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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1936
Page
8
A readable list shows common pantry items including Kidney Beans Carrots Tomatoes String Beans Corn Sauer Kraut Pumpkin Pork and Beans Lima Beans Peas Hominy and Sardines. The note hints that 10c goods would be scarce to obtain.
Store advertises a complete picnic line including paper goods plates napkins and more. Highlights olives pickles sandwich spreads cold meats peanut butter and potato chips among offerings.
Local market notes show spring chickens abundant and well fattened with good size, signaling solid supply and favorable consumer value. The report highlights healthy birds and steady availability for buyers this season.
An agricultural discussion on drouth damaged corn suggests cutting silage earlier may be economical. Nebraska data and farmer experiences indicate fair silage yields valuable livestock feed, with costs per ton varying but offset by feed value. alfalfa comparisons show silage can be worthwhile despite high cutting costs.
An extension agronomist reports improved winter wheat varieties are available for fall planting. Field inspected seed lists show Nebraska 60 and Cheyenne wheat for sale at the Fairbury Agriculture Agent office. Cheyenne leads in six year Nebraska tests for yield. Does the world look more selfish to a selfish man.
The H H Club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Arthur Grone and guests Mrs Margaret Albers of Beatrice and Mrs Howard Peters. Mrs Ben Sieboldt won high score with Eleanor Richardson second. A dainty lunch was served and Mrs Hubka invited the club to a meet in two weeks.
About 100 relatives and friends gathered for a Sunday picnic dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Madden of Potter Nebraska and their daughter and son-in-law. Harry Nelson of Big Fork Montana attended. A large variety of foods was served with 80 guests not hungry. Chickens were the main dish with 24 killed for the occasion. Attendees came from Potter North Platte Omaha Lincoln Burchard St Edward Beatrice Ellis Odell Diller and Big Fork Montana. One attendee came from Diller.
Five members of the 4 H club gathered at the country home of Mrs Ralph Long for a two day meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday August 4 and 5. An enjoyable time was reported and the next meeting is planned for the home of Wilma Thompson on Wednesday August 19.
The last summer meeting was held at Mrs. Ben Hall's home on Thursday in August. Members exchanged recipes and demonstrations featured macaroons and hors d oeuvres. Mrs Hall, assisted by Marie Roelf, served refreshments.
Mildred Mayborn hosted a scale contest Monday with piano pupils. Betty Grabber and Juanita Anderson advanced after eliminations, and Juanita Anderson ultimately won after both played the circle of major scales without error, earning a piano pin as first prize.
Local reminiscences recounts of events and people from Beatrice area forty years prior including visits by Mrs Jos Bixby and relatives, a Diller Glee Club appearance at a Republican rally, mail path to Salt Lake City, and a string of small town incidents such as a lunch room opening, a patent news, a lightning loss claim, and a suicide near Virginia in Gage County.
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