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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1930
Page
3
Sale bills list livestock including a good fresh cow and a well matched team of horses with a yearling. Local business notes mention Ted Green visiting in Lincoln and Henry Ahrends near Diller. Community notices include M W A meeting dates and a monument firm ad Fairbury Neb Est 1886. A humorous line on bathtubs closes the fragment.
A local ad urges keeping favorite footwear by repair service at the Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop and Shining Parlor, located north of Bonham Theatre. The notice emphasizes comfort and extended life for worn shoes.
Mrs C F Steele longtime Jefferson County resident dies at her Fairbury home after her husband served as county official and state senator.
A Hot Springs reader writes from away, praising The Record as a home paper to read weekly. Mr and Mrs A E Southwick send friendly regards to Mrs Pearce, noting appreciation while living among strangers.
The N. R. C. club met Friday evening at Mr and Mrs Ralph Frisbie's home with many members present. Fred Frisbie won high score and Velma Amos took consolation while a lunch of sandwiches fruit salad cake pickles and cocoa was served. Mrs Orville Richardson will host again Friday night December 28.
The J N C club met with Mrs Albert Hubka Fehr on the 12th. Ten members answered roll call with a Lincoln quotation. Guests included Mrs F J Kostal Sr Mrs Frank Kostal Jr Mrs John Shatla and daughter Miss Katherine Thieman Miss Mary Kostal. Prizes went to Mrs James Hays and Mrs Guy Clancy with consolations to Mrs Chas Hays and Mrs Will Kunecke. Luncheon followed and the group planned a Washington themed meeting in two weeks.
S C Maser and wife Miss Erma Franzen and Joe Dressen were business visitors Monday. Everett Blauser and family of Powell visited Sunday in Diller at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs J O Risuser. Mr and Mrs Fred Clark and grandson Buddy and Mr and Mrs J A Pickard visited Sunday at Ellis with Chas Gaffords. Henry Jess who lives on Dr Ellis farm two miles south of town had forty head of hogs sick with cholera the first of this week.
Governor Weaver announces a special session of the Nebraska legislature to convene March 4 to consider the bank situation and related financial matters. The move targets swift action on banking issues affecting state finances and stability.
Mr and Mrs Fred Meyers traveled to Diller on Sunday to help Miss Rixie Saathoff celebrate her birthday. They visited with Mrs Meyers parents Mr and Mrs Antone Saathoff.
Miss Grace Hartman of Lincoln Nebraska sues Leo P Weiss for 10200 dollars claiming a party hug caused multiple rib fractures. The suit alleges severe injuries and demands compensation.
Mr and Mrs Geo Champ were deeply surprised Tuesday evening when rock club members arrived unannounced. The guests socialized and played rock, with popcorn balls and homemade candy served late. The Champ family plans to move soon to the Fairbank's place.
Mr and Mrs Henry Nippert of Bruning Nebraska celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at home with over forty relatives. The event featured a decorated home a large center wedding cake and a mock ceremony officiated by J P Moor of Ohiowa. The couple married in Minden Iowa on February 18 1880 and moved to Thayer county in 1887 remaining near Bruning.
Dale Friday uses crutches this week due to a sprained ankle. Pearl Caldwell spent last weekend with Evelyn Brunk in Western. Mrs. T. H. Waggoner returned Friday from visiting relatives in the eastern part of the state. Mrs. George Miller, hospitalized in Beatrice for an operation, is reported as doing nicely.
Mr and Mrs Fred Frisbie hosted a Saturday evening birthday celebration for their son Leonard at their residence. A group of young guests played Valentine games with Velma Amos taking high score and Ross Hays second. A midnight lunch was served as guests departed, offering wishes for many more birthdays.
The text records a card from Bill Bowers, a Navy chief petty officer in San Diego, sharing a poem printed in the Officers Mess Hall. The humorous verse asks divine protection for sailors and dreamlike cautions about deck scrubbing, storms, and longing for land.
Sunday Lincoln Star photos document Mr and Mrs J H Pittenger of 873 No 26th street in Beatrice Neb celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on February 12 1930. They married at the Beatrice Baptist parsonage and lived on a Diller Neb farm before retiring to York and Beatrice prior to moving to Lincoln for the anniversary reception.
Elizabeth Glathar daughter of Casper Zierlein born in Bars Germany March 26 1854 died February 11 1930 at about 1 15 o clock in Diller Nebraska age 75 10 16 survived by six sons and one daughter and their families plus sixteen grandchildren and many friends. She was a Lutheran church member and had lived in Humboldt Alma Beaver City and Diller Nebraska.
The Giathar Family thanks friends for kindness and sympathy shown during our mother’s illness and burial.
Reports circulate this week of sightings of robines while Mrs. Herbert Hoover is credited with contributing recipes to a cookbook published by the Women's Club of Beverly Hills in California.
The Arbor Lodge memorial park in Nebraska City welcomed 42 000 visitors in 1828 and projects a larger total this year as part of Nebraska's park system.
A survey notes national Christian church membership rose by over 29 percent from 1916 to 1926. The Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches led gains, each adding about three million members, with Baptists and Methodists also increasing. Yet less than half of Americans belonged to any church, leaving room for growth.
A lawyer describes a scenario where an aunt’s will predicts an inheritance for a dog and a plan to cause natural death. The speaker asserts they fed strychnine to the animal, claiming death was natural and can be proven. The passage implies intent to misuse the estate.
The Fifteenth Census of the United States will include four schedules. One covers population and three others cover distribution, manufactures miners and quarries, and a farm schedule with 241 questions. Detailed farm records include acreage, production, ownership, debts, and animal productivity. Information is limited by law to authorized offices.
A short fragment shows Percy trading a nickel with Willie to learn what his sister said. Willie responds with a muffled, unfinished line and the exchange ends with an unclear, informal remark.
A collision on Springdale Street left at least one driver shaken and seeking medical care. Police opened a routine inquiry as witnesses described a sudden impact near the junction with Maple Avenue.
A fragmentary poem-like piece contrasts the heart of youth with gray age. It suggests a restless, gleaming energy described through surreal images of desert and time, with sporadic phrases about a gurgling vitality and perpetual activity.
Fragmentary octagonal note hints at a marriage prediction given at a séance. The text mentions a couple named Gert and Youast and a forecast of a noon wedding. The quirky tone suggests a personal or local fortune telling aside rather than a formal event.
A humorous exchange questions women voting rights. Mrs Boneacraper asks if women are qualified to vote and her husband replies that women cannot use a stone mallet without injuring themselves, implying they cannot mark ballots.
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