Memories And Movements In A Small Kansas Town
J A Cully and Fred Forsyth bought Model 83 Over land cars. Jim Sobers, a former resident, died at home near Haddam Kansas on March 29 1916. Geo Renz and sons Albert and Paul drove to Lincoln in Renzs car where Paul had an abnormal growth of bone removed from his nose. The Diller town orchestra, having ceased to function, donated 830 dollars worth of music to the High School orchestra organized by Mrs Grace Watson.
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Jim Sobers
Haddam
Kansas
Geo Renz
Albert
Paul
Lincoln
Diller Town
Grace Watson
Forty years ago Blythes shipped millet seed to Alma Nebraska
Forty years past the Blythes sent a car load of millet seed from this station to Alma Nebraska. Odell's voting record at the election is noted as wet and has persisted. Robert Jeffryes and wife of Ida Grove Iowa visited her brother Dr W T Jeffryes. Mrs Bliss substituted in Diller schools until a regular teacher could be hired. Druggist Sutton planned an addition to his residence in the west part of town. Seven members of August Meyers family near Harbine contracted smallpox at Fairbury. Somebody cut three teams of...
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Blythes
This
Alma
Nebraska
Sutton
George Fisher
August Meyers
Harbine
Fairbury
E .W Kendall
Diller
Methodist Conference
EM Kendall
Forty Years Ago in Diller Local Tales and Troubles
The Diller area recalls horses stolen from hitch racks, near-miss buggy incidents, and vandalism as a neighborhood rages at petty crime. A house rebuild on La Valle street is described, with ownership changes and carpentry details. Grain snitching, ballot systems, and village trustees from Steele City to Fairbury are noted alongside mad dog episodes and local ministerial figures.
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Diller
J W Hostetter
Joe Carmichael
Will Bick
R L Oaks
Frank Emerson
la Valle Street
John Blauser
M Calander
Herbert Barber
Dick Starling
Jim Bodett
Elmo Hadley
Ol Fry
Clyde Wright
King
Steele City
Fairbury
Fifty Years Ago Highlights From Local Page
Abraham Blauser shipped four car loads of fat cattle to Chicago. A prairie hay stack near Fairbury weighing five tons sold for 120 dollars. Addie and Pearlie Miller were the only names in the paper for perfect school attendance. Tim Grogan and Maurice Kirby were foremen on the two Fitz...
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Abraham Blauser
Chicago
Fairbury
Addie
Pearlie Miller
Tim Grogan
Maurice Kirby
Fitz
Diller Woman's Club Hears on Legislation and Briton Dresses
Diller Woman's Club met April 2 at Mrs. Bert Weaver's home with thirteen members and three visitors. President Mrs. Clarence Hiatt led a flag salute and planned activities including Red Cross sewing for dresses to Britain. Upcoming events include a joint meeting with Jansen Club on April 10 and a April 16 session at Minnie Clausen's home with Mrs. C Callaway on Parliamentary Law.
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Diller Women’s Club
Bert Weaver
Roy Geer
Claude Ellis
Henry Weaver
Clarence Hiatt
Tracy
Adams
Minnie Clausen
C. Callaway
Keystone Kensington The Congregational Ladies Meet at Mrs Johns
The Keystone Kensington group met at Mrs Johns home on April 3. Twenty five ladies attended despite gloomy weather. Mrs Long led the meeting and announced the spring supper for April 26. A quizz contest was won by Mrs Koch and members wrote poems on April 3. The next gathering is the June Tea.
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Keystone
Kensington
Congregational Church
John
Frank Johnson
Francis Broadstone
Edward Koch
Odell
Long
Koch
Mre. Mayborn
Minnie Clauson
Feeding Through Veins Opens Life-Prolonging Feeding Method
Hospitals adopt intravenous feeding to sustain patients unable to eat due to weakness or surgical removal of parts of the alimentary tract. A protein preparation first tested on rats sparked this method, developed by Dr. Robert Elman and Dr. D O Weiner of Washington University School of Medicine.
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Robert Elman
D. O. Weiner
Department of Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
Booklover’s Club Discusses The Fire and The Wood
Mrs. Ludington hosted the Booklover’s Club on Monday afternoon March 31. Mrs. Clarence Hiatt reviewed R. C. Hutchinson’s novel The Fire and The Wood, praised as the author’s best. A moving tragic tale of a Jewish doctor in Nazi Germany and a German girl with tuberculosis.
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Booklover
Neighborly Neighbors Club Holds Final Meeting of Season
The Neighborly Neighbors Club met April 1 at Mrs. Arthur Wieths home with six members present. Officers for 1941 1942 were elected including President Mrs Frank Grone Leader A and Secretary Mrs Arthur Vieths. The group discussed the lesson Discipline or Guidance and planned achievement day in Beatrice on April 24 in the auditorium.
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Arthur Wieths
Frank’ Grone
R. E.hubka
Arthur Vieths Secytrens
Lyman Finch
Guy Clancy
Guy Learned
Ward Finch
Beatrice
Also Mentioned on This Page
J A Cully
Fred Forsyth
Robert Jeffryes
Ida Grove, Ia
Dr W T Jeffryes
Bliss
Gerald Ranches
Pearce
J.F Zoellen
G M Bixby
C B Rice
Lucus
Arthur Bower
Nettie
Mattie Bixby
Dr. Fairchild
Bry! Ballard
Western
Fred Man
Wm R Boyer
Charley
Cully
Perry Cully
Wymore
Holle
Grocern Cosmetics
Armour’s Star
Wiers
Ceresan
Keystone Kensington
Booklover’s Club
N. N.C
R. E. Hubka
Sunrise Bakery
Court St
Beatrice, Nebr
the Diller Cafe
Sedlascek
Bonham Theatre
Fairbury, Nebraska
Barbara Stanwyck
Henry Fondain
Lady Eve
Bagdad
Rita Hayward
Lorraine Day
Robert Young
Mary Dugan
Carson City
News
Majestic Theatre
Joan Bennet
Monte Cristo
Warren Williams
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