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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1935
Page
5
Corrected Thursday quotes for grains and corn types including Wheat No 1 93, No 2 92, Corn mixed 92, white 93, yellow 94, Feed Car 4.0? 408. Also mentions 19 hens and weights for poultry.
Velma Peters rests at the store due to measles. Mrs Emma L Fry is seriously ill in the Diller community. H E Green traveled to Lincoln last Friday to visit his children. Rex Green attended a mins trel show at Steele City on Wednesday evening. If you find nothing useful in the Record, pass it by for someone else.
The Farmers Union elevator company will hold their annual meeting at the Harbine school house tomorrow afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Carl Fahrenwald travel to Powell Wyoming to seek work. Miss Eileen Green from Alvo Nebraska arrives to spend Easter with her parents Mr and Mrs Rex Green. The office has a draft answer to Archie Trout’s letter about the church, arriving too late for this issue but ready for next week.
Mrs John Myers who submitted to a major operation at a Beatrice hospital recently returned home north of Diller and is recovering satisfactorily after the procedure.
Mr B G Dawson and his salesman visited Diller Monday to arrange for John Greider to represent the Home Appliance Co at this place. See their announcement in another column.
Rhue Cole formerly of this place is appointed manager of the Farmer's elevator at Krider about three miles east of Odell, succeeding the late J. S. Cacek who had served as manager for many years, per the Odell Oracle.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Anderson of Kansas City Kane arrived Saturday evening for a visit with Mr and Mrs Wm 8. They were joined by Miss Dorothy Hill of Kansas City and then returned to their home.
Mr and Mrs Roy McCune arrive from Lincoln with three sons Roy Richard and Alfred to stay days with grandparents Mr and Mrs McCune in Diller During the visit the boys attend Rev Wylands Plymouth Congregational Church and the youngest invites by tens to Bre Feather in the Air a radio event featuring seventy vocalists from the church.
Mrs. Harry Wells is listed as sick. John Ferry, son of Mrs. Jas Emerson, entered the CCC camp at Fairbury last Tuesday. The Geo Champ family are ill with measles. George is an O Kay purse. Mrs. Paul Benz and Phyllis returned home Wednesday after two weeks on the sick list.
Mrs. Paul Beckwith and her children from Omaha are visiting the home of her mother Mrs. Jennie Line for a week.
Mr and Mrs L V Raymond and children Bill Bob and Phy lis Joe of Lincoln spent Sunday at the home of their mother Mrs Isabelle Raymond.
Three men elected to the Guide Rock board of education last week each received 76 votes. Two will serve three years and one two years to fill a vacancy.
Mrs Carrie Wrigley of Lincoln arrived Tuesday and is staying a week at her son John Wrigley’s home north of town and at the home of her granddaughter Mrs Herman Stahl in Diller.
The case of Chas N Hinds former Odell banker charged with receiving stolen bonds and using the mails to defraud in their disposal began in Federal District Court at Lincoln on Monday.
W G Uhley who died in San Antonio Texas on April 11 was buried from the Presbyterian church at Fairbury Monday. He and his wife had spent the winter there and he was an Episcopalian with both church ministers officiating.
Miss Minnie Martin of Lincoln, finishing 34 years in the Lincoln public schools, asks not to be considered for another year. She previously taught in Diller. The Lincoln board of education voted to send a letter of appreciation for her faithful service.
Fred Riggert district supervisor says about three fourths of an inch of gravel will be spread on the county highway north from Odell between the Wm. Vitosh corner and No 3 nine miles north as a detour for No 0 while that road is oiled from Beatrice south. Work on No 77 began this week with grading to follow before oiling.
Sunday visits and family updates from Bethel and nearby farms include Mr. and Mrs. Will Hinds with Mrs Hinds in laws Mr. and Mrs. Henry desbnecht, Norman Balderson's finger mishap, a blaze destroying Clem Poidevin’s houses, Esther Burrroughs visiting Ney James and Joe LePoidevin, and a Bethel school teaching by Howard Koeneke with Gwendolyn LePuidevin and Lucile Barnett calling on Bethel school. Henry Henrichs and relatives traveled to Wahoo to visit Ernest Schmidt family.
Mrs. Will Friday sends a money order and notes about life at Diller and among former residents. She mentions field work, good rains, and news from Spearfish. Chas and Clair bought property nearby and the Fairbury municipal band plans a seasonal concert for Band Festival participants.
Omaha Bee News promotes a playful contest offering 1500 dollars in cash prizes with no selling or voting required. Participants are invited to order the paper today to join the fun and test their skill in a twins match game.
Notice for John Deere tractor owners. Findliog Garage at Ellis offers refacing and seating of model and G P valves.
Mrs. Margaret Bixby of Seattle writes that her husband Ed Bixby has relapsed and is quite ill, informing relatives in a brief family update.
Mrs W C Steffensmeyer of Lincoln is visiting at the home of her father Dr O C Diehl.
The Wednesday evening entertainment at the opera house featured the Diller band with strong local support. Highlights included Miss Grubb reading, a skit by four young actors, Prof Nels Ingalsbe’s baritone solo with Mrs Schindler, and the group’s performance of Over There. Prof Schindler’s speech on band uniforms drew applause despite purse-string concerns. A sizable fund was started with the slogan Uniforms before the picnic. Three musicians from Marysville Kansas and three from Odell attended as guests. The program listed Monmouth March, Old MacDonald His Music Farmyard, Jeanie Overture, reading At the Baseball Game, Pop Goes the Weasel, Bells on Parade, Every Man for Himself, The Old Army Game, The Get Away, a Silence Please skit, and The Skit by McCreight Johnson Waggoner and Hill.
The program features Western Spirit McCaughey Medley Yanke Rythm Lake Medley Over There by Lake Band with Miss Hansen Cleo Green Lucile Findling Velma Wehrling Lucile Barnett Gretchen Fanders Kathryn Johnson and Keith Waggoner Vaillé Romantique Alpine Sunset by H L King Baritone Solo Selected by Prof Nels Ingalsbe Altamont by McCaughey My Tuba Solo by Southwell March Dress Parade McCaughey March 19th Infantry MecCaughey M O Wood Director.
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