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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
3
The Diller markets show corrected figures across grains and eggs with No 1 corn yellow corn white oats dry cream and No 2 eggs. Leghorn hens weigh 4 to 5 pounds and hog prices are about 5 35 per hundred pounds. Grain market data furnished by Black Brothers.
Notice to heirs and interested persons that a petition asks Chester Sparks be appointed administrator of Carrie G Sparks estate. Hearing set for May 25 1940 at 9 o clock A M with date April 29 1940. E R Bee County Judge.
Mr and Mrs I V Fanders and John L Lamb attended the funeral of Millard Thompson at Beat Rice Wednesday afternoon with family members present and mourners gathering to pay respects.
Mrs Wm Wiemers and daughters Loretta and Joyce stayed Saturday night with her parents Mr and Mrs Oaks Lottman at Fairbury where Mrs Lottman is seriously ill. Mr and Mrs Eden from a Kansas farm south of Diller visited Diller on Saturday.Miss Lucile Eden from Hughes store joined her parents to spend Sunday.
Earnest Schultz, a carpenter, is listed as working at his trade in Beatrice.
Chas Hood and son in law from near Beatrice visited friends in town Monday. Dr and Mrs Pease visited Lincoln Sunday. Sr Hutchinson nursed a boil on neck. W F Warthen from Beattie Kansas spent Sunday in Diller with family. Ellis church board voted Monday evening to paint parsonage and church buildings soon. Miss Rachel Viers returned from Beatrice Friday to spend the weekend with family before school closes.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Hughes hosted as guests last Sunday Mrs C Clark and Mr Clark of Edgar. Mr Clark formerly served as superintendent of the Steele City school.
Honoring Mother the Junior Chair sponsors a Mother Day program at 10 o clock Sunday morning inviting all. Families from Bremen Kansas visited Gerd Henrichs last Sunday. Wm Carico of Lincoln brought his parents to his home after a health visit with Dr. Charlies Pease.
For Sale Kaffir Corn 21 Meyer Brothers For Sale Bonham Theatre tickets at 9 discount at the Record office Seed corn few bushels of White Seed Corn shelled graded and tested S C Hutchinson For Sale Home grown high germination state tested Atlas Largo Early Kale Sooner Mile seeds Price 125 per bu Cercean tested for smut 15c per bu extra Henry Wiemers at Diller Nebr
Mrs. Mattie Clark with Miss Gertrude Lambert and Miss Carrie Clark called at the D. W. Fanders home Wednesday evening. They were traveling to Guide Rock after attending the funeral of Millard F. Thompson in Beatrice. Mrs. Clark serves as a nurse at Dr. Reed hospital in Deshler.
Cool Summer Duds announces a new line of summer wear for men women and children. Bert Pease promotes the collection and lists phone number 154 03 for orders in this catalog style notice.
Miss Ruth Hurst a Steele City schoolteacher spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Floyd Hughes and son Richard The visit featured singing at Sunday school of I was a Stranger by Miss Hurst and Mrs Hughes and Richards solo Prayer Perfect at church Richards performance was praised as beautiful.
Mrs Christie Seaman arrived home Sunday from Davenport Iowa after attending the funeral of her step daughter. En route she stayed one night in Omaha and one in Lincoln with her grandson Wayne Thompson and family. She reports Joe Blair has been ill five weeks with a heart ailment after a flu attack. Wayne Thompson brought her home in time for church.
Mr and Mrs Stewart and daughter Otho Jennings join Mr and Mrs James Gefer for a journey to Phillipsburg Kansas for the dedication of the Mammoth oil refinery owned by Farmers Co operative Association. About 25000 attendees filled the event noted by KMMJ radio. Phillipsburg lies 30 miles south of Alma.
The U S report from Lincoln shows Jefferson county rainfall for the week ending last Saturday at 20 of an inch. Beatrice lodge members attended Monday evening and witnessed work in the third degree.
LaForrest Fasnacht traveled to Wayne Nebraska on Wednesday to take a position on the Burlington division. Harry Close's brother serves as foreman at the site.
Tom Baumfolk has leased the Hollenberg Kansas elevator and will manage operations this season. Planned improvements include new scales and other plant upgrades.
Mr and Mrs Dick Fanders of Beatrice visited Diller on Saturday and called on their daughter Mrs Herman Schoen and family four miles west of town. Dick promotes an electric fencer agency describing it as the best ever.
The Dorcas Society of the Methodist church will meet one week later this month on May 23. Mrs. Orlo Geer chairs the committee and Mrs. Nippert leads devotionals.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Greene and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Snyder left last Saturday morning for a visit with relatives with the former at Aurora and the latter at Grand Island. They returned home Tuesday. Mrs. Albers looked after things at the Grone home during their absence and Mr. and Mrs. Greider had charge of affairs at Snyders.
Rev. and Mrs Clark hosted relatives and friends from Sterling area for a weekend gathering. Mr Beubler and Miss Ruth Werner, members of Hopewell church, visited from Saturday to Sunday. Beubler, a former couple married by Rev Clark, recalls his five years as pastor. E W Sinn family dropped by around 1 A.M. Sunday for meals and time with Sinn's parents, while Mr and Mrs Fred Neilson of Fairbury arrived at noon for both lunch and dinner.
Australian bees depend on eucalyptus for nectar as authorities warn there are not enough flowers to meet a major apiarist's honey demand.
A concise maxim urges swift action and diligence. The quotation underscores avoiding idleness and postponement, advocating immediate effort and productive use of each moment.
In the New Guinea highlands beetles signify manhood among youths. Rare, vividly colored beetles are prized. when scarce, stylish young men adorn their beards with birds plumage to maintain a dressy appearance in village life.
Sunday School 9:30 English Service 10:45 Confirmation and Holy Communion for Lorthy Roelf Evelyn Bebrends Esther Roelfs Margaret Meyer Harold Aaratt Wayne Roseman Duaine Wolken. High School Bac calaureate at Methodist church. Congregational meeting after services. May 19 no preaching due to Synod meeting with delegate Albert Kish in Nebraska. India Lace Day Tea May 22 open to all ladies.
The Congregational Church invites all to honor mothers with a special Sunday school and worship program. The men’s class is asked to attend in full and an offering will be taken in memory of mothers. A brief program and a class photo are planned. The pastor will speak on The Fine Art of Co operating. A baccalaureate at 8 pm at the Methodist church.
W H Clark pastor Mrs Ray Lamb Sunday School at 10 A M brief junior choir program junior league 5 00 P M 8 00 PM baccalaureate service board meeting Friday 8 PM no senior league service this Sunday evening
The vice president is sworn in before the president, marking the orderly transition of power. The ceremony underscores constitutional protocol and the continuity of government.
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