Thanksgiving holiday halts rural mail delivery note
Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. Green visited relatives in Lincoln Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Calkins visited relatives at Blue Springs Sunday. Yesterday was Thanksgiving and a legal holiday with no rural mail. Theo. Senior carries a mashed thumb in a sling from closing a door. Dr. Cecil Ellis of Chester attended the fathers and sons banquet last Friday. E. M. Kendall Cal. Clark and Guy Cassell of Steele City were
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex A. Green
Lincoln
Mrs. Lee Calkins
Blue Springs
Theo. Senior
Cecil Ellis
Chester
Fathers and Sons
E. M. Kendall
Cal. Clark
Guy Cassell
Steele City
Ida Wood Returns From Oklahoma to Attend Funeral
Mrs Ida Wood came home Tuesday from Gage Oklahoma after attending the funeral of her brother in law Newt Ashpaugh.
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Ida Wood
Gage
Okla
Newt
Ash Paugh
Lincoln sisters visit Thompson home last week
Miss Anna Zook and Mrs. Alma Phipps of Lincoln visited Thursday and Friday at the home of their sister Mrs. S. J. Thompson, sharing time together in a family gathering.
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Anna Zook
Alma Phipps
Lincoln
S. J. Thompson
Funeral attendance noted for J. H. Sparks in Perkins county
Henry Weaver attended the funeral of J. H. Sparks formerly of the Ellis vicinity who died in Perkins county. Weaver was a nephew of the deceased and returned Thursday of last week.
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Henry Weaver
J. H. Sparks
Ellis Vicinity
Perkins County
Mr. Weaver
Library Receives 80 Books from Nebraska State Library
Public Library adds forty adult and forty juvenile titles from Nebraska State Library and a few new items. Visit to browse the collection before Christmas. A library card for one year makes a good Christmas gift.
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Nebraska State Library
Family visits after accident leave matriarch unable to work
Mrs Sophie Mathias and her granddaughter Pearl Fasnach traveled to Beatrice on Friday to assist Mrs John Fasnacht who had injured her hand with a needle driven to the bone and was nearly unable to perform household chores.
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Sophie Mathias
Pearl Fasnach
Beatrice
John Fasnacht
Willing Workers Class meets at M E Church gathering
The Willing Workers Class of the M. E. Church met with Doris Beckwith on Wednesday evening November 21. Games were played and light refreshments were served. Attendees included Hazel Geer the teacher, Bonnie Green, Joyce Ada Lukes, Velma 4H, Frances Ellen Brauser, Cleo Green and Doris Beckwith.
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M. E. Church
Doris Beckwith
Hazel Geer
Bonnie Green
Joyce Ada Lukes
Velma
Frances Ellen Brauser
Cleo Green
Letter recounts Chicago murder of Burt Emmert in petny store
Mrs. E J Catlett received Prof Wilber Emmert former Diller teacher now in Indiana a letter detailing the murder of his brother Burt Emmert on November 11 in a Chicago petny store. Two men shot him one bullet lodged in his body while he lay unconscious and died en route to the hospital. Unclear whether assassins were captured or motive determined.
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E. J. Catlett
Wilber Emmert
Diller
Indiana
Burt
Petny
Chicago
Local Briefs and Birth Announcement
Mrs. Martha E. Gear has been ill with pleurisy for a week. Mrs. S. C. Moser and Mrs. Dr. Ellis drove to Gage county's capital city Monday. A son weighing eight pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Orval Belding on November 26.
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Martha E. Gear
S. C. Moser
Dr. Ellis
Gage County
Capitol City
Beatrice Couple Visits Diller Relatives
Mr and Mrs J A Pickard of Beatrice visited Sunday with relatives and friends in Diller.
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J. A. Pickard
Beatrice
Diller
Farmers Shipping Assn Sends Stock Car Load to St Joe Market
The Farmers Shipping Association dispatched a regular car load of livestock to the St Joe market on Tuesday.
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the Farmers Shipping Assn
St-Joe
Moon Eclipse Missed By Clouds Tuesday Morning
The total lunar eclipse at 3 33 Tuesday morning was not visible due to cloudy skies providing no view of the event.
Gerd Henrichs Rebuilds House At Stark Hayes Homestead
Gerd Henrichs is restoring the residence three miles south of town, known as the old Stark Hayes place, after acquiring the property.
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Gerd Henrichs
Stark Hayes Place
Mrs. Addie Miller Kennedy Heads Home With Kin
Mrs Addie Miller Kennedy recalled from California on business leaves Friday for San Bernardino. She travels with her father in law J L Kennedy of Fairbury who plans to spend the winter on the Pacific coast.
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Addie Miller Kennedy
California
San Bernardino
J. L. Kennedy
Fairbury
Pacific Coast
Husker Humbles Town With 140 Bushels In Day
In Diller Nebraska a man named Chas Brandt husked 140 bushels of corn in one day, starting at 7 05 A M and finishing at 5 30 P M, averaging 34 ears per minute and weighing 140 bushels 30 pounds. Judges were J B Wright and W F Halbert.
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T. E. Pierce
J. B. Wright
Leg Break For Diller Man In Tractor Accident
John Pulec suffered a broken leg when a tractor driven by county patrolman Oliver Farrow rolled over his exposed limb as he worked under a car in his driveway. Despite the injury the leg later protruded, the wheel avoided total loss of the limb, and Dr. Diehl expects crutches in four to six weeks with no fault assigned.
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Diller
John Pulec
Castor Street
Oliver Farrow
Pulec
Mr. On
Mr. Pulec
Mrs L D Calkins and Bernice Visit Fairbury
Mrs L D Calkins and her daughter Bernice were visitors in Fairbury, sharing time with local relatives and touring the town.
Beatrice Nurse Responds to Care for Mrs Herman
Mrs Smith, a registered nurse from Beatrice, was called to assist and care for Mrs Herman in a local medical situation. The brief item notes the nurse’s involvement and residence without additional details.
Bruning Visit With Grone Nippert Family Relatives
Mr and Mrs Arthur Grone and Mr and Mrs J H Nippert and family visited Sunday with relatives at Bruning.
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Arthur Grone
J. H. Nippert
Bruning
Program and Plate Supper at School Dist. 57
A program and plate supper will be held Thursday night December 6 at School District 57 four miles south of Diller. Everyone is welcome. Sponsored by the district with teacher Faye Gaisford coordinating.
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Diller
Faye Gaisford
Thanksgiving at Home Sparks Local Habit
Lyon Waggoner Robt and oeee State residents are preparing Thanksgiving hotteys at their homes in town. The article notes family gatherings and traditional meals as people celebrate the holiday.
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Lyon Waggoner
Robt
Oeee State Ees
Pueblo Woman Visits Family for Thanksgiving
Mrs LaVoe of Pueblo Colorado arrived Tuesday to spend Thanksgiving with her father Charley and his granddaughter.
Pearce Pair Wed in Lake Village Arkansas
Elmer Pearce a former Diller boy married a fine young lady school teacher at Lake Village Arkansas where they will make their home.
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Elmer Pearce
Diller
Lake Village
Ark
SU Students Eleanor Diehl and Bernice Johnson Spent Sunday at Diehl Home
Miss Eleanor Diehl accompanied by her friend Miss Bernice Johnson both State University students spent Sunday at the former's home in this city.
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Eleanor Diehl
Bernice Johnson
State University
Plymouth Social Headlined by Local Visits
Mr and Mrs John Gottechalgy visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Homer Brunk. Also present were Mr and Mrs H C Gerhardt and Mr and Mrs Nispel of Plymouth joining the gathering.
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John
Reverend Velte and Jee Mee Journey to Harvard
A report notes Reverend Velte and Jee Mee traveling to Harvard for Thanksgiving, with plans to return home after the holiday.
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Velte
Jee Mee
Harvard
Ebr
Diller Residents Attend Cornhusker Football Game in Lincoln
Witnesses from Diller include H. H. Beckwith Robt. Beckwith Lester Strawhacker Mr and Mrs O J and Richard born among attendees for the Kapes football game at Lincoln Stenkegivins day.
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H. H
Robt. Beckwith
Lester Strawhacker
O. J
Richard Born
Diller
Cornhusker. Kapes
Lincoln Stenkegivins
Correction Requested on Death Notice for Rev Innis
Phone message from Mrs Flowers of Wilcox Nebraska asks to correct the death notice for her father Rev Innis a former minister of Dies and De Bs. The record notes he is well and at his home. The message expresses hopes he may live many more years of useful labor.
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Mrs. Flowers
Wilcox, Nebr
Innis
Birth of eight pound boy to Mr and Mrs Clarence Larkins
Louise Snyder reports the birth on November twenty sixth, an eight pound boy born to Mr Clarence Larkins and his wife. The item records a family birth with a named child and parents.
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Clarence Larkins
Louise Snyder
Passing of Mrs. Lois Stahl in Diller community
Mrs Lois Stahl wife of Herman Stahl died at their home one half mile south and one and one half miles west of town after a recent illness. She is survived by her husband ten year old daughter Ruth her mother Mrs Sarah Warman and her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Paul Stange. Funeral services are set for Friday at 1 30 pm at the house and 2 pm at the Congregational church with burial in Prairie cemetery. Obituary to follow next week.
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Diller
Lois. Stahl
Herman Stahl
Ruth
Sarah Warman
Paul Stange
Congregational Church
Prairie
Davenport Woman Dies After Illness at Home
Mrs. Jane M. Seaman widow of W H Seaman died at her Davenport home after a lingering illness. Born February 24 1856 in Scott County Iowa she was one of thirteen children. She married W H Seaman September 23 1874 who died November 14 1916. She was a Presbyterian and active in the W C T U. Surviving sisters and relatives include Mrs J L Seaman Davenport Mrs Elbert Van Evera Mrs R A Meey and others in Davenport Fairfield and Keetg.
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Jane M. Seaman
Oka Ore
le Ae Port
Wes Benson
Telaees Clark
Diller
Davenport
Scott County
Iowa
W. H. Seaman
Presbyterian Church
W. C. T. U. Keetg
Elbert
Gus C. E. Gy
Carl Ae van Evera
Ana Seaman
R. A. Meey Fairfield
J. L. Seaman
Funeral services for Mrs. D H Diller held at Davenport
Mrs D H Diller of Pittsburg Kansas dies leaving brothers George Clark of Tacoma Washington W N Clark of Boulder Colorado Allare W Norma Oklahoma and 12nd children and one great grandchild Funeral services were held at the home at 2 p m Thursday with burial in Oakdale cemetery Davenport
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D. H. Diller
Pittsburg
Kan
George Clark
Tacoma
Wash
W. N. Clark
Boulder
Colo
Allare W
Norma
Okla
Oakdale Cemetery
Davenport
Obituary of Dene Renelda Lohmeyer Hicken
Dene Renelda Lohmeyer Hicken, born January 8, 1888 in Diller Nebraska, died November 18 1928 after an operation at L D S hospital. She married Fred J Lohmeyer on September 2 1918 and lived near Chiler before moving to Idaho Falls Idaho in 1917. Funeral services were at the First Presbyterian Church with interment in New Sweden cemetery. she leaves a husband two children three sisters one sister or half sister one half brother her father in law and several cousins.
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Dene Renelda Hicken Lohmeyer
Diller
Nebr
L. D S
Fred J Lohmer
Iver
Chiler
Idaho
Ida
New Sweden
Henry Onta Rose
Lest “i Ham
Presbyterian Chu
First Presbyterian Church
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Citizens State Bank
W. W. Class
Orval Belding
Mildred Anderson
the Diller
Wile
H. K. Shutt
Rexall
Diller, Nebr
Rock River
Georgia
Porgia
Farmer's Cash Store
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