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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1936
Page
13
Corrected weekly market notes show prices for No 1 and No 2 wheat, corn, and mixed poultry such as heavy hens light hens and roosters. Entries list price ranges and term notations indicating markets cited as Thursday updates.
S C Hutchinson offers insurance and items for sale including 500 square feet of galvanized iron at Shea. Ralph Gar advertises farm goods. O A Cooper Co lists corn barley oil meal tankage and chick products. Diller Elevator Co promotes stock feed. Farmers Store announces Friday night hours and July 4 closures.
Neighboring towns list Fourth of July events and fairs with dates: Steele City Fairbury Wymore Jansen marks a 50th anniversary on July 29 30 31 Plymouth hosts Aug 56 7 Milligan Aug 7 89 Hebron Firemen Aug 12 Diller 40th annual Aug 14 15 Odell Aug 18 19 Adams Aug 71 and 22.
Esther and Evelyn Behrends stay a week at the home of their sister and family Mr and Mrs Ira Anderson of Steele City. Asa Richardson spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Frisbie in Lincoln and visited other relatives. Chas Waggoner and Nancy Robertson returned Wednesday from a trip to Worthington Minnesota.
Many farmers use four wheel trailers with wagons to haul wheat to market behind their automobiles. Roscoe Colman has expanded his mattress rebuilding business by moving his equipment from place to place with a trailer.
Mr and Mrs Richard Mayborn of Fort Worth Texas called on their parents and other relatives at the place last Friday and left again Saturday as reported in local notes.
Mrs Calkins of Blue Springs left her son Mr and Mrs Lee Calkins residence just south of town after a two week visit and returned to her own home by automobile Sunday morning.
Mrs Henry Hullman and son Clarence visited Falls City to see their son and brother Eilert Hullman and family, returning home Sunday evening.
Rev Pyche’s household goods arrived in Diller on Wednesday evening and were unloaded at the Green residence west of the church. Rev Pysch is the Congregational minister.
Mrs. Hattie Diller of Fairbury spent a week visiting her mother Mrs. Carrie Sparks her sister Mrs. Nellie Miller and other relatives in this vicinity this Tuesday arrival and stay described.
Mrs Wells Andrews came over from Steele City Wednesday to do some high toned ironing with her mother's equipment and perhaps assist Mrs Filley who is not as active as in days gone by.
Mr and Mrs D V Fanders and Gerald Friday drove to Peru to visit daughter Gretchen who is attending summer school. They then went to Nebraska City to visit Arbor Lodge.
Mrs Fay Man and R Moore along with their family have moved from Sulphur Springs Arkansas to occupy the P B Miller residence in Diller. Moore is described as a World War veteran.
Mrs Sophie Mathias hosted relatives including Mr and Mrs John Redmond of Fairbury Lena Schroder of Lincoln S Merie Schroeder of Fresno Calif Roy Mathias and daughter Isabelle Ellis Grace Fasnacht and four sons Pearl Fletcher and two daughters attended a social gathering at the Mathias home.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Bergmeier are proud parents of a daughter born Sunday June 28. Geneva citizens praise the new municipal swimming pool opened ten days ago and modern in equipment. Mr and Mrs Cavett drove to Geneva for a dinner with Dr J Bixby. The Arnold family enjoy their new home as heat and insects trouble evening drives.
Mrs Fred DeBoer hosted a Thursday afternoon shower at her home honoring Mrs Emil DeBoer with nineteen ladies, three young ladies, and seventeen children present. Gifts were exchanged as refreshments of sandwiches cake and koolaid were served. A new threshing crew is planned with Gerd Henrichs Sr purchasing a machine and his sons and sons-in-law plus two more men forming the crew.
Harvest is in full sway this week in Shea. Robert Larkins and William Sollenberger are on the sick list. Sam Friday of Iowa assists with harvest. George Henrichs had bad luck plowing when a horse broke its leg. Sunday school attendance reached twenty eight with visitors and new scholars. Mr and Mrs Tony Stolting of Guide Rock Nebraska visited Shea and were joined by Miss Cune who works at their home while Mrs Stolting recovers from surgery.
The Diller band used a new portable stand last Saturday night but found it unfinished with gaps in guard rails benches and lights. The 16 by 24 foot platform was built heavy and buggy lighting forced the band to relocate. No concert at Diller this Saturday evening. instead the band will perform in Steele City.
A Los Angeles Times article explains the scale of 32 billion dollar national debt and 4.12 billion annual federal outlay by imagining counting from 1 to 1,000,000 taking a week, reaching a billion in 19 years and three months, and counting to 12 billion in over 218 years with continuous spending of ten dollars a minute.
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