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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1922
Page
4
The long anticipated church meetings proceed with today events and family night prize plans. Evangelist Jaem bey spoke of crossing Utah desert six days without water. Afternoon Bible study and children's service promise value and invites to all.
The Federated Community Church notes 1921 Sunday school perfect attendance by Mrs. Will Meyers Mrs. O Z Mayborn Mildred Mayborn Richard Mayborn and Dwane Limprecht. Holidays allowed home visits and reorganization of forces with many same officials returning for the new year. General Superintendent Mrs R W Green Adult Superintendent Mrs Effie Clark Assistant Adult Supt Chas With Primaries Supt Mrs H K
The article recalls returning after a week off for Christmas with Rev Jeambey’s lecture on The Great Pyramids of Egypt and a focus on the Far East in Normal training Geography. Miss Shuman notes a teachers meeting in Fairbury January 7 with state educators, a January 20 play, and a high school banner inspiring school spirit. Basketball drills and a ten game season lead to a January 6 opener at Alexander.
The report lists committee members for an upcoming social to honor auto race victors then postponed due to revival meetings at the M E church. It notes Audrey Diller's violin solo and a splendid rendition of the Holy City by an unnamed pianist. Reverend Clark of Beatrice will fill the pulpit Sunday.
Henry Jess found a new way to feed hogs yet the venture is not profitable. A hog ate his pocket book containing a five dollar bill. The postponed Christmas program was held at Rock Creek church Sunday and drew good attendance. Mrs. A R Sollenberger returned from Humboldt after visiting relatives.
Mrs Arthur Hasse returned to Gregory after a two week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Sandman. Alvin Stahl joyfully welcomed a baby girl born December 30. H W Parker and daughter Celia visited from Canada. W C T U met at Mrs Roy Diller home. Free Logan and Walter Murray traveled to Hebron on business.
Miss Theresa Tromp, pursuing a philosophy doctorate at Columbia, hiked 3000 miles from Ferndale Washington to an Eastern college to earn a degree. On her journey she slept with Indian tribes, jumped freight trains, and later hosted a "wild west" party upon arriving.
Boxes of apples from the oldest tree on the Pacific Coast reach President Harding and the agriculture secretary. The tree, near the Columbia River, will be 100 next March and has thrived since being planted by Hudsons Bay employees. A. R. Brown, current owner, carefully prunes and sprays the gnarled sentry despite a century of storms.
Yorkshire villagers cross thumbs to turn luck when spotting a single magpie. In Scotland a magpie near a house is taken as a sign of death for a resident.
Astronomers estimate Messier 13 in Hercules hosts at least 50 000 stars brighter than the sun with hundreds of thousands more fainter stars. The cluster shines as a remarkable stellar city in our galaxy.
National G A R figures from Indianapolis encampment show over 10 000 from 1920 listed as missing in the past year total membership now 93 155 across 4 445 posts. Ohio leads with 10 241 members followed by Pennsylvania New York Illinois Indiana and Massachusetts. Brig Gen John L Clem claims to be the youngest member at 71.
Bertha G. Morey of Ottumwa Iowa describes methods to decorate ivory white celluloid using amyl acetate and glacial acetic acid. The process covers wax coating, traced designs, color transfer, and removal, including using dissolved colored celluloid scraps or aniline dyes in alcohol for colors.
A brief historical note traces the origin of headstones from ancient times. It cites Artemisia, queen of Caria, as erecting the first known mausoleum for Mausolus at Halicarnassus, later moved to England in 1557 by archaeologist C T Newton for the British Museum.
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