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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1930
Page
4
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran near Diller with Pastor H J Diekhoff holds Sunday School and Bible class at 3 30. Divine services are at 10 30. All welcomed. Question about a Sunday School Day service in March.
W E Ludwick pastor and W A Snyder superintendent report record crowds at morning and evening services. The morning session raised 33 pounds for membership dues and Miss Eleanor Diehl played a solo while Mr Wagner spoke on Lincoln. A march baptism rite is planned with parental notices.
The church offers Sunday School at 10 AM, morning service at 11, and evening service at 7 30 with a travelogue on Indian life and a Holy Land travel talk by Dr E M Kendall. A Boy Scout outing is set for Saturday at 10 AM. Sympathy extended to Bro Arthur Vieths on the death of his wife Emma Dorothy nee Swohn. Campus notes cover English class projects, new agricultural manuals, baseball gear, and Beatrice tournament dates. Debate results favoring Diller are reported along with local interest in rabbit farming and market trends for meat and fur.
Diller Public School reports progress across grades with reading of Raggedy Ann titles and Dutch children's literature. Highlights include perfect spelling awards for Mary Beckwith and others, penmanship recognitions, and grade level projects in arithmetic, hygiene posters, and South American maps.
Beatrice Power plans a line west from Barneston to extend electric service to farmers in the area, as discussed by Geo Steinmeyer district manager of Iowa Nebraska Light Power. Beatrice Power, now part of Central States Edison, operates in Odell Lanham Diller and Steele City and buys current from Hanover under a Kansas United Power contract.
Director Steuart of the Census Bureau faced questions in Omaha on classifying rabbitries as manufacturing distributing or agricultural. He admitted little prior knowledge but noted raising rabbits for market is rapidly becoming an important Nebraska industry prompting beef pork mutton and poultry producers to watch with concern as rabbit meat gains prominence.
A narrator recalls Nazareth’s rough image yet argues the town produced the world’s savior. He notes how judgments mislead, recounts Brown’s pledge doubt, and shows how time reveals overlooked virtue among Nazareth’s people.
The text notes that shaving by shells was a symbolic act for mourning or vows, not about appearance. It explains oyster shells served as early razors, their edges sharpened by polishing and friction.
A suspicious man approached and asked if the household was home. The maid said all were away and he asked about dog care and electricity. He claimed to tune the piano plans, raising questions about intent.
A footballer visits his doctor after an examination asks for his occupation. He replies he is an inside right professional player. The doctor warns him to quit or risk hating the inside left position.
A casual note mentions a bandstand in the home park that has remained in place for months, with observers recalling a long field day and the tiring duty of a bandmaster and musicians.
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet notes a couple attending a showcase of smart gowns. The couple overheard conversations mention models and attention, with one remark that no attention was paid to them.
The text shows a domestic joke about a wolf threatening poverty and a husband directing a wife to move to a side window to see into the pantry, while a child named Nell is told to go away.
Creditors of the estate of Clara J Myers deceased must present claims to the administrator before County Judge of Jefferson County Nebraska at the county court room on June 17 1980 at 9:00 AM for examination adjustment and allowance. Three months for filing claims from March 15 1980. Claims not filed by June 16 1930 will be barred. By order of the court dated February 1980. Denney and Denney Attorneys for Estate.
The State of Nebraska Jefferson County Elizabeth Glather deceased. Petition of William Glather for administration granted to Emma Glather as administratrix. March 14 1930 hearing set at 9 A. M. at County Court Fairbury to show cause. Notice to interested parties by publication in Diller Record for three weeks. ey Denney Attys for Estate County Judge.
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