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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
4
Joe Hiatt Jr works in Watkins Iowa and plans weekly visits to monitor how Diller residents behave during his absence, signaling a community interest in local conduct.
Mrs. Ruby Anderson conducted the annual census in district 70 and identified 49 girls and 61 boys aged five to twenty one, totaling 110 students of school age.
A timely shower boosts farmer morale as oats once thought lost show signs of recovery. Growers report some fields benefiting, predicting a fairly good crop this season.
The passage explains the Hay Day distress signal used at sea as the radiotelephone SOS. It notes the phrase is derived from the French aidez meaning help me and is the phonetic rendering of H aidez.
Lyle Lammel of Plymouth visited the Record office last Friday to view the linotype. The note compares the county’s first machinized shop with the paper now setting type by hand.
The speaker notes a 25 year old remark about a young American imagining a submarine's periscope, but the focus now is on the heavens and the deadly airplane. The shift highlights changing wartime fears and technological advances from 1915 to the present.
The 1900 Chicago conference abolishes fixed pastor tenure. A pastor may stay beyond planned limits if both he and the congregation agree. In practice, terms vary, with two years as a typical high average for Diller. Causes include dynamics between preacher and congregation.
A foreign sea port peddler selling linoleum visited town last Monday. A woman bought a pattern claiming to fit her floor but received only a remnant. The dealer could not be located and is said to drive a Ford V 8. Residents warned to beware of traveling salesmen offering merchandise.
Reports indicate 100000 American Jews of any age express willingness to enter the war against Germany. They recognize that a total war may imperil their people, though they believe extinction is impossible.
Ross M Davis of Hallam Nebraska bought the Isaac Wiley farm one and a half miles north of Endicott at auction last week for 16 dollars an acre. The 240 acre property includes 80 in blue and buffalo grass 12 in native hay timber and cultivated land with good improvements. George Kasparek is the tenant.
Reports describe rats as a growing pest across farms in the area. Last fall field mice caused misery for households, but rats have worsened the problem. Charles Barber claimed to have killed 154 rats and five baby civet cats in one day at his feed lots, suggesting far larger numbers on other farms.
The writer asks why God allows World War II and the war in China and argues scripture says God will end all wars at Christ's second coming. It cites God’s long suffering, universal redemption, and urges nations to follow the Golden Rule before judgment closes the door to grace.
A gusty northwesterly storm swept Jefferson County last Saturday causing dust and debris. The Bonham Theatre roof section rolled down the street and damaged sound equipment but no injuries were reported.
A reflective verse advises that anger harms reason and deeds. It urges patience, stating that temper fuels regret and moral missteps. The speaker notes no worthy outcomes from rage and urges restraint as age brings wiser judgment.
A local column recounts readers sharing pangram sentences that use every letter of the alphabet. Examples include Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs and The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog, followed by reader Jennie’s line about tax money and jobs.
In September 1917 aboard the S S Philadelphia during Black Week, Ralph C. Norton reads a sequence of comforting Bible verses that bolster faith amid dangers at sea. The family clings to Psalm 107 30 and Isaiah 54 17 while seven wartime crossings test their resolve.
Sunday School will meet at 10 with classes for all ages. Worship at 11 on the topic Where does the road lead. Evening park service at 8 led by Rev Clark. Vacation Bible School begins Monday June 17 from 9 to 12 at the school house run by Jansen youths. Register children first day. June Tea Friday June 14 at church annex with speaker Mrs George McCelland Fairbury on missions.
Rev L J Woltz pastor C L Hullman Supt S S Sunday School at 930 English services 1000 change time half hour earlier to allow Lincoln trip Tibitha Home Visitors Day Program Women’s Missionary Society meets Wednesday afternoon Congregation to observe Children's Day June 23 with picnic lunch at noon Bible School attendance over fifty during both weeks
A brief message expresses gratitude to teachers who cheerfully gave their time and energy to an important work, thanking them for their dedication and voluntary contribution.
W H Clark pastor and Mrs Ray Lamb present at Sunday sessions. Sunday school at 9 and 11 AM with preaching on the theme Surrender. All league services postponed until September. Ladies held a quilting session at the Satene all day Tuesday.
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