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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
5
Market listing shows wheat at 60 and 58 for corn yellow and white respectively, oats dry, and No 2 cream price. Leghorn hens and various spring weights priced per pound. heavy stags noted. Source credits Grain Market furnished by Black Brothers.
Elaine Duensing of Odell spent a week in the Wiemers home. For sale Mango peppers green or ripe at 20c a dozen. Mrs S. E Fasnacht. Coal car of Colorado Lump coal on track this week, call The O A Cooper Co. Mr and Mrs Wm Wiemers and family spent Sunday in Fairbury at the home of Onka Lott. Eleanor Weigel returned Sunday evening from Lincoln after visiting her aunt. The Misses Denice and Dorothy Anderson visited band friends at Hanover from Tuesday to Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Onka Franzen visited Diller last Friday and returned to Steele City in the evening.
Max Johnson of Beatrice came Tuesday for the softball tournament and to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Johnson and others. He will return to Beatrice Saturday where he has employment in the Elks Cafe.
Verle Green traveled from Powell Wyoming to Chadron Nebraska to assist an elderly lady and stayed overnight with relatives in Diller before catching an early morning train home Wednesday.
Henry Schultis and his sons Roy and Irwin with brothers in law August and Gar et Roelfs returned home early this week after visits in Minnesota and Illinois. The group visited relatives in Austin Minnesota and Jacksonville Illinois Roy Schultis cited a cattle sale for his uncle at Jacksonville on August 24.
Mr and Mrs Lorren Stephens visited Clair Barnett on Sunday afternoon. Catherine Barnett stayed Friday and Saturday with De loris Bernhardt at the Otto Bernhardt home. Lawrence Clark came from Omaha for a softball tournament and is staying with friend Robert Ry.
Wilbur Green leaves Sunday evening with wife and two sons Owain and Gale. They travel from Burlington to Powell Wyoming to visit Wilbur's brother Verle Green and family.
Ralph Lescher, son-in-law of Mr and Mrs John Wrigley, left his Logan Iowa home last Thursday evening after his wife returned from a week with her parents.
Bonnie Thompson Carolyn Clark and Freddie Drexler traveled to Washington Kansas last Friday to assist the Marysville band in a concert. They also joined the Marysville band at the Fairbury festival last Sunday.
Miss Ruth Pyche came home Monday evening from Boulder Colorado where she completed a summer term in the University of Colorado graduate school. Her parents accompanied her and had spent August with her in Boulder.
Mr and Mrs Gerd Henrichs Sr Carl Clarence and Alice plan a pleasure trip to visit friends and relatives in Iowa and Minnesota On return they will attend the German Convention in Lakewood Park Iowa which draws attendees from far and near
Dr and Mrs J Bixby of Geneva visited the Cavett home Sunday afternoon. They came to Fairbury to hear the bands play and then to Dill er to spend time with the former's sister. Their son John Bixby is a member of the Geneva band.
Paul Grosshuesch visited his sister Mrs. Clarence Wolters and husband last Tuesday. He left Jerome Idaho Sunday and arrived at Harbine Tuesday hitchhiking. Clarence drove him to Beatrice Thursday morning and he hoped to hitchhike to his home in Scotland South Dakota. Paul, 22, will begin classes at Yankton College in September.
Virgil Geer and his family came back last Friday evening after a vacation trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Clark and Carolyn and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sparks and their son Roe were dinner guests of Mrs. Christie Seaman last Thursday in honor of Roe Sparks who is at home on furlough from the U S navy.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Gaisford and Connie May traveled from Rockwell City Iowa to visit her family and attend the Carmichael reunion returning home last Sunday Mrs Ammerman of Reynolds joined them for the visit.
Mrs Clark Miller and son Richard Clark of Sioux City Iowa and Mrs Wm Ernst of Kenesaw Nebraska are guests in the Scott A Miller home Mrs Ernst is the mother of Mrs Clark Miller Mrs Miller will resume teaching duties in Sioux City schools soon.
Mr and Mrs D V Fanders drove to Guide Rock Saturday to visit the latter s parents and bring their daughter Gretchen home. On Sunday the family of four plus Mrs Fanders sister Gertrude traveled to Grand Island to visit Wendell Fanders and called on A A Cavett and wife all reported doing nicely.
Mrs W E Anderson Mrs Harry Thompson and Mrs Willis Clark accompanied their daughters Juanita Bonnie and Carolyn and Miss Jean Bond to Fairbury last Thursday. The girls played clarinets saxophone and piano at the teachers Institute. Mothers hosted a picnic lunch in the city park.
Mr and Mrs Bert Frisbie arrived from Ogema Wisconsin after a visit with their son Frank Frisbie and Will Frisbie family. They report relatives farming well and plan short stops in Lincoln Wood River and finally return to Hereford Texas.
Finland has long been a leading cheese producer in Europe. Medieval peasants paid part of their taxes to church and state with cheese they made.
A concise maxim on demonstrating belief through personal example rather than preaching. It argues that one life living the values is more persuasive than many words or claims.
The 1939 Carmichael family reunion gathered at Diller city hall August 20 with Rev C F Wagner leading prayer. Seventy one attended a basket dinner, enjoyed ice cream and watermelon from Wes Carmichael’s patch, music, and games. Members from multiple towns attended. next year’s committee announced.
A miscellaneous shower at Ellis church last Thursday honored Mrs Leo Bartlett formerly Fern Close of Diller. Mrs George Bartlett and Miss Betty Grabber with Miss Chloe Bartlett played two selections. Miss Phyliss Perry and Miss Billie Bristol won prizes in guessing games. Bride opened gifts and guests enjoyed ice cream and cake in the basement.
The Blauser Reunion gathered 27 relatives and one visitor at Diller city hall on Sunday August 27. Attendees included J. O. Blauser Lucritia Pittinger Elsie McAtee T. P. Price G. C. Blauser Roy Diller Eugene Henrichs H. C. King Bernard Aelcidean Glenn Blauser Marion Lee Twila June Stanley Roger Richard Lowell Joyce Elaine Hazel Blauser Lawrence Logan Herbert Ramsey Herbert Frank Bradford Diller and Tom Powell Secy. The group enjoyed a large picnic table of fried chicken and assorted pies. The reunion voted to meet again next year.
Last Friday afternoon John Greider and Mrs Calkins chaperoned a group of vocationalists at a party at the Bonham venue. The youths gained admission with five cents and a loaf of bread. Names listed include Joyce Johnson Irene Greider Georgia Ball Peggie Ball Charles Ball Dwaine Green Gale Green Norma Lampe Rodger Arntt Leila Broadstone and several others in attendance.
Last Friday evening a group of friends and relatives gathered to wish Mr Lou Wenz a happy birthday. Guests included Mrs John Weers Mr and Mrs Will DeBoer and family and others from Steele City Fairbury Decatur and nearby towns. Ice cream and cake followed the late evening visit.
The old wedding rhyme links days of the week to fortunes and health. It assigns Monday to wealth Tuesday to health Wednesday as best day Thursday to losses Friday to crosses and Saturday to bad luck. The verse appears as a traditional cultural reference in a historical context.
Statistics puzzled Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown says people treat numbers as understood past questions. He notes the public glosses over statistical reasoning and trusts familiar patterns, even when proper analysis would clarify outcomes.
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