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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1931
Page
5
Saturday morning first frost noted as sweet potatoes offered for sale by the bushel or pound. An ad by M Callander promotes shoe dyeing and polish services at Electric Shoe Shop in Fairbury Nebraska.
Ott J A Cully and Grace visit Beatrice as Beatrice High and Fairbury High schedule Armistice Day games. Small brindle terrier stray reported with owner Roy Roelf. Dentists advertise before school opens. Painting and papering offered at reduced prices by Rolf Beckman.
Henry Frisbie visited Lincoln on Tuesday and returned home with Misses Lois and Helen Hentichs accompanying him.
Mr and Mrs O J Mayborn drove to Lincoln Thursday morning for a two day session of the Nebraska Bankers association and to visit relatives.
Diller Farmers Grain Co offers top market price for hogs. R Andrews is manager and invites sellers to bring hogs for bidding on any day.
The eastern Nebraska muskrat trapping season runs December 1 to March 1, same as last year. Other open seasons include waterfowl October 20 to November 19, mink, rabbit and skunk with no closed season, squirrel October 1 to December 31, and coon and possum November 16 to February 15.
Robert J. Bell of Diller and Sadie Wylie of Lexington Nebr married October 1 1931. He is Diller High School graduate 19 and she a College at Kearney alumna now teaching in Lexington. They have since bought a dairy business at Corad Nebr as friends extend congratulations through the Record.
Denver Polo era noted. Mrs Fyora Langwor of Ellis visited this week in the home of her sister in law Mrs W N Sparks. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs George Chantp near Diller on October 17 1931. Gage county board voted to discontinue paying bounties on gophers and crews after October 17 1931.
Ay Raymond and family from Sede Miss Netlie Green of Lin eoin drove to Diller on Sunday and took relatives to the canyons for a picnic supper.
Mr and Mrs Herman Look of Peoria Illinois visited last Thursday at the bedside of ill E L Look and attended his passing. A renewal subscription received this week from Mrs Ora Packer Warren of Alda Nebraska notes she still enjoys the weekly home paper, living seven miles from Grand Island on Highway No 30.
Members met at Ina Hill's home October 9 with six members and four visitors present. The hostess served refreshments. next meeting is at Gertrude Renz's home October 23. Vivian Waggoner wrote about trapshooting after attending the Grand American Handicap in Vandalia Ohio and gathering information.
Mrs Clarence Hiatt entertained three tables of the Tuesday Bridge Club and guests from Odell and Diller at her east-of-town home Tuesday morning. Decorations featured autumn flowers and Jack O Lanterns. Mrs Richardson won high score. Mrs Newell was second. Refreshments followed.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Harris of Manville Wyoming were expected to attend the funeral of E. L. Loock. Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Leaper arrived from Pasadena California to visit relatives, including Albert Leaper, at their family home.
Mr and Mrs Carl Pilger of Cheyenne Wells Colorado stopped here yesterday on their return from Plainview Wayne and Lincoln. Mr Pilger is a nephew of the editor's wife and they will stay for a day or two. They hail from the wheat country with Mr Pilger raising over 10000 bushels this season.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barnes of Hollywood Calif visited relatives Mr. and Mrs H A Bell of Diller. Harold formerly lived in Weeping Water Neb and has been in California for several years. He now travels for the National Tourism Camp Advertising Co and will tour the southern states before returning to California.
Pink Clark announces the marriage of Hazel Clark to Mr. M. Jodell of Seattle on October 20 at Divine Science church with Henry Victor Morgan officiating. The couple will depart for San Francisco to sail Friday for Fabrica Occidental Negros, Philippine Islands aboard a train and ship. Jodell works for Insular Lumber Co. in Seattle, Hazel is Geo H. Clark’s daughter famed locally as Tacoma’s champion pie baker who opened a pie shop in 1914 and baked over 000,000 pies.
The Woman’s Club met on October eight and again on October twenty seven with changes in date and venue. Leaders Mrs H Frisbie and Mrs A Kick presented a program on William Rogers life and American sports while Vivian Waggoner’s tennis golf and trapshooting topics drew interest. Guests included Mrs Willis Clark Mrs Lee Calkins and Mrs Chelsea Windsor of Columbia Missouri.
D W Fanders and sister Mrs Louie Wehling spent several days at their father J D Fanders bed side in Fairbury. Mr Fanders has improved some and Dede returned home Wednesday evening.
Mr and Mrs Fred Schleis and son Bernard of Wilbur with Mr and Mrs Frank Andelt Sr and Jr and Beverly Jean and Mary Jo of Dorchester were Sunday visitors at the S J Thompson home.
Prof and Mrs C L Wescott of Deshler with children visited longtime friends in Diller on Sunday. Wescott formerly led Diller schools and has served as Deshler superintendent for several years.
Mr and Mrs Joe Glascow and others from Humbolt Nebr motored in to spend Sunday with Mr and Mrs William Glathar Sr They had visited Humbolt a week and accompanied them home Also present were Mr and Mrs George Sasse and daughter Leona Ann Doris Beckwith and David Kuper as dinner guests.
A compact history of trapshooting from 18th century England to modern U S use of clay targets. It covers early live birds, rise of the Grand American Tournament, rules for members, amateur versus professional status, and notable Nebraska and Vandalia details with mentions of venues, prizes, and age records.
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