Diller Bank Robbery Follows Morning Heist Near Town
In Diller an armed robbery disrupted the nine o'clock opening routine at Diller State Bank. Robbers forced opening of the safe with a gun, looted about $4 500 including over $200 in silver, and fled in a green Ford V-8 Coupe. Bank officials and residents reported sighting the getaway car and bandits in town as the chase began.
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Diller
W. E. Anderson
Anderson
H. H. Green
O. J. Mayborn
Willard Beckman
Beckman
Wiers
Mr. Mayborne
Waggorer Bros
Cal
Ivan Sullivan
Sullivan
Mr. Anderson
Hughes
Main Street
John Huttenmeyer
Cooper
Mr. Mayborn
Waggoner’ Bros
Mrs. Anderson
John Greider
Old Settlers To Be Honored At Picnic
Early settlers of Diller and the surrounding community will receive honored status in Diller's Patriot Parade on August 8. The piece urges wear of old fashioned clothes and notes four bands will participate for the two day picnic. Citizens are asked to watch for further parade instructions and local businesses to display Patriot Parade banners.
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Diller
Fred Clerk
They Go West Mr and Mrs Adam Gretzinger Head West
Mr and Mrs Adam Gretzinger and daughter Bernice left Steele City Friday for a western trip. They planned to visit Ruth and husband at North Platte call on cousin Joe Diller and family at Gering visit Mrs Sadie Diller in Torrington and Eunice Diller, visit Margaret Cassell and family at Powell Wyoming and tour Yellowstone National Park. Mr and Mrs Wm Lobman will tend their farm during their absence.
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Adam Gretzinger
Bernice
Steele City
Ruth
North Platte
Joe Diller
Gerring
Gretzinger
Sadie Diller
Eunice
Torrington
Pi Sie
Margaret Cassell
Powell, Wyoming
Areo
Yellowstone
Beckman Family Returns to Nebraska
Mr and Mrs Rolf Beckman and son Wessel and George Rahman came back to Nebraska early this week after a trip to the west coast. Mrs Beckman reportedly became ill. The Beckmans are in Fairbury and George is at home in Diller.
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Rolf Beckman
Wessel
George Rahman
West Coast
Nebraska
Air travelers Wendell Fanders and Paul Enzminger visit Grand Island
Wendell Fanders and Paul Enzminger flew from Grand Island to spend the day with Mr and Mrs D V Fanders. Enzminger has traveled widely by air and his father held the United States fifty third pilot license.
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Wendell Fanders
Paul Enzminger
Grand Island
D. V. Fanders
Mr. Enzminger
United States
Carmichael Property Transfers Reported for Diller Estate
J. Monroe Davis & Son of Fairbury records fourteen transfers from the Carmichael estate to wife Mabel L. Carmichael. The real estate transaction concerns property located in Diller as part of the late Vester Carmichael's holdings.
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J. Monroe Davis & Son
Fairbury
Vester Carmichael
Mabel L. Carmichael
Diller
Public Sale Notice Listed for Mrs Vester Carmichael
Public sale announced for a full list of articles to be sold by Mrs Vester Carmichael. Sale is scheduled for Saturday afternoon and readers are directed to page five, column five for details in this issue.
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Vester Carmichael
the Record
Diller Lutheran Faces State-Line Friday Softball Showdown
The Diller Lutheran softball club meets State-Line at the local diamond this Friday July 26 with admission set at five cents.
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Diller Lutheran
Diller Band to Play At Gage Co Fair Week of August 15
The Diller Band contracted to perform one day at the Gage County fair during the week of August 15. It will march in the Burlington Picnic parade at Wymore next Tuesday and give an afternoon concert.
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Diller
Gage Co
Burlington
Wymore
City Hall Ice Cream Night Next Saturday
City Hall hosts a homemade ice cream event next Saturday night inviting residents to taste creations and mingle with neighbors. Attendees share flavors and enjoy a casual community gathering.
He She Ball Game Ends In North Side Victory
A Tuesday night kitten ball game at the park featured the Hens from the south and the Shees from the north competing in a lively match. The Shees won as Umpire Doc Rhoden made nearly all calls correctly despite a spectator challenging some decisions and prompting corrections.
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Doc. Rhoden
Doc
They Found Jobs In South Dakota Harvest Fields
Four young men Harold Lottman Gerald Garrels Alfred Sasse and Robert Glathar left Diller last week in a fliver to seek work in South Dakota and found jobs in the harvest fields. They report primitive living in a tent and say the local crop seems poor compared with what they see there though there is plenty of work.
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Harold Lottman
Gerald Garrels
Alfred Sasse
Robert Glathar
Diller
South Dakota
Threemen
Little Lady Visits Omaha Then Maine? No.
Five year old Mary Ann Frownfelter from Niles Center traveled alone from Chicago to Omaha. Her aunt Miss Alice Line met her and brought her to Diller to visit grandmother Mrs. Jennie Line for a month. She will return after Labor Day on September 2.
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Mary Ann
Mrs Albert Taylor Perished At Wymore Home
Former Diller resident Mrs Albert Taylor died early today at her Wymore home. The body was taken to Waggoner's funeral home in Wymore. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday at 10 AM from the Waggoner home.
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Albert Taylor
Diller
Wymore
Waggoner
Transfer of Geo Specht Residence Described in Report
The Record notes that a prior transfer of the Geo Specht residence was incomplete. About a year earlier George Specht and wife deeded the home to Theodore Seni or, then Seni or deeded to Mrs Specht and daughter Alice.
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Geo. Specht
Theodore Senior
Specht
Alice
4 H Clubs Demonstrate at Jefferson County Demonstration Day
In Fairbury City Park last Friday, 4 H clubs from Jefferson County held a demonstration day. Seventeen clubs attended with 93 participants, showcasing baking, sewing, chicken care, milk production, weed control, cattle breeding, and seed testing. Parents joined for a picnic at noon, an afternoon chorus took shape with a new 4-H club song by R E Campbell, and health examinations were offered with a July 26 deadline.
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Fferson County
Fairbury
Ninty
R. E Cambell
Ball Schipper Nuptials Bless Mary Ball to Alvin Schipper
Miss Mary Ardeth Ball and Alvin Lawrence Schipper wed in Washington Kansas with County Judge Snare presiding. The couple, joined by Alvin Schipper, toured Lincoln Capitol Beach, Bridgeport, Scottsbluff and Kearney Nebraska before returning to Diller this week.
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Mary Ardeth Ball
George
Vera Baill
Alvin Lawrence Schipper
Wessel Schipper
Snare
Washington
Kansas
Alvin Schipper
Lincoln
Capitol Beach
Bridgeport
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Kearney
Nebr
Schipper Twins
Diller
Harvey Visit Highlights Wyoming and Plymouth Kin
Glenn Harvey of Meeteetse Wyoming and Mrs Mary Harvey of Plymouth visited Tuesday at the homes of relatives Herman Stahl Claude Nider and John Wrigley describing a family gathering and travel connections.
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Glenn Harvey
Meeteetse
Wyoming
Mary Harvey
Plymouth
Herman Stahl
Claude Nider
John Wrigley
Plymouth Band and Boosters Plan Picnic Event
The Plymouth band and boosters schedule a picnic in Plymouth on August 3 and 4. They will arrive in Diller late tomorrow afternoon.
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Plymouth
Diller
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Diller State Bank
Little Lady
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