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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1934
Page
1
I R Andrews notes no local demand for stock hogs and that packers will not take light thin hogs at any price due to the current brouth conditions. He urges buyers to avoid bringing thin hogs to him.
Classified note seeks contact to retrieve a 34 by 44 inch item titled retire with Jim Finder asking caller to reach Joe Nippert for arrangements.
The FERA program mobilized six workers from Diller to begin assignments on Thursday morning, marking renewed local activity under federal relief efforts.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Grone, Mrs Violet Kunécke and their son attended a family gathering Sunday at the J P Moore home in Ohiowa Nebraska.
Miss Rachel Viers, after two years at Peru State Normal School, has signed to teach in the grades of the DuBois Nebraska schools for the coming year.
Mrs. Francis Clark sustains injuries as Kitten Ball play continues. She has a hand in splints and a broken finger in two places. Officials note injuries are part of the game and incidents during play.
Chas. Waggoner Hod Green Frank Grabber and Keith Waggoner formed a party that drove to Fremont on Tuesday to attend the final day of the state shoot. They returned home the same evening.
Mr and Mrs Scott and daughter of San Diego California, with Mrs Nellie Mayborn of Beatrice, spent Thursday visiting at the home of Mrs Lybock. Mrs Scott was formerly Miss Eunice Lightner of this place.
Word reaches press of the passing of Andrew Jamison an old neighborhood resident northeast of town. He was 67 years old Funeral services are slated for Saturday.
Bill Bowers told Hubert Filley by letter on Monday he would be in Florida waters June fifth. He has served with the navy in maneuvers on the eastern coast and invites Hubert to join him in Florida for his honeymoon.
Editor Koepff of the Plymouth News visited the Record office last Friday but found the editor nine miles west, on a house. Koepff is a candidate for the State Representative nomination from this district and is assessing the field as voters consider the pick.
Kitten Ball fans flock to the park almost every evening with frequent events. A steady stream of cars from the surrounding country signals a sizable town crowd while streets uptown stay quiet. Local towns should convert business districts into a hollow square centered by an amusement area.
John Edwin Jr the son of Mr and Mrs John E Wrigley of Harbine has completed 10th grade at the Harbine school He started school at six and will be a junior at thirteen next year The writer praises the local high school in Diller as well suited for such students
Norma Green, taken to Bryan Memorial Hospital in Lincoln for observation, is diagnosed with a tubercular spine condition affecting one vertebra. A cast from hips to shoulders will immobilize her for about a year to determine if surgery is needed, while she remains cheerful and well supported by friends. While away, she slept on a hard bed and returned home to find softer beds, prompting her mother to add boards for comfort.
The Diller ball club shut out Orville Lohse and Plymouth by eight to nothing. Lohse pitched excellently, striking out twenty one and allowing eight hits in eighteen innings across two recent starts. Diller moves to runner up in the league standings and Lohse eyes a Sunday matchup with Fairbury, whom he grudges. Fans urged to support Lohse and the team.
George McGinley Ward reports the death of Lieutenant George McGinley son of Mr and Mrs Harry McGinley of Odell veteran section foreman. He served as a navy aviator and died in a collision while working for the Department of Commerce at Connecticut. He was 34, married with no children and a graduate of Odell schools. His body travels to Odell for services and burial.
At the Naomi Chapter O E S meeting on Tuesday evening Miss Margaret Gretzinger and Miss Lucile Taylor of Steele were initiated. Following the ceremony twenty two members enjoyed refreshments and a social hour with plans for a summer picnic.
C L Waggoner of this place and Will Wehling of Lanham attended the Fremont Neb state shoot. F D Daily of Fremont won the state championship with a perfect 200. Cal Waggoner had 199 breaks and 444 of 456 birds, boasting the high overall average of 98.68 percent and a 223 straight run. J F Lanman of Lincoln broke 198 and Al Koyen of Fremont won the handicap with 98 of 100.
Back to Boston Rodger Drew brother of Rev. Drew who attended Wesleyan University at Lincoln last year left Diller Tuesday for home in Boston. Rev. Drew drove him to the highway north of town where they parted. He hitchhiked to Omaha arriving Tuesday evening and took a bus there. He is reported well on his way to Boston having passed Cleveland, Ohio yesterday.
Mr. Louis Wenz’s barn, about 24 miles south of Diller, burned last Sunday forenoon. The fire’s cause is uncertain but believed to be spontaneous combustion from stored green alfalfa hay. A wind shift in the afternoon raised fear for nearby structures, but neighbors aided and no further damage occurred.
Rev Bauer who arrived from Colorado to lead the Congregational church here and who went to Denver last Sunday for personal reasons has decided not to return. The Congregationalists are seeking a new pastor and expect to fill the pulpit soon.
The report notes a crop failure affecting the oats harvest. Farmers say the oats are so weak they are hardly worth pasturing, signaling hardship for feed supplies and livestock management.
Mr and Mrs Jasper Long and son Clarence from McDonald Kansas arrived Monday to visit daughter and sister Mrs Less Barber. Long met old friends Wednesday and paid for Carmichael subscription. He says western Kansas is cooler and reports heat tolerable in Kansas with 100 in the shade noted as a limit.
Farmers describe a slim alfalfa crop with variable yields. Hicken Brothers north east of town note seven tons from 18 acres. Charley Fisher thirty miles south west reports 15 loads from 15 acres. August and Garrett Roelfs north west report about 34 tons from 30 acres, worsening the feed situation in the garden spot of America.
The University of Nebraska conferred 754 degrees at its sixty third commencement last Monday in front of about 6000 attendees. Two graduates from Jefferson county were Maurice Kirk Brown of Helvey in business administration and John Wesley Koch of Fairbury in electrical engineering. Dr Samuel Eliot of Boston delivered the baccalaureate address while Owen Doung, noted financier and businessman, spoke at the commencement.
The week brings hot dry winds and discouragement. A south west cloud yielded a half inch rain at Fairbury and a quarter inch at Diller, with unclear benefits. The past three days were fierce and weather remains unsettled.
Local Beatrice notice invites trades as A Palmer Co offers new furniture in exchange for a good used piano or player piano. Contact details not fully shown.
Jefferson county is named a secondary south county by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Farmers with wheat and corn hog contracts may plant corn and grain sorghums on contracted or wheat acres and may use any feed on contracted lands for pasture. The drought designation aims to boost forage production to avert livestock relief needs this winter. About 29,000 acres are designated for corn and wheat contracts to maximize feed production.
Milo Smith earned a flawless attendance record over twelve years at Arcadia high school. A four year football letterman and captain in his senior year, he helped Loup Valley conference champions on two teams. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Smith of Arcadia.
Arnold, a Harbine banker, filed for county treasurer joining Geo Arnold as a candidate from Harbine. The report notes his familiarity in the northeastern county and predicts a strong challenge. Also, D K Stamy, former merchant and postmaster, filed for sheriff.
The commercial club met on Tuesday and decided to hold the annual Picnic at Diller as usual. An executive committee was appointed to begin arrangements for the event. Crops are short and monkey is scarce, but the community can entertain neighbors without large expense.
Band members are notified of an outdoor concert at the band stand in the city park set to begin at 8 15 Saturday night. The event marks the first outdoor concert of the season and aims for community turnout to ensure success. A kitten a of some consequence is led to take place immediately after the concert.
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