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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1935
Page
5
Ab Cully traveled from Beatrice on Wednesday afternoon. Gretchen Fanders spent the weekend in Fairbury as a guest of Miss Madeline Henrichs.
Mrs Harry Thompson was admitted to Bae hospital for treatment on New Year’s Day. The report notes she received care at the local facility following an incident on New Year’s Eve.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Arntt and their son Roger were dinner guests of Mrs. Arntts' brother at Beatrice on New Year's Day.
Mr and Mrs Willis Clark and Carolynn were Wednesday evening dinner guests in the home of Mrs Jennie Line.
Mr and Mrs Everett Blauser and their young daughter visited the Blauser farm family in Diller from Plymouth last Sunday to see the farmers parents Mr and Mrs J O Blauser.
Mr and Mrs Fletcher Kruse and children Carol and Verne visited the James Novotny and Frank Bevan homes and returned to their Paoli Colorado residence Friday.
Sesna Moser and Forest Hartzell were ordered to appear at the county courthouse next Monday at 9:00 a.m. for jury duty. The district court is scheduled to convene on that date.
Wm Woods formerly of the southeast Diller area and now in Oklahoma spent the week visiting old friends and neighbors led by Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Saylor.
A brown bone handled fork disappeared during a reception at the Congregational church last night between the church and the owner’s home. The fork belongs to Mrs. L. M. Hurst and is valued as a family heirloom. Please return to Mrs. Hurst.
Ralph Specht fractured an ankle on Friday December 28. That evening his father Alonzo Specht was injured by a cow while doing chores. Mr Specht is reported improving slowly.
Old Man Winter arrives with coal sales listed. Colorado Lump priced at 1. Sunflower reports Lump 1.00 Nut 7.00 Coal 7.00.
Lloyd Hurst urges shoppers to pile up on Rawleigh goods at a deep discount. The note promotes bulk buying and urges rapid stock up for needed household items.
Mr and Mrs Theodore Hennrichs were New Years dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Isaac Saylor.
Miss Katherine Berglund from north of Lincoln assisted Monday with the care of Mrs. Bell Vieths who is seriously ill at her home in Diller.
Christmas season births mark the community as Dec 28 and Dec 29 bring two healthy boys. Genevieve Ditler is linked to the Dec 28 Blauser family birth of a 7 lb boy while Dec 29 notes Will Hohbein and spouse welcoming an 8 lb boy.
Clinton Sandman, after spending holidays with his parents near Harbine, goes back to his grandparents Mr and Mrs Snyder to resume work as a high school student.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Hirsch and children of Fairbury visited their parents Mr and Mrs Cavett for New Years. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hurst and children of Diller also joined. Dorothy Hilder stayed with Betty Jean Hurst during the visit.
All persons with unpaid accounts are requested to call and settle them. Credit and services were extended in distress and payable now. Show appreciation by paying promptly.
Mr and Mrs Behrends visited Mr and Mrs Saylor Monday bearing a wreath of evergreens wax roses velvet flowers and baby breath to honor their 60th anniversary. The Saylors invited friends to view the gift and token of respect.
Mr and Mrs Ray W Nelson and family from Sterling Colorado spent the Christmas season with relatives. Mrs Nelson is daughter of Mr and Mrs Hansickmann and sister of Mrs Alpha Wiemers and Mrs Ernst Sasse. The four families shared Christmas dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Harm Diekman in Diller.
Mr and Mrs Wm Myers and daughters Velva and Roberta visited relatives in Diller for New Year. They were dinner guests at A Eick's home and spent the afternoon with Mrs Myers mother Mrs Newton Sparks. Mr and Mrs Willis Clark and Carolyn Rose joined as dinner guests at A A's home.
L D Calkins is reported to be ill with grippe and is said to be confined to illness. The note indicates a troublesome bout with the flu and related symptoms.
Mr and Mrs W E Anderson and family were Lincoln visitors last Sunday where they visited relatives.
Rev. Wolff, pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church, drove to Sterling Nebraska on New Years morning to visit at the home of his parents.
J Smith Diller traveled to Ruskin on New Year’s Day with his daughter Marion who began duties as a teacher in the public schools there.
Laugh with us as the Omaha Bee-News invites readers to join trips to Funnyland. The Sunday issue promises twenty pages of the funniest comics and offers mail or in-person orders today.
The Misses Nellie and Bonnie Green, after holiday visits with relatives, resume work and schooling with Nellie returning to Lincoln on Monday and Bonnie to school at Peru on Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Sparks often travel to Diller after moving to Liberty. They were here earlier this week as noted by the $1 50 deposited for safekeeping.
A screen door and Sisalkraft produce a low cost storm door. Glass cloth offered at reasonable prices. Ornbelt Lor. Co. can be reached by phone 153:02 for these stormproofing products and materials.
A letter from Frank Cavett of DeBolt Alberta wonders about the phrasing after a remark on lovely weather with 6 of snow. He asks if two ticks are needed and questions how anything could be lovely with six feet of snow.
Mr and Mrs Robert Hughes move household goods from Steele City to Diller on New Year Day occupying the Mills property in the town south part. Mr Hughes plans to open a new store in Snyder building across from the Record office.
Mr and Mrs Conrad Arntt and family from the Virginia neighborhood stopped in Diller to visit Mr and Mrs Herman Sasse, Mrs Arntt’s parents, on their way home from Hardy Nebraska where they spent Sunday with Mrs Arntt’s sister Mr and Mrs Gus Fintel.
Last Saturday night at the school gymnasium two games featured Congregationalists and Methodists. The Methodist squad won both contests with scores reported as boys 9 12 and adults 11 13.
Gerald Harvey spent the summer at Powell Wyoming and is visiting Nebraska. He and relatives traveled to Lincoln to spend Christmas with his grandmother Mrs. Carrie Wrigley. They left Powell at noon and reached Lincoln at 5 40 a m traveling at about 80 miles an hour at times.
The Diller Public Library announces new shelves featuring Abbott Corks Rusty Cats. Burt Goodbye Mr Chips. Hilton Round up Mulford Gabriel Samara Oppenheim Trumpeting Cranes Margaret Plantation Christmas Peterkin After House Big Big Timber Sin.
Mrs. Burkett, an elderly Beatrice resident, recently sustained a fractured hip in a fall and is reported to be slowly improving during her recovery.
Mr and Mrs W A Snyder were hosts for a New Year's Day dinner with Mrs C F Sandman attending near Harbine.
Mr and Mrs Fred Witty spent the holidays with relatives at an unspecified place and returned to their home in Wieits Kansas on New Years Day.
Mrs. Sarah Witty is spending holidays at her daughter Mrs. R. W. Green and plans to return to Lincoln Sunday.
Wm. Bristol and his daughter Mary who traveled to California last summer with relatives returned to Diller on the early morning train last Sunday.
Mrs. Lulu Sibley and her little son Dwain from Beatrice spent several days with her parents Mr and Mrs Theo Neise in Diller including New Year’s Day.
Beatrice Sun notes in town this week feature man called Shorty Morris getting acquainted with locals. Regular Beatrice Sun features include Schorchey Smith joining in community notes and appearances.
Teachers arrive ready for duties Wednesday after holidays. Mrs Schindler and baby stayed with her mother in Omaha and are due home later this week. Coach Madhson operates under a handicap after a sinus operation. He wears a baseball mask during practice and cannot whistle or play his cornet for some time.
A notorious stray police dog accused by locals of living off slop pails was condemned to death by authorities but repeatedly escaped harm. Henry Arntt fired twice on Saturday morning in his alley, ending the dog's errant run as its body lay near Indian Creek.
W. T. Gerard of Lexington Oregon spent Christmas in Fairbury with his sister and other relatives. He owns a ranch of about eighteen hundred acres in Nebraska with his son. his wife died last summer and his daughter remains at home. He is a carpenter by trade and helped build several fine residences in Diller.
A fragmentary OCR line mentions a highly prominent local man and his notoriety in town, but the text is unclear and lacks verifiable details.
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