Farmers Invited to Important Freight Rate Hearing
Farmers from western Nebraska and northeastern Colorado are invited to the Sidney city auditorium next Wednesday November 15 at 1 00 p m for a crucial freight rate hearing. Officials from the AAA Washington DC state railway commission the United States government and Union Pacific and Burlington railroads will discuss grain rate equalization with about twelve hundred attendees expected to participate.
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City Auditorium
Sidney
Ihis
United States
State of
Nebraska
Luiin Pacific
Burlington
Mveti
C. J. Bowling
AAA
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
State Railway Commmission
Union Pacific
Burlington Systems
Colorado
What a Soldier The Alphabet Letter Riddle
A clipped notice ponders letters as soldiers of the alphabet, praising the letter A for its work while lamenting the letter T for debt and danger. It muses on how M ends war, and how the letter E marks the start of eternity and the end of place. It ends noting editors, writers, wives, and children rely on it.
Perfumed Surprise at Clay Center Auto Crash
An accident southwest of Clay Center involved a car and trailer overturning. The trailer carried 23 skunk hides, which spilled and released a strong odor over a wide area, disturbing nearby residents.
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Clay Center
NPA
Organized Agriculture Meetings at Kimball
The thirteenth annual Western Nebraska Organized Agriculture meetings will be held at Kimball on Tuesday, November 14. An all day program is planned with a get acquainted meeting at 9:30 and a farm family fun feed at 6:00. College of Agriculture experts will lead discussions.
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Kimball
College of Agriculture
Twenty seven car loads of Potter's 1939 beet crop
Twenty seven carloads of Potter's 1939 sugar beet crop were shipped as the season ended, a 27 percent figure. Thirty nine cars were shipped last year, marking a comparison of the crop's progress.
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Potter
Armistice Day Program To Be Held Tonight
Armistice Day events sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary and school will take place Friday at 8:00 PM in the high school auditorium. The program features musical numbers and an address by Rev. George S. Morrell of Scottsbluff, described as a top speaker in the region. Public invitation extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion, Auxiliary
George S. Morrell
Scottsbluff
Morrell
Serial mix up corrects East and West installment
A publishing error led to printing the second installment of Child of Evil instead of East and West. The correct East and West installment appears in this issue, with subsequent parts following in order, and readers are asked to overlook the past mistake.
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church Service and Meetings
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church led by Pastor G H Boehnke sits 12 miles northeast of Potter and 13 miles west of Gurley. Sunday School at 9:30, English service at 10:00, special voting members meeting at 2:00, Walther League at 7:30. Welcome to our services.
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Eran Church
G. H. Boehnke
Potter
Gurley
Guage
Walther
Lutheran Church Sunday Services Announced
The Lutheran church lists Sunday activities with Sunday school at 2 15 p m worship and sermon at 3 p m The pastor will preach on praying the Lord s Prayer using Thy Kingdom Come as the text All are invited and encouraged to bring friends to participate.
Armistice Sunday Observance at Methodist Church
Pastor C R Tanner invites the public to Armistice Sunday worship on November 12 with an Armistice lesson for Epworth League at 7 p m A Father and Sons service is set for November 19 at 8 a m with more details to come
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Epworth League
Fathers and Sons
Father and Sons
Ladies Aid Society Dinner and Bazaar Event
The annual dinner and bazaar sponsored by the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will be held on Saturday November 18. Menu and full details will appear in next week's Review.
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Ladiies Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Potter High School fall events and Armistice program
Potter high school reports a busy schedule with musical patron nights and a forthcoming Armistice program on November 10 led by Rev. Tanner and speaker George S. Morrell. Students prepare for the junior play Who Wouldn't Be Crazy and celebrate an undefeated Coyotes football season culminating in the Coyote Round-Up on November 17 with a wedding dress parade, contests, and a king and queen ballot.
Local Social Roundup of Visits and Guests
Antelope area residents share visits and meals with neighbors and relatives. Many households list guests including Olsen, Nelson, Hewitt, and Herboldsheimers, with several Sunday dinners and weekday calls. The Jolly Neighbors club plans a gathering at Mrs. C P Herboldsheimer’s home on Thursday, November 23.
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Charley van Housen
Bob Williford
Allan Nelson
Floyd and
Noble Hoobler
Dewey Larson
Renicka
Lulu
James Johnson
Jolly Neighbors Club
C. P. Herboldsheimer
Coyotes Close A Perfect Season In Football
The Coyotes wrap a perfect season by winning all eight games and the Lodge Pole Valley championship. They scored 305 points while conceding 77, with a near tie against St. Patricks of Sidney that was broken by a late TD. Coach Barrett leads a high praise season with Potter games dominating the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coyotes
Lodge Pole Valley
St. Patricks Academy of
Sidney
Barrett
Funeral for W J Shoemaker Held in Sidney
Funeral services for W J Shoemaker were held in Sidney Tuesday afternoon with Rev C R Tander Elmer Seyfang and Joan Seyifang attending along with Loren Myers. The brief notice records the attendees and the ceremony location and time.
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C. R. Tander
Elmer Seyfang
Joan Seyifang
Loren Myers
W. J. Shoemaker
Sidney
Bank Will Observe Holiday Armistice Day Closures
The Potter State bank will close all day Saturday November 11 to observe Armistice day.
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Potter State Bank
Potter Football Scrimmage Beats Sidney Without Scoring
Potter scored at will against Sidney in a Monday evening scrimmage with no score kept. The visitors dominated the action as Potter crossed Sidney’s goal line repeatedly while Sidney failed to tally. Coal advertisement notes Hagemeisters offering coal at $8.50 per ton with Moffat washing slack.
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Sidney
Potter
Moffat
Hagemeisters
Funeral held for Samuel R. Spiker in Sidney
Samuel R. Spiker aged 34, son of prominent Cheyenne county farmer T. C. Spiker, died in La Salle Colorado last Wednesday from a personal safety related bullet wound. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in Sidney with relatives noting a history of ill health and tragedy in the Spiker family including two prior violent deaths and a serious automobile crash leaving a son crippled.
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Sidney
Samuel R. Spiker
T. C. Spiker
Cheyenne County
Spiker
la Salle
Colo
Striker
Pheasant Refuge in Church Circles Mitchell Echoes
In Mitchell a pastor quipped that Sunday worship is safest for a wise pheasant, noting the absence of hunting males in his morning congregation. The column by George Lindsay in Up and Down the Street in the Mitchell Index explains the gag and the flu-like excuse for staying home.
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Mitchell
George Lindsay
Mrs. Sam Hathaway Visits Kimball Friends
Mrs. Sam Hathaway of Kimball visited Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Clark on Tuesday, sharing a social call and casual conversation in a neighborhood gathering.
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Sam Hathaway of
Kimball
W. E. Clark
W. J. Shoemaker Dies After Long Illness
W J Shoemaker, 75, a pioneer resident and railroad man, died at his Sidney home after a long illness. A prominent public figure, he was active in the Methodist church and the Masonic lodge. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Sidney with several locals in attendance.
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W. J. Shoemaker
Sidney
Mr. Shoemaker
West
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Ladies Kensington Serves Chicken Dinner at Church Basement
Dix women plan a chicken dinner next Wednesday at the church basement. Several Dix ladies attended a Presbyterian meeting in Kimball Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Lalyd Shaw and Mrs Geo Jackson were business callers in Kimball Thursday. Albert Peterson and family with Leo Lockwood visited Sunday at the Hila Sliteland home. Missionary society met at the scene of Mrs Guy Barrow on Thursday. No Auxiliary met with Mrs John Davis at Kimball on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Lennie Wistrom and Mrs Browcette were Scottsbluff callers on Thursday evening. Royal Neighbors Kensington of Kimball met with Mrs Sara Imes Wednesday afternoon. eighteen members present and a lunch served.
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Kensington
Dix
Presbyterian
Kimball
Lalyd Shaw
Geo. Jackson
Albert Peterson
Leo Lockwood
Hila Sliteland
Mssionary Society
Guy Barrow
John Dav's
Kensington of
Kim
Saran Imes
Quotes on Excellence from Eminent Thinkers
A collection of aphorisms on striving for excellence from Mary Baker Eddy Saadi Epictetus Sir Joshua Reynolds and Bulwer Lytton. It frames excellence as sculpting the mind and effort over mere appetite and ease, urging persistent labor to attain noble ideals.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Sir Joshua Reynolds
North and South Farmers Union Meeting Report
A large, well attended meeting of the North and South Farmers Union was held Monday. A covered dish luncheon was served at noon. In the afternoon, state organizer Mr. Nexley spoke and motion pictures highlighted state wide organization activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North and South Farmers Union
Nexley
Pleasant View Socials Keep Birthday Cheer Across Neighbors
Dan Heimer family and others gathered at his home for a gurpiigse party for a birthday. Sunday dinners included Art Schubarth, Hu go Haack, W D Mathewson, and many neighbors. Local couples hosted supper and dinner visits at multiple homes while a Walther League play in Sidney drew attendance. A district circuit meeting occurred November 1 with about 78 ministers and delegates.
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Dan Heimer
Art Schubarth
Mia
Anton Steffens
Joe Gerler
LaVerna
W. D. Mathewson
Denver
Hugo Haack
Art Oberndorfer
B. R. Gibbins
Ben Hilpert
Elmer
and Micchardt
Ernest
Ren Wares
Sidney
Walther League of
South
Mary Smith
G. H. Boehnke
George Jung
Art Schuessler
Ben Warrelman
Louie Seemann
Tal
Arthur Baack
H. L. Schuetz
Alfred
Wilbert
Cheyenne
Wyoming
R. D. Scheele
Mrn
Mris
J. E. Morrow
Pete Nelson
Nebraska
St Paul’s Church
R N A Club Adopts Monthly Meetings at Oddfellows Hall
The R N A met at Oddfellows hall on Tuesday evening and approved moving monthly meetings to the first Thursday. Neighbors Sheets and Ferguson leave, Robertson becomes new recorder. Afterward, husbands joined for pinochle and Chinese checkers with prizes for high hands and a door prize, plus pumpkin pie and sandwiches at close.
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Oddfellows Hall
Sheets
Ferguson
Robertson
Rudy Dedic
Guy Terman
Ralph Robertson
Warner
Co Kaderli and Family Visit Scottsbluff Sunday
Co Kaderli and his family visited Scottsbluff on Sunday, enjoying the local sights and community events. The visit highlighted family ties and regional hospitality in the city.
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ST. Paul’s Evangelical Luth
Lutheran
W. T. Kahse
C. R. Tanner
Tebrinke
S Cale
MR. and
Mrs
E. C. Tebrinke
SKULE
Grace
Wim, Slama
Rudolph Dedic
Edith Oldershaw
Jimmy Pritchard
Leona Jane Tank
South America
Dick Connell
Potter High School
Rip van Winkle
America
Rev. Tanner
Miss McLaughlin
Tanner
George
Scottsbuff
Mr. Marshall
Kenneth Spencer
Jack
Alias Speedy Marshall
Ralph Anderson
Lois Meredith
Bertha Mae Reetz
Mr. Higgins
Archie Heimer
Miss Lavelle
Gertie Iverson
Reggie Montimer
Benny Herboldsheimer
Beatrice
Patricia Sleeth
Marjorie
Charlotte Enevolds
Janet
Amy Ann Larson
Edward Gordon
Kenneth Kaderli
Evelyn Winslow
Doloris Coulter
Potter Coyotes
Broadwater
Walter Cox
Kenneth
Coyote
Potter Public Schools
Yotter High School
Leo Olsen
Sven Olsen
George Whitney
Harley Hewitt
Harold Hewitt
Herman Moench
Jens Olsen
Frida
C. P. Herboldsheim
Dale
Frank Peetz
Alvin Frei
L. K. Nelson
J. W. Bertramson
James. Johnson
Clifford Hammond
Maurice Nelson
Sterling and Peetz
Gunhart Olsen
Howard Madden
Gun
Warren Nelson
Dale Herboldsheimer
St. Patricks
Llodge Pole
Lodge Pole
Verne Wilson
Ternon
Lennie Wistrom
Browcette
Gee
Billy
Phillip
Billy Smith
Tot
Saadi
Epictetus
Bulwer-Lytton
Herbert Schuessler
Steve Chrastil
KGNF
North Platte
Benish Hall
Stines Cafe
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