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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1932
Page
1
The message records residents preparing fly screens and reshingling homes. It mentions peach and apricot trees in bloom and notes that voting determines the outcome. It also recalls memories of better times and lists Billy Kooter and his sister Marie from Lincoln visiting Diller relatives.
Mr and Mrs Hugo Schroeder and family spent Monday with their aunt Mrs Sophie Mathias. An exchange notes an electrician named Sparke charged with battery and plain a dry cell.
Mrs Ray Hick and Betty Lighbue, visiting with their foster mother Mrs S C Mager, are staying in town for a few weeks.
Frigid Sunday and Monday nights risk ice formation on standing vessels and potential damage to early fruits. The cold spell prompts farmers and mariners to inspect holdings and protect produce from frost.
Mr and Mrs Harold Hutchin and their son visited the home of his parents Mr and Mrs C Hutchinson in Diller over the weekend.
Mrs J A Broyles and her daughter Miss Margaret Broyles a Diller high school teacher visited locally and returned Saturday to their home in Pittsburgh Kansas.
Mr and Mrs C B Faulder of Beatrice visited relatives and friends in the Diller area on Wednesday and renewed their subscription for another year at this office.
A Lincoln paper features Everett Green, once of Diller, now completing his tenth year with a mortuary firm in Lincoln as their embalmer and funeral director.
Mrs Elizabeth Fouts arrives back in Diller after visiting her son Arnold and family in Sioux Falls South Dakota and spending the rest of winter with son Kenneth in Seward Nebraska.
Garden truck is coming up. Farmers cut stalks and sow oats. D K Stamey of Harbine was a Diller visitor Wednesday. An editor kidnapping question mentioned. An automobile stolen at Fairbury, later found buried at Barneston. High school operetta to be staged in opera house next week. Doris Beckwith visited her brother Robert at Carleton. Girls Glee Club cup won at York on display in a drug store. The wise housewife notes borrowing tips from neighbors. Will Henrichs renewed his Record subscription. An eight and a half pound boy born Sunday April 10 to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Duensing Lampe near Abam.
A local call urges a broad spring cleanup to spur renewal and bring back prosperity. Citizens encouraged to participate in a year of community improvement projects and civic pride.
Mrs. Wilbur Hiatt and children Lois and Dick of Scandia Kansas visited their mother and grandmother Mrs. S M Hughes and returned home Sunday afternoon.
Sheriff Helvey visited the town on official business Wednesday and thanked several Democratic friends for the handsome vote he received in the precinct at Tuesday's primary election.
J A Nelson of Thayer Missouri established a repair business at Gus Dressen’s location. He will perform all kinds of harness and shoe repairs and has moved his family to rooms above Bedkwith’s Chevrolet sales building.
An advertising snippet touts safe shopping with a long standing store, claiming high sales and reliability. A spokesman boasts consistent fit and superior tailoring, noting a large daily clothing turnover and strong business performance.
Road work begins to lift Diller from mud with four miles of gravel and sanded surfaces. Odell to Steeled Fairbury link via gravell road No 68 to Endicott pits will be washed and hauled by truck to the station. East end PWF regraded and regravelled this season, providing farmers south of town easier access to markets and broader travel options.
Town residents report cattle from local farms are being driven to new pasture as dry conditions require relocation. The effort involves multiple ranchers and a coordinated movement through central streets, with officials noting no incidents.
Mr and Mrs Elias Hadley visited relatives in Wymore Nebraska on Saturday. Mrs Eva Best traveled to Atchison Kansas that day to visit friends and relatives. The note ends with a reflective line about worth of the town.
Mrs. Carrie Wrigley who spent the winter with her daughter Mrs. Dale at Wayne returned Monday to her home in this city.
A farm worker was injured Saturday when a bolt broke and an object struck the man near a dairy barn. Emergency responders treated him on site and transported him to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Bee and Gallamore were nominated for county judge on the non political ballot with Ackman and Helvey as sheriff candidates. The report says several other offices may see close vote totals.
The Methodist ladies host a quilt display and supper in the church basement on Saturday afternoon and evening April 16. Prizes will be awarded for the oldest best quilt and prettiest quilt. The contest is open to anyone wishing to display quilts.
A marriage was performed at 10 o clock Sunday forenoon by Rev. Robert A. Helms at the Presbyterian manse in Diller. Earnest M Foreman of Beatrice wed Beulah Highland of the Ellis vicinity with the ring service. The bride wore an ensemble suit and the groom a black suit, as Mrs Helm witnessed.
One hundred thirty four votes were polled in Pleasant precinct on Tuesday. F W Messmore, nonpartisan candidate for district judge, received 112 with no opposition. County judge results include Bee 59 Greer 8 Thompson 27. others listed with party affiliations and vote totals for various offices.
The Diller Commercial Club met at city hall on Wednesday night to discuss free outdoor movie screenings in Diller for four weeks in summer and whether to hold a village picnic this year. A committee was assigned to explore financing for the film project and a picnic decision was deferred to the club's next regular meeting on May 2, which also serves as the annual officer election day. The group also requested village authorities to blow the new whistle twice daily at noon and six o'clock.
A letter from former Harbine resident J. G. Wiese reports a light crop last year the drought and grasshopper district boundary and freight rate benefits for grain and hay loan access for farmers with 56 inches of snow and a subscription remittance.
Village Board met by chairman call in Diller Nebraska on April 6 1922 approving bills for town needs including coal supplies for Diller Farmers Grain Co. and payments to individuals such as John Clawson Lewis Findling Frank Grabber Fred Miller and Chas E Wengeneaux. The session adjourned on call of the chairman.
The marriage of Misa Edna McCurdy daughter of Clyde and Mrs McCurdy Endicott to Robert L Fairchild son of Mr and Mrs Fairchild Endicott took place April 4 1932 in Washi Kans Mrs Fairchild is connected with Jackson High School Lincoln Mr Fairchild a Endicott High School graduate and Lincoln School of Commerce attendee The couple will reside in Endicott after a motor trip through the north Fairbury News reports
Diller Home Service urges readers to inspect screen windows and share repair materials. John Carrico has a new roof. era Town is described as home, business, and social hub. Cement, paint, and building tips included. mock dialogue reflects Depression era humor.
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