This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1940
Page
5
Market report lists Wheat No 1 and Corn varieties, yellow and white, with prices corrected weekly. Hogs priced at 480 per hundredweight. Weights noted 4 to 5 pounds for stage hens. Grain market furnished by Black Brothers.
Atlas Sorgo in bundle offered at $3.50 a ton. For sale items include Concord harness set, 3 Jersey heifers, Austn White setting eggs at premium, and limited Grow Barley Seed. Also reported are social visits, travel to Lincoln, a minor hospital operation, and a bout of illness with a prior winter flu siege.
Laurice Diller spent a few days at home during the Easter vacation at Nebraska Age College in Lincoln.
Local supplier C L Geer Lbr and Coal in Diller advertises Carbolene as an effective mite treatment for poultry houses at 60 cents per gallon.
Mr and Mrs A E Southwick of Endicott and their son and wife Mr and Mrs R N Southwick of Harbine attended Easter services at the Methodist church in Diller. After services they went to the R N Southwick home for dinner.
Mr and Mrs Onka Lottman of Fairbury spent a few days with Mr and Mrs Bill Wiemers and family. Mr and Mrs Frank Wiemers Mr and Mrs Onka Lottman Marilyn and Richard Stephens helped Loretta Wiemers celebrate her birthday Thursday evening.
A large crowd is expected tomorrow night as Diller Sunday school hosts Ellis Sunday school in the church basement. The event follows a low turnout in last winter’s attendance contest.
The N B Club met on Friday March 8 with Blanche Stephens for an all day quilting and covered dish dinner. The next meeting is scheduled for March 29 with Lana Wiemers.
The Diller Pig Club met at the Protestant Orphans Home on March 19 and studied Choosing the Brood Law. A livestock judging team for 1940 was formed. Next meeting is April 9 at 7 30 P M at the Home to cover Care and Management of the Breeding Herd and Feeding the Sow and Litter.
The last meeting held March 19 at Mrs James Hays home elected officers for 1940 41 with Mrs Arthur Vieths as president and Mrs R F E Hubka as leader A. Plans were made for Achievement Day May 3 at 1 30 PM in Beatrice and for an April 2 meeting at Mrs Arthur Wieths home to discuss exhibit on repairing clothing and linens. Members were reminded to submit final reports and bring ideas. A KFOR Lincoln book lesson and singing preceded refreshments ending the 1939 lesson series.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Logan hosted Easter Sunday dinner at their Merrill Iowa home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Wiedhauer and their daughter, Mr. Nixon Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Nixon of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. John Leuck, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McIntyre of Fairbury, Vint Logan, Max Logan, Willis Clark, Carolyn, and Mrs. Remley. Seventeen sat down to a meal with a cake by Mrs. Vint Logan and homemade chocolate ice cream. The Wiedhauers stayed until Tuesday.
About twenty youth from Keith Hays Sunday school met at his east of town home last Thursday. The event featured athletic activities including boxing and wrestling with the hay mow lit by electric light. Rev and Mrs Clarke attended and Mrs Hays helped serve an oyster stew supper.
Easter dinner guests last Sunday included Rev L J Wolff Mr and Mrs Geo Renz Albert and Miss Faith Renz from Diller Mr and Mrs Henry Polfus from Beatrice Miss Ruth Fouque and Mr Wallace Wolff from Fremont Nebraska joined Mr and Mrs Paul Renz and Phyliss for the gathering.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Richard son and Mr and Mrs Willis Clark hosted a welcome at the Jake Lottman home on Tuesday evening. Miss Merlyn, a Midland College attendee at Fremont, returned home for spring vacation.
Sunday School begins at 10 with preaching at 11 titled Who are these. Young people meet at 7 P M with Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. The Keystone Kensington will meet Thursday April 4 at the name of Mrs Clarence Renz.
Pastor W H Clark and Mrs Ray Lamb lead Sunday services. Junior League meets at 4 30 Senior League at 6 30. Wymore and Blue Springs Gospel team to lead 7 30 service. Everyone invited. Friday 7 30 Diller Ellis Sunday School program and lunch. Climax of defeat in the contest noted as a mixer social event and help His Kinx.
The program invites residents from Ellis to join the district gathering, welcoming Ellis folks and encouraging participation. It emphasizes inclusion and community presence at the event.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.