The Big Parade At 2 Thursday
The parade order lists many units from Parade Marshal Steiner to Balloon Ascensions. Notable entries include Wymore Band Mayor Clauson Stork car Pearl Rickey God Bless America The Holy Bible Blessed Is the Nation Whose God Is the Lord United States flags Elks Boy Scouts Betsy Ross George and Martha Washington Paul Revere Spirit of America America the Beautiful Fairbury V F W Diller State Bank Float Red White and Blue Bill Cody G men Liberty Bell Clown on the street and miscellaneous entries along with a reminder that all are welcome if any are omitted unintentionally.
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Steiner
Freedom of Religion
Elks Flags
Boy Scouts
Betsy Ross
George
Martha Washington
Paul Revere
Spirit of America
America, the Beautiful
Fairbury V.F.W. Auxiliary
Stars and Stripes
U. S
Union
Foundation of the Nation
Liberty Bell
Diller State Bank
Bill Cody
Pat
Roosevelt
Wilkie
Red Cross
Dove of Peace
Angel of Peace
Diller
Burlington Zephyr
Phillips
Rastus and
Dinah
Black Brothers
Bandmaster invites youths to learn instruments for school year
Bandmaster Nelson Ingalsbe says the coming school year is a good time for children and young people to start learning musical instruments. He urges interested students to contact him now so they are ready when school begins.
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Nelson Ingalsbe
Sheriff Called by FBI on National Defense Duties
Sheriff Dwight Young was summoned to Lincoln by the FBI for guidance on national defense matters. He received instructions regarding reporting acts of espionage and sabotage within the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Young
Lincoln
FBI
Birth Announcement for Eight Pound Baby Geer
Born to Mr and Mrs Virgil Geer at Odell hospital on Saturday morning August 7th a healthy eight pound baby boy named Geer with Vivian Waggoner listed among parents in the notice.
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Virgil Geer
Vivian Waggoner
Odell Hospital
Miss Gretchen Fanders Engaged to Teach at Jansen School
Miss Gretchen Fanders has contracted to teach in the Jansen school for the coming year, extending her role as an educator in the district.
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Gretchen Fanders
Jansen School
A Unique Wedding Along the Kansas Line
Rev Clark officiated a ceremony Sunday afternoon August 4 near the Kansas line where Forrest Fasnacht of Diller Nebraska and Frieda Sherwood of Wayne Kansas married after obtaining a Kansas license. Attendants Howard Maw Wealthy Fasnacht and Harvey Zager joined the couple at a six o'clock dinner hosted by Grace Fasnacht. The newlyweds will reside in Wayne Kansas where the groom works before returning to Diller.
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Rev. Clark
Kansas
Forrest Fasnacht
Diller
Nebraska
Frieda Sherwood
Wayne
Howard Maw
Fasnacht
Harvey Zager
Grace Fasnacht
Boulder Visitors Return After Chicago Visit
Mr and Mrs Wm Clark Jr and daughter Peggy Jean of Boulder Colorado visited Chicago with Mrs Christie Seaman an aunt and other relatives. A supper was held at Chester Sparks home on Friday night for the visitors and twenty seven relatives gathered later at Mrs Seaman's home for refreshments.
Three Years For $35 Daun Sentenced For Burglary
Gerald P. Daun 20 of Beatrice received a three year sentence in the state penitentiary on breaking and entering charges from District Judge Cloyd B. Ellis. He admitted burglarizing the residence of Norman Frisbie two miles east of Diller and was sent to prison last Saturday.
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Gerald P. Daun
Beatrice
State
Cloyd B. Ellis
Daun
Norman Frisbie
Diller
Wisconsin
Red Cloud visitors trace family ties to Sicily Creek school
Mrs. S. B. Viers and Robert Drake hosted Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Drake and their son Leland Drake of Red Cloud. The Drake group visited from Thursday to Friday. The senior Drake and Will Mudge were schoolmates seventy years ago in an old Sicily Creek schoolhouse northeast of Diller.
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S. B. Viers
Robert Drake
G. W. Drake
Leland Drake
Red Cloud
Nebraska
Mr. Drake
Will Mudge
Sicily Creek
Diller
Horton Resigns From Diller Grammar Room Post
Mr Horton resigns as Grammar Room teacher and director in dramatic art at Diller to take a higher position in the Lyman schools near Scottsbluff. He had served the Diller school for two terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette Horton
Diller
Lyman Schools
Scottsbluff
Horton
Diller School
Ministers and relatives vanish on Colorado trip after parade
Rev. L J Wolff and Clarence Hullman with Orlynn Sasse departed in Hullman’s car Sunday for a Colorado mountains trip. They expected to be back for Thursday afternoon parade. Later details show Rev and Mrs Goldstein of Hanover joined the Diller family.
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L. J. Wolff
Clarence Hullman
Orlynn Sasse
Hullman
Colorado Mountains
Mrs. Goldsteine
Hanover
Emma Glather Recovering After Major Operation
Miss Emma Glather who submitted to a major operation last week at Odell hospital is reported to be doing as well as could be expected for one as ill as she.
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Emma Glather
Odell Hospital
Picnic Visitors Arrive From Conrad Iowa
Dale Friday and his wife Lucille Findling arrive with Miss Gretchen Fanders for a local picnic at the Fridays home in Conrad Iowa after arriving Wednesday for the event.
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Dale Friday
Lucille Findling
Gretchen Fanders
Conrad
Iowa
Certified Seed Wheat For Nebraskans
Nebred wheat, totaling 18000 bushels, passed field inspection and is ready for Nebraska farmers to plant this fall. County Agent Frank Flynn notes that lists of approved Nebred growers are at the office, with about 100 bushels of Cheyenne available from certified fields. Some fields were rejected for smut, bindweed, or mixtures, and Cheyenne is top yielding in Lincoln North Platte and Alliance tests but lacks resistance to black stem rust, limiting eastern Nebraska suitability. Nebred yields well statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Frank Flynn
Cheyenne
Lincoln
North Platte
Alliance
Diller Family Visit Explores Town Name Origin
A visitor named William Hughes Diller from Springfield Illinois asks why the town is named Diller. He and his father own a Thayer County farm and came to see Nebraska property. They meet Miss Fannie Diller but find no kin to the Diller Dillers. William H Diller, a prominent early settler, enjoys the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Hughes Diller
Diller
Wm. H Diller
Springfield
Illinois
Thayer County
Nebraska
Fannie Diller
Illinois Dillers
Diller Dillers
Wm. H. Diller
Wheat test plots selected for Jefferson county here
Jefferson county has been chosen among 27 Nebraska counties to plant 100 farmers wheat test plots this fall. The Nebraska Grain Improvement Association with the extension service has planted 47 such plots in two years to test seed purity, free from contamination by equipment. Farmers may bring one pound of wheat to the county agent's office before August 10 for testing. samples will be planted in Lincoln and Jefferson county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Flynn
Nebraska Grain Improvement Assn
Ag. Colle Extension Service
Lincoln
Appointments Sought to West Point and Annapolis
Congressman Curtis seeks one candidate from Nebraska 4th District for each military academy. An Civil Service exam on October 5, 1910, will determine eligibility. Age and citizenship rules apply. write Carl T. Curtis, Room 419, House Office Building, Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis
Nebraska
Annapolis
West Point
Civil Service Commission
United States
Carl T. Curtis
Washington, DC
Miss Gladys Lottman To Lead Steele City Grades
Miss Gladys Lottman will teach grades 4 5 6 in Steele City schools for the coming year.
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Gladys Lottman
Steele
Newlywed Diller Couple Honored With Multiple Social Events
Newlyweds Alvin Lawrence and Mary Ardeth Schipper received several courtesies this week. Pauline Patton Casper hosted a miscellaneous shower for Schipper, Luther League held a Parsonage party, and Mr. and Mrs. Wessel Schipper hosted a reception with about sixty five guests. Many useful gifts were given to the couple.
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Diller
Alvin Lawrence
Mary Ardeth Schipper
Pauline Patton Casper
Old fashioned Missouri picnic planned at Fairbury park
Record reveals a "Committee" led by Dr. John T. Galamore and others plans a Missouri meeting at Fairbury city park next Sunday for all Missourians and families. Aimed at forming a permanent Missourians group with annual gatherings, organizers say a live coon and hound dog hunt will be part of the event.
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Record
John T. Galamore
H. I. Sturgis
R-V. Tye
W. F. Mathis
J. C. Hartigan
Missouri
Fairbury
Water Birds Save Trees and Help Insects Control
The piece urges saving shade trees by placing a shallow water pan in shade and washing it daily. It notes birds drink and bathe, aiding pest control. It mentions Agent Filley installing a bird bath in the depot yard drawing many birds, sometimes up to thirty at once.
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Agent Filley
Birthday Party for Mrs Fre d Henrichs at Home
On Tuesday afternoon July 30 neighbors gathered at Mrs Fred Henrichs home to celebrate her approaching birthday. Her two daughters and daughter-in-law attended. Since an accident she has been homebound and enjoyed the diversion. Sandwiches cookies and Kool Aid were served. Each guest gave a handkerchief to Mrs Henrichs as they left.
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Fred Henrichs
Church basement walls under way as bricklayers resume work
Work on the Lutheran church basement is resuming after a week of inactivity as bricklayers begin erecting walls. The church will be moved into town in due season, with activity restarting Wednesday morning.
Fire damages cattle shed in Lanham barn report
Lightning struck the barn of Wm. Shierkulk near Lanham and damaged the cattle shed, which Ernest Schultz said was the only part lost. The main barn was not completely burned as earlier reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Shierkulk
Lanham
Ernest Schultz
Henry Ellis Buys Charles Weible Farm Northeast of Town
Reports say Henry Ellis purchased the Charles Weible 120 acre farm four miles northeast of town this week at a price per acre.
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Henry Ellis
Charles Weible
Letter From Robert Thomp son Out Hawaii Way
The writer describes a July 1940 trip from Pearl Harbor to Hilo and the Hawaii volcano sights. He details a crater visit, sulfur holes, steam vents, a lava museum exhibit, and a tunnel carved by lava. He notes the crater depth, a near miss with Jack Benny, and plans to visit Lahaina before possibly crossing the equator on the way home.
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Hilo
Crater
Jack Benny
Hawaii
Oahie
Lahaina
Maui
Bill Bowers
Lahiana
States
Magnesium Price Drops With Industrial Research Impact
Magnesium, essential for national defense in aircraft production, now costs 30 cents per pound due to industrial research advances. In 1915 magnesium traded at five dollars per pound, marking a steep decline reflecting technological progress.
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Mr Horton
Wm. H. Dillers
Robert Thompson
Pearl Harbor
T. H
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