Memories From The Past Chronicle Of Local Events
A retrospective notes local life from 25 to 50 years ago including births visits and community milestones. Highlights mention Daniel Gretzinger Hastings College graduation in 1891, high school track stars Harold Hutchinson and others, property moves by George Place, a $40 sale of the aid saloon building, and a 13,000,000 mortgage filed with Fairbury. The Diller Steele City ball game episode ends with Archie not umpiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hutchinson
Miller Brothers
Pearce
McCormick
Millers
Lanham
Odell
Beatrice
Ellis
Harbine
Fairbury
Steele City
Chester
Cri&p Railway Company
United States Trust. Co
Diller
Arch. Shultz
Archie
Frost Visits Diller and Beatrice Chautauqua Plans
Forties frost hits Diller with no damage reported. Ed Hemminoger visits relatives in the area from Pennsylvania. Nine Beatrice physicians diagnose a smallpox epidemic. Mrs J D Fanders and Mrs J W Miller travel to Beatrice to arrange a June tent for the chautauqua. The Masonic lodge elects five officers for the top posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Hemminoger
Pennsylvania
Milt
Beatrice
Burg
J D Fanders
J W Miller
Methodists Host Strawberry Social Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years ago Saturday night the Methodists raised 36 dollars at a town hall strawberry social. The note warns Mattie C and the Methodists may toast a golden anniversary, imagining some readers attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie C
Methodists
Brookline Seeks Excusal From Legislature in 1714
WPA records reveal Brookline Massachusetts asked to be excused from sending a representative to the legislature due to insufficient funds. The town cited building a Meeting House and its great costs for the Poor Little Town as the reason for the request.
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Brookline
Mass
WPA Historical Survey
Corn under seal in Jefferson county inspected for 1941 program
Inspectors Selk and Weers report all corn under seal in Jefferson County farms except one 1940 loan is in excellent condition. Totals: 76110 bushels on farms, 88936 in steel bins, 9709 in Daykin warehouses, 11962 in Harbine, 4999 in Jansen. With limited warehouse space, warehouse corn will be sold locally at 654 cents per bushel. Community leaders will receive schooling and field measurement will start, completing by Approximately ow o e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Wm. J Selk
John F. Weers
Daykin
Harbine
Jansen
Owoe
Canals Stretch Across The Netherlands Four Thousand Five Hundred Miles
The Netherlands maintains about 4500 miles of canals, forming an extensive inland waterway network used for transport and drainage. Local engineers and water authorities oversee maintenance, navigation, and flood control along these historic channels.
Blood and Sand and Related Film Listings
Wednesday through Sunday film schedule features Tyrone Power Linda Darnell and Rita Hayworth in Blood and Sand. Also on screen Merle Oberon Melvyn Douglas in That Uncertain Feeling and Kent Taylor Wendy Barrie in Repent at Leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrone Power
Linda Darnell
Rita Hayworth
Cartoon
Iste
Merle Qberon
Melvyn Douglas
Kent ‘Taylor
Wendy Barne
Friday and Saturday Showings Highlight The Rio Grande and Dr Kildare
Friday and Saturday schedule lists Tim Holt in Along The Rio Grande and Lew Ayres with Lionel Barrymore in The People of Dr Kildare. News brief notes the double feature and film stars for the upcoming screenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Holt
the Rio Grande
Lew . Ayres
Lionel Barrymore
People
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emil Krebs
Daniel J Gretzinger
Hastings College
Jasper Long
Chester Andrews
Joe Carmichael
Cheyenne County
Kansas
Jack Heinlein
J A Pickard & Son
S C Hutchinson
Yuma
Colorado
George Place
Aid Saloon
City Hall
North Main Street
Place
A D Stotts
BF Lightner
Charles Osborn
WH Diller
Alex Bell
DR Kelley
Cal Herwig
J B Zook
Fred Frisbie
Elsberry Martindale
Dunkard
Fair Grounds
Lincoln
United States
Christie Thompson
Christie
Aunt Christie
A Blauser
Sebolt Senior
Charley Moss
Hie Heiman
Lafe Brown
Hic
The
Masonic Order
Lodge
Wiers
Ceresan
Triple A
S.C. Hutchinson
Diller, Nebraska
Mihi
Mgaig
Blue Valley Electric Company
Odell,‘Nebraska
Ela Iti Ea
Burlington
Washington, D. C
New York City
Niagara Falls
W. I
Filley
Nebraska
Netherlands
Bonham Theatre
Fairbury, Nebraska
Ginger Rogers
Kitty Foyle
Lloyd Nolan
Frank A. Houston
Fairbury, Nebr
Holle
Sunkist
Powell
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