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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1940
Page
3
Market report from Black Brothers lists wheat corn oats eggs and livestock prices. Corrected weekly figures show prices for wheat and corn, oats, cream, eggs, hens and hogs with per unit values.
Teeth growth by rings noted in trees analogy while a bank balance sheet for a Nebraska Jefferson county bank appears. The report lists assets 209,529.28. liabilities 178,490.26. capital 81,089.08. memorandum pledged assets 6,000 and notarized by Cashier O. J. Mayborn on July 3, 1940.
Scott Miller Jr started the week early for work at In Box's Café. Albert Koepff editor of the Daykin Herald visited Cavett home on Sunday. Mr and Mrs H H Green drove to Liberty where Green’s parents are buried. A large crowd attended Rolf Beckman’s sale last Saturday and most items sold quickly. Roy Schultis presided over the auction.
George Fisher moved Tuesday from his Short Street residence into the Rolf Beckman house recently purchased by Fisher.
Mrs Leona Sedluacek Johnson spent several days visiting relatives in Odell and returned home Monday evening by train.
Mrs. W. G. Kilpatrick and her son from San Francisco arrived last week to visit her sister Mrs. C. J. Hiatt and family.
The report notes last Sunday reached 104 degrees in the shade while the past week stayed cool. It calls for rain and mentions chinch bugs causing damage to local lawns.
Mrs Mary Sandman boards an early morning train Wednesday bound for Trenton Missouri to visit her brother and other relatives. Donald Tincher and wife arrived last Wednesday from Lincoln to help his father in law H A Bell harvest wheat using binder and shocks.
Mrs. Thos. P Price was dinner guest of Mrs. Christie Seaman at her home last Thursday. During the afternoon the ladies called up Mrs. Isabella Raymond and Mrs. Isaac Saylor.
Onoke Franzen arrived from Steele City on Saturday to see the town. Ooka assisted in framing the Wm. Weers residence northwest of the town.
Mr. BT Hurt traveling from Denver to Grand Island stopped Thursday night with his uncle W. A. Snyder and wife for an overnight visit. He resumed his journey on No. 16 Friday toward Lincoln and home.
Mr Bernard Georke and Mr Fayette Horton visited Diller from Lincoln, traveling Saturday evening to Sunday evening. Georke attends the University of Nebraska while Horton studies at Peru State Teachers College.
Mr and Mrs Dean Barber with Fern Raymond travelled to Lincoln to visit Ferns sister Miss Flossie Raymond who attends summer school at Nebraska They had a picnic dinner at Pioneer park and visited their brothers Volney Ray and family.
For sale a good spotted Poland male hog. Contact Ray Lamb for purchase details.
Mrs Floyd Hughes and Mrs Wm Bolinger traveled to Lincolnie store last Sunday and visited relatives. Mrs Bolinger from Blue Springs stayed until Sunday noon visiting her sister Mrs Claude Ellis and her husband.
Dr and Mrs Pease spent Sunday with a friend in Lincoln and missed meeting the two sisters from Chicago who were stopping there on their way to the western coast.
Mr and Mrs C G Catlin quietly celebrate their fifty fifth wedding anniversary at their home in Fairbury on July 4 as reported on the first page of this week’s News.
The church announces three Sundays studying the book of Job led by Pastor Howard H. Pyche and Superintendent Mrs. Karl Weigel. Next Sunday’s topic is Job Tempted to Doubt God's Godness with an 11 o clock mid summer Communion. A Union Service at the park will feature Rev. Mr. Clark delivering the message.
Mr and Mrs Walter Carpenter of Linecoln visited Diller relatives last Sunday. Mrs P Price who had stayed here for several weeks returned to Lincoln with them in the evening.
Mr and Mrs Francis Clark with Hattie Tarnow visited Ida Mae Clark at Fairbury to help with housekeeping. Mrs Clark will move to Omaha then Florida. They stopped at Steele City and Diller on Wednesday and plan to return to Omaha where son Lawrence remains employed but not buying a car now.
The business meeting scheduled for Friday evening was postponed one week due to harvest duties. It will be held at the church Friday evening July 12 at 8. Last quarterly meeting will be at Ellis Monday evening July 15 at 8. A union service at the park next Sunday evening at 8.
Mrs. Clarence Hiatt hosted the Booklover's Club with Mrs. Mayborn reviewing Seven Grass Huts by Cecile Huls Matsch. The travel tale follows a New York girl living in the Latin Americas and the book will join the local library.
July examinations for teachers will be held on Saturday July 13 in the high school home economics room at Fairbury Nebraska. Morning sessions include Arithmetic Mental Arithmetic Bookkeeping History Civics English and Grammar Physiology Hygiene and Public School Music. Afternoon sessions cover Theory Art Elementary Course of Study Reading Orthography Geography and Agriculture Geography of Nebraska Penmanship and Draw.
Jimmie Redmond praises the Desert backdrop and Wallace Berry in 20 Mule Team calling it Berry’s best since Viva Villa. He also touts My Son My Son and notes the federal defense tax affecting theatre box offices and the need to carry pennies for future purchases.
Rev L J Wolff pastor C L Hullman superintendent Sunday School at 9 30 English services at 10 39 The semi annual Congregational meeting to be held next Sunday after church services Miss Helene Harder missionary from Japan will speak at Lanham Sunday evening at 8 o clock Miss Harder will sail for Japan again this Fall
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