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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1924
Page
3
This brief column mentions Rev. Clark and wife being at Beatrice Tuesday. J. L. Lamb on sick list several days. Mr. John Glathar and daughter Kimma were Burlington passengers for Falls City Tuesday. A moral reminder urges safety first by assuming other drivers share limited sense.
Mr and Mrs Ed Henrichs and two daughters Helen and Lois drove to their home in Gilead on Monday.
Mr Onka Lottman came home from Lincoln hospital last Thursday evening, his daughter Katherine accompanying him on the return.
Rev. Duhrkop of Hooper Nebraska, former pastor at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Diller, is in attendance at a district conference of the denomination.
George Riddle and his sister Mrs Joe Ramsey of Beatrice were called to Grenoa Kansas by a sister’s illness. They found her very low and stayed several days with her, Mr Riddle returning home Wednesday morning.
Miss Flora Waggoner, a nurses training student at Methodist hospital in Omaha, was expected home yesterday to spend her vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Waggoner.
The author argues that courtesy is not fading and that women receive the respect they deserve. They claim polite behavior depends on women’s responses to profanity and boisterous talk, asserting impolite treatment follows casual acceptance.
A Nebraska Daily and Sunday Journal item invites readers to imagine one year left to live after a doctor’s warning. It promotes a reader letter contest with cash prizes totaling 100 dollars, and offers a two month trial for 75 cents. The pitch emphasizes early national convention coverage and AP news and comics.
A tire and rim were found between Diller and Fairbury and the finder should notify the Diller Record. A note adds that new books received for the Diller public library will be listed next week.
Mrs Lulu Pearce arrived from Lincoln on Monday to spend the day with her children, accompanied by W W Rice.
A remark on how some individuals remember events that never occurred, contrasting memory with actual happenings. The speaker notes frustration at those who insist on false recollections, implying memory can be selective or distorted.
Frank Frisbie is home from Jefferson Barracks St Louis Missouri where he underwent an operation for an ailment contracted during his service with the A E F overseas.
Mrs. John Novotny living near Shea is seriously ill and is being cared for by Mrs. S. E. Monroe who arrived from Rockport Missouri Monday evening to assist.
The receiver of the failed Farmers and Merchants National Bank at Fairbury has sued stockholders as defendants for collection of amounts equal to their holdings. Named defendants include Cap E Fairchild Endicott 25 shares 2500 Ed M Cramb Lincoln 10 shares 1000 Ora Cox Fairbury 10 shares 1000 Lewis Newell 35 shares 3500 Albert F Newell Alexandria 35 shares 3500 Robert F Fairchild Endicott 25 shares 2500 Harvey L Clarke Fairbury 50 shares 5000 Henry DuVal Fairbury 50 shares 5000 Herman E Fairchild Endicott 30 shares 3000 John A Cuykendall Fairbury 10 shares 1000 Riley Harris Fairbury 20 shares 2000.
In this busy world one man seeks justice while another flees. A home buyer saves, a seller lowers price, a man gives gifts to woo his wife, a neighbor seeks a divorce. A pistol owner guards against burglars, another avoids a weapon. Some pay for papers in advance, others read free as long as possible.
Mrs. W. S. Filley came home Friday from Excelsior Springs noticeably improved in health.
Julius and Ed Glathar visited their parents Mr and Mrs John Glathar and other Diller relatives. They returned Sunday to their home in Humboldt.
Sealed bids will be received up to 12 o clock m July 1 1924 for painting and papering the school house in District No 57 four miles south of Diner and painting all out buildings. Leave bids with L S Marsteller. 3t
A handwritten sounding booster verse urges locals to build their town by fair pricing, truthful branding, and public spirit. It advocates supporting local business, welcoming outsiders honestly, and promoting community pride through positive actions and steady civic effort.
Mr James Hays of Diller and Miss Hazel Sparks of Odell were married in Marysville Kansas on June 11 1924. The couple were joined by relatives and will begin housekeeping on a farm four miles east of Diller.
Miss LaRee Greenwood and Mr Cecil G Caulk wed at the bride family home on Wednesday June 4 officiated by Rev Bruce W Davis. Yellow white decor and attire noted with lilies of the valley. Couple will reside in Powell where Caulk is superintendent of schools. Steele City readers send best wishes.
A brief note emphasizes that taking on debt is simple if the borrower has the ability to repay. It suggests financial ease for those with available funds or steady income. The message frames loan access as contingent on repayment capacity.
Mrs. H. A. Kirkpatrick of Pawnee City and her sons W. S. of Atlanta Georgia and A J of Iowa and daughter Zena spent a brief Thursday visit at the home of her sister Mrs. E. J. Catlett.
Frank T. Pearce his wife and grandson Frank Cavett returned Tuesday evening from visiting their son Earl Pearce and family at their home in Morehead Iowa. They reported good travel weather overall but rough roads in spots including an eleven mile detour between Lincoln and Beatrice due to a cut bridge and graveling. The visit with Earl and family was reported as fine and the relatives in fair to good health.
Los Angeles native Avis Howard formerly of Diller and Fairbury high schools and Stephens College marries Philadelphia civil engineer Charles Stengel on May 31 1924. The couple plans to live in Los Angeles after a Catalina Island honeymoon with Stengels from a prominent eastern family.
Decoration day notes praise the improved Prairie Home Cemetery. Workers added a new south fence, graded parking, widened curbs, graveled roadways, and trimmed trees. The association funded the project via an endowment, with gates kept unlocked and funds paid in installments.
At Dist. No. 70 Diller annual meeting held Monday evening in the school house the secretary treasurer and auditors reports were read and approved. The board requested $12,000 to run the school next year and fund repairs, a request voters granted amid a harmonious turnout.
Mr and Mrs O L Davison and daughter Jacqueline of Wayne Neb visited with the Carpenters. Roy Wagner attended his parents golden wedding near Jansen. Mrs C A Riddle joined granddaughter Misa LaRhee Greenwood's Steele City wedding. Olmia James of Steele City spent Sunday with Roy McCune's family. Ralph Carpenter of Fairbury visited home folks. Wm Bond attended Mrs Hiner's funeral in Steele City. I R Andrews and Henry Jess traveled to Fairbury for business. J P Gill family visited Endicott relatives. Sam Friday family and Mrs C A Riddle were supper guests of Earl Riddle. Two cars of Shea stock shipped. one car hogs for Shea Equity, one car hogs and cattle for Chas Barber. Les Barber accompanied. E F Oaks of Fairbury was a Shea caller.
An advertisement claims over four decades of relief from Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It describes an ointment for local use and an internal tonic that acts through the mucous membranes to reduce inflammation. The ad lists J. Caeney & Toledo, Ohio as the sellers.
This ad notes the county’s diversified farming base including grain, stock raising, dairying, vegetables and fruits, with trading opportunities. It invites readers to inquire what they have to trade, listing Benton County Real Estate Co in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.
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