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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1936
Page
5
The Diller Markets lists No 1 Wheat and No 2 Oats with rye corn and cream prices. Eggs hens and spring chickens priced per 44 pounds with Leghorn hens listed by pound. Corrected every Thursday edition No 1.
Classified items include For Sale Young veesed dresses or picked orders from Mrs Geo D Sasse of Diller Nebraska. A Wanted ad seeks an ambitious man with a car in Jefferson County with good income for steady work by S F Baker Co Keokuk Iowa. Also offered is Christmas greeting card samples a box of 21 high class Gift cards with names printed for $1.00 claimed to be nicer than last year’s.
In Jefferson County District Court trustees for the Protestant Orphans Home filed Oct 27 1936 a petition to construe the will of A H Colman deceased and obtain a judgment locating the Protestant Home at Diller Nebraska within the trust terms. The filing seeks determination that Diller is a proper location and within the trust’s conditions.
Miss Grace Myers from Falls City visited for a weekend. Miss Elsie Franzen traveled to Omaha by bus last Sunday to stay with relatives. Miss Pearl Sparks dined with Mr. and Mrs. William Behrends Sunday. L. M. Hurst of Beatrice called Monday for Lentz Motor Co. sales. Mr. H Diller of Lincoln visited his sister Mrs. Willis Clark Saturday night. Mrs. Best of Atchison Kansas arrived Friday evening to visit friends and attend business matters.
Mr and Mrs Volsey Raymond and Dickie and Mr and Mrs Jim Forest of Lincoln visited relatives on Sunday. Mrs Calkins is spending her usual winter visit with her son Lee Calkins and wife at Blue Springs. Mrs Ira Casper underwent an appendicitis operation at Odell and returned home Wednesday evening after a speedy recovery.
Mr and Mrs Carl Sandman and family came back to Denver last week to attend the funeral of Carl Sandman Sr the father of the family.
Mr and Mrs Rupert Andrews along with Miss Hamel and Mr W A Schindler and Leon ard Wiemers were Diller folks at the Pitt Nebraska game in Lincoln last Saturday.
Oake Franzen of Steele City served as a caller at the office Saturday afternoon. He reports a fairly good year in his trade of carpentry and building and expresses thanks for the steady work and prospects.
Mr and Mrs Cavett visited friends and relatives at Beatrice and Fairbury last Sunday. Bob Andrews cut a gash in his ankle Wednesday while operating an ore. He is not seriously injured. Mr W A Snyder who has been quite poorly for sometime entered the General Hospital at Odell Tuesday for observation.
Mrs Lillian Colman accompanied Mr and Mrs Spear from Fairbury last Sunday to inspect the orphanage property she trustees.
Mr and Mrs Sinkey of Hartington Nebraska and Miss Ethel Sinkey of Sioux City Iowa parents and sister of superintendent Sinkey spent a little over a week at the latter's home.
Mrs. Fred Schnuelle aged about 85 has improved considerably after going to live with her daughters Mrs Krebs and Mr and Mrs Rudolph Ackerman near Kanorade Kansas due to poor health.
Mr and Mrs Henry Frisbie spent the night with the latters father A O Richardson and wife. Sue Ann Bell daughter of Mr and Mrs Raleigh Bell of Lincoln also stayed at her grandparents Mr and Mrs H A Bell for the night.
Mr and Mrs E F Habicht of Worthington Minnesota visited Diller from Sunday evening to Thursday staying with Mrs Habichts mother Mrs Robertson and sisters Miss Lelia Robertson and Mrs Chas E Waggoner. Ernest Habicht called at the office and squared his subscription while commenting on Wednesday closing of general stores. The note argues small towns must stay competitive or risk losing trade to larger centers.
The Rev. Marcus Dillahunty near Lebanon testified he found nails driven into corn ears from his field and later identified corncobs with his nails at ten hog pens belonging to two neighbors. Theft charges were filed based on the evidence.
Mr and Mrs John Carico welcomed relatives for the weekend including their nephew John Carico a building contractor from Oklahoma and their son and wife Mr and Mrs Wm Carico from Lincoln.
Mr and Mrs Fred Steffen and other locals enjoyed meeting old neighbors and friends at the Congregational church supper held last Saturday evening near town about four and a half miles northwest.
A Chicago Tribune columnist recalls a young woman who misread two book titles. She saw Wake Up and Live and Live Alone and Like It in a bookstore window and telephoned to order Wake Up Alone and Like It instead.
Mr and Mrs Roy Newcomb and family of Morrowville Kansas visited Sunday at the home of her cousin Mrs A O Richardson and husband east of town. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Caldwell were also afternoon callers at the Jardson home.
Weekend guests included Mrs. P. C. Fell of Holstein Iowa Mrs. Ira Miller of Lincoln and Mrs Wm Bolender of Boeings They returned home Sunday evening Mrs Bee a Ellis cousin stayed longer and was honored at a Ross Hays family dinner Wednesday
Rev L J Wolff and Rev H G Knaub lead a Luther League event at 10 30 English services and 7 30 p m Thanksgiving service. New members welcomed. An offering supports a $10000 Luther League project to build a church and community center in Tai Tung Chen China with a clinic kindergarten reading room and classrooms. Thanksgiving English service Thursday at 10:00 is open to all.
The Sunday echo notes a 10 a m attendance goal of 100 for next Sunday. Worship at 11 with the annual Thanksgiving sermon Let us give thanks and special music. Young People’s League meets at 7 30 and the Woman’s Missionary Society holds an 8 o’clock Thanksgiving service with Mrs Pyche speaking. Psalm 100.
Judson Walton, longtime mail carrier, completes thirty years of service. He owns 60 horses and 19 automobiles as part of his personal pursuits alongside postal duties.
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