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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1929
Page
1
Professor Wagner spent Thanksgiving in Lincoln. Mr and Mrs Ab Cully came from Beatrice Tuesday. Mr and Mrs O J Mayborn visited Lincoln relatives for the holiday. Subscriptions were received at the Record office. Miss Morton spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Doniphan Nebraska.
Charlie Brandt reports a splendid visit at North Platte. Ducks were plentiful. Joe Miller Allen Folkers and families left Sunday for Lingle Wyoming to engage in farming. Mrs R F Starr traveled to Endicott Monday to spend Thanksgiving with her daughter Elizabeth Hughes and family.
Birt Miller now of Hemingford Nebraska arrived with a carload of potatoes on Monday, tracing his roots back to the Diller vicinity.
A muddy hole north of town froze Thursday night last week and cars have been crossing it dry shod since. Local drivers report solid footing and avoid getting stuck as temps stay below freezing.
Miss Betty Spear a teacher at Ditler high school spends Thanksgiving holidays at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Spear in Fairbury awaiting holiday celebrations with family and friends.
Four coal cars and three wheat cars derailed on a Burlington fast freight between Reynolds and Hubble. Two passenger and two freight trains were delayed four to ten hours. The crash stemmed from a crushed truck under a loaded wheat car. Conductor Coffey and Brakeman Bowery of Wymore were slightly injured. Wrecking crew from Wymore cleared the track.
Miss Gregg visited Peoria Kansas with Supt and Mrs Nelson for Thanksgiving at Morrowville. Edwin Jackson from Lincoln spent Sunday with cousin Richard Mayboro. Ruth Steffen of Lincoln joined her parents F W and Mrs Steffen for Thanksgiving. Velte and daughter Marguerite traveled to Missouri for Thanksgiving. Mrs Rudolph Lampe near Diller was treated in Beatrice hospital. Sheriff Tippin seized slot machines and punch boards during a casual visit last Saturday.
Lynn Wagoner and Richard Mayborn of the State University joined Harold Logan of the State Agricultural College for a weekend gathering at their respective Diller residences.
Mrs. W. A. Wagner receives word of her mother's serious illness in Decatur Arkansas. She and her young son Albert depart on the noon train November 20. Prof. Wagner and daughter Annetta remain at home bathing while she is away.
A Friday evening gathering at the Frisbie home hosted N R C members and families. Rook provided entertainment with high scores won by Mrs Florence Richardson and Mrs Edson Madden. A late lunch followed. The next meeting will be hosted by Mr and Mrs Leonard Richardson on Nov 29.
The report records Mr. and Mrs. Homer Brunk sharing Thanksgiving dinner with relatives in Plymouth. It mentions Mr. Corrad Arnott and Clara Sasse, with Mrs. Rolland Hird ill but improving. Henry Frisbie of Hank's Cafe is described, and references to local storefronts and residents like Roelf Beckman appear in brief captions.
Mr and Mrs buson Madden and family depart Weis Sty fore noon bound for Nebr via Potts re Nebr en route to Kansas to visit Madden relatives. The gathering at Callaghoner home invites fancy work and a PrestAt potto excerd 10¢. Also notes Madge and others visiting relatives on Mudie farm two miles north of Mes east of Diiler.
Kenneth Fouts visited from Seward this week while Dean Barber of the State University spent a short vacation with Diller relatives. Local farmers finished corn husking as Edith Patton and other State University students enjoyed Thanksgiving with home folks. banks, businesses, and the post office closed for part of the day.
Robert Beckwith travels with his brother in law Wayne Richardson of Fairbury to Canon City Colorado where Richardson has accepted foremanship in a large bakery. Bob expects to stay if he can find work otherwise he plans to return in a few days.
The NCSA met at Miss Charlott Loock's home on Wednesday November 29 with twelve members attending. A Thanksgiving poem or reading was shared by all and Miss Marguerite Velte joined as a guest. The final guess off awarded the prize to Mrs S C Hutchinson. Refreshments were served. next gathering planned with Mrs A A Eick on December 4.
The paper asks readers to report any unusual visits departures or routine changes to keep the public informed. Citizens are urged to cooperate and share details with the publication for wider awareness.
Yesterday's quotations show Wheat at 1.05 old, corn 5c, new corn 75c, oats 45c, cream 37c, eggs 4c, heavy hens 17c, springs 15c, roosters 10c. Prices reflect local market conditions for grain and farm produce.
R F Starr and Mrs Starr completed a 1780 mile business journey through central and western Nebraska and northeast Colorado. Snowffected segments included Oxford on the 7th and Kearney on the 20th with lighter conditions into Lincoln on the 23rd. They praised west moisture as ideal for wheat, noting three days of rain and three heavy snows in thirty days and minimal drifting. Inspections were hindered in Kimball County Nebraska and Washington County Colorado, but Mrs Starr enjoyed the trip with no tire trouble except on a rough Diller to north road segment.
Mr and Mrs L M Cavett and Mr and Mrs Frank T Pearce accepted an invitation from their daughter and granddaughter Mrs Veda Mae Hirsch to dine with her husband Alvin Hirsch on Thanksgiving at their Fairbury home.
A reflective piece on mood swings and resilience. It argues adversity, disillusionment, envy, and fear strain the mind more than physical pain. People drift down when mental faculties falter and must adjust before lasting demoralization occurs.
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