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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
1
A recon troop of 150 soldiers from Camp Funston Kansas will join Fairbury events for Flag Day exercises on June 14. They will camp at the county fair grounds Sunday night and bring about 60 military vehicles.
The Diller band starts the outdoor concert season Saturday night on Main Street at 9 30 with a program of marches galops waltzes and patriotic anthems including America March True Blue King March National Glory and Star Spangled Banner with selections by the 140th Infantry Arkansas School Bands Missouri Waltz and Roll on to Victory.
A young man from the Institute for Feeble Minded Youth at Beatrice wandered from the institution to a farmhouse east of Diller and phoned to say he was lost. He claimed a variety of stories including going to town, haying on a new farm, and traveling about 125 miles. Officials telephoned the institute and then retrieved him.
James Novotny and family thank neighbors and friends for timely aid saving their farm when the chicken house burned down. The error in last week’s issue misnamed Joe Novotny and family. the paper apologizes for the mistake printed in the rush.
June 6 teacher examinations for high school normal training students will be held at Fairbury High School. Exams follow the regular schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The annual meeting of School District No. 70 will be held at the Diller schoolhouse next Monday evening June 8 at 8 p m to vote the annual school levy.
Mr. and Mrs. A D Stotts and Mrs Bertha Stotts of Lincoln attended the Memorial Day services here Saturday. Ready built grain bine hay racks wagon boxes and brooders offered by C L Geer Sbr Paint and Coal at 153.02.
George J. Renz longtime Diller area resident died Monday forenoon June 1 at Odell hospital after a Sunday stroke. Aged 76, he had a two year decline and lived on his farm south of Diller. Funeral set for 2 30 Thursday June 4 at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Diller with Rev L J Wolff. Burial in Prairie Home cemetery. He is survived by his wife and five children Charles Paul Clarence Albert and Mrs Henry Wiemers.
Beatrice Sun dispatch from Odell says Mrs. Walter Walker learned from the war department in Washington that her son Raymond Meyer is missing or taken prisoner at Luzon. He was a six year old lad in Diller years ago, son of Lloyd Meyer a former Diller mail carrier.
Rev. W. H. Clark heads the Diller area sugar sub rationing board with Supt. C. Ludington as assistant in Clark's absence. Applicants must bring their rationing books when applying for canning sugar. Those with excess sugar must apply at Fairbury and should not use surplus until they receive a cancelled certificate from the Fairbury rationing board.
Roger Diller of Chicago writes to Mrs Box Holle detailing three reasons for visiting Diller on Independence Day. He plans to eat cookies from the cookie case at Holle's store, make and eat home made ice cream, and enjoy a good meal at a Diller church social.
Dr. J Bixby and his son Joe Jr spent Memorial Day in Diller helping decorate the family graves in Prairie Home Cemetery. Mrs Issac Saylor’s condition remains about the same as she receives fine care from her nurse Miss Edna Huill man.
Taxes being paid inquiries flood the office of C. G. Catlin, Jefferson County treasurer, as residents and big insurers seek amounts due. He endorses newspaper ads urging prompt payments before July 1, 1942, noting a potential post deadline impact and personal outreach to boost collections.
A letter from Sgt J W Lewis of Co F 134th Inf APo 365 Los Angeles thanks for sending The Diller Record. He notes enjoyment of the paper while stationed in a mountain valley about 15 miles from the coast where it gets hot on some days. He acknowledges Mr and Mrs Arthur Wieths for sending issues.
Pvt. Bud Fasnacht of the 739th Ordnance Company at Dale Mabry Field in Tallahassee writes that the local Dil ler Record keeps him informed about life back home. He thanks the paper for delivering news straight from the press, saving time and boosting morale for soldiers and sailors from his area.
Jefferson County June quota allows four new cars with potential addition of six more under a new ruling, totaling ten autos per eligible applicant. Apply to the rationing board at Fairbury.
The 21st annual eighth grade promotion was held in the Fairbury high school auditorium on Monday afternoon June 1. Rev. Merle Q. Stevenson gave the address. Diplomas were presented by W. H. Leask to rural eighth graders led by Distinict 32 recipient Joreen Kisling and others including Darlene Novotny Geraldine Schoen Dist. 42 Dale Engelmann Dist. 56 Darlene Freitag Dist. 66 Ives Carpenter Alice Engelmann Dist. 89 Dwaine Weigel Dist. 88 Billy Gene Messmer and Gene Dale Siefford.
Beatrice was seized at 11 a.m. last Friday in a mechanized cavalry drill from Camp Funston Kas. Nine top city officials and bank leaders were captured and held briefly after scout cars and sirens entered from Highway 77. Communications and utilities were controlled before radio contact with Camp Funston ended the exercise.
A petition with 250 signers filed with the secretary of state at Lincoln asks that Frank S. Wells be placed on the primary ballot for the state legislature. Wells previously served in both house and senate. Ben Hall of Diller moves to Marysville Kansas to manage Christopher Grain Co. storage warehouse.
Jefferson County rationing officials led by L W Schluckebier and John Hickey traveled to outlying towns to process mail applications for canning sugar. They report swamped with requests, with 467 applications in five days, 371 approved and 4746 pounds issued in small lots.
Richard Steffen left Monday for Boone South Carolina to visit his aunt Mrs. Paul Beckwith. From there he travels to Des Moines to visit his grandmother Mrs. F W Steffen who has been living with her son Dr E E Steffen and plans returning with Richard to Diller.
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