Word: beemer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Sherman Henriksen of Eagle, Neb., the defending champion, was a favorite, but even some Nebraskans favored Harry Brown, from Beemer, up in Cuming County. He had placed second last year. To spur on two Iowa entrants, Estherville sent its Drum & Bugle Corps to Fairmont. The folks from Redwood Falls, Minn, brought along the town band to cheer on their Ted Balko, 29, four times Minnesota champion, fifth in national honors last year...
...filing day Clerk Beemer of Washoe County opened his office at 6 a. m. for the rush. A representative from every one of Reno's 130 law firms jostled into line to file one or more petitions for clients seeking release from marital ties. Clang! went the cash register 30 times per hour as $20 was rung up for each petition. Clang! it went again as another $10 was deposited with the answer to each uncontested action. In the line of lawyers were the U. S. District Attorney. Nevada's Attorney General, the local District Attorney and the Mayor...
Three years ago Paul Wupper, 54, was respected by the 571 citizens of Beemer. Neb., 80 mi. from Lincoln. For 20 years he had been president of Beemer State Bank, had served, too, as Beemer's mayor. But in September 1928, Banker Wupper received unwelcome visitors. They were State Bank examiners. Just before they found an embezzlement of $1,000,000 and ordered the bank closed, Banker Wupper vanished. Citizens and State offered $3,150 in rewards for his arrest...