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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1944
Page
1
The notice requests residents bring old iron no longer of value as more scrap is needed. DV Fanders, chairman, urges participation to reach at least two truckloads for the final scrap drive.
Robert Wehling Duis of Diller received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska College of Engineering at the end of the first semester Saturday. He graduates after Diller High School in 1940 and Regent Scholarship. After two weeks at home he heads to Santa Monica to join Douglas Aircraft Company engineering staff.
The O A Cooper Grain company began an addition to its elevator here. A 40 horsepower Hammermill feed mixer for grinding and mixing feed will be installed. When finished the firm will do custom grinding for car load lots to be shipped to other markets.
Last night Mr and Mrs Roy Casper hosted Seaman 2 c Roe Patton and Miss Jamie Lou Sands of Odell at a waffle supper. Roe leaves tomorrow on the Rocket from Fairbury. Wells Andrews farm sale yesterday was a major local event near Steele City. the Andrews family has sold the farm and plans to move to Montana.
The notice corrects a previous report naming Mrs John Lottman as seriously ill at Odell hospital. It clarifies the patient is Mr Lottman, who underwent a major operation and is now recovering as well as can be expected.
Walter Gritz from Diller announces relocation to a point one mile south and twenty six east of Diller and offers local hauling of all kinds with contact via Diller phone 109 05.
Mrs Christie Seaman, visiting relatives in Omaha, left Sunday for Boulder, Colorado after receiving word that her brother W. Clark died on Sunday January 30. His obituary appears on page five.
Me and Mrs Bert Weaver visited Wednesday night with her mother Mrs Jobman who is at the Mennonite hospital in Beatrice.
Private Tony A Zeleny of Company A 770th Railway Battalion writes from Skagway Alaska in 1944 praising Nebraska and thanking Mrs Cavett for the Diller Record. He mentions reading issues late but always welcome and notes the magazine helps locate service buddies. He wishes a Happy New Year and looks forward to safer days. He provides APO Seattle address for the U S Army.
An army bomber crashed near the Harvey Zager home in Oakland California causing the house to shake and fire to spread to two neighboring houses. Eight crew members died in the crash though nearby residents escaped injury. A separate hospital update notes baby Jimmy Blauser's recovery from intestinal flu and family updates on relatives Clarence Wolken and daughter June recovering from an appendectomy at Odell hospital.
Mrs Will Plager is reported to be improving after returning home from the Lutheran hospital in Beatrice last Thursday.
Mrs Katherine Frerichs celebrated her 87th birthday at home with a visit from Lena WentZ Lizzie Weers August Scheele Emma Glathar and couples Henry Weshels Ben Behrends all from Diller and Henry Walters of Plymouth. Mrs Harry Lottman visited the Record office to report APO numbers and her husband’s safe arrival in India. Lorrin Stephen who underwent major operation at Odell hospital Sunday evening is reported to be somewhat im-
Mr. A. T. Nelson is named on the sick list in the local health bulletin.
Anna Louise Champ, born August 28 1891 near Bremen Kansas to Chris and Marie Tieman, died January 26 1944 at 52.4. She married George E Champ February 20 1917 and had five children Del Idola Elaine Orma Jean Marion. Survived by husband five children three sisters and four brothers. Funeral services were held at Waggoner Funeral Home and Methodist church with burial in Prairie Home Cemetery.
Harold Alien recalls a nine man ski trip with the 787th Battalion to Paradise Valley and Mount Rainier National Park. Four falls occurred in five minutes on the beginners slope as the group of soldiers learned to ski. They camped, cooked from a truck back, and enjoyed tenderloin steaks for a dollar and a half before a 13 mile return ski route.
Cedar Falls residents report only two snows in the winter of 1944 with temperatures near 60 Fahrenheit, a sickness surge like flu, and mild overall vibe. The Odell Diller game shifts to Thursday for army examists. upcoming events include a declamatory contest on Feb 17 with student participants and a Pioneer Conference basketball tourney to begin next week at Plymouth. Roe Patton, a 1943 graduate, on leave. Garnet Barber aids at the high school. Diller hosts Reynolds with final scores 23 to 11 and 85 to 45 in two games, noting Reynolds used man to man defense while Diller used zone defense.
The Champ family expresses sincere thanks for the cards and floral tributes sent during the illness and death of their wife and mother, Geo. E. Champ.
Mrs Miller reports donor names will be listed in next week's paper for the Infantile Paralysis drive. Donations are still acceptable.
Mrs. Howard Maw of Beatrice formerly of Diller is recovering nicely from an operation she underwent at Odell hospital recently.
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