Religious Drama to be Presented in Diller Church
The Diller Woman's Club presents The Lord's Prayer a sacred drama by Francois Coffee at 8:00 p.m. Sunday Nov 17 in the Congregational church. Steele City Woman's Club directed by Agnes Crace Wright provides cast including Hubert Manning Geo Me Locklin Wallace Palmer and Susan Taylor with a Steele City musical quartet and the Diller community orchestra. A silver offering will be taken. Everyone welcome.
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Francois Coffee
Congregational Church
Diller Woman’s Club
Diller
Steele City Woman’s Club
Agnes Crace Wright
Hubert Manning
Geo. Me. Locklin
Wallace Palmer
Susan Taylor
Steele City
Diller Community Orchestra
Beatrice Flower Show Draws Lincoln Visitor
Beatrice residents met Mrs Delbert Stotts who came down from Lincoln last Friday to attend the flower show and do some shopping. The event prompted talk that larger towns offer better shopping.
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Diller
Beatrice
Delbert Stotts
Lincoln
McManes and Son Visit From Wyoming Near Sidney
Isaac Mc Manes and his son, visiting old friends, came from Wyoming to Sidney area last Thursday. He last left these parts thirty three years ago, when he moved away from the locality.
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Saacc McManes
Sidney
Nebraska
Wymore
Isaac McManes
Local Notices Missed in Mailbox Mix up
Three letters arrived this week containing notices of a social event. A young school maam appears popular. Only one notice could be used. others were included as substitutes if your letter is missing.
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Ma’am
Mrs Fouts Plans Thanksgiving Visit with Family
Mrs Fouts will travel to Seward late this week to visit her son Kenneth. The family plans to drive to South Dakota for Thanksgiving dinner at her daughter Elizabeth's home.
Albright Suffered Severe Heart Attack in Beatrice
In a letter to Mr and Mrs Isade Saylor from the Albrights at Beatrice word is given that Mr Albright had a severe heart attack recently and friends hope he will soon recover.
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Isade Saylor
Albright’s
Beatrice
Mr. Albright
Baby girl arrives for Rev and Mrs Proett at Odell General
A baby girl was born Tuesday evening November 12 to Rev. H. H. Proett and wife. Both mother and infant are reported doing well at Odell General Hospital.
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Gladden
H.H Proett
Babe
Odell General Hospital
School Statistics Highlighted By Superintendent Schindler
The superintendent prepared key school statistics this week, with detailed figures available in the school columns. Readers may find the data of interest within those pages.
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Schindler
Bennet Woman Visits Parents Over Weekend
Miss Lucille Sparks of Bennet Nebraska spent the weekend at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Chester Sparks.
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Lucille Sparks
Bennet Nebr
Mrs. Chester-Spar‘s
Miss Fannie Diller Returns From Lincoln Visit
Miss Fannie Diller has returned home after spending several days in Lincoln visiting relatives and friends.
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Fannie Diller
Lincoln
Phillip 66 Gasoline and Kerosene Delivery Ad
Local Diller Nebraska listing for Phillip 66 gasoline and kerosene delivery. Includes phone reference 66 to request fuel services in town and surrounding area.
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Phillip 66
Phone 66
Diller
Nebr
Music Club Formed By Mrs Schindler Pupils
The Music Club organized Saturday inside the school with officers led by President Lawrence Clark and Vice President Betty Grabber. A committee chaired by Juanita Anderson planned the next meeting. Members performed solos and reports on composers Beethoven Schubert Haydn Bach and more. Prizes went to Betty Grabber for 37 stars and Roe Patton for 31 stars as each member starts a new six week star race focused on practice time and lesson mastery.
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Betty Grabber
Roe Patton
Juanita Anderson
Lawrence
Robert Dale Clark
Gayle Cully
Julia Diller
Marilyn
Gloria
Miller
Wessel Beckman
Marjorie
Féin Nippert
Will Bowers Leaves North Platte for Washington to Train
Will Bowers, an enlisted man from North Platte, has left after a month furlough to enter a naval technical college in electrical engineering in Washington DC. The Navy promises a finished education if he applies himself, and Bowers is reported to be performing at the top level. He traveled via the coast route and paused to visit his mother and other Nebraska relatives.
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Will Bowers
Uncle Sam
North Platte
Nebraska
Washington, DC
Navy Department
Bill
William
Washington
Irish Trick Spotted At Bonham Theatre Show
Mr and Mrs Frank Cally and Mr and Mrs Francis Clark were seen at the Bonham Theatre last Thursday night enjoying Bright Lights with Joe Brown and Ann Dvorak. The incident humorously notes both couples play the same instrument and hints at a split between show attendance and band practice.
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Frank Cally
Francis Clark
Joe Brown
Ann Dvorak
Bonhan Theatre
Beatrice motor show leads to new 1936 V Eight coupe purchase
Theodore Senior attended rides and demonstrations by Plymouth Chevrolet and other dealers in Beatrice last Friday, then bought a 1936 V-Eight coupe at the Ford garage with Sam Thompson as local agent. He drove away in his Model A roadster left in Idaho for the boys to watch.
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Theodore
Plymouth
Chevrolet
Beatrice
Ford
Sam Thompson
Idaho
Mrs Wrigley Plans Winter Visit After Lincoln Stay
Mrs. Wrigley arrived last Thursday from St. Francis Kansas where she spent time with relatives. She visited relatives in Diller with her niece Mrs. Herman Stahl and friends before a stay at her son John Wrigley's home near Harbine. She will later visit her daughter in Wayne Nebraska for the winter.
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Wrigley
St. Francis
Kans
Herman Stahl
Diller
John Wrigley
Harbine
Lincoln
Wayne
Nebr
Lincoln sight-seeing trio returns home
Dr and Mrs Viers with house guest Mrs Cox of Topeka toured Lincoln on Wednesday. Mrs Cox then returned to her home from Lincoln.
Former Resident Visits Beatrice Relatives
Mrs Chas Madden of Meridian Idaho, sister in law of Mrs Fouts and aunt of Lawrence Madden, visited relatives Friday. A gathering at Ray Mudges home southeast of Beatrice included twenty relatives. attendees included Clara Madden Meridian Idaho James Bowes Kansas City Elizabeth Fouts Leonard Frisbie Gene Hill Gene Smith Bert Madden Burchard Ralph Frisbie Dale Frisbie Roger Marguerite Ann Ralph Mudge Wayne Mudge Rolland Mudge Margaret Penner Ray Mudge Hilda Vieths Beat rice Arthur Vieths and spouses.
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Chas. Madden
Meridan
Idaho
Ray Mudge
Beatrice
Clara Madden
Meridian
James
Marjorie Bowes
Kansas City
Elizabeth. Fouts
Leonard Frisbie
Gene
Hill
Gene Smith
Diller
Bert Madden
Burchard
Nebr
Fred Frisbie
Helen
Dale
Ralph Frisbie
Roger
Marguerite Ann
Ralph Mudge
Wayne
Rolland Mudge
Margaret Penner
Hilda Vieths
Arthur Vieths
Billy Sunday Dies at 72 After Evangelistic Career
Billy Sunday, famed evangelist, died at his relative's Chicago home after a dizzy spell. He began preaching in 1896 and drew massive crowds, with many likening him to Sam Jones though some saw him as original.
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Billy Sunday
Chicago
Sam Jones
Billy
Samaay
Habichts Visit Diller Relatives In Worthington
Mr and Mrs E F Habicht of Worthington Minnesota arrived Sunday for a visit with Diller relatives and friends staying at the Jatters mother Mrs Robertson and her sister Mrs Charles Waggoner They returned home early Wednesday in their Buick sedan to attend Earnest Habicht's Worthington business He notes Nebraska drought cannot compare with South Dakota and the Habicht brothers have expanded to four department stores with plans for more extension in the mercantile field
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E F. Habicht
Worthington
Minn
Diller
Jatters
Robertson
Charles Waggoner
Mr. Habicht
Earnest
Pennys
Armistice Day Dinner Guests From Hughes Family
Mr and Mrs Floyd Hughes and son visited Rupert Hughes and Mr and Mrs Bert Hughes with family for Armistice day dinner. The gathering included the Hughes parents and siblings sharing the evening meal.
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Floyd Hughes
Rupert Hughes
Bert Hughes
Hughes Boys
John Steiner and Clara Allen Visit Lincoln Friends
John Steiner and his sister Mrs. Clara Allen of Honolulu traveled to Lincoln on Monday for a short visit with friends. Mrs. Allen plans to stay in the states after the holidays, fulfilling John's wish.
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John. Steiner
Clara Allen
Honoulu
Lincoln
Flight to Catch Up Delinquent Subscribers
After a brief lull the group aims to acquire a swift aircraft capable of 100 mph to pursue and recover delinquent subscribers. The plan focuses on rapid response and enforcement actions.
Lose Home By Fire Near Town Belongs to Ackman Family
The Fred Ackman family lost their farm home and most contents in a Sunday morning fire at about 2 30. The roof fell in before they woke. the family faced crop losses and the death of livestock including two or three cattle and a team horse, with damages to a car. Mrs Ackman lies ill at Odell hospital and plans to return home are moot as the home is gone. Insurance partially covers belongings.
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Fred Ackman
George Specht Place
Mr. Ackman
Son
Ackman
Elm wood cutting speeds up for St Pauls Sunday use
Forty two men worked on a patch of wood cutting transforming labor into a focused outing. Ten truckloads of elm were cut sawed split and hauled in less than seven hours last Tuesday. The men’s work is appreciated and promises warmth inside St Pauls on Sunday mornings.
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St. Paul’s
Dorcas Class Kensington Meeting At Methodist Church
The regular monthly meeting of the Dorcas class Kensington will be held at the Methodist church next Thursday afternoon November 21. The Keystone Kensington of the Congregational church will be our guests on this occasion. A good attendance is desired.
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Dorcas Class
Methodist Church
Congregational Church
Diller Boys Attend Lincoln Football Game
Local group from this vicinity joined Keith Hays Sunday school class to travel to Lincoln for Nebraska versus Kansas. The outing included visits to Morrell Hall, the state capitol, a YMCA swim, and a Yankee dinner at the Drews home before returning at 9 PM.
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Lincoln
Nebraska University
Kansas
Keith Hays
Keith
Hays
Chas. Waggoner
Rupert Andrews
Chas. Andrews
Rex Green
Sam Thompson
Delmar Champ
Gerald Bowen
Harry Beckwith
Serenus Viers
Gordon Fanders
Arlie Tristman
Roger Diller
Doyle Weaver
Weldon Henrichs
Robert Fry
Bill Nicholson
Dale Close
Ralph Hilder
Robert Patton
Max Hall
James Hays, Jr
Knot Hole Club
Morrell Hall
State Capitol
Mrs. Drew
Wonders Reach New World High in South Dakota Ascent
A National Geographic Army stratosphere ascent led by Captain Albert W. Stevens and Orval A. Anderson launched from Rapid City SD and set a world altitude record of 74187 feet. The flight began on Armistice Day at sunrise and landed near White Lake SD at 4 13 p m. The crew endured extreme cold and maintained radio contact with London and ground personnel.
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National Geographic Army
Albert W. Stevens
Orval A.anderson
Rapid City
South Dakota
White Lake
S. D
National Broadcasting Company
London
England
Wonder's Why: Velma Thompson and Beckwith Featured
Velma Webling Thompson and Mary Beckwith headline the event with Miss Jean Smith sponsor and Miss Erma Batterman providing piano accompaniment, highlighting local charitable performance.
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Miss Jean Smith
Miss
Erma Batterman
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High School Assembly
Bob
Bob Andrews
Bobbie
Lucille Findling
Ketchum
Lloyd Sinkey
Virginia
Long Gretchen Fanders
Lon Gilbert
Mrs. Spruce
Long
Pauline Patton
Wilfred Brown
Clifford Blauser
Frank Parsons
Wilbur Green
Mr. Wells
Russell McCreight
Sue Long
Sinkey
Hubert Long
Jean Bond
Dorothy Hilder
Elizabeth Green
Betty Doris Hudson
Fasnacht
Meien Rasnacnot
Velpha
Velma Webling
Thompson
Mary Beckwith
Wiemers
H. F. Wiebe
Fairbury
Velma and
del Webling
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