Local Social Notes Highlight Beatrice Visits and Family Events
Mr and Mrs J A Pickard visit Beatrice from Beatrice. C B Ashcraft family spends 4th with Beatrice friends. Mrs Ella Griswold returns from Marysville trip. Elias Hadley called to Beatrice by sister Mrs Griffith illness. Diller residents split 4th to Steele City Finks Park and Beatrice. Dr Cecil Ellis visits from Chester. Mindy Harbine area boy loses two finger tips in washing machine wringer. Ralph Hudson injures eye from steel shard. ripening crops near Diller ready for harvest.
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Elias Hadley
Beatrice
Mrs. Griffith
July guests at Mrs Hughes home with families
Mrs Wilber Hiatt and children Lois and Dick and a granddaughter of Lois of Daykin, along with Mrs G E Hughes and her son of Beaver Crossing, were the fourth of July visitors at Mrs S M Hughes.
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Wilber Hiatt
Lois and
Euand
Lois
Daykin
G. E. Hughes and Son
Beaver Crossing
S. M. Hughes
Farmers Celebrate Fourth in Wheat and Corn Fields
Many farmers marked the fourth by tending wheat and corn fields. They say the grain must be cared for now that it is in hand, while others spent the day in their corn fields.
Atkinson Visit and Chester Meres Death Noted
Mr and Mrs Earl Atkinson visit at her parents home of Mr and Mrs W N. Other relatives attend. Mr Chester Meres death reported in Lincoln area with sparse details.
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Earl Atkinson
W. N
Ure
Chester Meres
Lintoh
Residents Visit Fink's Park Near Wymore
Several from here spent Sunday evening in visiting Fink's park near Wymore. Contractor L M Cavett has completed remodelling the John Callen residence at Odell.
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Fink’s Park
Wymore
L. M. Cavett
John Callen
Odell
Charley Waggoner Suffers Puncture Wound in Palm
Charley Waggoner received a painful puncture wound in the palm of his right hand this week. The incident was reported with no further details on cause or medical treatment.
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Charley Waggoner
Elmer Shottenkirk Succumbs to Heat While Shocking Wheat
Elmer Shottenkirk collapsed from heat Tuesday while shocking wheat for Leonard Richardson. The incident occurred on a farm setting with Richardson as the employer. no further details on injuries or authorities are provided.
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Elmer Shottenkirk
Leonard Richardson
Ludwick Family Guests at Lincoln July 4 Picnic
Rev and Mrs W E Ludwick were hosted by sons Dr Ralph Ludwick and Dr Paul Ludwick at a Lincoln picture on July 4.
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W. E. Ludwick
Drs
Ralph and
Paul Ludwick
Lincoln
Hutchinson Visit to North Dakota Relative in Glenderm
C R Hutchinson of Glenderm North Dakota visited with his brother B C Larson and family to visit relatives.
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C. R. Hutchinson
Glenderm, No. Dak
Lntern
B.C Larsson
Special meeting on traveling main street matter
A special meeting of the Diller Commercial Club will be held July 16 for discussion of traveling main street and all citizens are invited to attend.
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Diller Commercial Club
Main Street
Miss Mildred Tucker Recovering After Appendi xis Operation
Miss Mildred Tucker underwent an appendicitis operation at the Lutheran Hospital in Beatrice early Monday morning and, at last reports, was progressing well.
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Mildred Tucker
Lutheran Hospital
Beatrice
Waggoners Send Picture Cards From Pacific Coast Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Waggoner forward charming picture cards from their Pacific coast journey. They expect to reach Portland on July 2, noting mountain highways and the Buick performing well on grades. Dr. O. C. Diehl receives the letter and reports all well.
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O. C. Diehl
Cal Waggoner
Portland
Cal
4 H Sewing Club Meets At Mrs Thompson Home
Nine members gathered at Mrs. Thompson's on Thursday afternoon June 27 for a meeting of the 4 H Sewing Club. A buttonhole demonstration served as roll call and dress protectors were discussed along with the upcoming princess slips project. Each girl wore her club pin with the white background and green 4 H emblem. The next meeting is planned with a mesic. All members please attend.
Harvest weather brings bumper corn growth
The article notes continued fine harvest weather with corn described as flourishing. It mentions threshing soon to begin and lists local social updates including O. J. Mayborn and family at Lincoln, visits by Mrs. Earl Warthen and daughter Flora, and other community tidbits. The 32nd annual Diller picnic is scheduled for August 15 and 16.
Mrs D V Fanders Visits Guide Rock Relatives
Mrs D V Fanders and children visited her parents Mr and Mrs W S Lambert at Guide Rock over the 4th.
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D. V. Fanders
W. S. Lambert
Guide Rock
Boy Suffering From Infected Finger Lanced
Cloyd Hudson ten year old son of George Hudson is suffering from an infected finger which has required lancing and draining.
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Cloyd Hudson
George Hudson
Nippert Family Visit Noted by Alexandria Kin
Mr. and Mrs. John Nippert and son and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nippert of Alexandria visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Nippert and family.
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John Nippert and Son
Henry Nippert
Alexandria
J. H. Nippert
Mercury Surges Near Hundred Degree Mark
Weather observatories report temperatures climbing toward 100 degrees as heat persists across the region. Residents endure long afternoons with humid conditions prevailing in the downtown area.
Mrs. H. Z. Diller Returns from Atlanta Visit
Mrs. H. Z. Diller of Lincoln formerly of Diller came back Monday after a month in Atlanta visiting her daughter Mrs. C. P. Bradley and family. She also called on her mother Mrs. William Rowlette at Willow Springs Missouri and her brother Al Dunn in Kansas City.
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H. Z. Diller
Lincoln
Diller
Atlanta
C. P. Bradley
Wheat Harvest Expands Around Diller With Binders and Combines
Harvest around Diller moves into full swing after a slow start with a binders in nearly every field. Two combines, one by Hubkas to the northeast and another to the southwest, are in use. Weather could push crops into shock or bin by Sunday night with yields estimated at 18 to 20 bushels per acre, though some fields may yield less than ten.
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Diller
Alsa
Picnic and power rate changes noted in Beatrice notes
The Beatrice Diller picnic drew about fifty people at Chautauqua park with many from Diller, while the Begtrica Power Co announces new electric rates effective August 1. The schedule lowers charges per KWH across usage steps and heating, keeps the $1.50 monthly minimum, and details are available at the mayor’s and H. M. Holle’s offices.
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Diller
Beatrice-Diller
Chautauqua
Beatrice
Begtrica Power Co
Lanham
Odell
Steele City
H. M. Holle
Earl Harris to Enter Brookings College in Brookings
Mr. Earl Harris of Watertown South Dakota spends vacation with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Slocum and relatives and will enter Brookings College at Brookings South Dakota on returning home.
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Earl Harris
Watertown
Dak
W. S. Slocum
Brookings College
Brookings
Starr Reports Good Moisture and Crops Across Plains
R F Starr returned from a western Nebraska northeastern Colorado and northwestern Kansas trip reporting plentiful moisture and strong crop prospects across the regions visited.
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R.F. Starr
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
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Citizens State Bank
Mrs. J. A. Pickard
C. B. Ashcraft
Ella Griswold
Marysville
Cecil Ellis
Chester
Claude Ellis
Virgil Weaver
Hrlan Weaver
Harbine
Mindy
Ralph Hudson
O. J. Mayborn
Dr. Hurtig
Hanover Kan
Dr. Diehl
Mrs. Chas. Young
Faye Gaisford
Ellis
Peru
Earl Warthen
Warthen
Flora Sunday
Adams
Nate
Rexall
H. K. Shutt
Rexall Store
Arthur Grone
Violet
Diller Grain Market
Hanes
Farmer’s Union Store
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