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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
8
A nostalgic recap of events from 25 years ago in Diller and surrounding areas. Mentions Grandpa Mills rhubarb patch, Walter Greenwood contract work in Waverly, and Mrs John Hayworth Sr of Omaha visiting family. Local farming changes, school board actions, and community notes illuminate 1916 to 1926 memories.
Silas Diller visited his brother in Vici Oklahoma while Rev T H Dry preached to Presbyterians in trial sermons. Albert Leaper refused to sell his farm below 40 dollars per acre as his family kept ownership. Forty years ago this day Misses Vernon and Sadie Dowling rode to Beatrice by horse and buggy. The Diller Telephone Co linked with Harbine Plymouth Jangen Fairbury Gladstone and Reynolds. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Chas Madden on Monday June 10 1901 at their home northeast of town. Charley predicted a boy but the baby was a girl. Alva Cavett John Greider Geo Andrews C W Tonnemaker Mendel Mann and Hod Diller attended a University of Nebraska vs Fairbury ball game in Fairbury, which the University won 6 to 0.
Beatrice residents John Sutton and Miss Alice ONeil visited Diller. Plans formed to rebuild the Methodist church at Hollenberg after a cyclone destroyed it two years earlier. H C Williamson near Alexandria had a unique prune tree bearing fruit. AC Meikel east of Diller fought a mad dog with a club after the dog attacked his pasture. the dog appeared to be hydrophobic.
The County AAA Office announces shelled corn at sixty five cents per bushel from CCC and notes 732 bushels sold from Fairbury bin and 200 from Steele City bins. Corn is also stored at Daykie Diller Harbine Jansen and Plymouth. Wheat quotas rules will be explained soon for over planted allotments with penalties and storage options including 60 percent government loans. Marketing cards will be issued after wheat is measured and excess determined.
The Diller Dispatch, Diller High School paper, was rated second class for 1940 41 under the Nebraska High School Press Association. The staff of 27 published one page mimeographed sheets at the school house amid history of name changes and editors.
A casual remark contrasts male contentment with a woman's desire for all she sees, reflecting lighthearted views on gendered wants and domestic fulfillment.
Members of the NSCA gathered at Mrs Nancy Roberson's home on Wednesday May 28 for the last meeting of the year. Mrs Dora Woblfarth attended as a guest. Bingo provided afternoon entertainment with prizes won by Mrs Carico and Mrs Starling. Refreshments were served in two halves by alternating groups. The club will reconvene in the fall.
The Village Board met in a called session at the city hall with John Clauson W E Anderson John Huttenmeyer Glenn Long and Orlo Geer present. They approved minutes and canvassed the election results electing Clauson Geer and Anderson as trustees for two years and Anderson Weggoner and Hughes to the district 70 board of education. A motion passed to test a well on the Miller property owned by the Village. Bills were read and allowed.
The Diller Nebraska village board met at the city hall to review salaries and funds including General Fund Water Fund and Light Fund. They adjourned after approving the off and on sale beer license for H M Holle and Lydia Holle on Commercial Street and ordered the clerk to issue and deliver the license.
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