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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1946
Page
1
The Diller community announces Santa will bring eight live reindeer aboard his Yuletide Zephyr. A toy shop, carols in a big Main Street tent, and Santa rides with treats await visitors. The Diller Community Club reports one year of activity including a successful picnic, corn husking contest, safety talks, and a rebuilt band.
The Congregational Church hosts a Christmas program at 7 30 P M Sunday December 15 featuring 28 color slides with Bible text and a illustrated lecture by Robert L Pullen. Performances include Junior and Senior Choirs Soloists and an offering Benediction. The public is invited to attend.
The N N E Club held a Christmas party at Mrs. Frank Grone's home on December 10 with a white elephant sale and a gift exchange. A January 20 meeting was planned, with a lunch by Mrs. Grone and assistants. Also noted is a Thanksgiving car accident near Fairbury injuring Jerome and Charles Novotny. Jerome is hospitalized in Steele City with a skull fracture and other injuries.
December 20, 1946 at 8 00 o clock at Oak district No 74 invites all. Mrs Lecta Long teaches. St Pauls Lutheran Missionary Society meets December 18 at 7 30 PM at Miss Emma Ginthar home. Leonard Kenningie recovering from emergency operation. Bruce Weigel family visit and car plans. Mrs Ira Place and others visit Arnette Caylor family in Burchard.
Luther League met December 8 with Edward Behrends leading the Christ Comes Again topic. Attendees included Behrends, Arthur Behrenda, Ronald Weers, Harold Roelfs, Warren Roelfs, Edwin Schmidt, Otto Dauber, Duane Wolken, Joreen Kirling, Raby Dauber, Pauline Weers, Della Weers, Norma Weers, Dolores Kisling, Elaine Baumfolk, LaRa Lucking, June Wolken, Clarence Henrichs. visitors Wayne Stephen, Marjorie Gebhard, Blanch Lottman. News notes report several births in December 1946 and a serious illness of Mrs Ida Wood, plus a birthday party for Regnier family members and guests.
The choir of St Pauls Ev Lutheran Church presents the Christmas Story in Hymne and Scriptural readings on December 22 1946 at 730 pm. Arrangements of Christmas hymns will be sung by different groups. The public is invited to attend.
Stores will be open Monday evening December 23 and Tuesday evening December 31 while closed the night before Christmas. Jordenings Store and Farmers Store announce adjusted hours for the holiday period.
Diller school basketball schedule lists games through December and January with matchups against Reynolds Odell Hollenberg and Steele City. The team competed in the Pioneer Conference tournament last week losing 15-7 to Sterling, with Stahl scoring six for Diller. Next game is December 17 at Odell before Christmas vacation, followed by a trip to Reynolds on Friday night.
Community welcomes attendees to a Christmas program hosted by District 56. Garnet Barber serves as teacher. A plate lunch follows the 8:00 event on December 18.
A notice states that Robert Green and Mr and Mrs Leonard Kenning Mr and Mrs L W Weigel and Jimmy will be at a home in Di ler from January 20 to January 15 to assist with a 46 income tax return. Call 35 for appointment. The group visited their aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs B H Weigel on Friday evening at their parents’ home.
Mr and Mrs Bell hosted relatives from Lincoln and Urbana Illinois for Thanksgiving. Raleigh Bell, previously seriously ill, joined the gathering and appeared to have recovered enough to be with the family.
A notice invites attendees to a meeting next Thursday December 19 with a 25 cent gift exchange. If bringing a child, include a gift for them. The organizing committee includes Mrs Ira Casper, Mrs Clare Waggoner, Mrs Viers, Mrs Stephens and Mrs Varney.
Joyce Freitag invites everyone to a Christmas program and plate lunch at District 29 on Friday December 20, fourteen miles east and two miles north of Gladstone. Mr and Mrs Max Belding have moved to the Greider farm northeast of Diller, with Orville Belding and family planning to move from the vacated farm later this month.
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