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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1942
Page
3
Corrected price notes list prices for corn varieties and white and yellow corn per unit, plus Ear Corn and mixed corn values. Entries mention hens, Leghorn hens, and roosters with per pound figures, reflecting a mid 20th century rural market catalog style.
Mre Mabel Car wichsel offers a 1940 model airline battery set complete with battery and one electric set for sale.
Fragments advertise coal and lump coal from Hayden Colorado Oklahoma Illinois Wyoming suppliers. Mentions C L Geer Lh Coal Paint and a Diller Nebraska phone number 158:02 for orders and contact.
Public invited to Christmas program and plate lunch on December 15 at 8 o clock wartime at District 57 forty three miles south of Diller. Teacher Lucille Masek. A plate supper and program also at District 56 four miles south and two miles west of Diller on December 17 by teacher Della Roelf.
The executor filed a final accounting and report of administration and a petition for final settlement and discharge to determine heirs at law. Hearing set for January 20, 1943 at 10:00 A.M. in County Court, Jefferson County Nebraska. Dated December 7, 1942. Lemuel Gellamore County Judge. First pub December 10. Last pub December 24.
Local War Price and Rationing Board chairman L. W. Schluckebier of Fairbury warns the office is overwhelmed. Applicants must be fully filled out before submission to avoid delays, with hours 10 am to noon and 1 pm to 4 pm.
Mr L M Cavett is alerted by Claude and Mrs Cavett of Grand Prairie Alberta Canada renouncing the marriage of their eldest daughter Evangeline to Jack William Stregger. The ceremony occurred November 28 1942 at the Baptist Church in Grand Prairie. Claude Cavett is the eldest son of the late L L M Cavett.
Pvt Everett Clark of Goldsboro North Carolina is recalled from duty after the death of his mother Mrs Fred Clark. He returned early Sunday morning from Goldsboro where he is stationed.
Mrs Vera Green and two boys left Monday for San Francisco California to join her husband employed there. Mrs Vera is visiting at the home of her son Lloyd Smith and family in Central City caring for her new grandson Joe Lynn.
Mr and Mrs Elville Schipper of Wymore Nebr visit relatives near Diller on Monday after Elville traveled from Fainbury to take his Armed Service examination. Mrs Christie and Seaman hosted dinner guests including Mr Fred Clark of Everett and Josephine Dwaine could not attend due to assisting Waggoner Bros at a Lanham funeral.
Mr and Mrs Lyle Cassell announce the birth of their daughter Margaret Gretzinger of Powell Wyoming born December 2 1942 in Steele City. The baby weighed seven pounds. The Cassells formerly resided in Steele City and Mrs Cassell is the daughter of Mr and Mrs A H Gretzinger of that place.
Mrs. Keith Johnson departed Fairbury on Tuesday evening bound for Washington D C to stay until her husband Seaman Keith Johnson can leave the army hospital. Reports say Keith is slowly improving.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Gaisford and Connie Mee came from Hastings Saturday to visit at the home of Mrs Mabel ac Michael. Other guests Sunday included Mrs M Ammermap, Mr and Mrs Paul Ade, and Mrs Nannie Bothwell of Reynolds.
Nebraska sportsmen await a big flight of ducks that has not appeared since the season began October 15. Reports from northern states say warmer weather keeps birds away, and officials of the Gane Commission warn a real blizzard may be needed to drive them south.
Mrs Lloyd Jacobs daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Eickmeier plans to leave Friday for Palmyra Missouri to spend a week with her husband's relatives. From Palmyra she will travel to Monroe Louisiana to see her husband Aviation Cadet Lloyd Jacobs stationed at Selman Field near Monroe.
Mrs. Stanley Lea announces the birth of a son to her brother in law and sister Mr. and Mrs. Neil Jacobsen of Compton California on November 23. This is their first child named Eric Neil. The Jacobsen family previously resided in Fairbury. Mrs. Jacobsen was Lois Henriches, daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Henriches now living in Ogallala.
L W Schluckebier, chairman of the Local War Price and Rationing Board at Kairbury, urges every individual to register for War Ration Book One commonly called the sugar book. All consumers must register on or before December 15 1942 and none may register after that date except in very limited cases.
Farmers are to be classified by the unit system to determine who may be deferred from army service. A single milk cow counts as one war unit, and one unit also covers 20 hogs or 20 feed for cattle, 5 acres of corn, 15 acres of wheat, 75 hens, 12 acres of soybeans, 2 acres of Irish potatoes or other listed crops, 15 acres of barley oats rye or grain sorghum, 6 acres of rice broomcorn or corn, or one acre of canning vegetables.
The Diller Eagles defeated Reynolds Teamsters 39 to 15 in the second game and 35 to 26 in the first. Pep Club shows strong performance with marching and yelling. Mary McLaughlin is Pep Club president and a cheer leader moved to Lincoln. Friday night December 11 the Eagles play Odell on Diller Court. Girls Reserve Club knit lessons continue with yarn and needles seen throughout the week.
C W McCaskill, pastor. R N Southwick. S S Supt. 104 M. Sunday School. 11 A M. Church service.
John Weers S S Supt announces Sunday School at 10:30 and Christmas program practice at 11:30. Parents urged to bring children and cooperate to determine if the program will be held. Children without a party may attend on Sunday.
Congregational Church notes Advent season moving between Christmas and Thanksgiving with emphasis on the Kingdom of God on earth. Services begin at 10 SUN TIME and 11 Sanctuary Time with classes on time at the school. The page mentions songs by Mrs Goebel and Miss Hendrickson.
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