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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1942
Page
1
At about 1 30 p m Monday a fire alarm rang in Diller as volunteers rushed to a blaze in the upstairs of Mrs Otho Jennings home. A stove pipe through the floor ignited bedding and clothes causing minor damage under $100. family displaced as mother and four children stayed with relatives.
Burlington station agent W I Filley underwent his second hernia operation after hospital admission last Thursday with surgery Friday. bedside reports say he is progressing well and desires meals. At Odell hospital a 74 pound son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Loth was born on Saturday January 17 1942. The family resides with Mr Loths mother in Diller.
Mr and Mrs Martin Duensing of Fairbury welcome a baby boy born January 14 at Odell hospital. The infant’s mother is a sister of Mrs Wilbur Green.
Sesney Moser is reported to be getting along nicely at the hospital in Odell. A terrible swelling to his lower limb is going down, but his spirits are rising steadily.
Mrs. Frank Grabber learned on Tuesday that her sister in Lincoln, Mrs. Wm. Egger, suffered a heart attack and is seriously ill.
Roy Casper sustains a back injury while lifting a device described as a tumble bug onto the county truck he operates. The incident occurred during his duties as a county employee.
Fred Garrelle, previously under care at Odell hospital, returned to his home north of town last Friday signaling recovery progress and discharge from medical treatment.
Erna Wasserman was born January 6 at Odell hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lottman.
Fred Carr, son in law of A H Gretzinger, was reported improved this morning and conscious at times. Carr suffered a fractured skull in a car accident south of North Platte about a week ago.
Mrs. Vance Carmichael is recovering from pneumonia in a Steele City hospital. The infant child of the Carmichaels stays with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Weaver at their home.
Navy recruiting officer D H Kuhlmeyer says registrants may enlist in the Navy up to the day they receive induction notices. He cites confirmations from the Oma ha recruiting station and Lt Commander P H Quinby, noting enlistment is possible even after the pre induction exam.
Colson Raymond A. V. and Anna L Colson of Hebron were married Monday January 19 1942 at 4 15 pm in the Gibbon Manse home of Dr Geo E Chapman with Rev Chapman officiating. Witnesses Evelyn Colson and Dickie Raymond and Mrs Chapman and Grandmother Cornel attended. They will live at the Clarks Hotel Hastings where Mr Raymond is a pharmacist with Hastings Drug Co.
Diller residents purchase pretty green stamps sized 14 by 2 inches at Gretchen's post office to display in cars without cancellation. Each stamp costs 2.09 dollars and comes with a form to send to Uncle Sam requiring a one cent stamp.
Examinations for teachers will be held Saturday January 24 at Fairbury high school library and Diller high school from 8 to 12 in the forenoon and 1 to 6 in the afternoon. The regular test schedule will be followed.
The Farmers Oil and Supply Company has closed the hardware department in their store and Waggoner Bros have taken over the remaining stock. The goods were moved to the Waggoner Store Thursday.
Allan Puterbaugh is reported to be quite ill at his home on East Grant street in Beatrice.
Notes from Superintendent Ludington report Diller to host the District Class B Declamatory Contest on February 19, last year the event was held in Reynolds. Defense stamp sales rise with over fifty dollars in stamps and bonds sold last Friday. Attendance remains high despite bad roads. Seniors Dale Lottman and Marion Novotny out due to illness and injury respectively. Basketball team schedules a Red Cross benefit game with Fairbury Reserves January 30, with half the net to support the Red Cross.
The Pioneer Conference schedules a two night event at Plymouth beginning February 11. First night games list Jansen versus Diller 2nd team at 5 00 pm Plymouth 2nd vs Endicott 2nd at 6 00 pm Daykin 2nd against Reynolds 2nd at 7 00 pm Plymouth 1st vs Steele City 1st at 8 00 pm and Diller 1st vs Reynolds 1st at 9 00 pm Plymouth and Diller are the top two teams this year.
Donor roster shows contributions from individuals and groups including N.C.S.A. Club at 300, W. I. Filley 200, Mrs. Hall 1, Mrs. Long 0.50, Mrs. Lee Calkine 100, Caroline Clark 1, Mr. and Mrs. Sasse 2, Girls Reserve 5, plus several others giving amounts from 0.50 to 100. The list reflects broad community backing for Red Cross efforts.
Scott Miller Junior left last Sunday with a friend in a Buick for Los Angeles to find employment. He cannot finish his senior year at Nebraska as he contemplates joining the aviation corps for Uncle Sam in the coming days.
The bill establishing national daylight saving during the war was signed by President Roosevelt. Clocks will be advanced one hour the morning of February 9, 1942.
Donald McKenzie of the Cruiser Tuscaloosa arrived at Fairbury on the Rocket at 1 30 last Saturday morning to visit relatives. He was greeted by his wife Elizabeth Green and splits time between his parents in Fairbury and his wife’s parents in Diller. This is his first trip home since May last year and he is believed to reenlist for four more years. Keith Johnson, also a seaman on the same ship, is with him.
A Diller women’s meeting at the Library, called by Red Cross chair Mrs Steffen, drew 28 members in muddy conditions. They organized a work plan for National Defense, distributing materials for fifty knitted kits, plus yarn for socks and sweaters. Mrs Elias Hadley leads knitting and Miss Mionie Clausen sewing.
Diller Townies defeated Hanover 26 to 18 on their home floor after a tight game. Diller’s D Close led with 12 points, Ludington added 8, while Hanover’s Carrol scored 8 and Rowland 6.
Mrs. H. V. Dawson known as Bessie Stewart died at home after a year long illness. She leaving a husband and two grown daughters. She taught for many years in Otis and Akron Colorado. Attending funeral were Mrs. Minnie Blauser Clark Blauser and her sons Benford Yuma and Bobbie Denver.
Mr. Ingals of Washington Kansas assumed control of Farmers Oil and Supply Co here late last week and plans a temporary tenure Ed Shalla of Odell previously managed the business and is expected to resume duties when weather and business improve
Jefferson County Selective Service to re classify all registrants. Age limit removed. physical standards loosened to 21 through 36, with many previously deferred or exempt men now eligible for call. Dr George M Lynch named medical examiner. large group examinations planned in coming days ahead of February 16 registration for men 20 to 44 inclusive.
A letter from L. R. Andrews in Bladen Nebraska recounts wartime activity and family news. He mentions mailing a check for the Record through March 1948, spending Christmas in California with Bob, and a defense plant job in San Diego. He notes grain storage, government grain shipments, and a church fund drive inspired by the God’s Acre Plan raising over 700 for the Methodist church, plus other community updates.
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