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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1940
Page
5
The Diller Markets corrected every Thursday with notes on Guaihehibes and bees. Leghorn hens weighed 43 to 5 pounds. Stags priced per pound. Hogs at five hundred dollars. Grain market supplied by Black Brothers.
The Everett Moore boys and several others brought out kite flying last Saturday hinting at spring.
Mr. Charles Miller of Grand Blanc Michigan joined his wife here last Friday at the home of her sister Mrs Richard Starling and husband for a family visit.
One old Trusty incubator and a Miller oil burner with stove and canopy for sale. Both in good condition. Call Paul Renz at Diller, phone 10202.
Mr. Alfred J. Tusa and Mr. Wesley Shearer of Jackson Minnesota arrived with their pickup last Saturday following the shipment of hogs from Henry Wiemers Here ford and Karaku sheep.
S. F. Baker & Co. in Keokuk Iowa seeks an ambitious man to establish an in territory business. Real opportunity. car required. No signatures needed.
The family expresses gratitude to friends for sympathy and help during their sorrow. Mrs Irene Mason and Everett Lewis and LaVon acknowledge the support received.
Will Behrenes arrived in town Saturday likely to sign up for his 1940 wheat payment. He does not come to town often now, being largely confined to his home due to a heart ailment.
Dick and Darrell Beckwith, who have attended an Omaha high school since their mother died, are spending their spring vacation in Diller. They stay with their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Sam Woods and visit their many young friends.
LaForrest Raymond of Denver traveled from Hebron to Diller to visit his mother Mrs. Isabella Raymond and sisters Flossie and Fern. He found the Hebron to Fairbury road conditions poor. Raymond then went to Topeka Kansas Sunday evening to attend a Miles Medical Co salesmen convention.
Mr and Mrs LaVern Pickard of Fairbury hosted relatives including Mrs Geo Specht and Alice Specht who have reopened their home in Diller after eight weeks at the Pickards in Fairbury during Mr Specht’s illness.
Commissioner S C Hutchinson and a crew of about six workers used Roy Casper's power saw Monday behind Hutchinson's building near the Record office to cut a large pile of old bridge plank into stove length. The kindling will be distributed to relief cases as needed.
A midflight waypoint en route to the Colorado Statehouse in Denver sits exactly one mile above sea level. The statement notes this elevation as a geographic marker in the journey toward the state capital.
The Diller Woman's Club will meet March 20 at 2 pm with hostesses Mrs. Christie Sea man, Mrs. Paul Renz, and Mrs. Glenn Long and led by Mrs R. Hubka. Roll call and a discussion on Evolution of transportation with a picture of an old-time vehicle.
The cold snap began Monday and lasted through Thursday with temperatures dropping to 14. Light rain fell early in the week, freezing on contact and creating a skating rink. Rain turned to snow Tuesday night, adding about two inches, and Wednesday offered a mix of snow and sunshine. Total precipitation reached 0.19 inches.
Mrs Robt Williamson and her son Robert Jr visited her father Mr John Carico last week. Robert remained to help his grandparents and, a longtime local, is pursuing medical science with a four year University of South Dakota degree in Zoology and Bacteriology earned in 1939. He aims to be a country M D and has some radio news broadcasting experience.
Mrs. Christie Seaman arrived home from a seven week stay with her brother Will Clark in Boulder Colorado. She traveled from Fairbury to Diller with her son Harry Thompson and said she enjoyed hot mornings and a 75 to 80 degree house. She is visiting her grandson Robert Thompson on vacation and noted she received 117 birthday cards eight letters 69 handkerchiefs and many packages including a novelty gift from Sam Clark of El Paso Texas.
Devil's Tower National Monument in Wyoming became the first national monument when established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. The designation set a precedent for federal preservation of natural wonders.
Robert Thompson visited his parents from Great Lakes Training Station last Thursday after finishing a nine week training course. He will stay until Monday then return for a two month Yeomen trade school program followed by four months of practice work before going to sea. He enjoys navy life and claims no homesickness, aided by 140 peers in his company. He also notes Robert Patton near the Panama Canal and Harold Saathoff in Bremerton with the West Virginia in drydock.
In his first inaugural, Thomas Jefferson asserted equal and exact justice for all, including religious freedom, press freedom, protection against arrest, habeas corpus, and impartial jury trials as the nation’s guiding principles. The statement framed a bright constellation of rights for the new republic.
Daniel Webster lauded Alexander Hamilton in a March 10 1831 speech saying Hamilton smote the rock of national resources and revenue streams gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of public credit and it sprang to its feet, signaling Hamilton’s fiscal impact.
The word Chillicothe described a village or place where people live in Indian language usage. Many villages carried this name, with settlers distinguishing each by specifying its location.
Church notices recap planned events including a men’s class contest ending on Easter Sunday. Services at 11 A M feature the sermon on Songs in the Night with a fellowship dinner in the annex. Pastor’s class Saturday 10 A M. young people meeting Sunday 7 30 P M. You are invited to worship.
Pastor W H Clark conducts services at 7 30 with 4 30 Sunday school and 6 30 senior league. Song service includes croes songs and a short sermon with communion. Dorcas Society meets Thursday afternoon March 21 in the church basement with Devotional leader Mrs Keith Hays and entertainment chair Mrs Viers.
Rev L J Woltz presides at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran near Diller with English service at 10 45 and Sunday School at 9 30 amid Lent and Holy Week services 7 30 Wednesday and 11 00 Good Friday. Palm Sunday and Easter Holy Communion. Adult baptism for instructed adults. Women’s Missionary Society meets Wednesday afternoon.
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