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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
5
Market prices listed include wheat old and new, yellow and white corn, oats, cream, eggs number 224c No 1 25, Leghorn hens, hens 43 to 5 pounds, stags per pound, and hogs at 6.25 dollars. Grain market details supplied by Black Brothers.
Lloyd Smith of Fairbury visits this week with his grandparents Mr and Mrs C E Smith.
Mr and Mrs Moore and daughter of Aurora visited last Sunday at the home of Mrs Moore's sister Mrs Elias Hadley and husband.
Eleanor Andrews and her son Gary Lee are staying with Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Filley while Wells Andrews paints their house north of Steele City this week.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Howe and their Springfield Ohio daughter visited from Sunday to Wednesday morning. They spent time with friends Mr and Mrs Robert Drake while en route to California.
County Commissioner Grover Grissom his wife and daughter Marjorie of Powell joined Mrs. Homer Brunk and Mrs. Howard Peters of Fairbury as picnic dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hutchinson last Friday.
Mr and Mrs Roy Botterbusch and daughter Algene of Bluffs Illinois and Mrs Lena Holscher and Melvin Kach of Meredosia Illinois had visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Bernhardt and other relatives. They left Saturday for their respective homes.
WANTED alfalfa seed buyers call Henry Wechsels and painting by job or hour offered by Eldred Carpenter. August fairs listed in Fairbury and Swanton. A Baker Dealer opportunity in local territory seeks ambitious man with car. write S. F. Baker & Co in Keokuk Iowa.
The Lincoln Star advertises a special election offer valid through November 16 1940 with daily and Sunday rates. The Village of Diller estimates expenses for the fiscal year beginning May 1 1940 totaling 3000.00 and orders recording and publication per law. John Clauson chairman Chase Waggoner clerk.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Snyder and sons and Maime Barnett of Waverly spent Sunday at the Clair Barnett home. Margaret Barnett returned with them after a two weeks vacation in Waverly.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Keith left Monday after visiting Diller relatives for Fairbury visits and plan to travel west to their home in San Bernardino California.
True Thompson of Chicago and his daughter Vivian of Clear Lake Iowa visited relatives last Saturday. True returned to Chicago Sunday while Vivian stayed to spend two weeks visiting.
James Copeland and his daughter Marjorie visited a local Beatrice picnic with Marjorie leaving her two children at a neighbor’s house. They reconnected with many old friends they had not seen in years.
Mrs Florence Dunn and her twin daughters Beulah and Beatrice arrived with their car from Greely Colorado to visit Bert Bell in Diller Nebraska. They left Sunday morning for home after spending the picnic with his family.
Mr Lawrence Weigel and Miss Dorothy Meister stayed at the Earl Weigel home and enjoyed the Diller picnic. Miss Eleanor Weigel returned home after a ten day visit in Peoria Illinois with her brother and friend.
Mr and Mrs R F Starr Mrs Tole Fordyce and Mr and Mrs Floyd Hughes with their son drove to Superior on Sunday to visit Mrs Starrs sister Mrs Ollie Brooks. They reported an enjoyable time and a wonderful dinner.
John Koch and his wife of Blue Springs with Mr and Mrs Herbert Barber and Garnet Barber of Diller drove to Wichita Kansas last Sunday to visit a cousin in Wesley hospital. Mrs Robert Russ died Sunday evening.
Mr and Mrs Hubert Filley and daughter Janet K visited relatives in Diller and Wymore before leaving for Stratton Nebraska. Hubert completes summer work at Nebraska State University and assumes duties as Stratton schools superintendent.
Mrs Grace Combs of Kansas City visits with her sister Mrs W Miss Averil Fouts of Spokane Washington staying with their mother Mrs Elizabeth Fouts in Diller.
Mr and Mrs Andy Colman and their son from Macedonia Iowa spent time this week at the home of Rosco Colman and family, the relatives hosting the visitors during a brief gathering.
Mr and Mrs Lorren Hale and four children arrived Tuesday from Brush Colorado to visit Mrs Hale s brother Rosco Colman and family Mrs Joseph Albright and daughter Rachel of Beatrice attended the picnic Rachel will teach the coming term in the Bower school
Albert Russ and his wife of Bethany Missouri Perry Russe and his wife of Rochester New York stopped for a visit with their cousins Herbert Barber and his wife and Mr and Mrs James Hays on Wednesday.
George Patterson travels from Steele City on Monday after sister Isabella Bixby spends a week with sister-in-law L M Cavett and husband. Bixby plans to visit sister Mowrey at Hollenberg before returning home to Geneva.
When Nebraskan students return in September they receive a newly published 152 page Handbook of General Information. The book explains university organization and activities and serves as a text for the freshman Orientation course. It will be sold on campus at cost with one free copy to each student as repayment of first semester fees.
W H Clark and Mrs Ray Lamb lead Sunday School at 10 A M. The past week’s picnic caused a slump, and rains followed. Union services at the park at 8 PM feature Rev Wolff delivering the message. This is the final union service of the season. all are urged to attend.
Mrs. Christie Seaman hosted a Friday dinner with Eva Meyers and her husband of Fairbury Mrs. Chancellor and her husband from Fairbury Mr and Mrs J E Keith Adeline Miller from San Bernardino Calif Rev and Mrs Merle Fish Sylvia Miller and sons Bud and Joe from Los Angeles The gathering remained strictly a family affair.
Rev L J Wolff and Pastor C L Hullman lead the Lutheran services at 9 10 and 8 in Park and city hall if church closed Luther League Convention set for August 1920 21 in Wayne Nebraska.
Rev and Mrs Merle Fish and sons Bud and Joe of Los Angeles Calif visited Diller and stayed for the community picnic and to see relatives including Mrs Fishs brother Scott Miller They planned to travel next to Lincoln and Windside Nebraska to visit Mrs Fishs sister Ida Neeley and then return home via the Black Hills country.
Mrs Tole Fordyce of Wichita visited Diller to see relatives the Brandtes and many friends. Henry Henrichs and John Brandt could not travel this year leaving the farm without caretakers. Mrs Bertha Hoyt Winetree from Wichita accompanied her and stayed with the Greiders before returning home Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hurst and children Betty Jean and Donald toured Nebraska during a weekend trip. From Albert Lea Minnesota they reached Beatrice and stayed with Wm. Wontz in Beatrice before visiting Diller with the Cavetts. They plan a Kansan visit to Mrs. Hurst's sister Mrs. Alvin Hirsch at Powhattan before returning home. They report ears of corn a foot long on stalks in Minnesota.
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