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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1947
Page
5
Church notices list Robert Pullen as minister and Minnie Clauson hosting the Missionary Society meeting on Friday afternoon. Mrs Hod Green leads practice for a pageant Saturday at 6 o'clock with good attendance expected. Sunday School is at 9:00 a.m.
St John s Lutheran Lanham Nebraska lists pastor W Huneke and a December 21 Sunday schedule with a church school at 9 and a divine worship at 10 30 a Christmas program at 7 30 p m and a Christmas service on December 25 at 4 p m
A Christmas message and program for children and choir are featured. The event includes a film titled The Child of Bethlehem and a pageant with named participants, angels, shepherds, and kings. The service, led by Christina, invites families to attend and celebrate with music and narration.
The program outlines choir rehearsals and a Christmas Eve service. A 4:30 p.m. Tuesday choir practice precedes a Christmas Eve presentation at 7:30 p.m. on December 24. The schedule also shows a Sunday worship and a December 4 celebration.
Local notes recount events in the Diller area including a death of Grace Fry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fey, and various mentions of residents such as Henry Stahl and the postmaster. The item references neighbors, a visit by Uncle Samirk, wagon work, and farm life along with civic glimpses from the era.
The fragment lists scattered names and events from forty years ago including couples Liam Thompson and De Diehl starting a practice, a joint public sale involving Wayne Da and J. Be Weight, and mentions of visitors Ray Riley and George Riley from Wisconsin. It also notes a marriage of a Williame and references to Medicib and other unclear items.
A fragmentary account traces Christmas illumination from medieval church candles to later English customs and the Yule log. It notes evolving scenes of home decorations with plastic light tubes, candle imagery, and a shift toward safer electric displays in recent times. The piece mentions public interest in contemporary light production figures and related holiday practices.
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