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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1931
Page
5
Theo Henrichs offers two milk cows for sale and W F Steffen lists grapes at a price per bushel. Bethel Henrichs begins teaching in District No. 44. Youngsters encouraged to plow every third row of wild oats. F A Moon and Son advertise quality monuments in Fairbury Nebraska Est 1886.
An assortment of classified items including dental care notes from Dr. Leach of Fairbury Nebraska, an Electric Shoe Shop advert in Fairbury, and Farm sale items listing dry wood corn binder and several 2-year-old Guernsey heifers with others like yearling heifers and farm prices from W H Pleger.
Three eight month old calves for sale a white faced heifer a Holstein heifer and a red dun calf. Contact for details.
The N R C reporter notes a August picnic at Fairbury Park with crowds eating fried chicken salads and pies. Children enjoyed games and fun while families like the Weavers Amoses Grones Hills and Hickens Frisbies Richardson Albers Ricka te shared memories and laughs into the evening.
Myrl Cooper daughter of Earl Cooper is ill with summer flu. H K Rasp of Gresham visited the John Carico home Sunday. Fred and Edgar Henrichs from Diller attended the state fair during Labor Day. Phyllis Renz and Hazel Vanier attended rural school hours at the State Fair Sunday. Mr and Mrs Fred Sasse Mr and Mrs Mahlon Wolken and children attended the Nebraska State Fair Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs W N Sparks drove to Lincoln Saturday to attend the State fair and visit their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs W F Myers and family. Mrs Myers and daughter Roberta had recently returned from a trip to California where they visited with her sister Mrs Nellie Miller and husband.
Ott Fox and Joe Hiatt threshing wheat while Eldred Carpenter moves near Edgar to work on a farm. The Wiemers Brothers receive a dance hall license for the county fair. E. L. Crocker suffers a knee bruise after being thrown from a horse. Local outings include visits to Alexandria and a fishing scene at the state pen with Mr and Mrs Timm, Sasse, Firry, Leaper, and Mae Fouste. A slunga tion filling station south of Beatrice is robbed by two masked gunmen taking 35 dollars.
Mrs Clarence Hiatt is notified as a winner in the Chips O Soap Flakes contest for best articles praising the product. Twenty five prizes of ten dollars and twenty five prizes of five dollars were awarded, with Mrs Hiatt receiving a first prize of ten dollars.
The Keystone Kensington held its opening meeting in the Congregational Annex with President Mrs. Leonard Frisbie in charge. Members shared summer reminiscences from California to the Great Lakes, heard a piano piece by Miss Mildred Mayborn, and formed a Sunshine versus Cloudy plan for the month. A later meeting was set for Oct. 2 with Mrs. A. A. Eick.
Judge J G Hotchkiss ordered the Chevrolet cabriolet of Clarence Nickerson sold as a nuisance after Nickerson failed to appear in court on a liquor transport charge. Nickerson pleaded not guilty. Rex Twombley and Nickerson were arrested at the Diller picnic with liquor. The trial was postponed once at Nickersons request but he did not attend the hearing last Thursday.
The Woman's Club outlines a September 16 gathering at 2 30 P M with a program including opening remarks by Mrs H Frisbie flag salute led by Mrs J Carico and Mrs Bell, a discussion on dues, a reading of the Constitution and By Laws, a year book presentation, and an open discussion on club activities. The note references officers committees and community singing with members including Mrs H Thompson, Mrs Scott Miller and CN Callander.
September 24 at 3 00 PM Diller schools invite the public to an open meeting with special features for teachers. A history of Diller and the first school will be presented by local figure McCay with a play titled Deestric Skul performed by old settlers.
A lone apple tree on Walter McCellen's ten acre Centerville Iowa farm has produced enough fruit for years to cover taxes of 1434 dollars, illustrating the farmer's frugal success and the hitchhiker's stauch advocacy of free wheeling.
A playful exchange features a girl presenting a modern doll that reportedly says Oh boy when squeezed, contrasting with a doll that says Mamma. The snippet captures a brisk toy trend in conversation.
Mr and Mrs Ben Behrends with Mrs Carrie Jonker and children Irene and Norwood of Western returned from a auto trip through a drouth stricken South Dakota region. They saw vast corn fields 18 to 24 inches high with no ears and dry conditions. Horses and cattle fed on Russian thistles. Local reports say pigs are being sold and farming hardships loom next year without relief. In Madison they visited John DeBoer whose son Oak drove them to see lakes and to tour parts of Minnesota and Iowa.
Jefferson County reports no debts or bonds and lists cash on hand. The county road fund shows $17 922 34 on August 1 with tax money and state funds expected to cover July expenses and road work. Gas tax receipts total $15 807 06 through January to August 1, leaving the road fund over $20 000. Road maintenance remains the largest ongoing expense, drawn from the Se fund at $1 774 86.
An escaped animal tale travels from a wrecked circus train dating eighteen years back to Mexico where Réal Bedgal tigers now roam freely. The piece also notes oddities from Arabia car rules to a plantation boy’s cigarette trick and other varied curiosities.
An ad argues AML should learn to drive, noting many current drivers are men. The claim frames driving as a skill for AML and implies readiness among existing male drivers.
A former student recalls leaving a boarding house as the landlady wept while the new landlady asserts she collects advance payment. The exchange hints at tensions over deposits and departure.
A bulletin board outside a church announced Sundays sermon “Do you know what hell is” with a smaller line inviting people to hear the new organist. The notice combines a provocative question with a counterpoint invitation to attend the organist’s appearance.
A health message warns that loaded guns endanger families, car exhaust can kill in enclosed spaces, and vaccination is vital for children. It emphasizes reporting contagious diseases, choosing safe foods, and avoiding risky child play with scissors or knives. The piece stresses communal responsibility and hygiene to save lives.
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