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                               On This Day - August 28

August 28, 1920 – One hundred years ago

Women Got the Vote

In accordance with the nation-wide plan, Gov. McKelvie is asking that all bells be rung at noon Saturday to celebrate complete ratification of the suffrage movement. Mayor Andrews will officially see to ringing of the bells in Kearney.

Rain

More than ½ inch of rain fell that morning

Lincoln Highway

In “excellent condition due to recent grading and dragging” [which means it was not paved]
In Kearney the sidewalk along the Lincoln Highway had been extended to 12th Ave.

Big Fair Exhibits to Be Shipped Monday

First display at State Fair promoting Buffalo County

Over 300 specimens of farm products raised in the county ranging from grasses to fruit with a few “freaks” scattered in the display to attract interest.

Display was assembled by county agent John Ludden [1920, age 29, county agent; 1929 with Agnes Horton at Odessa HS, 1930, age 40, teacher; 1940, age 50, farmer in Collins township]

Assisted by L W Chappell [maybe a retired farmer or feed store operator]

Grub, Money, and All Entertainment Will Be Free To Members

Chamber of Commerce members were planning on a picnic at the Kearney Amusement Park on the first Friday in September. Everything on the grounds would be free to the members and their families.

A picnic at 6 p.m. would consist of sandwiches, coffee & lemonade, ice cream & cake, and melons.

Among other activities was to be a baseball game scheduled to be 7 innings “if they last that long.
        Why? Members of both teams, the East Siders and the West Siders, were chamber members.
                [men in their 20’s 30’s]
        Losers were to provide an oyster supper for the winners about December 1.

The evening was to be topped off with a dance

August 28, 1930 – Ninety years ago

Trash Removal

City trash trucks had removed 15 loads of trash so far from downtown business district alleys.

So far they were picking up the big stuff like cartons, boxes and barrels which were taken to the city dump and burned.
        Next they were planning to go back and remove dirt piles
        The last time through they would pick up whatever was left and sweep the alleys

This was being done after the regular pick up of trash put out by businesses each day.

When the job was done the businesses had promised to keep the alley behind their business clean.

They would then be charged according to the amount of trash they generated each day.

August 28, 1940 – Eighty years ago

State Industrial School Exhibit to State Fair
        [it was truly an industrial training school in those days.]

The exhibit would show “work from each department, such as shoes, printing, woodwork and laundry, and agricultural products”

The truck taking the exhibit materials to Lincoln was to backload cement tile from the penitentiary for the dining room

Industrial School Bought a Bus

The school got a new 22-passenger bus to replace the cattle truck which had been used to transport the boys. It cost $1,706 [which today would be $31,573]

County Fair

The grand champion sheep was a runt lamb rescued by a 4-H member who nursedit by hand back to good health and full growth and then brought it to the fair.

There were many flower displays. One of the most interesting was a farmer’s “windmill garden.”
        Not having the convenience of those living in town who can use a garden hose, he planted his flower garden near
        his windmill.

Rain

Total for August .99 of an inch

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