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<br /> STATE OF NEBRASKA )
<br /> COUiV7Y OF HALL ) SS• AFFIDAVIT
<br /> Grover C. Raven, being first duly sworn, u��on oatn. d.eposes and says t�a.t he has been a
<br /> resi;�Qnt o�' Hall coun�y, 7�ebr�.sy�, for tne ����t 33 years; that he was peraonally �cquainted
<br /> T�rith Amanda. T.Vierk, t�rno was at the time of her death the owner of the �aest one-fourth of
<br /> the soutnwest quarter of' the soutneast quarter of Section Eighteen �1�� , in Z'ownshi,� Twelve
<br /> �12) North, R�,nge Eleven �11) , West of 6th P.M. � in Hall Count,y, Nebraska., and tha_t he t,�as
<br /> personally acquaint�d taith all her children.
<br /> Affiant knows of his own nersona.l knowledge that Albert J.Vierk, named in a certai�n
<br /> warranty deed da.ted November l, �93�, and filed for record November 17, 193�, in Book
<br /> 79 at nage 30� ��f' tne deed records of Hall County, Nebraska, is one and the same person
<br /> as A.J.Vierk, ��aho Ur�.s found by the Court in the administration proceedings of' the estate
<br /> of Amanda T.Vierk to be a son, and an hei.r at law of the said Amanda T.Vierk.
<br /> Affiant knows of his o�an r�ersonal kno�aledge tha.t Ed. Vierk named in a �certain warranty
<br /> deed clated November l, 193�, and filed for record November 17, 1g3�, in Book �9 at �age
<br /> 30� of the deed records of Hall County, Nebraska., is one and the same person as Edward
<br /> Vierk, ��rno T�ras found by the Court in the administr�tion proceedings of tne estate of
<br /> Amanda. T.Vierk to be �, son, �nd �n heir a.t law of the said Amanda T,Vierk.
<br /> Affiant kn�ws of his own personal knowledge tnat Evelyn E, Christensen, named in a certain
<br /> warranty deed dated November 1, 193�, and filed for record November 17, 193�, in Book 79 at
<br /> pa e �0£� of the deed records of H�1.1 Count,y Nebraska is one and tne same erson as �vel n
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<br /> T.Vierk to be � grandchild, and an heir �,t l�w of tne said Amanda T. Vierk.
<br /> A�fiant further deposes and says tnat n.e was personal3.y acquainted with Stanton A. Quaife
<br /> a.nd Clara M. �ua.ife, husband and wife, named as grantees in the above mentioned warranty deed,
<br /> a.nd that he knows of his oTn•n nersonaly knoT�led�e tnat Clara M.Q,uaife, the laife of Stanton
<br /> A.�,ua.ife, denarted this life on the 1� day of August, 1942, in Hall �ounty, Nebraska.
<br /> Grover C.Raven
<br /> Subscribed in my presence and s�aorn to before me on this 2� day of February, 1944.
<br /> W. E. Sorensen
<br /> ( SEAL) Notary Public
<br /> Commission expires July 20, 19�+9.
<br /> Filed f.or record this llth day of Marcn, 19�+4, �t 10:00 o � clock A.M. ���G�-� �-�-�-v�,
<br /> �' Register of Deeds
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<br /> DECLAt�ATION OF TAKING
<br /> IN THE
<br /> UNI'1'ED S1A'1'ES DISTRICT COURT
<br /> IT�d AND FOR T3-i� DISTnICT OF NEBRASKA
<br /> Gt�i'�D ISLANI".� DIVI9ION
<br /> UNITED STATES OF AP�fERICA )
<br /> Petitioner, )
<br /> ) DECLARATION
<br /> vs. ) oF
<br /> ) TAKIiJG
<br /> 160 ACRES OF LAiJL, MORE OR )
<br /> LESS, SI'iLTA'�'E IN HALL COUN�Y, )
<br /> STAT'E 0� NEBRASKA, A;vL AUGUST )
<br /> MULLER, ET AL. , )
<br /> Defendants. )
<br /> TO Ti�E HONORA�L�
<br /> i'riE UIdITED STAT�S liISTRICT COL'�T:
<br /> I, HE�vRY L. Si�:MSOi�r, Secretary of War of the United States, c�o hereby declare that:
<br /> l. (a) The l�nds hereinafter described are taken under an d in a.ccordance with the Act
<br /> of�ongress apnroved February 2_6, 1931 ��6 Stat. l�+21; 40 U. S. C, sec. 25�a) , and acts sup-
<br /> x�lement��ry thereto and amend�.tory thereof, and under tne further a.uthority of the Act of
<br /> Congres� �pproved Au�ust l�, 1�9C �26 9t�t. lb) , as amended by the Acts of Con�resa apnroved
<br /> July 2 l, 17 t�-0 St�t. 2�-1) Abril 11, 191� ��0 Stat. 51�; 50 U. S. C, sec. 171) , and March
<br /> 27, lq�-2 �Pu'�lic Law 507 - 77th �ongress) , which acts authorize the acquisition of land fo .r
<br /> militar,y or other �,�r<�x purposes, and t'r.e Act of Congress anz�roved July l, 1943 (Public Law .
<br /> 10� - 7�th Congress) , which �.ct ap��ropria.ted fun�s for such purposes.
<br /> (b) Z'he public uses for ��*hich s�id lands are t�.ken are as follows: The said 1and.s are
<br /> nPCes.=ary adequately to provide for �round gunnery ra.nges for an army ��,irfield and for re-
<br /> lat�d milita.ry purnose�. The said lands have been selected by me for aequisitifl n by the
<br /> United States for use in connection t�rith tne establishment of tne Ground Gunnery Ra_nge for
<br /> the Grand Island Airfield, Nebrask�:, and for such other us�s as ma.y be authorized by Con-
<br /> gress or by Executive 4rdFr, �nd are reauired for imrnediate use.
<br /> �. A gener�.l descri�tion of the la..nda being taken is set forth in Schedule "A" attached
<br /> hereto and ma,de � paxt hereof, and is a description of the same lands described in the
<br /> �etition in tne �bove er�titled cause.
<br /> 3. The est�te ta.ken for sai� public uses in tize real property a'oove referred to, is a
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