Jefferson County Fair Set For Next Week In Fairbury
The Jefferson County Fair opens next week in Fairbury with exhibits at 10 am on Wednesday. Evening grandstand shows September 16 17 and 18 feature the Freedom Revue a history pageant, with a Fairbury High School Band prelude. Kenneth L Foust leads the band, Robert L Pallen directs the revue. Civ Air Patrol ushers, Sam Stull in charge. Frank Flyop notes free admission for livestock judging afternoon programs Thursday and Friday. Municipal and Diller bands perform. Plymouth unable to perform. Premium list booklets released with art department mentioned.
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Jefferson ‘County
Fairbury
Fairbury High School
Frank Flyop
Fairbury Municipal
Diller
Plymouth
Flynn
Army air base to be built near Daykin Nebraska
Nebraska plans a satellite air base midway among Bruning Alexandria Daykin and Ohiowa six miles west of Daykin just north of Highway 4 in Thayer county the field will cover 1560 acres with three 9000 foot runways barracks hangars and water plant housing over 1000 workers surveyors are on site and construction may start soon with completion by mid winter additional bases are planned near Fairmont Harvard Geneva McCook Ainsworth and Scottsbluff reflecting a broad air defense network. Mrs Wilbur Green and infant Dennis Gene return from Odell hospital Beatrice hires 17 new teachers this fall.
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Nebraska
Bruning
Alexandria
Daykin
Ohiowa
Highway 4
Thayer County
Harvard
Fairmont
Geneva
McCook
Ainsworth
Scottsduff
Repair work on Highway 3 between Ellis and Harbine
State highway crews repair Highway 3 between Ellis and Harbine laying cement base for weak oil mat surface. Drivers told to slow down and use caution.
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Ellis
Harbine
Diller Merchants Foil Stamp Trap Attempt
Local reports say a government informant posed as a farmer and tried to trap grocers with blue and orange food stamps. In Diller stores the scheme failed and several Odell merchants were fined ten dollars each for participating.
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Diller
Holle
Odell
Six Diller High School Boys Injured In Auto Crash
Six Diller high school boys were in a Tuesday forenoon accident on highway 77 about six miles north of Beatrice near a booster station. Richard Barton suffered serious head and facial injuries. Wilmer Doerksen injured his shoulder and head. Others had minor cuts with Orville Paters at the wheel and Roe Patton and Glenn Ball unhurt. Sheriff and school officials investigated, blaming the stopped car ahead as the cause. Damaged wheel fender and several windows on the Diller car.
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Diller
Beatrice
Mennonite Hosiital
Richard Barton
Wilmer — Doerksen
Barton
Milton Thomas
Orville Paters
Roe Patton
Glenn Ball
Carl Ludington
Robert Upson
Gage County
Mrs. Sarah Folkers Dies in California
Mrs. Sarah Folkers, long respected Diller resident and former merchant with Lpock and Folkers then Sparks and Folkers, died in California after a two week hospital stay. She had been an invalid for years, disabled by a hip fracture, and had lived with her daughter Maude at 2383 Bush Street in San Francisco.
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Fred Clark
Hazel Jodell
Pink’’ Clark
Long Beach
Calif
Sarah Folkers
Folkers
Diller
Lpock &Folkers
Sparks & Folkers
Maude
Bush Street
San Francisco
Miss DeLoris Ahrends Chooses Peoria Post
Daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Ahrends after a month at home in Diller joins relatives in Peoria Illinois to work at Westinghouse Electric Co office She received a Washington offer but declined the next day choosing to stay in Peoria with new job prospects.
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Miss DeLoris
Harry Ahrends
Washington, D. C
Peoria
Westinghouse Electric Co
Diller
Washington
Marshal John Greider Improves Diller City Landscaping
Marshal John Greider has kept city hall lawn tidy and shrubbery around the park pump house attractive. Thirty two rose bushes and a hedge of spirea design greatly beautified the landscape. The community thanks him for his fine work.
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Greider
Board Reclassifies Married Men for War Effort
Jefferson county selective service board now reclassifies married men by work type and dependents. Men who did not report all dependents or gained new ones should report correct status for proper classification. Mrs Henriche, John Henrichs, Mrs Long and Karen Jean visited Pvt Arnold Heorichs at Camp Robinson in Little Rock Arkansas.
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Jefferson County Selective Service Board
Fred Henriche
John Henrichs
Glenn Long
Karen Jean
Pvt
Arnold Heorichs
Camp Robinson
Little Rock
Arkansas
Frank E Hale obituary notices Brush Colorado
Former Diller resident Frank E Hale died at his home in Brush Colorado on Monday August 31 The record notes the obituary arrived too late for this issue and will appear in the next edition.
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Frank E. Hale
Diller
Brush
Colo
Wedding Bells for Esther Behrends and Ward Sherer
Miss Esther Behrends daughter of Mr and Mrs Waod Behrends wed Ward Sherer son of Leslie Sherer in a Sept 4 ceremony at the Reorganized Church Independence Missouri. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Marvin Anderson of Kansas City with Drexell Heistand singing Oh Promise Me and Because. A reception for 25 followed at the Anderson home with a three tier cake and service by Mrs Willard Anderson and Dolores and Joan Elliot. Guests traveled from Pisgah Missouri Kansas City and Independence among others.
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Mis
Esther Behrends
Waod Behrends
Ward Sherer
Leslie Sherer
Pisgah
Iowa
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Independence
Wrigley
Marvin ‘Anderson
Kansas City
Drexell Heistand
Marvin Anderson
Willard Anderson
Dolores
Joan Elliot
Russell Smith
Duane
John Wimner
Kenneth
Dave Heistand
Drexell
California
U. S. Army
Dean
Independence, Mo
Herbert Schierkale
Steele City
Lavere Michels
Arthur and Evelyn Bebrends
Diller
Dr Morgan Involved In Highway Collision Near Beatrice
Dr I N Morgan of Steele City and passengers were injured when two cars collided on US 77 near the Gage Lancaster county line Sunday night. Poor visibility from glare headlights and weather contributed to the crash.
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I.n.morgan
Steele City
Beatrice
Lincoln
Beatrice Sun
Morgan
Roland Morgan
Christopher Morgan
Miss Barnett
Diller
Gage
Lancaster County Line
Dr. Morgan
Diller Public Schools Open With Larger High School
The Diller system opens Monday September 7 with bigger high school enrollment at 91 students up from 83. Carl Ludington reports 61 tuition students this year, plus 25 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 23 juniors and 32 seniors. Grade enrollment drops to 41 due to families moving for war work. Shorthand added as a regular subject and a large normal training class of 12 seniors. Science classes show 26 chemistry 32 biology and 25 starting typing. Shop class remains large with 16 students and a hayrack project planned.
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Diller Public Schools
Carl Ludington
Eggenberger Visit From Denver Spends Days In Fairbury
Mr and Mrs Eggenberger and Sybil Fasnacht traveled from Denver to Fairbury. They stayed with S C Fasnacht's family and relatives before returning to Denver where Mr Eggenberger works on a defense plant. Sybil Fasnacht accompanied them seeking employment.
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Mrs. Eggenberger
Helen Fasnacht
Denver
S.C. Fasnacht
Fairbury
Eggenberger
Sybil Fasnacht
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Diller Band
Army Air Base
Wilbur Green
Dennis Gene
Odell Hospital
Baby
Marshal John Greider
John Greider
Frank. E. Hale Passes
Sherer-Behrends
Roland
Christopher
Dick Boaz
Boaz
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