06 Sep 1928
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1928
Page
1
Burlington east bound No. 16 derailed at the Diller switch on ballast unloading with engine 2801 tender and cream and express cars leaving the rails. The track was rebuilt by over fifty workers with one finger mashed. No major injuries reported amid a crowd and wrecker operation.
Lincoln Neb Sept 4 1928 Nebraska Cornhuskers face a demanding schedule with national opponents including Pittsburgh Syracuse Army and Montana State A 100 man squad led by Beary includes 14 lettermen Veterans Blue Howell Holm Ashburn Farley James Lucas McBride Munn McMullen Peaker Richards Sloan Witte Zuver The season tickets price 11 for five home games with individual game prices 2 50 for key opponents and 2 00 for Montana State Schedule lists Iowa State Montana State Syracuse Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Army Pittsburgh and Kansas Aggies with games in Lincoln Ames Lawrence Norman and West Point
Miss Bertha Crangle, former local teacher, visited Thursday at the home of Mr and Mrs A T Phelps with Steele City friends. She will teach at Dunkirk New York this year, her fourth year there.
Miss Mary Andrews stopped here for a day with home folks then heads from Chicago where she attended the University of Chicago to teach at Steamboat Springs Colorado for the school year.
Miss Catharine Clapp traveled from Lincoln to visit her grandmother Mrs. R. H. Clapp and friend Miss Lila McDonald. She returned home Wednesday accompanied by her grandmother who will stay in Lincoln for a time.
Sunday school 10 a.m. church service 11 a.m. Endeavor 7 p.m. preaching 8 p.m. The pastor John E. Filinger welcomes returning and new instructors as the school opens. Rally Day plans and missionary pledges are urged. The Aid Bazaar supports the church, with all invited to volunteer and bring someone next Sunday.
Weekly transfers recorded through Sept 3, 1928 in Fairbury and nearby towns include Lydia Rowe to L H Sickman Lots 7 8 Block 2 1st Add Diller Nathaniel Shefstall to Geo Apking SE 17 4 1 1 Fairbury Cemetery Assn to Thomas W McWilliams Lot 86 Block 191 2nd Add Fairbury Steele City Cemetery Assn to Clarence Depue Lot 84 89 Steele City Cemetery Clarence E Piveral to S H Diller Lots 1 2 Block 6 1st Add Diller Harry M Gilmore to Dick McLean Lots 11 12 Block 1B C Subdiv Fairbury Belle Jenkins to George Herman Clary Lot 10 Block 5 R & H Add Fairbury.
Hollenberg and McClain families visited Mrs. Mary Cissna this Saturday. Weber siblings moved to Church street while Hollie Algeo family moved from the old house. Mildred Piveral returned to Maryville after visiting Clarence Piveral. Blueford Reddie of Hanover made a business call. Elsie Nebraska visitors came Friday to see relatives in town. Mrs. Will Hanson died Friday with services held in Haddam Sunday.
The Vitalized Agriculture groups met at the Fairbury courthouse on August 30 and 31 to organize six groups with trained instructors. About 65 teachers were instructed, including Group I Fruit Growing and Surveying led by Grace Gately and Irene Shanek, Group II Concrete and Uses led by Lissa Fanders, Group III Road Construction led by Eunice Conway, Group IV Machinery and Levers led by Clarence Zeittlow, Group V Leather and Uses led by Clarice Hendricksen, and Group VI Rope and Uses led by Ethel Fox, with multiple leaders named for each.
The September gathering of the Woman's Missionary Society will be hosted by Mrs. Allen Phelps on Wednesday afternoon September 12. Studies led by Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Manning. Roll call answered by Current Events.
A September 19 Steele City program features the 841st Artillery Band of 35 players and the Beatrice Neb Drum and Bugle Corps with 30 players. Under Campbell-Cline Post 349 The American Legion and local business sponsors the one and a half hour concert followed by the movie Ben Hur. Admission 1b and 30c.
E. E. Shultz and daughters Emma and Patricia with Mrs. Anna Lenker Mrs. Sutton and Abbie attended the State Fair Tuesday. They visited briefly with former editor A. D Rough now living in Lincoln calling from 904 Summer Street and inviting cards or letters.
Miss Minnie Wehling left for Ogallala Nebraska Saturday morning to teach in the school there again this year.
Dale Babcock and his wife with their little son returned to Lincoln after visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Cash Babcock for several days last week.
Mr and Mrs Harold Staley along with Miss Wilma Darling and Mr Watkins were noted as visitors at the State Fair on Monday evening.
Mr and Mrs Geo Staley and Joe Feber of Fairbury visited the H Staley family Sunday afternoon in a short local social call noting community ties and friendly civic life.
The Diller choir will perform at the church on Tuesday evening September 11. The program includes choir pieces, a quartet, solo and piano numbers. Sponsored by the Christian Endeavor, there is no admission charge but a free will offering will be taken.
Those renewing subscriptions to The Press in the past week are listed. The names reflect readers who renewed their subscriptions indicating continued patronage and support for the publication.
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