Christmas sale notes and local social snippets from Fairbury
Eight weeks till Christmas and local notices advertise goose or duck feathers for sale. A Moon and Son promote quality monuments in Fairbury Nebraska with an established date. Warnings ask for false teeth repairs by Dr. Leach. Social lines mention Mr and Mrs Lawrence Madden visiting Mr and Mrs Will Amos and others at weekend gatherings. Spotted Poland boars from the state fair prize line offered at reasonable prices.
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Gilbert Plager
Russell shoe repair closed. equipment moved to Summerfield
The Russell shoe repair shop run by S. W. Fisk was closed Saturday and its equipment moved to Summerfield Kansas.
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Russell Shoe Repair
S.W. Fisk
Summerfield
Kan
Peru student Hubert Filley returns home after fire damage repair
Hubert Filley a Peru State Normal student spent several days with his parents Mr and Mrs W S Filley and returned to Peru Sunday. Holle of Odell Beatrice Power Co manager and George Rahman his helper have repaired damage to the company's light plant at the place caused by the Wednesday morning fire.
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Hubert Filley
Peru
Box’. Holle
Odell
Beatrice Power Co
George Rahman
Hogs wanted by Diller Farmers Grain Co
In a local ad Diller Farmers Grain Co offers top market price for hogs any day. I R Andrews, manager, invites farmers to get a bid first and sell at home.
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Diller Farmers Grain Co
I. R. Andrews
Mgr
Fairbury Shoe Shop Offers Repair Services
Local notice advertises Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop north of Bonham Theatre in Fairbury Nebraska offering repairs for worn shoes to extend life.
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Fairbury
Bonham Theatre
Nebr
Hirsch brothers inspect Hemphill farm residence near Ellis
Alvin and Martin Hirsch and families visited Diller relatives and friends on Sunday viewing the Hemphill farm residence near Ellis. Martin held the contract for the erection of the new house which is now nearly completed.
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Alvin
Martin Hirsch
Diller
Martin
No Necking in the Cab Jim Comic Exchange
A humorous dialogue from a newspaper item notes a cartoonish exchange about railroad safety. The punchline suggests engineers avoid hugging the fireman, prompting a lighthearted take on train accidents versus car incidents.
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Jim
Joe
Kenneth House Wins Steele City Corn Busking Contest
Kenneth House of Helvey wins first with 27 bushels and 2674 pounds in Steele City contest. Pete Wenz of Steele City takes second with 26 bushels 383 pounds, Archie Anderson of Steele City third with 7B bushels 186 pounds. Wenz previously won last year with 27 bushels 59 pounds. House placed second.
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Steele City
Kenneth House
Helvey
Pete Wenz
Archie Anderson
Wenz
House
Local Families Attend Funeral and Gatherings
Elias Hadley drives a new Chrysler sedan. Mr and Mrs Cloyd Cully and son Gayle attend grandmother's funeral at Johnston Saturday. Mr and Mrs Frank Grabher spend Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs Geo Grabher of Ellis.
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Elias Hadley
Frank Grabher
Geo Grabher
Ellis
Bank Hold Up Grabs $1485 by Two Youthful Bandits
The Liberty bank was robbed last week by two young bandits who escaped with $1,485 and have not yet been captured.
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Liberty Bank
Armistice Day Ceremonies Pledge Global Peace Effort
The president calls for Armistice Day observances with ceremonies pledging efforts to perpetuate world peace. The action signals a national focus on peace initiatives and remembrance of wartime sacrifices.
Hog Sale Set Next Tuesday in DeWitt
Wiemers Bros and Edgar Henrichs announce a combined sale of registered Chester White and Hampshire hogs to be held in DeWitt next Tuesday. The event features select animals from their herds and aims to attract farmers and buyers in the region.
Raymonds and relatives visit in Diller with Isabell Raymond
Mr and Mrs L V Raymond and Robert and Phyllis Joe of Lincoln drove to Diller Sunday to spend the day with Isabell Raymond their mother. They were joined by Flossie and nephew Dean who had attended a teachers convention and were visiting relatives and friends.
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Lincoln
Kunter Siblings Visit Peoria Life Official and Grandmother
Miss Marie Kunter of Peoria Life Insurance Co. in Lincoln and her brother Wm Kunter, a state university graduate, will earn his Masters this semester. They visited Saturday and Sunday at their grandmother Mrs. Marie Willems and with aunts Mrs. S A Miller and Mrs. Carl Brassch.
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Marie Kunter
Peoria Life Insurance Co
Lincoln
Wm. Kunter
The
State University
Marie Willems
S. A. Miller
Carl Brassch
Kenneth Albers Fourth Birthday Party at Home
Kenneth Albers invited many of his little friends to celebrate his fourth birthday on Wednesday afternoon. A fine time was had by all with a lunch and a cake with four candles as the centerpiece. Kenneth received several nice gifts and thanked his guests. One attendee was present.
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Kenneth Albers
Kenneth
Kensington Club Plans Annual Meeting and Election
B B Kensington met with Myrtle Messmer and fourteen members plus four visitors. The group discussed recipes, approved minutes, and set November 10 as annual meeting with officer elections. An all day event with a covered dish lunch was planned, each member bringing a dish. Chap hosted a Halloween party with games and refreshments.
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B.b.kensington
Hays Buys Farm South of Beatrice
Charley Hays purchases a farm 84 miles south of Beatrice. Mr and Mrs Howard Peters dine with Mr and Mrs Will Ames on Sunday. The Record carries a Red Cross supplement noting an ongoing membership drive.
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Charley Hays
Beatrice
Mrs
Howard Peters
Will Ames
Red Cross
Dressen Taken From City for Rheumatism Relief
Gus Dressen was taken Sunday by Ab Bristol and John Clauson to Excellsior Springs Missouri where he hopes to obtain relief for rheumatism.
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Gus Dressen
Ab Bristol
John Clauson
Excellsior Springs
Man from Jefferson Visits in Iowa City Home
Art Kunecke traveled from Jefferson Iowa on Saturday to visit his wife and baby with Mrs and Mr Arthur Grone in Iowa City. They left for home on Monday morning.
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Art Kunecke
Jefferson
Arthur Grone
Miss Marian Diller Hosts Lima Trip and School Friends
Miss Marian Diller and two companions from Benkleman attend Peru State Normal. They stayed from Wednesday to Sunday at J. Smith Diller’s home. A Saturday evening party featured Marian Eloise and Rachael with guests Viers Irene Hill Ella Krebs and Francis Moon. Music and refreshments followed.
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Marian Diller
Jane Snyder
Bernice Wilson
Benkleman
Peru State
ASL Meeting at Gertrude Renz Home
Members gathered at Gertrude Renz’s home on Friday Oct 23 with two visitors. The afternoon featured work and chat, followed by refreshments. The group planned its annual business meeting for Friday Nov 13 at Hilda Roseman’s home. Bring needle, thimble and scissors.
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ASL
Gertrude Renz
Hilda Roseman
Home Town Loyalty
A Guide Rock Signal editorial urges loyal citizens to support local banks and merchants to keep money in town. It laments capital flowing east for autos life insurance mail order and radio, warns against drawing savings out, and calls for buying locally to prevent town decline.
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Guide Rock
Shifts in U S Employment Straining Pay Capacity
A broad segment of workers seeks settlement based on ability to pay. The piece notes that one fourth of the American workforce now occupies jobs that did not exist three decades earlier, highlighting rapid labor market change.
Miss Gladys Lottman Visits Parents Then Returns to Peru
Miss Gladys Lottman who had visited since Wednesday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Braasch returned Sunday to Peru where she is attending the state normal.
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Gladys Lottman
Carl Braasch
Peru
State Normal
Man in Hiawatha Sent Home Wife After Heavy Loss
A Hiawatha Kansas man described severe hardship to a World editor. He said he sent his wife back to her family and the children to an orphan asylum and nearly lost his car in the prize collapse.
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Hiawatha
Kansas
World
Naru Island Natives Live in Prosperity on Royalties
Natives of Naru island in the Pacific enjoy luxury with no work for five years. They receive large incomes from royalties on phosphate miners operated by a British company working on the island.
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Naru Island
Pacific
Aritish Company
Jefferson County 1931 tax totals and reductions
County Clerk W. H. Mata reports total taxes for 1931 at 599 010 dollars with a net decrease of 42 965 from the previous year. The state share stands at 85 070 dollars down 15 000, county 124 141 down 10 600, school 293 375 down 13 000, city and village 88 838 down 4 600, poll tax 7 505 down 195. The remainder is classified as miscellaneous.
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Jefferson County
W. H. Mata
Water Diviner Claims Hidden Streams Heal
Belzano Italy Signor Giovanni Gotsch a water diviner says underground streams radiate health benefits. He uses a diving rod to locate streams and reports a patient over a stream path improved after exposure to the vibrations.
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Belzano
Italy
Signor
Giovanni Gotsch
Gotsch
New Submarine Valley Named After Survey Ship Corsair Gorge
A submarine valley off Georges Bank near Massachusetts has been named Corsair Gorge to honor the survey vessel Facnt Corsair that discovered it. The feature lies on the south east edge of Georges Bank and is reported to extend more than a half mile deep.
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Boston
United States
Coast and ‘Geodetic Survey
Georges Bank
Record pig litter reported by Dr Farrel near Maxwell
Dr Farrel near Maxwell Nebraska reports two sows produced ninety two pigs in the past twelve months. One litter had forty eight pigs and the other forty four. He believes the number may be a state record.
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Farrel
Maxwell, Neb
Traffic stop triggers a humorous misread speed claim
A traffic officer signals a motorist to stop and cites a high speed. The driver protests that her hat makes her look older, and she questions the officer’s judgment as he writes the ticket.
Shamokin Adopts Night Radio Curfew For Silence
Shamokin Pennsylvania officials approve a curfew for radio sets with a town ordinance setting 11 p.m. as the limit. All radios must be turned down and windows closed when playing. Nearby towns like Barre also pledge rapid responses to loud radio complaints.
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Shamokin
Councilmanto
Shamokin T
Barre
Nutty Natura History Note on Wolf Nulf Elusiveness
A quirky historical snippet discusses the wolf-nulf as a mournful creature longing for the good old days. It notes Baki people keeping them as igloo pets and mentions crocodile tears as a rare Arctic resource.
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Arctic
Peculiar Paper-Shell Pecan Figure Described
A quirky description likens a paper-shell pecan to a human form with a double peanut head, a popcorn topknot, cloves for legs, and split beans for feet, attributed to Metropolitan Newspaper Bervige and WNU Service.
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Bervige
WNU
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Diller State Bank
Roy Diller
F. A. Moon & Son
Leach
Lawrence Madden
Will Amos
Frank . Grone
Arthur Veiths
B. B. Kensington
Madden & Stillian
Toby
Lois Ann Stillian
REX Theatre
Water Diviner
Pennsylvania
Nutty Natura History
A Hutton
Diller Opera House
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