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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1941
Page
5
The listing shows grain prices for wheat corn and oats with eggs and poultry values. Includes hog price at 9.05 per hundredweight and mentions Leghorn hens and old roosters per pound. Market furnished by Black Brothers with a Thursday entry.
The island of Madagascar is nearly as large as the state of Texas, highlighting its substantial geographic scale and distinguishing features relative to a U.S. state.
Small classified notices list items for sale in Shea Nebraska and Lincoln by Alpha Wiemers and Dr Lookabaugh. Offerings include harness, carpentry tools, and a range of glasses from Sears Roebuck with optometrist services guaranteed.
S C Hutchinson offers a stock of mower and binder parts at discount prices for cash. He notes the shop is not open at all times but is always available in mornings and evenings for calls or visits.
For sale two bedsteads one good as new coil spring mattress one oak round extension dining table with six chairs one electric radio one white enamel five burner kerosene stove with built in oven one baby carriage sewing machine child’s bed other household articles also one Jayhaw haystacker and a Dempsey hay-sweep See Henry Weshels one mile west of Diller
Denney and Denney attorneys seek final accounting for the estate of Louis Wenz deceased in Jefferson County Nebraska. The county court will hear June 13, 1941 at 10:00 AM in the County Court Room to approve or contest the final settlement and determine heirs at law. Public notice dated May 19, 1941. Samuel Gallamoure County Judge. First published May 22, last June 5.
Mrs Roy Greider reports new peas for dinner Tuesday evening. Mrs Mary Strockey is reported almost blind at her sister’s home in Oregon. Mr and Mrs Albert Holle and son of near Marysville Kansas visited Sunday with the former’s brother HM Holle and family. W A Soyder, Charley Cully, and Arthur Grone attended the Jack Clancy funeral at Beatrice last Thursday afternoon. Eldred Carpenter has been dolling up the portable band stand for the summer concerts. Clyde Broadstone and his nephew LeRoy Broadstone visited with sister and aunt Mrs Pulec and husband John last Sunday at Swanton.
Dr Mayborn owns a Chevrolet bought from Geer Brothers in Diller. Roy Casper and Earl Weaver unloaded a load of 16 18 20 foot bridge planks for the county and stacked them at the rear of the S C Hutchinson building. Elmer Loth returns from Camp Robinson to visit his mother and siblings for a week. An all Mennonite Sunday school convention is planned in Fairbury city park next Sunday May 25 with an all day program and notable speakers.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sieford hosted a farewell dinner for Mrs. Frank Shoebottom and her son at their home southwest of Diller. The group included Mrs. Doris Cole and her sons, the Blausers from near Diller, the Dillers, and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Spark. Mrs. Shoebottom and her son depart for Buffalo New York to join husband and father working in an airplane factory.
Mrs. Roelfs also known as Maxine Fry is staying with her parents Mr and Mrs Q J Fry north of town. Her husband Leonard Roelf has been sent to Lawrenceville Illinois to perform electric welding on war tanks and is due to arrive in Diller today for a family visit. Their home is in Omaha.
A surprise birthday party was held last Sunday evening at the Carpenter home four miles northwest of Diller for Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Carpenter whose birthdays are May 18 and 19. Attendees included Vern and Tilda Casper Endicott Beatrice Cather Carpenter Lorraine George Carpenter Kataline Ralph Carpenter Fairbury Wayne Carpenter Harbine Ira Casper Carole Walter Klemme Leona Irene Shanek and Carl Schouelle and Irene Shanek all of Diller. Games and refreshments followed. Irene Shanek baked the centerpiece birthday cake. Mrs. Carpenter, long ill, is slowly recovering.
The Diller Women's Club held its annual Mother and Daughter Tea at the Methodist Church on May 7. Mrs Agnes Crane Wright Steele chaired as guest speaker who gave two brief book reviews The Daughters His Happy Day and The Mothers The Longest Way Mrs Wright provided entertaining remarks for a large audience. Mrs Clark spoke for Modern Mothers and Juanita Anderson also spoke.
The Daughters program included special music by the Intermediate and Junior High girls and the Senior High Girls Glee directed by Miss Bull. All performers were introduced by president Mrs Clarence Hiatt. Refreshments followed in the basement after the program, with the meeting run by the music and social committees.
Church notices from Congregational Church list services at 11 A.M with sermon on John 4 14 and choir music plus an invitation to bring visitors to family pews. Weekly events include Sunday School at 10 and 9 A.M English services. Friday choir practices and mission meeting. Luther League social and three act comedy Bolts and Nuts. Vacation Bible School starts June 2 with bus routes.
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran announces Rev. L J Woltz as pastor and C L Hullman named superintendent with S 8 noted in the service bulletin.
W H Clark pastor and Mrs Ray Lamb in charge. Sunday School 11 A M preaching service with Born Again as the subject. Young People's League at 8 p m, changing from 7 30 to 8. Farm residents requested the shift. Important matters to discuss Sunday night, be on time. No definite announcement on summer Bible school.
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