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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1932
Page
5
A Los Angeles man begins a search for his mother in law as a odd news line. The Steele City Inter Community band plans a free concert in Diller next Thursday night inviting all residents. Also advertised are New Potatoes for sale by Gus Dressen F Moon & Son with quality monuments offered by the Fairbury firm Est 1886.
A garbled quote asserts that clever men are admired by all women and beautiful women are praised. It suggests harmony in life but warns that such harmony does not guarantee heaven or moral judgment.
Market notice from Diller Farmers Grain Co of Sycamore Andrews manager announces they pay the highest market price for fat hogs and take them any day. Get their bid first and sell at home.
Officers raided Henry Hoeting’s roadside lunch counter in Fairbury last Thursday night and caught a pint of liquor as evidence after Hoeting poured a pitcher of liquor down a drain. He was bound over at a preliminary trial under a $500 bond and is in liberty.
Geo Rahman motored to Lincoln on Wednesday. Ralph Brown of Nampa Idaho is visiting Gus Dressen and his daughter Mrs Smith. Fred Shutt reports his brother H K Shutt has bought and taken possession of a Lincoln drug store.
Diller barber shop lowers prices starting Saturday morning. Hair cut and shave cost 40 cents, hair cut 15 cents, shave 15 cents. Moser and Green operate the shop.
Allen F Colman the only old soldier of the Dilleri vicinity celebrated his 86th birthday last Sunday June 19. He received many cards and flowers from neighbors and friends, which he appreciated very much.
Chas. E. Waggoner, village clerk, announces a ban on fireworks on Sainte Main Street in Diller by order of the village board. A Burlington train was delayed five hours at Trenton after a cloud burst damaged a track stretch flooding the town with about three feet of water, causing about $15,000 in property damage.
Clifford Sparks and Scott A. Miller rural mail carriers on spares are on vacation. Roy Roelfs substitutes for Clifford and Hod Green for Scott. Scott and his family began Tuesday for Biute Idaho to visit her sister Mrs Adgust Kunter and family and will visit the Black Hills.
L. M. Hurst Diller advertises a limited time sale claiming permission to sell extra pants for 1.89 with any suit order excluding tropical worsteds. The first buyers receive free separating pants. Suits priced from 11.95 to 21.95 including free pants. Hurry.
The Rocky Mountain Motorists calculate safe gaps in a single lane. At 60 mph a driver should keep 283 feet behind the vehicle ahead. State data from Pennsylvania list safe margins for speeds 30 to 55 mph, ranging from 71 to 198 feet, increasing with speed.
A strong wind accompanied a rain storm Saturday night with .65 inch of rain. Mr and Mrs George Riddle visited Chester last Sunday with friends by car. The free movie show in Diller drew a large crowd Monday night and another show is planned for next Monday night.
A local store patron recalls a traveling salesman joking that if business worsens and gasoline taxes rise he may ride a bicycle on his next trip.
County commissioners George Patterson Fred Deffer and C H Koenig with County Clerk WwW Hi Nider and County Assessor Fred O Jones were handling official business in the Diller vicinity Wednesday.
Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop advertises low prices on shoe repairs and materials with prices as low as 35 cents per pair for women and men heels from 15 to 5 cents. Your price is our price.
District Judge Fred Messmore announced that no juries will be called for the present term in Beatrice or Fairbury. The economy move means jury cases pending will be heard in September.
Dr Aubrey Diller an instructor in classics at the University of Michigan left Tuesday for Urbana with his father J Smith Dilter and other relatives. He will spend the summer at the University of Illinois preparing his doctoral dissertation for publication and will resume teaching at Michigan in September.
Mena Green fills Rural Route No 1 as Rex A Green vacations with his wife and son Bobbie who lies in Lincoln orthopedic hospital. Bobbie had a painful operation last Friday and now wears a cast. Friends from Diller are encouraged to send him a message.
New rates adopted by the United States Government become effective July 6. Letters will cost three cents to mail for a half ounce. Airmail postage rises to eight cents per ounce, with each additional ounce or fraction thirteen cents. No city carriers means no drop-letter increase, and one cent suffices for box mail at general delivery.
The Bureau of Biological Survey of the USDA cautions rabbit raisers about expected easy money from breeding stock. It urges thorough market and risk research before starting. Unemployment pressures have prompted promoters to target novices with promises of high returns and buyback schemes.
John Steiner converted an old barn on his west town residence into a neat little garage. A Diller ball game next Sunday features Herkimer versus Diller. Admission to all Diller games is cut to 5 cents for gentlemen and 10 cents for ladies.
Ray Colman and wife, who had visited Wymore relatives, stopped in Diller for a visit with their grandfather, Allen Colman. They left for home at Wauneta, Nebraska, Tuesday evening.
Mr and Mrs Millard Gemeny of Los Angeles arrive Wednesday from Chicago Illinois to visit his parents and Mrs C L Waggoner and brothers H A and B A Bell and other relatives. They plan to return Sunday to California.
A local committee delaying the 1932 Diller picnic dates due to money concerns. They have not given up and hope to announce next week after soliciting funds.
N R C No R C met with Mrs. Guy Learned on Wednesday June 22 with 15 members Miss Helen Frisbie and 3 children present Mrs Art Kunecke and son Har old of Jefferson Jaws were guests The afternoon featured Rock with prizes for Mrs Fred Frisbie and Mrs Frank Grone Eleanor Richardson won consolation A fine lunch was served Next meeting will be with Mrs Howard Peters Thursday July 7 Roll call and guessing ages and weights
Miss Maxine Colman wed Charles M. Babcock in Lincoln at the home of the bride’s parents. The ceremony featured palms and ferns with daisies larkspur and Madonna lilies, Rev. Leslie R. Smith officiating. Attendants included Miss Colman’s sister Norma Frances Green. the reception followed with Mrs Green and Mrs Robt Hassell hosting.
A fierce showdown at Madison Square Garden last Tuesday ended with Mr. Sharkey awarded the decision. The bout drew sharp questions about whether the German challenger was truly defeated.
Mrs Hester Crane of Steele City hosted nineteen Women’s club members for an old fashioned dinner at her home. Guests wore antique outfits including wedding dresses, and a garden exhibit featured Crane quilts. The gathering displayed antiques led by an ivory snuff box aged 102 years.
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