Waggoner Brothers Hardware to Continue Under New Management
Clara B. Waggoner and Orpha B. Waggoner, widows of Charles and Calvin Waggoner, will keep the hardware store in the same location with Mrs Charles Waggoner as local manager. The former Waggoner Bros. Funeral establishment is sold to R M Traum of Fairbury and E L Vance of Odell, licensed embalmers. George Rahman remains as employee under the new firm, Diller and community extend best wishes for continuity of a long established business.
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Clara B. Waggoner
Orpha B. Waggoner
Charles
Calvin Waggoner
Waggoner Bros
R. M. Traum
Fairbury
Odell
Charles Waggoner
George Rahman
Diller and Community
Diller Record
Cort
Waggoner, Bros
Waste Paper Drive By Diller Girls Reserve
The Girls Reserve of Diller High School collects waste paper for the war effort with weekly Thursday pickups. Rural residents may bring paper to the Hartzel Building on Thursday evenings or Saturday afternoons for collection and donation proceeds go to the Red Cross.
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Diller High School
Stote
Twe
Hartzel
Bank
Red Cross
Farm Sale Near Steele City Sets Big Equipment Auction
Wells H. Andrews announces a large sale of farm machinery equipment stock and household goods one mile north of Steele City on February 2. The notice urges readers to remember the date and attend the event.
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Montana
Steele City
Wells H. Andrews
Prairie Home Cemetery Association Meeting Notice
The regular annual meeting of lot owners will be held at the city hall on Thursday January 27 at 2 PM to elect two trustees for four years and address any legal business. All lot owners are requested to attend. H. H. Green, Secretary.
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The
Prairie Home Cemetery Association
H. H. Green
Mr Eugene Diller Improves After Pneumonia Illness
Mr Eugene Diller of Fairbury, previously seriously ill with pneumonia, is reported to be improving.
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Eugene Diller
Fairbury
Bombing Mission Complete Pilot Receives Furlough
Lt. Dale Garrels has completed his bombing missions and earned a furlough to the States. He arrived in Lincoln last week and met his baby daughter. Mr and Mrs Fred Garrels and Billy drove to Lincoln to welcome him and then visited relatives in Diller. Dale served in North African and Italian campaigns.
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Dale Garrels
Lincoln
Fred Garrels
Billy
Dale
Diller
Naomi Chapter Members Attend Miss Elizabeth Rucker’s Funeral
Members of Naomi Chapter attended the funeral for Miss Elizabeth Rucker of Steele City who died Friday at the home of her sister in Marysville Kansas. The service took place at the Presbyterian church in Steele City with Rev Williams officiating. past matron Elizabeth Rucker led the chapter. Attending were Mr and Mrs Robert Upson, Mrs Clare Allen, Vernon Hill, Mrs Nancy Robertson, Mrs Clare Waggoner, and Mrs Mary Cully.
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Diller
Elizabeth Rucker
Steele City
Shoemaker
Marysville
Kans
Robert Upson
Clare’ Allen
Vernon
Chairmen Appointed for Infantile Paralysis Drive
Homer Brunk names pre cinct and city chairmen to organize fund drives for infantile paralysis. Donors give to local chairmen who forward to the county chairman. listed: Mrs. Diller, Mrs. Scott Miller Harbine, Ernest Jordening Pleasant, Willis Clark Jefferson, Wm. Sindman Steele City, Beulah Wilcox Newton, George Sasse Cub Creek, Max Nider.
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Homer Brunk
Diller
Scott Miller Harbine
Ernest Jordening Pleasant
Willis Clark Jefferson
Wm. Sindman
Steele City
Beulah Wilcox Newton
George Sasse
Cub Creek
Max Nider
Funeral for Mrs. Dwight B. Young Held at Fairbury
The funeral for Mrs. Dwight B. Young wife of Fairbury Sheriff D B Young was conducted Saturday afternoon at the Baptist Church in Fairbury Rev H S Cull officiating She died Wednesday morning after a lingering illness Attending the service were family members including St John Young of Harlingen Texas Mrs Robert Bergeron of Venice California the former Mae Jane Young and Patricia Young of Lincoln a student purse
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Diller
Dwight B. Young
Baptist Church
Fairbury
H. S. Cull
Young
D. B. Young
St John Young
Harlingen
Tex
Robert Bergeron
Venice
Calif
Mae Jane Young
Patricia Young
Lincoln
Correction on Waggoner Funeral Home purchase details
A correction clarifies that only merchandise and equipment of the Waggoner Brothers Funeral Service were to be acquired and that Mrs. Clara Waggoner will manage the new organization from her residence, with operation continuing there. Signed by R M Traum and E E Vance.
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Waggoner Funeral Home
Clara Waggoner
Funeral Home
Waggoner Bro
R M. Traum
E. E. Vance
Clifford Blauser Hurt As Railroad Tie Falls On Foot
Clifford Blauser sustained a painful foot injury when a railroad tie fell on his foot on last Moon day. He was attended at the scene and is being treated for the hurt.
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Clifford Blauser
Fourth War Bond Campaign Opens in Nebraska
The Fourth War Loan launched nationwide Tuesday with $14 billion goal. Nebraska hosts speaking tours of wounded veterans, bond auctions, dinners, rallies, and a caravan from Kearney air base to boost county quotas. The World Herald offers $1,000 prizes for top county groups. Ak-Gar-Ben banners reward districts exceeding quotas. Campaign runs through February 15 with door to door drives and special window stickers for extra bond purchases.
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Nebraska
Nation
Treasury Department
Kearney Air Base
the World-Herald
Clark
Beatrice Couple Announces Engagement
Max Fasnacht announces the engagement of his sister Iola Fasnecht of Beatrice to Donald Mellage, son of Mrs. Mary Mellage of Beatrice. No wedding date has been set.
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Max Fasnacht
Iola Fasnecht
Beatrice
Donald Mellage
Mary Mellage
Infant Farley Kuper Funeral Held in Steele City
Funeral services for infant Farley Kuper, son of Mr and Mrs Linn Kuper of Steele City, were held January 13 at 2 p m in Steele City cemetery. The infant died January 10. Libo Kuper serves in the U S Navy.
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Steele City
Farley Kuper
Linn Kuper
Libo Kuper
U.S. Navy
Rites for Mrs Mary Kanaar Held in Odell
Mrs Mary Kanaar 66 long time Odell resident died last Thursday afternoon. Survived by six children Ora Frank Earl Orville Odell Blanche Krueger and Mrs Arthur Kechley. Services held at the Christian church at 2 30 Sunday afternoon. Interment in Odell cemetery.
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Mary Kanaar
Odell
Ora
Frank Earl
Orville
Blanche Krueger
Arthur Kechley
Near Diller
Christian Church
January Teacher Examination Notice
The January teachers examinations will be held on Saturday January 22 at Fairbury High School and Diller High School in Jefferson County. Examinations start at eight o clock in the morning and continue at one o clock in the afternoon.
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Fairbury High School
Diller High School
Jefferson County
Neighbors Welcome Pfe Edward Behrends On Home Furlough
Last Friday night about twenty five neighbors gathered at Mr and Mrs Wm Behrends home to visit Pfe Edward Behrends of Ft Dix New Jersey on a thirty day furlough. The gathering featured games including Table Talk and a late lunch. Also mentioned are visits from Sgt Lester Virus and wife of Ft Knox and Edward Lukas and Mildred Lukas visiting Diller and Vesta relatives.
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Behrends
Pfe
Edward Behrends
Ft. Dix
New Jersey
Sgt. Lester Virus
Ft. Knox
Kentucky
Wm. Glathar
Tilda Casper
Glathar
Pvt
Robert Glathar
Little Judy Baumfolk Admitted To Odell Hospital
Little Judy Baumfolk the year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Baumfolk is spending a few days in Odell hospital for medical attention.
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Judy Baumfolk
Mrs Maynard Lange Recovering From Surgery At Odell
Mrs Maynard Lange also known as Wilma Thompson underwent an appendectomy at Odell hospital Saturday. She expects to resume teaching soon and friends wish her a speedy recovery.
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Maynard Lange
Wilma Thompson
Odell Hospital
Home On Furlough For Cpl Bernard Patton
Cpl Bernard Patton son of Mr and Mrs Roy Patton of Diller arrived home early Monday morning from Nashville a pleasant surprise to relatives and friends He has been on twenty two maneuvers for nine weeks an area about 30 miles east of Nashville Tennessee After a day furlough he will return to Camp Butner near Durham North Carolina His wife formerly Miss Cleo Green who has been with him in Tennessee came last week to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Green
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Edward Lukas
Mildred
Wm. Green
Edward
Ladimer ‘Lukas
Vesta
Nebraska
Mrs. Lucas
Charles Lucas
Diller
Cpl
Bernard Patton
Roy Patton
Nashville
Bernard
Tennessee
Camp Butner
Durham
North Carolina
Cleo Green
Thompson to Attend Advanced Electrical Engineering School
Robert Lee Thompson son of Mr. and Mrs. S J Thompson will leave for Washington D C to attend an advanced electrical engineering school after visiting Diller relatives. He has spent 29 months in Pearl Harbor and the Southwest Pacific, and has served five years in the Navy with three and a half years of foreign service.
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E. M
Robert Lee Thompson
S. J. Thompson
Washington D. C
Robert
Pearl Harbor
Southwest Pacific Islands
Navy
Dinners Honor Pvt Robert Glather on furlough
Mr and Mrs Claude Woods hosted a Sunday dinner in honor of Pvt Robert Glather home on a 10 day furlough. Monday his parents Mr and Mrs William Glather Sr hosted a dinner in his honor. Tuesday more family members gathered for dinner at the Woods home in Lincoln before Robert departed for Fort Lewis Washington where he is stationed.
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Claude Woods
Pvt
Robert Glather
Wm. Glather Sr
Claude ‘Woods
Wh. Glathar Jr
Robert
Lincoln
Ft. Lewis
Washington
Pinckerts Welcome Returning Soldier and Pilots
Sgt. Paul E. Pinckert of the medical detachment AAF at Marietta Ga returned Monday from a 15 day furlough spent with his parents Rev and Mrs Otto E Pinckert of Harbine. Another son AC Edward F Pinckert is in advanced pilot training at Blytheville Army Air Field and is expected home soon.
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Paul E. Pinckert
Army Air Forces
Marietta
Otto E. Pinckert
Harbine
Soldier Edward Bebrends Heads to Iowa to Visit Sisters
Pfe. Edward Bebrends on furlough leaves this morning for Iowa to visit his sisters Mrs. Esther Sherer and Evelyn Bebrends before returning to Fort Dix New Jersey where he is stationed.
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Pfe
Edward Bebrends
Iowa
Esther Sherer
Evelyn Bebrends
Fort Dix
N. J
Mrs LaForest Fasnacht Leaves Diller Visit
Mrs LaForest Fasnacht spent several days at Diller with Mr and Mrs Clifton Blauser and family and departed on the noon train Wednesday to return to Wayne Kansas.
Visit for Behrends Family From Kansas City
Mrs Bernard Behrends and her baby son visited Kansas City relatives last Friday. Cpl Bernard Behrends on a hospital ship has not yet met his infant son.
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Bernard Behrends
Kansas City
Wm. Behrends
Cpl
Colmans Move From Hastings To Diller
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Colman arrived Monday from Hastings where he works at a defense plant. They secured an apartment and came to collect a few necessary items from their home in Diller.
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Roscoe Colman
Hastings
Defense
Diller
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