From Florence to frost and farming notes in Fairbury
A collage of verses and short notices from Fairbury Nebraska entries. References include a playful Florence poem, M W A meeting cadence, corn crop notes, funeral attendance in Humboldt, F A Moon & Son monuments, ice call instructions, bean and tomato crop impact, a clearance hat sale by Wallace Sisters, a tractor and Case separator sale near Jansen, piano instructor Goldie Goeller returning from study, and a request for information at 1829 Dst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie Goeller
Conservatory
Fairbury
Diller News Briefs and Local Notices
Refrigerator for sale by C H Cully. Oats for sale by J W Fouts. Five young coyotes dug out by Barton last Sunday. Prairie day for sale at 8 dollars per ton by Clarence Hiatt. R N A meets Friday afternoon. No mail delivery on Decoration Day for rural routes. Mrs Chas Kaeparek and daughter visit Fairbury relatives. Migsee Zylpha Vera Lamb and Orville visit Miss Lucile Packer from Lincoln.
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Bruce
Barton
Clarence Hiatt
Migsee Zylpha
Vera Lamb
Orville
Lincoln
Lucile Packer
Mrs Clark Returns From Jansen Nursing Visit
Mrs Mat tie Clark returned Friday from Jansen where she had been nursing and on Saturday she with Miss Gertrude Lambert drove to Guide Rock. The pastor Rev Lobsen at the Lutheran church near the state line southwest of Diller broke his right arm Saturday evening while cranking a Ford car.
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Mattie Clark
Jansen
Gertrude Lambert
Guide Rock
Lobsen
Lutheran Church
State Line
Diller
Cattle trader visits family in Diller area
Milt Fey of North Platte, who previously fed cattle on the Omaha market, spent Saturday to Monday as a guest at his mother Emma Fry’s home and with other Diller relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milt Fey
North Platte
Omaha
Mire
Emma Fry
Hale Family Heads to Abbott Colorado for Summer on Farm
F E Hale and family began an early Wednesday trip in their auto and new truck filled with personal effects. They plan to spend the summer on a farm in Abbott Colorado while Mr Hale will return to Lane two after three weeks to resume duties.
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F.E. Hale
Abbott
Colorado
Mr. Hale
Lane Two
Business Houses To Close In Diller For Decoration Day
Main street in Diller will be quiet this afternoon as all merchants close from 1 00 until after Decoration Day services at the cemetery. Local business men agreed to shut doors to observe the day.
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Diller
Miss Cavett Visits Diller Relatives From Norfolk
Miss Veda Cavett a student nurse at the general hospital in Norfolk Nebraska arrived last Friday for a visit to her Diller relatives and on Wednesday was joined by her sister Mrs L M Hurst and daughter Betty Gene of ice who came to visit and after Decoration Day expect to return to their homes today or tomorrow
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Veda Cavett
General Hospital
Norfolk
Nebr
L. M. Hurst
Betty Gene
Ice
Eay
Card of Thanks for condolences after mother and grandmother’s funeral
We thank friends and neighbors from twenty years ago for kindness and sympathy at the funeral and burial. Gratitude to the minister and singers, to those who sent flowers, and to all who provided cars to the cemetery. Alvin C. Celestia Adams and Vera Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin C
Eee
Celestia Adams
Vera Adams
Decoration Dig Exercises Schedule and Directions
Decoration Dig Exercises will be held Friday meeting at city hall then proceed to the cemetery. Those with flowers are asked to notify the transportation committee Roy Cune and Ed Mc. Please bring flowers to city hall early Friday afternoon.
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Ity Hall
Transportation Committee
Roy Cune
Measles recovery and local meeting noted
Mrs. John is recovering from measles. County commissioners will meet at Fairbury on June 3. Howard Peters visited Lanham Sunday to see his friend Paul Korff. A thick window glass was found Saturday in exposed water areas. Miss Veda Cavett visited Beatrice with her sister Mrs. L. M. Hurst and family. Dr Claude Ellis returned Wednesday from St Joe after marketing cattle fattened on his Sicily creek farm and shipping from Blue Springs.
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Howard Peters
Lanham
Paul Korff
Veda Cavett
Claude Ellis
St. Joe
Sicily Creek
Blue Springs
Beatrice Visit Notes Madden Family and Ida Woods
Lawrence Madden and daughter Thella visited Tuesday with Mrs. Madden in Beatrice despite. They report she is getting along fine. Mrs. Ida Woods and Mrs. Will Amos and daughter Velma accompanied the Madden party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Madden
Thella
Ida Woods
Will Amos
Velma
Diller Seeks Sewer Solution Amid Public Discontent
The town faces a potential abandonment of its private sewer system as residents abandon service to contest enforcement actions. City authorities weigh options after several users disconnect, while the municipally owned pumping station connects to the system. In schooling news, Diller public schools held closing exercises with twelve twelfth graders and thirteen eighth graders receiving diplomas and honors awards.
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Diller
George Riddle
E. F. Habicht
J. Smith Diller
Diller Public
Opera House
Supt. Erickson
Board of Education
Reen
Eva
Three Diller graduates to teach next year in area schools
Three of this year's Diller public school graduates will teach next year. Nellie Frisbie will teach north of Ellis, Marguerite Green in the Bell district, and Grace Benjamian near Hubbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller Public Schools
Nellie Frisbie
Ellis
Marguerite Green
Bell
Grace Benjamian
Hubbell
Blausers Visit Lincoln Before Moving to Detroit
Mr and Mrs Leon Blauser have been staying in Lincoln at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs John Blauser for a few days before traveling to Detroit where they plan to locate.
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Leon Blauser
Lincoln
John Blauser
Detroit
Clarence Thompson Named Arcadia School Principal for Next Year
Clarence Thompson a Diller high school graduate class of twenty two and Peru year’s graduate has secured the principalship of Arcadia schools for next year. He will work for the Standard Chautauqua system this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Thompson
Diller High School
Peru
Arcadia
The Green Sisters Quartette Plans Radio Sing
The Green Sisters Quartette including Mrs Esther Raymond Courtland Kan Miss Nellie Green Lincoln and Misses Helen Marguerite Green Diller will sing two bass solos and assist in a portion of their concert with Jnoon e Grose Diller.
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Green Sisters
Esther Raymond
Courtland
Kan
Nellie Green
Lincoln
Helen and
Marguerite Green
Diller
Sing
Jnoone Grose
Memorial Services for Reverend S R Duhrkop
The Hulsman family and local parishioners learned of Rev. S R Duhrkop's death by telephone Wednesday. Memorial services were held the previous Sunday at the M E church with strong attendance and flag decor. Rev. V F Clark led the sermon at the Federated church and choirs from both churches provided music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hulsman
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Johnson
Nebr
Duhrkop
S . R. Duhrkop
RS Paul's Lutheran Church
Diller
Hooper
M. E
W.R.C
W. W.V
V.F. Clark
Federated Church
For Sale Shepherd puppies from stock dog
U S Ellison and several residents attended the funeral of Dr C C Diehl s mother in Fairbury last Friday. the notice notes a sale of shepherd puppies from a real heeler stock dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Ellison
A. A. Bick
Clara Myers
Lincoln family attends Eva Stotts’ graduation
Mrs A D Stotts and daughters Marie and Evelyn of Lincoln join relatives Mrs A F Taylor of Wymore and Mrs Warthen of Hubbell for Eva Stotts's commencement exercises last Thursday night with Miss Stotts among the graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Stotts
Marie and
Evelyn
Lincoln
A. F. Taylor
Wymore
Warthen
Hubbell
Eva Stotts
Miss Stotts
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Lombardy
D ‘Ri
Panna
Cae
Inj
Aon
Ugir
Pene
Citizens State Bank
Florence
Emma
Wm. Glathar
Humboldt
F. A. Moon & Son
S. J. Thompson
Wallace Sisters
North Side
Fred Walkemexger
Refrigerator
C. H. Cully
Chautauqua
J. W. Fouts
Chas. Kaeparek
Thelma
H. Peters
Business Houses
Norma Talmadoe
Bucking the
Dustin Farnum
Rex Theatre
H. K. Shutt
Mrs. John
Miss Benjamin
W. E. Diehl
Chicago
W. Smith
Edna Smith
Swanson
Axtell
O. C. Diehl
Blauser
Ikew
Sudan
Millet Seed
C. R. Steffen
Dr. Leach
Fairbury, Tf
Millet Goed
G. H. Newton
Emerson’s Bakery
Sanitary
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