Voters urged to cast ballots in town and school elections
Voters are reminded to vote on Tuesday April 6 from 8 am to 8 pm. Village trustees candidates include Mayor Johan Clausen O R Geer and W E Anderson. School board candidates are Herman Stahl Robert Upson Scott Miller and Floyd Hughes who has moved to Fairbury. For the two year school board vacancy the options are W I Filley and D W Fanders. A ballot copy appears elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Board
School Board
Village Board of Trustees
Johan Clausen
O. R. Geer
W. E. Anderson
Herman Stahl
Robert Upson
Scott Miller
Dora Miller
Floyd Hughes
Fairbury
W. I. Filley
D. W. Fanders
Diller Track Team Plans Week-Long Meet Schedule
Diller High School track squad began practice last week and aims for away meets during the week of April 5 to 9. The home debut will be a dual meet with DeWitt on April 12 or 13. An invitational at Diller is set for April 27, qualifying contestants for the state meet in Lincoln, with seven schools already signaling participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller High School
DeWitt
Diller High
Lincoln
Dates for Red Stamps Guide Thrifty Meat and Cheese Use
The notice explains how red stamps cover meats fats and oils with staggered dates. A stamps valid March 29 to April 30 B stamps April 5 to 30 C stamps April 12 to 30 and D stamps April 19 to 30 to prevent overspending early in the month.
Walnut Log shipment damages at Burtegtes factory
Two cases of walnut logs arrive at a Burtegtes factory site near St Diller. The logs are said to be destined for processing into goods. Authorities note shipments are ongoing with no injuries reported.
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St Diller
Eanes
Diller Names Henry Scheele New Marshal and Road Overseer
The Diller village board accepted John Greider’s resignation as marshal and water commissioner and appointed Henry Scheele as his successor with added road overseer duties. Scheele begins April 1. Greider, marshal for two years, improved the park’s appearance. his future plans remain undisclosed.
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John Greider
Henry Scheele
Diller
Mr. Greider
Greider
Diller’s Park
War Department Allows Limited Mail For Overseas Servicemen
Sealed under eight ounces may be sent postpaid by first class to army navy marine corps and coast guard personnel overseas without command officer permit. Pens watches cigarettes eyewear and similar items permitted if rules followed. Exceeding eight ounces requires approved request at local post office. Newspapers may renew but new subscriptions for servicemen not accepted. Ronald Weers son of Mr and Mrs Weers placed third in oral and written spelling at Fairbury and qualifies for Inter county contest at Wilber in April.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
War Department
States
Ronald Weers
Martin Weers
Fairbury
Wilber
Della Roelfs
Retailers Told to Register Inventory by April 10
Retailers must register canned and processed foods on Form R 1302 at the local war price and rationing board office. Mr and Mrs Henry Hulimen learned of sister in law Mrs Bertha Huil mee's death from Stamford Kane on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hulimen
Stafford
Kane
Bertha Huilmee
Pleasant Precinct Over Top in Red Cross Drive
Mrs. Scott Miller announces Pleasant Precinct exceeded its $700 goal, raising $705.27 for the Red Cross War Call. She thanks workers and contributors and notes plans to list donors weekly and provide tags and cards to all who gave.
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Scott Miller
Pleasant
Red Cross
Pleasant Precinct
Mre.s. B. Viers
Diller State Bank
Supt. C. Ludington
Perry Weaver
Diller Plans April Grade Operetta at Opera House
Next Tuesday evening April 6 the Diller Opera House hosts the annual grade operetta Children of Buttercup Commons. A high school talent program replaces the county music festival with 35 grade children in the operetta and a student program supervised by Mrs. Bernice Goebel and the high school faculty.
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Diller
Diller Opera House
Bernice Goebel
Buttercup Commons
Dorothy Pingel
Dariese Novotny
Betty Novotny
Margery Nippert
Gloria Miller
Mr. Piper
Ray Benz
Cloud Shadows
Willard Engleman
the Holy
Max Braash in New Caledonia
Mrs. Scott Miller received an air mail letter from a sailor in New Caledonia claiming to be an old friend of Max from York. The message says Max asked the man to write, and the writer Ned, potentially based at a permanent base, provided his address.
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Scott Miller
New Caledonia
Max
York
Ned
Atlantic
Australia
Max Bes Ben Ip
View Cee Yeus
Dag
Bas
Pvt Dale Close Initiated Into Masonic Lodge Degrees
Pvt Dale Close formerly at Camp Polk La Medical Corps was admitted to the Diller Masonic lodge in the first degree and earned the second and third degrees on Monday and Wednesday evenings respectively.
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Pvt
Dale Close
Camp Polk
Masonic Lodge
Diller
Angus Sale Lists Thirteen Year Old Boys In Attendance
A local Angus sale featured a group of thirteen year old boys among buyers and observers. The event drew families and farm teams to the sale grounds with kids watching keenly as cattle changed hands under the auctioneers’ calls.
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Diller Track News
Guam
St. Paul’s Lutheran S. S
Ralph Long
Chester Weaver
Farmer's Union Store
Ia Anderson
Cooper
Jno Huttenmeyer
August Scheele
H H Green
D V Fanders
Diller Fireman
Cavett
Fern Raymond
Jno
Clauson
S B Viera
M Holle
Ernest Schultz
L. H Findling
Rex Green
Chas Barber
Chris Malchow
Clarence Steffen
Clarence Renz
Carl Ludington
Lois E May
Reynolds
Wm Green
Flossie Raymond
Bernice. Goebel
Ruth Stoneman
Two Friends
L D Calkins
Johm Weeres
Loman
Ernest Sagse
Henry Hullman
Edna Hullman
G Kisling Jr
Alpha Wiemers
Reuben Gretzinger
Paul Ronie Eto
Riddle
Eas
Harold Logan
Ray
Nixon
Oeathe
Lewis Barber
Wesley Bros
James V Novotny
Howard Nutter
Arthur Grone
A Spyder
Fannie Diller
Mary Green
George Fisher
Lizzie Weers
Sear Ita
LaForest Fasnacht
Frank Eick
Julia Novotny
Della Qréells
Scenc E Arch Metres
Henry Wechsel
S C Hutchinson
Richard Steffen
Verne Hubka
Marilyn Miller
Kathryn
Max Braash
the Music Department of
The
Diller High School Presents
Mass Nuon Pero
Masonic
Angus
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