Diller Public Schools Weekly Notes Highlight Activities
Mrs. Scott Miller and Gloria Joyce visited the room. Normal Training cadets taught during Miss Raymond's absence. First graders learn Roman numerals to twelve and tell time with clock faces. Turtles Amos and Andy joined the class. Fourth grade made tallow candles for Halloween. Perfect spellers listed. October décor created in art. Intermediate room reads Haunted Airways for opening exercises and does auto arithmetic. Seventh and eighth grade hygiene posters. High School notes detail class rings, typing progress, six week exams, report cards, and G A A activities.
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Scott Miller
Gloria Joyce
Miss Raymond
Amos
Andy
Fish Bow
Betty Hurst
Bonnie Thompson
Darrel Beckwith
Julia Diller
Virgil Fasnacht
Richard Miller
Leila Broadstone
Dwaine Clark
Avis Johnson
Dick Beckwith
Neil Andrews
Haunted Airways
Jean Bond
Ethel Bristol
Fern Close
Beatrice Dunn
Beulah Dunn
Ruth Lukes
Lawrence Clark
Max Thompson
Laurice Diller
Max Johnson
Elmer Sasse
Dorothy Hilder
LeRoy
Quote on leadership and economics from a wary observer
A skeptical remark warns that granting authority to weak men reveals character flaws and exposes insecurity. It also mocks economists as self confident yet inept at practical tasks, satirizing their habit of instructing others while failing to apply ideas to themselves.
Poor Towns Weather Public Booze Reproach Phrase
The text jokes about residents using terms like hick towns and boobs to describe the aftermath of the Insull bubble. It reflects rural scorn and shared frustration as citizens discuss economic fallout and national identity.
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Hick
Rockefeller Faces Finan cial Troubles Amid Vast Fortune
A terse note laments John D. Rockefeller's financial strain amid a reputed fortune near a billion dollars, with an apparent shortfall of about 150 000 dollars, describing his wealth as insufficient for present needs.
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John D. Rockefeller
Publicity Push Highlighted in Public Utility Loans
Opinion says big business resists disclosure of Reconstruction Finance loans. Opposition to publicity is cited as proof of slippery tactics, with a reference to the Insull utility affair as a cautionary example.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Bubbie
No clear events or people. fragmented quotation
Fragmented quotation about weddings and crime with no identifiable individuals or events. The text suggests a gangster killing many but provides no names, places, dates, or concrete facts to anchor a news item.
Sunflowers Prove Superior Silage Feed at Wyoming Farm
At the state experimental farm in Wyoming extensive tests show sunflowers yield twice the ensilage of corn with about four tons per acre. Feeding sunflower silage produces as much milk and cream per pound as corn, confirming sunflowers as a valuable stock feed rather than a nuisance.
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Wyoming
New Ambassador Named Rosso Succeeds Magtini
Augusto Rosso appointed ambassador succeeding Nobile Giacomo di Magtini. Rosso aged forty seven, has twice served as attache to the Italian embassy in Washington and brings wide experience in diplomacy.
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Augusto Rosso
Washington
Nobile Giacomo di Magtini
Signor Rosso
Ambitious Husband and Wife Communicate Household Goals
A humorous exchange shows an ambitious husband seeking top-tier success and an alert wife proposing practical first steps such as cleaning the windows. The dialogue frames domestic partnership as collaboration toward shared aims.
Unclear fragment hints at Madrid musician funding scene
Fragmentary text suggests discussion of government grants and public subscription in Madrid involving Gutiérrez but details are unreadable.
Barefoot Candles and Night Walks Stir Family Talks
In a fragmented dialogue, a child named Cand is discussed as a new brother. The father comments on Cand’s influence, while a figure named Toby describes taking the baby for a walk at night. The exchange hints at family dynamics and routines.
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Tobbie
Proof Enough Visitor Angling Question at Riverside
An angler at the riverside confirms the spot is good for fish saying he has never seen many others there. Lohdor reports in Tit-Bits that the location yields ample fishing opportunities and may attract more visitors seeking abundant catches.
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Riverside
Meyer Makes a Mistake in Crossword Confidence
In a short comic note a character mocks another for being overly assured. The phrase You say he's very sure of himself appears as a teased prop, and the gag centers on his habit of solving crosswords with a pen, implying recklessness.
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Meyer
Granddaughter Says She Is Fitted for Married Life
In London Tit-Bits a grandmother asks if the granddaughter, engaged to be married, feels ready for married life. The reply lists seventeen gowns and three costumes as proof of preparation.
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London
Ticket to Heaven At The Redemption Window
A dialogue where a ticket agent offers travel anywhere and a man asks for a ticket to heaven, the agent replying with a line about redemption and directions to the window.
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Skywards
Guy
Heaven
Troublesome Patron Sparks Cafe Comedy Stitch
A humorous scene unfolds as a troublesome patron quarrels with a cafe manageress about a bell. The diner recalls how a witty waitress seized the bell, turning the moment into lighthearted mischief.
Abbey founded in Indiana in 1853 remembered in obituary
The death of An thanas ius Schmitt abbot of St Meinrad recalls Indiana Benedictine beginnings. In 1853 two monks Ulrich Christen and Bede O Connor bought 160 acres near Ferdinand for 2750 dollars to found the Vincennes diocese abbey.
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Anthanasius Schmitt
St. Meinrad
Indiana
de St. Palais
Henry IV
Einstdeln
Switzerland
Ulrich Christen
Bede O'Connor
Vincennes
Ilinois
St. Francis of
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