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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1932
Page
5
The Record office offers printing for sale bills and urges Fairbury Nebraska residents to print legal notices in their home paper. It notes savings on subscriptions and highlights the value of timely collection after sales.
Frank L. Miller 73, former Daykin postmaster, died early this week. Survived by two sons and a daughter. Burial conducted at Belvidere.
A shoe shop advertises affordable leather jackets and men's shoe soles at fifty cents a pair. It invites inquiries about shoe repair and claims to be the best equipped shop in southern Nebraska near the Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop at the corner north of Bonham Theatre.
Diller Farmers Grain Co offers top market prices for fat hogs and buys any day. Get their bid first and sell at home. I. R. Andrews is the manager.
A boy enters Dowds drug store and asks for a dime worth of asafoetida. After being charged the boy insists his father wants it free and provides the name Schermerhorn. The druggist refuses to waive the price.
A. D. Stosz, longtime Beattie shoemaker, still handcrafts shoes in an era of mass production. For over fifty years he has operated a shoe repair shop and makes shoes for about a dozen local customers.
Dallas businessman I Rude opened his doors on Thanksgiving and donated clothing to twelve thousand poor and needy people. Shoppers filed through the large store as clerks fitted them with essentials for winter, and he offered free ads to any merchant who followed suit.
Warren Stewart returns Monday from Wyoming as visitors from Diller and nearby towns gathered Saturday night. The state railway commission authorized the Diller telephone company to grant an additional discount of 14 dollars a month to subscribers who pay one year in advance. If many burn their corn this winter it will cut coal demand and lessen railroad revenue for hauling coal and corn to market.
Mr and Mrs Rex Green drove to Lincoln Sunday to visit Bobbie at the Orthopedic hospital and report he is out of bed in a wheelchair and doing nicely. They were accompanied by Mrs Hughes and Mrs Isabella Raymond who spent the day visiting with her sons Volney and LaForest and families.
Tuesday evening marked the annual election of officers. Elected: Mrs. Annal L. Earhart W M. Mrs. Marie Arner Asso M. Mr. Robert L Upson W P. Mr. L M Cavett Asgo P. Mrs. Clare Waggoner Secy. Mrs. Ada W Geer Treasurer. Mrs. Ina M Vier Cond. Mrs. Fanny Manning Asso Cond. Installation set for January 3 1933. good attendance desired.
Three Jefferson county railroads paid their taxes to County Treasurer August Kroll this week totaling 44 625 06, about 10 percent less than last year. Principal contributions came from Rock Island 20 567 53 Burlington 18 372 73 and St J G F 10 969 58, with 9 817 74 noted for comparison.
Totals show 1932 taxes for Northern Gas & Pipe Line Co. at 868.36 and 1931 at 821.71. People's Natural Gas & Co. pays 900.72 in 1932 versus 1,104.86 in 1931. county taxes summarized by the Fairbury Journal.
Frank Roseman rebuilding his farm home after a fire received a car load of lumber at Lanham last week. Mrs. J. W. Warren of Alda Nebraska renewed the Record this week saying she is glad to receive it every week.
By agreement of attorneys the trial of William Franz charged with first degree murder in the stabbing death of Clarence Stainbrook of the Daykin vicinity on October 13 over a barking dog dispute has been postponed two weeks from December 5.
Miss Pearl Caldwell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Caldwell, was taken to Odell hospital Monday for an appendectomy by Dr Rice and Dr Diehl. The operation occurred Tuesday morning and she is reported to be progressing nicely with friends hoping for a speedy recovery.
Officials install stop signs on both sides of Diller school grounds from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm to protect children. Drivers are urged to stop and proceed slowly, avoiding the school area for safety.
Miss Bethel Friday was surprised by friends on Thursday evening for her birthday. Guests delivered gifts and enjoyed a 6:30 dinner after a night of cards and bridge. The party ended with best wishes for many more happy birthdays and departures.
Christmas Seals totaling 14 million begin a Nebraska drive to fund health work and tuberculosis prevention. About 200 districts, chaired locally, will raise money with 50 percent staying in each district. Key leaders include Keith Neville, Gene Huse, A N Mathers, John H Morehead, and Carl R Gray.
Shoppers note the festive displays in Diller stores with bright lights, wreaths, and seasonal motifs. Local merchants say the decorations boost holiday spirit and attract customers through the busy week before Christmas.
Wm. Kunecke completed a sale yesterday and will relocate soon to Jefferson Iowa. Their son Arthur Kunecke is present with a truck to help with the move.
A Lincoln physician was called in this week to treat Mr. Lowe of Steele City, once a resident of Diller, amid reports that his condition is very serious and attracting concern from friends in Diller.
The Lanham State Bank, capitalized at 10 000, closed voluntarily before P. Fe last week. Officers included President Wm Rievert and Vice President Huda Wieters with cashier Noah Handley and Henry Handley. The Handleys, from near Steele City and Enid, were seen in town in the Diller vicinity visiting acquaintances.
Fairbury merchant recalls starting in business with ten cents and growing, inviting locals to share warmth and conversation. The Fairbury Journal notes an upcoming play by the Class of 1889 with Gilbert Garrels injured, to be performed by understudy Gerald Esc. Tickets priced 15 and 25 cents available at the drug store.
Sheriff Emil Ackman appoints W. S. Billy Davidson as deputy sheriff. Davidson, a ~eight-year resident of Fairbury, previously served the territory for a wholesale candy house. He played baseball with Lincoln and Sioux City Western league clubs and with the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins. He starts duties early in the year.
A business office listed as phone 1491 has operated in the sales sector for over two decades. It is associated with banking references from a bank in Gage county.
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