Local Band Program Plans Three-Part Show
A band program is planned for next Wednesday evening at the opera house starting at eight. It will be divided into three parts with Major Sinkey's amateur hour featuring Miller Sisters Elizabeth Green and Lawrence Clark Nippert Twister Sisters Kolored Band Wehling Duo Mixed Frro and a final showt program by the advanced band.
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Sinkey’s. Amateur Hour
Phe
Miller
Elizabeth Green
Lawrence Clark
Nippert Twister
Wehling
Beckwith Building Fire Sparks at Office Second Floor
A Sunday noon blaze in the Beckwith building old Sebolt block started when Herbert Beck lit a stove in his second floor office. Fuel behind the stove ignited, damaging nearby shoeboxes and boxes. Firefighters arrived quickly. flames confined to one corner, mainly water and smoke damage. No insurance.
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Beckwith
Sebolt
Ior
Herbert Beckwith
Stovior
Reverend Proett Attends Lincoln Convocation Visit
Reverend Proett attended a ministers convocation at Lincoln under the Nebraska religious education association. Mrs Proett and the children accompanied him as far as Cortland to visit the parsonage of Rev and Mrs Ehlert. Mr and Mrs Isaac Snyler joined them in Lincoln and they all returned home Tuesday.
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Proett
Lincoln
Nebraska Religious Education Association
Cortland
Mes Ehlert
Isaac Ssyler
Police seek James Kelley on check forgery charge
James Kelley, municipal band master and school music instructor from Washington Kan, is sought by police on a check forgery charge. Kelley left Washington a week ago after forging multiple checks on the band fund, involving nearly $400.
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James Kelley
Jon Washington
Kan
Hanover Democrat
Kelley
Washington
Family arrives in Fort Collins after all night drive
A letter from Mrs Dunn says they reached their Fort Collins home at five Friday morning after driving all night. They attended her mother's funeral there Thursday afternoon.
District Convention Call Issued by Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. C W Hiatt district president issues the call for the annual district convention to be held in Geneva on February 17. The district comprises five counties.
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C. W. Hiatt
American Legion Auxiliary
Geneva
Snow melts. roads become nearly impassable
In the vicinity January thaw continued into last week with snow melting and soaking ground. Off road conditions deteriorated making travel difficult for automobiles.
Beatrice Hotel on Court Street Closes Its Doors
The Beatrice Hotel at 701 Court Street has closed and suspended business. Owner Mrs Guy Liddicott presided over one of Beatrice's first hotels, built in the eighties.
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Beatrice Hotel
Court Street
Guy” Liddicott
Beatrice
J Smith Diller Reports Daughters Improvement
J Smith Diller drove to Lincoln on Wednesday and reports daughter Marion steadily improving at Dr Bailey's hospital.
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J. Smith Diller
Lincoln
Marion
Dr. Baileys Hospital
Nebraska Supreme Court Rules Personal Taxes Precede Estate Claims
The Nebraska supreme court ruled that personal taxes are prior liens on an estate’s assets, to be paid before all other claims. This decision clarifies the order of payment for debts after a taxpayer’s death and affects heirs and creditors.
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Nebraska Supreme Court
Patrons thanked for support as Gretchen Wohlfarth update
Gretchen Wohlfarth expresses gratitude to patrons for their generous support. Chas Waggoner is doing well after visiting and voting on Tuesday, spending some time around the area.
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Gretchen Wohlfarth
Chas Waggoner
Wohlforth Wins Local Postmaster Election by Large Margin
Gretchen Wohlforth led with 313 votes to Clarence Hiart 6 and Cheater Sparks 53 among 372 ballots cast in a Tuesday election for postmaster. She captured about 85 percent, pending Washington appointment. note recalls a 1913 race where J O Blauser won after a three candidate contest.
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Diller
Gretchen Wohlforth
Clarence Hiart
Cheater Sparks
Miss Wohlforth
Gretchen
Washington
J.O. Blauser
R.F. Starr
F. Clark
J. O Blauser
RF. Starr
S.C. Hutchinson - Ce
Mr. Blauser
Thieves Steal Canned Fruit From Cave After Snow
R L Upson reports unknown amount of canned fruit stolen from their cave east of town last Tuesday night. Snow covered tracks from the west, leading from the cave then south and west again to a point where a car possibly entered. The suspect action suggests seasoned thieves. broken padlocks may indicate theft for a long time.
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L. Upson
Tavairy
Death of Frank Tonnemaker of Ogilvie Minnesota
Relatives received word Monday of the death of Frank Tonnemaker at Ogilvie Minnesota Sunday night after an attack of pneumonia. He was born May 31 1895 in Diller and was the son of Chas W and Mrs Tonnemaker. He leaves a wife a son eight and a daughter twelve years old his parents and a sister Oral. Frank and family visited relatives here last summer.
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Frank Tonnemaker
Ogilvie
Minnesota
Frank
Chas
W. Tonnemaker
Diller
Oral
Prairie Home cemetery association annual meeting notice
Notice to stockholders for Prairie Home cemetery association of a regular annual meeting at city hall on Thursday January 30 at 2 PM. Elections planned for two trustees for four years and a secretary for one year, plus any other business. Chas. E. Waggoner, Secy.
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Prairie Home Cemetery Association
Chas. E. Waggoner
Secy
Grandson Dale Weaver Receives Pneumonia Care
Mr and Mrs Geer learned their grandson Dale Weaver son of Mr and Mrs Chester Weaver was hospitalized in Sabetha with pneumonia. A later card said he was getting along nicely and receiving the best of care.
More miles of pleasure with Geer Bros. Service Station
A local advertisement promotes Phillip 66 Gasoline and oils at Geer Bros Service Station. It emphasizes greater miles of pleasure and more money in customers' pockets, urging motorists to visit the station.
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Phillip 66
Geer Bros
Farm For Rent Near Diller Nebraska
Quarter section farmland near Diller available for rent requiring a 500 investment for crop growth. Contact J. S. Jones in Wymore Nebraska.
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Diller
Wymore
Neb
Mumps Outbreak Disrupts Community Activities
The report notes multiple mumps cases in the area. Eloise Diller suffers a severe attack while Gertrude Lottman, a Diller household domestic, moves to her sister’s home. Bernard Patton, via his sister Pauline, is off work at O A Cooper Co. The community orchestra director Claudia Schindler falls ill, and Rachel Ditter, a Nebraska University student, contracts mumps and seeks care at the infirmary. Celebrations mark birthdays of Rachel and the matron amid illness.
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Eloise Diller
Galla-West
Claudia Schindler
Rachel Ditler
Nebraska University
Rachel
University Infirmary
Farmers urged to join federation at district Hebrim meeting
Farmers and homemakers from Jefferson Saline Thayer Clay Fillmore and Nuckolls counties gathered in Hebrim for a district meeting. The consensus urged unity with the American Farm Bureau Federation to protect farmers shares as the AAA program is replaced. Attendees included John Jarchow Geo H Johnson LaVerne Arnold and Ernest J Leonard among Jefferson county representatives.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Hebrim
Jefferson
Saline
Thayer
Clay
Fillmore
Nuckolls
John Jarchow
Geo. H. Johnson
LaVerne Arnold
Ernest J. Leonard
Jefferson County
Note on Ballot Name Use and Election Timing
Clarence W. Hiatt comments on preventing his name from appearing on the election ballot and questions the delay in holding an official election. He notes appointments, civil service, military preference, and political endorsements, and expresses thanks to those respecting his wishes. He criticizes the chairman’s remarks about the election’s meaning and timing.
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Shee
Clarence
W. Hiatt
Local Farming Moves Shuffle Residents Near Diller
Albert Achtemeier relocates from the farm 44 miles north of Diller to 5 George Arnold residence in Harbine. Fred Ackman moves onto the Achtemeier farm to farm both the new place and the Geo Specht farm for the season. Harry Wather moves into the Blauser farm house. Mr and Mrs James Pickard will occupy the Worthen residence in town vacated by Wather.
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Albert
Peach Tree Buds Swell Endangers Next Season Crop
John Greider notes buds on his favorite budded peach tree swelled abnormally early this week. He warns the enlarged buds indicate a likely failure of this season’s peach crop and could affect next year’s harvest.
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John Greider
John
Birth of 7 lb 4 oz Son to Powell Couple
Mr and Mrs Roy Geer announce the birth of a 7 pound 4 ounce son to Mr and Mrs Merle Carpenter Hazel Geer of Powell Wyoming on January 11 1936.
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Roy Geer
Merle Carpenter
Hazel Geer
Powell, Wyoming
Friday Sale Draws Large Crowds and Notable Aftermath
A Friday public sale drew 1500 to 2000 attendees with strong receipts. After crowds departed, unsold furniture remained on the porch and was overlooked. Congregational church ladies ran a side sale with buns pies and bread while vendors sold candy cigars and tobacco, mirroring a busy Diller picnic day.
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Sam
Congregational Church
Roelf Beekman
Holie’s
Fairbury
Mortgages Rise in Number but Fall in Dollars
A state ment of mortgage indebtedness at Jefferson County for 1935 reports more mortgages in number but a smaller total dollar amount, as compiled by J. Monroe Davis & Son, Fairbury abstracters.
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Jefferson ‘County
J. Monroe Davis, & Son
Fairbury Abstracters
Consolation for Ill Sylvia Sible Progress
Notes express sympathy for Sylvia Sible recovering from flu with hopes she returns to work soon. The fragment mentions illness, care, and a caregiver feeling alone, with lines about taking medicine and getting well quickly.
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Sylvia Sible
Puerto Rico teaching couple reports life in San Juan
A married American couple, Ruth and Paul, describe their Puerto Rico posting in San Juan. They note English teaching duties, large class sizes, book shortages, varied discipline, and a mix of poverty and wealth, with vivid street scenes and local contrasts.
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Valencia
Santurce
Puerto Rico
Guanica “Sugar Central
San Juan
Ruth
Paul
Ponce de Leon
Puerto
Aun
Lincoln
American
Rio Piedras
Rock River
Ieee Oe
Poe
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