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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
1
Diller plans a two day August picnic on the 15th and 16th with baseball games featuring Harbine and Endicott, air show by Sam Stull’s Flying Service, aerobatics over the town, and performances by the Diller band directed by Kenneth Foust. Veterans events, old settlers registration, and Welcome Home signs are planned.
Mrs Wm Glathar traveled to Medford Oregon after learning her granddaughter Georgia Lee passed in Portland from spinal meningitis. Mrs Orphan Waggoner returned from a five week trip with sisters Grace Gemeny in Los Angeles and Maud Hall in Santa Barbara visiting Cheyenne en route to Frontier Days. Steckley Dealers banquet in Lincoln drew about 130 dealers and wives with Frank Weber S F Everett Clark Ray Lee Larkins and Lawrence Brown in attendance for a gala program and floor show.
The Leaper farm two miles northeast of Diller was sold at a referee sale to G L Richardson for 9650 dollars about sixty dollars per acre. Fredrick Cookus, son of Mr and Mrs Allen Cookus, was rushed to Beatrice Lutheran hospital for appendicitis operation after noon last Sunday. His mother is with him. Marian Blauser, daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen Blauser, passed teaching examinations in her junior year in high school. Mrs Vernon Wather was taken to Beatrice Lutheran hospital Monday for treatment.
The Community Club will meet at City Hall on Thursday evening August 8 to finalize arrangements for the August 9 picnic booster trip and the entertainment program for World War II veterans.
Worthington Record reports the firm Waggoner and Habicht formed in Marshall with Lynn Waggoner to run the new Habicht store. It is the seventh Habicht outlet joining Redwood Falls Wilmar Huron and Wesington Springs Miller South Dakota plus Worthington, after renovations of the La Vogue shop. Waggoner, with Worthington since 1931, returns from three years navy service including over 30 months in the south Pacific aboard the Cimarron fleet oiler.
Miss Emma Glathar hosted a dinner at Diller High with guests including Edwin Glathar and Henry Glathar of Humboldt Nebraska Albert Glathar of Alma Nebraska Mr Wm Glathar Sr and Jr and family were called on Also Naomi Snyder daughter of Jim Snyder was hospitalized at Lutheran with burns from filling a tractor at home southeast of Diller She is expected to stay in hospital about two weeks
WSCS members plan August church basement meeting with Ellis ladies for a social afternoon. Flight officer Alfred Sasse returns from Japan to his parents after a year overseas, flying an A 6 Bomber stationed at Camp Atsugi near Yokohama. Luther League reports 19 youths met at St Paul’s Ev Lutheran Church. August 11 meeting led by Harold Roelf. Fairbury Junior College gains Veterans Administration approval to train veterans under the GI bill, with specifics on eligibility, benefits, and processing. local veterans may attend without extra living fees within the district. Details urge early VA processing and dean’s contact for information.
Lena Adeline Fanders daughter of John and Anna Reents was born February 1 1883 in Germany and died July 26 1946 at age 63 years 5 months 26 days. She married Johan TM Fanders of Diller in 1903 and had three children Theodore Eddie and Gerhard Schulz. Funeral services were held July 29 1946 at the State Line Church with burial in Prairie Home Cemetery. She leaves a husband two sons a daughter four grandchildren and four sisters plus many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roseman hosted a surprise visit from Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nisbet and their two children Elaine and Roger along with other Diller relatives. Mrs Nisbet is a Roseman niece. The group departed for Chicago Monday morning to visit kin before returning to Newton Wisconsin.
A Beatrice event features Kenny Knowles Orchestra for the Big Dance at the platform dance each evening during the Big Dance period. Special invitations go to veterans and old settlers including Mrs. S A M. Tell all your friends and spread word to their friends.
A piano recital will be given Tuesday night August 6 by the pupils of Alice May Watters at the Methodist church at eight o clock. All are invited. Misses Doris and Marilyn Ebbers of DeWitt spent last week with Mr and Mrs William Novotov, Darlene, and Merlyn.
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