Community Club Meeting at City Hall Thursday Night
The Community Club will meet Thursday at 8 P.M. in City Hall. A program on hobbies and movies will be shown.
05 Feb 1948
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1948
Page
1
The Community Club will meet Thursday at 8 P.M. in City Hall. A program on hobbies and movies will be shown.
Jefferson County announces the annual county fair will run August 9 to 12, moving up from September by decision of the recent fair board meeting. Logan serves as chairman with Clarence as vice chair and Winslow as secretary treasurer.
Nebraska trappers receive license relief as 1947 certificates, normally valid 12 months, now expire June 30 instead of January 1. Licenses bought last year will cover 18 months, while hunting and fishing licenses remain valid January 1 to December 31.
The report notes 4988 licenses issued up to Saturday evening and 753 truck licenses for January. Nebraska Safety Patrol Captain C J Landris reports January highway fatalities fell to 14 from 25 a year ago. Motorists risk fines for out of date plates and must pay car taxes.
County offices will relocate within the courthouse as the Assessor and Register of Deeds switch to year round schedules. The assessor’s office recently adopted a year round timetable and requires more space. Neal Diller visited Diller area last weekend. He stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Max Logan from Friday to Sunday. Stanley Diller also visited Diller and stayed with the Logans during the same period.
Napthali Lodge No 206 AF and A F and A will hold a regular communication on Thursday February 12 at 7 30 P M D E McKenzie W M presiding.
February 6 events at Keystone Kensington include a general listing. February 12 Garden Club at Mrs Viers at 2 30 P M. February 18 Woman's Club gathering. February 20 Mission Study session noted.
About 40 delegates attended the District 11 meeting at the Boys County facility. Roy Lang outlined the Pirie plan to elect district officers from the boys and have them visit the courthouse to file their capacity. William Sandman Jansen presided as district commander with delegates Podendorf Champ Clark and Spissman in attendance. Nebraska ranks first regionally in membership, district 41 is fourth, February marks the district’s fifth anniversary.
Gage County increases the bounty on coyote scalps to two dollars and fifty cents, up from one dollar. To claim the reward, sign an affidavit swearing to the kill, ensure the animal was killed in the county of claim, and present a green scalp with ears to the nose.
Beatrice pastor Rev George Morten of Trinity Lutheran Church announces he will oppose Rep Carl Curtis for the Republican nomination in the second district. The proclamation comes as Curtis seeks reelection and faces a local challenge from a clergy candidate.
The Fairbury Lions Club drives the 1947 1948 March of Dimes campaign. Of 4,500 individuals contacted Ane Jefferson County 428 responded with about 837 dollars. About 4,072 did not donate. Contributions may still be sent to March of Dimes Fairbury.
The campaign in county circles raised 1123 bushels of wheat and 3790 dollars for Europe relief led by Elmer Sasse. Milford hosted the Fat Man’s basketball team in a charity game with the Pip Club and wives. Milford won 25 to 20, proceeds benefiting the March of Dimes.
Notice to taxpayers to file final returns by March 15. Assistant available at home to help prepare returns from March 13 to 15. Call 35 for an appointment. Robert Aireen.
Rural Homemakers luncheon in the Paddock hotel Beatrice Monday February 2 drew representatives from 14 southeast and two northern Kansas counties. Mrs. E Hubka county chairman presided and received a bouquet of cut flowers.
The notes report hunting season limits and storage deadlines for various game by late February, a seniors graduation picture event at Rivoli Theatre, Macbeth shown to English class, Diller High student fundraising and spring sports wins, and staff changes at Jordenings Store after Pearl Seifford’s appendectomy.
A clipped local item notes various brief society and community mentions. Cpl Lawrence Fox of the U S Army is reported to be in Australia per word received by his parents Mr and Mrs Wm Fox. Bernard Patton state game warden visited the area Monday. Mrs D V Fanders traveled by train to California to visit her daughter Gretchen for about three weeks. Mrs Clara Miller spent last week in Beatrice visiting her daughter Mrs Roy Mansfield and son John Miller, returning Sunday. The text advertises Wolverine Shell Horsehide Work Shoes at B H Shoe Store 616 D St Fairbury.
The Jefferson County Soil Conservation District sponsors a poster contest open to fifth to eighth grade pupils. Topics include soil conservation subjects such as Contour farming and Terracing. Prizes for each group amount to five dollars for first, two for second, one for third. entries due April 17, 1948, with winning posters to be displayed in Fairbury.
Reynolds defeated Diller 55 to 35 in the Plymouth Tournament opening game of the Pioneer Conference basketball tournament on Wednesday night.
Eighteen coyotes were killed during the Plymouth wolf hunt held last Sunday by local hunters. Participants in this hunt and those joining the next event west of Plymouth are announced. An old time dance is planned in Plymouth on February 9.
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