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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1928
Page
5
The short clipping notes civic groups and local services: the M. W. A. meets on the second and fourth Thursdays. Diller Filling Station handles oil or gas deliveries. an eye exam by Dr. Adams at 1114 N. 6th St. Beatrice. F. A Moon & Son advertise monuments in Fairbury. a quip on marital strife hints at family disagreements.
Advertising note lists leather nets priced at 8.50 and 9.00 dollars and cord nets from 5.50 to 7.00. A large stock is available at Gus Dressen. The ad ends with a quirky line about a bass drum and standing to play.
Mr and Mrs John Starr and baby traveled from Burlington on Wednesday to Endicott for a brief visit with his sister Mrs Floyd Hughes and family.
Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop advertises shoe repair dyeing and shining services at the corner north of Bonham Theatre.
Mr and Mrs John Pulec returned Thursday night from a trip to Willow Lake in the county where they fished for fish. They found generally good crop prospects in most localities with few exceptions.
Mr and Mrs Eitel Aden and Miss Lea Aden of Milbank South Dakota and Mrs Henry Tjaden and daughter Florence of Twin Brooks South Dakota wrapped two weeks with relatives and friends and began homeward travel to Doonlows after paying E C Aden’s Record subscription through March first.
Clara Myers and daughter Grayce visited Fairbury on Wednesday. Chester Scharmann, cashier of the Steele City bank, was a Diller visitor that day. The note ends with a regional joke about the Atlantic being an old frog pond now that crossing is feasible.
Several from Diller will attend the Beatrice Diller precine supper at Chautauqua Park in Beatrice on July 4th weather permitting.
Kodak users cut finishing bill in half. Any size rolls developed 5 cents each plus prints 3 cents each. Address: Camera Jack Kodak Specialist, College View, Nebraska.
Dave Bowsher of Jefferson Colorado spent several days visiting relatives including Mr and Mrs Isaac Saylor W E Mudge and Mrs Sophie Mathias. He departed Tuesday to work in the harvest fields.
Dr. Geo H Newton a Fairbury ENT specialist suffered a sudden appendicitis attack during a Colorado vacation. He was rushed to a Greely hospital for emergency surgery Saturday morning and died. He was 50 and survived by his wife and two children. The body was moved to Fairbury for funeral services with burial Tuesday.
Notice to Contractors calls for bids to the District 70 Board of Education at Citizens State Bank Diller Nebraska for ready mixed concrete and painting labor for the district school house bids due by 5 PM Monday July 2 1928. The Board may reject any or all bids and all bidding to follow plans and office of the Secretary of the Board.
The N R C met at Mrs Frank Grone s home on Wednesday June 27 with eleven members four visitors and five children present. The afternoon included quilting for the hostess and a luncheon of ice cream cake. Visitors included Mrs Frank Sible and daughter of Odell Velma Amos and Stella Mae Snyder. Next meeting set for July 1 at Mrs Fred Frisbie s home with a thimble for the project and roll call noting written receipts memory gem.
The Steele home of C. C. Andrews has welcomed relatives for two weeks. The June 20 wedding of Gertrude Andrews to C. Adrian Wissing sparked gatherings. Rupert Andrews of Diller hosted visiting kin, with a park picnic at Fink's Park among events. Attendees include Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wissing of Denver, Mrs. George L. Lincoln of Oak Park, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wall and Madie Wall of New York City, Russell and Mary Andrews of Denver.
A memorial verse honors James Riley Tucker who died over a year ago, praising his love of life and earth. It laments his absence, recalls his bright smile and youth, and speaks of his enduring spirit as a pilgrim and king in a world grown weary.
More than two thousand car loads of General Electric Refrigerators have been delivered nationwide since April 1st, signaling strong acceptance after a little over a year on the market. Nine factories are now operating at full capacity as Beatrice Power Company notes high demand. The GE unit features an airtight steel casing and top-mounted mechanism, with scientific reasons cited for the design.
Anton Zeling stepped on and has been receiving medical attention since Saturday as the wheat harvest commenced in the Holmesville area of Gage county.
Gilbert Plager snagged his foot on a wire Sunday and is on crutches due to an infection stemming from the wound.
Mr and Mrs Paul Beckwith and family of Omaha spent the weekend at the home of Mrs W C ne the visit highlights family ties and leisure time in the region with a focus on local social ties and hospitality.
For sale a nearly new tractor hitch for binder and a high compression cylinder head for a Fordson tractor, never used. St Dr Eva Line of the James Whitcomb Riley hospital in Indianapolis visited Saturday with her parents Mr and Mrs W C Line.
Roberta Blair and Lois Jean Harris of Fairbury are guests of Lois and Madeline Henrichs at the home of their co parents Mr and Mrs Loock.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Clark visited Miss L. O. Ballard in Dr. ones hospital at Fairbury yesterday. Ballard was sitting up and in good spirits and pleased by the calls from her illier friends.
Mr. James Mayborn of Lanham neighborhood injures his arm while helping a driving horse after it fell on a muddy road. The animal struggled as he loosened the harness and struck his arm. X rays show no fracture or dislocation, but the injury remains painful.
Averil Fouts has been teaching acute economics in the city pols at Seka reed tel Wetkee. She spent five summers at her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Fouts home and will return in the fall via Canada to resume her school work for another year at Spokane.
The J. N. C. club gathered at Mrs. Robinsons home on June 26 with ten members two visitors and ten children. They visited and did fancy work, then enjoyed luncheon of ice cream cake and coffee. The next meeting is scheduled with Mrs. Joe Hiatt on July 18.
Postmaster Vernon D. Hill reports new rates from the Post Office Department to start July 1. Private mailing cards drop to 1 cent, second class matter stays at 1 cent per two ounces, special handling fees apply for parcels and will grant first class treatment when paid, and special delivery fees remain the same with minor parcel rate adjustments across zones four to eight.
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