Fourth of July Anniversary Recalled for Independence
The piece reflects on the Fourth of July anniversary and recalls the signing of the Declaration of Independence as a great historical event.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1932
Page
1
The piece reflects on the Fourth of July anniversary and recalls the signing of the Declaration of Independence as a great historical event.
Community notices list August picnics at Barneston and Plymouth plus the Dilllet Picnic on August 10 and 11. The Nebraska state fair runs in September followed by the Jefferson County fair in late September or September 2023.
A compact note highlights local residents' enthusiasm for trading within their hometown economy. It emphasizes community spirit, small business activity, and the value of neighborhood exchanges.
Bernard Patton suffers appendicitis while Lloyd Hurst and family attend the dance at Beatrice Tuesday night.
A truck load of hogs was stolen Sunday night from the Kilpat an ranch, located ten miles north of Uler, prompting police to investigate the livestock theft.
Druggist A R Milow and his son C G Diehl traveled to Lincoln for a business trip. The pair motored together visiting several shops and meeting local suppliers during their February excursion.
Mr and Mrs Winfred Henson of Hollenberg Kentucky celebrate the birth of a 74 pound bar born on Wednesday June 29.
A report notes favorable weather should allow farmers around Diller to cut and shock most of their wheat by Saturday night or sooner, depending on conditions.
Mr and Mrs W G Robertson and their son Young Meredith of North Platte Nebraska are visiting here with Mrs Nancy J Robertson and other relatives.
Advertisement from Cornbelt Lumber Co. of Diller Nebraska promotes a spray method to guarantee a chicken house will be mite proof for one year. Contact Ph. 153:02. for details.
Mr and Mrs Millard Gemeny visited with her brothers H A and Bert and sister Mrs C L W and other relatives then left Monday for their home in Los Angeles Calif They drove through to Chicago and stopped on their homeward trip.
Mrs. D. J. Wood wife of the Inter Church Messenger circulation in Fairbury died last week Thursday at home. Funeral held Saturday at the Presbyterian church in Fairbury with burial at Auburn where the family once lived. The Wood family also lived in Ellis before moving to Fairbury where Mr Wood operated a store.
Mr and Mrs W G aioe and son Arlie with Mr and Mrs D V Fanders and children spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Tristman at Tobias Crag home. They described the rain as a fresh shower and noted heavy water on the highway, with ice in some places along the W- way.
Donald Hurst is seriously ill as the Record goes to press. About one inch of rain fell in the locality on Sunday afternoon. A J Floyd, piano tuner, advertises thorough and efficient work and guarantees satisfaction. Dr Ellis residence noted. Mrs Moffit of Odell and relatives from Illinois visited the George Riddle home in Diller. Theo Senior accompanied Ralph Beckwith on a trip to Wichita after delivering a load of oil in the Cassell Oil Co big truck returning Tuesday.
A short activity event offers children a chance to engage with games and crafts while a designated host explains a simple archery activity. The session runs during the afternoon and emphasizes safe, supervised play.
Arthur Treick a former resident and rural route mail carrier now living in Scotland South Dakota visited relatives and friends in the Diller and Harbine vicinities with family over the weekend.
Mrs Arminda Jackson and Miss Mabel Jackson visited with Mr and Mrs E M Eby and children of Lincoln along with L R Mayborn and children of Beatrice and Alfred J Mayborn of Akron Ohio at the O J Mayborn home Sunday.
A July 4 observance schedule features Stéele City hosting a grand event and Beatrice arranging a community celebration. The program includes auto races State League baseball games motor boat races a large fireworks show and other attractions for residents.
The Cedar class of the Congregational church spent four pleasant evenings at teacher Mrs. Willis Clark’s home near Diller last Friday. They enjoyed a picnic supper in the grove with fried chicken salads beans pickles sandwiches ice cream and cake.
A government right-of-way agent surveyed the proposed 16 foot land strip for highway 68 from Steele City to Fairbury. The project will require buying land at up to 150 dollars per acre depending on quality, with 50 foot additional rights to be cleared. Grading and some grubbery will occur to reduce six rail crossings, gravel likely not laid before next season.
The Record confirms the 1982 Diller picnic will be held on Wednesday and Thursday August 10 and 11. Commercial Club committees met Tuesday night to plan and will publish the full program later, inviting friends to attend.
Riley Place notes optics trouble after Clair Cuthbert of Harbine led a Diller business visit last Friday. Mr and Mrs Homer Brunk of Fairbury visited with Diller friends Saturday evening.
Willard Brandt and his son Charles have returned to Powell Wyoming where Brandt expects to find work. Paul Stange used excursion railroad rates and left yesterday to visit his brother and sister in Neillsville Wisconsin.
Miss Grayce Myers attending summer school at the state university in Lincoln spent the weekend with Diller relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs Harold Hurst drove from Beatrice Sunday evening to visit their daughter who had been staying with her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hurst and others nearby.
Mr and Mrs Seat Miller and children came home Monday evening from a vacation trip to the Black Hills. The Record previously misinformed readers about an Idaho trip and acknowledges the extended plan was not in place.
Miss Gladys Hays arrived on Burlington train No 16 Monday from Brush Colorado where she had been visiting Mr and Mrs De Vere Hale after receiving word of her mother Mrs Newton Hays illness. Mrs Hays was taken to Beatrice hospital Sunday for an appendicitis operation.
Naomi Chapter 44 C E S held a June 21 meeting in the Masonic Hall. After the regular business a social hour followed with an interesting program and light refreshments. Mrs C E Waggoner Mrs Hubert Manning and Mrs E E Hill led the entertainment. Miss Lucile Taylor Miss Maxine Earhart and Miss Betty Arner were guests.
Mr and Mrs C E Miller and son Richard of Dallas Texas spent days this week with relatives in Diller and Kenesaw Nebraska and Hastings. Clark joined June 18 after traveling from Dallas to Kenesaw arriving 9 50 PM. They visited Winside and were guests of P F Miller in Pittsburg Kaw. Clark works for A P W Paper Co Albany NY and the trip was described as a wonderful business affair despite low mood.
Clarks Store and Farmers Store will close at 10 o clock Monday July 4 for the remainder of the day.
Miss Eunice Henrichs attending summer school at the state university arrived Friday and stayed through Sunday at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Henrichs near Diller.
The Misses Erma and Sylva Sybil spent the weekend at the home of their parents Mr. and Mrs. John Sybil and returned Sunday to Lincoln where they are attending the state university.
The Record corrects the misreport of Scott Miller and family travel. They did not visit a sister in Idaho but vacationed in the Black Hills via the Sand Hills of Nebraska and the Bad Lands of South Dakota, with a short stop at Winside Nebraska. a full account will appear next week.
A community free film night drew many attendees with cars parked for viewing. The show ran larger than before but the screen remained small, causing dissatisfaction. The July night may see no more pictures unless the organizers, who have not acted, are urged by local merchants to arrange future screenings.
Naomi Chapter No 44 O E S adopts statements mourning the death of Dr Harry Bauguess a member and lamenting the loss to his family. The charter is mourned for thirty days and the chapter will send copies to the bereaved family and to named individuals.
A nine pound girl was born Tuesday June 28 at the Thompson home in Diller to Mr and Mrs Harry Thompson. The newborn's forefinger injury from a steak knife incident at Clark's store was treated by Dr Diehl.
The fragment argues that if governments were as persistent in collecting eleven billion dollars as they are in other efforts, debts owed could force settlement, ending war and restoring wealth, though the text ends abruptly.
The passage discusses gradual slowing of Dr. W J Spill and its hypothetical effects on solar heating. It envisions one side of the planet facing boiling sun while the opposite side becomes solid ice, noting this would occur slowly and the world could remain habitable for about a billion years.
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