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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1935
Page
1
Next Monday evening July 29 the Donkeys visit Diller to play a soft ball game at the town’s new ball park. Players will ride donkeys instead of running bases and admission is 10 and 25 cents at the gate.
In Diller new private wells are being drilled amid local debates over city water service. Vester Carmichael had two wells drilled this week, one 85 feet at his north edge residence and another 55 feet at a rental property near the waterworks. Mrs. Mary Green is having a well dug in the east part of town. Wm. Weiden, a well driller from Lanham, handles the work.
A police club controversy led to a court case where officers faced charges about intoxication. Judge Hotchkiss presided as the jury failed to reach a verdict and a new trial was ordered with County Attorney Skultery for the state and Arthur Denney for Turner. The defense questioned officers Morian and Helvey as to legality.
The St. Paul Lutheran church held its annual picnic on Sunday July 21. Morning services featured a Children’s Day piece titled All Things Bright and Artful directed by the pastor and teachers. A basket dinner followed and a soft ball game between Diller and Lanham boys capped the day, leaving attendees grateful for God’s gifts.
The Steele City picnic will be held next Friday and Saturday August 2. Cochran speaks on the first day and Robert Saxcene on the second. Amusements include a chicken show, big wheel rides, and varied concessions. Diller Band will perform both days.
Auction notice lists 2 tractor plows 2 horse drawn plows 1 harrow cart offered by S. C. Hutchinson.
A Methodist Ladies auxiliary will hold a food sale at Waggoner Bros. store next Saturday evening. The event aims to raise funds for church activities and community outreach.
Report states Miss Della Weddle arrived at Springs hospital last Saturday for an operation. Her condition and details of the procedure were not disclosed.
The Lincoln colored girls overwhelmed the Diller team in a benefit game at the new ballpark. About 800 spectators from Fairbury Harbine Steele City Endicott Odell Ellis and nearby communities attended, with 95 cars in the park and 55 outside the fence. The visitors’ pitcher dominated early as both Shanek and the visiting pitcher struck out 14 batters. Lincoln won 7 to 4 after a rough start for the locals.
Jefferson County corn hog contracts move toward approval in Lincoln. The first 1985 payment of about $92,000 covers hog adjustment at $7.50 per head and 15 cents per bushel of corn with disbursements due late summer or early fall. The final payment of about $111,820 will be sent after January 1, 1936 for the remaining hog adjustment and 20 cents per bushel of corn less roughly four percent for local admin costs.
The Fairbury municipal band gave a pleasing concert at the park stand in Diller Wednesday evening and drew an unusually large crowd. The music carried through town, with many residents at home listening. A ball game between the Lincoln colored girls and the local girls teams followed the performance.
The Rev. R. N. Orrill, longtime Beatrice district superintendent and later pastor of a Methodist church in Fairbury, Nebraska, served in 1887 and moved to the western coast in 1919.
Fragments indicate a note about changing days for a meeting or event involving M A B. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
Les Barber and Robert Barber suffered severe burns while refueling a wheat combine on Roy Diller's land near Diller. Les, burned from the waist down and on both arms, is in Lynch hospital. Robert, with burns to a foot and arm, is cared for at his grandparents home and visited daily. An older brother and football tactics helped shield them from worse injury. a blanket or jacket was unavailable as the fire spread when gas splashed onto a hot exhaust. The engine had been running since morning and a small area of wheat was burned. no major damage to the machine. Both boys are expected to recover.
Jefferson County 4 H clubs will hold public demonstrations at the Fairbury courthouse on Wednesday July 31 1935 starting at 9 30 a m The event features Miss Jessie G Greene and LaVerne Peterson from the College of Agriculture Extension Service assisting in developing team demonstrations Jefferson County reports fifteen clubs with 164 members an increase of 100 percent over last year according to L W Wallin in charge of the program.
Residents report several snakes killed around town this season with two confirmed as dead. A bull snake three feet or more infiltrated a basement at night, crawled near a screen door, then was killed with a hoe. The writer notes mixed feelings about snakes and their den.
The text notes a busy three weeks for band members with events including the Steele City picnic on August 2 and 3 and the Fairbury band festival on August 11, plus the Diller picnic August 14 and 18 and Saturday home concerts with rehearsals sprinkled in.
A series of incidents near Fairbury involved stolen cars and armed confrontations. Stanley Lea pursued a stolen Oldsmobile to Blue Springs. a Farmer's Union Creamery safe was cracked for cash. Sheriff Emil Ackman was forced at gunpoint to ride with robbers who sought details on Jesse Doyle in state custody. Police men engaged in a gunfight near Fairbury. a chase west of town ended with the robbers fleeing. a car was damaged and tires punctured.
Diller's annual homecoming picnic runs August 13 and 14 with a parade and park program to mark the town's 50th anniversary. Aimed at former residents, the event features old fashioned costumes contest, rides, and a museum display in the Louck building. Committee members Rex Green and others coordinate exhibits and a planned history book, with copies to be sold or displayed during the picnic.
A young child named Mavis Holle visited the office and offered blunt commentary on the ball players after watching a game on Wednesday evening. She suggested the players should wash their faces, reflecting a candid, humorous local moment.
Fragmentary copy reports a theft in Herkimer Kansas where a salesman took money, fled north, and was later released. Mention links to Alvin Karpis, described as one of America's top criminals, suggesting a possible connection to broader criminal activity.
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