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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1931
Page
5
The notice lists goose or duck feathers for sale and a bushel or pound of sweet potatoes offered by Mrs. Roy Diller. An item notes debt paying as a concern for the minds, while a statistic cites over 100000 children affected yearly by parental divorces.
Mrs Calkins of Blueis is visiting at the home of her son Lee Calkins south of town.
F A Moon and Son promote quality monuments at seasonable prices in Fairbury Nebraska Est 1886. The notice mentions Dr Leach and Mrs Chas Brandt and hints at shoe repairs and open shop near Bonham Theatre as preparations for cold weather.
Diller Farmers Grain Co seeks live hogs from farmers willing to sell at home. Company offers highest market price and will bid daily. Contact J. R. Andrews for arrangements.
Mr and Mrs R A Green and Darrel Dee and Eileen motored to Lincoln on Wednesday. Bonnie Green and Dean Barber joined for a visit with relatives while Eileen stayed to attend the teachers convention.
Vern Chancelor suffers a siege of quinsy. Mrs Elma Henrichs visited from Lincoln on Sunday. Mr and Mrs W S Slocum were Sunday dinner guests of their daughter Mrs J H Emerson. Mrs Albert Lukes recently returned from Crab Orchard and is on the sick list.
Mr and Mrs George Hollen berger of Benkiemen Nebraska were weekend guests of his sister Mrs W T Filly and family.
A cautious driver approaches a railroad crossing stops looks and listens. He hears only the car behind him crash into his gas tank causing an implied collision and fuel danger.
Local brief notes visitors from Wheatland Kansas and Lincoln Nebraska stay with Mrs. Warthen and Mrs. Riddle, mentioning families Crisp Owens Meek and McCulmin. A playful exchange about a butter gummed propeller joke appears, followed by a recipe joke for popcorn balls using standard pantry items.
The annual Christmas Seal Sale opens Thanksgiving Day featuring a mid Victorian coach with seven riders in bright yellows and reds. A Dickensian Christmas image promotes health for Nebraska children and TB relief, portraying the coach as the Coach of Health for 1932 bringing protection against the white plague.
D. K. Stamey a Harbine merchant underwent an appendicitis operation Sunday forenoon at the Veterans Hospital in Lincoln Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Carico of Wymore with daughter Melva who teaches at Steele City school spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Carico, showcasing local family networks and schooling ties.
Mr and Mrs Herman Look attended the funeral of her brother and returned Monday to their home in Peoria Illinois. EL Loock was noted in the notice.
Mr and Mrs E R Henriche and children with Mr and Mrs Herman Look and Mrs E Loock traveled to Nehawka on Sunday to visit the cemetery where Mrs Loock’s parents are buried.
The article explains lye hominy as soaking whole corn grains in water with lye until hulls loosen, then washing and boiling. It notes the grains soften and describes the flavor as distinctive, with usage similar to other coarse hominy.
Will Woods and several old neighbors came by last Saturday showing deer antlers from a hunting trip to Colorado. They traveled with Charley Cully and Isaac Saylors and were former residents of the southeast Diller neighborhood.
Most public schools in Nebraska close from the 29th to the 31st to let teachers attend the State Teachers Association meetings at four locations. District One hosts Diller teachers in Lincoln while all teachers receive salaries during the meetings as if they were in their classrooms.
Over three hundred visitors attended Harbine's school dedication on Saturday. A program at 8 pm featured Mrs. Evieve Clark presiding and Dr. Wm. Morton of Lincoln delivering a talk on The Public School and its Community. Early H. S. graduates Minnie Sandman ema birth Julia Sandman Gerth Gene Davis Scott Hiatt John E Wrigley Wayne Carpenter spoke. Rev. Kohler of Hope Reformed Church gave the benediction followed by visiting hours.
The piece notes the US dominance in corn starch production. It includes a quip from a dentist about eighteen cavities and a joke about a bride misled into thinking her honeymoon would be in France while her husband claimed to be wounded in the war.
A terse exchange between Mildred and Bernice suggests coercion surrounding Delbert's wedding vow. Bernice questions minister involvement and implies obtaining something by force, with a curt retort about guarding and obtaining "them" by any means.
Johnny Pepper Martin capitalized on his World Series success with a lucrative vaudeville contract in Chicago worth $5,000 for a week, exceeding his Cardinals season salary. He also earned money from World Series press fees and anticipates a substantial raise next season due to his brilliant batting, fielding and base stealing.
Mrs. FE Holt of Schiume, Wheeler, reports a 1.5 by 4 inch, 8 by 6 inch bound Bible edition from 1880 valued at $50. The aged volume bears frayed brown leather and contains notations up to 1788.
A group of relatives met Oct 22 at the Grieder corner then drove to Mr. and Mrs. Will Amos home to celebrate Will Amos birthday. The night included a rock and Lawrence oe seeing first and a luncheon served by the hostess and helpers. Attendees included Amos family Laura Vere and Lester Reet of Ellis and Ida Woods of Diller.
In June ninety thousand Americans participated in geography lessons and field trips in Yellowstone National Park. The program, run by the National Park Service ranger naturalist corps, reflects growing visitor demand for authentic scientific information about the park.
Tolls collected for August showed a decline from the prior year with total tolls near 1,770 dollars. The six month total counts ships passing through the canal at 2,536 compared with 2,214 a year earlier. Market figures indicate a reduced traffic level and toll income for the period.
A cartoon caption mocks a citizenship test passage about Uncle Sam as President. It features a quizzed applicant inaccurately defining the Constitution as when the United States went into business. The piece satirically notes thirteen years or more of a President’s term in a garbled dialogue.
Hominy Oklahoma news reports Frank Frenchman Osage Indian was charged with cruelty to animals after allegedly torturing a buffalo during a reenactment by shooting it five times with a bow and arrow. The incident marks the first such case on local court dockets.
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