Post Office Notice From Diller Nebraska Transmission
Entry recorded at the Diller Nebraska post office for transmission through the mail as second class matter.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
4
Entry recorded at the Diller Nebraska post office for transmission through the mail as second class matter.
A fragmented wartime column urges support for the USO with nostalgic lines while noting a Kansas City wife seeks a divorce and asks for her sugar ration book. The piece comments on wartime chatter and social attitudes during the conflict.
The Harry Wather family who recently moved to Lincoln came to Diller Saturday for Decoration Day. Genevieve C. Clark, long time state technician of adult education under FWA, has been appointed assistant state supervisor of the education phase of the war service program under the Department of Justice with a higher salary and increased responsibilities.
Charles Hill the cemetery sexton tended a well kept grounds for Decoration Day. The entire cemetery presented a neat lawn with flags on ex service markers and a large flag at the pole. Floral tributes adorned many graves in colorful displays.
Memorial Day events filled the Diller opera house with a large audience. The Diller band conducted by Nelson Ingalsbe opened, Rev. L. J. Wolff gave the invocation, and performances included "My Own America" and "A Poppy Speaks." Pearl Harbor remembrance songs followed, and Rev. W. H. Clark urged duty to defend liberty. Flower girls at the Unknown Soldier monument sang God Bless America and decorated graves at Prairie Home cemetery.
The WPB states women’s lounging robes must have no extra frills. This rule does not affect Diller women who are described as too busy to lounge.
The statement limits women’s clothing to previously set prices for next fall, raising questions about men's apparel. No firm price cap for men is announced, leaving potential increases uncertain.
Dr Viers reports Memorial Day rain reached .47 inches on Saturday night followed by .21 inches Sunday night. Lightning frightened residents though wheat crop prospects look good. Warm dry winds after rain will aid harvest, but heavy dews and still air may cause rust. Summer breezes are welcomed.
In Beatrice Earl C Mudge the Gage County Treasurer recounts a visit by a squad of uniformed soldiers who drew guns and asked him to come along. He joked that with 1918 gear he could have resisted and then joined the guests on a cavalry exercise about The Capture of Beatrice. The writer notes letters from a son describing daily mail amid soldiers and asks readers to write to service members.
The Elm Victory Sewers gathered at Ruth Ann Hiatt on Tuesday May 26 at 2 00 PM with members Dorothy Finch Ruth Nelson Camilla Hubka Twila Michels Shirley Brauch Ruth Ann Hiatt Beverly Brauch Ruby Dauber Doona Brauch and Lois Weber The afternoon focused on Beginning to Sew and a social period led by Mrs R E Hubka.
Mr and Mrs Ed Saathoff moved into the S C Hutchinson building on Main Street. Mr and Mrs John Weerts of Fairbury visited Mrs Katherine Frerichs in Diller last Sunday. AAA steel bins near Burlington tracks were removed and moved to higher ground behind Lon Snyders home. J A Cully and Grace Beatrice were among out of town guests at Memorial Day services. Mrs Clarence Hiatt and Mrs Ruth Pickard spent the day with Adeleide Hiatt in Beatrice.
Frank Johnson, a carpenter from Lincoln, spent Decoration Day and Sunday with his family in Diller.
Cecil Hahn, 22, of DeWitt died at Camp Crowder Missouri on May 28 from pneumonia complications after joining the army in February. He was a DeWitt high school graduate, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Hahn, brother of Mrs William Seitz of Plymouth. Funeral held Monday at Trinity Lutheran church east of Plymouth with Rev Falkenroth officiating.
The fifth 4H Club meeting was at Ray Benz’s home May 26. New members Glenn Bail Le Roy De Shazer Jay Woods Jackie Baker Merton Allen Keith Baker Delbert Elliot Craig Baker Dean Ransom Stanley Diller joined. Hog division led by Mr Upson. other hog and cattle divisions meet same evening. Next meeting June 16 at Protestant Orphan’s Home.
Citizens of Diller and surrounding territory are invited by Ak-Sar-Ben to attend its 1942 race meet in Omaha on June 1. Complimentary tickets may be obtained from Ambassador C. E. Waggoner. Fairbury and about 75 other communities will send delegations that day.
The document reads like a ledger of county names and donor amounts including Adams $86,100 Banner Boone $64,800 Gage $70,200 Lincoln $78,700 Merrick $16,700 Otoe $9,600 Phelps $22,000 Richardson $10,100 and Sheridan $28,600 among many others. The entries pair place names with dollar figures in a long statewide listing.
With Memorial Day past, Flag Day approaches on Sunday June 14 designated as United Nations Day. The notice highlights the double meaning of the holiday and its calendar placement this year.
Herb Barber has given his residence in town a fresh white paint coat with red trimming, enhancing its curb appeal.
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