18 Feb 1927
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1927
Page
1
A vintage poem urges saving money at the Citizens State Bank. It warns the spendthrift with hard earned kale faces hardship when old or ill and cannot work while praising the local bank as a safe place to save and rely on.
For sale alfalfa seed. Henry Weers advertises. Also available a 900 lb weighing young bull. The youngest child of Mr and Mrs Prank Ohmane is very ill with flu and pneumonia. We will call for poultry and pay you. Clark's Ace Diller phone 32 02.
Advertised call for dairy butter poultry and eggs at top cash price. Mentions J.1 Lamb as contact. Notes Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fanders visited Beatrice earlier in the week due to illness and death of Mrs. John Reents.
80 acres unimproved seeking direct trade for a larger property. L Geen of Corn Belt Lumber Co’s lumber and coal yards in Diller attended the state lumbermen’s convention in Lincoln for a three day session beginning Wednesday. Henry Wiremers delivered hogs to Nebraska City for an Iowa party and spoke by telephone Tuesday evening. A northern state shipment moved as far as roads permitted amid logistical details of the office.
Denatured alcohol at Diller Filling Station for 80 cents a gallon. Henrichs Brothers announce a large hog sale in Diller next Monday. Mrs. Roy Patton to auction household goods of her late father J. R. Weddle in Diller tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
Riley Tucker sold his 80 acre farm located 24 miles south and 1 east of Diller last Friday to Frank Cally for 6800 dollars. He plans a public sale on February 26 and will move to town.
The Rauver farm two miles south and two east of Diller was offered last Saturday by owner Illip Jirka but did not sell. The highest bid was 610 dollars per acre, and sale prospects faltered as potential buyers walked away.
A damaged ad notes a new supply received to guard poultry houses against mites. It mentions Corn Belt Lumber Co in Diller Nebraska and urges readiness for maintenance. The readable text is fragmentary but indicates an effort to protect poultry from mites.
A broadcast is planned to air around noon Eastern Time marking Washington's birthday. The program, described as the largest of its kind, will be transmitted via wires to Peter networks starting shortly after the scheduled time.
The fragment notes a couple named Mr and Mrs Frank Lewid associated with St. V, mentioning a beauty display and a Saturday evening event. No further details are readable to confirm full context or outcome.
The Royal Neighbors of Diller welcomed five new members to their Fraternity circle during a Friday night initiation. The event highlighted the group's ongoing community involvement and local fellowship.
An evening at the Clark home one mile west of town featured a feast with Hod addressed as the center of jokes and cheer. Guests included Hoddy and Erma Franzen along with Lilly, Charlie, Clara, Lyon, Will, Adeline, and two sons, plus Diller and Moser families, as stories of social pranks and hearty fellowship were recounted.
The Jefferson County School Administration Club hosts its Fifth Annual County Tournament on February 18 and 19 with fourteen teams entered. Class A teams include Reynolds County Sarto and Ditton, Plymouth, Steele City, City Res., Powell, Diller Res., and Bon and Fairbury Res. Class B teams listed with trophies for the winner and a two-year cup ownership.
Local notice from H. K. Shutt The Rexall Store urging buyers to prepare for corn planting and to buy early via the agency.
Last Saturday in Diller the community observed Lincoln's birthday with a pro fuse display of Old Glory on both sides of Main Street. The display followed a custom established by the American Legion.
The Woman's Club plans a Feb 22 meeting at Mrs. D. V. Fanders home at 8 p m with Mrs. Northup as assistant hostess. Leader is Mrs. E. E. Hill. Roll call will be Washington Tribute or Patriotic verse. Dues for the year are due this month. Charley Hood rents a farm near Diller and schedules a public sale March 1st.
He has not chosen a final location but leans toward Beatrice to be closer to his kids. One child works in Lincoln while the other studies at a university there, influencing his preferred area.
The editor heroof and his wife appreciate cards and literature from Mrs Orleva Blauser McLaughlin formerly of Diller now in Durango Colorado. Her husband Rev D B McLaughlin pastors a large Presbyterian congregation there. They include a Durango church parsonage and a view of Colorado scenery with hometown papers. They may return to Nebraska someday due to the 6500 foot elevation affecting Mrs McLaughlin and daughter Lois.
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