Memories Of The Past And Local Events Forty Years Ago
A column recalls events from forty years ago including Alvin Shively losing two colts to an unknown disease. Campbell Brothers Circus moved to winter quarters at Fairbury last Sunday. Trains carried soldiers through Diller to the Philippines. Jake Stucker and wife moved to farm work with Capt J W Starr. Edna Fox contracted smallpox at school and was quarantined. Nelson Brown family began an overland trek to Washington Springs, SD. Berkshire hog weighed 485 pounds on market. Local teacher Cora Nelson reported honor roll in district 89. Night trains once skipped passengers but now stop. rumor of stopping altogether. Odell residents hired a $2.50 livery rig to Beatrice for a ten-cent purchase. today many drive $1000 cars. Homer Clark moved to Idaho 42 years ago and bought a farm near Idaho Parls, remaining there. A group of Diller residents recalled socializing on Thanksgiving Day at Wymore during a Superior vs Wymore football game.
Fifty Years Ago in Town and Neighborhood Highlights
Fifty years ago W T Strain shelled a car load of corn in a day with a new sheller. A pack of hungry wolves demonstrated west of town before Thanksgiving after a turkey raffle. Sebolt Senior and George Eubank battled in a pigeon shooting contest at twenty five dollars a side. Sebolt won nine to eight. Price and Rickabaugh traveled to St Joe Missouri and Atchison Kansas to buy holiday goods for Price Brothers big double store near the old Price storefront. A Baptist minister once hired a cornetist for a baptismal service, but the player was asked to perform something fitting for the baptism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebalt Senior
George Eubank
Sebolt
George
Price
Sam Rickabaugh
St Joe
Atchison, Kansas
Holiday
Price Brothers
Moser
Pull for the Shore Brother Is Mentioned In Funeral Oration
A fragment notes a cornetist playing Pull for the Shore, Brother, Pull for the Shore as part of a shoreline farewell. The line suggests a maritime or memorial moment with a military or veteran undertone.
Diller School 1941 42 Basketball Schedule
Diller School announces 1941 42 basketball schedule with games at home and away. Notable dates include Dec 3 Odell Dec 5 Reynolds Dec 9 Endicott Dec 12 Cortland Dec 19 Plymouth Jan 2 Steele City Jan 6 Union Center Jan CLATONIA Jan 23 Fairbury Jan 30 North East High Feb 6 Conference Tournament Feb 10 14 Endicott Feb 17 Daykin Feb 20 Odell Feb 21 Fairbury Feb 27 with first and second teams on all games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
Reynolds
Hollenburg
Endicott
Cortland
Plymouth
Steele City
Union Center
Hollenberg
Clatonia
Fairbury
North East High
Daykin
Bedmaking changes aid sleep by proper tuck and support
A bedmaking technique shift helps sleep problems. Do not tuck bedclothes too tightly as they restrict movement and cause wakefulness. Experts advise firm bottom tuck for top sheet and blanket while keeping sides loose and using bedding over a good spring and mattress.
Poultry Bones Harm Dogs Says Experts
Poultry bones are dangerous to dogs when cooked, becoming brittle and needle sharp. Three scientists and a veterinary professor warn that cooked bones can cut a dog's throat or stomach, while raw fresh bones are usually safer as they can be chewed and digested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterinary College
Rice stem-rot may persist in soil despite rotations
E C Tullis of the US Department of Agriculture and E M Cralley of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station report rice stem rot can remain viable in uncultivated soil for up to six years. Infective material persisted from field stubble after two years, and even longer when stored under harsher lab conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Tullis
United States Department of Agriculture
E M. Cralley
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Black and White in Art Colors and Contrasts
The text states black signifies total absence of light while white combines all spectrum colors. In art, black and white operate as tones and contrasts, not as colors themselves.
Married Bachelor and Hop-Along Cassidy At Local Screens
Friday and Saturday showings feature Ruth Hussey and Robert Young in Married Bachelor with William Boyd portraying Hop-Along Cassidy in Secrets of the Westland. The two programs run at local theaters this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hussey
Robert Young
William Boyd
Hop-Along- Cassidy
Westland’ News
Tanks a Million star Ralph Bellamy with Margaret Lindsay
The note lists November 29 and 30 showings featuring Ralph Bellamy and Margaret Lindsay along with William Tracy in the film Tanks a Million. It appears as a brief theater listing for a Seria program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bellamy
Margaret Lindsay
Wm Tracy
Seria
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alvin Shively
Campbell Brothers Circus
Diller
Philippines
Jake Stucker
Country
Capt J W Starr
Edna Fox
Nelson Brown
Washington Springs
South Dakota
D R Kelley
Berkshire
Cora Nelson
Willie Meyers
Essie Baker
Bertha Cotherien
Fritz Kauers
Jacob Lottman
Burlington
Beatrice
Homer Clark
Idaho
Idaho Parls
Homer
Bertha Parker
Carrie Adams
Lillie Brandt
Maude
Bessie Bell
Addie
Eyla Barton
Will Riddle
Jim Copeland
Robert Gaston
George Andrews
Bert Bell
Gully Wright
Wymore
Superior
Holle
Polly
Peas
Marilyn Miller
Alaska
United States
Bonham
Fairbury, Nebraska
Ida Cox
Brunswick
Lloyd Nolan
William Holden
Claire Trevor
Texas
Paramount News
Majestic Theatre
Ssene
Herm Joones & Farmer's Wife
Howehold
ANIL
Fact Digest Screenland
Kdaws Wien G
RFD
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