Memories and events from Diller forty to fifty years ago
Forty to fifty years ago in Diller and surrounding areas residents were noted for visiting kin and attending social milestones. Reports mention John Zook and Miss Edith Mandeville visiting the county seat, a light first snow, Clark Hollingsworth visiting Hershey, Allen Hadley visiting family in Belleville, and the prairie chicken hunting season resuming. Obituaries recall Weston H Hauver from Perry dying of typhoid while visiting family, with funeral at Upson church. Other notes include land purchases near Denver and a doctor planning an office move, plus several local weddings and moves dating from 50 years ago.
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Weston H Hauver
W. Hauver
Perry
Oklahoma
Upson Church
J A Branson
M. E. Church
Diller
Upson Cemetery
Janey Writes for War Bonds in Safer Town Daydream
A twelve year old girl named Janey drafts a letter to Mr Morgenthau pledging her savings for War Bonds. She explains how she earned eighteen dollars and seventy five cents through small jobs to support the war effort and imagines a peaceful town amid turmoil.
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Janey
Hedy LaMarr
Rose
Morgenthau
Peterson
Betty
Ded&p
Treasury Department
First Oil Pipeline Across Farm Near Titusville
The first oil pipeline stretched three miles across a Pennsylvania farm near Titusville to a railroad, built in 1865.
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Titusville
Glassware Factories Turn Out 600 Million Pieces Annually
Census bureau reports show U S factories produce nearly 600 million drinking glasses tumblers goblets and barware each year to meet national demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Census Bureau
Wedding Stationery Variety at Record Office Prices
Wedding stationery options are printed at reasonable prices at the Record Office, offering a range for couples planning their nuptials.
I Was Before Congress and Found Them Praiseworthy
In May 1941 I spoke to the House Ways and Means Committee to urge a cut of two billion dollars in non defense spending. I then testified before the Senate Finance Committee and a Senate sub committee, noting courteous treatment and growing respect for Congress amid wartime unity.
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House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Harding College
National Youth Administration
MacArthur
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Congress
Noted Faith in Congress Cited by Author
The writer asserts public confidence in democracy and plans future articles to argue why a respected Congress is essential to America's democracy. He promises to support claims with first hand factual information.
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Congress
America
Apple Tree Grafting Studies Advance Root Stock Propagation
Horticulturists in the department of agriculture study new grafting methods focusing on improving root stocks rather than the tree tops. Cato and Varro noted grafting 2000 years ago, and officials see grafting as a promising field. Guy E. Yerkes leads nursery investigations using root layers or cuttings instead of traditional seedlings.
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Department of Agriculture
Cato
Varro
Guy E. Yerkes
Department
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John Zook
Edith Mandeville
Diller and
Clark Hollingsworth
Hershey, Neb
Ol Fry
Allen Hadley
Belleville,Kans
F. H.emerson
W T Jeffrys
Denver
Newcorn
R Pearce
J W Miller
Short St
J W Sutton
Tululal Willey
Steele City
Holle
Alfred Broadstone
Henry Scheele
Allen Folkers
Guy
H. H. Green
Congressional
Will Rogers
Jty
San Alejo
Jeff Curtis
Caribbean
Hemisphere
Bonham
Fairbury, Nebraska
Fred MacMurray
Paulette Goddard
Forest Rangers
Gentleman
Brian Donlevy
Miriam Hopkins
Eileen
Rosalind Russell
Brian Aherne
Andrews Sisters
Richard
Davies
Ann Miller
Jerry Colonna
Raiders OF
Joaquin
John Mack Brown
Odell
General Hospital
Odell, Nebraska
Phill
Phillips
Phillis
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