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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1931
Page
8
Methodist Episcopal Church notes Rev. S A Draise pastor Mrs L M Cavett superintendent Sunday School at 10 00 AM.
St John s Lutheran Lanham Kansas announces Sunday School at 9 30 German service at 10 a Luther League at 8 Next Wednesday February 2 at 8 p m the Ladies Missionary Society will meet Friends are invited to attend. Pastor Albin Heinz leads the services.
A writer’s vivid image of 500 Rough Riders on horseback at San Juan Hill is false. In Cuba, Roosevelt’s troopers and other Cavalry regiments fought on foot, horses left behind before sailing. The unit’s fame came from publicity, not unusual daring.
The bride expresses concern upon discovering twin beds in the bridal suite and asks why she and her husband cannot have a room to themselves, revealing expectations for privacy.
By presidential proclamation the duck shooting season is shortened to one month including geese brants and coots. Nebraska's season runs from October 1 to October 31 with the reduced period.
A speaker demands fair treatment for wives prompting a sharp retort from the crowd. A quiet voice from the back clings to practicality noting his wife wants cash instead.
The landmark stone marks the meeting point of Rhode Island Massachusetts and Connecticut at the historic tri state boundary. It sits at a notable junction described in local records and visited by travelers seeking the boundary line between the states.
A quotation about seeking God through aligned deeds. The saying emphasizes obedience to divine will as the path to gain from God and cautions against self-driven effort without alignment. It reflects Socratic and theological sentiment on purpose and action.
Congregational Church led by W A Snyder reports Sunday School at 10 o clock. St Pauls Ev Lutheran near Diller offers Latin School and Bible class with services at 10 30 in English. Pastor H J Diekhoff presides at the Lutheran church.
The State Board of Equalization and Assessment sets the 1931 tax levy at 2.04 mills per dollar of valuation. Jefferson County faces 82 999 in state taxes for 1931, down from 104 749 in 1929, with total state levies 6 213 419.16 compared to 7 879 328 in 1929. The 1.93 mills fund General and .11 mills Capitol Fund. State valuation totals include property and intangible classes. Emergencies approved by Legislature are reflected in the first levy after adjournment.
A snapshot describes a home left unattended with a lit basement lamp, overflowing icebox drip-pan, open window and rain invasion, milk bottles on back steps, scattered papers, a fallen Home Sweet Home sign, and a note about Simeon Boyden a key figure in early American hotel system history.
Texas derives its name from the Tachies, an Indian tribe whose descendants, the Inies, now live in the Indian Territory. The term Texas is said to signify friends.
Sailors called the stormy North Atlantic belt between the 40th and 50th parallels the Roaring Forties. The term reflects treacherous seas and fierce winds experienced by mariners navigating those latitudes.
Locals Dr. and Mrs. A F Steffen and Margaret Ann visited at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs F W Steffen and returned Monday to their home in Bloomfield Ia.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ahrends and family with the former's parents arrived home Sunday from visiting relatives and friends in Lennox Milbank and Twinbrooks South Dakota. They enjoyed Sunday breakfast at Chautauqua Park Beatrice with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bell and others.
On Aust 21st, for his 80th birthday, all of A Mayborn's children and grandchildren except Alfred gathered with homemade ice cream and a large angel food cake with a candle, plus three smaller cakes, and he was genuinely surprised.
Judge W H Snell 79 former Fairbury attorney dies Tuesday at his Seattle Washington home. He was among two who formed Nebraska’s first graduating class from the University of Nebraska and served two terms in the state senate. He married the daughter of the late Col Harbine a pioneer banker who survives him.
Margaret Ann of Bloomfield Iowa and Frank Cullys couple hosted guests at the Scott Miller home last Friday including Margaret Ann who sang and played piano. Beatrice cemetery burial held for Mrs Clara Marshal Steber longtime area resident. eight of nine children survive her.
The N R C Club met Tuesday at Mrs Will Amos home with thirteen members three visitors and five children. Visitors were Mrs Bessie Grabber Mrs Lee Calkins and Mrs Ida Wood. Afternoon included quilting and two guessing contests won by Mrs A C Richardson and Mrs Leonard Frisbie. A light luncheon was served. Next meeting planned with Mrs Frank Eick on Sept 3.
County officials in Jefferson and Gage counties prohibit Sunday dances under a Nebraska statute allowing county boards to regulate dance halls outside cities. An earlier Cedar Rapids Gazette item recalls past church service notes, while unrelated details mention a child who can name every state and a Kansas resident paid a bushel of wheat for game admission.
Avis Elizabeth Stengel and children Wilda Beth Howard Meadreth Mary of Lititz Pa depart Fairbury for Grand Rapids Michigan to visit Mr and Mrs Douglas Stengel for a month and return in late September Arch Stewart of Los Angeles Calif also spent part of summer with A H Howard and visited the Scott Miller family this season.
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