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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1935
Page
5
Markets page lists grain prices with oats at springs, hens, wheat, and corn. Prices shown include No 1 oats at 81, mixed corn at 74, white corn at 76, and white yellow notes. Some entries are incomplete or corrected for Thursday edition.
Louis Ladd appeared on the sickness list for last Monday, with no further details of illness or duration provided.
A. J. Floyd piano tuner offers guaranteed service with sixteen years of experience. In Diller area. Call Mrs. Dr. Ellis. Fred Rodewold returned Saturday from Kansas where he had been working in the harvest.
Mrs. Asa Richardson asks if any gardener has ripe tomatoes ahead of hers noting the first Saturday falls on July 6. The brief records a community harvest query and a tomato season timing reference.
Mr and Mrs J L Kiser of Lincoln spent the fourth of July with relatives Mr and Mrs Caliander at this place.
Mr and Mrs Joby Carico visited their son William and family in Wymore on Friday and returned home Saturday morning.
Mrs. E E Steffen and daughter Elizabeth from Davenport Iowa are visiting Mr. and Mrs F W Steffen.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Ruskin and Mr Wm Headley of Waterloo Nebraska spent the Fourth of July with Mr and Mrs Delno at this place.
Mr and Mrs Vester Carmichael with Vern Pickard and family traveled to Washington Kansas on Sunday and spent the day at Geo Specht's residence.
Advertisement notes a three month subscription for Daily and Sunday issues at two dollars. Mentions Nebraska routes and a pictorial review of Good Stories and Farm Journal content included in the deal.
Volney Raymond and daughter Donna Jane of Lincoln hosted a Sunday dinner. W Raymond was absent due to a recent operation but is improving rapidly.
Mr and Mrs H Z Diller of Lincoln with their aunt Mrs Gertrude Bradford and children of Detroit visit Mr Diller s sister Mrs Effie Clark and family for a short stay on Friday at their Lincoln home.
Sam Hutchinson recalled that in 1919 his implement business sold binders for 250 dollars each and twine at 24 cents per pound. In 1936 binders were about the same price while twine dropped to 8 cents per pound.
Orlo Geer found his oil truck ablaze Monday morning at the Geer casemen station. Firefighters were alerted and aided by a blanket to extinguish the flames before much damage occurred.
Rex Green repainted his residence the conventional white and did the brushing himself. Mr and Mrs Frank Sprague of Steele City were visitors at the Wm Demo home Wednesday evening.
A concise look at how reporting during harvest season faces scattered sources and limited accessible details. The piece likens sifting through farm data to finding a needle in a haystack, highlighting challenges for timely coverage.
Fred Clark and his son Everett completed exterior painting at the Bert Gerard residence in Fairbury last Friday, finishing the project.
The R. L. Oaks residence in the west part of town received a fresh coat of white paint. Roelf Beckman completed the job.
The Misses Bonnie and Nellie Green came from Lincoln on Saturday evening to spend Sunday with relatives in this place.
The Ella Street Beatrice bus depot closed last Monday. Buses now stop at Maxwell filling station located at 6th and Elk.
The article notes the yearly period when eggs arrive in stores candied for sale and later when they are sold to customers. The timing marks a seasonal change in product presentation and consumer access.
Miss Averil Fouts a Seattle teacher has come back to Nebraska and is staying with her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Fouts in the city.
Wheat harvest absorbs workers in the area though the crop yields fall below expectations, leaving residents occupied with field work and gathering.
Mrs Jennie Line undertakes upgrades at her country residence including new windows new insets a renovated porch floor painting and wallpapering to refresh the dwelling.
Wendell Fanders announces sale of his interest in the Green Room Cafe to Mr. and Mrs Ervin Fanders and extends thanks to customers, wishing the new proprietors success.
Fairbury auctioneer Fred M. McClure visited Diller on Wednesday and hopes to meet some of the local buyers at upcoming public sales. A professional notice will be published in these columns at a later date.
The granddaughter Evangline Cavett from Clairmont Alberta writes of heavy rain across the region. She notes rivers and lakes are full and running over with widespread floods affecting many areas this year.
Mrs Willems confined to Lutheran hospital for weeks with a broken hip returned home Wednesday evening. Gladys Lottman and Alma Schoen helped by Waggoner Bros. ambulance from Beatrice. Gladys will care for her grandmother until recovery.
The Dorcas class of Kensington in the M. E. Sunday school will meet in the church basement on Thursday afternoon in July.
Mr and Mrs Henry Arntt and their son Roger left Tuesday morning on a motor trip to Portland Oregon to visit the parents of Mrs Arntt.
Mrs S H Kurtz moved from her farm north of Steele City to the Clark residence across from the Congregational church at the start of the week.
Mrs Forrest Crone and her young son visited her sister Mrs Reverend Drew in Diller on the fourth. They returned to their Beatrice home on Wednesday.
Henry Easter of Kansas City Missouri visited his cousin Dan Condon in the Diller vicinity. He renewed acquaintances with friends including Charley Cully whom he worked with on the arm.
Miss Bonnie Green has been elected to teach the primary department at Beatten Union eight miles north of Humboldt Nebraska. She is excited about her first school and the community expects a good report from her labors.
County nurse Mrs Nichols reminds the community about a maternity and infant care class at Diller city hall on Tuesday July 16. She hopes for larger attendance than at the first meeting.
Mr and Mrs Paul Beckwith and their children visited relatives in this place and Steele City over the weekend with headquarters at Mrs Line's. A subscription check was left at the office. Richard Roe Steffen joined them to accompany a week long stay in Omaha.
Rex Green and family joined W. A. Tristman and son and Mr. John Lamb here with Mr. and Mrs L A Blauser of Crete for a Thompson family reunion at W. J. Lamb’s Cub Creek home. About fifty or sixty relatives attended a shared dinner. A sister and brother of Mrs. John Lamb of Illinois also attended.
Chas. Waggoner began painting the trimming on their bungalow, a standout in Diller. The house features a chocolate brown body with ivory trimming, a color scheme chosen when rebuilt years ago.
Dan Condon finished grading and surfacing the road north of Diller and loaded a tractor and grader onto a flat car for shipment on the Fourth of July. The road bed is complete but much hand work remains to finish banks with shovels and rakes by relief workers.
Mrs S M Hughes enjoyed a pleasant Fourth afternoon with son Lloyd and wife from York and Mr and Mrs Harry Campbell from Geneva, longtime friends. Sunday her children and grandchildren visited, noting she is recovering from a serious operation months ago.
Readers note the Bonham Theatre at Fairbury offers strong cooling on hot days and delivers pleasant comfort once inside. The sign ad gives a glimpse of the inviting interior.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Hughes and Mrs Fred Starr came over from Steele City Thursday forenoon. Floyd visited his brother Rupert Hughes and Pauline Smith while Elizabeth Hughes and her mother cared for affairs at the Starr residence. Fred Starr, who works in the Prudential field service, has been transferred to an Iowa territory headquartered at Waterloo and they will move there immediately.
London Daily Mail May 7 edition shows vast crowds for the jubilee of George King and Queen with periscopes used by observers. Features focus on royal family activities and a notable cigarette endorsement by a prominent actress referencing Piccadilly cigarettes.
The band needs 450 dollars to buy new uniforms. The fund totals are listed as cash by pledge 45.00, door sales 11.84, vanishing hostess teas 70.00, benefit dance 45.00, popcorn profit 8.61, sale of pictures 12.16, Woman's Club benefit food sale 5.25, total 197.86 with errors in the report noted.
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