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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
5
Corrections and weekly prices show wheat corn oats cream eggs and hens with multiple small ads. Listings include corn and oats for sale home grown potatoes spotted Poland broods hay seed sorghum and farm equipment offered by local sellers and Black Bros Elevator in Nebraska.
Jansen Lumber Company of Jansen Nebraska advertises a wide assortment of farm machinery and live stock for sale including John Deere tractors Oliver Farmall cultivators and plows 14-7 Baldwin and other combines and mowers. The listing highlights new implements low prices and bargains with contact at phone 13 1t Jansen Nebr.
New York Life Insurance contact lines list H H Green as agent. An ad for briquettes from The C A Cooper Co promotes 100 pound sacks for broader stoves.
Robert Diller arrived early in the week from Chicago for a visit with his relatives and friends in the hometown area.
Mr. and Mrs. Rig Coleman and family visited the Ray Green home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hurst with Betty Donald and a friend Miss Sears called at the Cavett home Sunday.
The Behrends young people and Pearl Sparks attended a play titled The Rock at Steele City church last Sunday evening.
D W Fanders and Mr and Mrs Charles Waggoner attended the Biblical drama The Rock at the Presbyterian church in Steele City Sunday evening. This event drew a large audience.
Miss Mary Beckwith returned home Sunday from Humboldt to spend the day with her parents. She arrived with Mr and Mrs Henry Glather visiting sister Miss Emma Glather and other relatives. Mary first called on Mrs Cavett after arriving home.
Mr Chas Lukes and his mother Mrs Josephine Lukes with Mr and Mrs Vernon Carpenter and children Darwin and Lu Ann traveled to Vesta Sunday to see Charles Lukes' brother Lad who runs Lad's Lunch House. Mrs Ira Place and her son Gerald joined them to Crab Orchard to see her mother.
About 40 thousand dollars of the Norris Rural Power allotment not used for 130 miles of lines will extend service in Jefferson county. Roughly 65 miles of line will be operational by June 1 and over 180 farms will be supplied with lines extended where an average 24 farms per mile can be connected. Mr Rediger announces an explanation meeting in the second week of April.
Mr. Lemon of Oklahoma City visited late last week to see his daughters Alice and Margaret Lemon, who are described as step-daughters of Elmer Greider. The brief note notes family ties and recent visit.
Irene Eisenhauer and Gladys Elgert from Reynolds traveled Friday to attend a music contest. They met with Mrs Frerichs during the day and spent time visiting.
George Losing from his Ellis County farm traveled Tuesday to have advertising cards printed for his breeding stock. An advertisement appears on page five of this issue.
Alpha Wiemers and Leonard traveled to Falls City on Wednesday Leonard stayed overnight and plans to deliver a new tractor and combine in the area today.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Filley visited relatives in Diller and Wy more over the weekend. On return they were joined by Mrs. W J Filley and her sister Mrs Grace Combs who will make a short visit at Stamford Nebraska.
Mr and Mrs John Greider and others attended the pageant The Rock at the Presbyterian church in Steele City last Sunday evening. The production was directed by Mrs Agnes Crane Wright.
A photo in last Sundays Lincoln Journal Star shows more than seventy Doane College singers. Robert Green stood at the left end of the third row. The choir opened the season with a program at Grace M E and Plymouth Congregational churches in Lincoln.
Notice to voters in School District No 70 and the village of Diller that an election will be held in the Diller town hall on Tuesday April 1938 for two Board of Education members for three years two Village trustees for two years and two trustees for one year Polls open 9 a m to 7 p m Chas Waggoner Village Clerk.
Prof M H Swerk proposes banding trees with tanglefoot to stop female cankerworm moths from climbing. He notes last spring's heavy foliage losses on elm hackberry and other trees and warns of a possible repeat this year. The method involves applying on smooth bark areas to hinder egg laying by wingless females.
Notice to creditors of Oscar L Mathias estate in Jefferson County Nebraska. Claims must be filed by June 27 1938. A hearing will be held June 28 1938 at 9 A M in the County Court room to examine allow or adjust all filed claims. Dated February 25 1938. County Judge 324 E R Bee Seal.
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran near Diller announces Pastor L J Wolff and Supt C L Hullman. Sunday School 9 30, German Services 10 30, Luther League 7 30. Wednesday 8 00 Luther League debate argues that modern youth life is harder.
The article notes growing participation in church life under Pastor Howard H. Pyche and Superintendent Mrs. Earl Weigel. It expresses optimism that rising interest spans all church departments and activities.
A church invites worshippers to a 11 o clock service about conditions with text 2 16. Special music and fellowship promised. Sunday school at 10 o clock. March marks the last Sunday to join the march to church next Sunday.
The Methodist Episcopal Church reports Sunday School attendance rising to 92 with a goal of 100 next Sunday. Pastor C F Wagner and Superintendent Mrs Ray Lamb invite nonmembers to morning worship at 11 a.m. and urge spiritual deepening during Lent.
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