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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1928
Page
4
The St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran near Diller with Pastor H. J. Diekhoff invites families to next Sunday’s events. Sunday School and Bible class start at 9 30 with divine services at 10 80 conducted in English. A floral remembrance for each mother present and a program during Sunday School hour are noted.
A Sunday gathering at the Presbyterian church led to forming The Congregational Church of Diller Nebraska with a new constitution and by laws. Trustees and clerk were instructed to file articles of incorporation as part of uniting local churches for broader mission. Next Sunday marked Mother's Day with planned church activities and invitations to mothers.
The Methodist church announces May 18 as Mother's Day with a morning song service and an evening union event in the opera house featuring a baccalaureate sermon on The Approved Workman. The sermon text is 2 Timothy 2:15 and Isaiah 66:18, praising mothers’ sacrifice and care. Dorcas class members urged to attend.
The Sophomores plan a Botany field study at the canyons Thursday evening with games and refreshments. Eighth Grade debates on careless habits. Seventh Grade Geography studies feature continents. Fifth Grade crafts glass tea towels and embroidery designs. County exams set May 10 and 11. The page notes art, fractions, short division, and bird-themed writing for Bird booklets.
Nebraska hosts two state supported soldiers homes in Grand Island and Milford with Nebraska’s capital 134 airline miles from Topeka and 286 miles from Jefferson Missouri. The text lists national and state homes and distances to nearby capitals and cities, plus rough rankings on estate values and railway aspects.
A Dillerite letter from F E Hale in Brush dated May 9 1928 describes settling in, meeting R F Starr, and plans for summer travel. He mentions Fanny heading to Teacher's College in Greeley DeVere working at a Chevrolet garage Greenwood's family thriving and learning irrigation with optimism about visitors and community ties.
California letter from Mrs. Elias Hadley shows Archie Hadley recalling flood damage near Los Angeles and planning a summer trip through San Diego Old Mexico Grand Canyon Colorado. He mentions a play about dope and a future ship speed prediction while noting the White House ground appraisal and a college connection.
The state will enforce candling of all eggs sold or consigned starting May 1, with no required candling in the first four months. Chief McCracken heads the inspection bureau, citing higher market prices due to enforcement last year. The 1923 act, backed by egg dealers, is aided by the state poultry and egg association and imposes fines for noncompliant handling and packaging.
The Christmas Carol tells how Scrooge is redeemed by Marley’s Ghost. It appeared in London via Chapman & Hall with 15,000 copies printed and sold, earning Dickens over £700.
The Black Act was an English statute enacted in 1722 to curb lawless associations calling themselves blacks. It made felonies of crimes against game laws and sending anonymous letters demanding money.
George Matthews Adams suggests living the first hour of the day rightly to shape later hours. The Toledo Blade quotes the remark and notes a humorous aside about asking the milkman.
A boy digging in Oshkosh Wisconsin found a hollow stone containing a handwritten message dated February 1830. The note references Fort Howard and an Indian attack with ammunition running low, signed by J. D. as commander. The fragment offers a glimpse into frontier danger and early military concerns.
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