Ray Trout Family Returns to Los Angeles Police Duties
Mr and Mrs Ray Trout and children Duane Patricks and Noel formerly visiting relatives here prepared to depart for Los Angeles where Ray will resume duties on the police force Dr and Mrs Albert F Steffens of Long Beach California arrived Sunday to spend several days with his mother brother Clarence and wife at their country home near Diller
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Trout
Duane
Patricks
Noel
Los Angeles
California
Ray
Albert F. Steffens
Long Beach
Clarence
Diller
Hye Rademacher
Johnson, Nebraska
Lawrence Wittig
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Anna Hullman
Edna
Weasel Schipper
Diller Residents Improve Homes with Exterior White Paint
Diller residents continue home improvements painting exteriors white and redecorating interiors. Homes of LaForrest Fasnacht Dr. C Ellis and W I Filley show changes with varying interior colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
LaForrest Fasnacht
Dr. C. Ellis
W.I. Filley
Frisbies Host Weekend Visit With Frisbie Family
Mr and Mrs Henry Frisbie of Lincoln spent Sunday afternoon with their parents Mr and Mrs Batch Frisbie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Henry Frisbie
Lincoln
Mre
Bact Frisbie
Red Cross Swim Tests Passed at Crystal Springs Pool
Red Cross swimming classes under Buford Johnson completed tests at Crystal Springs pool last week. Bethelee Baumfork LeRoy Jordening Connie Lottman LeRoy Broadstone and Robert Géer passed the Red Cross swimming tests as the program closed last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethelee “Baumfork
LeRoy Jordening
Connie =Lottman
LeRoy’ Broadstone
Robert Géer
Red Cross
Crystal Springs
Buford Johnson
Death of Charles Smith
Word reached this week of the death of Charles Smith who died in Powell Wyoming after a illness. He and his wife Minnie Bausch had traveled to Wyoming for his health and planned to stay with the George Henrichs family. He grew seriously ill and was taken to a Powell hospital where he died in an oxygen tent. The funeral was held Thursday from their home in Kansas City Missouri. The Smiths were long familiar to the Diller community where they lived for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles” Smith
Powell
Wyoming
M Smith
Minnie Bausch
Mr. Smith
George Henrichs
Powell and
Sill
Independence Ave
Kansas City
Diller
Smiths
Mr. and Mrs Herman Visit Birthplace in Diller
Mr and Mrs Herman Thelma Wright of Minneapolis formerly lived on a farm south of Diller visited the Record Office in Diller on Wednesday enroute home from a west coast vacation. They may sell Minnesota property and move back to the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Wright Herman
John Wright
Diller
Record Office
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Herman
West Coast
California
Thelman
Fatalities Rise on Highways from Driver Carelessness
Captain C. J. Sanders of the Nebraska Safety Patrol reports a sharp rise in highway fatalities in 1946, with 28 more deaths than 1945. June activity shows 573 drivers arrested for offenses including speeding 138 and reckless driving 66, plus 434 motorists warned, 1 416 issued repair cards for faulty equipment, 149 accidents investigated and 10 stolen cars recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Sanders
Nebraska Safety Patrol
Sandere
I.wes
Fred Meyers Survives Angry Bull Attack Near Johnstown
Fred Meyers employed on the Robert Snedden farm north of Johnstown Colorado escaped death when a 1700 pound Holstein bull charged him. He grabbed the bull by the nostrils with one hand which subdued the animal, leaving him with only bad bruises. His mother Mrs Anna Meyers of Diller received the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown News
Colorado
Fred
Anna’ Meyers
Diller
Fred Meyers
Robert
4-H Picnic Dinner in Fairbury Park
4-H Clubs and parents enjoyed a picnic dinner in Fairbury City Park. The centerpiece was a white angel food cake in 4-H colors baked by Mrs. Raymond Nixon. Guests included the Nixon, Banahan, Kuper, Riddle, Weers, Freitag, Weers, Regnier, No votny and families, plus visitors Wallace Palaver and Doris Edbers. Attendances from Diller and a Blackwood Bros. concert in Fairbury were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.c.e.&k.c
J.C
Fairbury City
Lewis
Bugbee
Richard
Wallace Palaver
Steele City
Doris
Marilyn Edbers
DeWitt
President Proclaims Farm Safety Week July 21 27
President Truman proclaims national Farm Safety Week from July 21 to 27 urging farmers to reduce farm hazards. Safety officials estimate 1945 farm deaths exceeded 16 000 with over 1 500 000 injuries. The drive calls adopting prevention methods to lower risks across farms nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
National Safety Council
Death of Mrs Barber in Fairbury
Mrs. W. H. Barber, sister of Mrs. Charles Barber, died at age 16 at her Fairbury home. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church in Fairbury with Rev. M. Q. Stevenson in charge, and burial followed in Fairbury cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Barber
Wm. Barber
Fairbury
Card of Thanks for Floral Offering
I wish to thank all my friends who sent the beautiful floral offering. Mrs. Charles Barber.
Team Returns from Oklahoma Harvest Tour
Clarence Hullman and Dale Stahl with Diller Leonard Wiemers of Beatrice return Sunday from a combining tour in Grant Nebraska area. They traveled through Oklahoma, reporting a strong wheat yield with fields averaging 20 to 46 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Hullman
Dale Stahl
of . Diller
Leonard Wiemers
Beatrice
Grant
Nebr
Oklahoma
Eod
Nebraska
Boye
Sandman Family Leaves Denver Visit for Colorado Home
Mr and Mrs Carl Sandman who had spent nearly three months at the Lon Snyder home left Wednesday to return to their Denver Colorado residence Mr Sandman will resume work with the Burlington Rail Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Sandman
Lon Snyder
Denver
Colorado
Sandman
Burlington Rail Road
Congressman Curtis Plans Nebraska Home Visit Tour
Congressman C F Curtis announces a recess and plans to visit towns in his Ist district with residents in Minden and surrounding areas, seeking conversations with constituents during the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.F Curtis
Congress
Minden Nebr
Ist
Plymouth High School to Welcome Freddie Drexler as Music Director
Freddie Drexler, a World War II veteran and former Peru College band leader, will teach music and direct both town and school bands at Plymouth High School next year. Marilyn Miller will teach elementary and high school dramatics, Bertha Wenz will teach grades, and W. F. Horton will continue as Superintendent. Drexler, Miller, and Wenz are all Diller High School graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddie ‘ Drexler
Plymouth
Drexler
Peru College
The
G. I
Marilyn Miller
Mise Bertha
Wenz
W. F. Horton
Diller
Freddie
Marilyn
Bertha
Diller High School
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Ditler Bind
Fouste
Musical Rangers
Individals
John Huttenmeyer
Charlies Smith
Fairbury Park
Blackwood Bros
Mavnstone
Rev
C. F. “Watters
Mary Alice
Charles
David
Mrev Ernest Schulz
Elva Jean
George Kisling
Fred ‘Lottman
Bill Baumfolk
Jack Baker
Ina Hill
Donald van
Donna
Irwin Mayborn
Milton H. Thomas
Violet McAuliffe
Fremont Street
Manhattan
Irvin’ Roelf
Della
Roy’ Roelf
Miller ‘& Paine’s
Samuel John
Lorin Wolff
Merlyn Lottman
Bloomfield, Nebr
Elmer James
Edger
Letha Hawley
Arcadia
Will Barber
Vebury
Sadie Barber
Darwin and
LuAnn Carpenter
Ellis
Beverly Carpenter
Ben Weideman
Harvey
Ovid Carpenter
Clarence Hiatt
Ruth Ann
Kilpatrick
San Francisco
Stanley Hays
O. K
Will Sandman
W.H. Barber
Mrs. Charles. Barber
Combining Crew
Curtis
DHS
Wilbur Green
Gale
Denonis
Mr. Green
Vera Bergstresser
Bergstresser
Peggy
Earl Parisi
Nappa
Mary Green
Omaha
Veral Green
Chester Sparks
Christie Seaman
Fred Clark
Sparks
Jack Welch
Herb Barber
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