Beatrice Steel Tank plant fire destroys large section
A fire at Beatrice Steel Tank Manufacturing Company wiped out the larger plant building Friday. No injuries reported. The firm, a Navy war production contractor, has produced over $5 million in war goods since 1941. Seventy workers assist in debris removal as 240 employees evacuated safely.
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Beatrice Steel Tank Manufacturing Company
T. E Adams, Jr
Navy Bureau of Ordnance
Beatrice Dail Sun
Diller Markets Prices For Wheat Corn And More
Market listing for Thursday includes Wheat and Yellow No 2 Corn at 46 cents and 152 dollars for mixed corn oats cream No 2. Egg springs and Leghorn hens noted. Roosters perch Stage No 1 with figures 105 97 17 11 13.
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Egge Springs
Baby Chick Bedding Starter Offer
Advertisement notes free Chick Fountain with every 100 pounds purchase of Baby Chick Peat Moss Chick Bed Chick Grit Mygene Litter Chick Scratch Chick Starter. The text implies a bundled deal for poultry bedding and supplies.
For Sale Notices and Classified Fragments
A jumble of sale notices lists items and people: pop. corp goods, alfalfa hay stacks, Atlas Sorgo, and seed data. Names include Theodore Henrichs Mrs Clarence Hiatt Frank Eick Ernest Bergmeier Diller Mex Logan. Contact details appear as scattered fragments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Eick
Diller
Ernest Bergmeier
Odell
Beatrice Family Gatherings and Birth News This Weekend
Mrs Charlee O Dooghe and Delores joined sister Mrs Ray Eklund near Beatrice for a family weekend with Grandma Armstrong and Mr Rosa Armstrong in Odell. Bernard’s birthday dinner was held at Jack Armstrong’s home Sunday. Lt Kenneth Ekwall and wife Kathie welcomed daughter Cathie Lee born February 6 in Columbus Ohio. Exwall, former DHS music instructor, will be remembered. Fortyeighth wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Hemminger of Beatrice celebrated with children Joe, Mr Finch, Mrs Clare Waggoner, Mrs Clare Allen, and John Steiner of Diller. Mrs Joe Nippert and Miss Verneal Schmuelle visited Marysville Kansas.
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Grandma Armstrong
Rosa’ Armstrong
Odellate
Jack Armstrong
Bernard’s
Roy» Geer
Cathie Lee
Kenneth Ekwall
Columbu
Ohio
Exwall
DHS
Heagy Hemminger
Beatrice
Finch
Clare Waggoner
Clare Allen
John Steiner
Diller
Hemminger
Joe Nippert
Verneal Schmuelle
Fern Gall
Margery Nippert
Marysville
Kansas
Former Diller residents have six grandsons in U.S. Army
A letter from Mrs Henry Heoricb of Wichita Kansas notes six grandsons serving in the U S Army. One prisoner of war in the Philippines since Corregidor. others at Camp Barkeley Camp Hood Belgium Santa Ana California and Farragut Idaho. She mentions snow melting and a pleasant winter while sending regards to Mrs Cavett and Mrs Fordyce.
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Diller
U.S. Army
Henry Heoricb
Jackson St
Wichita
Kansas
Cavett
Fordyce
Philippines
Corregidor
Texas
Camp Barkeley
Camp Hood
Belgium
Santa Ana
Calif
Faragut
Ideho
Village and School Caucus Selections At City Hall
At city hall on February 7 1945 candidates were chosen for village and school boards. Village board two year terms: John Huttenmeyer George Rahman Bert Weaver. School board three year terms: J Smith Diller Mre Scott Miller. Other three year terms: D W Fanders W A Snyder. Vacancy two year term filled by E J Weigle and Wo Baumfalk.
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O’ Clock
John Huttenmeyer
George Rahman
Bert Weaver
J.smith Diller
Mre
Scott Miller
D.W. Fanders
W. A. Snyder
E. J. Weigle
Wo. Baumfalk
Home Emerton Allen Enlists and Moves Toward Navy Exams
News from Diller notes Emerton Allen visiting the Home and enlisting in the Navy to take a physics exam in Omaha on February eighteenth. Walley Dean hopes to join dental college in July at the University of Nebraska. Glenn remains in the Pacific and sends greetings to Diller friends while reporting good news from Europe.
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Emerton Allen
Navy
Omaha
Walley
Dental College
University of Nebraska
Glenn
Pacific
Diller
Phillipines
Europe
Jay
Wentworth Military Academy
Craig
San Bruno
Calif
Fighting Seabees
Marines
Keith
Avalon
Saipan
Congregational Church Announcements
Robert Pullen serves as minister with Mrs Earl Weigel as Sunday School superintendent. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Church services follow at 11 a.m. The senior choir rehearses Saturday evening at Mrs Eva Greens home and a good attendance is desired.
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Robert Pullen
Earl Weigel
S. S
Eva Green
St John’s Lutheran Lanham Nebr Services and Catechism
Werner C. Welchert pastors St John’s Lutheran Lanham Nebraska announces catechetical instruction Saturday from 9 to 10.30. Sunday School at 10:00 A M Worship Service at 11:00 A M Luther League 8:00 P M Topic Leader Albert Adam leads Lenten Service February 21 at 8:30 P M.
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ST John’s Lutheran
Lanham
Nebr
Werner C. Welchert
Luther League
Albert Adam
Rededication Service at St Pauls Ev Lutheran with Guest Speaker
The St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran congregation schedules a rededication service with Pastor Goldenstein of Hanover Kansas as guest speaker at 11:30 a.m. A basket dinner follows noon, and an afternoon service at 3:00 p.m. Lenten services are set for Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. The Women’s Missionary group postpones to February 20 at 2:30 p.m.
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Duane Wolken
S. S
Our Church
Goldenstein
Hanover
Kans
Gerd Henrichs Family Completes Home Occupation Changes
The entire Gerd Henrichs family painted papered and cleaned their residence after purchasing it at Isaac Saylor’s sale. They turned the key to Mrs. Clara Greider who moved in today. Mr and Mrs T C Henrichs visited the Chapman home at Blue Springe Tuesday. Mrs Henrichs attended a Garden Club meeting in the afternoon. Miss Betty Grabber substitutes in the second grade at Wymore after a teacher’s ankle break.
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Gerd Henrichs
Isaac Saylor
Clara Greider
T. C. Henrichs
Chapman
Blue Springe
Henrichs
Garden Club
Betty Grabber
Wymore
Also Mentioned on This Page
C.L. Geer
Neb
Insurance and Farm Loans
O. J. Mayborn
The
Coopers Elevator
Pop. Corp
Pop’ Good
Theodore Henrichs
Clarence Hiatt
Atlas Sorgo
Abock
S. C. Hutchinson
Cano
Ray Nixon
Dilier Nebr
Muirshalltown
Iowa
White Star
Waggoner Brothers
Charlee O. Dooghe
Delores
Ray Eklund
famHy
H. H. Green
Jordening’s Store
Village and School Caucus
C. J. Zager
Plymouth
Mie
Leona Lauder
Mes
Lillian Rehm
Henry Arntt
Ab Bristol
Blue Springs
Steele City
Aod
Jake Lottman
Ed Wolken
Gilbert DeBoer
Odell Hospital
Will Singleton
Fairbury
Max Logan
Dinnner
Congregational Church
Robert Upson
James Inofelt
St,Paul’s EV
Lutheran
Otto Spehler
Aloo
Waggoner Funeral Home
E. E. Vance
Embalmer
R. M. Traum
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