Local Notes and Notices From Fairbury Nebraska
M W A meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month. Dr G H Newton in Fairbury offers eye ear nose and throat services. F A Moon Son advertise monuments since 1886 in Fairbury. Ruth Elder household shows conflict between flying plans and frying pans. Dr Ellis installs a modern Xray machine for surgical and dental pictures. A quip on births in New York every three minutes comments on tiresome babies. R W Green ships six carloads of ice from Crete to meet next summer demand. Judge F W Messmore of Beatrice seeks district judge seat now held by W J Moss of Fairbury. Mrs Klemme visiting son Walter Klemme near Diller is bedridden after a Sunday fall.
Griswold Family Dines With Green Household
Mr and Mrs George Griswold and daughter Esther and son Fred with his companion Miss Klexin, all from Home City Kansas, spent Sunday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs W O Green.
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George Griswold
Esther
Fred
Klexin
Home City
Kans
W. O. Green
Lincoln resident renews for the Record during Diller visit
Co L. E. Blauser of Lincoln was in Diller Wednesday visiting friends and relatives and renewed for the Record while there.
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L. E. Blauser
Lincoln
Diller
Local Boy Suffers Finger Injury From Backing Truck
Anton Saathoff of six miles south and one mile west of Diller had the little finger of his left hand badly torn when a truck backed against a post he held onto Wednesday evening. Dr. Diehl treated the wound.
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Anton
Saathoff
Diller
Diehl
Rhythmobic Bugs In Boots Narrates Soldier’s Struggle
A Black soldier searches his clothes for booties and, when asked what he is doing, answers he is hunting rithmobic bugs. He explains the bugs divide his tension, add to his misery, subtract from his comfort, and multiply like the devil.
Jefferson County Fair elects 1928 officers
At a recent Jefferson county fair board meeting the officers for 1928 were elected. Ed Jones is president Fred Deffer vice president Co E Gilmore secretary C H Koening treasurer William Nider assistant treasurer Other board members include Henry Brett Adam Gretzinger and S C Hutchinson.
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Jefferson County Fair Board
Ed. Jones
Fred Deffer
Co. E. Gilmore
C. H. Koening
William Nider
Fair Board
Henry Brett
Adam Gretzinger
S. C. Hutchinson
Leap Year 1928 Calendar Notes and Holidays
In 1928 a leap year with 366 days brings three Fridays on the 138th. Holidays fall on January 1 Sunday, Lincoln’s Birthday Sunday, Washington Wednesday, Easter April 8, Independence Day Tuesday, and Christmas Tuesday.
January heat stop and local notices at Beatrice area
The record reports a January heat reaching 67 degrees at 2 pm. Local social items note visits among Beatrice and Diller residents, editor calls at the Record office, and a Wallace sisters clearance sale in Fairbury. Nebraska birth record tallies and a housing sale in Diller are listed along with fair board plans for a free fall exposition and continued horse races.
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Gage County Fair Board
Odell man elected chairman of Gage County board
Frank Bures of Odell was elected chairman of the Gage County board of supervisors at a recent meeting, succeeding Tony Schiedeler of Wyomore.
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Frank Bures
Odell
Gage County Board of Supervisors
Tony Schiedeler
Wymore
Chicago in King George's Eyes Noted in Debate
Discussion hints at possible uses for Chicago if King George captured it, with speculation on strategic value and domestic impact within a historical defense of Chicago. The text centers on imagined outcomes and political argument rather than confirmed events.
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Big Bill Thompson
Chicago
King George
Public sale of Mrs. Lottman's property in Diller
The personal property of Mrs. Jacob Lottman deceased will be disposed of at a public sale tomorrow afternoon at her late residence in Diller. Bills for the sale were printed at this office. Mr and Mrs Arthur Timm visited the Field and May radio stations at Shenandoah Iowa and the Morton state park at Nebraska City returning. They were entertained at both stations and feel well paid for the trip.
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Jacob Lottman
Diller
Arthur Timm
Shenandoah
Mortons State Park
Nebraska City
Steele City
Nebr
McCormick-Deering
Peru Lister
Osborne
McCormick
John Deere
Acme
Dempster
Diller Banks Report Healthy Community Finances
Statements of both Diller banks at December 31 1927 are published elsewhere in this issue as required by the State Department of Trade and Commerce. The deposit amounts at the two solid institutions suggest a very healthy financial condition in the Diller community.
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Diller
State Department of Trade and Commerce
Local ministers promote Wilcox garden plow in Diller area
Rev C F Innis and son in law Henry Flowers of Wilcox Nebraska visited yesterday to interest local implement dealers in a Wilcox made garden plow from a company in which they are part owners. Innis, former pastor of the Diller M E Church, remains in the ministry and has many friends in Diller.
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C. F. Innis
Henry Flowers
Wilcox
Nebr
Innis
Diller M. E. Church
Diller
Rumor on Chicago Mayor’s Embassy Visit Debunked
The report claims the mayor of Chicago, then in Washington, visited the British embassy for refreshments is likely exaggerated. No official confirmation is provided and the tale appears unsubstantiated.
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Age Now
Chicago
Washington
Diller High Basketball Beats Wy more 22 to 7
A crowd witnessed Diller High host Wy more on the Diller court with Wy more winning 22 to 7. A through freight derailment near Diller delayed No 16 for hours while a replacement truck was hauled from Wy more to lift a box car.
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Diller High
Wymore
Diller
Womiore
Dolores Costello Stars in The College Widow Portrait
Dolores Costello appears in a new portrait as the featured motion picture star in the film titled The College Widow. The feature highlights Costello's charm and screen presence as the central attraction of the production.
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Dolores Costello
Ledger of Diller State Bank Nebraska 1927 annual statement
The 1927 bank statement for Diller State Bank Jefferson County Nebraska shows assets of 1 92730 including loans 196 657.89 overdrafts 824.34, bonds 78 896.80, real estate 6 000, dues from banks 0, cash in bank 0. liabilities total 1 927 304.450 58 8 862.19 capital stock 45 616.76, surplus 252 015.44, deposits 6 904.21, cashiers checks 960.79, state guaranty fund 45 900.52. The statement sworn Jan 6 1928 by cashier O J Mayborn before notary Frank T Sea.
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Bankers Conservation Fund
Nat'l and
State
Liberty Bond
Poetic Fragment Cites Seasoned Praise and Perfection
Fragmentary verse asks how many things by season are seasoned. It notes to the right there is praise and true perfection. The line blends a classical cadence with reflective meter.
Roquefort Salad Dressing And Banana Bouillon Cup Recipe
A home cook guide describes Roquefort cheese dressing with olive oil or cream lemon juice and cayenne plus a banana cream dessert. It details instructions to puree ripe bananas with lemon rind salt and cornstarch, cook with milk and lemon juice, then chill to serve in bouillon cups.
Victorian Cake and Sauce Recipe Include Butter Sugar and Vinegar
A historical cooking note describes making thin small cakes from butter sugar flour eggs and mace, baked in a hot oven and preserved long. It adds a sauce mix of vinegar Worcestershire sauce lemon juice and salt strained into warm water with browned butter, giving a savory glaze.
Apples a la Mode Dessert and Paris Fur Fashion
Cure baking apples and fill the centers with mincemeat then bake and baste serving hot. Fashion tip notes Paris fur skirts to be at waist next winter says Paul Poiret.
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Paris
Paul Poiret
Quick Work in Back Seat Gets Flute Gift
In a Times Union blurb a man tells his wife to hush as he asserts his competence. Moments later St. Peter gives him a flute with six holes and instructs him to move over in the afterlife section.
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St. Peter
Times Union
Reputed Shooting Leaves Man Shot Through Skull
A 45 caliber revolver was fired at the man, the bullet penetrating his skull and entering the woodwork, according to the Tampa paper.
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Tampa Paper
Notary Public Certification Dated January 7 1928
A notarization statement shows Frank T. Pears as Notary Public with commission expiry March 5 1930. Figures listed include 155,852 78 100 176.83 18,211.22 42.80 68,096.08 and references to Directors subscribed and sworn.
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Frank T. Peares
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diller State Bank
Fairbury, Neb
F. A Moon & Son
Fairbury
Ruth Elder
New York
R. W. Green
Crete
F. W. Messmore
Beatrice
W. J. Moss
County Fair Officers
Record Office
Mrs. L. M. Cavett
J. A. Cully
Clark
The
Odell Oracle
Wallace Sisters
North Side Square
Mercury
H. J. Deaver
Nebraska
Diller Telephone Co
Turkey
Harold Hutchinson
Mrs. Meikle
Ee of
State of
Jefferson
J. Mayborn
Commerce
Department of
A. MayBorn
W.C. Ling
Frank T.sea
Roquefort
Shrewsbury
Western Newspaper Union
Topeka
Kan
Burnett's Mound
of the
Citizens State Bank
Bo Tee Fund
County of
J. Smith Ker
Department of Land Commerce
J. Smith Diller
Cashier
F. HarTeen
W. F. Schuette
Nebr Steele City
Diller Record Office
Diller, Neb
Billie Barton
Col. J. H. Woddell
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