Local items and notices from Diller area
Lent began on Wednesday and various community updates include J H Folkers moving to town, Oak posts for sale by J M Carpenter, hats on display by E F Habicht, Beatrice visitors, Miss Margueritte and Bonnie Green visiting Lincoln, Harley Clark visiting Diller, F A Moon and Son monuments in Fairbury, Mrs C R Steffen starting work in Farmers store, oats for sale by F A Roseman, Frank Murray moving homes, V A Raymond and daughter Donna Jane visiting Diller, and a school primary notice for trustees in Dist 70 set for March 17 at the city hall.
Clownish Tale Describes Springitis Symptoms
A humorous local note recalls spring sickness with playful lines about a man laid up by a coat on his tongue and breath in short pants. The piece advances a light satire on seasonal ailments in a community newspaper tone.
Paddock Hotel Beats Rice With Complete Electric System
The new Paddock hotel at Beat rice is fully wired from cellar to garret. It consumes as much electricity as a town of about one thousand people and powers lights elevator air systems and kitchen devices.
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Beatrice
Good oak posts and new outfits in town
Oak posts 25 cents each offered for sale with a phone number 115:54. The ad also notes more coats and dresses this week from E F Habicht. Ab Bristol and family visited relatives in Wymore on Sunday. Peter Wenz leaves Friday for Oakland Nebraska to work this summer. Rev and Mrs W F Clark returned from a motor trip to Beatrice and Crete. A team of black geldings six years old and 3200 pounds is for sale by Henry Wessels in Diller phone 109:42.
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Henry _Wessels
Diller
For Sale 1917 Ford Touring Car
For sale a 1917 Ford touring car described as in good price. Contact Cob Fanders and Robertson at The Record to support community good.
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To. Cob -Fanders & Robertson
Jolly Neighbor's Club Meets For Comforter Tying
The Jolly Neighbor's Club met on Wednesday February 27 with nine members including Mrs John Hilder. They spent the afternoon tying a comforter and planned the next meeting with Mrs Frank Eick on March 12. The note mentions cleaning out cisterns when water is low and dirt is easier to remove as spring rains refill it.
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Jolly Neighbor’s Club
John Hilder
Frank Eick
Notable Garden Bug Bites Ease With Time
Garden bug bites affect several people with mild symptoms and no fatalities. Early enthusiasm often fades as the gardening season progresses.
Death of Beatrice area man Ralph Forsythe
Ralph Forsythe son of Mr and Mrs Fred Forsythe former resident of Diller now in Beatrice died Tuesday in a Beatrice hospital after a lingering illness. He was a rural mail carrier at Blue Springs before his illness and is survived by his parents a wife and baby.
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Ralph Forsythe
Fred Forsythe
Diller
Beatrice
Beatrice Hospital
Blue Springs
Pengellys travel to Lincoln with infant
Rev and Mrs Pengelly and their baby drove to Lincoln yesterday. Genuine Red River Seed potatoes were stored last fall. -E F Habicht.
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Mrs. Pengelly
Lincoln
Red River
E. F. Habicht
Diller High Basketball Team Heads to Lincoln State Tourney
Diller high school cagesters accompanied by coach Prof. Siekmann left for Lincoln on No. 16 to attend the state tournament. They were allotted to class K and scheduled to play Otoe at 5 o clock.
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Prof
Siekmann
Diller High School
Lincoln
Bethel Visit With Fairbury Friends
Mr and Mrs Saylor hosted a pleasant Friday visit from Fairbury guests Mrs Warren and daughter Amy Mrs Furman Mrs Myers and a young man driving a blue Sedan They enjoyed the time together and planned a return visit Young Mr Sailing was seen around taking insurance for the Gage county Mutual Mr Griffen was dragging the roads hoping others would join in
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Mr. Sailing
Gage County
Town Team Sees Strong Finish In Fairbury-Diller Clash
The Diller town basketball team ended its season with a 6-2 record after beating Fairbury-Diller. Jansen led in two close wins 17-16 and 21-14 as Diller posted multiple victories against Steele City Hollenberg and Jansen.
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Diller Town
Jansen
Diller
Steele City
Hollenberg
Fairbury
Minnie Wenz Birthday Gathering Notes
Friends gathered at Mr and Mrs Wenz home on February 28 to honor their daughter Minnie. The evening included rock games and late hour refreshments with relatives and neighbors listed among the guests.
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Wenz
Minnie
Esther
Arthur
William Glather
Anna
Grace
Fred Lottman
Gertrude Specht
Laura
Edna
Eilad Hullman
Francis
Ruth Eick
Farewell reception for Mr and Mrs J L London and family
A large crowd gathered Monday at the Methodist church basement to bid farewell to Mr J L London and his family. London, long with the Farmers Union Store in charge of the Implement department, is moving to an area by the river where Lew hopes to fish often. The event featured games, refreshments on a new tray, ice cream, cake and coffee, and wishes for prosperity in the new home.
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J. L. London
Methodist
London
Farmer's Union Store
Londons
Mrs. London
Diller quintet wins county tournament cup at Daykin
The Diller basketball team won the county tournament cup at Daykin after two victories last Friday and Saturday. The cup was displayed in a local drug store window earlier in the week. W. C. Line and family have moved onto a farm north of town on Tuesday.
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W.C. Line
Diller
Daykin
Shower for Bride-to-Be Honors Miss Emma Alber
A miscellaneous shower was given at the Alber home Saturday March 1 in honor of Miss Emma Alber soon to wed Mahlon Walken. Inclement weather limited attendance but guests enjoyed a luncheon and presented many beautiful gifts. One Who Was There.
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R. B. Alber
Emma
Mahlon Walken
Stop Look Listen A Lesson From Grade Crossings And Speed
A cautious railroad warning essay discusses the dangers of grade crossings and the value of rapid response. It notes how inexpensive delays in braking can save lives and how public perception pressures drivers to proceed, prompting costly railroad and city projects to eliminate crossings.
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Dobbin
City Finds Auto Is Not Worth Its Keep
Bayonne New Jersey officials sold a small automobile at public auction for six dollars and fifty cents to cover storage. The city is now defendant in a suit seeking fifty two dollars for storage from the abandoned car left two years ago at J B Fitzmaurice’s garage. The bill remains unpaid and the case is pending.
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Bayonne
N. J
J. B. Fitzmaurice
Chorus Girls Clothed and Theater Seats Cost More
Clothes on Paris stages spark box office rise as chorus outfits expand. Seats jump 20 percent to cover extra silk and costs, with 36 francs in Paris for postwar shows and allowances after the armistice, while legitimate theaters hold prices steady for mainly French patrons.
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Paris
Eas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Citizens State Bank
J. H. Folkers
J. M. Carpenter
George Mayburn
Margueritte
Bonnie Green
Harley Clark
R. I
F. A. Moon & Son
Nebr
F. A. Roseman
Frank Murray
Wrigley
A. H. Colman
Harbine
O. A. Hafer
Bristol
Wymore
Peter Wenz
Oakland, Neb
W. F. Clark
Crete
S. F. Clark
The
Paper Man
Wm. Behrends
Mr. Griffen
H. K. Shutt
Dr. Leach
J. M. Hiatt
G. H. Newton
Fairbury, Nebr
Gus Dressen
Jefferson County
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