Memories Of The Past And Local Anecdotes From Diller
Twenty five years ago Joe Stetcher of Dodge Nebraska was rated world champion wrestler. Glenn Mille of Council Bluffs married July 1 1915 in Berlin to a Chicago woman engaged before he went to Germany for International Harvester. A Cherry family reunion at John Cherry Sr. home July 11 19165 drew nineteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Nine year old Dyle Hood burned by a cannon firecracker, face and hand severely. Wheat cutting in 1915 hindered by heavy rains near Diller, farmers using burlap, sheet iron, wide skids, beer kegs or engine drives to pull through mud. harvest completed with many delays.
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Joe Stetcher
Dodge
Nebraska
Glenn Mille
CA Mills
Council Bluffs
Berlin
Germany
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Cherry
Diller
John Cherry Sr
Dyle Hood
Forties recollections and rural misadventures recounted
Forty years ago Mrs Annie M Diller hosted a family reunion with Diller and Blauser kin. A neighbor pulled a six foot bull snake from a nest of seven eggs. Will and Lila Amon rode out a storm and overturned their buggy, suffering minor damage. Sam Fisher endured a severe wagon accident on Walt Nutter’s farm leaving him stranded in heat. his throat parched and leg badly swollen before rescue.
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Annie M Diller
Dave Diller
Horace Diller
Clark Blauser
Eugene and
Effie Diller
John King
Diller
Mr. King
Will
Lila Amon
Sam Fisher
Walt Nutter
Endicott
Diller Delegates Named and Old War Bribery Case Remembered
Fifty years ago land at four dollars per acre was assessed in Pleasant precinct. At the Diller precinct primary delegates to the republican county convention were A S Koons G M Place AH Colman Jos Bixby Isaac Steiner H H Vaupel Tim Grogan. Homer Brunk visited from Fairbury and treated band members after watching the Diller band at Steele City July Fourth. The Fairbury Enterprise praised the Diller Cornet Band for its attire discipline and skill. County Commissioner WC Willey and Henry S Martin faced bribery charges of two hundred and six hundred dollars from architect Mr McDonnell. bonds set at one thousand dollars each, Willey signed by LL Catlin and St Martin by M T Cleary. They were bound over to the September district court term. both resigned, Chester Aldrewe appointed to fill vacancies. The era’s refrain was boodle though the amounts were small.
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Diller
Fairbury
A S Koons
G M Place
AH Colman
Jos Bixby
Isaac Steiner
H H Vaupel
Tim Grogan
Steele City
Diller Cornet
J H Friday
WC Willey
Henry S Martin
McDonnell
Fremont
Jefferson County Court House
Willey
LL Catlin
St Martin’s
M T Cleary
McDonnel
JB McDowell
St Martin
Chester Aldrewe
Turtles Eat Pigs Reported In Nebraska Streams
WPA researchers cite Nebraska streams as home to turtles that prey on pigs. Ainsworth Star note from December 6, 1888 reports a Beatrice area farmer losing over 30 young pigs to a turtle two feet wide and with a large head, later killed by the farmer.
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Nebraska
Wpa
Ainsworth Star
Beatrice
Indian Creek
Lifeboat Survives in Any Sea
A concise note contrasts lifeboats enduring rough seas with the peril to those aboard as waves turn and danger persists. The piece hints at resilience amid disaster without detailed events or figures.
Jefferson County Farmers Can Redeem 1938 Corn Loans
County commodity loan member Paul Regnier announced that Jefferson County farmers may redeem 1938 AAA corn loans at 68 cents per bushel up to October 1. An added 7 cents per bushel storage allowance applies if storage facilities were not financed last fall, with extensions for 1938 corn maturing in August.
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Paul Regnier
County Commodity Loan
Jefferson County
Farmerea
Commodity Credit Corporation
Joana
CCC
Petrification of Wild Bill Hickok’s Tombstone Return
Nebraska researchers cite a Hamilton County News item from August 23, 1879 about Wild Bill Hickok. After burial near Deadwood became disputed, his coffin was moved and found extremely heavy revealing a petrified body with a rock like appearance and mustache preserved.
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Peet
Nebraska
Hamilton County
Wild Bill Hickok
Hickok
Deadwood
Jack McColl
Newa
Mount Moriah
Snakes Stop A Train Near Scottsbluff 1923
The Scotts Bluff Telegraph reports a fast Denver mail train carrying 54 reptiles halted when snakes escaped from cages during a carnival shipment. A search failed, repairs delayed, and postmasters warned to inspect mail bags for rattlers, with many snakes believed lost along the line.
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Scottsbluff
Scottsbluff Telegraph
Denver
Nebraska
Porcee
Bia
Paternal Prize Brings Toothbrush Incident
Joseph C Fayder of Jersey City swallowed a five inch toothbrush during a moment of pride when his 15 month old son John uttered Daddy. He was taken to a hospital where X rays showed the brush in a non dangerous position and no immediate removal planned. The child has spoken since.
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Joseph C. Fayder
Jersey City
John
Fungus Trade Falls as New Zealand Market Slumps
New Zealand's fungus industry, once thriving after Chew Chong began buying dried fungus from settlers at New Plymouth, has collapsed as Chinese demand wanes. A cent a pound early on grew to seven or eight cents, fueling growth, but current sales to China are at a low ebb.
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New Zealand
Wellington
Chew Chong
New Plymouth
China
Actors Ann Sheridan and Bogart Star in New Films
The brief note lists Ann Sheridan and Humphrey Bogart in a feature titled All Came True with Jeffrey Lynn and Boris Karloff mentioned for Black Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Sheridan
Jeffrey Lynn
Humphery Bogart
Boris Karloff
Scarlett Returns With Vivien Leigh At The Bonham Theatre
Scarlett is back as Vivien Leigh stars in Waterloo Bridge with Robert Taylor while Boris Karloff appears in Black Friday and App Sheridan in It All Came True on the same program at The Bonham Theatre.
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Scarlett
Vivien Leigh
Robert Taylor
Waterloo Bridge
Boris Karloff
App Sheridan
Hepplewhite School Chair Varieties Noted
The Hepplewhite school showcases a wide range of chair designs with more varieties than any other institution, underscoring its notable diversity in furniture styles.
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Hepplewhite School
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Pleasant Precinct
Homer Brunk
Homer
Bill
ACME
Bonham Theatre
Fairbury, Nebraska
Cartoon
Universal News
Rol Burns
the Deacon
Warner Baxter
Andrea Tene
Earthbound
Geo O'Brien
Prairie’ Law
News
American Boy
American Fruit Grower
American Girl
American Magazine
American Poultry Journal
Breeder's Gazette
Capper's Farmer Child Life
Christian Herald
Collier's
Etude Music Magazine
Farm Journal & Farmer's
Wile Flower Grower
Fact Digest
Home Arts
Needlecraft
Liberty Magazine
McCall's Open Road
Parents
Pathfinder
Popular Mechanics
Redbook Magazine
Woman's World
St. Or
Rf.d
Jimmie Redmond
Cee Hera
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