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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1933
Page
5
A collage of clipped items references cattle for pasture in Diller and Steele City areas, repair shops in Fairbury, and local social notes. Names include F Kirchhoff, Paul Frase, Sherwood Griffin, and Chas Brandt with visits to relatives. Also mentions 1932 US motor vehicle deaths and Hoover Dam reservoir scale.
Report claims an offer to exchange $100,000 in stolen bonds from Fairbury for $15,000 cash has surfaced but may be unauthentic. The state sheriff denounces any involvement by his office in such a trade.
An old advertising item warns that 10 out of 100 people suffer stomach ulcers from acidity and indigestion. It promotes Dr Emil’s new tablets by A R Milow as a countermeasure to relieve sour stomach and related symptoms.
Mrs Mc Bowen visited school District 85 Tuesday afternoon last week. Mrs Ged Champ and her children Olivia and Marion called on Mrs Homer Ramsey one day last week. Bernice Harris and Chas Ramsey took 8th grade examinations at Odell last week Friday. They are District 85 pupils. The olive growing industry, founded about 160 years ago in California, returned 25,000,000 dollars to planters and packers in 1932. Ernest Schmidt renewed for the Record this week. Schmidt is a son in law of Gerd Henrichs and gets his mail on a rural route out of Wahoo, Nebraska.
Missouri Pacific railroad filed a bankruptcy petition in the U S District Court at St Louis claiming debts of 40 million dollars and no funds to meet obligations.
The Omaha Bee-News advertises a 70 day subscription for 100 dollars with daily and Sunday editions by mail or rural route. The offer is limited and readers are urged to send their order or pay at the Record office.
Postmaster General Farley issues an order effective May 1 that bars third class postmasters from employing their relatives. Postmasters must hire competent unemployed persons, prioritizing those with dependents, replacing family members with qualified outsiders.
A Rock Signal guide argues if farms barred hunters and allowed wildlife to manage pests the grasshopper and other insect problems might be solved. It suggests the shotgun on the wall is unused for hunting and should be avoided to let birds and animals contribute.
The article notes confusion likely as beer is legalized before sale laws exist in some states. It warns racketeers may target legal beer dispensers as they did contraband vendors. Some dry advocates fear this could affect repeal ratification efforts.
Endicott and Diller will play on the local diamond at 2 30 Sunday afternoon. Mrs L M Cavett and her daughter Mrs Fern Hurst visited in Fairbury Tuesday. The ladies of St Pauls Lutheran church served ice cream in City Hall Wednesday night and were liberally patronized.
School notes include the Educational day exercises program and other items of interest. Read them for event details and supplementary notices.
Mr and Mrs Isaac Saylor visited Mr and Mrs Watson for dinner and a pleasant time with old neighbors. Village authorities repainted water hydrants from black to red a suitable color for fire use. Mrs Carrie Wrigley returned home from Wayne with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Fred Dale driving.
Mr and Mrs Fred Garrels and their sons Richard and Robert along with Ab Homdan Chas Brandt Willard Brandt and Chas Lucas and daughters Ada and Ruth visited the Homer Ramsey residence on Sunday.
A brown Boston bull dog with a white breast and a white nose spot has strayed at the sales barn in Superior Nebraska. A reward of $5 is offered for the return. Contact Mrs. Bertha E. Smith of Nelson Nebraska.
Helen and Marguerite Green teachers in Gothenburg and Fremont spent Saturday night with Diller relatives. Their mother Mrs. Carrie Green visited Lincoln relatives on Sunday and Nellie Green brought her mother back Sunday night.
Robbery at Jansen involved the post office and four stores on Saturday night. The post office safe knob was knocked off and $48 19 in cash was taken, with no stamps or money orders stolen. Friesen's Ruhnke's drug store Jansen Lumber Co office all broken into with small cash taken from registers.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hurst and their children Betty and Donald joined Beatrice relatives and friends for Easter Sunday. The editor attended Centenary M E Church evening services where Bess Gearhart Morrison read The Hem of His Garment by Margaret E Sangster in a vivid dramatic rendition alongside anthem and pipe organ music.
Mrs. Clifford Sparks recovered a lost diamond ring last Saturday after neighbor Gretchen Wohl Farth helped by raking the alley behind Sparks home. The ring had been missing for months despite a $50 reward offer.
Born to Mr and Mrs E V Ingwerson of Pawnee City on April 16 a baby girl. Mother and babe are reported doing nicely at this writing with grandmother caring for the mother.
Miss Genevieve Mller, a state university student, spent Easter vacation visiting her uncle and aunt Dr and Mrs Claude, and returned to Lincoln on Tuesday.
The spring term of district court in Jefferson county opens at Fairbury next Monday with jurors to report on Wednesday. No jurors were drawn from the Diller vicinity for this term.
Mr and Mrs Benford Bell and Barbara Dee Mr and Mrs Raleigh Bell and Sue Ann all of Lincoln spent Easter Sunday at the home of their parents Mr and Mrs H A Bell returning home Monday morning.
The Easter cantata Crown Him King was presented Sunday night at the Congregational church to a large audience. Readings and dialogues accompanied the performance directed by Mrs. T. F. Roehrkasse with assistance from Miss Flossie Raymond.
Hazel and her friend Gritz enjoyed a Sunday outing when they encountered misfortune and collided with a bank cause. They escaped with minor injuries and the car sustained light damage.
Mr and Mrs J E Kerr of Lincoln traveled from an auto trip to Oklahoma where they visited Kerrs daughter and her family. They passed through here Monday stopping briefly as Mr Kerr, a former resident, called on old friends.
Mr and Mrs Frank Grabber attended the funeral for Mrs Ben Kroos at St Josephs Catholic Church. The 65 year old was buried in the Catholic cemetery north of the city. She is survived by her husband and three children two sons and a daughter.
Attendance dwindled slightly Wednesday night due to threatened rain but the Collier Comedy Co put on one of its best performances and strong specialties. Next Wednesday's show features The Vulture a mystery play similar to a prior favorite.
The Nebraska House passed the 3.2 beer bill Tuesday by 58 to 34 after rejecting the emergency clause. Without Senate or conference reinstatement the sale could be delayed three months after Senate passage and the governor's signature. Frank Wells of Jefferson County voted against the bill.
Clinton Sandman of Harbine spent the weekend visiting at the home of his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W A Snyder.
Clark Bros. Blackbird Stores affiliate announces a contest open to all residents. First prize is a free all expenses paid trip to the Chicago World's Fair, with hotel meals and transportation included for four days. Other prizes include grocery items worth five to fifteen dollars.
For thirty years I suffered constipation and sour food from the stomach. After taking Adherika I feel like a new person. The advertisement notes a lasting improvement and cites A R Milow as testimonial.
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