Krebs Smith Nuptials Join Krebs and Smith Families
Miss Viola Krebs daughter of Mr and Mrs Emil Krebs married Loren Smith son of Mr and Mrs Harry Smith of Jansen on May 20 at Hope Reform church near Harbine with Rev Koehler officiating. The bride taught in district 66 north of Diller for two years. The groom works with his father in the service station at Jansen and they will reside there.
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Viola Krebs
Emil Krebs
Loren Smith
Harry Smith
Jansen
Schindlers Move Plans For Lincoln Apartment House
Mr and Mrs Robert Schindler relocate from Falls City to Lincoln to run an apartment house for the summer with Darrell Lee Schindler as a temporary boarder while his mother teaches in Diller and his father pursues further studies at the University of Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schindler
Darrell Lee Schindler
Diller
University of Nebraska
Falls City
Lincoln
Mrs Arntt Returns Home With Family
Mrs. Henry Arntt formerly treated at St Bernard Sanitarium Council Bluffs came home last Sunday with her husband and son. She is reported very much improved and enjoys a visit from her mother visiting from the west coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Arntt
St. Bernard Sanitarium
Council Bluffs
Banquet at Congregational Church Delights in Rain
Mother and daughter banquet at the Congregational church drew 121 guests last Thursday despite heavy rain half an hour before start. The event was limited to 100 but seating was arranged to accommodate all attendees.
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Congregational Church
Local Rainfall Report From Falls City Area
Ernest Sasse reports Tuesday night rain between Falls City and Hiawatha measuring 7 inches with several other showers earlier. In the surrounding area about a half inch of rainfall occurred amid the same period.
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Ernest Sasse
Falls City
Hiawatha
Visit from Lincoln group anchors local gathering
Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Raymond with Dickie and Dona Jane traveled from Lincoln on Monday to visit relatives. They were joined by Mrs. Wm. Myers who spent the evening at the home of her mother, Mrs. Carrie Sparks.
American Legion Auxiliary Campbell Kline Post Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary of Campbell Kline Post Steele City will hold a regular meeting Thursday afternoon June 3 at Mrs. Joe Davis's home in Steele City. Members are urged to attend.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Campbell-Kline Post
Steele City
Joe Davis
343 Civil War Veterans in Jefferson County 1887
The 1887 Record lists 343 Civil War veterans in Jefferson County with living veterans in Diller Steele City and Endicott noted in the 50 year ago column. The full count appeared in the Record that year.
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Jefferson County
Diller
Steele City
Endicott
The
Record
Sparks Leaves Steele City Hospital for Bethany Home
Mr. C. A. Sparks of Bethany Missouri left Steele City hospital Friday to stay with his daughter Mrs Herbert Barber. He is doing very nicely and plans to return home next week.
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C. A. Sparks
Bethany
Steele City Hospital
Herbert Barber
Mail route disrupted by substitute carrier
Scott Miller suffered an eye problem that worsened this week prompting Hod Green to serve as substitute mail carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Miller
Hod Green
Mrs Gladys McGrath Seriously Ill at Grand Island Hospital
Information indicates Mrs Gladys Diller McGrath, seriously ill at Grand Island Hospital, remains in critical condition though prognosis is uncertain. No additional details on care or diagnosis available.
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Gladys
Diller) McGrath
Grand Island
Nelson Ingaisbe Offers Piano Teaching After Term
Nelson Ingaisbe announces thorough piano instruction and will take students at the close of the current school term.
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Nelson C. Ingaisbe
Albert Leaper Suffers From Sciatic Rheumatism
Report states Albert Leaper is quite ill with sciatic rheumatism affecting mobility and health. The notice provides no further medical details or dates.
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Albert Leaper
Local crop prospects mix of steady and warning signs
Corn is coming fine and oats are short but good. Wheat heads small, straw short. Alfalfa and gardens show strong yields. Cherry and pear crops look very promising. Other fruit needs spraying for pests. Grasshoppers threaten. Frequent showers but a general rain is needed.
Mrs Ida Clark Visits From Pittsburg Aboard Fairbury
Mrs Ida Clark and her guest Mrs R J Call of Pittsburg Pa traveled from Fairbury to visit Mr and Mrs Francis Clark. Mrs Call was formerly Miss Eulalie Shaffer a Fairbury teacher and sister of Theodore Shaffer once a candidate for county superintendent defeated by Henry Abrams. Shaffer is vice president of Pittsburg Congoleum Co and Call is district manager. Mrs Call heads to Alaska for summer.
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Ida Clark
R. J. Call
Pittsburg
Fairbury
Francis Clark
Call
Eulalie Shaffer
Theodore Shaffer
Steele City
Henry Abrams
Pittsburg Congoleum Company
Mrs. Call
Alaska
Henrichs Family Attends Lincoln Hospital School Commencement
Mr and Mrs Fred Henrichs and Mr and Mrs Glenn Long attend the Lincoln General Hospital School of Nursing commencement in Lincoln. Miss Eunice Henrichs, daughter of the Henrichs, is among the 30 graduates at Westminster Presbyterian Church.
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Fred .Henrichs
Glenn Long
Wohlforth
Gretchen
Lincoln
Lincoln General Hospital School of Nursing
Eunice Henrichs
Fred. Henrichs
Mattie Long
Westminister Presbyterian E
Miss Marie Diller Wed to Jay Considine in Omaha
Miss Marie Diller of Scottsbluff Nebraska married Jay Considine of Omaha last week. The couple will reside in Omaha. Diller formerly taught two years at Lake Alice Consolidated schools near Scottsbluff and is a niece of Mrs Cavett.
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Marie Diller
Sadie Diller
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Jay Considine
Omaha
Lake Alice
Trophy Window Displays at Fairbury Hardware
Cal Waggoner’s trapshooting trophies line a store window at Welsh and More Hardware in Fairbury with a note to view the display. The prizes will be dismantled Sunday, inviting locals to see the full collection before removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal. Waggoner
Fairbury
Diller
Lynch Appointed County Physician At 95 Dollar Salary
County commissioners appoint Dr. G. M. Lynch as county physician with a monthly salary of 95 dollars. The old system had any physician summoned for relief cases costing the county over 450 dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Lynch
Get Well Note From Miss Garnet Barber
Miss Garnet Barber thanks friends for cards flowers and gifts while she was ill and says they helped her recover and feel better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Garnet Barber
Carnival at county fairgrounds by Veterans of Foreign Wars
The Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor a carnival at the county fairgrounds from June 1 to 4 with the McMahon Carnival Co as the main attraction.
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The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
McMahon Carnival Co
Plymouth band opens concert season with McBratney directing
The Plymouth band opened the concert season at that place last Sunday. C. W. McBratney is directing the organization this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
C. W. McBratney
Commencement Highlights From School News
The School News notes upcoming graduation plans with names of graduates, speakers, and ceremonies. It lists participating departments and confirms dates, venue, and class themes for the commencement events.
Perry Weaver Confined by Gastric Ulcers
Perry Weaver is bedridden due to gastric ulcers, remaining under medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Weaver
Decoration Day observance at Prairie Home cemetery
Diner will observe Decoration Day next Sunday with graves of soldiers decorated between 1 30 and 2 30 p m wreaths may be prepared at City Hall Saturday at 2 p m bring flowers to City Hall Sunday afternoon A program at 2 30 at the opera house features bands hymns solos and a benediction Civil War veterans and World War veterans are named as buried in Prairie Home cemetery noting local figures Oscar Mathias Elwood Baker Alfred Martin Andy Colman
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City Hall
Opera House
Sunday Visit At Mrs Woods Home Attracts Family
Mrs Ida Woods hosted relatives for a Sunday afternoon gathering. Guests included her sister Mrs Mart McCullough of Oskaloosa Kansas and her daughter and the L. H. Madden family, another daughter, Mr and Mrs Will Amos, granddaughter Mr. and Mrs Howard Peters of Fairbury, granddaughter Mrs Will Kunecke and husband, and neighbor Will Mudge. Ice cream and cake were served.
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Ida Woods
Mart McCullough
Oskaloosa
Kansas
L. H. Madden
Will Amos
Howard Peters
Fairbury
Will Kunecke
Will Mudge
Village officials attend State Municipalities meeting at Crete
Mayor Steiner and ex mayor Moser with E. E. McCune and Village Clerk Chas. E. Waggoner represented the local village board at a Crete gathering of town and city officials to discuss best methods of conducting municipality affairs. The piece concludes that the Golden Rule should guide conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steiner
Moser
E. E. McCune
Chas. E. Waggoner
Crete
State Municipaliuy
Mrs Shadduck Visits Tecumseh School Plans
Mrs. Shadduck traveled from Omaha to aid her daughter Mrs. W. A. Schindler during packing. Their belongings will occupy the family home until August when they plan to move to Tecumseh for Mr. Schindler to begin supervising the public schools.
Two Senior Class Members Sign Teaching Contracts
Miss Elda Krebs will teach at Hill School south of town and Aman da Achtemeier will teach in District 42, eight miles north of town for the next term.
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Elda Krebs
Amanda Achtemeier
Beatrice man Jesse Pierce confined after heart trouble
Beatrice resident Jesse Pierce, an elderly local, is confined to home with heart trouble after helping a friend push a car from mud northeast of Diller. The incident follows Pierce’s longstanding role in the Beatrice area community.
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Jesse Pierce
Beatrice
Jess
Diller
Henry Scheel Named Manager at Imperial Gas Station
Henry Scheel becomes manager of the Imperial Gas Station in Diller relieving Sam Thompson on Tuesday. He spends his spare time painting things red.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Scheel
Imperial Gas Station
Diller
Sam Thompson
Henry
Good and Bad News From Thomas P Price Letter
A letter from Thos P Price reports Velma Price improving health in Arizona after eleven years there while Mr and Mrs Price face declining health. They request an address change to 9389 N Tyndell Ave and note Mrs Price retiring from active service. The writer laments his own serious health decline over the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. P. Price
Velma Price
Claude
Sinkey family plans Lincoln trip and summer stay
Superintendent Sinkey will travel to Lincoln this Saturday with housekeeping articles. The Sinkeys rented a cabin at Epworth Lake Park for the summer while Mr. Sinkey attends classes at Nebraska State University. Mrs. Sinkey spent the week at Wayne for her brother’s graduation. Mr. Sinkey will join her later and they will visit relatives in Hartington, Nebraska.
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Sinkey
Lincoln
Epworth Lake Park
Nebraska State University
Wayne
Hartington
Nebraska
Death of Civil War veteran Samuel Foster in Quincy
Mrs. Sarah Witty learned last Saturday of her oldest brother Samuel Foster's death in Quincy Illinois. He was a Civil War veteran who would have turned 92 in August. He was the family's oldest member and Mrs. Witty the youngest of seven. Mr and Mrs R E Col man of Lincoln traveled to Quincy Monday for the funeral.
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Sarah Witty
Samuel Foster
Quincy
Ilinois
Witty
Sever
R. E. Colman
Lincoln
Green family attends Commencement exercises in town
Miss Nellie and Bonnie Green traveled from Lincoln to attend Tuesday night’s commencement. Their nephew Bob Green belonged to the graduating class. Bonnie stayed to visit relatives while Nellie returned to Lincoln Wednesday morning and plans to come back to Diller next Sunday.
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Nellie
Bonnie Green
Lincoln
Bob Green
Bonnie
Diller
Modern Laundry Lets Men Rent Shirts In New York
Several hundred neatly dressed men in New York City rent shirts from a contemporary laundry firm at 50 cents weekly for three shirts. A small discount applies to those using more than three per week. The service guarantees clean shirts with buttons in place when needed.
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New York City
Jefferson man visits with wife and relatives this weekend
Mr. Wm. Kunecker of Jefferson Iowa spent the weekend with his wife Thella Madden and other relatives in the area. He planned to take his wife home but illness keeps her behind for two more weeks.
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Wm. Kunecker
Jefferson
Iowa
Thella Madden
Bill
Ambitious Man Wanted with Car in Jefferson County
Advertiser seeks an ambitious man with a car in Jefferson County to assist in establishing a steady income. Firm offers evaluation and assistance through S. F. Baker & Co., Keokuk, Iowa, with opportunity to become established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
S. F. Baker & Co
Keokuk
Owa
Postcard from France Photo Shows Old Castle
Mrs. Sophia Mathias received a postal picture card from France showing an old castle with the inscription Having a good time. Bill Bowers.
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Sophia Mathias
France
Piano lessons after school with Mr. Ingalsbee
See Mr. Ingalsbee about piano lessons after school is out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ingalsbee
Westinghouse Air Brake Revolutionizes Rail Travel
After the Civil War a young inventor named George Westinghouse pitched an air brake idea to Commodore Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt dismissed him, yet Westinghouse proved the concept and secured Vanderbilt as the first major customer. The invention propelled him to fortune by 1914, highlighting how genius plus business sense outshines others who fail to commercialize ideas.
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Commodore Vanderbilt
George Westinghouse
Westinghouse
America
Local Man Dies by Suicide in Garage Tragedy
D E Bone 69 of an unspecified location ended his life Thursday evening seated in his garage with a 12 gauge shotgun purchased that day. Formerly in the lumber business at Fairbury and Ellis, he leaves a wife and two children including Mrs Ernest Osborne of Hiawatha Kansas. One son has died previously by drowning.
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D. E. Bone
Bone
Fairbury and
Ellis
Ernest Osborne
Hiawatha
Kansas
Annual Meeting Notice for Diller School District
Notice to qualified voters of school district No. 70 Diller Jefferson county Nebraska that the annual school meeting will be held at the district schoolhouse on June 7 1987 at 8 p m to vote on raising by taxation ten thousand dollars to defray the coming year expenses. Board of Education Dist No 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Board of Education Dist. No
Broom Factory Expands Facilities Amid Rising Demand
Deshler Rustler reports the broom factory will enlarge its basement sorting area to 70 by 90 feet as new whisk machines are ordered to meet increasing whisk broom production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deshler Rustler
Construction on Cooper Co grain office addition stalled
The O Q A Cooper Co started a foundation for an addition to its grain office last week but work halted amid a dispute over the building line location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OQ. A. Cooper Co
John Nies Recovers From Recent Illness
John Nies is on the mend after a recent illness, receiving care and monitoring as he regains strength. Medical staff report progress and anticipate a full recovery in coming days.
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John Nies
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Holmes
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Prairie Home Cemetery
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Elwood Baker
Alfred Martin
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