Local News Briefs and Social Notices
Miss Freda Kuper plans to leave Tuesday for a trip to Laramie Wyoming with Brandt and granddaughter Mary LeVoo. A Montgomery Ward store building contract was awarded for Fairbury at the corner east of Harbine bank. Henry Fouts will move from Fairbury to Clarinda Iowa as district agent for Bankers Life. A cannon cracker incident damaged Main Street. a neighbor’s watchful actions prevented further harm. Dr. Henry Atwood and daughter visit Miss Susan Randall in town. the Yakima Valley doctor formerly led a local church. Frank and Bessie Grabber bought the Rahman estate residence for 2250 dollars with John Greider arranging. Mrs. Ruby E Coggins of Aurora visited Neomi chapter for a school and social hour with refreshments.
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Montgomery Ward
Fairbury
Harbine Bank
Henry Atwood
Yakima Valley
State of Washington
Susan Randall
The
Christian’ Church
Frank
Bessie Grabber
George Rahman
Dr. Bauguess
John Greider
Ruby - E- Coggins
Aurora
Nebr
Order of the Eastern Star
Neomi
Funeral for Rebecca Lambert Held in Lincoln Cemetery
Rebecca Lambert 38 daughter of Mrs. Frank Lambert of former Diller residents died Friday at home in Lincoln. Funeral services were Sunday at 10 am with Rev. M. E Gilbert officiating and burial in Steele City cemetery. Mr. Lambert was a section foreman for Burlington while the family lived here.
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Prome
Rebecca Lambert
Frank Lambert
Diller
Lincoln
M. E Gilbert
Bural
Steele City
Lambert
Man
Burlington
Burlington Runs Five Special Trains for Shriners Convention
The Burlington housed five special trains on its division last week carrying several hundred shriners from St. Louis to Los Angeles for a convention this week. Each train averaged nine cars, all Pullmans except a baggage car and a diner on each train.
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The
Burlington
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Worth While Moving Picture Shown In Diller
Wednesday evening June 12 is the night to visit Diller for a worthwhile moving picture shown by Cornbelt Lumber Co with local manager C. L. Geer. All stores stay open and welcome trade that night.
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Diller
Cornbelt Lumber Co
C. L. Geer
4-H Enrollment Tops Most Counties in the County
Jefferson County 4-H clubs show strong growth with only three Nebraska counties exceeding enrollment. Assistant Extension Agent Raymond Nixon will join for full time work after June 8 with headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce rooms in Fairbury.
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Jefferson County
Asst. Co
Raymond Nixon
Chamber of Commerce
Fairbury
Nebr
Dux Attacks Driver As Ambulance Crashes Near Lincoln
Geo. Dux, being moved from Fairbury to a Lincoln sanitarium by Arthur Richardson, attacked the driver in the back seat under guard. The assault caused the ambulance to wreck just short of its destination. Richardson lost control, the driver was injured, while Dux and his guard escaped harm.
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Geo. Dux
Fairbury
Lincoln Sanitarium
Arthur Richardson
Richardson
Dax
Beatrice Man Killed in Golden Rod Highway Crash
An auto crash on the Golden Rod Highway one mile west of Ellis killed Chas Ridgely of Beatrice and seriously injured Chas Long and Emerson Blowers. They had parked on the wrong side of the road and were struck by a car driven by C E Polfus of Lincoln. An inquest was held at Beatrice yesterday.
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Golden Rod
Ellis
Chas. Ridgely
Beatrice
Chas
Long
Emerson Blowers
C. E. Polfus
Lincoln
Polfus
Mrs Cleve Hiatt Goes to Beatrice After Husband's Mastoid Operation
Mrs Cleve Hiatt of Hebron spent Wednesday night with her mother Mrs S M Hughes then traveled to Beatrice to be with her husband who had mastoid surgery in a Beatrice hospital Saturday. He is reported to be getting along nicely.
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Cleve Hiatt
Hebron
S. M. Hughes
Beatrice
Beatrice Hospital
Family travelers depart for Cortland and Midwest visits
Mrs Tebbo DeVries and family including Mr and Mrs Martin-Konstant with Evonna Mae and Mrs Konstant left Tuesday morning May 2 for Cortland Nebraska to visit relatives. They also visited Shenandoah and George Iowa and planned to return home in Milbank South Dakota.
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Tebbo DeVries
Martin — Konstant
Evonna Mae
Konstant
John Lottman
Cortland
Nebr
Shenandoah
George
Milbank
Sanday
June
Diller Girl Becomes Nebraska Educational Journal Assistant
The June Nebraska Educational Journal from Lincoln features Miss Lillian Wiemers former Diller student who after years in stenographic work has become assistant advertising clerk for the publication. She is the daughter of Mr Wiemers living west of Diller and is a Hai school graduate.
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Nebraska Educationa Journal
Lincoln
Lillian Wiemers
Diller Young Lads
A New Idea for Farm Relief
A Daykin Herald reader cites a farmer who urges halving wheat land in sweet clover for a year and buying December wheat to restore prices. The self described Farm Philosopher says broad farmer action is needed to impact global supply and lift grain prices.
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Daykin Herald
Four Towns Unite for Memorial Day Observances
On Memorial Day the American Legion Posts in Steele City and four nearby towns Diller Endicott Hollenburg Kans held cross town ceremonies. County Attorney F H Mattoon spoke at Steele City praising the G A R legacy and urging steadfast civic duties.
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American Legion Post
Steele City
Diller
Endicott
Hollenburg
Kans
F. H. Matton
Beatrice
Legion Hall
Mattoon
American Legion
Grand Army of the Republic
Mr. Mattoon
G. A. R. Post
Legion
Grain prices and local attendance at decoration day
Yesterday's market prices showed Wheat 78 cents a bushel, corn 40 cents, oats 43 cents, eggs 4 cents, heavy hens 23 cents, springs roosters 13 cents. Mrs Wilber Hiatt and Lois and Dicky visited Mrs S M Hughes then returned to Scandia Kansas Friday after decoration day exercises.
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Wilber Hiatt
Lois and
Dicky
S. M. Hughes
Scandia
Kans
Catlin Auto Co announces used shop equipment sale
A listing from Catlin Auto Co at 606 Fet hints at 6 ft to 18 ft showroom and shop fixtures plus Ford parts and tires. Items include display racks, a 60 gallon Wayne pump, a No 20 Champion drill press, a Ford and Fordson rehab outfit, tires in various sizes, and office furniture.
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Ford
H. P. Westinghouse Electric Motor
Fordson
Fox Arbor
Wayne
Catlin Auto Co
Graham Paige Cars
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Diller State Bank
Freda Kuper
Laramie
Has. Brandt
Mary LeVoo
Pueblo
Gulo
North Platte, Nebr
Henry Fouts
Clarinda
Iowa
Banker Life Insurance Company
Elias Hadley
Phillips, Nebr
Minden
Buddy Clark
Everett Clark
RED Top Steel Post
WLS
WCCO
WOW
Diller, Nebr
Stevens
Wolverine
Clark’s Store
Diller, Neb
Frank A. Houston
Fairbury, Nebr
Jefferson Co. Assessment Assn
Carl Schnelle
Sec’y
New McCormick
Deering Binder
S.C. Hutchinson
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