Wheat Belt season opens with new teams and strong Potter lineup
The Wheat Belt Baseball League starts next Sunday with Chappell at Potter and new entrants Peetz and Chappell. Sidney, Gurley, Dalton, and Bunkerhill also feature. Potter, bolstered by Rhemers and Rhemers, Bales, Johnson, and a solid infield, aims for a strong title defense as 25 cent admission opens games to all.
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Wheat Belt Baseball League
Chappell
Potter
Sidney
Art Closman
Bunkerhill
Peetz
Dalton
Gurley
Rhemers
Ross Bales
Fred Johnson
Eddie McCowan
Duke McGowan
D. C. Shen
Brownie Slack
Joey Seecher
Wayne Reichstein
Mark Goding
LeRoy Watt
Potter Garage Opens New Driveway Shelter Feature
Clyde Brady proprietor of the Potter Garage announces the opening of a new improvement this Saturday featuring a corner driveway sheltering gasoline pumps and allowing cars to drive in off the street for gas and oil. Free lunch and attractions promised to draw a large crowd. Read his ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Brady
Potter Garage
Brady
Hig
Sunday School Notice for Mother's Day Visit
Sunday School notice invites all mothers in the community to attend next Sunday’s session. The superintendent urges mothers and officers to encourage attendance and support for the church program.
League Ball Games Next Sunday Chappell at Potter
League ball games set for next Sunday feature matchups including Chappell versus Potter, Sidney against Lodge Pole, Peetz hosting Dalton, and Gurley facing Bunkerhill. Admission is 25 cents for men with free entry for ladies and school age children.
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Chappell
Potter
Sidney
Lodge Pole
Peetz
Dalton
Gurley
Bunkerhill
Low Fare Excursion to Denver by Train
For the weekend of May 13 14 15 Union Pacific offers a round trip chair car ticket from Potter to Denver for 4.25 dollars. For service details sale dates and return limits contact a Union Pacific agent.
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Union Pacific
Potter
Denver
Boy Scout Display At R. S. Proudfit Window
A Boy Scout display of knots and related work is shown in the R. S. Proudfit company window drawing considerable attention this week. The Scouts spent significant time preparing the display and invite the public to view it.
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Boy Scouts
R. S. Proudfit Company
Play Skupping Skidding draws large junior crowd
A Friday night junior class play titled Skidding met with strong reviews. Reportedly well attended, the performance impressed audiences and pleased directors and participants.
Track Meet At Sidney Echoes Local School Athletics
Millard Mlusil and Keith Schwartz lead a Sidney grade boys meet with Millard winning the basketball throw and Keith sharing second in the broad jump and 75 yard dash. The high school meet was postponed to Wednesday. Girls organize an athletic association with recent play day at Chapell and current events at Scot's Bluff. Senior events schedule includes a Sunior-senior banquet on May 13, baccalaureate May 14, and commencement May 19 at Seyfang hall with Rev. Louis Kaub. Class of 1932 lists eleven members. Music notes cover May Day songs, three part note reading for seventh and eighth grades, and thanks for a new electric Victrola from the school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Mlusil
Clayton Spencer
Keith Schwartz
Donnie Biggs
Richard Shea
DeVaul Warner
Ray Goding
Ray Stormberg
Earl Nielson
Laverne Leafdale
Sidney
Millard
Keith
Kimball
H. E. Sortor
Seyfang Hall
Louis Kaub
Sidney Nets Sweep Potter in Tennis Match
Sidney netmen defeated Potter 6-1 6-3 in doubles and 6-2 6-0 6-0 in singles. Bartlett Tobin Thomas Dyke won for Sidney, with next match at Potter on May 7 at 2 PM. Also notes on baseball plans, G A A officers, and school activities.
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Sidney
Potter
Sidney Netmen
Potter Boys
Bartlett
Thomas
Nelson
Hruza
Tobin
Harms
Leafdale
Bushnell
Gurley
Latin Class Absences Highlight Week and Hannibal Study
Fred Prince visited the Latin class Friday while Freddie Hruza was absent last Thursday and James Coulter missed one morning last week. Construction work in geometry is proving interesting and difficult and the class is studying Hannibal in the second year Latin.
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Fred Prince
Freddie Hruza
James Coulter
Hannibal
We Completed the Study of I Vanhoe for Monday Test
The class notes completion of the I vanhoe study with a Monday morning test planned. Mentioned absences include Fred Carlson Maxine Wells Lola Warner Loyal Tank Kenneth Wickstrom Laverne Wickstrom and Harl Moench. Seven girls in the class belong to the G A A.
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Scott
Fred Carlson
Maxine Wells
Lola Warner
Loyal Tank
Kenneth
Laverne Wickstrom
Harl Moench
Seventh and Eighth Grade Visit and Poster Prize
Mrs Clarence Johnson and Margery visited arithmetic classes on Monday morning. Absent due to illness last week were Helen Carlson Byron Johnson Clifford Leafdale Myron Challburg and Deliarhia Winn. Mrs Willian Hagemeister and Mrs W T Sloan awarded the best temperance health poster prize to Lyle Danielson of the seventh grade. The posters depicted two track men one handicapped by alcoholic drinks and tobacco.
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Clarence Johnson
Margery
Helen Carlson
Byron Johnson
Clifford Leafdale
Myron Challburg
Deliarhia Winn
Willian Hagemeister
W. T. Sloan
Lyle Danielson
Birthday visits and prize awards noted in school events
Mrs Mershheim and Mrs Henry visited us Monday for Clarence Henry's birthday party with treats passed by Clarence. Tuesday and Thursday brought Mrs C W Johnson Lulu and Mrs Wm Hagemeister to geography and posters prize returns. Fifth grade Kathryn Hagemeister won a prize and Mildred Warner the sixth. 100 percent spellers listed: Dorothy Anderson Phyllis Babcock Margaret Haddin June Fisher Leo Fisher Morris Henrikson Elgin Hicks Pearl Jones Venetta Light Bernice Seyfang Wendell Snocker Mabel Helzer.
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Mershheim
Mrs. Henry
Clarence Henry
Clarence
C. W. Johnson
Lulu
Wm. Hagemeister
Sloan
Katheryn Hagemeister
Mildred Warner
Dorothy Anderson
Phyllis Babcock
Margaret Haddin
June Fisher
Leo Fisher
Morris Henrikson
Elgin Hicks
Pearl Jones
Venetta Light
Bernice Seyfang
Wendell Snocker
Mabel Helzer
Sheriff O Ed Swanson Dies in Kimball Death
News arrives Tuesday of the death of Kimball Sheriff O Ed Swanson at 11 30 pm Monday after abdominal illness and surgery a blood clot on the brain caused his death He was born November 19 1882 in Sweden came to America at 15 and worked as a mason He married Selma Leafdale July 15 1905 and served Kimball County as sheriff since 1922 Survived by wife four children and three sisters services Friday at the Kimball Methodist church burial in Kimball cemetery mortuary handling arrangements
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Widen
O. Ed. Swanson
Kimball
New York
Denver
Nebraska
Swanson
Selma Leafdale
Potter
Kimball County
iDeceased
Maurine Edith
J. R. Parrish
Pine Bluffs
Wyoming
Melvin Theodore
George Edward
Warren Martin
Mary Gustafson
Twin Falls
Idaho
Sweden
Methodist Episcopal Church
Kimbball
Kimball Cemetery
Burwell Mortuary
Lincoln Interview With Governor Bryan on Road Projects
W. Johnson Clarence Johnson and Joe Schwartz toured Lincoln early this week to press Governor Bryan for road improvements. A Lincoln dispatch notes a Potter delegation request for oil graveling on the Lincoln highway across Kimball and Cheyenne counties and grading 14 miles of the Potter-Melbeta highway this summer.
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Lincoln
Lincoln Highway
Kimball
Cheyenne
Potter-Melbeta
Bryan
Potter
C. W. Johnson
Joe P. Schwartz
Clarence Johnson
Toter Farm
Potter-Méibeta Highway
Wis
Wis Connect With To Brieceroft
Harisburg
W. F. M. S. Report Of Well Attended Meeting
The W F M S reported a profitable gathering at Mrs. Peter Hansen’s residence on Wednesday afternoon. About 20 people attended in a birthday party setting and the combined attendance represented over 600 years. The offering exceeded $6.00.
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Peter Hansen
Well Attended Meeting of Potter Community Boosters
The Potter Community Boosters club met at Wells Cafe on May 4 with 22 present. The meeting, led by chairman Dr C V Johnson, approved last minutes, discussed relief status, and heard Boy Scout movement reports from Dean Hagemeister. The club voted to fund further scouting work, noted 20 local scouts, and heard remarks from Claude Biggs and others. T Eb Adams spoke on telephone rates and upgrading service. Johnson and Schwartz reported on a Lincoln visit to discuss road projects with Governor Bryant.
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Potter Community Boosters Club
Wells Cafe
Wells
C. V. Johnson
Johnson
Boy Scout Movement
Dean Hagemeister
Claude Biggs
Boosters Club
Boy Scouts
T. EB. Adams
Kimball
K. W. Johnson
Joe P. Schwartz
Chas. W. Bryan
Lincoln
Potter Bearcats Defeat Kimball in Sluggish 5-1 Meet
Potter Bearcats won 5-1 over Kimball on home diamond in a slow game hampered by poor weather. Ross Bales pitched most of the contest for Potter with effective work before Lefty Rhiemers finished. Kimball managed a single run in the fourth as Bates allowed three Potter hits.
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Potter Bearcats
Kimball
Ross Bales
Potter
Lefty Rhiemers
Bales
Bates
Thomason
Womanless Wedding to Be Presented Tonight
The play Womanless Wedding comes to Sey fang hall tonight with a 10c admission for children and 25c for adults Proceeds go toward the M E church building debt The cast lists many named locals including Bride Geo Retz Mother Chris Crowell Father Fred Vaughan and Minister J L Fowler Special music by the orchestra will accompany the performance
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Seyfang Hall
M. E
Geo. Retz
Chris Crowell
Fred Vaughan
Carl Bartlett
Jack Satterfield
Knowall
Harry Wells
Earl Thayer
Clyde Brady
F. A. Snooker
J. L. Fowler
Stewart Nelson
Jed Carlson
Roland Bigge
Joe Johnson
Clarence Johnson
Fred Johnson
Spike Wheeler
Carol Cords
Bobby Johnson
Calvin Coolidge
Claude Biggs
Herbert Hoover
Joe Nelson
Chas
Bryan
Joe Schwartz
Geo. W. Norris
Wim. Goding
Mother's Day Services At First Lutheran Church
Mother's Day services are scheduled for Sunday at 3 p m with the sermon theme Motherhood Divine The church school hour is 2 15 p m All are cordially invited to attend the service led by Pastor W T Kahle D D
Also Mentioned on This Page
BOY Scout
E. M. Beale
Nowledge Factory
Ervin Wheeler
Winser
Garage Clyde Brady
Ghletics
Thelma Coulter
Zada Olivette Sloan
Bernice Babcock
Dorothy Harrison
Scottsbluff
Doran Leafdale
Hazel Jacobson
Senator Johnson
Lawrence Schwartz
First Lutheran Church
W. T. Kahle
D. D
Mother’s Day Services
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