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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1929
Page
1
The bank emphasizes mutual knowledge and understanding with customers. It aims to take an active interest in their financial affairs and offers close personal cooperation as a chief service characteristic.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Pasco and family of Beatrice visited Sunday with Mrs Grace Fasnacht and children. Pearl Fasnacht accompanied them home after a brief visit, having stayed there a few days.
Harry Wells of Moorcroft Wyoming along with his wife and three children left Monday to look up a location in Missouri. They had visited here with W. E. Mudge and their daughter Miss Pearl Wells and with relatives at Ellis and Beatrice.
Miss Lucile Meek, former Diller teacher, wed Mr. Mark D. McCullum of Wauneta Nebr in Lincoln on Tuesday evening. The couple will honeymoon in Colorado and later settle in Chicago with Mr. and Mrs. George Riddle in attendance.
Miss Lillian Wiemers of Lincoln and Miss Fern Recroft depart Sunday in Wiemers’ car for a month’s pleasure tour of the west coast. They will visit New Mexico Arizona California Nevada and Utah visiting points of interest and stop to see Wiemer’s brother Orval and the Ericks formerly of Diller now in Los Angeles California.
The Diller Opera House opens Saturday night with Farmers Union Store manager H L Brunk and Rex Green as chief operator. Brunk promises an up to date amusement house after investing in the venue and equipment. Opening program features Excess Baggage and a two reel comedy You're Darn Tootin. Tickets 10 cents for all.
Chas Barber shipped two car loads of cattle Sunday to the St. Joe market and traveled with his wife by car hoping for a brief Sabetha visit on the return. Mr and Mrs C A Riddle, after visiting here with relatives and old friends, left Wednesday for Meridian Idaho planning short visits along the way.
Mr and Mrs Onka Lottman enjoy a visit from their daughter Mrs Geo Tjaden who arrived Monday The Tjadens now reside at Lake Andes South Dakota where Mr Tjaden works for The Wilson Transportation Co Sioux Falls South Dakota the largest truck transportation system for merchandise in America
Last Sunday at Mrs. Henrichs home in Wyomore, Belva, the daughter of Mrs. Henrichs, fell backward off a porch and broke the left arm in three places two fractures below the elbow and one just above it. The family remains with Mrs. Jack Davis for a week or two to be near a doctor while Belva recovers after a nervous shock.
The N R C club gathered with 18 members and 10 children on June 18 at Mrs. Arthur Wieths home. Guests included Mrs Rollin Hand Mrs Harvey Garrels Mrs H Packer Mrs Ida Wood Mrs Oscar Amos Bernice Calkins Lucile Packer Velma Amos and Mr Rackhold gave a food value demonstration. A tractulator was donated. Lunch was served in two courses from a waterless cooker. Next meeting with Mrs Leonard Richardson on June 25. Members to submit two suggestions each.
A nine o clock Wednesday wind and rain storm devastates Diller and surrounds. Glass and outbuildings suffer heavy losses at Farmers Store Citizens State Bank Colman hotel and school. Barns sheds and windmills destroyed. crops damaged. Numerous residents lose barns granaries and cribs. Local telephone and electric utilities suffer major damage to poles wires and a brick store at Shea is demolished.
A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Barton the 19th insc. Flossie Raymond attends summer school at the state university. Miss Eleanor Filley registered Monday at the state university for summer study. Mr. and Mrs. Tyler of Hadley Minnesota visited this week at the home of their daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nippert.
Miss Gwendolin Gregg of Belleville Kansas a Diller teacher renews acquaintances with Diller residents this week accompanied by a lady friend as she visits her former associates and friends in the community.
Miss Lucile Packer returned Thursday from Denver Colorado after closing a term of school at Max Nebraska May 31. She visited a cousin and enjoyed sightseeing trips in the mountains and in Denver.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. E. Blauser of Lincoln traveled with Mrs. Marie Habicht and Mrs. Helen Pear of Spokane to revisit Diller and nearby areas. They spent the day with relatives and friends revisiting old home places.
C L Waggoner of Diller and Wm J Wehling of Lanham traveled to Wichita Kansas for the Prairie Zone Championship Clay Target Shoot held June 17 and 18. The high gun went to Harry Arnold of Wyoming with 199x200. Waggoner finished second at 198x200 as the wheat harvest begins with a wonderful crop across the region.
A seven foot McCormick grain binder is offered for sale by Jake Lottman of Dt Miss. Gertrude Lambert of Guide Rock visits with her sister Mrs Fanders and Miss Helen Green a teacher in Alliance schools. Mrs Clara J Myers and daughter Grayce depart for a trip east visiting Washington Baltimore Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Myers visits Carlisle Pennsylvania. Grayce pursues postgraduate study at the University of Pennsylvania. Extension Agents from Thayer Fillmore and Jefferson counties met in Alexandria to plan a tri county 4 H Club camp at Conner s Park in Alexandria August 5 6 7. Zion Lutheran church picnic 8 miles south west of Diller on the state line set for Sunday June 23 with SS and youth program in the grove. All are invited.
A large roan bull chased two Beatrice fishermen near William Camp’s Cub Creek pasture ten miles north of Diller. One man climbed a maple and stayed several hours while his partner diverted toward their car. the bull let the second man escape after attention drew away.
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