Memories from the Pass ion forty years ago in Diller records
Forty years ago Mrs. Anna Bond was very sick with fever. A dime social was held at John Keller’s home. Liveryman W A Bogas and Undertaker C W George planned a new hearse in Diller. County attorney candidates were Charles Rice of Steele City and E H Hipshaw of Fairbury. Children’s Day filled the Christian church to capacity. Trustees were elected in district 70 at June’s meeting, unlike today’s spring election. Complaints filed in Beatrice court between Peter Boillot and Ambrose May. Sam Barber of Diller married Mrs. Craig at Rev. Hawkins’s home. Henry Hadley opened a confectionary and lunch room in his saloon building, offering temperance drinks and ginger ale. Readers urged to pay overdue subscriptions. Local livery barn plans faltered. Boggs knew the business. A damage suit over A Sanders’s death tied to liquor sales was heard in Beatrice district court. Wheat and crop notes reflect a dry era. oats nearly a failure. hog market at $3.90 per hundred. cherries mentioned.
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Jefferson County
Diller
Farmers Urged Not to Harvest Wheat This Year
Local notice warns farmers not to combine wheat as all straw is needed for feed due to a long standing drought. Announcement promises further details soon and mentions Ben Behrends.
Messenger visits voters in county treasurer bid
Mr and Mrs Harry Messenger and Mrs Clark called on Diller residents Wednesday. Messenger, born in Fairbury in 1888, is a candidate for County Treasurer and hopes for the job. His card appears in another column of this issue.
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Harry B. Messenger
Clark
Francis Clark
Messenger
Fairbury
Rohrbaugh seeks GOP bid for County Commissioner district one
J. W. Rohrbaugh, candidate for the Republican nomination for County Commissioner in district one, spoke at this office Tuesday declaring there are good reasons for new leadership. He lives north of Rock Creek church and is the younger brother of former County Commissioner Chas Rohrbaugh and T. L. of Lincoln. His announcement appears on a different page.
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J. W. Rohrbaugh
Rohrbaugh
Rock Creek Church
Chas. Rohrbaugh
T. L
Lincoln
Boys Camp Plans For Late June Trip
A camping strip for boys aged eleven to eighteen is proposed for the last week of June. Rev. Drew and Mr Green lead the committee aiming to run a Little Blue River camp from June 26 to June 29. Cost is $1.25 or its food equivalent, with Rev. Drew handling inquiries.
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Rev. Drew
Mr.Green
Little Blue River
Mr. Green
Rev
Drew
Beatrice Community Notes From 1894
Reports describe brick yard cleanup led by Rudy Harms near the creek south of town and a June 7 1894 marriage of John Miller and Nellie Fairchild in Beatrice. Mentions of Burlington Beach steamer City of Lincoln and local visitors fill a nostalgic snapshot of daily life.
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E. L. Loock
Rudy Harms
Church Services and Sunday School Schedule
Rev L J Wolff pastor C L Hullman superintendent S S Sunday school 9 30 A M English services at 10 30
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L. J. Wolff
C. L Hullman
S. S
Congregational Church to Welcome Doane College Visitor
W A Snyder superintendent of the Sunday School schedules services with a 10 A M class and 11 A M sermon. The pulpit will be filled by a man from Doane College arriving to deliver the sermon.
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W. A. Snyder
S. S
Doane College
Methodist Church Plans Children Day Service and Baptism
Rev Robert E Drew pastor Mrs L M Cavett Supt S S announces two Sunday services at 11 AM and 8 PM including a baptismal for children and a Child in the Midst sermon. Union outdoor service 8 PM at city park. rain back up Congregational Church. Official Board meets Thursday. Rev Finch returns Friday for a Sunday School teachers conference at 8 PM.
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Robert E. Drew
L. M. Cavett
S. S
Congregational Church
Mr. Finch
Character, Work and Integrity Reflected in Speeches
A group event featured talks on living a Christian life, personal character, and the value of hard work. Speakers Cavett, Snyder, and Charles Waggoner delivered memorable lines while Kathryn Johnson and Cleo Green sang Gypsy Love Song, with Rachel Diller leading the meeting.
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Cavett
Snyder
Charles Waggoner
Kathryn Johnson
Cleo Green
Eileen Green
Rachel Diller
Lin
Outdoor Union Church Services Begin in City Park
The Diller churches started a series of union outdoor services at the city park last Sunday evening. About 100 attended as Mrs. Ray Green led community singing and a sixteen voice choir. Rev. Drew preached on cooperation and achievement. More services are planned for Sunday at eight o clock in the park.
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Diller
City Park
Ray Green
Drew
Wymore Class of 1904 Holds Reunion at Pennington Home
The 1904 Wymore High School graduates reunion gathered at Mr and Mrs Frank Pennington's home with lunch at 1:30. Twelve of twenty eight members attended including Dwight Wilcox from Gillispie Illinois as the farthest traveler. Roy Howe acted as toastmaster. Members shared reminiscences and life updates from the past thirty years.
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Wymore High School
Frank Pennington
Roy Howe
Barneston
Dwight Wilcox
Gillispie
Ill
Frances Hilder Upson
Stella Hilder Henrichs
Mrs Wenz party shares supper then kitten ball game
The Misses Lucille Barnett Jennie Lottman ElDora Ravers Bertha Anna and Mary Wenz and Freida DeBoer enjoyed a dense supper Tuesday evening in the Wenz pasture south of Diller and later hitchhiked to Diller to watch the kitten ball game.
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Lucille Barnett
Jennie Lottman
ElDora Ravers
Bertha
Anna
Mary
Wenz
Freida DeBoer
Wenz Pasture
Diller
Wolters Celebrate 38th Anniversary and 75th Birthday
Mr and Mrs Henry Wolters observed their 38th wedding anniversary on Friday and Mr Wolters marked his 75th birthday. Family and many relatives attended a joyful gathering in Plymouth News reports.
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Henry Wolters
Mr. Wolters
Plymouth
Nebraska Masons Elect Grand Master At Omaha Meeting
John Hilder represented the local organization at the Masonic Grand Lodge in Omaha this week. Virgil R. Johnson of Beatrice was elected Grand Master of Nebraska Masons for the coming year.
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John Hilder
Masonic Grand Lodge
Omaha
Virgil R. Johnson
Beatrice
Nebraska Masons
Double feature at the cinema shows Richard Barthelmess and Tom Tyler
Saturday lineup offers Modern Hero starring Richard Barthelmess and Tracy Rides with a cartoon. Sunday adds The Trumpet Blows featuring George Raft and Adolph Menjon plus a Frances Drake cartoon Pictoria comedy.
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Richard Barthelmess
Tom Tyler
Tracy Rides
George Raft
Adolph Me Jon
Frances Drake
Pictoria
Manhattan Melodrama Screening with Clark Gable Cast
Monday and Tuesday June 11 12 showings feature Clark Gable Myrna Loy and William Powell in Manhattan Melodrama plus Comedy News notes.
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Dick Powell
Gingers Rogers
Pat O'Brien
Cartoon
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
William Powell
Manhattan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ion
Anna Bond
John Keller
W. A. Bogas
C. W. George
Charles Rice
Steele City
E. H. Hipshaw
Peter Boillot
Ambrose May
Sam Barber
Craig
Hawkins
Henry Hadley
W. A. Boggs
Boggs
A. Sanders
Harbine
John Miller
Wood River
Nebr
Nellie Fairchild
Miller
Dave
Burlington Beach
City of
Hod Diller
Elmer Greider
Joseph Bixby
Dr. Jeffreys
Blue Springs
Frank Blythe
Dr. Taylors
Meyers
Dan Kasser
Waggoner Brothers
ST. Paul’s
EV. Lutheran
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bonham Theatre
Nebraska
Hal Leroy
Harold
L& Cts
Lom Cts
Brunswick
Dennisons Mfg Co
Cts
Clark’s Store
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