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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1930
Page
1
The wheat harvest is nearly finished. Miss Helen Green of Alliance visits Diller relatives. Floyd Higgins of Lincoln spent the weekend with his friend Robert Bell.
Mr and Mrs Will Glathar and Miss Emma Glathar will spend the Fourth of July with relatives in Humboldt.
Miss Evelyn Elway of Lincoln visits with her friend Miss Eleanor Diehl. Miss Averil Fouts, a teacher in the One Wash city schools, is spending the summer with her mother Mrs. J W Fouts.
Hadley, Sun day arrived back at his home in Phillips Nebraska after traveling elsewhere. Local residents noted his routine and no incidents were reported.
A brief listing notes Gamble prices for a touring route across eight states. It highlights a 30x4.50 offer from Guar ay Sere, a G&J Endurance item at 5.38, a 13 plate battery at 4.89, and free installation.
Beatrice and Beulah Dunn spent the winter at their grandparents home Mr. and Mrs Bert Bell and returned to their Denver residence by the Burlington Saturday night.
Mrs. Cora Guard of Lincoln and her daughter Miss Dorothy Guard of Aurora Nebr drove down from Lincoln to visit their parents and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Waggoner returning one day last week.
Zola Bristol, nearly two, drank a quantity of kerosene last Saturday and was found in a stupor. She was rushed to Dr. Diehl's office where an antidote was given and she recovered rapidly.
The Diller Farmers Grain Co has bought over 2000 bushels of new wheat, dug in by Wie mers Bros and Charley Barber using a combine and thresher. Barbers wheat tested 65c per bushel, with 550 acre measure and 63c pica in the apgilles.
James A. Axtell represents Jefferson county for all ee and 1921 and has filed for the nomination in the 17th district comprising Wile and Fillmore counties. Rock Island engineer Fairbury is also a candidate for the same position along with Besetos county. No Democrat has signified intent to enter the race.
Dr. O C Diehl renovates home and garage. Glenda and Roe Hill, children of Mr and Mrs Less Hill, are ill. Wm Freitag recovered from heat while harvesting. Sheriff Tippin and Co Clerk Allen, both candidates, addressed voters in Diller area. Homer Brunk and wife traveled to Grant to visit his mother and to Cheyenne.
The railroads confront a real problem as traffic that once moved to the Omaha market now travels by truck. Higher costs and logistics bottlenecks threaten efficiency and regional supply lines.
Grayce Myers and Alice Line depart on a vacation trip through the western states. The journey includes a visit to Los Angeles with Myers cousins Frances Palmberger Wilber and Ruth Eick.
John Greider completed the sale of 120 acres of John G. Hereth land located 14 miles south and 44 east of Diller to Will Schultz of Humbolt. Schultz, who plans to move onto the property next spring, is the son in law of Wm Freitag who lives three miles north of Diller.
The body of Mrs. Kate Tucker 68 a former Diller resident was brought to her former home in Lincoln in Waggoner Bros funeral coach and taken to Mrs Cloyd Cully’s home burial is planned for Prairie Home cemetery Saturday afternoon Surviving children include Miss Mildred Tucker neon Mrs Cloyd Cully Diller Mrs William Robertson Kearney and Frank Tucker Denver with all to attend the funeral.
The J. N. C. met at the home of Mrs. Geo Champ on Wednesday June 18 with ten members and five visitors. Miss Ida Lubkin Clyde Hilder Susan Brandt listed among attendees. A decision was made to hold the annual picnic soon with each family to bring a well filled basket.
Harry Ahrends used a cut corn and wheat with his combine yesterday as ideal weather continued for harvest. Leslie Warman and family from St. Paul Minnesota are visiting Diller relatives, staying with Mrs. Sarahees and others in town for a week.
Mrs Veda May Hirsch and her young son Freddie traveled from Fairbury to spend a few days with relatives in Diller while her mother temporarily takes charge of a Rock Island section.
Mrs. Thos. Waggoner Mrs. Guard and daughter Dorothy Mr. and Mrs. Davis and son Dale spent an afternoon last week in Fairbury visiting Mrs. Waggoner's brother and wife Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brasel.
Mr and Mrs Donald Tincher and Billy of Wymere are expected Saturday to visit at the home of Mrs Tincher s parents Mr and Mrs H A Bell. Tincher recently returned from Hot Springs where he sought medical treatment.
Earl Pearce of a Chicago printing business is in town for a brief visit at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Frank T Pearce. He plans to take advantage of the 4th of July excursion.
Forenoon services held at 2 o'clock were officiated, followed by burial at the cemetery in Wymore. The event noted the final rites and interment for a local resident.
Two fishing parties from Diller led by R L Oaks with Hod Green and H K Shutt with Herman Peters fished the Little Blue river at Steele City earlier this week and returned with fine catfish. A spectator reported Harry gesturing about a large catch as he described the story to onlookers.
Miss Lillian Wohlfarth of Diller and Dr. Cecil Ellis of Chester Nebr married in the Church of the Transfiguration New York City on June 26. Both are well known in Diller. Mrs. Ellis taught in Beatrice and at Peru Nebraska State University while Dr. Ellis practices dentistry at Lincoln. They expect to live in Chester after June 15.
The Diller Farmers Grain Co. sent the first car of new wheat Thursday from this station to Kansas City, marking the first car out in a long period.
Mr and Mrs Robt Sinclair and son Erwin visit Bra man Oklahoma relatives, staying with half sister Mrs Herman Peters and family. The Sinclairs, longtime residents four miles east of Diller, left the area 31 years ago.
Wallace Riddle, 19 son of Mr and Mrs Earl Riddle, was bitten on the arm Wednesday night while restraining a fight between his dog and a strange dog. He was taken to Dr O C Diehl for treatment and is reported doing nicely.
Work has begun on four and a half miles of county road from Diller toward Goldenrod. Supervisor W.8 oversees crews led by Harry Thompson and Carl Sain as a gravel bed is prepared for a fall application.
A clergyman who rides to church by auto reads an anonymous note claiming the Lord never rode in a car. He tells parishioners he would follow the Lord’s example if the writer attends next Sunday properly led and bridled.
Farmers are urged to poison pocket gophers using a bait mix of four quarts of cubeed root vegetables with strychnine baking soda and saccharine. Locate fresh runways, enlarge holes, and place one or two poisoned cubes in each runway. Fall is also a peak time as gophers store winter food.
Fireworks and saris mentioned in relation to the anthem Monee sme or black Seton on ae street as a topic for the Village Board. Chas. E. Waggoner serves as Village Clerk.
The Diller markets list yesterday’s prices for grains and dairy including wheat at 66 cents, corn 65 cents, oats 28 cents, cream 26 cents, eggs 12 cents, heavy hens 13 cents, springs 18 cents, and roosters 8 cents.
A short remark notes that cheap money benefits borrowers but has little effect for individuals who cannot access credit. The comment highlights lending constraints and the uneven reach of easy financing.
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