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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1923
Page
3
Wanted information on James Boardman formerly of County Wexford Ireland who lived in Diller Nebraska in 1879 or his heirs if deceased. Address Denney Denney Attorneys Fairbury Nebraska.
Mr and Mrs Phil Dawson were Diller visitors from Endicott Wednesday Otto Bruckachen left Burlington Wednesday on a business trip to Sheboygan Wis Hubert and Eleanor Filley went to Kansas City on the early train Tuesday morning to spend Thanksgiving with relatives Mrs Nettie Henrichs of Wichita Kan arrived Monday on No 17 for a visit at the home of her sister Mrs R F Starr
Mr and Mrs J A Culy and daughter Mrs Grace Remley were from Beatrice yesterday to spend Thanksgiving with their son and brother C H Cully and family.
Jorden Sanman C E Waggoner Clint Tristman S C Hutchinson and Clifford Sparks traveled to Lincoln in the former’s car to see the Nebro Syracuse football game which Syracuse won 730 over Nebro.
Mr and Mrs J L Hughes travel to Reynolds on No 17 Monday to join their sons Wilber of Reynolds and Cleve of Morrowville Kan for a motor trip to Beaver Crossing Nebraska where they will hold a family reunion at the home of another son and his family.
The article notes 36 843 000 miles of telephone wires could span the earth moon distance 15 times and would cross that void 154 times if laid between earth and moon. It emphasizes the vast reach of the US telephone network across towns and hamlets.
The article describes peak calling times around 9:30 in the morning and again around 4 to 5 pm. It notes morning business calls, midday declines, afternoon social calls, and a surge during emergencies or events such as fires storms or transportation interruptions.
Mr and Mrs C L F E Blauser spent Thanksgiving with E a Habicht and family. For sale about a dozen extra fine Po and China gifts at one cent over market price Marten Fanders. Mrs C E Carr of Fairbury spent Thanksgiving with her sister Mrs Dr Diehl and other Diller relatives. Mrs Otto Schnuelle at Harbine has diphtheria and the house is quarantined. Mr and Mrs Vern Bickard came from Fairbury to spend Thanksgiving with Diller relatives and friends.
The two days off will let teachers spend Thanksgiving and the weekend at their homes.
Word was received Wednesday of the death of Mrs. Jim Martin of Nebraska City, sister in law of Mrs. Joan Roscrans Edna Martin of Odell.
Miss Grace Myers used the Thanksgiving vacation to visit her mother Mrs. Geo Myers at the home in Diller during the holiday break from Fairbury schools.
Arthur Grone buys the A D Stotts house in the west part of town and plans immediate remodeling. He will remove the two upper rooms, add an extension to forty feet in length, construct a full basement and install a bungalow style roof.
Thanksgiving visits and a string of social events fill the week. Caldwell family dinners in Beatrice. Frank Bryant from Lincoln visiting with daughter and family. Paul Stull from Fairbury stayed over. Mrs. Wm Lea and Mrs. Carpenter hosts. Kari Stull and Jamie from Fairbury visited Frank Coles. Henry Jess traveled to Lincoln on business. Rupert Andrews family and Roy Wagner hosts. Anna Long heads to Illinois for three weeks. Rupert attends grain and live stock convention in Omaha. J H Logan shipped a carload of bugs. Mothers and daughters club quilt session with seven members. Y G I G club met with nine members and four visitors. festive Thanksgiving lunch served. next meeting set for December 19.
Conservative estimates place chinch bugs in the winter wheat belt at fifty million dollars in damage to corn, wheat and oats. Bugs hibernate in fenced, waste, and roadside areas and hatch next spring. Effective control relies on fall and winter burning, preferably with back-fire against the wind, coordinated township and county campaigns.
James P. Fairbank writes from Santa Cruz detailing California agriculture in 1923. He cites apple and apricot marketing woes, peach shipments to market, a 10 000 car load lettuce projection, and a growing poultry trade. He describes local climate, Santa Cruz’s heritage, and his Extension Specialist work at Davis.
A dog hidden under a barrel traps Mr Fox as Neighbor Dog, chained at home, vows to call on him. After a fierce chase through the barnyard, Fox escapes to his own house while Dog digs a new doorway. The farmer’s boy and dog resume life, and Fox plans to change his visiting list.
Prof John M Evward of the animal husbandry section at Iowa State College Ames traveled to the Yards on Tuesday to pick up cattle for experimental feeding at the college farm. He was accompanied by A Sykes of Ida Grove president of the Corn Belt Meat Producers association.
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