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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1932
Page
5
For sale seed rye. For sale a good four year horse. For Sale a nearly new McCormick Corn Binder. Willard Brandt and son Charles returned from their trip to Montana. Mrs W I Filley had a tussle Monday with the prevailing epidemic. Business notices and personal items appear in a compact community roundup.
In Fairbury Nebraska advertisements trumpet F A Moon and Son quality monuments established 1886. A clipped editorial question laments a “great calamity” and asks how bragging about millionaires can continue if they go broke.
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Fairbury electric Shoe Shop advertises new grade plan for shoe repairs. It offers all material grades and prices shoes as low as 35c a pair for women and men. Heels priced 15c to 50c. Your price is our price.
Diller Farmers Grain Co announces ongoing hog purchases with top market pricing and flexible redemption. I R Andrews is manager. Bring hogs to sell at home and get the bid first.
Governor Bryan says 48 more miles of concrete road will begin soon, bringing this season’s total to 88 miles. The project includes paving from Itland to Princeton and Beatrice to Lincoln as part of the Cornhusker highway program.
L M Hurst announces return of a long standing service with large bottles priced at 50 cents. Customers are invited to phone orders to 142.03.
A brisk market overview shows varied demand across goods. Fruits and coffee rise slightly while eggs and tobacco ease. clothing and footwear move steadily upward though most feeds stay soft. The editor notes prices in flux with buyers cautious and sellers ready.
The Village of voters Nebr holds an estimate meeting on July 5. The board proposes expenses totaling 332 600 dollars to be spread on the taxpayers according to law. Cee, Chm, E Waggoner, Clerk.
Mrs ok Richardson reports 3lb wool comforter batts for sale at 2.50 each. The Cavett and Bixby families, including Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Cavett and Mrs. Belle Bixby, traveled to Lincoln yesterday. A witty note claims it takes 64 facial muscles to look cranky and 14 to smile.
The statement argues that lower Sunday church attendance stems from uncomfortable seating compared to car seats. It suggests a comfort factor deters worshippers and hints at the link between pew cushioning and attendance.
Early plowing and destruction of volunteer wheat reduce Hessian fly pressure. Seeding from about September 26 to October 10 helps, provided everyone cooperates.
Local residents voice opposition to annexing Reconstruction Finance funds, arguing city leaders uphold morals and avoid corruption while protecting a small share of the government money. A civic stance highlights integrity over expansion.
The Diller Farmers Union store was burglarized Wednesday night with entry through the front door found open Thursday morning. Intruder took two or three dollars in change from the cash register and several cartons of cigarettes.
Campaign managers note an expected focus by about 30 prohibition groups during the race. The Republican platform offers little to the ultra dry faction and the Democrats offer none. Observers believe the prohibitionists will mainly back dry candidates for Congress.
Mrs Ida McPeek and her daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Will Flash of Lincoln visited Geneva their old home and returned to Lincoln Friday. The Saylor cousins enjoyed a fine visit not having met in ten years and plan another gathering.
State Journal notes a nationwide poster warning civil service employees to abstain from political activity. Prohibited actions include joining political committees, rallying, canvassing, assisting ballots, working with newspapers in a political way, distributing literature, or publicly backing candidates.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Albright and their daughter Rachael visited the hospital at Odel yesterday to consult the physicians regarding her health.
Rex Green and a group of scouts camp along the Blue River near Steele City. Activities include rowing swimming and meals highlighting a day in the outdoors.
The past week saw conveyances in Diller's first addition where Maria E. Musser transferred Lot 3 and the east 2 feet of Lot 4 in Block 8 to Violet I. Fry and Fisher A. Musser.
Acts will thrill audiences at the Nebraska State Fair Grounds in front of the Grandstand every noon and evening. Secees top acts will appear in September on the nine day run and promise daring performances.
A friend reports visiting a city burlesque venue and observes show girls appear as they did before the downturn. The witness notes no apparent drop in attire or mood despite broader gloom and calls the scene unchanged.
J N C Mrs Keith Hays hosted the club on July 26 on a shaded lawn due to the heat. Plans for the annual picnic dinner at Marysville Kansas on August 5 were made. Visitors included Mildred LePoidewan of Odell and Gladys Hays. Newt Hays recovered member attended. Ice cream and cake were served by Mrs Hays. Next meeting place to be announced.
Nebraska agricultural college entomologists urge farmers to destroy volunteer wheat to cut Hessian fly between crops. Volunteers serve as a breeding site and should be removed by dishing or other methods to prevent heavy infestations in the next wheat crop.
Miss Mildred Long, chief operator at the Diller telephone office, returns from a Northwestern Kansas vacation visiting W J Long C R Long families and Roy Stark. She toured Dewey's ranch near McDonald, noted its 1000 acres and antique furnishings. The party, including W J Long and Carmichael family, hosted Sunday dinner with multiple relatives. a rain near July 24 followed by several showers.
A newspaper note thanks readers for their support and highlights the value of timely payments, while acknowledging appreciation for all subscribers who settle dues.
Miss Nellie Green of Lincoln motored to Diller Saturday night and was accompanied home by her mother and Mrs. Carrie and Norma Francis Green, who had visited Lincoln relatives for several weeks.
Mrs Alma Limprecht of Lincoln traveled to Diller on Saturday to visit her brother Willis Clark and his family and stayed until Sunday afternoon. She was joined by her two sons Dwain and Hollis who enjoyed time with their aunt Effie and other Diller relatives and friends before returning home.
Mrs C R Steffen Mary Cully and others from Diller drove to Lincoln for the funeral of Mrs W E Ludwick wife of Rev Ludwick former pastor of Diller Congregational church They were joined by Miss Flossie Raymond and attended by several Diller residents including Mrs O J Mayborn Mrs Cloyd Cully Mrs Sarah Witty and Mrs Carrie Green.
A reflection compares hog behavior to human conduct, noting that wealth attracts friends who later abandon and harm a person when fortune declines. The speaker argues prosperity brings pressure and envy, while misfortune invites opportunistic others who hasten downfall.
In Diller on August 2 1932 Lydia Drullinger known as Aunt Lyd celebrated her 90th birthday, a rare centenarian mark in town. Neighbors gathered with flowers gifts and ice cream as she recalled a life spanning Champaign County Illinois birth in 1842 Chicago seamstress work and decades in Diller with family ties to Atchison Kansas.
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