For Sale Seed Corn and Garden Plants in Fairbury Area
Advertisements list seed corn white and red cob shelled or bin run at 80c per bin, tomato plants 15c a dozen, sweet potato and other plants, flower seeds, wall paper and paint help, monuments by A Moon and Son, shoe shop repairs, and quarry supplies from The Davis Quarries Blue Springs Nebr. Also mention dynamite blasting supplies and stock hogs sought by buyers. Entires show local merchants Albert Leaper Bert Bell C C Andrews Mrs Elbert Fas nacht S F Clark Earl Stefford Mrs Roy DiHer Ben Roelfs Elma Heurichs and Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop.
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Ben Roelfs
Coyote bounty paid for ten scalps near Steele City
Archie Anderson collected twenty dollars bounty money Thursday for ten coyote scalps taken Wednesday near his home west of Steele City. The scalps reflect extermination of one litter of the pests from their den.
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Archie Anderson
Steele City
Field notes on work, weather, and injuries from local farm
Elmer Greider hauled cut lumber for a poultry house this week as a week of cloudy drizzle gave way to heavy rain and lightning. Francis Packer, son of Hiram Packer, suffered a severe head cut after being struck by a pulley on the hay barn last week. The writer notes rough summer hats and mentions travel to Fairbury and Omaha.
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Elmer Greider
Francis Packer
Hiram Packer
Fairbury
Omaha
P H C Meeting Hosts Quilt Block Social
The P H C group met with Mrs Iris Mason on Wednesday April 23 for visiting and sewing quilt blocks for the hostess. Dainty refreshments were served late in the afternoon. The next meeting will be with Mrs Gertrude Renz on May 9.
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Iris Mason
Gertrude Renz
Old Friends Rally During War Era Training Reunion
Lyle Trump formerly of Lincoln now of Los Angeles spent days last week with Clyde and Roy Broadstone and Irwin Pool. The men trained at Camp Cody during the world war and were stationed at General Pershing's headquarters in France. They greatly enjoyed the reunion in Diller.
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Lyle Trump
Lincoln
Los Angeles
Clyde
Roy Broadstone
Irwin Pool
Camp Cody
General Pershings
France
Diller
Robbery at Clark's Store Steals Clothing Loot
Thieves entered Clark's merchandise store at Steele City through a basement window on Wednesday night and fled with hats overalls shirts rain coats neckties traveling bags sweaters and other wearing apparel valued around 75 dollars. Police have no clues to the culprits and suspect hoboes.
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Clark’s
Steele City
Home service and home improvements ad column era style
A collection of home care tips and light humor promoting repair, roofing with Old Mule-Hide, garage needs, paper recycling value, and domestic questions. It presents playful quips about aging homes, car protection, and practical household upgrades.
Local incidents and notices from Beatrice area
Lake Bristol kin visited near Barneston last week. Gordon Patton cut on head when a brick flew at him Friday. Paul Kuper injured falling in Pulec blacksmith shop injuring wrist. Eilert Hullman drawn for federal petit jury for Lincoln term starting May 12. Gamble Stores advertises 30x450 at 3.15 and stock sizes.
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Tiger
Gamble
West Court St
Beatrice, Nebr
Paul Kuper
Pulec
Eilert Hullman
Diller
Federal District Court
Lincoln
Mrs Weddle and Pixie Rose Visit Diller Relatives Return Home
Mrs Harry Weddle and Pixie Rose who had visited with her parents Mr and Mrs Wi Glat har and other Diller relatives and friends returned to their Sterling Colorado home Saturday.
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Harry Weddle
Pixie Rose
Wi Glathar
Sterling, Colo
Jefferson County Treasurer claims savings record compared
August Kroll asserts that as County Treasurer he saved taxpayers 3000 to 3500 dollars yearly, far more than his opponent over twelve years. He urges voters to check records and notes he does not sell real estate or run subscriptions, only manages the treasurer’s office.
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Jefferson County
Tf August Kroll
Cache Dazzles Hanover Farm Found Dynamite Guns
Charles Miller, two miles north of Hanover, observed three men loitering near his pasture fence over two weeks. He found hidden caches along the fence line including dynamite, ammunition, a rope ladder, and a loaded revolver. The men vanished and identity or motive unknown.
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Hanover
Kas
Charles Miller
Burlington
Chicago to Spend Seventy Million on 1933 Centennial Fair
Chicago plans to invest seventy million dollars for the 1933 centennial world’s fair. City officials project a landmark event with urban showcases and international attractions to mark the city’s heritage and growth.
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Chicago
Early delay in Congress sparks public debate
Some complain Congress does not begin to legislate until 13 months after an election. The remark suggests that in some cases a delay of about 13 years might be preferable for the wider population.
I Died From A Series Of Medical Mishaps
A humorous monologue describes a string of invented medical terms and conditions from angina to aphasis and cirrhosis. The speaker laments the brutal spelling test these words created, detailing ailments like tuberculosis, pneumonia, appendicitis, and memory loss as the punchline.
Bank Receivers Suit Over Missing Notes In Odell
Clarence Bliss as state bank receiver filed suit in Beatrice district court against Charles Hinds and six others over 19 750 in notes removed from the insolvent Hinds State Bank Odell. Named defendants include Albert Stenglemeyer William Runkle John H Krug Odell Cemetery Association Home Savings and Loan Beatrice and Martin F Eickman. A temporary restraining order was issued and May 5 set for a permanent injunction hearing.
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Clarence Bliss
Beatrice
Charles Hinds
Hinds State Bank
Odell
Albert Stenglemeyer
Wm. Runkle
John H. Krug
Odell Cemetery Association
Home Savings and Loan Association of Beatrice
Martin
Graveling Project Advances Near Fairbury Amid Worker Efforts
Work on the Diller-Fairbury graveling project continues with 15 trucks and 10 shovels under Stanley Williams at the pit. Farmers adapt trucks with gravel loaders. costs run 35 to 40 dollars per load, and about 110 truck loads are hauled daily across roughly 400 loads per mile as progress resumes after muddy delays.
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Diller-Fairbury
Fairbury
Stanley Williams
New Official Road Map Out With Color Coded Routes
The state highway department will publish an annual official road map in three colors besides black to show paved roads gravel and completed dirt roads. Tens of thousands of maps will be printed and sold for about 8 or 9 cents each. Distribution begins June 1. The gas tax yield was $8.46 million in the first year and may rise to $10–12 million as usage grows, unless nonhighway gasoline is exempted from tax.
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The
State Highway Department
Ole Buck
Diller Markets Grain and Produce Prices Listed
Yesterday prices for wheat 82 cents a bushel corn 68 cents oats 40 cents cream 35 cents eggs 18 cents heavy hens 19 cents roosters 10 cents listed for market buyers in Diller.
Gamble Stores Sports Equipment Sale Ad
Gamble Stores offers Standard Brands baseball tennis and golf balls 3 for 1.00. Sale runs one week beginning May 10. Visit 402 W Court St Beatrice Nebraska for deals.
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Gamble
S&g
W. Court
St. Beatrice
Nebr
Wyoming Hail Storm and Tragedy
Joe Miller of Torrington Wyoming reports a massive hail storm on April 28 lasting over an hour with stones up to green walnuts and six inches of hail on the ground. He says crops were largely untouched as most were not in the ground yet. A clipping from Lingle notes a county grader unearthed skeletons near an old emigrant wagon, with beads medals and a sack of nickels from 1866 1867, suggesting a likely massacred emigrant party and unresolved identities.
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Joe Miller
Diller
Torrington
Wyo
Joe
Lingle
Wye
Skelton
Rupture Shield Expert to Visit Fairbury
A Minneapolis expert offers Perfect Retention Shields to cure ruptures instantly and strengthen tissues. The device claims to relieve stomach trouble backache and constipation linked to ruptures without belts or leg straps. Telephone consultations and home office address listed for Mr. C F Redlich.
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C. F. Redlich
H. R
Home Office
Boston Block
Minneapolis
Minnesota
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Diller State Bank
Albert Leaper
Bert Bell
C. C. Andrews
Elbert Fasnacht
S. F. Clark
Farmers Union Gas and Oils Call
Farmers Store
Earl Stefford
Roy DiHer
F. A Moon & Son
Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop
Red Head
American Beauty
Trimardeau
Grant
Elma Heurichs
Davis Quarries
Blue Springs
P. H.C
Diller “‘Home’”’ Service
Mr. Man
Uis
Lake Bristol
Barneston
Gordon Patton
Pease Grain & Seed CO
Nebraska
Dakota
Utah
Iowa
St. Char
C. L. Geer
Wyoming
Marietta Hotel
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