanine
Seven Officers and Three Policemen Guard Town Parade
During a recent inspection the mayor of a small New Jersey town observed a seven officer force alongside three policemen. The chief captain lieutenant three sergeants and a fingerprint expert stood with the mayor as patrolmen marched by.
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New Jersey
Stronger Waitress Have You Given Your Order
A diner voice pleads for clarity as a requester asks to change a term and remove an entreaty from the order dialogue. The exchange highlights miscommunication over punctuation and phrasing.
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Jou
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Katherine Phelps
Kodak
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Potter, Nebr
Dr. Miller Hospital
Nice
H. R. Alden
American State Bank
Ambulance Service
J. J. Fiegenschuh
Alfred Arnell
Patter
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
J. B. Pankaul, M. D
Dalton
Nebraska
J. P. Schwartz
Potter State Bank
Potter
Burwell
Johnson
Oddfellow Lodge of
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Cullen Wright
Scottsbluff
Will Rogers
Terry Carpenter
Wyerts
Ernie Nelson
Lodgepole
Potter Lodgepole
Dalton Lodge
Bushnell Lodge
Dix Lodge
Potter Lodge
State Bureau of Health
Ohne Carre the Potter Odd Fellow Lodge No. 399
Odd Fellow Lodge
Adam
W. C. Sheets
Well Drilling and
W. T. Sloan
West of Potter State Bank
DR. W. N. Hahn
Rice Funeral Home
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