Market Notes and Local Ads From Steele City to Beatrice
A collage of small ads and notices lists stock hogs for sale by C C Andrews in Steele City, tomato plants for 15 cents a dozen from Mrs Elbert Fasnacht, Farmers Union Gas and Oils via Earl Stefford, Moon and Son monuments at fair prices in Fairbury, and Adolph Dymaseck plus son visiting Chicago. Also mentions Ed Zednik strawberry sale near Jansen, and Crest Stastered Steel Shaft Clubs by Gamble’s S&G Golf with Irons 6.25 Woods 7.75 at 402 W Court St Beatrice.
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Irons
Woods
Gamble’s
S&g
Ballsie
W. Court St
Beatrice, Vebr
Fairbury Shoe Repair Ad Seeks Loyal Customers
An old woman in a shoe tale is used to invite readers to Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop. The ad urges footware repairs and directs customers to the shop located corner north of the Bonham Theatre in Fairbury Nebraska.
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Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop
Bonham Theatre
Fairbury
Nebr
Mrs. Lillie Spence Campaigns Despite Unopposed Run
Mrs. Lillie Spence, candidate for reelection as Register of Deeds, visited from Fairbury on Monday to campaign though she has no opposition. She is the daughter of former County Clerk M. Thompson, who settled on Rose Creek in Jefferson county in 1868 and remains alive in Fairbury in fair health.
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Lillie Spence
Office of Register of Deeds
Fairbury
Spence
M. Thompson
Rose Creek
Jefferson County
Thompson
Garden alphabet tale meets the gas line curse
A southwest town garden tended by two teachers and their mother faces disruption as a proposed gas pipeline runs through the plot. The piece humorously lists crops A to D and warns the gas company to send its best adjuster to prevent further damage and digging issues.
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Adams Globe
County Treasurer Cites Savings Record in Jefferson County
A speaker claims the County Treasurer saved taxpayers up to 6000 dollars annually, contrasting with a rival who allegedly saved nothing in twelve years. The message urges voters to verify records and review the treasurer's name, August Kroll, without endorsing any real estate deals.
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Jefferson County
Coubag
Memorial Day Trip Sparks Security With Spare Tire Thought
Mrs Isabella Raymond Flossie and Fern spent Monday in Lincoln. Elias Hadley is repainting his residence with white paint. Gamble Stores offers a spare tube for every tire boosting security.
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Isabella Raymond
Flossie
Fern
Lincoln
Elias Hadley
Gamble Stores
Nelsons welcome baby daughter born Thursday night in Beatrice
Mr and Mrs Melvin Nelson announce the birth of their daughter at a Beatrice hospital on Thursday night last week with Elizabeth Davis listed as a parent.
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Melvin Nelson Elizabeth Davis
Beatrice
Rudy Diekhoff Returns From Visit To Brother’s Home
Rudy Diekhoff positions a store at Bird City Kno and returned Wednesday after a brief visit to his brother Rev H J Diekhoff and family.
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Rudy Diekhoff
Bird City
Kno
Rev. H. J. Diekhoff
Jefferson County Farmers Union Picnic at Hiner's Grove
The annual Farmers Union picnic to be held at Hiner's Grove west of Endicott on Thursday June 5 features band music sports and races by locals. Attorney General Sorenson will deliver the main address.
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Jefferson County Farmers’ Union
Hiner’s Grove
Endicott
Sorenson
Cornerstone laid for Friend Methodist church in Nebraska
Rev Velte attended the cornerstone ceremony in Friend Nebraska for the new Methodist church. The event was conducted by the Ad Lodge A F and A M and the I O A F lodge attended. Rev Walter of St Paul s M E church Lincoln gave the oration. The new structure replaces a building burned last winter.
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Velte
New Methodist Church
Friend
Nebr
Ad Lodge A. F. & A. M
O.A.F
Walter
St.Paul’s M.E . Church
Lincoln
Local Groundhog Exhibition Sparks Migration Theories
In Lincoln a groundhog, identified by the university as a groundhog, was shown by C A Pearson after being killed by him last Sunday. The creature, rare for the region, drew much speculation about its unusual appearance and migration patterns, with its size likened to a large badger.
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C. A. Pearson
University In
Lincoln
Pearson
Steele City News
Bethel Items From Last Week Include Picnic News
Bethel school picnic was held May 20 with a large crowd, dinner served cafeteria style, ice cream and cake afterward. Florence Hinds is hired for a year. The report notes rain and slow crops, plus local farm activity and a few visits by residents.
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Helen Ramish
Lincoln
Jack Armstrong
Shell
Jno. Callan
Chas. Brandt
Shower refreshes gardens as heat wanes
A light Wednesday shower near noon cooled the hot air and refreshed gardens. Mrs. Elias Hadley traveled to Philli Nebr yesterday to observe Decoration Day with her father and other relatives.
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Elias Hadley
Philli Nebr
New 9 strand hay rope advertised by Cornbelt Lumber Co
Dilller Nebraska. Mrs. Geo Ball and children left for Henry to join her husband newly employed there. Miss Grayce Myers returns from Falls City after teaching there and will reside with her aunt Mrs. Allie Eick.
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Lbr. Co, Diller, Nebr
Grayce Myers
Falls City
Allie Eick
Hale-Frisbie wedding draws family from three states
Mr and Mrs Frank Hale former Diller residents traveled from Brush Colorado to attend the wedding of their son DeVere Hale and Nellie Frisbie at Nellie Frisbie s home The Hales also visited Mrs Hale s brother Ross Hill and family near Ellis and spent time with friends around Diller
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Frank Hale
Diller
Brush
Colo
DeVere Hale
Nellie Frisbie
F. W. Frisbie
Messers
Mesdame Everett Dougherty
Lincoln
Leonard Richardson
Frank Grone
Arthur Kunecke
Joe Nippert
Disler
Will Grone
Hebron
Esther Grone
St. Joe
M. M. Cissna
M. B. Rich
Washington
Arthur Grone
Fairbury Kiwanis Sponsor Annual Farmers Excursion
The Fairbury Kiwanis club plans its third annual farmers excursion on June 12 to Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan. The Rock Island train leaves Fairbury at 7 a.m. via Belleville and returns that evening. Round trip fare is 3.50 dollars. Farmers from Diller and area are invited to join.
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Fairbury Kiwanis Club
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Fairbury
Rock Island
Belleville
Diller
Closing a Most Successful School Year
Miss Gladys Hays ends three years in District No. 5 with a village picnic for 75 neighbors and friends. The May 16 gathering featured games and hearty hospitality, with Miss Erma Robinson to carry on next year. The school buildings and grounds are in fine condition.
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Gladys Hays
Champ
Robinson
Hilder
Bowen
Hakan
Geo
Erma Robinson
Jones Summer Shows Pitch Tent in Diller Park
The Jones Summer Shows opened in Diller with a five day engagement in Chautauqua park. The program began with a juniors parade at 8 30 in the morning and a first play Marys Other Husband was planned for 8 30 that night with many season tickets sold.
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Jones
Chautauqua Park
Mary
Diller
Diller Earns Doctor of Philosophy From University of Illinois
The final examination for Aubrey Diller's PhD in Classics at the University of Illinois was held Monday May 26. His thesis is Studies of Race Mixture Among the Greeks Before Alexander. Diller is praised by The Record for his educational progression from Diller Public Schools to Nebraska and Tokyo programs and University of Illinois fellowships.
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J. Smith Diller
Diller
Aubrey Diller
University of Illinois
Alexander
Diller Public Schools
Eesity of Nebraska
University of
Mrs Lamel Visits Hutchinsons Near Diller Kansas
Mrs Lamel of Tia Kansas visits at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs A J Hutchinson near Diller as she spends time with family during a local visit.
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Mrs. Lamel
Tia, Kans
Mrs
A. J. Hutchinson
Diller
Car slips from jack injures strawhacker
Lester Strawhacker sustained a severe bruise to a hand after a car he had raised slipped from the jack and struck the ground on Saturday.
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Lester Strawhacker
Beatrice Resident Agnes Freeman Moves Closer to Family
Mrs. Agnes Freeman age 86 widow of Neil Freeman, a pioneer homesteader, has rented the old Beatrice homestead six miles west to her grandson Dan and moved to Beatrice to live with her son Frank and family. She and her husband located the property in 1863, and he died about twenty years ago.
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Agnes Freeman
Niel Freeman
First
Beatrice
Dan
Frank
Small towns outpace city myths in progress says Plymout h News
A Plymout h News letter argues small towns resist the claims of urban decay. It contends census figures mislead and that progress should not be measured by population, praising honest neighbors and condemning city crime while lauding live wires over dead ones.
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New York
Tall Sticks
Prairies
China
India
Plymou News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diller State Bank
Andrews
Steele City
Elbert Fasnacht
Farmers Union Gas and Oils Cal
Earl Stefford
F. A Moon & Son
Adolph Dymaseck
Chicago
Mr. Beckwith
Harry
Doris
Roy Robb
Ed Zednik
Jansen
John Carico
Louix Falls
So. Dak
Sadie Gardner
Auburn
Adam Areteliner
Steeleity
Pease Grain & Seed Co
Beatrice, Nebr
California
Denver
Colorado
Springs
Pikes Peak
Royel Gorge
W. I. Filley
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