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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1939
Page
5
Market notice lists grain and poultry items including wheat corn and oats, with prices corrected weekly. Hens described as Leghorn varieties with weight ranges 43 to 5 pounds and heavy stags noted as No 223 No 1.
A mix of small ads and legal notices includes model T parts for sale, piano tuner services, train times for Burlington, grain and feed services in Diller, beauty shop specials, a car opportunity by S. F. Baker & Co., and public library hours. A major partition suit in Jefferson County Court lists residents Frys and Lis with a required answer by March 20 1939.
Tyrone Power stars as Jesse James with Henry Fonda as Frank James and Nancy Kelly in the femme lead. The big two matinees at 2 PM and 4 PM plus two evening shows showcase the outlaw epic in Technicolor. A separate note invites readers to the upcoming Spelling Bee on Thursday night.
Public sale at the farm three miles east of Diller begins 12 30 Tuesday Feb 21. Personal property includes horses mares gelding and foals udders cattle hogs implements and miscellaneous farm gear with hay posts and tent. Schultis Searing Auctioneers Roy Mathias Clerk.
About thirty five members of the County Teachers Association gathered at the Diller Methodist church basement on Wednesday evening. Dinner was served by church women at 6 30 followed by talks by Russell McCreight LaVerne Johnson and Reinchenbach. Marilyn Miller performed baton twirling and tap dancing while Clyde Colman read Brotherly Love. A business meeting and sectional gatherings closed the event.
The N. B. C. The Club met at Miss Alice Henrichs home on Friday afternoon February 3 with ten members present. Visitors included Mrs. Henry Eden and daughter Velda Mrs Emil DeBoer and son Alfred Mrs. Marie Schmidt and daughter Marilyn. They embroidered and enjoyed a fruit salad cake and coffee. The next meeting will be at Miss Opal Hunteman's home on Thursday February 16.
Orlyn Sasse celebrated at the Luther League gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Ernest Sasse. DeLoris Abrends and Gladys Lottman led games while valentines and season activities filled the evening. Ice cream chocolate angel food cake and coffee were served.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Timm celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Monday evening with friends and members of their Pinochle Club joining them for supper and cards. A three tier silver decorated cake baked by Rosetta Folkerts accompanied gifts of silver. They departed late wishing many more years of happiness.
Gretchen Wohlfarth hosted a Sunday school class party at her home on February 20. Despite the cold, many attended. Chinese checkers and a bean contest provided fun. Faith Benz and Leona Sedlacek won prizes with refreshments served by Gretchen and her mother. Special guests included Gretchen Fanders Max Logan and the Mayor.
Uniformed Coca Cola representatives from Fairbury met the local team in Box's Cafe at Diller last Thursday. The visitors won 22 to 18 after a night of pinochle and a locals funded oyster stew feed. Players listed include Leland Krause John Huttenmeyer Leo Quinn Harvey Garells Geo Blies John Steiner Fred Huss and others.
Glen Wilson moves his family to Adams to become manager of the Aspegren Lumber Company. He previously managed the Harbine lumber yard for several years.
The medieval streets of Chester, England, long believed to house two story promenades with an upper gallery of shops forming an arcade over a street level, are now explained as a historic design. Various theories have been proposed to explain this architectural puzzle, but none are widely accepted.
Merritt name meaning of Teutonic origin equals merit. Merritt Gally who died in 1916 held over 400 patents. He contributed to printing machinery and invented the Universal printing press and the galley tray for holding type.
The article traces the letter M from its ancient Phoenician origins to modern writing, noting only small design variations over millennia and highlighting continuity in its form.
Howard H. Pyche pastor Leads next Sunday study on the social evils of alcohol at 11 oclock with Spiritual Arithmetic. A 7 39 pm service features extra music by the orchestra and choirs and a sermon Let no man take thy Crown. Friday February 17 missionary meeting hosted by Mrs Pyche and Mrs Steffen with lesson on China. All ladies invited.
The church board will meet Thursday at 7:30 P M at Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nippert's home. The Sunday School gathers at 10 AM. Next Sunday's topic is The Social Aspect Of The Liquor Problem. The church service follows at 11 AM with sermon The Need Of Spiritual Living.
Rev L J Wolff pastor C L Hullman superintendent S S English announces services at 9 30 AM Sunday school 10 30 AM Our league met Sunday evening February 12 22 members and 4 visitors attended Arthur Behrends led devotionals Marie Roelfs spoke on The Pocket Testament Rev Goemmel of Lanham attended with us
Poet John Masefield salutes a 99 year old Mersey training ship with a poem to its figurehead of Lord Nelson during a ceremonial unveiling of a 13 foot figurehead.
The useful life of a horse averages about 13 years with its peak value between ages 5 and 7. The period of greatest value is 5 to 7 years old.
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