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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
1
Mrs. John Sedlacek died early Thursday morning at Mennonite hospital in Beatrice. Her body lies at Waggoner Funeral Home awaiting funeral services.
Lunch program begins Tuesday September 5 at noon with meals priced as last year. Mrs. Eula Calkins leads the lunch operation assisted by Mrs. Sam Thompson.
Stanley Ahrends showed a five head Black Angus herd at the Jefferson County fair last week. He won four first prizes and two grand champion titles with the cattle including a baby beef calf.
Juanita Regnier of Fairbury found 133 of 145 official errors in the county fair premium book and won first prize of 6 dollars in a contest sponsored by fair. Lola Fisher of Fairbury took second with 131 errors and 5 dollars. John Weers of Diller 127 errors and 84 cents. Mrs. John Theye of Fairbury 126 and 3 dollars. others from Fairbury earned 2 dollars and 1 dollar prizes plus many comet tickets. Only residents outside city limits were eligible.
Sgt Donald Wehling, stationed at an army camp in North Carolina, left Fairbury last Tuesday on furlough to return to duty.
Mr. Robert Pullen will conduct the morning worship at the Congregational Church on Sunday morning September 3. Everyone is cordially invited to attend this service.
Wayne Stephens came home Tuesday after a several day stay at Odell hospital for an infected leg.
Library hours change to new weekly slots starting September 4. The Diller Public Library will open Tuesday afternoons 3 to 5 30 and Saturday afternoons 3 to 5 o clock.
The Keystone Kensington will meet with Mrs Clarence Renz on Friday afternoon in September 1 to discuss community matters.
Mrs Dan Garton underwent a tonsil operation at the Lynch Clinic Monday and is convalescing at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs O Lottman in Fairbury.
Registration for high school students will be held on Friday September 1 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Parents are advised to bring required forms and proof of residence.
Mrs. Donald Tischer of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. Max Bell with family of Kansas City visited Tuesday at the home of their parents Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Beil.
Two Jefferson county residents Howard W. Long of Fairbury and Frank Cully of Diller are jurors in the Mead ordnance plant land taking case. The trial in federal court at Lincoln is expected to last about three weeks. Other Jefferson county residents in the list not called include Paul Regnier Charles Ritzhaupt excused F O Jones Carl Schouellé and Charles Gillmore.
Mr and Mrs Otto Zager announce the marriage of their daughter Lillian to Alvin Rehm of St Louis Missouri on August 17 1944 in Marysville Reverend Resler presiding Pfc Rehm stationed at Braving Army Air Base they plan to reside in Fairbury Sgt and Mrs Wendell Fanders of Tonopah Nevada visited on August 15 furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs D V Fanders They renew acquaintance with their granddaughter Linda living with her grandparents since last February
Mr. Raymond Nixon of Diller Nebraska has returned from Decatur Indiana and graduated from the Reppert School of Auctioneering. He is ready to conduct auctions of all kinds and joins a faculty of renowned instructors led by Col. Fred Reppert and other nationally known auctioneers.
Wartime correspondence from Clyde Colman and Percy Kurtz gives vivid scenes from the Pacific theater in August 1944. Letters mention Pearl Harbor, ship duties, deck engineering, and hopes to return home for Christmas, with observations on mail delays, Americanized locales, and the evolving war effort.
Sunday guests included Captain and Mrs. Maynard White and Catherine of Bristol Indiana with Mrs. Roy Bates of Elkhart Indiana. J H Nippert hosted the dinner in Fairbury Nebraska with Willard Nippert Raymond Malchow Roger and Rodney Elm and Fern Hall N B Tyler and others. Captain White recently returned from service in Europe China and India and is now a flight instructor at the Army Base in Fairmont Nebraska. Harold Cox and Mrs Cox came from Chadron where he taught in the Navy School and at the Fairbury airport school. He now teaches at Hebron Municipal airport while Mrs Cox stays with her parents due to housing needs.
Donald Roelfs left Thursday noon for Fort Leavenworth Kansas to be inducted into the armed forces. Mrs Guila Henrichs received a letter from her husband Cpl Harold Henrichs stating that he is now in southern France.
Clyde Colman writes appreciative closing to Mrs Cavett noting eyes bug at sights and gratitude that records always come through.
The Diller community mourns Lt Gordon Fanders son of Mr and Mrs D V Fanders as he died in France on August 9 after turning 25. A flying observer with the artillery he served since 1942, trained at Beatrice Airport, and sent overseas in 1943. He left behind Roberta Lane Gretchen Wendell and other relatives. Memorial services are expected.
Gretchen Fanders arrives by train from Los Angeles to join Lt. Gordon Fanders's parents in mourning their son killed in action in France on August 9.
Edward Behrends tells his parents he has received his killer records and appreciates them while noting he is too busy to write. He mentions writing is not easy in a fox hole and asks them to inform Mrs Cavett.
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