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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1924
Page
3
William Barber arrived from Steele City yesterday. Farmers in the Diller area report corn planting is completed. Some locals argue there is no free speech in the country.
Mrs. Arthur Wieths visited her mother in Jansen Tuesday. Kaffir corn seed for sale at 50 and 65 ets per bushel by Wm. Garrels of Steele City. Rev. and Mrs. W F Clark traveled to Beatrice where they once lived. Farmers Shipping Association sent a carload of hogs to the St Joe market Tuesday. Mrs. A A Eick and daughter Francis and Mrs. Clara Myers visited relatives in Fairbury Tuesday.
Mrs. Will Egger of Lincoln is visiting this week with the Diller relatives the Amoses and Frank Grabbers.
Miss Flossie Raymond hosted Mrs. Frank Merritt of San Francisco for dinner Tuesday. E J Schenk manager of Farmers Union Co op store was buying goods on the St. Joe market Wednesday. Glenn Blauser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Titus Blauser, broke his right arm last Friday cranking an auto or a Ford. The tongue in cheek line notes long hair may trigger asthma and hay fever with bald heads also affected.
A review of historical records shows that pioneer settlers organized comparatively few afternoon tea dances. The note highlights the sparse social gatherings in that period and reflects on community life.
Miss Lena Lottman traveled to Odell on number 16 Thursday for the wedding of her friend Miss Lena Dickman and returned Friday evening.
Mr and Mrs Box Hallie enjoy a visit from the former's mother Mrs Anna Hallie of Herkimer Kans and his sister Mrs TD Stokes of Tulsa Okla during their stay in town.
Officials answer how railway crossing accidents can be prevented noting that they are avoidable by not crossing tracks ahead of approaching trains.
Dry seasoned furnace wood priced at 5.00 per load delivered, 3.45 on site, straight oak and walnut 6.00. Seasoned oak and walnut posts 2 for 25 cents. May 1st as estimate. J. M. Hiatt. John Hayworth Jr of Omaha, former Diller resident, visiting uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Isaac Saylor, stopped at the Record office yesterday with Mrs Saylor.
Mr and Mrs George Specht and daughter Gertrude Lottman and Mr and Mrs Alonzo Specht traveled to Fairbury for dinner with LaVern Pickard. George Specht and his wife then visited her brother Wes Carmichal in Thompson while the group watched the Diller versus Powell league baseball game in Powell.
Miss Martha Frerichs assists Mrs. F D Carr with household chores. The brief notice highlights a neighborly aid effort and daily domestic tasks in a local community context.
Dr S B Viers drove a Buick Six touring car from Lincoln last week. Diller won a county league baseball game at Powell on Sunday 3 to 2. Mrs H E Green returned Friday evening from visiting her children Everett and Nellie Green in Lincoln. Some men forget that nobody can fool all the people all the time. Thus they get in line for investigation.
E L Loock rode the Burlington line as a passenger on a Tuesday business trip spanning western Kansas and eastern Colorado through Burlington.
The president's veto of the Bursum pension bill is upheld by a narrow margin of one vote in the Senate. The decision adds a crucial checkpoint against the proposed pension measure and shapes ongoing legislative battles.
Mrs. F. G. McManes who had visited at the home of her daughter Mrs. Clarence Hiatt returned yesterday to her home in Oskaloosa La.
H H Green came home Wednesday from Beatrice where he underwent an appendicitis operation. He reports feeling fine and dandy.
Postal officials urge clear handwriting to ensure prompt, accurate delivery. Clerks emphasize legible names and addresses, guidance to avoid misrouting and delays in sorting and posting.
Renewals of subscriptions to the Record were received this week from Jasper Long of McDonald Kansas J T Carmichael of St Francis Kansas and Mrs J C Stucker of Kansas City Missouri.
Seventeen members attended a Friday meeting of the Diller Lincoln club held at Mrs. William L. Weigel's home 1611 Roslyn terrace. Out of town guest Mrs. E. E Weigel of Diller joined in a guessing game and a decorated cake served as luncheon centerpiece. The club will meet again on the second Friday in June at Mrs. W. J. Hembhpill's 1411 Washington street.
The Diller High School senior class staged Am I Intruding a three act mystery comedy last Friday in the opera house directed by Prof. Erickson. Lyle Hood led the cast with strong audience appeal while Robby Hutchinson Earnest Rathburn Martie Green and many others filled roles. Excellent Lenhart orchestra music accompanied the performance.
Mrs. Merritt formerly Miss Mabel Folkers of Diller, now of San Francisco, toured back east via New Orleans Montgomery Washington and other stops before Springfield Conference. She plans to return to Nebraska and left after learning her two children were exposed to smallpox.
At Diller Camp 1668 Lincoln Nebraska April 22 1924 A R Talbot Head Consul forwards a letter noting Jacob C Stucker died insured for 2000 after 22 years of premiums totaling 448.70 The Society pays 2000 to Stucker’s beneficiaries urging Camp members to recruit new local members and honor the deceased’s service.
The piece lists monthly farming tasks and cautions from sheep shearing to straw berry harvest. It emphasizes caring for livestock, hoof care, grain feeding, chick sizing, horse barefooting, dairy feeding, pig growth, Decoration Day reflections, rat prevention, and cream handling for butter in warm months.
A colorful line from Uncle Ken mocks boss race speculation and bets, noting that accusing a man of crookedness often provokes indignation and curiosity about the sure thing bet. The quip hints at political tension and public interest in betting on outcomes.
The name Calvary derives from Calvaria the Latin form of Golgotha meaning a bare skull. The term was given to a rock or prominence shaped to resemble a skull.
A cryptic line from the New York Tribune notes that burial in the potter’s field preserves grave peace for millennia, suggesting quiet finality beyond disturbance by future generations.
A riddle like verse notes a bluffer who sleeps beneath a short cover. When he pulls it up to shield his head he exposes his feet. The piece observes bluffers bluff only themselves briefly.
A new comparator at the National Physical Laboratory in England can accurately measure the millionth part of an inch, removing the need for guesswork in dividing an inch into a million parts.
The text extolls the value of perseverance in work and staying with proposals through difficulties. It asserts that enduring effort and commitment lead to advancement to executive roles and significant achievements.
Cologne in Germany was long known as The City of the Three Kings for centuries as it was believed to house the burial place of the magi from the East who followed the star to Bethlehem on the first Christmas night.
Notice to heirs and creditors that John Pulec has filed a petition for intestate succession. The hearing is set for June 14 1924 at 10 00 A M in Fairbury Nebraska to determine heirs kinship and descent in the real property described as Lot Five Block Two Original Town Steele City. Public notice dated May 2 1924 and published May 9 and May 23 1924.
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