M. W. A. Meeting Schedule and Local Notices
The M. W. A. meets 2nd and 4th Thursday each month. For oil or gas barrel delivery call Diller Filling Station. Dr. G. H. Newton advertises eye ear nose throat services in Fairbury Nebraska. Old papers for sale at 5 cents each. Eyes examined by Dr. Adams successor to Dr. Garland at 1114 North 6th Street Beatrice.
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Diller Filling Station
G. H. Newton
Fairbury, Neb
Adams
Garland
N. 6Th St
Beatrice
Moon and Son Monuments Promote Fairbury Shop
An 1886 established Fairbury Nebraska monument maker advertises quality monuments at reasonable prices. Also Saathoffs Implement Store lists a two row disc attachment for a Dempster cultivator and fly nets including leather nets and cord nets from eight fifty to nine dollars. Gus Dressen and Mrs L Greenwood are mentioned in a note about a Mrs Greenwood departing Wednesday for a prolonged visit with her daughters in Rush City.
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F. A Moon & Son
Fairbury
Nebr
Dempster
Saathoffs
Madden Couple Leave Diller for Nicot Colorado
Mr and Mrs J W Madden left Wednesday in their car for home at Nicot Colorado after a visit with sisters Mrs Wieths and Mrs Fouts and other relatives and friends in Diller and vicinity.
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J. W. Madden
Esther Gretzinger Re-elected. heads to Peru Summer School
Miss Esther Gretzinger, two year Steele City teacher, was re-elected for a third term with a higher salary and left Monday in her car to attend summer school at Peru. Accompanied by her niece Bernice Gretzinger, who also teaches near Steele City and was re-elected with a raise.
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Esther Gretzinger
Steele City
Peru
Bernice Gretzinger
Local News Briefs Highlighting Residents and Visits
Miss Elsie Wiedmeir returns to work for Mrs. Clint Tristman after a trip to Deshler. Clarence Findling lays off the Burlington section for a few days due to a sore hand from a scythe cut. Horace Zoellin of Chicago travels to Denver and spends Saturday and Sunday visiting his cousins John Greider and Mrs. Willis Clark and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Wiedmeir
Deshler
Clint Tristman
Clarence Findling
Burlington
Horace Zoellin
Chicago
Denver
John Greider
Willis Clark
London Boy Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Marvin London son of Mr and Mrs J L London was taken to Lincoln Tuesday evening for an appendicitis operation as reported by the Fairbury Journal.
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Marvin London
J. L. London
Lincoln
Fairbury Journal
Jansen State Bank Sees Farmer John Nider Take Control
John M. Nider a farmer from the Jansen vicinity has purchased a controlling interest in the Jansen state bank. H J Fast serves as cashier and F C Achtemeier is a director.
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John M. Nider
Jansen
Jansen State Bank
H. J.fast
F. C. Achtemeier
Fouts Family Visit from Seward Ends Return Home
Kenneth Fouts traveled from Seward to visit his wife and children who had lived here since before Decoration Day. He joined his mother Mrs. Elizabeth Fouts at her home and left for home with the family on Monday.
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Kenneth Fouts
Seward
Elizabeth Fouts
Families from Diller and Wayne enjoy a day in Fremont park
Mr. and Mrs. Cully with children visited Fremont Sunday morning where they met Mr. and Mrs. Robertson and Meredith. The Robertsons, former Diller residents now in Wayne, Neb., include salesman Mr. Robertson for Durant Auto Co. and Mrs. Robertson who finished a two year course at Wayne State Normal. Both families returned home the same evening.
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C. H. Cully
Fremont
W. G. Robertson
Meredith
Robertsons
Diller
Wayne, Nebraska
Robertson
Durant Automobile Co
Home Service Ad Promotes Community News and Improvements
A local advertisement highlights the store's role in serving the community with news and advertising. It notes a busy paint department, mentions Mule-Hide roofing, and references neighbors like Bert Bell and Rev. Ludwick as examples of local work and improvements.
Public Sale Planned by Mrs Fairbank of Farm Personal Effects
Mrs C E Fairbank intends leaving the farm and will hold a public sale of her personal effects. The Misses Nellie Frisbie and Gladys Hays traveled to Lincoln on Monday for summer school at the State University. Mrs Flora Hilder and child ren, visiting Geo Hilder at Wy more, have returned home. Mrs Ludwick returned Friday after a ten day visit with her sister in Bucyrus Ohio and her brother in Tiffin Ohio. Mr and Mrs Less Hill took their daughter Opal to Fairbury to catch a train to Grand Island for Business College this year.
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C. E. Fairbank
Nellie Frisbie
Gladys Hays
Lincoln
The
State University
Flora Hilder
Geo. Hilder
Wymore
Mrs. Less Hill
Opal
Fairbury
Grand Island
Business
Teacher Lissa Fanders Heads to Summer University
Mrs. Lissa Fanders, who has taught several terms in Dist. No. 64 Blauser neighborhood, has contracted for another year and is attending summer school at the state university.
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Lissa Fanders
Dist. No
Blauser
The
State University
Diller Picnic Set for August 15 and 16 in Hartzel’s Grove
The 32nd annual Diller picnic will be held August 15 and 16 in Hartzel's grove. Sponsored by the Diller Commercial Club it will maintain its usual high standard. Tell your friends about it.
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Diller
Hartzel’s Grove
Diller Commercial Club
Beatrice Police Officer Robert Johnson Fells at Lincoln State Hospital
Funeral services for Robert John son brother of F L Johnson were held Tuesday afternoon from his Beatrice home and Scott funeral home with Rev Stucken bruck of the Christian church delivering the sermon. Interment followed at Evergreen Home cemetery. He served on Beatrice’s police force for years and died at the state hospital in Lincoln at age fifty six, leaving a wife and five children.
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Robert Johnson
F. L. Johnson
West Mary Street
Scott Funeral Home
Beatrice
Stuckenbruck
The
Christian Church
Evergreen Home Cemetery
Johnson
State Hospital
Lincoln
Habicht Family Tour Reflects Midwest Links and Kentucky Trip
Mr and Mrs E F Habicht and children Ruth and Graydon, former Diller residents, visited Worthington relatives after a 325 mile drive. They tour four Habicht stores across South Dakota and Minnesota and plan to return via Lincoln, Nebraska. Dr O C Diehl cites daughter Eleanor and Clara Rhodes in Louisville trip with rain and a nurse convention. The group envisages a Blue Grass Tour and Memphis visits, sharing family ties across multiple states.
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E. F. Habicht
Ruth
Graydon
Diller
Worthington
Minn
Nancy Robertson
Lela Robertson
C. E. Waggoner
Habicht
Carl
Max
Miller, Huron
Wessington Springs
Dakota
Marie Habicht
O. C. Diehl
Eleanor
Clara Rhodes
Beatrice
Louisville
United States Military Reservation
Elizabethtown
Aoeenville
Lincoln Farm
Stown
Old Kentucky
Frankfort
Shakertown
High __ Bridge
Lexington
Faraway Farm
Georgetown
Memphis
Tenn
Rain postpones Diller sale held last Saturday
A planned combination sale in Diller was postponed due to rain last Saturday. Local officials advised buyers to await a new date.
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Diller
Partridge Family Return From Nebraskas Funeral
C F Partridge and son John of Minden Nebraska attended the funeral of C E Fairbank and returned home Saturday after their visit.
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C. F. Partridge
John
Minden
Nebr
C. E. Fairbank
Diller District Voters To Decide On 12000 Tax Levy
The notice to qualified voters of School District No. 70 urged attendance at the annual meeting in the district school building on Monday June 11 1928 at 8 P M to vote on raising 12000 by taxation for next year expenses Board of Education Dist No 70 Also included a Wentworth Military Academy news note about Cadet Francis K Plager of Diller Neb singing tenor with the glee club and playing violin in the academy orchestra referenced in a June 5 1928 item from Lexington Missouri.
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Diller
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Board of Education, Dist. No
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Francis K. Plager
John K. Plager
Nebr
Wentworth Military Academy Glee Club
Captain Crossbones
Plager
WHB
Kansas City
Birth Announcement for Davis Child in Wymore
A nine pound son was born on June 1 to Mr J T Davis and Nellie Hilder of Wymore.
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Mr.Sanders
J. T. Davis
Nellie Hilder
Wymore
Beatrice Power Co Upgrades Line To Three Phase
Beatrice Power Co begins Sunday work to convert Hanover line from single to three phase and add copper conductor. Lines serve Lanham Odell Steele City and Diller with power from Kansas Power & Light Co. Upgrades aim to reduce fluctuations and line loss while easing peak demand for Hanover.
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Beatrice Power Co
Hanover
Krug Power Co
City Power House
Kansas Power & Light Co
Lanham
Odell
Steele City
Diller
Nebraska Company
Hanover Democrat
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Diller State Bank
Gus Dressen
Diller “‘Home” Service
Paul Stange
Long Bell
Washington
Bert Bell
Arthur Grone
Arthur
New York
Ludwick
Gornbelt
L. Geer
Clark’s Store
Diller, Nebr
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