Nebraska News Roundup Reflects 1925 Headlines and Incidents
A digest of Nebraska items notes the 1925 annual style show set for March 1, a Scottsbluff Federation meeting in October, a $10,000 butter factory plan in Chapel, and the first Hamilton county grand jury in sixteen years. Other items include church, school, and civic notes, thefts, sports, elections, and local industry events across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Undermeyer & Meyer
Ceresey
Izaak Walton League of America
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Platte River
Plattsmouth
Harry J. Lincoln
Sidney High School
Beatrice Mnior
South Omaha
Bishop Block
Norfolk
H. T. Fast
Jansen
Oon
W. S. Lewis Coal Company
Abion
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Omaha
York County
Jack Ray
Chester
Emory C. Hardy
Lincoln
Federation of Nebraska
M. A. Hostetler
Shelton
C. W. Watson
Andy Carson
York
Albert Peterson
Joseph G. Alden
York Publican
W. A. Brown
Friend Sentinel
Naomi Buck
Harvard Courier
I. 0. Edgecomb
Geneva Signal
H. D Liggett
Ord Quiz
B. W. Huse
Wayne Herald
W. W. Maltman
Hastings Democrat
Purcell
Ickson
The
State Fair Association
Thavia Band
Chicago
State ‘Air
J. F. &Chure
Platte County
Board of Supervisors
Humphrey
Ashton
Wis
Carl Sherwood
Bilis
Beatrice
H. R. Lewis
Virginia
Edward Harold
Legion Funds Set Aside to Help Disabled Veterans
Knights of Columbus trustees allocate 75000 to American Legion rehabilitation work for the current year while an endowment fund is raised to sustain the effort. The Legion auxiliary and Forty and Eight pledge 25000 each to fund child welfare, to be financed by income from the endowment fund. Russell Creviston announces the gifts and notes future extensions and the goal of a 5000000 endowment to secure services for veterans and orphans beyond 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus
American Legion
Legion Endowment
Russell Creviston
Mr. Creviston
American Legion Auxilary
Forty and Hight
Legion
National Executive Committee
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Endowment Fund
Lowden Accepts Legion Honorary Committee Invite
Former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois agrees to serve on the American Legion honorary committee to raise a 5 million dollar endowment for orphaned World War I children and disabled veterans. He recalled his wartime pledge to honor those who survived and the dependents of those who fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
James A. Crain
The
Consolidation Plan Aims to Aid Needy Veterans
The American Legion Boston unit proposes unifying relief efforts for disabled and needy veterans to cut duplication and boost efficiency. Meetings with U S Veterans Bureau state departments and Legion groups show broad support for standardization and a central veteran civilian group to vet organizations and methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosscup
Amercan Legion
Boston
United States Veterans’ Bureau
State Department of the American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
More Farmers in Congress Propaganda Quip
An audience quip from the American Legion Weekly debates a politician’s line about farmers and Congress. The exchange notes that the country benefits from farmers serving in government and ironizes on legislative focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
American Legion Weekly
Couple’s Joy Sparks Loyal Legion Outing in Town
A fragment notes a newly married couple described as profoundly happy amid local scenes with mention of a deaf and dumb perception and a reference to the American Legion Weekly in a miscellaneous column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. K
American Legion “Weekly
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Cornhusker News
Brock High School
Lincoln High School
Dodge State Bank
First National Bank of Dodge
Ira Atkinson
Dodge
Mary Washington
George Washington
Clarice Johnson
Omaha Central High School
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Black Hills
House
R. A. Alliman
Pharmacy Department
Fremont
R. G. Roberts
Garden County
Agnes Russell
Bogota
Columbia
South America
Pawnee City
Russell
United States
North Bend
Union Pacific
J. A. Frandsen
St. Paul
County ‘Treasurers Association of
J. H. Scott
Beaver City
Agnes Pence
Seward
Naomi Wooten
McCook
Brants
Palmyra
Columbus
Spalding
Fullerton I-2
Platte Au Loup Rivers
Bert Millon
Russell Stark
Department of Commerce
OUR Comic
Joan
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Mickie
Saint
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American Legion News Service
Lowden
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