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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
1
News arrives that S Sgt Gordon Fanders was killed in action in France on August 9, 1944. The telegram was received by Mr and Mrs D V Fanders confirming the loss.
Diller Schools will open Monday September 4 at 9 A M with a shortened schedule. Textbooks will be distributed and assignments made and students dismissed at noon. Faculty listed includes Superintendent Carl Ludington and Principal Vesta Thorngate among others. Also notes Methodist Church services led by Reverend Balzar with Sunday morning worship and evening youth conduct.
A wartime letter from Pvt Lloyd Lamb near Death Valley describes harsh desert maneuvers and heat while stationed at Camp Haan. The piece then outlines a community drive to mail Christmas gifts to army and navy personnel overseas with shipping deadlines, packing rules, and safety guidelines. Ensign Scott Miller Jr is named as a new midshipman school instructor.
Robert Frisbie writes from Truax Field Madison Wisconsin to his grandparents in Ogema about returning to his home state, radio school training lasting 18 weeks plus further long posting, and rumors of overseas service, with hopes for a home visit and continued reading from friends. A second letter from a ships cook in the South Pacific thanks Mrs Cavett and notes slow rate releases but appreciation for The Record and desire for more letters from Diller friends.
Mrs Roy L Reid arrived from Albany Oregon to visit her parents Mr and Mrs R J Bazant and other relatives in Fairbury while her husband serves in the south Pacific.
The following Diller area teachers have signed contracts to teach in nearby districts: Mrs Lucille Learned, Marian Novotov, Evelyn Renz, Esther Lamb, Della Roelfs, Vernon Schouelle, Elaine Champ, Garnet Barber, Dorothy Pingel, Eleanor Weigel, Jansen.
Mr. and Mrs. J M Hiatt received a card from Private Joseph C Hiatt a prisoner of war at the Philippine military prison camp number 10 He said health is good dont worry and wishes a merry Christmas and happy New Year The card was typewritten except his signature and no date It was the first word since December 10 1943 Mrs Abbie Fox holds a public sale Saturday September 9 watch sale bills and ad in the Record
Bill's Cafe will be closed all day Sunday. Jamce Pickard will supervise ica from 11 30 a m to 1 00 p m and 4 30 to 6 00 p m.
Registration for district high school held Friday September 1 from 9 A M to 6 P M at the main campus. Parents and guardians urged to bring proof of residency and student records for enrollment processing.
A wartime poem voices exhaustion with rationing heat and mud, lines for food and gear, and the slaughter of soldiers. The speaker condemns a tyrant's rule and conquered lands, expressing weariness with killing and self. The verse ends with a note of continuation on page 4.
Pfc Clair M Angell reported wounded in France on July 26 and now in a hospital in England. Parents Mr and Mrs Warren Angell of Newtown Missouri were previously residents of Diller. Sgt Donald Angell has served in New Guinea ten months.
Mrs Cavett is slowly recovering from gall bladder trouble that has troubled her for a week or more. Mrs Isabel Bixby of Geneva arrived Saturday to help as nurse for her.
Bud Bell sustained painful injuries after falling on the steps at his home near Diller last Sunday. Donald Romisch, son of Mr and Mrs John Romisch, underwent tonsil removal at Odell Hospital last Monday.
The Viers couple say their son Serenus has moved from Farragut Idaho to Jacksonville Florida for training as an aviation Electrician Mate at a NATT center. The transfer marks a new phase in his military education and duty path.
former Diller boy Capt Irwin W Shutt reports from France in a letter to Uncle Fred Shutt. He notes good health, few names from Diller in print, many soldiers around, and that he cannot share certain details as that is Verboten.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Roelfs and Sandra of Vallejo California arrived Tuesday for a two week visit to the home of their parents Mr and Mrs Roz Roeifs and Mrs and Mrs Ster Fry. Leonard is on vacation from duties at the shipyards. Wayne Stephens, recently at the home of Keith Hays Be, is ill with an infection in his leg.
Alvin L. Schipper departed Fairbury on Tuesday bound for Leavenworth Kansas to be inducted into the army.
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