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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
4
The calendar marks yesterday as the shortest day by one minute and the 22nd as the first day of winter. Richard Wire a 63 year old drayman of Geneva Nebraska died of heart disease last Thursday while seated in his dray wagon. his horses pulled the wagon home and were found by his wife and two children.
Farmers in the area will gain electric power as federal rural lines are laid around the town. Officials say electric hookup will become as common as telephone service, with infrastructure expanding in coming months.
The Masonic lodge met in regular session Tuesday evening with visitors Tom Rigdon Harry Evans and Robert Zweifel from Fairbury. Work progressed in the Fellowcraft degree as Carl Ludington sought more light and received it by the help of Tom Rigdon and the brethren.
A December 8 1938 letter from Mrs Clare Allen at Honolulu reports nasturtium seeds sprouting about a week after planting and mentions a 70 degree thermometer reading, suggesting favorable growing weather and early germination for the season.
County Superintendent Iene Vieve C Clark suffered a severe back injury Friday of last week when her chair rolled away and dumped her onto the floor. X rays showed a vertebraa at the base of the spine was loosened.
A look back at items from forty and fifty years ago shows how daily life, local events, and notable names shaped the community then, offering a window into past routines, reminders, and familiar places.
Forty years ago this week a nine month old child of H E Green suffered pneumonia while J W Wehlen, father of Mrs C W Pearce, died at his son’s home near Bower. Joe Bixby and Roe Gale visited Diller from Kansas City for the holidays. FH Emerson and E L Loock bought gasoline lamps for their business, praised for bright light and savings. A former Steele City Standard editor went to St Joseph for eye care but was told to expect possible blindness.
Fifty years ago Mr and Mrs Charley Packer mourned the loss of their five month old baby on December 20 1888. John Mathias suffered a facial wound from a horse kick. Jess Fouts traveled to town on business tied to selling the old family homestead. Twin girls were born to Mr and Mrs John Bixby four miles south of Diller on December 18 1888. Mr J B Diller returned from Pennsylvania with his bride, serenaded by the Diller Cornet Band, who received cigars apples and ten dollars for their treasury.
Les Barber was surprised last Saturday evening when thirty relatives gathered at his home to celebrate his sixtieth birthday. The event featured visiting singing and a plentiful meal. His twelve children sang the birthday song, and guests wished him many more birthdays within a strong family circle.
A winter pattern moves in today bringing rain sleet and snow across the region. Forecasters warn of slick roads and wintery travel conditions as cold air settles in.
A brief note explains that window glass first appeared in the third century B C as an early development in material technology.
The At The Theatre features Jimmy Redman with Andy Hardy in Out West With The Hardys. Mickey Rooney visits town as part of the Hardy family adventures. Bob Hope stars in Thanks For The Memory. New Years Eve midnight show on Saturday December 31 promises snowballs noisemakers and a festive start to the year.
Church announces Christmas program on Saturday at 7 30 and services Sunday English 10 00 German 10 45 New Year Eve 7 30 and New Year Day 9 30 English Communion. Student Wallore Wolff will speak Christmas morning. Members invited to Bethlehem manger scene and carol singing with congregation. Come and worship with us.
The S School will present The Spirit of Christmas Saturday at 7 30 PM. An offering for the Ministerial Aid Christmas Fund will be collected after the program. The pastor plans a brief devotional service and no sermon to allow families extra time at home.
The phrase identifies Jesus with divine titles God Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace, reflecting a biblical or liturgical reading. It presents a doctrinal claim about the nature of Christ and his roles in Christian theology.
The Christmas program will be Friday at 7 30 PM. The Sunday School gathers at 10 AM with a lesson on Gods Great Love and His Gift To Man. A half hour Christmas service will follow Sunday School and offer a beautiful inspirational service for families.
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