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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1932
Page
5
A jumble of sale notices and classified lines from Fairbury Nebraska. Items include seeds at 22 cents a bushel, golden yellow dent seed corn by C In Wiemers, monument ads by F A Moon & Son, and requests for white rags for 5 cents a pound. Also mentions dental needs, a directory update for Biller Telephone, and a local potato car by Bert Miller Friday and Saturday.
Diller Nebraska retailer Cornbelt Lumber Co advertises red top steel products with low prices, highlighting availability and value to customers.
Hungry for hogs and paying top market prices every day. Get our bid first at Homer Diller Farmers Grain Co. Manager A. R. Andrews invites farmers to sell to them promptly and profitably.
Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop advertises men and ladies repairs with soles heels and prices. The column lists Easter gatherings and sick lists, farm sales, shipments, and visits by Lincoln and Omaha residents. It notes local residents visiting Diller and Falls City and reports on seeds for sale and a four generation visit at the Carrico home.
Election notice states village hall in Diller Nebr will host the April 5 1932 vote to elect three village board members for a two year term and two school board members for a three year term. Polls open at 8 AM and close at 8 PM. Charles E Waggoner village clerk.
Bee, county judge and nonpartisan candidate, visited Diller after Steele City luncheon hosted by the W T A. He aims to meet as many voters as possible before the April 12 primary and asks supporters to remember him at the polls on election day even if meetings are limited.
A candidate sends a brief note to supporters explaining duty and bad roads prevent meeting voters but asks for backing at the April 12 primary.
Henry and Alpha Wiemers return from Omaha with two large combined grain and stock trucks. They run farming operations and the Chester White and Hampshire hog racing business, now operating on a cash sales or produce payment plan as they expand demanding larger and better equipment.
Irvin Shuette drove east on the P W F highway with Kathryn Harris and Esther Malchow. A strong north wind caused loss of control and the touring car ditched into the bank, throwing the girls out and injuring them slightly. Dr. Claude Ellis found them and took them home. all were fine the next day.
Mrs. Paul Beckwith of Omaha visited as a weekend guest at the H. H. Beckwith residence.
Mrs Stevenson, caring for Gus Dressen, left for Texas. Miss Lucile Dewey of Wymore stayed with the W. I. Filley home. Mr and Mrs C L Waggoner and son Keith spent Easter Sunday with Lincoln relatives. Two driving with last year’s numbers convictions were recorded in Fairbury. Roy Mathias of Ellis and his mother Mrs Sophia Mathias hosted Easter dinner. W A Carrico and daughter of Wymore visited his parents home, as did Mr and Mrs F W Dietrich from Falls City with Mrs Dietrich’s parents.
Mr and Mrs T H Waggoner returned last evening from a short visit with their daughter Mrs Veda Simmons in Lincoln.
R. W. Green has installed Warren shades on the windows of the drug store building, marking a notable improvement over the former plain curtains for display and privacy.
The Burlington railroad company installs a gas supply station at Byron to furnish gas and oil for the motor now operating on passenger trains No 16 and 17 between Table Rock and Oxford.
Mr and Mrs F H Ronnan of Syracuse Mrs E H Ronnan of Chappell Mr and Mrs W M Roehrkasse and daughter Clara of Seward visited Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs T EF Roehrkasse.
Word comes Wednesday evening that Charles Spence former Steele City post master of Jackson Tennessee has died Mrs Spence sister of the late John Bugbee Steele City News
Sheriff Helvey, in town off duty, works to rally votes for his sheriff nomination in the April 12 primary. He currently holds the office by appointment and is said to be making good.
Miss Alice Line of Diller now teaching at Barneston has been elected to teach home economics in the Fairbury city schools. Roy Geer has placed a trellis of his own making in his Castor Street yard.
W A Fellers of Chester, on the Republican ticket for state senator from the 17th District, visited this office Tuesday and placed an ad in the Record soliciting votes at the primary on April 12.
The Junior Class of Diller Public Schools staged Nothing But the Truth in the opera house Tuesday night before a large pleased audience. The students performed well, guided by sponsor Prof T F Roehrkasse, with the High School Orchestra and local talent providing music that was repeatedly encored.
Diller residents attended the Sunday evening performance of the Crucifixion at the Auburn Methodist church. The Peru State Normal College Chorus, 41 singers strong, featured Marion Diller and Hubert Filley in tenor solos. J Smith Diller and family praised the program and director Mr Steck. The same program toured Stella Johnson Auburn and Peru with Rev Durkhoff, former German church pastor at Diller.
Robert Beckwith of Carleton spent Easter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wit, accompanied by a friend, enjoying a quiet holiday gathering.
John D. Fanders born April 17 1853 in Germany died March 29 1932 at his Fairbury home aged 78 years 11 months 12 days. Survived by wife two sons Deeric and Lewis two daughters two stepsons eight grandchildren and brothers Henry and Folkert. Funeral at Presbyterian church Fairbury graveside Prairie Home cemetery Diller.
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