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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
3
Wheat and corn prices are listed with grade names and numbers. The corrected Thursday guide shows No 2 yellow corn at 80 cents and No 2 white corn at 83 cents, with various fowl and feed items priced per units and a few miscellaneous figures.
Items list sales and wants including rye seed, electric saw, half grown shepherd dog, hog stray notice, and a home with acreage for retired couples. Mentions Kansas auto found at Max Hill sale and local shop in Fairbury. Also notes Dewey Packer visiting relatives in Diller from Indianola Iowa.
Picnic and fair dates list Thayer County Fair Deshler August 18 to 21 Swanton August 22 and 23 Gage County Junior 4H Beatrice September 2 to 4 Jefferson County Fair Fairbury September 16 to 18. Local notices include visits and moves by residents Isabel Bixby of Geneva staying with L M Cavett, Keith Waggoner returning from Valdosta for a nine day furlough, Marie Roelfs closing her Beauty Shop and plans to move to Peoria Illinois, and R E Colman family visit in Hastings. Ervin Roelfs, son of Roy and by Roelfs, left Berkeley California August 11, now in Monterey California awaiting camp assignment.
Mr and Mrs LaVern Pickard and sons Calvin and Keith join Mr and Mrs J A Pickard for a Sunday gathering with the Pickard clan at Elkhorn near Cecil. Cecil expects to enter the army August 27. In Lincoln the group dined with Mr and Mrs Johr Specht. Everyone reported feeling pretty well.
Mrs Mildred McLean and daughter Marsha Kay McLean of San Diego Calif left Aug 19 returning home after a months visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Glathar Sr and with brothers and sisters at Diller and relatives at Blue Springs. She also came to see her brother Robert off to Camp Walters Texas. His complete address is given to another item in this issue.
Mrs Gees of Nebraska City visited the Ludingtons this week. Supt. and Mrs. Carl Ludington are hosts. Roger Diller, Mrs. Ludington's son, left Sunday for Iowa City to begin State University training in defense work.
A letter to the voters of the 22nd Legislative District thanks supporters from J. E. Conklin and asks continued confidence at the November general election.
Russell A Davis secretary of the Fairbury Chamber of Commerce is in Chicago attending the National Institute of Commercial and Trade Organization Executives at Northwestern University. He expects to return to Fairbury next Monday.
J H Holtermann a Lilbourn Missouri real estate dealer and justice of the peace left Monday evening for Chester after visiting his sister Mrs Dora Wohlfarth in Diller. His motto Smile and Hustle reflects his outlook.
Gladys Lottman of Lincoln and Ed Benson of Kansas City Mo were guests of Bud and Gladys Lottman. Gladys, employed at the Yost cafe, plans to return to teach intermediate classes at Steele City. Benson has been doing supervisor work at the new Lincoln Air Base.
Mr and Mrs Henry Fouts of Boone Iowa visited at Mrs Elizabeth Fouts home Friday and Sunday left for Seward Nebraska to visit Kenneth Fouts. Averil Fouts stays to resume teaching duties in Spokane Washington after visiting Kenneth in the area and will also stop in Omaha and Sioux City enroute.
Mr and Mrs Bob Maw and his parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Maw visit then depart for Norfolk Virginia where Bob Maw will enter a Navy radio school. His rating will be first class fire controlman making him a first class petty officer. Mrs Maw from Hershey Nebraska plans to stay with him for three months at Norfolk.
The Republican county convention will be held at 2 30 next Thursday afternoon Aug 27 in the district court room at the Fairbury courthouse. County Chairman Arthur J Denney will preside. Local candidates and precinct delegates will be present to elect a county central committee chair secretary treasurer and delegates to the state convention in Omaha Sept 3. A large attendance is requested.
The Jefferson County Democratic convention meets August 27 at 3 pm in the Mary Etta hotel to elect 1 delegates and 1 alternates to the state convention in Omaha on September 3 and to form the county central committee. Delegates total 107. Morrie Speir is county chair and Mrs S B Viers is vice chair. Also notes return of local residents from Wichita, Kansas, after visiting. Mrs Henrichs injures right arm in fall at Blue Springs.
Rev and Mrs Drew from Lincoln Nebraska visited Diller friends Thursday. They attended the community picnic and stayed as guests of Mr and Mrs Keith Hays and family. Mr Drew, formerly pastor of the Diller Methodist church, is now a student pastor at the University of Nebraska.
Church announcements note Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11 with Rev Wolff and Rev Goode preaching. Luther League meets at 8 30 as delegates for the Hooper convention depart Tuesday led by Alice Henrichs and Esther.
The Congregational Church led by Robert D. Hall plans a 11 A. M. sanctuary worship this Sunday with 10:00 A. M. Sunday School led by Mrs. Earl Weigel. A Church Council quarterly meeting is set for August 25 at 7:30 P.M. at the church vestry.
Roelfs and Alfred Sasse with Rev and Mrs L J Wolff attended the convention. The Sunday School Convention will be held at Northboro Iowa August 24 and 25. Delegates include John Huttenmeyer president of the association, Clarence and Edna Hulsman, Duane Wolken, Mrs Ida Huttenmeyer and the pastor. Bernard Bebrende was elected a delegate but called into the Armed services August 21.
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