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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1930
Page
3
Various short notices include sale items such as a Ford coupe in good running order with new tires and a new pump gun for sale. Found crank for Chrysler and Will Plager asked to be notified if found. A M W A meets monthly on the 20d and 4th Thursday. Birth of a nine pound girl to Roe and Esther Hudson.
Mrs J C Walden bought a new hat in Berlin and carried it to East Orange New Jersey in a bag before losing it at the railroad station. The remark about a rich man paying a young lady for a promise she did not make questions the jury’s belief in her honesty.
Edward and Mary Sieger of Ra cine Wisconsin observed their golden wedding by being remarried. During the ceremony Mrs Sieger collapsed and died. A stray line about an old woman in a shoe appears from an ad. Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop in Fairbury Nebraska urged shoe repairs.
The Farmers Union Co op Store held its annual meeting at city hall last Saturday. Regular business was approved and the same board members were re elected. A report will appear next week as the latest auditor’s report is not yet available.
Mrs White, living with her brother James Swain, remains ill with pneumonia and not out of danger. Also for sale are several spotted Poland China bred gilts immunized and some bred Holstein heifers from W M Henrichs.
Nebraska figures of note include General of the Army John J. Pershing and Ambassador Dawes to Great Britain. The passage credits local origins or involvement alongside national leaders, underscoring the state’s connection to major wartime and diplomatic roles.
Mrs. Ed. Wolken, who underwent an operation in an Omaha hospital, made a nice recovery and was brought home yesterday. The Record omits the names of Henry Wiemers and Frank Cully from last week's list of Diller Farmers Grain Co officers. They, with the others, constitute the Board of Directors.
E L Jenkins remains confined to Clarkson Memorial hospital in Omaha. His condition is reported as satisfactory and he expects to return home within one or two weeks.
J S Dean a prominent Hollenberg pioneer homesteader and businessman died at his home in Hollenberg on Wednesday January 8 after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Friday at the M E church and he was laid to rest in Washington cemetery.
The widow of William Jennings Bryan died Tuesday night at her daughter Grace Bryan Hargraves home in Hollywood California. Ashes will go to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington for interment beside her husband.
Geo. Henrichs staged a successful sale with a large turnout. Hogs sold well, cattle brought lower prices likely due to cheap cream, and other items sold near expectations. Col Bert Etchison conducted the sale and the Ladies Aid of the M. E. church provided lunch.
Clarence Hullman is on the sick list. James Swain recovers from a severe attack of pneumonia. Kenneth Jackson, a Philadelphia Boy Scout, captured a bald eagle with a lasso throw. Subzero weather last week froze many water pipes around town.
Farmers prepare to repair and oil harnesses for use and bring them in. John Polec. Miss Hedwig Pubrkon, eight, registered nurse of Lincoln, arrived yesterday evening to care for Mrs. Elizabeth Glathar.
Readers without legible signatures accuse editors of misspelling names in reports and notices. Local officials remind staff to verify spellings, especially for individuals unable to write.
A Chicago investigator asked twelve men why they fell in love with their wives. nine answered with phrases about their partners gentle voices.
E. L. Jenkins returned from Omaha after six weeks in hospital for an operation and placed a Record card announcing his candidacy for the Republican primary ballot for county treasurer.
Henry Arntt Jr living on the J. A Gully farm near Diller must quit farming because of ill health. He will hold a public sale of his personal effects on February 7. An order for his bills has been left at the Record office Watch for them.
Nellie Baker hosted ten Fair Store employees at her Ashland Avenue home on Monday January 18 honoring Mrs. Paul Kuper formerly Dorothy Morgan. Guests enjoyed a 6 30 supper a long table set for ten with Mrs Dora Mason and son Erwin of East Beatrice greeting the guests. The group played games with the Flora Love contest won by the bride to be. Music and piano contributed to the evening as gifts were presented and hot oyster soup was served by Mrs Baker and her daughter Hattie. The Kupers will reside on a farm near Diller.
Children of G. T. Eick gathered at the old family home on Sunday January 19 to celebrate his 89th birthday. Guests included G. T. Eick and Wm. Eick Frank and Mrs Bick with Ray S. C. Hutchinson and others. Grandchildren Frances Palmberg Ruth Eick Wilbur Hutchinson sent wishes from Los Angeles and Omaha.
In a 1930 letter from A. Leaper of Diller Nebraska the elderly subscriber, aged in his 90s, requests stopping The Record after many years due to blindness and inability to read. He notes his son Charley reads for him and mentions his long loyalty and 39 years as a subscriber.
Eva B. Shuman County Superintendent notes the visit to Diller School last Tuesday. She commends Superintendent Nelson for organized discipline and Miss Ada Wagner for a valuable penmanship lesson. She praises former teacher Mrs. Lissa Fanders and shares a luncheon at the Nelson home during the cordial invitation.
Agriculture output in Nebraska leads the economy while industry trails by 51 million dollars in total value. The data shows farming products outpacing manufacturing by a small margin as the state steers its economic mix.
A reader letter from a Kansas farm wife rebuts a Topeka State Journal query about what a farm wife thinks while milking. She argues love and respect exist alongside hard work milking high bred cows as husbands work on tractor, in golf, or social life, united for family and community.
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