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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1929
Page
8
Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran near Diller, H J Diekhoff pastor, holds Sunday School and Bible class at 6 30, Divine services at 10 30 conducted in German. Everyone welcome.
Church reports urge timely conference submissions by Sept 1 with year end closing Sept 8. Worship, Bible school at 10, services 11 and 7:30, congregational meeting after morning service to discuss vital local church matters. Obituaries note Ed Hughes’s death at 71. Babe Ruth’s 500th homer sale story included among community items.
Lucetta Greenwood nee Norton born July 4 1852 New London Ontario died Aug 24 1929 at daughter Ella Townemaker Rush City Minnesota age 77 years one month twenty days. Survived by ten children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral at Diller Nebraska with burial in Fairbury Nebraska. numerous relatives attended from several states.
The Greenwood children and grandchildren thank friends for kindness during illness and death of our mother. Gratitude for flowers, the quartette songs, and Rev Velte's comforting words.
The Fairbury county fair drew residents from Diller including H H Green and family Chas Lukas and family E E Mc Cune Ira Place and family Roy ene and family S Moser Erma Franzen Frank J Pearce Geo Henrichs S C Hutchinson Geo Place Riley Pearce Hazel and Ethel Place Willis Clark and family Jyde Broadstone Roy Broadstone and Will anos and Pandy.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Hutchin and family visited relatives in Iowa and Missouri and attended the Diller picnic before returning Monday to Otis Colorado. Mr and Mrs Louie Went and two children left Saturday to visit relatives and friends at Falls City with Mrs Emma Scholl and son Bobby accompanying them.
Jefferson Co Assmt Assn members are urged to read an article in this issue about Mutual insurance focusing on wind storm losses of June 19. Visitors included Emma Scholl and son Bobby, formerly Emma Werner of Diller, now Falls City, plus Reinholdt and Aden families. A Wy more band tour wagon group promoting the Co op Community club and a BO & Q picnic set for Sept 6-7 drew local attention.
We were pleased yesterday to receive a call from W. S. Ballard an old time Diller boy and his son W. S. Jr. of Indianapolis who had driven over from Fairbury with their sisters and aunts Miss Bert Ballard and Mrs. Etta B. McClay. He met old acquaintances and enjoyed his brief visit.
The Record resumes publication of Diller school notes this week under Superintendent Melson. Patrons of the school will appreciate the service and the Record is glad to help where schools benefit.
A June windstorm caused $42,000 in losses for the Jefferson County Mutual, prompting officials to defend mutual insurance against old line propaganda. Secretary Carl Schnuelle compares costs over 27 years, noting mutuals equalize risk and urge members to pay assessments to aid neighbors, with about $30,000 already collected.
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