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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1946
Page
1
The Diller Community Club hosts its first birthday celebration Thursday evening at City Hall with a large Beatrice bakery cake for 100 guests. Ice cream coffee and oldtime music will accompany games and dancing while members and families are invited.
Earl E May prominent midwestern barteryman and radio station operator died after an extended illness at midnight Wednesday December 18 16 in Dalath Mion. He established radio station KMA Shenandoah in 1925 and earned the 1926 radio digest award as leading poll of the year as the nation’s most popular announcer. He was credited as originator of the early morning broadcast.
The Diller Woman's Club hosted the Jansen Women's Club December 11 at Mrs A. Eick's home. Guests included Mrs. Scott Miller president of the Diller club and Mrs. G C J Galbraith of Fairbury. Music featured Phyllis Sehmelle Verneal Fasse and Lucille Fasse with group singing led by Mrs. C B Steffen. A holiday meal followed and gifts were exchanged. Christmas Day visits and dinners were noted for several local families including Kislings and Pickards with relatives in Fairbury and Beatrice.
Gertrude Bartlett 67 wife of Arthur Bartlett of Elvin passed away Sunday at her home. Born July 1879 in Gage county she was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Arthur Re Francis old settlers of the county. Survived by daughter Chloe Francis sister Nora Beam of Long Beach California and brother J W Francia of Denver. Services were held Thursday at 2 pm from Harmon mortuary with Rev Victor Sellers of Lincoln in charge burial Evergreen Cemetery Beatrice. Mr and Mrs Dean Barber and Dennis visited from Columbus Nebraska for the holidays.
Diller school basketball schedule lists December January February games with Pioneer Conference BB Tournament on February 5 6 7. Notes Steele City Blue Springs Hollenberg to host reads and tournament close planned. March marks the Cook D BB Tournament.
Local families from Diller and surrounding areas plan holiday travel and visits. Supt J K Varney and family will vacation in Salina Kansas. Frazee family to Summerville Kansas. several residents visit Lincoln Omaha Agnew Fremont and home in Diller Miss Thorngate Miss Roelfs and Miss Raymond to stay at home. Christ mas Day arrival from Burwell and Omaha visited relatives. Hutchinson family from Omaha stayed through Sunday. Mrs Blauser received holly from Seattle.
Wm Bowers departed Thursday for Paxton Nebraska to visit his brother Harold and family. He was accompanied by Mr and Mrs H H Green who will travel to Julesboro Colorado to visit their son Lloyd his wife and baby son.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Maw hosted Christmas day guests including Mr and Mrs Noel Hughes of Fairbury Mr and Mrs Lyle Belding of Swanton Mr and Mrs Dale Close Gene Maw Miss Opal Maw Mr and Mrs Howard Mew of Bewtrice and Mr and Mrs Donald Maw of Diller.
Mr Henry Frisbie came to Diller to take his parents Mrs Bert Frisbie and John Geidarae to Lincoln for Christmas at his home. They returned to Diller Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Dick of Casper Wyoming and Mrs E M Eby were guests of Mr and Mrs Q J Meyborn at Chiram as time.
Mrs Rosa Blauser spent Christmas Day at Plymouth in the company of her son Everett and Everett's family, sharing holiday joy and reunion.
The Post Office thanks patrons for their cooperation in handling the heavy Christmas mail season and asks continued patience during peak times.
Mr and Mrs Fisher Musser of Lincoln visited Diller Sunday to spend time at the home of his sister Mrs Quinter Fry and with Mrs Leonard Roelfs. The Abreeds family from Humboldt and their daughter Nice Jane joined Christmas Day at the Abreeds home with Harry Abreoda and son Stanley a state university student home for vacation.
Phyllis Casper received a deep cut on her arm after dropping a fruit jar while carrying it from the cellar. She was taken to Odell hospital where the wound was dressed.
Mrs Ida Wood whose condition has been serious for several weeks has been taken to the Lynch hospital at Fairbury.
Mr and Mrs LePoide vie of Diller were guests at the home of Gene Colgrove, sharing a social visit.
Mrs. Mary Engelman wife of August Engelman died last Thursday at 907 No 9th Street Beatrice. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p m from the Presbyterian church in Beatrice. She leaves daughters Mrs Ella Krebs Hobart and Mrs Ida Schouelle ofgens and sons Clarence Engelman of Diller and others. The Engelman family farmed north of Diller for years before moving to Beatrice in 1924.
A patrolman examiner will be at the Court House in Fairbury on the third Wednesday afternoon of each month to conduct examinations for drivers licenses. No examinations on Sundays or the listed holidays: Jan 1 Feb 12 Feb 22 Apr 22 May 30 July 4 Sept 1 Nov 11 Nov 27 and Dec 25.
Mr. Fred Shutt spent the afternoon between trains at Wymore on Christmas Day, pausing during travel.
We thank relatives and friends for kindnesses during our bereavement for the death of our wife mother and grandmother and for the floral offerings. August E Gemsn. Children and Grandchildren.
The message thanks readers for cards letters and flowers during a hospital stay from Mrs Norman Malchow and Sheryl Notice. It notes H H Green’s barber shop will be closed until Tuesday due to travel.
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