Local Notices From Diller Beatrice and Fairbury
Pleurisy illness for Mrs Box Hollie. A J Floyd piano tuner to visit Diller soon. Mrs Ab Bristol had tonsils removed at a Beatrice hospital Tuesday. Clearance sale on at Wallace sisters millinery in Fairbury. Harold Hutchin and family guests of Omaha in town. Diller Filling Station offers oil or gas delivery. Hemphill Bros sell large Barred Rock cockerels at 1.50. Wallace sale repeated. Col Charles Lindbergh air travel phrasing noted. Norman Nebr trip by Ferdinand Dedrich Lana Lottman. Wade Hudson, 34, broke both forearm bones climbing corn crib. X-ray to show alignment.
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Wade Hudson
Roe Hudson
Barn and Land Sale Notice in Local Dray Line Ad
Mrs Elizabeth Starr Hughes teaches the intermediate room in the absence of Miss Edith Majors. Billie Barton succeeds Guy Hollingsworth as proprietor of the Geo Cumberland dray line and will hold a farm sale next Tuesday of stock implements and other property. bills printed at this office.
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Elizabeth Starr Hughes
Edith Majors
Billie
Bruce) Barton
Guy Hollingsworth
Geo. Cunningham Dray Line
Early Ohio potatoes and cabbage sale notice at Swift Station
About 100 bushels of potatoes priced at 90 cents per bushel while they last and about 1000 pounds of cabbage at 2 cents. Cash paid for produce. Swift Station run by Sam Thompson, Mer. Also announces births and local club news from Lake Village Arkansas and the Diller Lincoln club meeting hosted by Mrs. Chas Osborn with 15 members and carnations as décor.
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Ohio
Swift Station
Sam Thompson
Mer
R. F. Starr
John Robert
Lake Village
Ark
J. P. Starr
Diller Lincoln Club
Chas. Osborn
J. L. Harris
State Journal
Beatrice Power Rebuilding Odell Lines Under Holle
Beatrice power company crews under Supt Holle are rebuilding Odell lines. Diller lines are rebuilt and plans are made to construct a new three phase seven line to Hanover or Neston. Company promises greatly improved service soon.
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Beatrice Power Company
Supt. Holle
Odell
Diller
Hanover
Neston
Modell
Oracle
Poultry School Meetings Tonight and Saturday Demonstration
A poultry school will meet at 7 30 this evening in the school house to discuss diseases and tests of poultry. On Saturday afternoon J L Worrell, instructor, will hold a culling demonstration at M Callander's place on the north end of Main Street. The talk on how to cull colonies is presented as essential knowledge for economical poultry raising. Everyone is invited to both events.
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J. L. Worrell
M. Callander
Main Street
Dinner in honor of relatives from Alliance and Harbine
Mr and Mrs W A Snyder hosted a 6 o clock dinner Sunday January 8 for their nice and her husband Mr and Mrs B B Hurt and daughter Pauline of Alliance Nebraska and Mr and Mrs C F Sandman and family of Harbine. Mr Hurt, foreman on a Burlington construction crew, left for Alliance on No 17 Monday evening while Mrs Burt stayed to visit relatives at Diller and Harbine.
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W. A. Snyder
Nice
B. B. Hurt
Pauline
Alliance
Nebr
C. F. Sandman
Harbine
Mr. Hurt
Burlington
Burt
Diller and
Dorcas Class Hosts New Year Kensing Ton Party
The Dorcas Class of the M. E. Church held a January 5 1928 gathering at Mrs. Kate Tucker’s home. Officers elected included President Mrs. Carico Vice President Mrs. Theo Henrichs Secretary Mrs. L M Cavett Treasurer Mrs Geer. Prize winners were Mrs Chas Waggoner Rev Harris and Miss Mamie Brandt. About 45 attended with refreshments served by the hostess and committee.
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Dorcas
M. E. Church
Kensington
Kate Tucker
Carico
Theo. Henrichs
L. M. Cavett
Treas
Geer
Chas. Waggoner
Harris
Mamie Brandt
Robertson
Greenwood
Northup
Chas. Hays
For Sale A Dodge Touring Car 23 Model
Mrs. Kate Tucker offers a Dodge touring car in excellent condition. Eighth grade exams set for Saturday January 14 at the school building. Miss Elizabeth Sandman RN who cared for Mrs. Lewis Bugbee and her infant daughter returned home to Fairbury Wednesday.
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Kate Tucker
Elizabeth Sandman
R.N
Lewis Bugbee
Fairbury
Mayborns and friends host weekend gathering
Alfred and Mildred Mayborn and Hazel Wright, university students, stayed with their parents Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Mayborn. The N. R. C. club and families met at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frisbie’s home Friday evening for a rock game, with Mrs. Frank Grone taking first prize and Violet Grone second. refreshments followed.
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Alfred
Mildred Mayborn
Hazel Wright
University
O. J. Mayborn
Fred Frisbie
Frank Grone
Violet Grone
Keystone Kensington Meeting and Local Accident in Diller
Keystone Kensington held a Friday meeting with fourteen members and invited guests including Mrs. Witty and Mrs. Siekmann. A letter from Mrs. W. F. Clark was read and pressed pieces for a quilt were requested for the next gathering. Glenn Long, son of Mrs. Anna Long, suffered a severe accident when thrown from a horse. both bones in his right leg were broken and fractured, he was treated by Dr. Diehl and expected to remain laid up for several weeks.
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Keystone Kensington
R. W. Green
W. F. Clark
Less Hill
L. Caldwell
Witty
Siekmann
Clarice
Vivian Waggoner
Glenn Long
Anna Long
Diller Telephone Central
Ralph Long
Alvin Hirsch
Fairbury
Tuberculosis Testing in Jefferson County Update
Local veterinarian Dr. S B Viers reports Jefferson County has been designated a modified tuberculosis free area for three years from December 1, 1927. A total of 23 119 cattle in 1 838 herds were tuberculin tested with 166 reactors yielding $10 276 42 in salvage payments.
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S. B. Viers
Jefferson County
Pleasant Precinct
Newton Precinct
Jefferson
Moscow scolding penalized for Soviet telephone operators
Russian telephone operators are protected by law from being scolded by customers. If a user loses temper and vent's at the transmitter the operator reports the number and the call is cut off for a time. The "hello girls" are noted for few wrong numbers.
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Moscow
Hidden Insects Sleep Through Winter
Poetic fragment notes insects found in a hidden site sleeping through winter and awaiting spring to awaken and sing their buzzing song. The verse signals a quiet, natural retreat before renewal.
Women as Pitchers Take Nothing for Granted
A Farm and Fireside line uses a playful mock drama noting that a female pitcher today may become a major success tomorrow, closing with a whimsical note on changing expectations in sports and love.
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Romeo
The Wedding Ring On The Third Finger Of Left Hand
The text explains that the engagement ring is worn on the third finger of the left hand and becomes a symbol of love when placed there. It cites ancient Roman belief that the left hand’s ring finger contains a nerve leading to the heart, linking ring customs to romance and union.
Waterbury Crew Struggles With Time On Clock Load
Workers loading the world’s largest clock onto a freight train in Waterbury faced time pressure as they grappled with the lengthy job. The scene captured a tense moment in a busy yard where precision and pace mattered.
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Waterbury
Firealfa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Citizens State Bank
Mrs. Box Hollie
A. J. Floyd
Ellis
Wallace Sisters
North Side Square
Harold Hutchinson
Omaha
Mrs
S. C. Hutchinson
Diller Filling Station
Luther Marstellar
Adams
Garland
6Th St
Beatrice
Hemphill Bros
Ellis, Nebr
Wallace ‘Sisters’ Millinery
S. F. Clark
Charles Lindbergh
Ferdinand, Dedrich
Lana Lottman
Norman, Nebr
Diller State Bank
Poultry School
Rexall
H. K K. Shutt
Rexall Store
Diller, Nebr
Barbara Bourjaily
By Jean Newton
Diller Grain Market
Farmer’s Union Cash Store
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