Diller Picnic Plans Highlight 46th Annual Event
Plans for the 46th annual Diller Picnic run Aug 12 to 13 feature no parade or afternoon sessions. The program opens with band concerts, home talent acts, and community singing led by Margaret Blaine with the national anthem finale. Highlights include Cavalcade of Freedom depicting 1492 to 1942 and a Blue Jackettes performance by 12 Diller girls, with photos and war relics sought for the Heroes Gallery in the high school gym.
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Margaret Blaine
Kansas City
Peru
Fairbury
Steele City
Diller
Blue Jackettes
Marilyn Miller
Pvt Harry Lottman Reported at Camp Robinson Ark
Pvt Harry J Lottman who left Diller in July is now stationed at Camp Robinson Ark according to his parents. Mrs Winona Smith of Diller is with him near Little Rock Arkansas. He sends a Hello to friends and says he is well and enjoying camp life. Address listed as Pvt Harry J Lottman Platoon 1 Co A 103 Bn MRTC Camp Robinson Ark.
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Harry J. Lottman
U.S. Army
Diller
Camp Robinson
Ark
John Lottman
Harry Lottman
Winona Smith
Little Rock
Harry
Platoon 1
Co. A
Bn. M.R.T.C
38 Men Leave for Exam at Fort Crook for Army Induction
A group of 38 Jefferson county men depart Thursday for Fort Crook for physical exams to determine fitness for U S Army induction. The list from the Fairbury Selective Office includes Bennie R. Remple, Werner Scheele, Paul Meyer, Elvin Martinson, Bernard Behrends, Glenn Greves, Ben Koch, Phillip Ziemann, Norman Janssen, Erwin Knoche, Rudolph Oeltjen, Lloyd Napier, Kenneth Priefert, Wayne Wilcoxon, Vernon Hueske, John Eisenhauer, Orville Rahoke, Clyde Camp, Harold Elgert, Max Hill, Delbert Ackman, Dwaine Warman, Elmer Korthals, August Schwieow, Edward Junker, Walter James, Edmund Wrigley, Frank Cacak, Allen Grabowski, Vern Gerwick, Melvin Nanas Gabe, John Michels, James Sharp, Dale Smith, James Wiggins, Herbert Ackman, Glen Waugh, Stewart Mosiman.
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Jefferson County
Fort Crook
U.S. Army
Fairbury
Bennie R. Remple
Werner A. Scheele
Powell
Paul F. Meyer
Jansen
Elvin R. Martinson
Bernard W. Behrends
Flog
James Wiggins
Herbert Ackman
Glen F. Waugh
Stewart Mosiman
Nationwide Scrap Drive Postponed Five Weeks to September 10
The nationwide scrap drive scheduled to start this week has been postponed five weeks to September 10. The Diller Record received an airmail letter from New York headquarters on August 1 with no reason given for the delay, so notices planned for this week will appear in September.
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Diller
New York
Record High Oats Yield in Gage County This Season
Roy Mathias of one mile south of Ellis reports 24 acre oats averaging 75 bushels per acre the highest yield in Gage county this season. J E Conklin banker of Hubbell active in politics as a candidate for the state legislature visiting Diller and Record office.
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Roy Mathias
Ellis
Gage County
J. E. Conklin
Hubbell
Diller
Sale Notice of Mrs A Mayborns Household Goods
The household goods of the late Mrs A Mayborn will be sold at private sale on Saturday August 8. Sale hours are 3 to 5 in the afternoon and 7 to 10 in the evening.
Local Youth Enlists at Fort Robinson Nebraska
Wallace Dean Riddle son of Mr and Mrs Earl Riddle of near Diller enlisted in the veterinary detachment at Fort Robinson Nebraska and left Friday for duty.
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Wallace Dean Riddle
Earl Riddle
Near Diller
Fort Robinson
Nebraska
Percy Kurtz Visits Family During Vacation
Percy Kurtz from El mont California and his mother Mrs Maggie Kurtz and sister Beulah visited recently. Percy works in the shipyards at Elmont and is on a two week vacation.
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Percy Kurtz
Elmont
California
Maggie Kurtz
Beulah
Percy
All-Girl Orchestra to Play at Platform Dance
Firemen secure an eight piece All-Girl orchestra from Omaha for their platform event. The Rhythm Queens are billed for a lively set on the program with decorative schemes for window displays and stage work explained. The display includes upcoming Wednesday and Thursday performances.
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Ner Bros. Hardware Store
Omaha
Hanson Visits Diller as Sheriff Candidate
B M Hanson of Fairbury a Republican candidate for sheriff was in Diller on Wednesday calling on friends. Former Plymouth banker Hanson is described as a pleasant man with broad business experience expected to qualify him for the sheriff role.
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B. M. Hanson
Fairbury
Diller
Plymouth
County Fairs Face Loss of Ak-Sar-Ben Funds
Walthill Nebraska August 3 1944 J B Rossiter chairman Nebraska State Racing Commission warned county fairs that this year’s Ak-Sar-Ben race meet funding may be the last during the war. He said government use of Ak-Sar-Ben facilities has begun and much of the plant is already under army control. If the war lasts into next year fairs may lose the annual Omaha race support.
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Walthill
Neb
Nebraska
Omaha
J. B. Rossiter
Nebraska State Racing Commission
Rossiter
Ak- Sar-Ben
Fairbury Band Festival Set for Sunday August 20
The annual Fairbury Band Festival is scheduled for Sunday, August 20. Music groups from the area will perform in a community event spanning the day with outdoor activities and fan engagements.
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Fairbury
Bring Soldiers Photos and War Relics for Diller Picnic
The War Relics Exhibit committee for the Diller Picnic invites locals to bring relics and photos for display. Photographs of area soldiers and sailors are sought for the Diller Library window. Deliver to the library or notify Lois Casper. or drop at the Diller Record office or Waggoner’s hardware. Relics and photos accepted until Tuesday noon. items kept until the eve of the picnic for Main Street gym display.
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Diller Heroes’ Gallery
Uncle Sam
Miller Library
Lois Casper
Main Street
Oiler Record Office
Wag
Diller
Diller Library
Diller Record Office
Waggoner’s
Albert Koepff
The
Diller Record
Ludington
Scott Miller
American Legion
Dwaine Clark
Waggoner Bros
D. V. Fanders
Perry Weaver
Private Harold Henrichs Honored In California
Private Harold L. Henrichs of Diller Nebr was honored at Camp Roberts California as part of a radio platoon that set multiple Field Artillery training records. The unit achieved a new high battery average in International Morse Code and the highest efficiency rating in its battery. The training covered walkie talkie operation tactical networks tank base and air-ground communications. Harold is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Henrichs of near Diller Neb.
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Camp Roberts
Cal
Harold L. Henricha
Diller
Hie
Field Artillery Replacement Training Center
Field Artillery
Robert V. Klein
Harold
Theodore Henrichs
Near Diller
Neb
Bring in Your Old Victrola Records For Soldier Boys
The American Legion launches a drive to collect Victrola records for soldiers in camp. Donate usable or worn records at Dr. S. B. Viers' store in Diller. damaged discs will be recycled into new ones by partner factories.
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Soldier Boys
The
American Legion
Scott Miller
Diller and Vicinity
It's Plenty Hot Way Down South in Texas
Pvt. Henry A. Leth writes from Camp Barkeley Texas. He thanks the recipient for the Record and notes the heat by day and cooler nights. He mentions busy training and the restriction on sharing details of that training. He signs as Henry A. Loth of Co B 868th Infantry 90th Division.
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Pvt
Henry A. Leth
Texas
Camp Berkeley
U.S. Army, Co.b
868Th Infantry
90Th Div
Camp Barkeley, Texas
Pvt Arnold Henrichs Reported With Medics at Camp Robinson
Mr and Mrs Fred Henrichs of Bear Diller announce their son Pvt Arnold W Henrichs is in a medical battalion at Camp Robinson Arkansas. He left for the army in July and writes that he likes it fine though the heat is strong. Address: Pvt Arnold Henrichs 37128582 Co B 103d Med Trg Bn 2d Platoon Camp Robinson Ark.
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Fred Henrichs
Bear Diller
Arnold W. Henrichs
Camp Robinson
Ark
Army
Arnold Henrichs
Camp Robinsen
Family voyage returns from Montana visit and travels
Mr and Mrs Max Hill Mrs Donald Maw and Mrs Opal Glathar Jr came back Sunday from a trip to Billings Montana to visit sister Mrs Irvin Mayborn and family. They spent an evening in Billings with Mr and Mrs Lew Starky and a visit with Mrs E S Dunn at Ft Collins Colorado. In Powell Wyoming they stayed a week with Veral Green and family and visited George Henrichs. Clyde Broadstone and John Rahman of Diller left for Fresno California to join Uncle Sam's industrial forces.
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Max Hill
Donald Maw
Opal Glathar Jr
Billings
Montana
Irvin Mayborn
Lew Starky
E. S. Dunn
Ft. Collins
Colorado
Powell
Wyoming
Hill
Clyde Broadstone
John Rahman
Diller
Burlington
Fresno
Calif
Uncle Sam
Sheriff Dwight B. Young visits Diller on re election bid
Sheriff Dwight B. Young of Fairbury toured Diller on business and promoted his Democratic bid for re election after returning from a northern Iowa trip to capture a law violator. Mrs Merta Diller left Beatrice by bus for San Diego to join her husband and daughters. Dale Bugbee resigned as Peru school superintendent to take the post at Juliano. Mr and Mrs F J Nielsen of Fairbury visited the Clarks last Sunday.
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Dwight B. Young
Fairbury
Diller
Iowa
Merta Diller
Beatrice
San Diego
California
Dale Bugbee
Peru
Juliano
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Sears
Camp Robinson, Ark
Ft. Robinson
Harold Henrichs
Robinson
F. J. Nielson
Clark
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