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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1936
Page
8
The Diller School outlines senior through freshman class officers and announces upcoming photo day on Thursday afternoon. It notes a strong typing program with three classes and a speech training sign up, plus English, band, vocations, and civics activities.
Students Julia Diller Yvonne Nicholson Juanita Anderson Dwaine Clark Avis Johnson Betty Grabber Esther Lamb Margery Nippert achieved perfect spelling grades last week. Kenneth Findling Mary Lou Thompson visited the fair. Mavis Holle toured Lincoln. The class studied courage stories and the Articles of Confederation in social studies.
Typhoid illness of Wm. Steiber is noted alongside a 94 pound girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Cully on Sept 17 1896. Entries recount visits from Sebolt Senior and Miss Gertie Davis to Fairbury forty years ago this week and a Hastings Methodist conference attendance by Rev. Walker and Thos. Nelson. Mrs. Pickard travels to Beatrice to see relatives in Minoak Illinois. Maine’s 40 000 vote majority for the Republican ticket forty years ago. Mr. Landon’s quick east trip to shore up the state for the re election. Lodge No. 96 D of H initiated five pew members including Ida Waters Ada M. Cully Kate VanHorp Mary Cunningham Arabia 8 Anna Harris Maggie Allen.
The Diller Nebraska village board met at Waggoner Bros store with members Steiner Moser Greider Andrews and McCune. Minutes approved and bills read including labor police and summer accounts and light fund payments. McCune appointed chief of police for picnic grounds and the board adjourned.
Ella Zook and Mae Kaupp reflect on churchgoers and compare today’s youth to forty years past. They argue Sunday crowds should enter or stay home to show better taste and gain self respect. The note may relate to the Harvey Wood incident reported previously.
Water fund details list J. O. Blauser salary to Aug 20 1936 H H Green treasurer 95.67 O R Geer gas to Aug 29 1935 17 60 Moving and seconding designate The Diller State Bank as official de partecy for village funds The board adjourned at the chairmans call John Steiner chairman.
The article notes many French women who dislike lifelong spinster status pay husbands to wed. After overturning stigma, they obtain divorces and reclaim the title Madame, marking a shift in social norms around marriage and status.
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