War clouds rise on European front and layoffs in Fairbury
War headlines warn of looming conflict in Europe while the Fairbury News reports eleven Rock Island shop workers laid off last Friday in Fairbury. A magazine offer promises five magazines for one dollar with a yearly subscription, ending September 1. Mr and Mrs Walter Greenwood and three children from Brush Colorado visited Jefferson county from Saturday to Monday. State Treasurer Dr W T Bass died of a heart attack in the state capitol office Monday at 5 pm with only his secretary present. Bass had served as treasurer in 1928 and 1931.
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Rock Island
Fairbury
Walter Greenwood
Brush
Colorado
Jefferson County
W. T. Bass
State Capitol
Bass
Dr. Bass
Beatrice Daily Sun corn contest winner tall stalk ends display
The Beatrice Daily Sun offered five dollars for the tallest stalk of corn. Herman Schmale, a Plymouth area farmer, won with a field stalk measuring 15 feet 6 inches and a firm 13 inch ear. Other corn in the field ranged 12 to 14 feet high.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Beatrice Daily Sun
Herman Schmale
Plymouth
Yellow Giant muskmelon wins at Viers' store show
A Yellow Giant muskmelon weighing 21 pounds wins at Viers' store showcase. The fruit is described as good to eat and part of the muskmelon display.
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Viers
Gretzinger Visit Brings Update on Ill Relative
Mr and Mrs John Gretzinger of Kansas City visited Diller to see relatives and to check on Mrs Elizabeth Tinstman in Lincoln who has been ill for weeks. They report she is slowly regaining health and can sit up part of the time.
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John Gretzinger
Kansas City
Diller
Elizabeth Tinstman
Lincoln
Diller Band Leads Gage County Fair Parade
The Beatrice Daily Sun featured photos of groups at the Gage county fair showing the Diller band marching down Court street toward the fair grounds led by Marilyn Miller with baton twirlers Gloria Miller Ellen May Nemitz Elsie Wallenberg and Shirley Hoffman following behind.
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Beatrice Daily Sun
Gage County Fair
Diller
Court Street
Marilyn Miller
Gloria Miller
Ellen May Nemitz
Elsie Wallenberg
Shirley Hoffman
Hicken Family Returns Home After Nebraska Visit
Mr and Mrs Ben Hicken and their daughter left last Friday for Springdale Arkansas after a week visiting relatives in Nebraska. Ben is an uncle of Hicken Brothers formerly residing here. They showed their youngest daughter their former home on the Ramish farm she had never seen. Ye editor recalls being chief carpenter when the house was built.
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Ben Hicken
Springdale
Arkansas
Nebraska
Ben
Hicken Brothers
John Ramish
Mothers and bartenders warn of rising women drinking in bars
A S. S. Times item notes mothers in New York urged a bill to make it disorderly for women to drink in bars. It cites a 138 percent rise in youth drinking nationwide and quotes Nebraska bartenders fearing Prohibition return if the trend continues.
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New York State
Coughlin
King’s County
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Optiow
Nebraska
S. S. Times
Endicott Native Wins Steady Telegraphic Job in Los Angeles Depot
C. T. Shepherd longtime depot agent contrasts with recent move to Los Angeles where he and his family settled two years ago. He has been on the Union Pacific extra board and now holds a steady position in the new eleven million dollar Los Angeles depot. His work blends Teletype and Morkum telegraphy. Mrs. Shepherd is Lelia Hadley daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Hadley. The couple resides at 4259 So. Buglong Ave., Los Angeles California.
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C. T. Shepherd
Endicott
Los Angeles
Union Pacific RR Co
So. Buglong Ave
Calif
A Line From Bill About Puerto Rico Visit
Mrs Jas Pickard relates a son Wm Bowers aboard the U S Destroyer Anderson mailed from Puerto Rico August 17 describing rain and a trip to San Juan with cocoanut ice cream and tropical scenery. The ship left August 11 for Hamilton Bermuda then Canadian waters amid a Diller picnic anticipation.
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Jas. Pickard
Wm. Bowers
Puerto Rico
Bill
U.S
Anderson
Coca Sola
San
Porto Rico
Hamilton
Bermuda
Canadian
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Omaha
Wells
Kenneth Fouts
Averil Fouts
Seward
Mises Averil
Stevens St
Spokane
Washington
Averil
Seattle
Tacoma
Fordyce
Chas Meyers
Red Cloud
Juan
Huckling and I
C. L. Geer Lumber & Coal Diller, Nebracke
City Ball Park
Jansen
Odell
Dewitt
Kittenball
Box’s
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