Memories of The Past Forty Years Ago
Forty years ago Sam Green was seriously ill and John Zook went to St Joe with cattle. Mrs J B London and children planned Missouri visits. Measles and smallpox outbreaks in Diller caused entertainments to be postponed. Chas Osborn resumed mail carrier duties. AOUW lodge installed C A Reinhart as recorder. Morton’s death noted. Fox planned to move to a Coal Creek farm near Endicott. Fifty years ago Barefoot boys and springtime growth described. Diller a lodge town. paper pricing and delivery discussed.
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John Zook
St Joe
Chas. Osborn
Diller
A Reinhart
Diller Lodge No 188
Aouw
Pearce
Fairbury
Special Soaps May Aid Synthetic Materials
A United States Department of Agriculture lab explores soap treatments to proteins, the raw materials for plastics and fibers like nylon. Researcher Lundgren develops methods to modify proteins with small amounts of detergents, linking ancient enzyme ideas to modern chemistry.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Nccer
Cane
Lundgren
Diller School Honors, Exams, and Cavett Funeral Update
The Diller school mourns editor L. M. Cavett and longtime board president. Seventh and eighth graders faced multiple teacher changes but posted solid arithmetic results. Eighth graders Darrell Green and Doroth Scheele achieved perfect scores. Jay Woods missed by a decimal. Students attended a color slide program on county farms. Six trophies were awarded for track and debate wins, with records set in the Pioneer Conference meet. Teachers and students attended Cavett's funeral. exams were held for Jefferson and Gage counties’ seventh and eighth graders.
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Earlith
Darrell
Green
Doroth Scheele
Jay Woods
Dwaine Green
Diller
Fair — Field
AAA
Ladington
Bud Clark
Freddie Garrelis
Verne
Hubke
Freddie
Bud
Bob Maurray
Notable USA Social Ironies Highlighted by Plymouth News
A Plymouth News column contrasts American life with quotes about doctors, guns, windows, dams, farming laws, hair fashion, duck hunting, and a Chinaman’s critique. It satirizes domestic contrasts and national habits, noting hypocrisy in progress.
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Mr. Pearce
J B London
Missouri
J. Sterling Morton
Wm. Fox
Coal Creek
Endicott
Saps Eres
Chicago
Ecuador
Hitler
Donald Collier
Coun
Holle
P&g
Semesan
Dr Hess Louse
Marilyn Miller
L. M. Cavett
Diller School Board
Neer
Jefferson
Gage Counties
Plymouth
Taga
Russell A
Tavis
Lae
America
Screen Guide
Parents
Christian Herald
Pathfinder
ROUP
Farm Journal & Farmer’s Wife
Breeder’s Gazette
RFD
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