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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1930
Page
3
A consolidated ad page notes geese for sale at various prices from Mrs Hutchinson and Mrs Hilder, Poland China gilts to farrow, used furniture and shoe shop deals, a moving ticket giveaway, and a carp sheller service. Local scenes include a snow cover, hospital expansion in Lincoln, and local people like Chris Knueppel and Grandma Kroetching.
The J T Club met at Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ahrends on November 13. Harlen Weaver won the high prize in rock the high, Henry Weaver took the consolation. Refreshments were served before departure, with thanks to the hosts. The next gathering is set for November 20 at Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weaver's.
Mrs William Kuenecke entertained fourteen J N C members on November 14 with all but two present A business meeting elected officers Pres Mrs Albert Hubka Vice Pres Mrs C A Hays Sec Mrs Keith Hays and Club Reporter Mrs Emma Hiatt Social time followed and a luncheon was served Mrs Hays invited members to meet December 3 at her home
Ray Abbott, eighteen, from Lincoln, faced a preliminary hearing in Fairbury on second degree murder charges. Arnold Warner, fifteen, also of Lincoln, died from wounds after a fight in a box car. The coroner previously confessed mistreatment. Abbott was brought from Lincoln after an alleged confession and pleaded not guilty, bound over.
A visiting reviewer reports Diller schools are well organized with an ambitious program led by Superintendent A J Nelson and principal Ada Wagner. The staff includes Vernus Krieger, Elizabeth Spear, Herbert Rasp, Rachel Albright, Lucile Hansen, Mrs Lissa Fanders, and Flossie Raymond.
Sam Freeman near Ellis has purchased a corn combine that cuts and shells corn like a wheat combine leaving stalks on the ground. It can harvest about 15 acres per day.
In Gage County the top milk producer among 27 herds tested in October is a registered Holstein owned by E. H. Jones & Son near Fairbury. The cow yielded 1,431 pounds of milk with 7 percent fat, equaling 67.6 pounds of butterfat in 26 days. William Lohman’s 13 Holsteins led the herd-average group with 1,218 pounds of milk and 43.6 pounds of butterfat.
The Womans Club hosted a Thanksgiving pageant with a roll call and verses. Mrs C B Calloway of Fairbury reported on the state conservation convention, sharing a detailed summary of proceedings.
Local note reports an Oriental jacket with gold dragons gifted to Dorothy Stainbrook by George Cornwell. Story ties to Cornwell’s China visit and a Daykin High School address on China by Cornwell.
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