Nebraska’s Early Telephones Sparked Nebraska History
A historical sketch traces the 1877 introduction of the telephone to Omaha via Korty and Dickey, noting early misgivings and the first exchange of 1879. It covers toll lines, noisy Fremont exchanges, and primitive setups using oyster cans, hemp cord, and barbed wire, ending with Bell’s 1922 tribute and a one‑minute nationwide shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Philadelphia
Louis H. Korty
Telegraph
Union Pacific
Alexander Graham Bell
Peter Nicholas Vander Berge
Nebraska State Historical Society
Korty
John J. Dickey
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
Omaha
Union Pacific Transfer
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Kerty and Dickey
S.H.H. Clark
Lincoln Telephone Exchange Co
Fremont Telephone Co
Fremont
Charles Morse
Plattsmouth
Lincoln
N.A. Steinauer
Steinauer
Community Notes and Visits Across Dix and Nearby Areas
Local residents attend funerals, family visits, and community events from Loveland to Kimball. Highlights include the Wayne Craig family funeral in Loveland, 1065 year old Naomi Fletcher's milestones, 4-H and VFW activities, homecoming king history, district garden club and pinochle club gatherings, and numerous social calls in Dix and surrounding towns.
Peetz Community Notes and Events
Shirley Miller reports Peetz news with a Legion Hall meeting on Tuesday September 28 at 2 p.m. United Methodist Women District Meeting was held September 16 in Brush with local attendees including Dorothy Davis and Edith Ross. Joy Circle met September 16 in the church parlor with Lyra Sethaler presiding. singing by Lyra and others, knitting demonstration by Esther Wagner and Mary Jane Meyer of Sterling. Fall Festival attendance noted in Fleming September 18. golden wedding anniversary trip to Humphrey Nebraska and visits to Clara Fehringer’s relatives. Bible study met September 22 at Lyra Sethaler’s home with multiple members. lesson on First Peter chapter 4 led by Margaret Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyra Sethaler
Beulah Gillham
Viola Roelle
Esther Wagner
Mary Jane Meyer
Sterling
Velma Hawkins
Va Gillham
Ardith Gillham
Theresa Gillham
Edith Waterson
Ruth Meyer
Clarence Kuehl
Cora Jerritsma
Fleming
John Huss
Clara Fehringer
Humphrey
Neb
Vincent Zach
Zach
Esther Fehringer
Grand Island
Mary Gillham
Nellie Reed
Erma ‘Maag
Lela Eurich
Margaret Miller
Edith Ross
I Peter
Local social notes and community updates from Chappell
Recent guests include Mrs Russell Krause and family from Northglenn Colorado. Flight of visitors. surgery updates. campaign dinner attendance for Rep Virginia Smith in North Platte. sabbatical for Dr Hahn on solar energy research. district United Methodist Women meeting in Alliance. Sunnyside Helping Hand Society first meeting details. enigmatic mystery sister birthday gift richator roll call mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chappell
Bernice Brestel
Ira Krause
Russell Krause
Patrick
Michael
Northglenn
Colo
Omaha
R.L. Smith
Tom Smith
George Roth
Oshkosh Hospital
Denver
Virginia Smith
North Platte
Alice Smith
Lorene Peterson
Lesfie Akeson
Romana Freeman
Anne Borm
C W. Alvord
Florence Bonham
Drummond
Mont
Bernice
Richard
Kalispell
Wilma Hansen
Ault
Cole
Florence Anderson
Marshall Hahns
New York
Fort Collins
Hahn
Lowell Knorr
Sidney Hospital
United Methodist
Alliance
Ray Sall
Chappell Group
Ted Smith
Sunnyside Helping Hand Society
Robert H
Richator
Sunnyside Social Roundup Shares Visits and Travel
Sunnyside residents recount a busy week with relatives visiting from California Idaho and Colorado. Many households hosted callers attended Legion Auxiliary events and shared meals with neighbors and friends across Dix Wallace Hornbloom Lodgepole Sterling Pine Bluffs and Bushnell areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Tremain
Redwood City
Calif
Gerald Wittrock
George Isaacs
Dix
Elmer Winemann
Oceanside
Herman Dykman
Pocatillo
Idaho
Wallace Hornbloom
E. A. Johnson
LeMoyne Johnson
Ralph Talich
American Legion Auxiliary
Pauline Glassburn
Talich
Richard Hernbloom
Forrest Tremain
Leonard Bond
Tom Frerichs and Sons
Harry Lee
EA. Johnson
Oren Walters
Sam McQuire
North Platte
Lori
Wallace Hernbloom
Dave Nelson
Ed Misegadis
Wallace
Hernbloom
Clarence Peters
Emily, Johnson
A. Johnson
Richard Hornbloom
Ammunition Ship Explosion Kills 40 in Okinawa Harbor
On April 18 1958 a sunken ammunitions ship exploded in Okinawa Harbor killing 40 people. The incident occurred amid postwar tensions and prompted investigations into harbor safety and ship handling practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Man missing Bible knowledge deprives self of best in world
A saying asserts that true deprivation lies in ignorance of the Bible, claiming that refusing such knowledge withholds the greatest treasure available to humanity.
Rockwell Paintings Housed at Johnston Museum
The Johnston Historical Museum in North Brunswick New Jersey preserves a valuable collection of paintings by American artist Norman Rockwell displayed among its regional historical exhibits and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston Historical Museum
North Brunswick
N.J
Normal Rockwell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wees
Box Butte County
U.S
Carl Curtis
Ware
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Butler County Press
David City Banner
Schuyler Brown
Seward
Schuyler
Bell
Thomas Watson
San Francisco
Watson
Canada
Dix News
Linda Lorner
Wayne Craig
Eugene
Dean Jackson
Thaphter
George Jackson
Charles Beard
Ralph Brown
Gering
Ollie Johnson
Frances Larson
Alma Larson
Hedvig Peterson
Ray Johnson
Paul Griffith
Hazel Barfoot
Scottsbluff
Harry Griffith
David Miller
Kimball
Ed Forsyth
Mike Kepler
Eric
Anna Kepler
Ralph Kaspens
Emil Dedic
Larry Dedic
Amber
Louisa Scheele
Tom Watson
Jay
Sc Luff
Lloyd Shaw
Wesley Herboldsheimer
Potter
Olaf Gunderson
Sidney
Andy Southard
Gail Southard
Andy
University of Nebraska
Lawrence Engstrom
Ted Trevethan
Martin Jungck
Larry Hammond
Lonnie Novotny
Mike O'Hare
Jack Brothers
Marion Houghtelling
Indianola
Kurt Engstrom
Kimballa
Harry Greathouse
John Isaacs
Bird City
Kaw
Rodney James
Florence Tobler
William Steele
L.B. Christensen
Dan Steele
Bob Steele
David Steele
Peetz News
Sterling, Cole, and
Big Springs, Ne
Chappell News
Huntsman
Farmers Co-op Grain Co
Nebr
Sunnyside News
Carl Almschneider
Buster
Mrs. Barrett
Memorial Rest Home
Emily Johnson
Nancy Dolan
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Robert Lee
Bushnell
David Johnson
Emil
Holly Buck
Fred Wit
George Bolken
Lodgepole
Bob Huff
Lester Theis
Lowell Hokom
Ethel Brandle
Theis
Andrew Jackson
Patrick Henry
Woodrow Wilson
Lennox
Triangle SM Plumbing
10Th
Osage
Iliff Furniture
Iliff, Cole
Curt
Kathy Thompson
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