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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
8
In 1916 Harry Patton led the water works for one week during Christ Kielsmeier’s absence. The record notes various local moves and events including weddings, marriages, school staff changes, land sales, and residents moving between Diller Plymouth and nearby towns.
Forty years ago in Diller Nebraska ads note El Loock seeking customers and Mrs A E Trowbridge visiting from Superior selling her east Diller residence for 126 dollars. Joseph Wildhaber ran two cheese factories with 8000 and 6000 pounds of milk daily. A local accident left Mr Legett with a broken leg after a wagon mishap. The Christian church women paid $100 on their parsonage and had $22 in treasury.
Fifty years ago J H Pittenger returned to Diller from Colfax for his health. A vigilance committee formed after five horses were stolen near Hollenberg. Prof C A Mills canvassed for harvesters for JO Blauser. Park Koons studied telegraphy at Scott Merrell's depot. Koons is now a retired U S government employee in Washington D C. The Commercial Hotel sidewalk was lowered to grade. The Diller Silver Cornet Band highlighted 1891 Decoration Day, with the town band later in duty.
A Diller church minister and a layman, both intoxicated, drove to Steele City in a cart. The pastor suffered a fractured leg during the night and was treated by Dr. Jeffryes at a local hotel. The church reportedly dismissed the pastor over his drinking. The Record’s files detail older, more lurid cases the editor avoids retelling.
At Fairbury eighth grade promotion Ruth Houser daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Houser of Daykin received the American Legion School Award for girls Samuel Sollenberger won the Legion Award for boys in the same ceremony.
Representatives of the Fairbury Post of the American Legion presented awards during the promotion exercises. Claude Reynolds E A Ackerman and Forresta Hosier assisted in the ceremony.
Paulette Goddard joins Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator with Jack Oakie. Cartoon and news items are added. Shows at regular admission in theaters this weekend.
On June 11 and 12 on our stage a 40 minute fashion show features 25 models displaying tennis golf picnic street office party swimming beach and fishing styles. Evening shows with regular admission. On screen Fredric March and Margaret Sullavan star in So Ends Our Night from Flotsam by the author of All Quiet on the Western Front.
Friday and Saturday June 13 14 feature Hop Along Cassidy in Pirates on Horseback and L Ball in A Girl A Guy A Gob with additional news items.
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