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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1930
Page
3
Farmers near Diller cut wheat on Sunday while others in Stefford discussed union matters and oils. A Steele City visitor, C. C. Andrews, was in Diller Monday. Frank Buller of Fairbury, GOP county assessor candidate, was in town Wednesday. F. A Moon & Son advertised monuments in Fairbury.
The Nebraska State Fair will be held in Lincoln from August 29 to September 5, featuring exhibitions, competitions and entertainment across the grounds.
Modern shoe repair shop and shining parlor offers comprehensive repairs and polishing. Marketing copy invites customers to entrust their footwear care to the Fairbury business.
Rev and Mrs R M Harris who attended the state Christian church convention in Lincoln stopped Monday for a visit with Dr and Mrs S B Viers. Harris formerly led the local Methodist church and now pastors the Christian church in Beaver City.
Mr and Mrs Frank T Pearce left Diller for Lincoln to visit Mrs Pearce s niece Mrs Frank Pilger then went to Plattsmouth to see Geo B Pearce a Masonic Home inmate They reported fine roads and a pleasant day with a return for an early supper
A Jefferson County jury awarded James H. Welsh $1500 for injuries suffered at the Jefferson County Fair last August. He was hurt while standing on a plank seating feature and required surgical care with ongoing discomfort. The trial focused on the accident facts and medical evidence. the county was insured and county officials did not appear.
Charley Hood came from Beatrice on Monday. Many Diller residents are expected to celebrate in Steele City today. Mr and Mrs Ge Specht from near Washington Kansas were guests of Diller on Wednesday.
C. E. Warthen from Washington Kansas visited Diller on Monday with his mother Mrs Sarah Warthen and sister Flora.
Mrs. Richard Rodgers of Minneola Kansas visited her sister Mrs Thos Waggoner and left last week for Los Angeles to visit a son.
The note advertises touring season tents at 8.95 and camp cots 325 along with Majestic seat covers for a Chev. Coupe at 3.69. Tiger 100 percent Pure Pennsylvania Oil available at 140 Gamble Stores with med 173 per quart and gallon quantities. Located at 402 West Court Street Beatrice Nebraska.
Mr and Mrs John Greider hosted a short visit in Humboldt with Mrs A L Tinstman and Mr and Mrs J C Herwig and with Mrs Elsie Tinstman Hedrick of Ohio visiting with her mother and relatives.
Mr and Mrs C C Davis and infant Dale Raymond traveled from Chicago to stay with Mr and Mrs Thos Sreore of Diller and Mrs Maude Davis of Filley Nebraska before returning home last week.
A rough exchange at the Brest docks features two Black men boasting about and denying toughness. One claims lineage from a fierce family and shows self-made scars, while the other boasts his father’s trades as a plumber who uses unsafe grooming tools.
Mr and Mrs Wm Lind arrived via Minneapolis from Berlin to visit Mrs Nippert and family and Mr and Mrs N B Tyler who are spending the summer with their daughter. Mr Lind leaves for Berlin to hold a position with General Motors Exports while Mrs Lind stays longer with relatives before returning.
H Dale Bugbee, a former Diller boy from Rock Creek precinct, has been elected superintendent of the Julian public schools for next year. He taught at the provincial high school in the Philippines for two years and was principal last year. the school enrolled about 1,400. He graduated from Diller schools and Peru State Teachers College in 1925 and did graduate work at the University of Nebraska. Mrs. Bugbee also taught in the Philippines and will complete a Peru program next year.
R B Thompson of Steele vicinity recently marked his 94th birthday. Most oats will be ready to cut next week with some fields already harvested. Mrs Wilber Hiatt and daughter Lois of Scandia visited her mother Mrs S Hughes last week.
Mr B W Kellenbarger of Merna Nebr called on Mrs Catlett an old friend. Diller Farmers Grain Co installed a new large Fairbanks truck scale capable of weighing the largest loaded trucks. Loren Rundle drove to Aurora Nebr with Miss Dorothy Guard returning, after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Thos Waggoner.
Beatrice Nebraska retailer Gamble Stores advertises the 1980 Coronado radio with tone control bass treble three screen grid tubes and a luxury cabinet priced at 99.000 dollars.
A L Dunn, aged 56, died June 18 at his home at 55th Street and 50 Highway in Kansas City Missouri. He is survived by his wife a son and a daughter his mother a brother and a twin sister Mrs H Z Diller. He will be remembered by many old residents of Diller.
Mr and Mrs E L Lpock their daughter Charlotte and two granddaughters from Fairbury returned last Thursday night from a business trip by auto to southeastern Oklahoma. They made the round trip in five days of good weather and roads and report seeing wonderful country and crops.
H E Green purchased the former J E residence in the northeast part of Iller for 125 dollars and sold the lot to Mrs Isabella Raymond for 35 dollars reserving the building lumber. He plans a garage now and a bungalow later on Ballard lot. Mrs Frank Grone hosted the N R C gathering with many attendees for sewing and contests. prizes awarded.
Dr Pfeiffer of Maryland University School of Medicine claims to have found the germ behind the common cold after seven years on the trail. He also has a vaccine said to destroy the germ and cure the cold, with tests pending at Johns Hopkins physicians.
Tacoma writer notes dry weather and water shortages, recalls S.S. Lexington’s expensive aid, and reports local economic distress in 1930. Mentions visitors from Diller Nebraska, family news, and rising unemployment where mills operate few days per week. Includes reflections on Hoover Prosperity and city taxes amid decline.
The Kansas City Post recommends practical budgeting lessons for girls. It argues an income of about $25 a week should cover groceries clothes rent gasoline cosmetics haircuts and other needs with leftovers for car and radio installments, claiming this is more useful than trig or calculus.
A cautious note suggests that any shift in economic conditions is expected to move toward improvement. The remark emphasizes a favorable outlook regardless of uncertain factors.
Even the weather man did his prettiest in giving the returning Byrd party a warm reception. The scene captures a festive homecoming with favorable local turnout and cordial cheers for the visitors.
A happily married man hints at a birthday surprise for his wife promising $5 per year. She urges disclosure while he asks secrecy, revealing a humorous private gift and the couple's playful dynamic.
An accused thief pleads that the eggs were taken by mistake, claiming they thought the eggs were fresh. The exchange shows a tense courtroom moment as the judge weighs the remark.
In a tense exchange, Tucker threatens to shoot anyone who resembles him, prompting Tabor to ask for clarification. Tucker confirms the threat and urges Tabor to shoot, asserting the resemblance. The incident centers on a violent motive and potential harm.
A newspaper feature presents three quick quips about speeding drivers racing past trees, milestones, and the reader’s own car number, written in a witty, contrived rhythm.
A fragment mentions a figure named Willie as a teacher questioning a biblical scene in which King Saul is slain. The line evokes a memory of a boy named Willie or Willie-Why-er, spoken to by a woman as part of a family or school clash over a Bible story.
A playful verse riddle describing moods by ages. It contrasts sunny moods at seventeen, sad at seventy, sensible at forty, and emptiness at anger.
A quirky exchange features two speakers. One remarks on a traffic light as a red oak and admits confusion about meaning. The other comments on not finding things evergreen once they reach them. The dialogue thinly frames a wordplay puzzle about color and nature.
A humorous scene depicts a couple splitting duties at home. The husband handles the goldfish while the wife manages money, children, the dog, and the cat, illustrating a lighthearted take on domestic division of labor.
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