Waggoner Attends Grand Lodge In Omaha
Delegates from local lodge of the A F and A M gather in Omaha for Grand Lodge opening. Movie footage shows the Masonic home at Plattsmouth with Geo B Pearce, known as Ben Pearce, appearing on screen on the front porch. Pearce reportedly in good health and enjoys life at the home.
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Chas E Waggoner
Omaha
Grand Lodge
Plattsmouth
Diller
Geo. B. Pearce
Ben Pearce
Charley
Ben
Mr. Pearce
Odell Announces Thirteenth Annual Picnic Dates
Odell has announced August 18 and 19 as the dates for the thirteenth annual picnic. Committees were appointed with twenty members. A W Koch chairs, S A Tincher serves as secretary, L A Vetroska is treasurer, and J S Callen is platform manager.
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Odell
A.W. Kock
S.A. Tincher
LA. Vetroska
J. S.callen
Patton Heads West From Burlington For Job Prospects
Bernard Patton leaves Tuesday by a Burlington side-door sleeper bound for Sterling Colorado to visit his uncle Harry Weddle and family. He plans to proceed to Powell Wyoming and then to Yellowstone National Park to seek employment opportunities.
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Bernard Patton
Burlington
Sterling
Colorado
Harry
Weddle
Powell
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Miss Elsie Franzen Plans Visits With Relatives
Miss Elsie Franzen head clerk at Clark's store travels to Steele City for a day or two with relatives before continuing to Ft. Wayne Indiana to visit her oldest sister Mrs Anna Tjadén for an extended stay.
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Elsie Franzen
Clark’s
Steele City
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Anna Tjadén
Miller Takes Over Odell Paper In Kansas
Byrd E. Miller of Marysville Kansas who bought the Odell Oracle from R Clark now heads the paper. Mr and Mrs Clark have lived in Odell thirteen years and plan to move to a new location soon.
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Byrd E. Miller
Marysville
Kansas
Odell
Oracle
R. Clark
Band Concert Set for Saturday at City Park Stands
A band concert is planned for Saturday night starting at 8 30 at the city park stands on North Main Street. M O Wood will direct the program, with an in use portable platform evident for the event.
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Diller
City Park
North Main Street
M. O. Wood
Beatrice Dentist Dr J W McLeran Dies At 62
Beatrice dentist Dr J W McLeran died Monday morning at a local hospital at age 62 after undergoing an appendix operation a week earlier. The funeral was held Wednesday.
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J. W. McLeran
Beatrice
Dorcas Class Kensington Meeting Notice
The Dorcas Class Kensington will be held Thursday afternoon June 18 in the church basement. Members and friends of the class are cordially invited to attend.
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Dorcas
Kensington
Birth Announcement for Bowdle Infant in Hawthorn
Born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Bowdle Helen Heorichs of Hawthorn California on June 6 1936 a 94 pound infant noted with iy status in Spokane health column.
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Lawrence Bowdle
Helen Heorichs
Hawthorn
California
Gravel Paving Finishes on Thirty Blocks of Diller Streets
About thirty blocks of Diller streets were given a coat of gravel. The work was finished yesterday.
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Diller
Mrs. Leask Plans Retirement From YWCA Work
Mrs. W. H. Leask announced last week she would retire from YWCA work in Fairbury after July first.
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W. H. Leask
YWCA
Fairbury
Nancy Miller Fractures Collar Bone After Bed Fall
Nancy Miller fell from her bed and sustained a fracture of the collar bone. Medical staff treated her injuries and advised rest and monitoring for recovery.
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Nancy Miller
Union Services In The Park With Rev Pyche
The preacher for Sunday evening union services in the park will be Rev Mr Pyche congregational pastor from Leigh Nebraska. Everyone is invited to attend and the music committee invites band members to volunteer their services. The Gloria band book will be used for the music.
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the Park
Pyche
Leigh
Nebraska
Children’s Day Program At Congregational Church
The Union Daily Vacation Bible School, active for two weeks, will present a children’s day program Sunday at 11 am to reveal the school’s nature. An exhibit of hand work will be shown and an offering collected to help defray expenses. all are invited.
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Union Daily Vacation Bible School
Congregational Church
Freak storm sweeps Nebraska causing widespread damage
A fast moving storm crossed Nebraska from Scotts Bluff to Omaha starting around 6 am and reaching 70 mph gusts with hail and rain. Reports describe darkness across the state with crop and utility damage though some towns like Diller saw lighter effects.
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Nebraska
Scottsbluffs
Omaha
Scotts Bluffs
Diller
State Railway Commission Regulates Interstate Carriers
The State Railway Commission assumes control of rate and service regulation for motor vehicle common carriers in Nebraska and orders a hearing at 10:00 A M June 15 1936 in Lincoln. A complete copy of the motor regulations resolutions is on file.
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State Railway Commission
Nebr
Commission
Capital Bulising
Lincoln
Diller Family Remembers Ill Mother After Visit From Relatives
Mr and Mrs Odka Lottman helped their daughter Mrs George Tjaden at Centerville SD as she lay seriously ill and passed away. They later visited with their daughters and families Mr and Mrs John Mains of Sioux Falls SD and Mr and Mrs Henry Reipholdt and their son Arnold Lottman of Marcus IA who returned to Diller last Friday.
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Odka Lottman
George Tjaden
Centerville
South Dakota
John Mains
Sioux Falls
Henry Reipholdt
Arnold Lottman
Marcus
Iowa
Diller
Change of newspaper address for Bath Packing Co branch
A June 4 1936 communication from Bruce Weigel requests changing the paper’s address to 833 West 2nd St Waterloo IA. He has taken charge of all Bath Packing Co branch houses in the territory and must move to Waterloo where the home office is located.
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B.H (Bruce) Weigel
2Nd St
Waterloo
Bath Packing Co
Dilfern Visitors Included Clark and Garrelle Families in Lincoln
On a rainy Friday several Dilfern residents traveled to Lincoln. Notable attendees included Mr and Mrs Francis Clark with family and Ida Clark of Fairbury, Mr and Mrs Fred Garrelle and family, Mrs O J Mayborn and daughter Mildred.
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Dilfern
Lincoln
Francis Clark
Ida Clark
Fairbury
Fred Garrelle
O. J. Mayborn
Mildred
Bristol family leaves for Kansas home after storm delay
Mr and Mrs Ab Bristol departed Friday for their Fowler Kansas home after storms disrupted telephone lines tied to the pipeline Co Ab was working for delaying their planned vacation to Wyoming. The children remain for a longer visit.
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Ab Bristol
Kansas
Fowler
Pipe Line Co. Ab
Bristors
Wyoming
Barber-Detter Announcement of June 6 1936 Marriage
Miss Ruth Barber daughter of Mr and Mrs Less Barber of near Diller wed Mr Fred Detter of the Harbine neighborhood in Lincoln Nebraska. Rev Drew officiated on Saturday June 6 1936.
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Ruth Barber
Sparks-Weers Wedding In Washington Kansas
Sparks-Weers ties the knot as Lucille Sparks daughter of Mr and Mrs Chester Sparks of Diller marries William T Weers in Washington Kansas. Rev Samuelson presided at 2 30 pm with Pearl Sparks as bridesmaid and Clarence Hullman as best man. The bride, a longtime county and Lancaster teacher, and groom plan a Dallas Texas honeymoon then reside one and a half miles east of Diller.
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Lucille Sparks
Chester Sparke
Diller
William T. Weers
Washington
Kansas
Samuelson
Methodist Church
Pearl Sparks
Weers
Lancaster
Clarence Hullman
Dallas
Texas
Pre Nuptial Shower for Ruth Barber Before Wedding
Mrs Henry Pengel and Miss Donna Weddle hosted a miscellaneous shower at Mrs Chas Barber home on Thursday June 4 for Ruth Barber bride-to-be of Freddie Detter. Afternoon included games and contests. Ruth chose helpers to find hidden gifts while guests presented various presents and a bouquet from D O Hawley of Arcadia Nebraska.
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Henry Pengel
Donna Weddle
Chas. Barber
Ruth Barber
Freddie Detter
D. O. Hawley
Arcadia
Nebr
Dorothy Luick
Fairbury
Raymond Nixon
Margaret Logan
Will Novotny
Ray Cady
Prather
Len. Barber
Miss Cady
Mr. Cady
and Nixon
Mrs Charley Riddle Visits Diller With Family
Mrs Charley Riddle and her granddaughter from Steele City traveled in a large gravel truck to Diller on Wednesday with her son Mike Riddle. They visited until Thursday afternoon with sister-in-law Mrs Geo Riddle of this place, marking her first visit to Diller in many years.
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Charley Riddle
Steele City
Diller
Mike Riddle
Geo. Riddle
Diller Boys Start Week at Camp Jefferson in Lincoln County
Diller boys including Scott Miller Jr and Richard Miller join Camp Jefferson run by Jefferson Co YMCA on Blue River. Camp built 16 years ago offers cabins mess hall pool lake for youths 9 to 16 from southeast Nebraska with director Bill Leask and girls camp director Muriel Leask. Activities include archery canoeing swimming and campfires. daily schedule runs from 6:30 am to 9:30 pm with supervision and home basics provided.
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Scott Miller Jr
Richard Miller
Lawrence Clark
Serenus Viers
Camp Jefferson
The
Jefferson Co. Y.M.C.A
Nebraska
Bill Leask
Muriel K. Leask
Reville
Miller and
Viers
Jefferson
Francis Clark
Scott Miller
Diller
New Fairbury State Bank Planned With Local Ownership
A new state bank to operate as Fairbury State Bank is announced for Fairbury. It will have $50,000 initial capital, $10,000 surplus, and $5,000 reserve, with authorized capital of $100,000. W. A. Rose serves as president and Irl Else as vice president and cashier. the management is entirely new and locally owned.
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Fairbury
Harbine State Bank
First National
Fairbury State Bank
W.A. Rose
Irl
Desh ler Plans Thayer County 4th Parade
The Rustler notes Desh ler as the sole Thayer county town planning a Fourth of July celebration with a major parade as a highlight.
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Deshler
Thayer County
Shea Neighborhood News Highlights Local Travels and Visits
Mr and Mrs Henry Wiemers traveled to Bayfield Wisconsin for business and pleasure with a stop in Grundy Center Iowa and a storm encounter near Adair Iowa. Nearby folks visited Steele City to tend stock turning their outing into a picnic.
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Henry Wiemers
Bayfield
Wis
Lake Superior
Steele City
Ed Roelfs
Herbert Barber
Bill Bernhardt
Mahlon Wolken
Bird Found Escaped From Furnace At Fire Hall
Members of the Fairbury Fire Department investigated a tapping noise from the furnace and released a redheaded woodpecker that had apparently been imprisoned in the unit for several days and was not badly harmed.
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Fairbury News
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John Wignall
Itsky
Main Street
Diller, Nebr
Union Services
Barber
Detter
Sparks
New State Bank For
Shea Neighborhood News
Lola Carpenter
Shea
Nixon
Alvin Stahl
Wm. Novotny
Oday
Eleanor
Novotny
Stahl
Bill Pret Me
Shea Pan
Walter Stelling
Sep
Shea One
Kans
Clarence Larkins
Blue Springs
Irvin Schultis
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