Forty Years Ago In Diller And Area Recalled In Voice Of Pearce
The May memory page recalls illnesses like Sam Green's baby with pneumonia and local fires such as Beatrice's $10,000 blaze. It lists pupils in district 89, shipments at Diller’s rail depot, and locals like Miss Grace Bliss of Steele City who graduated in 190? at Central Medical College in St Joseph. It notes telegraph poles for lines to Odell Ellis and Lanham, plus farm activity, court cases, and civic talk with Pearce crowing about a groundhog and plans for public sales and dam projects. The piece mentions CCC domes, floods, and local observers comparing past and present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Bliss
Steele City
Central Medical College
St Joseph, Mo
Local notes from Fairbury area fifty years past
Joe Krebeck moved his family to a Fairbury area farm. Park Koons became deputy postmaster in Odell. Mr and Mrs Frank Hale returned from a bridal trip eastward. Levi Beat relocated from Diller to Leigh in Colfax County for future home. A creamery was being built at Fairbury with cream prices from 10 to 16 cents per pound butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H P Stevens
Clear Lake
Iowa
Ike Boggs
Sam Phillips
Stevdds
Lanham
Joe Krebeck
Fairbury
Frank Hale
Levi Beat
Diller
Leigh
Colfax County
Diller Boys Win Declamatory Trophy at Steele City Meet
Diller placed first with 15 points at the Jefferson County Pioneer Declamatory contest in Steele City on Tuesday evening winning a trophy to keep next year. Five contestants competed with three gold medals for superior ratings going to Betty Grabber Verne Hubka and Marilyn Miller. Catherine Barnett and James Spyder had time issues and disqualifications. Steele City finished second in points with 26 entries from Daykie Reynolds Endicott Plymouth Steele City and Diller coached by Miss Stoneman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Jefferson County Pioneer
Steele City
Betty Grabber
Verne Hubka
Marilyn Miller
Catherine Barnett
James Spyder
Thejame
Daykie
Reynolds
Endicott
Plymouth
Diller Eagles Edge Fairbury In Close Night Victory
Fairbury won a tight 19 to 21 home basketball game as Freddie Garrels scored two pivotal shots and a free throw in the final minutes to lift the Eagles over the Diller team. Senior Fred Garrels led the winning effort with key plays and strong scoring. Dale Lottman also played in his final game as the squad recognized senior contributors. First team totals list Garrels 37 23 58 Ball 43 17 38 Carver 7 22 125 Hubbs 4 7 240 Murray 9 11 29. Second team leaders Patton 88 Peters 59 Allen 50. Second team 310 points to 231 for opponents. record 12 wins 8 losses. Names of first team letter winners include Ball Garrels Carver Hubbs Murray Patton Allen Peters Wrigley Dorksen Lottman. Track season to start next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Sun
Johnson
Beatrice “Tuk
Life
Frederick Wrigley
Roe Patton
Oville Peters
Freddie Garrels
Verne Hubka
Bob Carver
Dale Lottman
Robert Murray
Glenn Ball
Wilmer Doerksen
Harold Allien
Coach Armstrong
Fairbury
Eagles
Fairbury Res
Fred Garrels
Garrels
Ball
Cacyér
Hubka
Murray
Patton
Peters
Allen
Glen Ball
Vern Hubbs
Harold Allen
Ed. Wrigley
Wilmer Dorksen
Record hailstorms surpass India and Nebraska events
The text notes India experiences the world's worst hailstorms with over 100 fatalities in a storm. It also cites a Nebraska hailstone on record weighing 1% pounds and measuring 17 inches around, reported as occurring 12 years ago.
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India
U.S
Nebraska
Boyhood Captain of Hitler Youth Parade Army
A fragment recalls Adolf Hitler as a boy leading a wooden sword army with paper helmets in street parades. The vivid image highlights fascist youth symbolism from early era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sam Green
Diller Telephone Company
Tte
Odell, Ellis, and
District 89
Archie Carmichael
Earl and
Bruce Weigel
Jacob Lottman
Maude Waggenaar
Dora Carmichael
Fritz Kauers
Beatrice
Dan Kaneer
Mr . T. Black
JR Sobers
Valisca
A Blauser
Colman & Nelson
John Bunting
College Spring
Lows
Pearce
Burlington
J C Cramb
J Moproe Davis
Cramb
Congress
CCC
Park Koons
Odell
Diller Cops Trophy
Davkion
Jansen
Armstrong
Doys
Craig Baker
Jay Woods
LeRoy DeShazer
Darrell Green
Delbert Elliot
Dean Roosen
Dwaine Green
Merton Allen
Keith Baker
Wees
General Hospital
C. E. Rice, M. D
Odell, Nebraska
Bonham Theatre
Fairbury, Nebraska
Wallace. Berry
Marjorie Maio
Lewis Stone
Humprey Bogart
Jane Frazee
Lew Ayres
Lionell Barrymore
Frank A. Houston
Fairbury, Nebr
Drs
Hull & Hull Dentists
Scottsbluff
Holle
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