Community notes and weather figures from Diller Nebraska
Local items record a $1.00 post office fee for second class mail and praise for interior church painting by Everett Clark Dr Ellis John Miller and others. April rainfall reached 2.28 inches and January-April total 5.17 inches per Dr Viers gauge. Mrs T H Waggoner announces new address 118 Vine St Council Bluffs Iowa and mentions wintering in Lincoln visiting Omaha daughter.
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Everett Clark
Dr. Ellis
Johnne Miller
T H. Waggoner
Vine St
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Showers Hit Area With Brief Thunderstorm and Hail
The vicinity reported two showers this week with a Sunday thunderstorm dropping 0.11 inches and higher totals nearby, and Tuesday evening bringing 0.31 inches more. Chas Hood lost his Chevrolet Coupe to a trailer fire while preparing bedding near a straw pile.
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Chas. Hood
Letter Warmth From Curtis Aids 82nd Birthday
A Congratulatory note from Congressman Carl T Curtis of Washington cheered Mr. M. Callander on reaching his 82nd birthday. The ship’s log notes omissions about war declarations and Atlantic voyages, reflecting fragmentary cur rent issues in Fairbury.
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M. Callander
Carl T Curtis
Washington
U.S. Pensylvania
Pennsylvania
Travel Credit Plan Lets Rail Travelers Buy Vacations by Installment
A travel Credit Plan sponsored by 66 great American railroads lets customers plan extended trips anywhere in America including Alaska and pay monthly. Starting May 26, applicants visit a ticket agent to apply for credit equal to the trip cost, with no down payment or collateral required if the monthly payments can be met.
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America
Alaska
Diller Eagles Lose Track Meet to Wilber by Six Points
Diller High School faced Wilber in a close track meet with Wilber edging Diller by six points. Key performances included Les Safranek of Wilber sweeping the 100 and 220 while the Diller team fought for firsts in the half mile and 880 relay. Lloyd Green led a fierce bid in the half mile but was narrowly defeated. Fry won the quarter mile and helped Diller’s relays place second.
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Diller Eagle
Goerk
Wilber
Diller
Les Safranek
Diller Speed Merchants
Sanfrack
R. Fry
Lloyd Green
Green
Bogema
Adams
Julsdorf
Carleton
Fry
Dean of Diller
Mitler
Big Peanth
Friend
Alexandria
Fes
College View
Elmene
Cancun
Cale
Dorchester
Barnestoe
Marmont
Ysecca
Dewitt
Ee Stearias
A Front Seat Observer Sees Faith, Tragedy, and Doubt
A pastor recalls a church leader whose daughter rejected faith after college. The mans agony and heartbreak unfold as the girl returns changed, ends in tragedy. The story underscores the struggle between secular doubt and religious conviction.
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America
Agony
Bob Jones
Pentecostal Evangel
Deshler Broom Factory Reaches Fifty Year Milestone
Deshler's broom factory marks 50 years since Joseph Steiner began hand powered production after initial funding from the Lutheran community. Now at 90,000 square feet, the plant employs about 300 with a $350,000 capital base and a broad payroll. Brooms and whisk are shipped nationwide, earning Deshler the title The Broom Capitol of the World. Formal 50th anniversary events are planned for September 17 to 19 with Deshler Chamber of Commerce coordinating.
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Deshler Kustier
H. J Struve
Deshler
Emall Creamry
Friedensau
Joseph Steiner
Steiner
St. Peter's
S Ruve
Struve
Deshler Chamber of Commerce
Potomac Session Critique and Satirical Hat Tale
A fragmented excerpt contrasts political doubt with a humorous anecdote about a husband buying a hat. It features voices warning against government overreach and includes a brief comic exchange where a clerk determines a hat size, illustrating a social scene amid political commentary.
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Jo Serra
Potomac
Mchinery
Hitler
Pug
Night Tornadoes Less Common Then Afternoon Strikes
Weather bureau notes that tornado occurrences at night near midnight are not infrequent but are most common in the afternoon and early evening and least common from midnight to noon.
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The
Weather Bureau
Flower Fund aids poor in Sweden through wreath gifts
Friends of a deceased Swede channel money saved from funerals into a Flower Fund that buys wreaths and supports the needy and elderly. The fund was created to honor the departed by easing hardship for vulnerable locals.
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Sweden
Ponte
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Seeeteereeon Pearce
St Diller Nebr
Viers’ Guage
Fairbury Journal
Diller School News
Wilber Tracketer
Genesis
Matt
Cleik
Pathfinder Polls
Pathfinder
Pathfinder A
C&s
Peg
McCall's Magazine
Woman's Home
Modern Romanc
Mirror
Sports Afield
True Experience
Christian Heral
Woman's World
Siele Leyr
SELEC
Woman's World Household
Home Arts
Needlec Pathfinder
Poultry Tribune
American Fruit Gro Capper's Farmer
Nat'l Livestock Prox
Duce
Dee
Eie
Payee
Seletti
Farm Journal
Farmer's Wife
Plymouth Rock
Leghorn World
Poultry Journal
Gazette
Ig Island Red Jnl
Aeonch
Farm Journal and Farmer's Wife
American Fruit Grower
American Poultry Journal
Cloverleaf American Review Successful Farming Breeder's Gazette
World
Pith Rock Moritisty
I Mae
Rhode Island Red Journal
Tye
Iy Cappers Farmer
Cele D
Piice
Woran
Lecnlly
Kane
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