Local Club Week Trip Winners Named for Stanley Diller and Mary E Gill
Stanley Diller and Mary E Gill received Club Week trip awards from the County Agents office. Diller won the News Reporter trip to Lincoln in June. Gill earned the Burlington Leadership Club Week trip. The Omaha World-Herald awards honor the twelve top reporters in the state based on three self submitted articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Diller
Mary E Gill
J. Smith Diller
Lincoln
Omaha World-Herald
Diller Ropers
Lester Schmadeke
Stanley
Darrell Beckwith
Wellington Dean
Mary E. Gill
John P. Gill
Diller
Francis Eick Denel Expected Home Soon
Mrs Norman Deuel known as Francie Eick is due to sail from Beren Norway to the United States tomorrow Friday the 26th per word to Mr and Mrs A A Eick the parents of Francis Eick Denel. He is abroad reporting war news from behind the lines for United Press. The Devel family hopes for a safe crossing and a reunion when he returns to his homeland.
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Norman Deuel
Francie Eick
Beren
Norway
United States
Mr. Denel
A A. Eick
Denel
Finland
United Press
Devel
Findland
Diller
Farmers Re Elect Board Members At Co op Store
At the annual meeting last Saturday Carl Schmuelle and Geo Renz were re elected to the board of control. The board then organized with Schmuelle as president Renz as vice president and Arthur Vieths as secretary. Other members include Bert Bell Will Roseman and Geo Renz. Herman Stahl remains manager. The board reported a very good year overall, better than several years.
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Farmers Co-Op
Carl Schmuelle
Geo Renz
Board of Control
Geo. Renz
Arthur Vieths
Bert Bell
Will Rosemap
Herman Stahl
Diller Post Office Mail Delivery Missed Rail Pickup
Patrons report the morning mail failed to arrive at Diller as the No 15 mail clerk skipped the town. The outgoing pouch was not collected and no Diller mail was dropped from the train, causing disappointment Tuesday morning.
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Diller Post Office
No. 15
Diller
Marguerite Lemon Returns Home After Major Operation
Miss Marguerite Lemon returned to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Greider early this week. She submitted to a major operation at Odell hospital Monday a week ago.
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Marguerite Lemon
Elmer Greider
Odell Hospital
Mrs Glenn Long and baby improving at Odell hospital
Mrs Glenn Long and her newborn are reported to be doing well at Odell hospital. Glenn expects they will return home in the later part of the week.
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Glenn Long
Baby
Odell Hospital
Glenn
Mr. Saylor Improves After Illness
Mr. Saylor, previously ill with fila, shows signs of recovery and is reported to be better.
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Mr. Saylor
Diller Band Elects Officers and Nominating Committee
The Diller band elected officers for the coming year. Mrs. Ruby Anderson was named president, Joseph Vanosek vice president, Mrs. S. Briers secretary treasurer. Executive board includes Mrs. Frank Cully H. H Green Roy Green. Nelson Ingalsbe remains director. A nominating committee of Eva Green Freddie Drexler Garnet Barber Carolyn Clark and Betty Grabher was chosen.
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Diller Band
Ruby Anderson
Presid
Joseph Vanosek
S.briers
Sec’y Treas
Frank Cully
H. H Green
Roy Green
Nelson Ingalsbe
Eva Green
Freddie Drexler
Garnet Barber
Carolyn Clark
Betty Grabher
The Longest Way Round to Prairie College
The article notes how older people prefer direct routes over detours. Roy Roelfs traveled 33 miles to Prairie College schoolhouse to visit his daughter Della, while Leonard Richardson similarly carried his son and the Snyder children to the Diller school. Snow drifted on roads overnight and plows opened the roads by nine o'clock.
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Roy Roelfs
Prairie College
Della
Highway 8
Ellis
Leonard Richardson
Snyder
Diller School
Leonard
Allie Eick Suffered Scalp Laceration From Wind Mill Crossbar
Allie Eick struck the wind mill cross bar while approaching his pump. The 7 inch scalp wound required seven or eight stitches. He visited Osell yesterday for treatment and is reported healing well by Mrs. Eick.
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Allie Eick
Allie
Osell
Roads Bad For Mail Carriers Strike of Winter Drifts Hits Route
Rural mail carriers report repeated road closures and drifted snows hindering deliveries. East and west roads were blocked multiple times over the past two to three weeks. Both carriers damaged vehicles while attempting routes. Rex Green abandoned two cars last week as drifts forced stoppages.
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Rex Green
Miss Rachael Wiers Accepts Beatrice School Post
Miss Rachael Wiers who has taught for two and a half years in Tecumseh Nebraska has accepted a Beatrice school position. She will assume duties February 5 and is reluctant to leave Tecumseh as she enjoyed her work there though the move represents an advancement for her.
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Rachael Wiers
Tecumseh
Nebraska
Beatrice School
Tecumeseh
Barber Chair Tenant Volunteers Night Fire to Save Pipes
John Leaper slept in Mose's barber chair Tuesday night to protect water pipes from freezing. He kept a small fire burning in the shop and would wake when the stove fire grew low to rekindle it, saying he slept well until needed to renew the flame.
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John Leaper
Mose
John
Coal trade brisk to Diller with daily unloads
The coal trade to Diller has been unusually brisk the past three weeks and a car load is on track being unloaded about daily. Grain business, by contrast, has been light due to poor road conditions.
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Diller
Diller School Nips Steele City In Friday Night Showdown
Diller high school beat Steele City 19 to 8 on the focal court with Freddie Drexler scoring ten for Diller. The Diller reserves won 14 to 11 and the B squad defeated Harbine 16 to 13 in a Tuesday game. The Pioneer Conference meeting moved to Fairbury with plans for a February tournament and new extemporaneous speaking division set for February 9.
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Basketeers
Steele City
Freddie Drexler
Diller
Garrett
Harbine
Garrells
Carver
Looney
Daykin
Burial services held for infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Lottman
Baby Lottman, infant son of Arnold and Mrs. Lottman, buried at 2 PM January 24 at Prairie Home Cemetery after born January 22 at Odell Hospital. Rev H Pyche officiated. out of town attendees listed. community extends sympathy. Text includes devotional verse about the child.
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Lottman
Arnold O. Lottman
Waggoner Funeral Home
Rev. H. Pyche
Prairie Home Cemetery
Odell Hospital
Oakley Goldsberry
Eldon
Floyd Goldsberry
Nancy Lee
Lynn Kuper
Steele City
Sherman Goldsberry
Washington, Kansas
Marriage Ties Maude McWilliams and B O Wright in Fairbury
Maude McWilliams of Fairbury wed B O Wright of Powell Wyoming on Monday night January 15 1940 at the home of Mr and Mrs Bert Gerard in Fairbury Rev Co M Stults officiated. Mrs Wright is daughter of Mrs Ford Gerard of Fairbury and Wright son of Boss Wright formerly of Diller. The couple to reside in Powell where Ora works as foreman on a ranch.
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Maude McWilliams
Fairbury
B. O
Ore) Wright
Powell
Wyoming
Bert Gerard
Co. M. Stults
Wright
Ford Gerard
Editor Married Doris Sands and Dale Shafer in York
The Odell Oracle reports the weddings of editor Mrs Doris M Sands and Mrs Dale E Shafer of Liberty on Friday January 12 1940 in York Nebraska. Shafer is a Liberty farmer and the couple plan to reside in Liberty for the time being.
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Doris M. Sands
The
Odell Oracle
Dale E. Shafer
Liberty
York
Nebraska
Shafer
Oracle
Secu
Ell
Train Delays From Snowbound Rails Hit Multiple Lines
East bound and west bound freights stalled on side tracks at Shea due to snow. Train No 17 radiator froze and burst at Pawnee requiring an engine from Wymore to assist.
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Shea
Pawnee
Wymore
Rural schools hit by drifting snow and blocked roads
Reports indicate severe attendance drops as snowdrifts and impassable roads disrupt rural schooling. Officials warn travel hazards persist.
Funeral for Mrs. Frank J. Truxaw Held in Odell
Mrs. Frank J. Truxaw 78 died last week at her home northwest of Odell. Funeral services were held Wednesday January 17 at the Catholic church in Odell. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Kroger of Odell and Mrs. Thrall of New Mexico and son Wm. Truxan of Texas. Her husband died in 1928. The Truxaws moved from Wy more in 1879 where he opened a meat business and in 1882 to Odell where he operated the first meat market benefiting crews building the Burlington nearby.
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Frank J. Truxaw
Emma
Odell
Truxaw
Wymore
Burlington
Truxan
Mrs Earl Willis Burial in Diller Cemetery
Mrs Earl Willis of Rockford Nebraska died last week at a Beatrice hospital and was buried Monday afternoon in the Diller cemetery on the Dewey lot. She was related to the Deweys and Bakers who lived nearby forty to fifty years ago.
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Earl Willis
Rockford
Nebraska
Beatrice
Diller
Willis
Dewey
Bakers
Clarence Hutchison Inot Death Notice
S C Hutchinson received word Saturday morning that his brother Clarence Hutchison died. He had been living in Inot North Dakota near the hospital where he passed away after residing there for 36 years.
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S. C. Hutchinson
Clarence
Inot
North Dakota
Diller Sunday School Losing Out
Sunday attendance contest between Ellis and Diller Sunday schools favors Ellis. Ellis reported 70 attendees last Sunday while Diller had 62, giving Ellis a 38 person lead. The contest ends February 28, with the losers to entertain the winners.
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Ellis
Diller
S.S
Water Meters See Little Trouble Despite Freeze
J. O. Bisuser notes that despite subzero weekly temperatures, water meters show minimal disruption and few reported issues. The remark comes amid ongoing winter conditions affecting utility readings and service.
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J. O. Bisuser
Hope and Help Bring Paul Brown to Warm Springs
A Nebraska family faces medical crisis after Infantile Paralysis drains savings. Paul Brown and wife Mabel Gillespie arrange transport to Warm Springs Georgia for treatment with funds raised nationwide. Larry Paul joins them as nurse and son as the community celebrates annual donations to the foundation.
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Nebraska
Paul Brown
Oshkoeb
Larry
Paul
Oshkosh
Paul Brows
Mabel Gillespie
National Foundation For
Warm Springs
Georgia
Ths
United States
Union Pacific Streamliner
Denver
Julesburg
Colorado
Brown
Dent
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Francis Eick Denel
Banks
Diller School News
Drexler
Pioneer
Endicott
Reynolds
Fairbury Reserves
Plymouth
Steele
Baby Lottman
Mrs. Earl Willis
Clarence Hutchison
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