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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1932
Page
5
Dr. Leach a Fairbury dentist offered a notice seeking patients with hard to fit dentures. The Diller shipping association sent three car loads of hogs to the Kansas City market on Tuesday.
An old notice from Fairbury Nebraska promotes F. A. Moon & Son quality monuments established 1886. A proclamation by Governor Bryan calls for observance of Washingtons Birthday on Tuesday February 22.
STARKS hatchery will start setting February 20 with custom hatching at 14 cents per egg and 34 cents per chick. Baby chicks cost 7 cents each. Orders available now for desired varieties. Phone 683 Fairbury.
Diller Farmers Grain Co invites hog producers to sell at home with top market prices and daily acceptance. I R Andrews serves as manager and urges sellers to obtain the bid first.
Fairbury fellows Natt Russell and Garfield McCreight, teachers enroute to their schools near Reynolds, were bumped by a train in Fairbury while driving a Ford. Their car was badly battered but they escaped unhurt. They are brothers of Mrs. Ralph Long of near Diller.
A five year old, Joan, wonders about grace at family meals. She asks what is happening and learns they give thanks for daily bread but she replies they pay for it instead of giving thanks at home.
A historical note describes a parlor game with slogan slips and advertiser slips drawn from hats to compare. Examples cited include Why Not Now National Funeral Directors Association Good to the Last Drop Haviland China Has the Strength of Gibraltar Brookfield Butter Hams What Am Losky Players The Danger Line Pennsylvania Railroad The Flavor Lasts Squibb's Tasteless Castor Oil.
Mr and Mrs Wm Baumfalk announce the birth of a daughter Elaine May weighing ten pounds born on the seventh instant. The couple reside five miles south and two miles west of Diller.
Supporters urge General Dawes to release a large sum in the region, arguing the money’s color is the decisive factor in placing him in a key role.
Gabriel Jeffries long time Lanham area resident died Wednesday evening at his son Howard's home. He was SS years old and reputedly the oldest Odd Fellow in the United States. Funeral services were set for 2:30 this afternoon at Odell.
H. B. Class arrives with family from Bruning and settles in the Burling ton section house. Wilber Green remains as first man under Mr. Close after T. H. Waggoner's pension retirement, continuing duties in the same division.
The piece paints a cheerful view of the town noting financial modesty but rich local life. Citizens remain resilient and welcoming, with frequent smiles and warm greetings. The tone exudes pride in the community and a belief that the town is worth living in.
Wednesday morning at the home of John Senior near Diller two mishaps occurred while preparing meat. George Hicken slipped on ice and dislocated a knee. his brother Meno Hicken broke an arm while helping him. Both were driven to Odell hospital.
The piece argues drivers neglect lubrication and battery maintenance, blaming manufacturers. It stresses that water in batteries and oil in engines are essential, as friction causes wear. Regular lubrication keeps cylinders from damage and prevents overheating, doubling car life and lowering repairs.
Railroad em plans a ten percent wage increase for employees but the traveling public will not see lower fares.
Mrs. Maggie Remley visited several days at the country home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Vint Logan and returned home Saturday.
S F Clark came home Saturday from Savannah Mo where he underwent cancer treatment. He believes the care was successful and he expects to be well, noting the treatment seemed effective.
Snowstorm dumps about four inches then thawing weather leaves gravel roads nearly impassable around Diller. Residents report slick and difficult travel as conditions slowly improve.
L M Hurst rep of J B Simpson Diller promotes direct sales to consumers claiming lower costs by cutting distributors and retailers. He argues a $20 suit would cost more under traditional methods and urges discussion with potential buyers to compare factory to wearer pricing.
Learn to forget the negative and harmful memories. The text urges training the mind to remember good things and discard cross words gossip slander and unkind looks. It emphasizes not dwelling on unpleasant events to avoid a chamber of horrors and mental junk.
A sun halo lit the morning sky Friday from 9 30 to 10 30 in clear conditions. The halo showed a full circle of color with red inner tones fading to pale yellow, plus other halo features and sun dogs occasionally. The explanation notes ice crystals in the air bend light, with halos more common in polar regions and rainbows arising from raindrop refraction.
oT took his ape to an orthopedic hospital for an examination and may leave it there for a period. Hod Green is handling Rex's mail route while the animal is away.
Friends in Steele City report Adam Gretzinger has consented to run for the county judge nomination. Supporters believe he can handle the office if nominated and elected.
The Treasury notes no federal law bans destroying money but prohibits altering coins or defacing them. It allows redemption of mutilated paper currency if three-fifths or more remains, at face value. when less than three-fifths but more than two-fifths remains, redemption is at half value with affidavits proving destruction.
Mr and Mrs George Logan traveled to Carroll Nebraska for business when Mr Logan fell ill with appendicitis. He underwent an operation in Sioux City Iowa and is now recovering. George is a former Diller boy and friends here will be glad to hear he is pulling through all right.
A safety notice from an insurance source cites 28000 US deaths and three million injuries yearly from home hazards. It lists key risks and tips: anchor rugs, illuminate stairs, store sharp tools away from children, label and store poisons, maintain fires and heating, never run a car engine in a closed garage, and clear snow from steps and sidewalks.
A dialect piece portrays a man who faults the newspaper for neglecting readers needs He rails at society pages ads and information while claiming the paper ignores men and seeks women The speaker plans to set them straight and calls for better coverage from the paper
Prof H. weh chairs entomology at the College of Agriculture Lincoln reports February 4 that few Nebraska grasshopper species cause crop damage, with four species likely to damage crops in 1932. These include two striped grasshoppers, all wintering in the egg stage, while fall hatchers that survive as nymphs are more cold resistant.
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