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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1927
Page
3
County commissioners will hold their next meeting at Fairbury on May 3. Local notices mention eye care providers Dr G H Newton in Fairbury and Dr Adams Beatrice, and monument maker F A Moon & Son in Fairbury. A legible note reports several residents visiting Endicott and Lincoln Hospital improvements, plus blooming orchards filling the air with perfume.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Rand hosted at six o clock Tuesday for dinner. Their guests were Mrs. Ella Sheridan and Mrs. Louise Rippley of Fairbury who came to attend the county Sunday School convention held that day.
Black registered Percheron stallion No 116669 will stand at Dick Fanders place three miles west of Diller this season. Service fee ten dollars. He is sound and heavy boned. Look him over.
Mr and Mrs Ed Wolken, noted in Las Sundems Record for returning home on No 17 the night before, attended the golden wedding anniversary of Mrs Travernieht and her husband John T Travernieht in Wymore that day.
The Beatrice Power Company has sold the Barveston hydro electric plant while its owners Diller with current are reported suspended for the present.
The village board placed a new steel cable on the 60 foot flagpole in City Hall, amid moving plans.
The M. W. A. holds meetings on the second and fourth Thursday each month. John Seathoff reports a fine sale on farm machinery. Mr. and Mrs. Alf Mayborn traveled to Beatrice Tuesday for a day visiting relatives.
A local club recalls Music Week scheduled May 1 to 7. A future issue will carry a full report on recent club activities. Several women served dinner in the church basement on Wednesday for men traveling the streets near Ellis.
Best S Etchison of Pawnee City suffered severe burns on his right leg and hip while attempting to fill and light a gasoline heater near the week’s end. A report from the Older Boys and Girls Conference at Fairbury on Friday to Sunday notes attendance from Diller. Lyon Waggoner and Mildred Mayborn attended from Diller, with Mayborn elected secretary for the coming year.
The N. G. Co. club met in the afternoon of April 27 with Mrs. Henry Frisbie and Mrs. Herman Albers. Members planned a quilt to donate to a needy home or family. A luncheon was served by the hostess. The next meeting will be at Arthur Vieths on Web-11.
Diller io notes a local citizen named John Steiner has discovered rare decorating and design skills. He welcomes visitors to view his handiwork at home, with walls in one room painted in five or more colors. Ordinary work seekers are advised not to apply.
Plant catalog notes an oversized 83 inch red gold crop suitable for June fruiting. Mentions test profit flavor and spring price references.
Lake Village Arkansas reports say John Starr and Elmer Pearce formerly of Diller are missing after floods that have inundated several nearby towns this past week. A telegram from John Starr says he and Mrs. Starr are safe though his office is three feet under water.
The Diller Farmers Grain Co. tore down its old shovel house east of the office to rebuild it near the elevator along the railroad. The landmark dated to 1881, built by Andy Lindell, and later owned by E. L. Loock and A. S. Koons, who moved it and used it as a shovel house since 1882.
Jennie Luella Hunnicutt born August 13 1925 in Diller Nebraska daughter of Jesse and Estella Hunnicutt moved from Diller to Sidney eleven years ago and lived there the last half of her life She attended public schools and the Methodist church She worked as an operator for Northwestern Bell in Sidney and rose to Evening Chief She battled influenza and pneumonia for four months with her parents by her side and died under religious faith in Jesus Christ.
Readers see a full double column ad package by the General Motors Corporation of Detroit Michigan. It markets several automobile makes, Delco electric light plants, and Frigidaire refrigerators with an unlimited guarantee. Coupons are included for more information.
Lieutenant Governor Williams extols Nebraskas vast size and economic prowess. He compares its area to European nations, notes grain crops and animal products lead the nation, cites big factories and industries, and highlights high education and widespread manufacturing reach.
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