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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
4
St Paul s Evangelical Lutheran near Diller announces Sunday school and Bible class at 9 30 Divine services at 10 30 and evening service at 8 o clock with choir practice All welcome to attend and join in worship at the local church led by Pastor H J Diekhoff.
W E Ludwick pastor invites community members to the Federated Community Church for Sabbath observance and preaching services. A June reception in the Congregational church of Diller will bring about 150 new members, encouraging public commitment to Christ. Kensington club and cons society join the church activity.
The Library Association thanks the Diller town board for a $50 donation to buy books for summer readers. Gratitude goes to Mrs. Adeline Kennedy for book donations. A list of new titles includes Plains of Abraham and Macbeth among others. The library opens June 6th and 9th from 4 to 5, and 7 to 8 on June 9th.
Rev. R. M. Harris announces Sunday School at 10 A M and a Service of Song Sunday evening with a full choir. An Official Board meeting will be held at the parsonage Tuesday at 8 o'clock. every member urged to attend.
A note of drought relief echoes from the week with light showers barely grazing the region. Residents long for a substantial rainstorm to ease parched fields and replenish reservoir levels.
The post office, banks and most Diller business houses closed Wednesday afternoon for Decoration Day exercises, with local officials and residents observed in ceremonies and ceremonies in town.
The seventh annual county eighth grade promotion exercises honored nearly 150 rural pupils with diplomas at City Park Fairbury. Miss Katherine Webb, president of Beat rice board of education, delivered the main address. Jefferson county honors totaled thirty pupils with top averages. Willene McKeever led with 98 1 14 percent, Areta Jones followed at 97 11 14 percent, while the county’s lowest average was 79 13 14 percent.
Milan Verni and His Original Balkans deliver a unique Balkan themed program at Chautauqua week. All members are natives of Jugoslavia performing breezy tunes with distinctive instruments to charm audiences on the Keith circuit. The show blends American and Balkan pieces with spontaneity and broad appeal.
Mrs John Wehling of seven miles south of town is listed as sick. Richard McCune four year old son of Mr and Mrs Roy McCune cut his arm Sunday on a wire brace.
No trace has yet been found of the Italia dirigible after its perilous attempt to circle the north pole. Crews scoured remote Arctic regions seeking survivors and debris from the stranded airship.
Rev. R. M. Harris, under doctor care since last Saturday, was able to be out on Thursday signaling improvement in his health and return from confinement.
Miss Katharine, who visited with her friend Miss Mildred Tucker, returned Tuesday to Lincoln where she studies at the state university.
Mr and Mrs B B Ashcraft visited Sunday with friends in Beatrice where they formerly resided. Mr Ashcraft is manager here for the Crittenden Grain Co.
A humorous comparison notes that even twelve disciples earning 12.50 daily for seven days weekly would not match the yearly value of Nebraska's cow and hen crop. The remark plays on agricultural wealth versus biblical figures.
Mrs. Isabella Raymond hosted W A Raymond and family from Lincoln with brother-in-law Wilbur Ewers and Pauline Ewers from Lincoln, Louie Wieters from Grant, and Lottie Miller with son Hugh from Beatrice. They attended Decoration Day at Prairie Home cemetery and renewed old friendships. Eleanor Diehl, finishing her junior year at the state university, will travel twelve days to Louisville and Memphis with aunt Clara Rhodes to attend a nurses’ national convention.
George W. Hansen in Fairbury received from the McCandles family a rifle used by Wild Bill to kill elder McCandles in 1861. The single barrel percussion rifle, now exhibited at Harbine bank, drew curiosity for its age and firing mechanism. Hansen will keep it temporarily before donating it to the Nebraska Historical Society in Lincoln.
Mrs L Greenwood plans a visit next week to see her sisters Mrs Wm Friday and C W Tonnemaker and their families in Rush City Minnesota.
Mrs Kate Tucker and her daughter Mildred spent the weekend in Lincoln where they enjoyed meeting Mrs George Goit, a former resident of the neighborhood east of Dil er.
Diller relatives are informed that J. G. Packer of Wood River Nebraska, formerly in the local restaurant business, is now receiving treatment in a Grand Island hospital for kidney trouble.
Mrs A D Stotts and her daughter Mrs Thelma Lau drove from Lincoln to decorate the graves of the late Mr and Mrs Allen Meikle and to visit old Diller friends.
Dr Claude Ellis his wife and mother Mrs Ellis drove to Beatrice on Wednesday with his cousin Miss Gertrude Chapman a state university student who had stayed here several days returning that evening to the capital city
Mrs. and Mrs. Worth Dowling of Omaha visited Diller relatives including sisters Mrs. Frisbie and Mrs. Hill and other family. They planned their trip to also time for a visit with Uncle Jack Madden and his Nicot Colorado family who are in the area.
Mrs Diekman returned Thursday of last week to her home in Diller from a hospital in ce where she had undergone an operation for gall bladder trouble.
Rhue Green and sister Marguerite visited Diller relatives then returned to Lincoln Saturday with their mother Mrs. Carrie Green and sister Bonnie who accompanied them back to Diller on Sunday.
The B. B. Kensington group met at Mrs. Wehling’s home May 22 with eight members four visitors and several children present. Mrs. Wehling demonstrated angel food cake making and at business session votes dis continued meetings till September and to hold a club picnic for members and families soon.
An Exchange notes editors face many requests to target others. Editors fight their own battles and should not take up personal grudge fights for others, unlike merchants whom readers might pressure for payback.
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