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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
5
Grain market prices listed by Christopher & Co show Wheat 105 cents per bushel, Corn yellow 62, Corn white 64, Oats 36, Cream 23 1 2 cents. Hogs priced at 10.30 per hundredweight with details on hens and roosters, springs, and born hens.
John Huttenmeyer is recovering after surgery to remove his tonsils. He remains under medical care and is expected to regain strength in the coming days.
Betty Thompson becomes the new cook for Pickerd's Cafe and prefers to work in Diller, not Fairbury, to be at home. Shoes are worth repairing if uppers are good. Mathias Electric, Shoe shop, located north of Bonham Theatre in Fairbury, Nebraska.
If it's glasses you need, come to Sears Roebuck Lincoln. Dr Lookabsaugh, Reg. Optometrist. Best Service Best Prices. Guaranteed Glasses. Ernest Schulz builds a new barn two miles east of Hanover Kansas. He started the foundation earlier in the week.
Classified line shows a radio service listing with contact phone 47 and location Diller. Short sale note indicates available item for purchase.
C L Geer Lumber offers new wagon boxes at fair prices in Diller Nebraska. Visit to inspect selection. Phone 153:02 for details and availability.
Mr and Mrs Southwick accompany Rev Innis from Endicott to meet old friends at the Homecoming. They are doubly interested since their son Raleigh is a superintendent of the Sunday School.
Harry Green plans to depart next Monday from Fairbury on the Rock Island to Los Angeles California to visit his son Rhue Green. His daughter Marguerite also lives in the city. The length of the visit has not been announced. He looks forward to the trip with considerable expectation.
Robert Diller traveled from Chicago to spend the weekend in Lincoln arriving Saturday morning by train. He was met by his father J. Smith Diller and taken to Odell to visit his family and help his infant son Robert Jr. start life well. Diller returned to Chicago Sunday evening.
Mrs. Marie Schmidt hosted a goose dinner with all trimmings on Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Gerd Henrichs Sr and family Mr. and Mrs. Emil DeBoer and family Mr. and Mrs. Gerd Henrichs Jr and family Henry Henorichs and Charley Schnieder and Cal Ewing of Plymouth The occasion celebrated Mrs. DeBoer’s and Alvin Saathoff’s birthdays.
John Steiner and Clare Allen hosted Rev Paul L. Gerhard in Diller after meeting him in Wy more last Friday. Gerhard, a 45 year Japan missionary and cousin to the Steiners and Waggoners, lives in Lancaster during U.S. furloughs but cannot secure a passport to return abroad. He has taught English at North Jegen College in Sendai and works on regional projects while visiting Honolulu connections with Mrs. Allen.
Final account filed by administrator Samuel Gallamore for the estate of Henry W. F. Schuette, deceased, in Jefferson County Nebraska. Hearing on November 28, 1941 at 10:00 A.M. in the County Court Room to contest final settlement and discharge, with Dated October 29, 1941. First pub 116, last 20.
Mrs Martha Negus hosted fifteen Kensington members at her home on Tuesday October 28. Roll call recalled prank tales and superstitions. Committee entertainers were Mrs Jennie Shanek and Mrs Etta Sieford. Plans were made for the twenty ninth anniversary dinner at Mrs Katherine Dailey on Tuesday November 11 1941. Roll call will be suggestions for the coming year. New officers to be elected at the next meeting.
John Wrigley and his mother Mrs Carrie Wrigley of Lincoln returned home Saturday after a week with relatives in Wyoming Illinois.
V Raymond and his son Dickie with Hebron friends visited his mother and sisters Sunday. Volney resigned as Hebron pharmacist for a higher paying role in Hastings starting last Monday. Dickie stays in Hebron to continue school.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Hill hosted relatives for dinner last Sunday at their home one mile east and a half mile north of Jack Hill schoolhouse. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Mayborn and daughter of Beatrice, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Glathar and their children from seven miles northwest, Mrs. Mollie Riddle, and Mrs. Ina Hil and daughter Glenda of Diiler.
Rev H W Case and Mrs Case visited the Congregational parsonage during a weekend. Case serves as Superintendent of the Ft Berthold Indian Mission at Elbowoods ND. They traveled to Omaha for the Midwestern Council of Congregational Churches and stayed with Rev and Mrs R D Hall en route to Boulder CO where their three children study at the university schools. Elbowoods was former home of Rev Hall who was born there more than three score years ago.
Station Agent W. I. Filley had eight Burlington bridge carpenters this week helping with depot and yard improvements. They repaired stock yard pens, removed the north depot porch, built a new platform and steps, repaired side gables, erected a coal house, and tore down part of Shea stock yards before heading to Endicott for further repairs.
The Men’s Club gathered Tuesday evening in the church basement with country members outnumbering town folk. Lacking a pianist, the event became recreation and business featuring shuffleboards and boxing gloves. Doyle Weaver teased Sunday school teacher Keith Hays about the law. The group voted to move meetings to the first Thursday each month and planned a program with an oyster supper at the next gathering.
Mr and Mrs Hermano Sixel and a young lady teacher from Harbine attended the church Homecoming last Sunday. They stayed for dinner and the social hour following the service.
Irene Grieder and Dorothy Scheele hosted a Halloween party Friday night for their Sunday School class at Dorothy Scheele home. Guests played games after greeting a skeleton and prizes were awarded to Mrs Barber Peggy Ball Darlene and Mary Elizabeth Freitag and Dorothy Scheele. Refreshments included pumpkin pie with whipped cream cocoa and popcorn balls served by Mrs Roy Grieder and Mrs Henry Scheele. Attendees were Shirley Walker Peggy Bail Mrs Barber Irene Grieder Mary Elizabeth Freitag Darlene Freitag and Doses Scheele.
The Congregational Church announces 11 AM sanctuary service titled World Government Day. Minister Robert D Dell leads, with Ray Green as music director and Herb Barber as secretary. Sermon on 1 Cor 6 6 asks if Christians should judge the world and inquire about American citizens belonging to a World Government.
The schedule lists 7 P.M. Young People's meeting on Tuesday and a Tuesday evening Women's Association quilting session at Mrs. Mayborn's home. Friday hosts the Women's Association with Mrs. Clarence Renz. Saturday features 7 P.M. orchestra and 8 P.M. choir practices, plus a parsonage meeting of the Men's class program committee.
Hope Evangelical and Reform Church in Harbine Nebraska lists services for November 9 1941 with a 10 AM Sunday School and Bible Class 11 AM English worship and notices about Women's Society Catechetical class Christian Endeavor Mission and Harvest Sunday November 23 and Memorial Services. The text includes garbled lines from hymns and church greetings.
The Methodist church will celebrate the 75th anniversary with a Sunday School program led by M. Prof H. Billey from the extension department and a visit by Pastor F. Dow. The pastor and his wife will attend, and the Young People group will meet with the usual program at 7 PM.
Rev. L J Wolff and C L Hulsman conduct 8 9 30 English services and 10 30 Luther League at St. Paul’s. Missionary Society collects offerings at 7 20 pm. Thanking Day observance on the 27th with 10 am services. Everyone is cordially invited.
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