Social Hour church meeting reports April 21
The Social Hour met last Thursday April 21 in the church basement. Rev. Wagner opened with scripture and prayer. Mrs. Loss presented secretary treasurer’s report. Entertainment featured Mrs Ray Eick piano Marv in Davis trumpet and a reading by Mrs Linkey and a duet by Marvin and Billy Davis. Mrs. Alfred Carmichael led contests. winners were Mrs. Wagner and Mrs. Hall. A lunch followed. Guests included Mrs. Jones from Wymore and others from Diller.
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Ist
Wagner
Loss A Vs
Theo. Henrichs
Ray Eick
Linkey
Marvin
Billy Davis
Marvin Davis
Nippert Household Hosts Reorganized 4H Club Meeting
The former Peppy Polly 4H club met at the Nippert home last Wednesday to reorganize for the coming year. Officers elected include resident Leona Sedlacek, vice president Leona Malchow, secretary and treasurer Mary A Song Cheer, and Fernippert as club leader. The Goldenrod 4H club name was chosen and the project for the term is Girls Room Improvement.
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Nippert
Leona Sedlacek
Leona Malchow
Mary
Fernippert
Goldenrod
Ralph Wo Ie
N B C Club Hosts Quilting Afternoon
Mrs. Jack Armstrong entertained the N B C Club last Friday afternoon with quilting sessions for the hostess. A dainty lunch was served at a late hour. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Bill Ahrends.
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Jack Armstrong
Bill Ahrends
Kensington meeting closes with contests and tea
At Mrs. Wrence Caldwell’s country home the Kensington society held a productive meeting led by Ina Hill. Contests entertained members with Mrs Virgil Geer and Mrs Hiatt winning prizes. a June Tea will conclude the year with no meetings until then.
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Ensington
Surprise Birthday Supper For Will Glathar Sr
Mrs. Wm Glathar Sr hosted a seven oclock surprise supper on Wednesday April 20 at her home for her husband Will Glathar Sr with two other birthdays noted. Oyster supper featured sandwiches fruit salad and two cakes baked by family. Guests included Clarence Rent H C Thompson Will Glathar Jr Paol Kuper and Richard and others from Diller Fairbury Reynolds and nearby areas. Miss Wren Glathar attended later and all enjoyed a bountiful meal and good times.
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Wm. Glathar Sr
Will Glathar Sr
Wilma Thompson
Ruby McLean
Grandpa
Ruby
Will Glather Jr
Wilma
H. C. Thompson
Gilathar
Clarence Rent
H C. Thompson
Will Giathar Jr
Paol Kuper
Richard
Will Giathar
Robert Giathar
Claude Woods
Diller
Easter program at district school delights pupils
Miss Anna pate invited mothers and younger siblings to the school house for an Easter afternoon with decorations and games. Mrs Craver led the Tree Contest while pupils impressed with quick thinking and song. Miss Wenz and older students served lunch and the Easter Rabbit left baskets of chocolate rabbits and eggs. Twelve pupils attended and residents thank the teacher for the cheerful event.
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Mies Annapate
Mise Wenz
Wenz
School Notes of District 56 highlights and memories
Pupils with perfect attendance were Shirley Ann Jones Evelyn Behrends Darlene Freitag Dwaine Freitag and Mary E Freitag. Evelyn Behrends passed seventh grade State Examinations on April 19. Darlene Freitag earned a letter reply from Billy Kohl of Peru Peru South America. The May Day and Easter party celebrated Mary E Freitag birthday. The district recalls Spanish American War enlistments 40 years ago with Company D Fairbury and the Oregon battleship incident. A May county school age census counted 5905 children with Fairbury and neighboring districts posting high enrollments.
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Shirley Ann Jones
Evelyn Behrends
Darlene, Dwaine
Mary E. Freitag
Shirley Ann _ Jones
Ronald Weers
Darlene
Mary Freitag
Darlene Freitag
Billy Kohl
Erro de Paso
Peru
South America
Billy
Fifty Years Ago in Jefferson County School Officers
Fifty years ago in Jefferson County the 270 school district officers included only two women. Merritt McMillan Boots Bodels announced arrival in Los Angeles and plan for Alaska. Will Line renewed his Record subscription. Mr and Mrs C A Mills at Pees on Wednesday near Diller. J B and Alf Waggoner returned from Hitchcock County after planting trees on timber claims.
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Fairbury
Steele City
Reynolds
Diller
Endicott
Jansen
Dave Diller
Agnes Clark
Samuel Clark
Jos Bixby
Horace Diller
Willie
Beckie Hoyt
Hoyt
Becky Bear
Sadie
Mattie
Nettie Bixby
Carr
Smith Diller
Eugene Zoellin
Sam Diller
S. Diller
Katie Diller
H Zoelin
Fred Newman
R.G
A. Bell
Seaman
Fannie Diller
Jennie Weigel
Ben Thompson
Carrie Emerson
George Bixby
Wallace Clark
Robi. Clark
A. Mills
B. Miller
Sam Rickabaugh
Geo. Clark
F. J. Zoelin
Emma Diller
Kate Nisley
Jefferson County
Merritt McMilion
Los Angeles
Alaska
Will Line
C. A. Mills
Messrs
J. B
Alf Waggoner
Hitchcock County
Diller School News Exam Shorthand Spelling Grades
The Diller School News notes the spelling words in the examination were not graded, as the page continues from page four and lists spelling words without marks.
Fourth to sixth grade Arbor Day and club notes
The Art class drew a large tree in colored chalk for Arbor Day and a sand table farm display with a tea barn and animals. The 5th and 6th grades study the poem Roads by Rachel Field and all 5th graders earned perfect spelling grades. The Citizens Club met with Rosetta as president, Donald Scheele leading singing, and reports on Snakes Arthur Day and poems Trees and The Heart of the Tree were read.
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Rachel Field
Dorthy A
Ferrill
Keon
Gloria
Carolyn
Lynn
Citizens Club
Rosetta
Donald Scheele
America
Mery Lou
Marilyn
Arthur Day
Joyce Kuimer
Joa Jean
Henry Bunner
Be Kind To Animals Week Observed In Classroom
In a Be Kind To Animals week observance 1st 2nd and 3rd grades read from My Weekly Reader and heard short stories. Students including Mavis Holle Dean Moore Dwaine Green Norma Lee Allien and Dwaine achieved perfect grades in reticeve. May baskets were made during art as the third grade studied division.
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Spunky the
Hader
Faye Garrets
Mavis Holle
Dean Moore
Dwaine Green
Norma Lee Allien
Dwaine
Taki
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