Death of Henry Diekman in Plymouth auto accident
Mrs. Alvin Zager of Diller travels to Plymouth after Henry Diekman 60 dies when a car he was repairing falls from a jack crushing his chest. Funeral services held at Immanuel Lutheran Church with burial in church cemetery. Survived by widow nine children two brothers and two sisters.
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Alvin Zager
Diller
Plymouth
Nebraska
Henry Diekman
Turin
North
Dickmap
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Joseph Gerk
Church
Diekman
Caldwell, longtime Diller resident, passes away
Caldwell, a long time resident of the Diller vicinity, passed away at Garden City Kansas on a Wednesday evening. The body is being brought to Beatrice cemetery for burial. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Hirman Johnson undertaking parlors.
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CE. Caldwell
Diller
Garden City
Kansas
Beatrice Cemetery
Hirman & Johnson Undertaking
Dale Garrels Enters Aeronautics Classes at Fairbury
Dale Garrels son of Mr and Mrs Fred Garrels living northeast of Diller and a University of Nebraska student has signed for the airplane flying class under Gene Lawrence at Fairbury. Miss Lucille Wiggins and Omar Gottula of Endicott have also signed for the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalek. Garrels
Fred Garrels
Diller
University of Nebraska
Gene Lawrence
Fairbury
Lucille Wiggins
Omar Gottula
Endicott
Public Sale Offered East of Diller for February 13
G. L Richardson will hold a public sale 24 miles east of Diller cemetery on Thursday February 13 at 9 30 AM. The sale includes 22 horses and mules 50 cattle a full line of machinery 40 tons of hay and feed several hundred hedge posts many other articles and two turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L Richardson
Diller Cemetery
Obituary: George Lichty Dies at Fairbury Home
George Lichty died suddenly Tuesday morning at his Fairbury home. His funeral is set for Friday afternoon at the Endicott church with Rev. Clark officiating. An obituary will appear next week.
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George Lichty
Fairbury
Endicott Church
Clark
Armstrong family attends Diller One Act Plays
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Armstrong and daughters Agnes and Jean and Miss Dorene Vejraska of Odell came to witness the One Act Plays given last Saturday evening in the Diller opera house. Mr. and Mrs Lloyd O. Smith and family of Fairbury were in Diller Sunday visiting Mr. Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Smith.
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A. W. Armstrong
Agnes
Jean
Dorene Vejraska
Odell
Diller Opera House
Lloyd O. Smith
Fairbury
Diller
Mr. Smith
Mrs
C. O. Smith
Beatrice man visits Diller for business and family time
Mr. Wino W. Hill of Beatrice spent last Tuesday in Diller handling business matters and visiting relatives.
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Wino W. Hill
Beatrice
Diller
Coal Ad Urges Checks on Bins for Better Prices
Check your coal bins we have good coal at reasonable prices. C. L. Geer Lumber and Coal phone 153:02 Diller, Mebr.
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C. L. Geer
Lbr
Diller,Mebr
Gospel Meetings at M. E. Church Week of Revivals
A gospel team of ministers will conduct meetings at the M. E. church starting Monday evening February 10 and continuing each evening through Sunday February 16. The week includes a state Evangelistic school in Beatrice led by Bishop Martin with forenoon sessions. local teams will travel to nearby towns for evening services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Rabi
Beatrice
Bishop Martin
Diller
Paine Fund
WPA Workforce in County Reaches 358
The Fairbury Journal reports 358 men are now employed on WPA projects in the county, about 100 fewer than a year ago. Twenty three were added this week. 120 work on the city quarry south of Kesterson, with rock and crusher use for streets and alleys pending weather. Sixty toil on a road project near Diller, twenty one on a bridge overseen by Smith Williams, thirty on the state lakes project east of Alexandria, forty seven on Jansen auditorium, and thirty on the Reynolds to Gladstone road. Snow slowed quarry work, and about 30 Fairbury men are at Fort Riley and Fort Funston.
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Fairbury
Kesterson
WPA
Diller
Smith Williams
Alexandria
Jansen
Kansas Line
Reynolds
Highway 3
Gladstone
Fort Riley
Fort Funston
Kansas
Miss Phyllis Renz Joins A T Crux Store Staff
Miss Phyllis Renz daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Renz begins work at the A and T Crux Store in Beatrice.
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Phyllis
Paul Renz
A & T Crux
Beatrice
Diller School News Highlights Local Plays and Sports
A February calendar covers Endicott Reynolds Daykin and local junior events. Plays “Meet the Family” and “The Swamp Spirit” debuts joy crowds, with students like Marilyn Miller and Roe Patton central to farcical misunderstandings. Conference tourney at Reynolds sets Diller against Reynolds and Daykin with pep club plans.
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Miller
J. W
Roe
Dorothy Pingle
Betty Grabber
Inlaw
Freddie Garrels
Bette Novotny
Duane Tos
Chloe
Pioneer
Reynolds
Diller
Daykin
Diller Reynolds
Percyville High School
Popular Auctioneer Narrow Escape In Wreck
Roy Schultis of Fairbury and Mr. Searing of Beatrice were returning from Oketo Kansas after auctioneer business when their car rolled over in a ditch after being crowded off the road by a fast oncoming vehicle. Schultis was pinned between seat and wheel but later was mobile. Searing unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Schultis
Fairbury
Mr. Searing
Beatrice
Okéto
Kansas
Schultis
Oketo
Searing
Curtis Plans Annapolis Appointee Under Civil Service Test
Congressman Carl T. Curtis announced a Civil Service run off examination for a Fourth District Nebraska appointee. The test will be held Friday February 21 1941 at post offices in Grand Island Hastings McCook Superior Lincoln and Kearney. Applicants must be US citizens 15 to 21 and residents of the Fourth District who will not have turned 21 by April 1 1941. Applications must reach Curtis Washington Office by February 8 or wire by then. entrants may use alternate certificates under the new law with entrance July 1 next.
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Annapolis
Nebraska
Carl T. Curtis
Grand Island
Hastings
McCook
Superior
Lincoln
Kearney
United States
Fourth Congressional District
Curtis
Washington
House
Civil Service Commission
My Life's History Obituary of Fredrich Kirchhoff
Obituary presents diri data of Fredrich Heinrich Kirchhoff born May 28 1862 in Graue Asendorf and later German immigrant to Nebraska. Survives wife Maria two daughters two brothers and five grandchildren. Funeral arranged by Waggoner Bros with service Sunday 2 PM at Prairie Home Cemetery officiated by Rev Ernestmeyer.
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Free
Kirchhoff
Fredrich Heinrich Kirchhoff
Christain Kirchhoff
Thayer County
Nebraska
Maria Meyer
Lempe
Diller
Maria
Wm. Brockman Hebron
John Schneider
Plymouth
John
Henry Kirchhoff
Athol
Kansas
Waggoner Bros
Prarie Home
Ernestmeyer
Beatrice Patient Returns Home After Major Operation
Lyle Forsythe once a Diller boy, underwent a major operation at a Beatrice hospital and returned home near Beatrice last Friday.
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Lyle Forsythe
Beatrice Hospital
Beatrice
Grone Family Visits Lincoln for Shopping and Business
Mr and Mrs Frank Grone with sons Loren and Marvin and companions Miss Poo and Miss Sible visited Lincoln last Saturday on a combined shopping and business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Grone
Loren
Marvin
Miss Poo
Miss Sible
Lincoln
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E.caldwell
Dale Garrels
Diller School News
Margaret Barnett
Gilead
Delton Goerke
Mr. Goerke
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Cavett
Paul Simms
Goerke
Peru
C. B.S
Armstrong
Dorothy Anderson
Richard Hughes
Shirley Garrel
Gloria Miller
Darrel Green
Jay Woods
Lawerence Fox
Lynn Thompson
Donald Sheele
Keith Baker
Norma Lee Allen
Dwaine Green
Quizz
Kieth Baker
Harbine
Diller Town
Steele City
Plymouth News
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