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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
1
Wheat yields remain fair with 70 percent of harvest completed. Car shortages and railroad washouts slow movement to markets, while oats show promise due to moisture. Local social notes mention visits from residents of Denver and Lincoln, harvest assistance, and a sold car.
Real estate transfers in Jefferson County last week include Wayne Carpenter and wife to Vernon Grabowski of WD SW Sec 23 for 19000 with a 34 acre railroad exclusion. Mrs. Herman Stahl taken to Fairbury hospital Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Chittenden and son of Kansas City visited C. O Smith’s. Chittenden’s mother returned from the Hawaiian Islands and will join them in Kansas City. Wilbur Green and family moved to Lincoln. Wig, a track supervisor, will be home more often. Veil Green occupies Wig’s former Diller house. Elias Hadley repaired and painted the Record building chimney and walls. Extend or Renew Your Subscription Today.
Fred Maw, 69, of Meridian Idaho died in Boise hospital in June. He was born in Iowa and moved to Meridian. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America lodge. Survivors include his widow Clara Maw, two daughters, three brothers, three sisters, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Interment was in Meridian cemetery. Mr and Mrs Ralph Maw recently learned of his death while stopping at Pred Maw’s home route to home in Vancouver Washington.
Weather eases after a burst of rain at Liberty. river bridge west of Steele City repaired for traffic. Diller crews work seven days a week repairing tracks near Beatrice and Diller. Max Hill visits Beatrice. Maw couple move to 1100 Elk Street. Viers return from Vermillion. Schulz crew remodeling Leonard Richardson's east farm barn.
Commissioner A hrends estimates a supply will be available in around thirty days after county uses all available planks for park seating due to rain and damaged bridges.
A list of births includes a boy Marcus Gene born June 2 to Mr and Mrs Marcus Fanders Bestrice and a daughter Chetilynon Gale born June 24 to Mr and Mrs Rueben Lucas. J H Frazee and daughter Rosalie return from a ten day trip visiting Osmond Nebraska and Huron South Oak. Fred Sasse suffers severe injuries Friday after falling from a wagon while aiding a tied tractor. he is in Fairbury hospital and slowly recovering.
Garden Club plans a July 8 gathering at 8 PM at the home of Mrs Upson. Slides of flowers will be shown. The Little Blue River north of Steele City cut a new channel during recent high water isolating 15 acres on the Cassel farm as an island. A youth group event is set for the Methodist church basement Friday evening with refreshments. Odell ballgame Sunday night drew a large crowd from Diller followed by a fireworks display. Harold Wester serves as one of the umpires at Odell’s games.
Dolores Irene Harlan will marry Claresce W Richardson next year. Dolores is a Charlestown Ohio native who recently worked in Cleveland after graduating from Charlestown High School. Claresce Richardson is a Diller High School graduate 1943 and a former bank employee who served as a paratrooper and is now a salesman for the National Literary Association. The engagement was announced by their parents.
Drier spell continues with no rain and near hundred degree temperatures. High humidity adds discomfort as residents cope with hot, muggy conditions through the week.
Mr and Mrs Robert Glathar and their daughter of Jacksonville Fla left for home after a two week visit with relatives in Diller and Humboldt. Robert works for the telephone company in Jacksonville and Mrs Glathar is recovering from a recent stroke. They traveled by train from Fairbury.
During July and August the Diller Library will be open only one day a week with Saturday hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This change reduces weekday access while maintaining weekend service.
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