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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
1
Theodore Senior travels on crutches with a plaster cast on his ankle. He stepped onto a cement walk at his residence to test for frost and fell, injuring his ankle. A week of hope for a sprain ended with a X ray showing a bone fracture near the ankle joint.
Dr and Mrs Viers and daughter Rachel traveled by car last Saturday afternoon to Smith Center Kansas to visit S B Viers Sr aged eighty seven who was not feeling as well as usual They returned Sunday reporting him feeling better Dale Lottman returned to the home of his parents Fritz and Mrs Lottman southeast of town early week after spending days at Odell hospital for appendix removal He is recovering well
Mrs Christie Seaman plans to leave Friday for Boulder Colorado after receiving word that her brother Will Clark who had a stroke and her nephew Allen Clark who has been an invalid for years are not well.
S C Moser shows slow improvement at Odell hospital and may be brought home Sunday but will remain inactive for some time. Harold Henrichs residence in north town quarantined for scarlet fever symptoms. W I Filley home from Odell hospital after hernia operation, convalescing well. Chester Carmichael of St Francis Kansas suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, WW veteran. John Wehling convalescing at home after minor operation at Mennonite hospital Beatrice.
Mary Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Jones returned home Sunday from Dr Lynch s hospital at Fairbury where she spent ten days recovering from an appendix operation.
A son was born Monday January 26 1942 to Mr and Mrs Clarence Robson at Odell hospital Dorothy Mier listed as the mother.
Ray Uebling spent two or three days this week at Odell hospital undergoing treatment for a minor ailment.
George Armstrong, popular Diller coach and school teacher, enlisted in the Naval Reserve Corps this week. He will leave the local school this weekend and enter Peru State Teachers College at Peru Nebraska next Monday to take required work, likely trigonomentry, before possible assignment to naval training.
The Interstate Commerce Commission is pressed by Congressman Carl T. Curtis to halt abandonment orders for Nebraska branch lines. ICC is urged as truck routes face tieups and grain storage in elevators along branch lines could obstruct food movement to terminals or mills.
While herding cows northeast of town on Friday John Bures spotted movement in the grass and confirmed it with two grasshoppers brought to town in a bottle. The discovery suggests grasshoppers remained alive despite sub zero temperatures.
The Girl Reserves will gather wastepaper from homes every two weeks. The upcoming collection runs Saturday to Wednesday January 31 to February 4. Paper from business premises will be collected weekly with the next run Saturday to Wednesday.
Mild temperatures linger this Thursday morning with blustery winds. Storm predictions linger from local forecasters though official meteorologists have not issued alerts.
Mrs Katherine Frerichs received many pretty cards on Tuesday marking the eighty fifth anniversary of her birth. She appreciated the gesture and enjoys very good health.
Diller High handed Clatonia a 47 to 12 defeat on Friday night as Armstr ong coached guard Ball Carver Gerrels and Hubke led with 20 points in the fourth. Murray excelled defensively and Woods refereed. Clatonia trailed 21–6 after one quarter and 39–35 late in the game before Diller pulled away. Diller Valley girls also lost 75–17 to a more experienced opponent.
At a recent meeting of the Jefferson County Agricultural Association Fred Preston was elected vice president and Howard Hardy became secretary treasurer. Directors named include J. Smith Diller of Diller Merle Roney of Fairbury William Sandman of Harbine C. B. Callaway of Fairbury Harold Logan of Diller and Howard Hardy of Fairbury.
List of donors to the Red Cross including Martin Weers contributing 200 dollars Wm Amos 100 Gerd Henrichs 100 Diller Luther League 1000 Mrs Lizzie Weers 100 Methodist Dorcas Class 500 Robert Upson 100 and others.
The Keystone of the Congregational church will hold a meeting on Friday January 80 at the home of Mrs Ludington.
The Methodist ladies plan a food sale at Hughes store Saturday afternoon and evening. Proceeds will support church programs and community outreach efforts.
Jefferson county residents with training and time may enroll for civilian defense work this week. Enrollment cards are distributed to towns by the county Defense Council sub committee under Nebraska Advisory Defense Committee guidance. Cards list about 33 service types with some likely unused in the area, and registration is available in Diller at the State Bank with a two week suggested window to enroll.
Ben Kall Sr. becomes local manager of the Farmers Elevator at Diller replacing John Steiner. He arrived from Phillipsburg Kansas last Thursday and took over Friday from Will Green. The Hall family plans to move here in February. Ben Kall previously managed QO A Cooper Company operations.
The Third Degree party including H. H. Green Carl Ludington and Virgil Geer visited Beatrice Lodge with Station Agent Leeper and others to witness third degree work. A dentist candidate and visiting dental professionals helped perform. About ninety brethren attended a banquet afterward.
Mr and Mrs C W McCune and daughter of Fairbury visited the Rev Clark home on Monday. They looked over the town with an eye toward buying property and relocating here.
Bert Ewers says he turns his cigar money into defense stamps. He buys one stamp each time he wants to smoke, which leaves him unable to afford smoking.
Harriet Thomas daughter of Paul and Mrs Thomas of near Harbine married Orville Garton son of Frank and Mrs Garton near Diller. The ceremony took place Tuesday January 13 1942 at Wilbur by County Judge Halletead. The bride is a Diller High School senior and the groom attends Lincoln aircraft school for defense work.
The marriage of Miss Wiona M. Smith and Harry J. Lottman was performed Sunday January 25 1942 by County Judge Leslie H Noble Beatrice. Miss Smith was a 1941 graduate of D H S.
Announcement of the marriage of Faye Malvery Prather to Zach T. Carpenter on August 2 1941 in Marveyville Kansas. Prather formerly attended Dillers High School. The couple reside in Hot Springs Arkansas where Carpenter serves in the medical divisions of the U S Army and Navy hospital.
Mrs. Viola Peckham, 45, died in Lincoln last Sunday. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Herman Johnson funeral home in Beatrice. She is survived by two sons, her mother Mrs Rathburn of Ellis, a brother and four sisters. Born in Ellis, she lived there most of her life. Burial followed in Ellis cemetery. Pallbearers were Harlan Weaver Lester Camp Okey Day Russell McClure Roy Mathias Paul Patmore.
T W Stanosheck eighty two year old Odell banker died Thursday night at Beatrice hospital after a nine month illness. Survived by son Wo T Stanosheck and daughter Mies Genevieve Stanosheck of Odell. Funeral at St Marys Catholic Odell 9 30 A M Monday January 26 Interment Calvary Cemetery Lincoln.
Rush City Minnesota reports Isaac Toonemaker died at his Washington home on January 16 1942. He once ran an implement business with brother George about fifty years ago and the two brothers married Bradt sisters Nettie and Cora.
A lighthearted statement anticipates better feelings next Monday if the groundhog fails to see his shadow. The remark hints at seasonal mood shifts tied to this tradition.
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