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1931Twenty-one Rock Island shop workers had been laid off at Fairbury. Superintendent W.H. Dick said the cutback had been 1 ½ years earlier at other division points.Nominees for the Fairbury city election were Dr. Albert Lynch and C.C. Howell, mayor; Elsie Schnuelle, on both tickets, clerk; J.W. Winslow and Chester Bonsail, treasurer; John Mulkey vs. Harry Evans, Andy Lintz vs. Fred Milius J.M. Baker vs. Russell Davis and Frank Nelson vs. R.V. McKenzie, four councilmen; Arthur Denney, C.M. Hurlbut, Frank Moon and Frank Rose, two places on the school board.1941The Phil Koppert liquor store at Plymouth was robbed of about $800 of merchandise.1956Captain Jose Guzman Baldivieso, Bolivian Consul to the United States, was the guest speaker at the meeting of the Fairbury Executives Club, held at the Mary Etta Hotel.The Fairbury Journal publisher Pauline C. Nuckolls began a travel series about her road trip to the West, including California and Arizona.1957More than 50 kites were put together at a clinic sponsored by the Fairbury Optimists Club.1958Harold Livingston, city treasurer since April 1937, presented his resignation to the city council, citing ill health.1964Movies playing at the Bonham Theatre were “The List of Adrian Messenger”, starring George C. Scott and directed by John Huston, and “13 Frightened Girls,” directed by William Castle.Levi Bloyd began a series in The Fairbury Daily News about Jesse James in Jefferson County.1971Fairbury Sertoma Club's "service to mankind" award went to Harold Vance.Phyllis Meyer and Chuck Glaesemann were county championship 4-H public speakers.1972Fairbury Printing and Office Supply won the team title in the Fairbury Women's Bowling association tournament. Runner-up was Corbett's Dairy.Actual signs marked the streets of Reynolds for the first time. They were put in place by Boy Scouts for projects.1981Southeast Community College Fairbury's chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, academic honorary, initiated these new members: Cheryl Banahan, Deborah Dageforde, Patricia Dennison, Cheryl Germer, Lois Hoffman, Susan Hubbard, Lowell Johnson, Joyce Leseberg, Paschal Odidika, Julie Oswald, Penny Poland, Allen Scheer, David Schlief, Sheryl Sims, Sheri Smith and Wayne Walls. Fairbury Elks Lodge installed Don Young as exalted ruler.1990Orland “Wally” Wahl was inducted into the Nebraska Softball Association Hall of Fame.1993Fairbury Senior Judd Knispel was honored by the Lincoln Journal-Star by being named to their Class B Basketball All-State second team.For the first time since 1984, Nebraska football and basketball games would not be aired on KGMT-KUTT in Fairbury, due to rising rates from FFAB of Omaha.2001Members of the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department dive team were braving the cold waters at Crystal Springs. They were taking part in the search for a cash register which was taken during the recent burglary of Tooley's Lounge.Mark Rhine of Fairbury had been selected to receive The Walter Scott Trustee's and President's scholarship for the 2001-02 academic year.

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