Clark's Store Quitting Business in Diller
Clark's Store will quit business in Diller after disposing of stock on hand. Carl Lampe decided five Dil ler grocery stores were too many and will not try to regain Clark's lost volume. The building is leased to Harry Allen who will move his stock in once possession is given. Allen controls much of Diller's meat trade and needs the walk in refrigerator. A quitting business sale begins tomorrow and ends Tuesday.
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Clark
Diller
Carl Lampe
Harry Allen
Francis Clark
Allen
Wendell Fanders Back From Denver Trip
Wendell Fanders and his sister Gretchen traveled to Denver by plane last week and returned Friday morning aboard the Burlington fast train. He then went to Grand Island Saturday evening to start work as a cigar salesman. He has become air minded and is currently a student pilot with fifteen hours of flight time.
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Wendell Fanders
Gretchen
Denver
Burlington
Wendell
Grand Island
Old Resident Returns for Funeral of Local Brother
Mr and Mrs George W Powers and two children and two grandchildren visited the Record office while back in town for the funeral of Mrs Powers brother Alonzo Specht held last Thursday. The Powers family formerly lived here thirty eight years ago and Mr Powers remains in poor health.
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George W. Powers
Farmers Use Free Bulletins at County Farm Bureau
Over seven months an average of one hundred farmers weekly use the free bulletin rack in the county Farm Bureau office at the county courthouse, says Miss McKeen secretary to the agricultural agent.
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County Farm Bureau
County Court House
Miss McKeen
Diller Defeats Haddam 7 to 2 In Local Gridiron Clash
Diller defeated Haddam 7 to 2 on the local field last Sunday. The team planned to meet Fairbury at Fairbury tonight and then play Morrowville next Sunday afternoon. latest report notes no game at Fairbury.
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Haddam
Diller
Fairbury
Morrowville
First Wheat Loan Application in Jefferson County
Quinter Fry of Diller becomes the first person in Jefferson County to apply for a federal wheat loan aiming to curb further wheat price declines and stabilize the market.
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Quinter Fry of
Diller
Jefferson County
Plate missing from Rev Wolff offered to be recovered
A license plate belonging to Rev L J Wolff is missing and the Record office requests anyone finding such a plate to leave it at the office. The notice asks for identification and return to the Record.
Eyewear Style Tips from Dr. Neil C. Morrison
A Fairbury Nebraska optometrist, Dr. Neil C. Morrison, promotes fashionable glasses that suit your face shape. The office offers air conditioned comfort for patients seeking stylish corrective eyewear.
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Neil C. Morrison
Fairbury
Nebr
Kensington Church Meeting Next Thursday July 21
The M. E. Kensington will meet in the church basement next Thursday July 21. Roll Call is requested with a note to bring summer ideas for lunch. attendance urged and invitations extended.
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M. E. Kensington
Lincoln superintendent attends last Monday school board meeting
Superintendent Sinkey came from Lincoln to attend a school board meeting last Monday evening.
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Sinkey
Lincoln
Saturday Night Game Bears Down on Band Night
A lively event features a Saturday night game with a band performance and a reminder to forget troubles. Local fans, students, and families attend as the activities unfold under stadium lights.
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Game Bear
Diller Children Enjoy Picnic At Crystal Springs Park
Thirty eight Diller boys and girls joined by Miss Ruth Stahl and John Greider attended a county recreational picnic at Crystal Springs park near Fairbury. Activities included swimming, a picnic dinner and contests with prizes such as Garrells winning a angel food cake, Freddie Drexler and Junior Miller earning ice cream, and Terrell Fasnacht also taking ice cream.
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Diller
Ruth Stahl
John Greider
Crystal Springs Park
Fairbury
Garrells
Freddie Drexler
Junior Miller
Terrell Fasnacht
Reynolds
Steele City
Benham Theatre
Death of William Edwin Pyche
Rev H B Pyche of the local Congregational church reports the death of his brother William Edwin Pyche on July 1 1938 from a paralytic stroke. Born 1881 at White Head he lived in New Glasco Nova Scotia and was one of ten children with two surviving brothers George of Canso NS and Rev W H Pyche of Diller.
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H. B. Pyche
William Edwin Pyche
Pyche
White Head
New Glasco
Nova Scotia
George
Canso
Rev. Pyche
Diller
Farm Worker Carl Sandman Helps The Boys After Fall
Carl Sandman arrived in Diller about a week ago from Colorado where he was confined to a hospital and has been helping the boys on the farm southeast of town. He says he is feeling tatl and sore all over after recently falling fifty feet from a railroad bridge.
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Carl Sandman
Diller
Colorado
Carl
Clifford Sparks Buys Brick Block on Main Avenue
Clifford Sparks becomes the owner of a brick business block on Main Avenue at Diller after purchasing from Box Holle who had bought the building from Ray Green. Sparks plans repairs to the front while Box Holle continues to operate in the building.
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Clifford Sparks
Main Avenue
Diller
Box Holle
Holle
Ray Green
Cliford
Notice on Account Dues and Cash Sale Policy
All book accounts are due in full on or before August 1. After that date everything will be sold for cash only unless special arrangements are made. Geer Bros.
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Geer Bros
Gardeners Allow Chickens to Battle Grasshoppers
Steele City News reports gardeners open gates to flocks this year hoping chickens reduce rampant grasshopper damage to vegetation. The move departs from tradition and aims to protect crops and ornamental plants.
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Steele City News
Diller Band Announces Summer Picnic Dates
The Diller Band plans a summer picnic schedule with Odell on August 1 20 and 9 at Blue Springs and Diller on August 11 overall dates uncertain for some venues.
Wheat yields near Kanarado border impress arid Kansas
Dr. Ellis reports wheat grown on his half-section near Kanarado along the Kansas Colorado line yields 28 bushels per acre and tests 62 pounds to the bushel. He presents the results as a striking example of arid Kansas farming performance.
Pastor G Bode Dies After Stroke at 72
Rev. G Bode aged 72 and longtime pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran church at Plymouth died Monday after a stroke last Friday. Funeral services were held today.
Ice Cream and Cake Benefit At Methodist Church
The young married folks class will serve homemade ice cream and cake Saturday evening in Sam Hutchinson's building. All are invited to attend.
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Methodist Church
Sam Hutchinson
Annual Picnic Plans Progress
Plans for this year’s picnic include a featured appearance by Evelyn Sharp of O 3 Nebraska the 18 year old youngest woman transport pilot in the US She will perform stunt flying give rides and be introduced from the stage Parade plans are moving forward inviting wide participation All participants get a post parade treat and attendees are urged to prepare their bicycles and pets for a “Going Hollywood” themed event Motion pictures of the parade Oh Boy.
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Evelyn Sharp
O-3
Nebraska
Hollywood
Tomato Contenders Highlight Citizen Garden Contest
Doctor Diehl claimed a tomato lead after nine to ten tomatoes on a plant. Mrs. Christie Seaman reports thirty two green tomatoes and three ripe ones from her garden. Roy Roelfs counts forty seven on a vine while editors tally eight ripe tomatoes on eleven plants. The town challenges readers to beat these counts.
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Diehl
Christie Seaman
Anay
Roy Roelfs
Roy
Picnic Dates For Towns In This Vicinity
A list of picnic dates for Barneston Odell Hanover Plymouth Burchard Blue Springs Diller Milligan Wymore Steele City and nearby fairs at Gage County and Jefferson County with August and September day ranges for each location. The schedule includes single and multiple day events across towns in the region.
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Barneston
Odell
Hanover
Plymouth
Burchard
Blue Springs
Diller
Milligan
Wymore
Steele City
Gage Co. Fair
Tobias
Liberty
Jefferson Co. Fair
Fairbury Band Visits Diller for Summer Concert
The Fairbury municipal band directed by Harold L. Chatelain will visit Diller on Friday evening, July 22, for a concert at the city park stand. The group has toured towns around Fairbury for years, visiting each area about every two seasons. Diller hosted them two years ago. Everyone is invited and urged to attend.
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Fairbury
Harold L. Chatelain
Diller
City Park
Supper Guests Visit Rex Green and Lincoln Return
Mr. and Mrs. Volney Raymond and their son Dickie with Rhue Green were supper guests at Rex Green's home Monday. They returned to Lincoln that evening. Rhue Green had just come back from Cuba via Los Angeles, California.
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Volney Raymond
Dickie
Rhue Green
Rex Green
Lincoln
Cuba
Los Angeles
California
Doesn’t Pay In Long Run To Burn Stubble
Burning stubble increases soil losses and reduces absorption leading to erosion. Early plowing provides organic matter and water storage, improving yields in the long term. Initial yield boosts from burning fade as soil organisms deplete and erosion accelerates.
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Soil Conservation Service
County seventh graders excel in state exams
County Superintendent Clark reports exceptionally good seventh grade results from rural and town schools except Plymouth and Fairbury. Among 195 tested, students Betty Grabber Esther Roeits Robert Murray Orville Krebs and Frederick Wrigley posted averages above 90 percent. Several earned Palmer Method certificates and two achieved 100 percent in Bookkeeping and Geography.
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Clark
Plymouth
Fairbury
Charles W. Taylor
Betty Grabber
Esther Roeits
Robert Murray
Orville Krebs
Frederick Wrigley
Palmer
Garnet Barber
Kenneth Barber
Evelyn Behrends
Esther Lamb
Willard Engelmann
Verneale Schouelle
Stuents
Donna Jean Leonard
Erma Rempel
Nebraska Farm Auction Sets Historic June Sales Record
Charles McCamsey president of the Federal Land Bank of Omaha announced the sale of 50 Nebraska farms in June through land and Federal Farm Mortgage Corp representatives at Omaha. It marked the largest month in the bank's history with two to seven bidders per property. Five farms brought 247,500 dollars in total, about 37 percent cash before possession. About three of four buyers were neighboring farmers or tenants with a stake for a down payment.
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Charles McCamsey
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
Omaha
No Fatal Accidents Fourth of July Nebraska Report
Nebraska Safety Council reports no violent deaths on July Fourth 1988 and patrols credit stricter traffic rules. A state weekly accident tally shows 398 crashes with 14 deaths, including seven children, plus details of fatal incidents and highway safety measures, such as vehicle inspections and new safety lanes.
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Nebraska Safety Council
Nebraska
Office of State Superintendent of Instruction
Lincoln
Keep Grains On The Farm Advisers Urge Saving Oats And Barley
Agricultural advisers say farmers should store oats and barley due to ample on hand supplies and few livestock. Ground grains can replace corn for fattening animals and are valuable for growing stock, so selling now at current prices is discouraged. Keep every bushel on the farm for future use or for buying livestock later.
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Aoe
Twister Destroys Hen House at George Farm
A young tornado struck the George farm on Wednesday afternoon July 6, tearing down the hen house and scattering shocked wheat, according to the Steele City News.
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George Farm
Steele City
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Crystal Springs
Wm. Edward Pyche
Parade News
Fairbury Band
Nebraska Farms
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