Diller School News Highlights in March Events
Attendance improves with springlike weather. Pioneer music contest in Jefferson county set for March 20 at Diller opera house led by Supt. Schindler with five schools entered. Swanton favored in class C district tournament at Fairbury, Diller vs Steele City at 2:30, winner meets Endicott Friday night. Friday two Diller basketball teams traveled to Odell, Odell won 29 to 8. Coach Sinkey notes team remains capable despite confidence and practice gaps, last three weeks hampered by weather.
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Jefferson County
Diller Opera House
Swanton
Fairbury
Diller
Steele City
Endicott
Odell
Sinkey
Fifth and sixth grade classes share lessons and clubs
The sixth arithmetic class studies percents while Russel Madden was absent Monday. Fifth history finished Life of Abraham Lincoln and related booklets. Health classes discussed Riding Digestion and Healthful Lunches. Language studies began on singular and plural nouns and possessives. Fifth reading looked at Beautiful Joe and The Breaking in of Black Beauty. Club officers for the six weeks are President Margery Nippert Vice president Russel Madden Secretary Harold Dean Allen.
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Russel Madden
Joe
Margery Nippert
Harold Dean Allen
Seventh Grade Studies Progress and Spelling Honors
A seventh grade study covers adverbs in grammar while Earth and Its Movements prompts group IV geography discussion. Eighth grade arithmetic advances sqrt topics. Bonnie Thompson Richard Miller Betty Hurst Weldon Henrichs Bernard Cunningham Fern Close and Jean Bond earned perfect spelling marks.
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Bonnie Thompson
Richard Miller
Betty Hurst
Weldon Henrichs
Bernard Cunningham
Fern Close
Jean Bond
Third and Fourth Grade Absentees Impact Class
Calvin Pickard and Elizabeth Cunningham were absent on Monday. The fifth grade geography class begins Canada study and will proceed to the provinces. The report notes a sad hap- bitation earlier in the week.
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Calvin Pickard
Elizabeth Cunningham
Canada
Provinces
Local School Classes Feature Climate Study and Awards
Third and fourth grade geography classes explore Baffin Island climate and seasonal changes and compare Eskimo living. Perfect grades last week go to Rodger Arntt, Mary Ann Cunningham, Shirley Garrels, Joyce Johnson, Marilyn Miller, Mary Lou Thompson, Mary Bristor, and Betty Grabher.
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Baffin Island
Rodger Arntt
Mary Ann Cunningham
Shirley Garrels
Joyce Johnson
Marilyn Miller
Mary Lou Thompson
Mary Bristor
Betty Grabher
First and Second Grade Classes Visit Holland Study
Mrs Roy Greider and Mrs S A Miller visited the first and second grade room as children compare Dutch houses windmills and other features for a Holland sandtable. Patterns are taken from Childcraft and Art by Todd & Gale from Billie Proett's library.
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Todd & Gale
Billie Proett
Surprise neighbors bid farewell at Walter Hauver’s
Neighbors in wagons gathered last Sunday at Walter Hauver’s before moving on. They shared baskets of food and time with guests listing many families present including the Weigels Fanders Woods Negue DeBoer Renz Novotny and Wolken along with Marjorie Lou.
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Walter Hauver
Earl Weigel
Dick Fanders
Claude.Woods
William Woods
Marjorie Lou
Alvy Negue
Emil DeBoer
Clarence Renz
Henry Novotny
Ed Wolken
Lenten Services Planned During Ash Wednesday Season
The church announces a series of Wednesday evening Lenten services led by Pastor Rev L J Wolff and Superintendent C L Hullman. Sunday School is at 9 30 with communion, Luther League at 7 30, and midweek services at 7 30 focusing on contemplation of Christs suffering and sacrifice begun February 26.
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L. J. Wolff
C. L Hullman
S. S
Luther
Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday School Notes
Rev H H Proett pastor Mrs Ray Lamb superintendent S S Sunday school at 10 am public invited. No morning service due to bad roads Epworth League sponsoring event March 21 details to follow No Epworth League Institute next Saturday Road conditions noted and appreciation for sidewalks Sunday school next Sunday at 10 am.
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H. H. Proett
Ray Lamb
S. S
Epworth League
Epworth League Institute
Turday
Congregational Church Announces Sunday Services
Rev. Chas. A. Lockhart presides with W. A. Snyder as superintendent. Sunday School begins at 10 A. M. Morning Worship follows at 11 A. M.
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Chas. A. Lockhart
W. A. Snyder
S. S
Sale of farm property near Harrisburg Kentucky 1850
Auction bill lists enslaved people, equipment and goods for sale as Colonel W H Johnson auctions on September 1 1850 one mile west four miles south of Harrisburg Kentucky. Items include enslaved persons ages 18 to 25, hoes, yokes, sled, oxen, whiskey, cider, sorghum, soap and tobacco. Bill Crawford clerk. Joe Cooley owner. Sale starts 10 30 a m. Cash terms.
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Kentucky
C. P. Cunningham
Avalon
Missouri
Harrisburg
W.H. Johnson
Bill ‘Crawford
Joe Cooley
Binderup Files as Democratic Candidate in 4th Nebraska
Co. G. Binderup of Minden Nebraska filed last Friday as a Democratic candidate seeking election to Congress in Nebraska's 4th district. He joins the field as a declared hopeful and engages in party activities ahead of the vote.
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Co. G. Binderup
Minden
Nebraska
Notice of Sheriff's Sale in Jefferson County Nebraska
Notice is given that under and by virtue of an order of sale, Emil Ackman, Sheriff of Jefferson County Nebraska, will sell at public auction on March 2, 1936 at 2 PM at the south front door of the Court House in Fairbury the fractional northwest quarter of Section 29, Township 2 North Range 4 East, to highest bidder for cash. The plaintiff is Protestant Home, Inc. and the defendant is Anna M Willems.
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Jefferson County
Nebros- Jefferson ‘County
Nebraska
Anna M. ‘Willems
Fairbury
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