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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
5
Market bulletin shows Thursday updates for wheat 60 lb oats and corn dry items. Includes cream No 2 eggs leghorn hens and spring stock weights with heavies. Market furnished by Black Brothers. No final details provided.
Little advertisements list cucumbers for sale at one dollar per bushel offered by Mrs. Frank Grone.
The schedule lists picnics at Blue Springs on August 7. Hanover on August 8 9 10. Diller on August 10 11. and Burchard on August 14 15.
At a July meeting in 1939 the Village Board of Diller estimated expenses for the new fiscal year at 300000 dollars, ordered the amount spread on the minutes, and published as required by law. J D Steiner chaired, Chase E Waggoner served as clerk.
World mint oil production centers in northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Spearmint is used mainly for chewing gum and toothpaste and grows in only a ninth the volume of peppermint. Cultivated mints yield oil far superior to that from wild plants.
Henry Behrends returned to Towa last Sunday to work. LeRoy Hughes of Fairbury spent the weekend with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Will Behrends and family. Mr and Mrs Henry Diekman and son and granddaughter of near Beatrice were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs John Lottman. Ray and Eva Green drove to Wymore Tuesday to see the Burlington picnic parade which they called very fine. Mr and Mrs Herbert Wasserman and family moved Monday from Mrs Robertson's farm residence to their home near Steele City.
Mr and Mrs Frank Wiemers and Mr and Mrs Albert Kock and family were callers at the Will Wiemers home Monday evening.
Frank Murray reports his corn crop on the Colman land fourteen miles west of Harbine was spotted by the drought during a Wednesday visit with his son.
Mr and Mrs Onka Franzen traveled from Steele City to town on Wednesday. Onka's aim was to pursue prospective work while Mrs Franzen visited friends in the area.
Mr and Mrs W E Anderson drove to Marysville Kansas last Friday night. Their daughter De niece played the bells with the Marysville band in its weekly concert.
Miss Mary Beckwith travels to Humboldt to join youths heading to Epworth Institute at Epworth Lake Park in Lincoln for training and activities.
Mr and Mrs Guy Lasley of Friend and Robert Stevens who spent the summer with his uncle and aunt at Friend visited with the latter's parents at Diller last Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Harold Logan attended the Grant Nickel wedding in Lincoln last Saturday evening. Mrs Logan and Mrs Nickel taught at Diller High School in the same year.
Mrs Earl McKensie and her daughter from Fairbury travel with Miss Elizabeth Green to Norfolk Virginia. They visit the Mrs McKensie’s son and brother and the other’s friend.
Miss Madeline Henrichs and Robert G Pitts wed at the home of Dr and Mrs S O Pitta in Ogallala with Rev S L McCraig presiding. Attendants included Mrs Lawrence Bowdle of Los Angeles and Fred Brinks. reception followed at the Duchess hotel. The couple plans to live in Long Beach after a honeymoon trip.
Miss Margaret Grant daughter of Mrs William Grant of Fort Worth Texas wed Harvey T Nickel son of Mrs Carrie Nickel of Alexandria at Westminster Presbyterian Lincoln at 8 P.M. Saturday July 29 in a 125 guest ceremony Rev J R Leonard of Alexandria officiated The couple will reside in Alexandria after a ten day Colorado trip Nickel is superintendent of Alexandria public schools formerly Endicott superintendent.
Mr J H Holterman of Lilbourn Missouri visited his half sister Mrs Dora Wohlfarth and relatives. A Holterman Benson family gathering took place at Fairbury City Park last Sunday with over forty relatives from Chester Byron Diller and surrounding areas attending.
Methodist ladies held five Jiffy Tea Parties this week. July 27 saw Mrs. Margaret Kurtz host seven ladies. proceeds 70 cents for the Dorcas Society treasury. Other hostesses included Mrs. Fanders with four guests and Mrs. Roy Geer with eight. A country-area gathering at Perry Weaver’s home drew six former couples. proceeds $1.40. Mrs. Maggie Remley hosted sixteen attendees yesterday. exact total not given.
The Diller Ropers held their eleventh meeting at the Protestant Orphans Home on Tuesday July 25 selecting a song and float for the Diller Picnic parade and planning a river trip. They left Diller July 27 under Lester Schmadeke with John Greider and Dale Garrels, camped near the river, fished, cooked beef, swam, and held a rope making demonstration for the August 1 meeting. Stanley Diller, Reporter.
Pleasant surprise Tuesday evening as Miss Alice Specht welcomed her Home Nursing class and families to her Diller home for ice cream and cake. She received a class gift and gave each member a wall plaque. attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lottman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Will Abrends and family, Mr. and Mrs. Loren Stephens and family, and Mrs. Ross Colman.
Mr and Mrs Lottman and their family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs George Specht and their daughter Alice. The informal gathering highlighted a friendly social visit in the community.
A trapdoor spider has long been observed waiting at its doorway for prey, reportedly for three months.
The Methodis church announces Sunday School at 10 AM with the study The Courage Of Our Convictions on Elijah the Tishbite. Worship follows at 11 AM with sermon Units of Power. union service in Chautauqua Park invites Bishop W C Martin of the new Nebraska Methodist Church to speak.
Rev L J Wolff pastor C L Hullman supt S S Sunday School 9 30 English services 10 30 afternoon services in City park at 2 00 Picnic dinner planned Women’s Missionary Society meets Wednesday Afternoon Congregation wires house and church for Rural Electrification Luther League Convention at Hooper August 14 15 16 large delegation hoped
Howard H. Pyche presides as pastor with Mrs. Earl Weigel supervising Sunday School at 10 A M. The note outlines the lesson plan for the day.
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