Local Notes On Sickness and Home Projects In Jefferson County
Mrs Harm Diekmen is ill and Mrs Keith Hays nurses a sore foot after stepping on a nail. Lawrence Madden cut a leg while cutting sunflowers. Oliver Diehl returned to Lincoln after a three day visit with his father Dr G C Diehl. H E Green lays a bungalow foundation near the city hall. EL Loock glad to be home from Fairbury. Gas line construction moves west of Diller and from Council Bluffs to Concordia. Wiemers Bros Hog Cornhusker Giant wins top prizes at Nebr State Fair and North Central Kansas Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Diehl
Lincoln
G. C. Diehl
Jefferson County
Diller
Smith Bros
Council Bluffs
Concordia
Wiemers Bros
Nebr
Bellevilles
Travel and visits noted in Fairbury News item
Mr and Mrs Frank Bryant with daughter Mrs Rupert Andrews and family toured from the city to Claremont California with plans to pass through Denver Salt Lake City San Francisco and other stops. Mr and Mrs James H Cook and son Asa of Rock Creek returned from a ten day trip to Lingle Torrington Wyoming with the Allen Folkers and Joe Miller families visiting Mt Laramie Peak and attending the Covered Wagon Centennial at Old Forest Laramie August 15 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bryant
Rupert Andrews
Te City
Claremont
Calif
Denver
Salt Lake
San Francisco
James H. Cook
Asa
Rock Creek
Lingle
Torrington
Wyo
Allen Folkers
Joe Miller
Mt. Larmie Peak
Old Forest Larmie
Fairbury
Folkers
Miller
Diller
Beatrice Band Concert Attendance and Denver Trip Noted
Edwin DeBoer under doctors care. Diller residents attended the Beatrice band concert in Chantsogoa Park Sunday afternoon. Perley Place used excursion rates and traveled to Denver departing on No. 15 Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin DeBoer
Fred DeBoer
Diller
Beatrice Band
Chantsogoa Park
Perley Place
Denver
Will Hemrehs Buys Oil Truck Sells Fuel for Farmers Union
Will Hemrehs bought Earl Seifford's oil truck Saturday and is now selling gas oils and related products for the Farmers Union. Mrs. Sereh Witty returned Monday from a two weeks visit with her daughter Mrs. R. E. Colman and family at Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hemrehs
Earl Seifford
Farmers Union
P H Club Resumes Meetings with First Session at Bevan Home
The P. H. Club plans to restart meetings with the inaugural gathering at Helen Bevan’s home on Friday September 12. The report notes that Henry and Aiea Bevan showcased Chester White hogs at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Club
Helen Bevan
Henry
Aiea
Deshler
Opening draws large crowd for new movie house
A large crowd welcomed the new theater on Saturday night as a picture and comedy played. Manager Brunk has booked The Ship from Shanghai and Off to Buffalo for tonight and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunk
Shanghai
Buffalo
Beatrice Bank Clerk and Party Robbed on Lincoln Road
W E Madge’s grandson Rol Madge, employed at a Beatrice bank, and three companions were held up by bandits on the Lincoln to Angebr road Sunday night. The quartet contributed about $1200 to the bandits, and one robber struck a man with a bill, jolting his neck in return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Madge
Roland Madge
Beatrice Bank
Lincoln
Angebr
Uartette
Farmers Seek Road Straightening Near Diller Bridge
Farmers southwest of Diller who use the road over the creek west of Will Behrend’s farm plan to have the route straightened. A new steel bridge will replace the condemned wooden span, and liberal subscriptions are aiding county commissioners in the improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Will Behrend
Community Opem Tir in Diller Draws Large Crowd
An open air concert by the Pairbury Beme in Diller attracted a large audience despite parking challenges on four surrounding streets. The event, sponsored by the Pauwbory Commercial plot, aimed to bring trade to town with a high class pop musical program. The series’ finale showcased community goodwill with regional towns and local merchants. A resulting report notes a late Thanksgiving week frost, a new daughter born to Mr and Mrs Chester Hill, and local visits including Mrs Calkins of Biuer Springs, Gretchen Fanders’ return from Guide Rock, with other town notes on residents and school activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller Tweed
Pairbury
Gread
Wichita visitors motor into town on a Wednesday
Mr and Mrs Chas Barber and Mr and Mrs James of Wichita Kans motored to the city. The wife of City Marshal E E McCune killed a rattlesnake on her lawn Sunday after finding it was a rattler. She held her nerve and kept from fainting as she discovered the snake had three rattles and a button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Barber
James
Wichita
Kans
D. C. Halley
McCune
Local residents listed in social notices
A long list of names appears as a community social notice. From Mr and Mrs Homer Brunk to Chester Willems many households including families and relatives are named without events or dates attached. The fragment shows broad local ties and household references.
Maw Family Visiting from McDonald Kans This Week
Mr and Mrs S D Maw came Saturday from McDonald Kansas and are visiting this week with their daughters Mrs Frank Johnson and Mrs H Green and their families. The Maws formerly lived in the Diver area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Maw
McDonald
Kans
Frank Johnson
H. Green
Maws
Diver
Woman's Club Meeting Planned With Reports and Music
The Women’s Club gathers September 10 at 2 30 PM with hostesses Mrs Ralph Long and Mrs John Carico, led by Mrs O J Mayborn. Members will hear committee reports, discuss the year book, and there will be music and a roll call on current events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Long
John Carico
O. J. Mayborn
Fellers and Bowers Engage in Palisade News
Dr and Mrs A B Fellers of Palisade announce the engagement of their daughter to a member of Zeta Phi sorority. The groom is a University of Nebraska graduate affiliated with Kappa Psi. The wedding is planned for October. Harold, a former Diller boy, worked as a clerk in H K Shutt’s drug store for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Fellers
Palisade
Engage
Zeta Phi Soroity
Bowers
University of Nebraska
Kappa Psi Fraternity
Sunday State Journal
Harold
Diller
Diller High School
H. K. Shutt
Carmichael Siblings Visit En Route to Nebraska Funeral
J. T. Carmichael and Wes Car Michael and Son Harry of St. Francis Kansas paused Wednesday to visit friends while traveling to Hoag Nebraska for the funeral of Mrs Barbara Sparks, longtime Hoag resident. Her husband Riley Sparks died about four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Carmichael
Wes. Carmichael
Harry
St. Francis
Kan
Barbara Sparks
Hoag
Nebr
Millard Comet Visits Relatives on Trip to Chicago
Millard Comet of Los Angeles and his brother in law Clyde Moses of Junction City Kansas drove in from Kansas on Thursday to visit Sorina relatives the Bells and Way and to see his father in Chicago amid reports of prosperity and happiness in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Comet
Los Angeles
Calif
Clyde Moses
Junction City
Kan
Sorina
Chicago
Paceees Vani Sontey Visit In Manhatten Kansas
Readable line notes a visit by Paceees Vani Sontey to Manhatten Kansas for an evening with friends. Detected names and place appear in fragmented OCR text. No additional facts available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhatten
Kans
Grain Prices in Diller Markets Yesterday
The Diller markets posted yesterday price quotes for grain and produce with Wheat No 1 at 64 13e and springs 14c. roosters 7c.
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Citizens State Bank
Harm Diekmen
Lisl
Keith Hays
Lawrence Madden
H. E. Green
EL Loock
Dilner
Mrs
Chester Hill
Mrs. Calkins
Biuer Springs
L. D
Gretchen Fanders
Guide Rock
Gertrude Lambert
Homer Brunk Glen Long
R. W. Green
Norma Frances
F. T. Pearce
Rex A. Green
Geo. Rahman
John Greider
O. C. Dieh
Wm R. Velte
Marguerite
Hazel
E He
Will Green
Ira Place
Eicenberg
Gifford Sparks
Frank Grone
Arthur Kunecke
C. E. Waggoner
D. V. Fanders
Herman Peters
Eldred Carpenter
Henry Frisbie
S. A. Miller
S. B. Viers
Will Bond
Ludwick
Sam Friday
Albers
Ernest
Will Piager
Og Reelf
Fred Starr J. Smith Diller
Andrews
Mary Willems Chester
Rexall
Womans Club
McKelvie
Fellers
The
L. W. Shirts
Rollins
California
Markmallows
Farmers Union Co-op
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