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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1942
Page
5
The corrected Thursday market note shows wheat at 25 ewk for $118 and corn varieties quoted at 68 to 88 cents per unit. Egg and poultry prices are listed with hens at 4 to 5 dollars per week and leghorn hens and roosters also priced.
Mrs Albert Kisling is receiving treatments at a Beatrice hospital. Mrs Eugene Diller, ill at her Fairbury home, is reported to be improving. The Womans Association plans a Friday meeting at Mrs C J Mayborn's home with Mrs Ralph Long assisting and Mrs Willis Clark leading the program. Coal supply advertisement included. A program and plate supper is set for Tuesday Dec 22 at 8:30 PM at Sandy Valley School Dist 89 two miles south of Diller inviting the public. Martha Evers and pupils.
The executor of the estate of Henry Kauppel deceased files a final account and petition for final settlement and discharge to determine heirs. The Jefferson County Nebraska County Court will hear the matter on January 2, 1948 at 10:00 A M in the County Court Room. Dated December 7, 1942. Samuel Gallamore County Judge. First pub Dec 10 last Dec 24.
Mrs D W Fanders and daughter Linda Rhea visited the Fanders home last week. Fred Clark Everett Clark Dwaine Clark and Mrs Christie Seaman dined at Scott Miller's home one evening. Mrs Roy Schultis and son Russell Lee born on Thanksgiving were brought home Sunday. Mrs Schultis, before marriage Miss Irene Endorff of Tobias.
County Clerk in Fairbury offers 1943 fuel exemption blanks for residents who did not file 1942 applications.
County Clerk Homer Brunk records a cross state visit as Mrs. B. M. Kyte of Gayville South Dakota and D K Viers of Fulda Minnesota call on Dr and Mrs Viers after attending their father’s funeral in Lebanon Kansas. Will Tristman Sheldon Wisconsin visits winter with sister Winnie Herwig as her husband’s illness slowly improves. Bernard Behrends El Paso Texas sends word of furlough to spend Christmas with his parents William and Mrs Behrends. Roger Diller son of J Smith Diller leaves for Marine training in San Diego California on Thanksgiving. boot camp begins December 8 lasting seven weeks.
Jefferson County Local Draft Board at Fairbury announces no hearings on Friday December 25 1942. Hearings will be held Wednesday December 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the future.
Harold Allen from McCook Nebraska writes a witty note about gas and tire shortages during the war and rising sugar rationing. He jokes about McCook girls and his front line duty, mentions signing up soon and urges buying war bonds to help the war effort.
Among 85 Jefferson county volunteers leaving for a reception center on Monday December 14 are Tony A. Zeleny and Lloyd E. Hill from Diller Harry Weber Eugene S. Haddix from Steele City James M. Kellie Richard A. Klaumann from Endicott Herold F. Achtemeir Walter L. Hobbein Orville T Rempel John P. Thiessen from Jansen Melvin F Orth Gerald L Korte of Fairbury a former Plymouth basketball star among 17 joining from Fairbury Leland Shoebotham a Reynolds ex cage star now in Washington civil service inducted Myrtle Hutchinson formerly of Diller now in San Antonio Texas employed as typist at Duncan Air Field near San Antonio downsouth for two years and likes the people there.
John Young of Fairbury received a telegram on December 7 from his son in the army air corps at Harlingen Texas stating he was made flight officer. The father, Sheriff Dwight B Young, notes the son was a baritone in the Fairbury Municipal Band and had played in an army band before joining the air corps.
Harold Cox of Fairbury Nebraska was inducted into the Army Air Corps Reserve on Tuesday December 15 at Omaha. He will remain in his CPT flight instructor post at the Fairbury airport, with all CPT personnel under 37 inducted before midnight December 15.
Albert Cully of Beatrice traveled to Diller on Tuesday to attend the funeral service for Mrs. Sarah Witty.
First teachers examinations of the school year show five Diller normal trainers have completed all but one of the seventeen exams. The students are Garnet Barber Betty Grabber Orville Krebs Bette Novotny and Clarence Richardson. Eight of the class of twelve have completed the minimum twelve or more exams. Donald Maw has left for Tampa Florida where he will be stationed with the Signal Corps Detachment 501st S.& W.R Drew Field attached to H Signal Corps Unassigned.
Pastor C W McCaskill leads Sunday at 10 A M Sunday School superintendent N Southwick and 11 A M church service planned at the Methodist Church.
On Sunday September 10 at 10:30 A M Sunday School and 11:30 A M Church Service will feature Student Pastor Otto Spehr. 2 P M Christmas Program practice invites parents to bring children. A three part Christmas service titled Joy to the World will be presented by Sunday School children at 8 o'clock Thursday evening Dec 24 with outline on Prophecies Birth and Adoration. Treasurer books for all organizations to be handed to auditor John Weers.
The Congregational Church thanks God for grace and invites the community to worship on Christmas Sunday December 20 as the shortest day of the year. Minister Robert D. Hal urges reverent attendance and shared celebration.
In 1942 the Sunday program lists two belles with leaders Mrs Earl Weigel and the Sanctuary Service. The theme centers on Christmas as the basis of liberty by God's grace with five points: belief in Christ, Christian leaders, health for man, knowledge of good and evil, and forgiveness through repentance.
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