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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1934
Page
8
The J N C gathered at Mrs Harm Hull's home on March 7 with strong attendance. Two contests provided prizes to Mrs John Ramish and Mrs Geo Champ. A luncheon followed and the next meeting is planned with Mrs Charles Hilder on March 21.
School notes report the district spelling elimination with written and oral rounds won by Dorothy Hilder and others. They note March 24 contests in Fairbury, nurse Miss Nichol’s exams, YMC A conference plans, and Senior Normal Training student teaching in nearby rural schools March 19 to 23.
Rev. Robert E. Drew leads services at 11 A M and 7 30 P M with sermons The Understanding Christ and Pebbles and a youth focused evening. Sunday School at 10 A M and an orchestra. Discussion on environment living and Jesus time prompts. Christian Endeavor 6 30 P M next Sunday. School notes include Shakespeare study and Library Association benefit. Mary Bristol birthday party observed with classmates at Ball home.
A room centered by a large table held a beauty birthday cake with eight candles. Refreshments included cake jello and whipped cream. Mary enjoyed many presents while visitors Mrs Scott Miller Mrs Howard Peters and Mrs Harry Thompson joined Monday afternoon.
In room intermediate, fifth grade arranged a Japanese sand table, while fourth and sixth grades shaped kites for decoration. Weekly perfect grades listed for March 9 include Leila Broadstone and others. geography covers South America. history topics span Civil War and Revolutionary War. spelling perfect scores include Mary Beckwith and others.
Rev L J Wolff pastor. GC L Hullman superintendent. Sunday school at 9 30 A M. English service at 10 30. German service at 11 o'clock.
W. A. Snyder superintendent. Sunday services at 11 A. M. All children in the program should be at the church Saturday at 2 30 for practice. A 15e plate lunch and program will be held next Wednesday evening March 21 in the annex. Everyone invited to attend and bring friends.
Mr and Mrs Roy Gear entertained guests at Sunday dinner Curtis Geer and family of Fairbury Albert and Grace Cully of Beatrice and Mr Frank Eick of near JDiller attended the gathering.
Mrs. C J Hiatt celebrated her 75th birthday with relatives and friends at her Beatrice home on Sunday March 11. A large gathering shared a noon cafeteria style dinner with baskets and music and conversation filling the afternoon. Present were C J Hiatt family H K Moffit Marie Lincoln Howard Means Omaha John Thompson family A W Clausen Beatrice C W Hiatt family F J Cully Diller.
The N C S A met with Mrs. Moser on March 7 with 14 members and 5 visitors. Games followed the business session including a Dublin road challenge and a river Shannon song. A picture contest featured Irish wit and a Blarney stone gag while invited guests attended and refreshments closed the afternoon.
Mrs Adolph Bevan hosted a bridge afternoon with three tables. High score went to Mrs Lash, followed by Mrs Harvey and Mrs Frank Cully in consolation. Refreshments were served. Guests included Mrs R E Robertson and family, Mrs Lash, Miss Lash, Mr Riley, C E Rice, and others from Beatrice Lanham Odell Diller.
Four birthdays and eight children plus their mothers gathered at Beverly June Hays home on Wednesday afternoon to celebrate her fourth birthday. The event featured games an Easter egg hunt and refreshments with sandwiches fruit salad and cake. Presents included many pretty and useful gifts. Attendees included Ruth Ann Hiatt Donella Le Pordevin Patricia Joan Bevan Roger Keith Irisbie Betty LaRhue Eick Dicky Hays Ormia Jean Champ Delores Hubka Evelyn and Beverly June Hays.
A surprise Silver Wedding celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Emil Funke of Hollenberg Kansas was attended by 41 relatives. Family members and friends decorated the home with white and silver motifs, served a two course dinner, and staged a mock wedding as entertainment.
A compilation of 40 year old notes from The Record mentions F E. L. Lpocks child with chicken pox and H H Vaupel coping with mumps in Narka Kansas. It recalls Nebraska’s six congressmen in 1891 versus five in 1934 and various local items from Diller Steele City Beatrice and Fairbury Gazette reflecting community life and historical curiosities.
The notice lists multiple Funke relatives and spouses from Herkimer Beatrice Hollenberg Fairbury Lanham Hanover Disler and other areas. It notes Mrs Emil Funke as a sister of Mrs John Webling and records various households and names in a cafeteria setting.
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