Prairie Home Cemetery Association Holds Annual Meeting
The Prairie Home Cemetery Association met at city hall last Thursday with good attendance. Bert Bell and William Woods were reelected trustees for four years, with Chas. E. Waggoner reappointed clerk and treasurer. The board plans tree planting around the cemetery and will buy a new power mower. Endowment fund totals 6354.50 with 517.50 outstanding. general fund balance 46.86.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Home Cemetery Association
Bert Bell
Wm. Woods
Ben Roelfs
John Steiner
Perley Place
Wm. Mudge
E E. McCune
Henry Wiemers
Chas. E. Waggoner
District No 70 Teachers Reelected After Board Meeting
At Monday evening’s Board of Education session the entire District No 70 faculty was reelected for the coming year. Names and roles listed include L. F. Sinkey superintendent Carl Ludington principal coach general science Eloise Pool normal training mathematics Margaret Bules English Harriet A. Peterson English History Fayette Horton grammar Erma Sible 456 grades Fiossie Raymond 1 2 3 grades and Bill Green janitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
L. F. Sinkey
Carl Ludington
Eloise Pool
Margaret Bules
Harriet A. Peterson
Fayette Horton
Erma Sible
Fiossie Raymond
Bill Green
Pleasant Weather Skies Clear as Nebraska Stays Dry
The weather report notes southeastern Nebraska remains dry while other regions face snow. Temperatures rise from 15 degrees this morning to 28 above by noon as skies clear and groundhog absence is noted.
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Nebraska
Classy Sheep Henry Wiemers Receives Suffolk Sheep
Henry Wiemers of Strathmore Alberta received two Suffolk sheep from a renowned Canadian herd near Calgary for breeding. The animals arrived last Sunday and represent a valuable addition to the breeder's stock and herd health program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wiemers
Strathmore
Alberta
Canada
Calgery
First corn shipment from Diller after two years
The first corn load in two years left Diller last Thursday via O. A. Cooper Co's elevator. John Sceiner reported another car of corn shipped this week from Black Bros elevator.
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Diller
O. A. Cooper Co
John Sceiner
Black Bros Elevator
Ducks Seen Freqently Near Orphanage Grounds
J. S. Diller reported a mallard hen observed on the orphanage grounds all day yesterday but the bird is not present now.
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J. S. Diller
Mr and Mrs Carico at Falls Guy in care for critically ill daughter
Mr and Mrs John Carico are at Falls Guy assisting in caring for their daughter Mrs Dietrick who is critically ill.
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John Carico
Falls Guy
Dietrick
Beatrice Power Co Refunds at City Hall Friday
A Beat rice Power Company representative will be at City Hall on Friday February 3 to issue refunds on all residential deposits under Ordinance No. 119. Bring old receipts to ensure prompt refunds.
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Beatrice Power Company
Old Age Grants Reduced in Jefferson County
Ed Hawes in charge of old age assistance says all old age and aid to dependent children grants in Jefferson County will be cut about one sixth. WPA reductions increased applicants. Beatrice McHale and Hawes say no extra funds unless legislature raises appropriations.
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Jefferson County
Ed Hawes
Beatrice McHale
Ed. Hawes
Fairbury Journal
Jury roster named for February 21 district court term
Gladys Hughes announces the first term jury duty for the county with names listed by town. Fairbury jurors include Chester Jones L H Logan Ed Zednick Geo Junker Fred Davis and others. Plymouth Steele City and neighboring locales provide additional jurors with various surnames and one bailiff pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Hughes
Fairbury
Chester Jones
L.H. Logan
Ed. Zednick
Geo. Junker
Fred Davis
Arthur C. Traeger
R. J. Lesher
Jess Burkett
Victor L. Chiroside
Harry Arner
Plymouth
Carl Schneider
E.porth
R. Boeckner
Harry Thompson
Dick Brome
Steele City
J. F. Pickering
W. E. Willey
Powell
LeRoy Hughes
Daykin
Emil Houser
Guy Tinkham
Gladstone
Herman Doehring
Jansen
Henry Schmahr
Alexandria
Donald Kerwood
Diller
Earl Riddle
Charles Purcell
Charles Ritzhaupt
J L London & Son Implement Firm Sold to Yeakle and Jensen
Mrs. London sells the J L London & Son implement business to Homer Yeakle and his son in law Carl Jensen. The new firm will be Yeakle & Jensen with Jensen in charge of the harness department. Yeakle has sold his stake in the Yeakle & Simpson Insurance Co.
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Lew London
J L. London & Son
Homer Yeakle
Carl Jensen
Fairbury
Yeakle & Jensen
Jensen
London
Frank Frisbie
Yeakle
Yeakle & Simpson Insurance Company
Ill Beatrice resident Sam Mudge
Sam Mudge long connected with Dempster Mill Manufacturing is ill at his son Earl Mudge's home after his wife’s death. He has resided at the Burwood hotel.
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Sam Mudge
Beatrice
Dempster Mill Manufacturing Company
Earl Mudge
Burwood Hotel
Daily Sun
Birth Announcement for Noel Darwin Trout in Los Angeles
Noel Darwin Trout was born January 27, 1939 to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Trout in Los Angeles California. Grandmother Hadley announced the birth with evident pride.
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Archie Trout
Noel Darwin
Los Angeles
California
Grandma Hadley
Mrs Moser Improves Health Aides Travel to Wichita
Mrs Moser shows health improvement and stays with her brother Art Etchin in Oxford Kansas while commuting to Wichita for treatment.
Wheat Sale From Gladstone Hauls 500 Bushels For Black Bros
John Steiner reports buying 500 bushels of wheat yesterday for Black Bros hauled from Gladstone. The lot tested 60 pounds and brought 59 cents per bushel in the market.
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John Steiner
Black Bros
Gladstone
Grasshopper funds grow with timely federal action
Congressman Carl T. Curtis reports progress on an appropriation bill for grasshopper control that passed the House and awaits Senate approval. He notes a $79 crop value saved per dollar spent on insect control and recalls a late funding issue in prior sessions. He also highlights Capitol antiquities finds and Nebraska events in Washington.
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Congress
House
Senate
Endicott Brick Plant Elects Hastings Man
Fred J. Johnson of Hastings was elected president of the Fairchild Clay Products company at its annual meeting in Endicott. W. S. Hascall of Omaha became vice president and L. W. Johnson of Grand Island signed on as secretary-treasurer. Directors include E. A. Wunder of Fairbury C. C. King of Omaha Fred Abrams and Rudolph Stratton of Hastings. The company, though sold recently, will keep the same name and continues Nebraska’s early labor relations history with a national labor board hearing noted.
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Fred J. Johnson
Hastings
Fairchild Clay Products Company
Endicott
Daily Sun
W. S. Hascall
Omaha
L. W. Johnson
Grand Island
E. A. Wunder
Fairbury
C. C. King
Fred Abrams
Rudolph Straton
Fairchild Company
Nebraska
Labor Rela Neer Board
Venetian Blinds Installed At The Diller State Bank
The Diller State Bank has updated its interior with new Venetian blinds that control light by a pull string. The blinds are designed to direct light in or out, improving the bank’s lighting and privacy.
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Diller State Bank
Ground Hog Day Ends Winter Debate With Dates
A short note discusses Ground Hog Day on February 2 and the start of spring on March 21, noting that six weeks and five days separate the two dates whether a shadow is seen. The piece comments on the scarcity of groundhogs locally and the busy lore in New York State.
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N. Y
Groundhog
Rohrbaugh, T. Lee, Dies at 57 in Lincoln
T. Lee Rohrbaugh died suddenly from a heart attack at his Lincoln home aged fifty seven. The family moved to Lincoln in 1921 and ran grocery stores at 2000 K and 1823 O streets. Survived by wife and three sons, plus brothers James Norman Oklahoma, Harry Spokane, John near Jansen, and sisters Minnie Miller Whittier and Pearl Mullen Spokane. Funeral services were held this afternoon.
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T. Lee’ Rohrbaugh
Lincoln
Rohrbaugh
Rock Creek Church
Diller
O Streets
James
Norman
Oklo
Harry
Spokane
Wash
John
Near Jansen
Minnie Miller
Whittier
Calif
Pearl Mullen
Washington
Lutheran pastor sues for damages over fatal auto crash
Rev. George Rath, pastor near Jansen, filed in Fairbury district court for 15,650 damages from Edward Wiese, the driver in a crash near Jansen last September that killed the Raths' fourteen year old son. The suit names Wiese as the car driver in the fatal accident.
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George Rath
Luthern
Jansen
Fairbury
Edward Wiese
Movie theater attendance rises on Wednesday evening
Attendance at the movies on Wednesday evening exceeded last week’s figures as more patrons crowded into screenings. The gain suggests a stronger midweek turnout for local cinema goers.
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Cemetery Association
Beatrice Power CO
Noel Darwin Trout
U. S. Capitol
Carl T. Curtis
M. C
Capitol
Great Britain
John F. Amelung
Frederick County
Nebraska Society of Washington
Nebraska Alumni Association
Rawleigh Hotel
Roy L. L. Cochran
University of Nebraska
Harry Coffee
Coffee
Scottsbluff
Nebraska Society
Woman’s Patriotic Conference On National Defense
Masflower Hotel
Earl Meyer
Alliance
C. E. McGlasson
F. P. Bowersox
Hooper
O. W. Hahn
KMMJ
Clay Center
Fourth District
Diner Opera House
Chas. Starrett and
Pauline Brooks
Endicott Brick Plant
T. L. Rohrbaugh
Diller Gym
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