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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1931
Page
8
Mrs. L. M. Cavett, Superintendent, invites attendance at 10 A M Sunday School with a Rally Day program to follow at 10 45 A M. The aim is full enrollment and prompt arrival at 10 o'clock for the church hour activities.
In St John's Lutheran Lanham Pastor Heinz leads Sunday School at 9 30 and German service at 10 30 with Luther League at 7 30. St Pauls Ev Lutheran near Diller offers 10 30 English service and 2 30 bilingual service with Rev Heinz and Rev Vorderman speaking for a mission festival on Oct 18. Congregational Church Wa Snyder Supt Sunday School at 10.
Diller students in several grades report activity from Halloween decor to Indian studies and needlework. Third and fourth graders compete in spelling and health booklets, with perfect scores listed. Intermediate and grammar rooms feature art projects and geography lessons as Gage County Fair attendance continues. High school notes cover staff illness, observer program, and recent inspections while girls’ athletics include baseball and volleyball practice and games.
Vocational Guidance students begin a field study by carrying letters of introduction to interview local workers about their trades. The project aims to build responsible citizens through truthful, firsthand information about careers.
The story recounts Johnnie Ryan's rise as shop foreman with a reputation for few words. He asserts authority by declaring all must work for him and that he can beat any man in the shop, prompting a bold challenge from a worker.
A garbled dialogue shows a mother and child arguing over a siting of hands and footwear, with a blunt remark about rubber heels revealing discomfort and prompting concern for decorum.
A reader’s prose outlines harsh judgments facing female teachers. It catalogs contrasting opinions on appearance, family ties, social life, teaching dedication, and marriage, framing pressures to conform as both too strict and too lenient.
In a classroom exchange a teacher asks for a German general and a student answers Hindenburg. When asked for an American general the student quips General Motors, showing a pun on General as a military rank and brand name.
A man received a Black Hand ransom demand threatening to abduct his wife if he did not deliver $10,000. He replied that he did not have the money but found the proposition interesting, reflecting a mix of bravado and desperation in the exchange.
A pair of quoted exchanges show a bishop noting pervasive profanity on the road and a companion asking about it. The bishop replies that nearly everyone he encounters swears dreadfully, reflecting on language use in public spaces.
A judge rebukes a defendant for deserting his wife calling him mean and cowardly. The prisoner responds with dialect claiming the woman he mentions is known to him, insisting he is a refugee rather than a deserter.
The State of Nebraska Jefferson County details a probate matter for Fred Klusman deceased Emma Klusman executrix petitions final settlement and distribution order set for October 28 1931 at 9 am in Fairbury County Court. Notice to interested parties by publication in Diller Reena newspaper for three successive weeks prior to hearing. Denney Denney attorneys for estate E R Bee County Judge seals filing.
The State of Nebraska Jefferson County Probate notice for the estate of Laura B Diller deceased. J Smith Diller seeks administration as Administrator. Hearing set for October 18 1931 at 9 AM in County Court Fairbury. Notice to all interested parties via newspaper publication for three weeks. E R Bee County Judge Denney notary not included.
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