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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1932
Page
1
A list of community events with dates shows Barneston and Plymouth picnics on August 2 and 3. The Nebraska state fair runs September 3 through 9. Jefferson County air event is noted for September 20 to 23.
Summer began with equal day and night length. Potatoes and cherries are selling in Diller with cherries at 1.50 per bushel. The 3c letter rate takes effect July 6. Local residents include L W Wenz and T F Roehrkasse visiting from Steele City and Syracuse. Gas prices rise a cent per gallon with new tax. Charley Hilder visits town after an electric stroke. Emma Glather re-shingles her porch. A J Floyd piano tuner offers thorough reliable service. Dr Ellis residence listed.
Jean Bond envies a country visit at the home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Bugbee.
A Plymouth News quip notes marriage mirrors railroad signs with sight and listening after the proposal. The joke contrasts stopping to admire a pretty girl with the practice after marriage of listening more attentively.
Mrs. R. E. Coleman and daughter Maxine and Mr. Charlies Babcock were Sunday guests at the home of their sister and aunt, Mrs. R. W. Green, and family.
Mrs Blond Hadiey and her little daughter Sunny San Francisco visit Lincoln this summer to meet new grandparents Mr and Mrs Chas E Lee and Mr and Mrs Elmo Hadiey.
Miss Alice Line will teach in Fairbury schools next year after leaving for a motor trip to Madison Wisconsin to attend the summer session at the state university where she is working on her masters.
A twenty acre field of wheat two miles south and two east of Odell, owned by Adams, was harvested. Adams estimates about eight bushels per acre, with field yield seemed hurt by Hessian fly infestation.
A Odell observer cites a man betting 5 to 1 that wheat will hit $1.00 a bushel by Christmas while noting his pessimistic mood and sun exposure cast doubt on his wager.
Monarch paint is advertised as a pure lead and zinc product with quality at a fair price. Geer Lumber Co invites inquiries through manager C. L. Geer in Diller Nebraska. Phone 158.02.
Miss Eunice Henrich a Jefferson County school teacher attends summer school at the state university in Lincoln.
Mr and Mrs L V Raymond and Phyliss Joe with Robert visited Lincoln, spending Monday afternoon at his mother Mrs Isabella Raymond's home.
Mr and Mrs V A Raymond and Doona Jane and Dickie Nellie Green and Fiossie Raymond of Lincoln spent Sunday with Diller relatives.
Will and Frank Eick purchase the Wi of Sec. 20 Township 2 Range 5 in Gage county from F W Frisbie. The stated consideration is 17000 dollars.
Diller was represented at a Beatrice community night ball game against Norfolk. The score stood 8 to 1 with Norfolk winning. Attendance reached 2600, a state record for this type of contest.
Citizens are urged to support the local paper by advertisers and buyers. The message emphasizes keeping money in the town to sustain the publication and local commerce.
Mr and Mrs Bert Bell traveled to McCook a week ago last Saturday with their twin granddaughters Beulah and Beatrice Dunn to meet their parents Mr and Mrs Claude Dunn who had come from Denver Colorado to fetch them. Beatrice and Beulah had attended Diller school the prior year.
Last week in Odell a car strained in mud near Dr Diehl’s station. Dr Rice arrived promptly within moments to aid the patient. Mr Hilder is reported to be recovering well after the incident with minor delays and a quick response.
Mr and Mrs John Carico visited Wymore on Tuesday afternoon. The health mood is unusually good but a marked effect on the public. Mr and Mrs W C Steffensmeyer from Lincoln are vacationing in Diller this week. Eldean Henrichs was thrown from a swing Friday and sustained a deep gash on the right side of his head requiring surgical attention.
Rev Otto Bergfelder, former pastor at the local Lutheran church, and his family are visiting with Mrs Kathrina Frerichs and Diller friends. Mrs James and daughter Oma Outhier visit Bergfelder’s sister Mrs John Pulec and brothers Clyde and Roy Broadstone, from Hastings.
The Record reports a warm response to last week's appeal with many readers paying their subscriptions. Some are up to date, but most cover a year or two in advance.
Earl Siefford, ill for several weeks at Odell hospital, was taken by ambulance to his parents home near Steele City last Friday. He is in good spirits and friends are hopeful for a full recovery.
Dr. Eva Line and her husband Ardhel Frownfelter arrived Monday for a two week stay with Eva's mother Mrs. Jennie Line and other Diller relatives. Her sister Mrs. Paul Beckwith of Omaha and brother attorney Harrison Line with his wife and two children Billie and Marjorie Lou of Loop City are expected to arrive Sunday.
Peter Gill died of a heart attack at his Fairbury home on Sunday morning June 12. A native of Ireland born November 1 1857 he immigrated at age nine with his parents Dan and Mary Gill. He lived fifty years on a Rock Creek homestead then in Jansen area before moving to Fairbury about a decade ago. He married Mary McGee in 1876 who died in 1911. Surviving children include Mrs Frank O Connell Mrs Ernest Hager Daniel Gill of Fairbury Barney Gill of Omaha and John Gill near Diller.
Diller Won Diller defeated Barneston 5 to 3 in a Ga Mar League game played Monday after rain. The result leaves Diller tied for second place in the league. Lineups for both teams follow.
Lydia Krebs underwent an operation for appendicitis at a Beatrice hospital on Wednesday. The article notes political news from Chicago where the Republican convention renominated Hoover and Curtis and adopted a platform for conditional repeal of the 18th amendment. Democrats begin their week of activity.
Earl Harris of Brookings College in Brookings South Dakota visited Tuesday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Harris. He stopped in Omana to see his sister Merle who remains seriously injured in a recent automobile accident and is slowly improving in hospital at Omana.
The Waggoners recount a Northern trek from Diller to Worthington visiting Ernest Habicht Lynn and Charley Tomemakers. They describe fishing near Lake Worthington Duluth Lake Superior iron ore mines near Virginia and a river source at Lake Isaac with boat trips and cabinet stays, ending back in Worthington.
A critic argues that so called good will tours by city merchants to nearby towns are one sided. City sellers gain influence and customers while small town merchants gain nothing and simply serve the city competitor.
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