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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
1
The Diller Picnic will be held August 27 and 28. Plans are needed to obtain certain concessions this year. The Diller Band will have a new conductor on hand to lead rehearsals and perform at the event.
Miss Marjorie Maw daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Maw of Diller wed Sgt Noel Hughes of Steele City at 8 o clock Tuesday night July 20 in Enterprise Alabama. Chaplain J R Reentz officiated in a red white and blue decorated home ceremony with Major Townsley as best man and Mrs Townsley as attendant. The couple hosted a reception after the ceremony and planned a brief coast honeymoon before settling at 500 North Main Street during Hughes assignment at Camp Rucker.
At the tax sale in Fairbury the Henrichs house and 20 acres sold to Allie Eick for 1450 dollars. The Timms property brought 250 dollars with Arthur Timm the top bidder. Eighty acres of pasture land west of town sold to Theodore Hearichs for 1500 dollars.
At a special review the Bruning Army Air Field troop gathered as Major Frank E Quiodry awarded the Good Conduce Medal to Sgt. Max E. Thompson for exemplary conduct in the United States Army Air Force. Thompson is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Thompson of Diller Nebraska.
The Diller girls listed for fall include Dorothy Piegel Dist 11 Marian Novotny Dist 14 Esther Roelfs Dist 35 Evelyn Reoz Dist 42 Della Roelfs Dist 56 Wilma Thompson Dist 58 Garnett Barber Dist 64 Juanita Anderson Dist 66 and Eleanor Weigel Jansen City schools. Mrs W J Novotny underwent a major operation at Mennonite Hospital Tuesday morning and is reported progressing as expected.
Charles Waggoner is reported to be gradually improving at Beatrice Lutheran Hospital.
Coal heater available at a bargain from C L Geer of Diller. See it before you buy.
S. C. Hutchinson went to Lincoln Thursday with two other commissioners and county clerk Homer Brunk to handle county business.
The notice urges former band members to prepare for possible rehearsal calls at short notice, encouraging readiness for future performances.
Mr and Mrs Fred Diekhoff visited at the home of Henry Human on Sunday.
Private Ray E Renz 37482169 of Company B 78th Infantry shares experiences at Camp Roberts California. He notes extreme 136 degree heat and demanding rifle training while appreciating home letters from Gretchen Wohlfarth’s death, and asks for continued correspondence.
Miss Guilia Hussey of Pasadena California with her aunt Mrs Harold Henriche traveled to Chester Nebraska this week to visit relatives before returning to California Mrs Henriche will stay indefinitely
The Red Cross Surgical Dressings Group will meet in the basement of the M E church at 1 30 P M each Wednesday New workers are always welcome.
Pvt Harold Allen writes from Camp Callan California describing a lonely night and light humor with fellow soldiers. He notes an 18 pound weight gain during training and a four week extension of his training period delaying furlough. He mentions missing his Hurst family and hopes to see Fred Miller and his girlfriend in Texas after marching 25 miles in eight hours.
Charles McKinley of Oxnard California died Tuesday evening after a hospital stay. He and Golda Miller McKinley married Christmas Day 1912 in Diller and lived in San Bernardino Santa Barbara and Oxnard where they ran a ranch. Survived by widow Bernardino McKinley Damon and Barbara Jane. He was active in church school and civic affairs and was related to former President William McKinley.
A six pound baby boy was born last Friday at the Fairbury hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Orlyp Sasse.
Jefferson County Red Cross chapter mobilizes local residents to furnish the Bruning Army Airfield day room. Led by Mrs Roy Livingston and Mrs Scott Miller, donations include chairs desks lamps rugs and games with pickup possible from Fairbury or delivery to the site to complete the rooms by August 15.
John Albert Cully born October 2 1862 in Pella Iowa. He moved with family to the Otoe Reservation in Gage County and later lived near Diller. He married Ada Gear on September 11 1888 and later moved to Beatrice Beat Rice area in December 1923. Survived by son Cloyd H of Fairbury daughter Grace Ellen of Beatrice two brothers James P of Republic MO and Charles T of Diller two grandsons Lynn and Gayle and great granddaughter Janell. He was a longtime Methodist and known for a clean life and Christian character.
Mrs Roy Roelfs and Della returned from Louisiana Tuesday morning reporting a fine trip. The weather was hot and it rained nearly every day. Cpl Ervin Roelfs had a three day pass so they enjoyed their visit and saw army life. He is the main welder for Company A of the 8th Armored Division and owns a truck with tools for his work.
Leroy Broadstone came back Sunday night from University Hospital in Omaha after a week of hospitalization for general examination and treatment.
Lt Garrels writes from Sicily noting shattered transport networks and limited air opposition. He reports heavy damage to roads railways bridges and expects the campaign to end soon while expressing grim pity for the enemy and sharing morale with his correspondent.
Robert L. Hiatt stationed at Farragut Idaho spent a nine day furlough with his parents and relatives. A July 25 picnic at Chautauqua Park honored him after nine weeks of boat training. Attendees included Arneta Hatton Geo Tieman Leonard Tieman and others. Robert then returned to Farragut.
Sgt. Gordon Fanders of Los Angeles visits his parents at home during furlough. He spends over two hours daily in the air, reporting temperatures often reaching 143 degrees, while continuing his duties.
Mrs. Christie Seaman learned this week that her nephew Howard Kline of Camp Coyne Woodfield Tennessee died in a July 21 plane crash. He was close to graduation as an instructor. He had married five months earlier to Navy man Roe Patton who returned to visit relatives after boat training at Farragut Idaho. Roe reports he feels well and in good health.
Aviation radioman Fred Miller recently completed a two week furlough to Diller and was the subject of a Beatrice Times write up this week.
Cpl. Wm. Nicholson, formerly of Diller, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant.
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