Picnic Draws 7000 as War Relic Exhibit Opens
The Diller picnic of 1942 drew about 7,000 at opening night with crowds along Main Street and packed streets. A War Relics Exhibit and soldier photos drew attendees while traffic was detoured to keep downtown safe. A Cavalcade of Freedom concert on the bandstand opened the event, with an Elks flag backdrop and prologues by Mrs. Scott Miller.
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Diller
Diller Band
Fairbury Lodge of Elks
Scott Miller
Columbus
Bataan
America
Army of Jefferson County men accepted for exam at Ft Crook
Twenty four of thirty eight Jefferson county men at Ft Crook for army examinations are listed as accepted in Fairbury selective service records. Enlisted in navy Edmund Wrigley. These men are in the army but have returned home on a fourteen day furlough.
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Jefferson County
Ft. Crook
Selective Service Office
Fairbury
Bennie R. Remple
Werner A. Scheele
Paul F. Meyer
Elvin B. Martinson
Bernard W. Bebrenes
Glenn G. Greves
Ben Wm. Koch
Rudolph P. Ositjens
Kenneth B. Priefert
Wayne W. Wilcoxon
John P. Eisenhauer
Clyde Camp
Harold E. Elgert
Max E. Hill
Dwaine G. Warman
Elmer J. Korthals
August A. Schwisow
Edward H. Jusker
Walter I. James
Frank L. Cacek
Melvin A. Vorderstrasse
James I. Sharp
Dale L. Smith
Oscar R. Branson
Edmund Wrigley
Entering Army Forces Farm Sale Announcement
Max Hill son of Mrs Ina Hill leaves Aug 21 for U S Army and holds a sale of all livestock and farming equipment next Monday Aug 17 at the farm four miles south one mile east and three quarters mile north of Diller starting at 12 noon wartime. The sale features many choice implements recently acquired for the farm.
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Max Hill
Ina Hill
U.S. Army
Max
Diller
Primary election results in Jefferson county vote
The light turnout primary on Tuesday August 11 in Jefferson county produced Republican nominations for county clerk district court Bradshaw a deputy winner by large margin for county treasurer C G Catlin carried every precinct J A Axtell won the Republican nomination for county assessor by 36 votes A A Scott Democratic nominee for county treasurer defeated L C Green by 126 votes Here are principal candidate figures.
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Jefferson County
Cosine Bradshaw
C.G Catlin
J. A. Axtell
Edwin Hoppe
A. A. Scott
L. C. Green
Pleasant County
U.S
Hugh Ashmore
Kenneth Wherry
Voyle Rector
Dwight Griswold
Chas. Warner
Carl Curtis
C. S. Copeland
Wm. Johnson
L. Chapman
Homer Brunk
Corine Bradshaw
Louis L. Meyer
Vera Strawhacker
C. G. Catlin
Pirate Wm. Ritchie
Geo. W. Olson
Harry B. Coffee
L. W. Moore
J. C. Mullen
Foster May
Terry Carpenter
R. M. Harrop
Chas
W. Bryan
Stanley D. Long
Ralph G. Brooks Jobe
Callan
L. A. Lersen
F.O
Jefferson County to canvas primary results Friday
The Jefferson County board meets at Fairbury Friday August 14 to canvass the primary election and count the 75 mail ballots. Cc. O. Smith learns of the death of her nephew Eugene Reed Sengohl, who served in the U.S. Navy for several years.
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Jefferson County
Fairbury
Cc. O. Smith
Eugene Reed Sengohl
Eugene
U.S. Navy
Electrical Storm Causes Deaths and Damage Near Diller
A severe storm on August 5 killed a farm horse near Fred Hauver’s property and two yearling halves at the Diller orphanage. Lightning damaged a Willis Clark radio and burned alfalfa stacks west of Diller. Rainfall varied from 1.41 inches at Plymouth to 2.0 inches at Daykin, with 1.86 inches recorded in Diller. The rain helped corn overall, offsetting some destruction.
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Fred Hauver
Diller
Jake Lottman
Willis Clark
B. Viers
Plymouth
Daykin
Diller School Board Seeks Replacements After Resignations
Music teacher Frances Ekwall resigns to take a better position elsewhere. Carl Ludington announces resignation of Ekwall as high school English teacher. Board seeks a replacement while a math vacancy and normal training post left by F Eloise Pool await contract signing. candidate chosen for math vacancy will be announced after contract is signed.
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Carl Ludington
Diller Public Schools
Frances Ekwall
Diller School Board
F. Eloise Pool
Invites Diller Folks and Boys in Service
Mrs Everitt D Moore of Richmond California invites Diller families and boys in service to visit when in California She says Everitt works in a shipyard and they welcome servicemen in their Bay region home located about 10 miles north of Oakland Also Sergeant Max L Johnson promoted from Private and serving at Osterville Massachusetts addresses listed
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Everitt D. Moore
Downer Ave
Richmond
Calif
Diller Record
Everitt
Diller
California
Bay Region
Oakland
Max Johnson
Max L. Johnson
E.A.C. Osterville
Mass
Claude Dunn
Beatrice of
Winged Warriors Finish Training at Gulf Coast Center
The largest class in Gulf Coast Air Force training closes a 27 week program at seven advanced flying schools with 16 Nebraska graduates receiving wings. Lt Dale R Garrels of Diller is among them, a former Nebraska athlete and UNL alumnus.
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Diller, Neb
Nebraska
Advanced
Foster Field
Texas
Gulf Coast Training Center
Gulf Coast Air Force Training Center
Army Air Force
United States
Dale R. Garrels
Diller
Diller High School
Fred Garrels
Near Here
Dale
University of Nebraska
N’ Club
Lethal Air Force Combat
Miss Gretchen Fanders Re elected To Teach In Japsen
Miss Gretchen Fanders of Diller has been reelected to teach in Japsen for the coming year, signalling continuity in local education staff and plans for next term.
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Gretchen Fanders of
Diller
Japsen
Roger Diller Visits Before Navy Air Corps Training
Roger Diller son of J. Smith Diller of Diller arrived from Chicago Sunday Aug 9 for a visit with home folks before entering the U S Navy Air Corps. He plans to leave Diller Aug 16 for Chicago to report Aug 19 for travel instructions and report for pre flight training Aug 20 at Iowa State University Iowa City.
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Roger Diller
J. Smith Diller
Diller
Chicago
U.S. Navy Air Corps
s.Rvoger
Iowa State University
Iowa City
Improvements Underway At Diller School Plant
Work to refresh desks in Diller schools proceeds under Supt Carl Ludington with custodian Will Green directing. A new plate glass window is installed at the front of the high school gym on Main street along with roof repairs.
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Diller
Supt
Carl Ludington
Will Green
Main Street
Carl Curtis Re-nominated After Primary Victory
Congressman Carl Curtis secured the party nomination with 18 441 votes to 10 664 for Oren S Cope across almost all precincts. He will face Democrat Ralph G Brooks of Wymore in November.
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Carl Curtis
Oren S. Copeland
Ralph G. Brooks
Wymore
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