Diller signals D Day with church bells and relief efforts
Siren at 6 20 AM on Tuesday June 6 announced D Day to Diller villagers. St Pauls Lutheran Church held prayers at 7 30 AM led by Rev Otto Spehler. Red Cross women assembled in M F Church basement to prepare surgical dressings, 1580 delivered to nearby hospital. Local families report loved ones in England and North Ireland.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Otto Spehler
Spehr
Red Cross
M. F
Fairbury
England
LaForest Fasagh
Frieda Fasnscht
Merle Johnson
Frank Johnson
Kathryn Emford Uphoff
Gordon Fanders
D.V. Fanders
North
Ireland
Edward Bebrends
Wm. Bebrends
Elmer
John Clauson makes another trade in Diller area
John Clauson, who moved his building to the Diller Telephone Co. lot and warehouse, has now traded for the Hartzell building from the Village of Diller. The deal places the telephone warehouse and lot adjoining the Diller park to the south. Workmen are preparing the new wind mill and pump shop office in the Hartzell building.
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John Clauson
Diller Telephone Co
Hartzell
Diller
Diller Park
John
Our Dad Works At Night By the Diller Twins
A family feature from Fly ing Reporter shows Mrs. Merta Diller with her son-in-law Walter Carpenter and his wife. The Diller twins Keith and Kenneth, 14, narrate life with their parents, Daddy a night shift drop hammer operator in Ryan, and Mommy, detailing breakfast, play, and daily routines as they wait for ten o'clock to wake Daddy. They describe trips to the store, a beach outing, time with a pet rabbit, and occasional bond purchases, noting Daddy’s night schedule and family rhythms at home.
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Merta Diller
Flying Reporter
Walter. Carpenter
Diller High School
Coene
Oal
Daddy
Dad
Mommy
Dennis Dhoen
Dennis
Daddie
Ryan
Obituary Otto Theodore Fox Passes at 65 in Nebraska
Otto Theodore Fox born November 17 1878 near Somerville Ohio son of Frederick and Sofa Fox died May 28 1944 in Odell Nebraska at age 65 6 11 He lived in Kansas Missouri then Diller Nebraska and farmed He married Effie Southworth 1925 who died 1934 then married Abbie Sutton 1940 Survived by three sisters a brother nieces nephews and many friends Funeral in the Diller Methodist Church May 21 with Rev Robert Williams officiating.
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Otto Theodore Fox
Frederick and
Sofa Fox
Somerville
Preble County
Ohio
Odell
Nebr
Kansas
Missouri
Diller
Otto
Effie Southworth
Abbie Sutton
Steele City
Ott
Abbie Fox
Lucy Wylie
Lead
Dakota
Nettie Chastain
Globe
Arizona
Lée Willey
Fairbury
William
Seaman Folkers Leaves for Farragut After Leave
Seaman 2-c Allan Ray Folkers departed Tuesday at noon for Farragut Idaho after visiting with his parents Mr and Mrs Allan Folkers and other home folks during fur lough prior to reporting back for duty.
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Allan Ray Folkers
Farragut
Idaho
Allan Folkers
Private Robert L Stephens Arrives Hot Kentucky
Mr and Mrs Lorren Stephens learn their son Pvt Robert L Stephens has reached Fort Knox Kentucky with the U S Army. He reports it is very hot with little wind and that he enjoys the trees and gars of Kentucky.
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Lorren ‘Stephens
Robert
Kentucky
Robert L. Stephens
A.R.T.C
Fort Knox
U.S. Army
Death Comes To Mrs Ida McElwee Ward in Fresno
Mrs Ida McElwee, 86, died May 28 1944 at 1:30 a.m. in Fresno California. She was noted as a pioneer woman of Diller and was daughter of Alexander Ballard Dillers first blacksmith and teacher and wife of one of Dillers first physicians. Obituary to follow next week.
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Ward
Patricia Finelli
Pat McElwee
Ida McElwee
Fresno
California
McElwee
Dillers
Diller
Alexander Ballard
Diler
Cadet Alfred Sasse Starts Advanced Training at Lubbock
Cadet Alfred C Sasse of Diller Nebraska begins the final stage of pilot training at the Army Air Forces two engine school in Lubbock Texas arriving with Glass 446 He is the son of A B Sasse Diller and will earn the silver wings of a bomber pilot to become a flying officer in the Army Air Forces after several weeks of ground and air instruction.
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Lubbock Army Air Field
Lubbock
Texas
Glass
Alfred C. Sasse
A. B. Sasse
Diller
Army Air Forces Training Command
Army Air Forces
Former Diller Bay Recieves Promotion To First Lieutenant
Hollis J. Limprecht of the third division G-2 public relations office and orientation officer earns battlefield promotion to first lieutenant. He receives the Combat Infantryman Badge for frontline service. formerly night sports editor of The Journal. His wife Mrs Marjorie M Limprecht lives at the Capital hotel. Limprecht is nephew of Mr Willis Clark, with whom he and brother Dwayne spent summers.
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Hollis J. Limprecht
Air Corps
Limprecht
The
Journal
Marjorie M. Limprecht
Capital Hotel
Hollis Limprecht
Willis Clark
Dwayne
Pallbearers listed for Steele City funeral service
Pallbearers were Theodore Henrichs John Plager Wm Bernhardt John Ridenour Perle Place and Elton Crocker. Interment in Steele City cemetery. Waggoners Funeral service. Out of town relatives Mrs Lucy Wylie Lead South Dakota Mr and Mrs Lee Willey Fairbury Neb and Mrs Earl Schemmerhorn Fairbury Neb. Friends from Steele City Nebraska included Mrs Agnes Crane Wright Mr and Mrs Cr Lester and Mrs Opke Franzen.
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Theodore Henrichs
John Plager
Wm. Bernhardt
John Ridenour
Perle Place
Elton Crocker
Steele City
Waggoners
Lucy Wylie
Lead
So. Dakota
Lee Willey
Fairbury
Nebr
Earl Schemmerhorn
Ebr
Nebraska
Agnes Crane Wright
Cr.Lester
Opke Franzen
Maw announces marriage of Jean Marie to Sgt Close
Mr and Mrs Floyd Maw of Diller announce the marriage of their daughter Jean Marie to Sgt De Close son of Mr and Mrs arry Close of Diller. The ceremony was in Marysville Kansas on March 27. The couple reside at Camp Barkley Texas where Sgt Close serves with the army medical corps.
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Floyd Maw
Diller
Jean Marie
de Close
Arry Close
Marysville
Kansas
Sgt
Mrs. Close
Camp Barkley
Texas
Sgt Close
Army Medical Corps
Thompson-Webb An Engaged Couple Married in Marysville Kans
Betty Mae Thompson became Mrs Frank Webb after marrying Corporal Frank Webb of Fairbury at the First Baptist parsonage in Marysville Kansas on May 22. The couple, attended by Elmer and Mrs Meyer of Diller, plan to settle in San Diego after furlough. Ruth Weinberger and Lt Neil O Fouts also announced engagements. Ruth attends the University of Nebraska, Lt Fouts stationed at Fort Worth Texas.
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Frank Webb
Betty Mae Thompson
Harry Thompson
Diller
Corporal Webb
Leslie W. Webb
Fairbury
Marysville
Kans
First Baptist Church
Elmer Meyer
Meyer
Webb
Diller High School
AAA
Fairbury High School
Marines
Hawaii
San Diego
Cal
Fairbury and Diller
E. Weinberger
Seward
Ruth
Neil O. Fouts
Army Air Corps
Miss Weinberger
University of Nebraska
Fouts
Kenneth Fouts
Fort Worth
Texas
Lt. Fouts
Elizabeth Fouts
Corrected Memorial Day Grave Listing for Prairie Home
A corrected list of soldiers buried in Prairie Home Cemetery is published. Names include Spanish War Oliver Furrow World War I I Mathias Elwood Baker red Martino Andy Colman Frank Coniff Earl Snyder Bay Green World War II Richard C Miller.
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Prairie Home Cemetery
I Mathias Elwood Baker
Red Martino
Andy Colman
Frank Coniff
Earl Snyder
Bay Green
Card of Thanks for Abbie Fox Death
We sincerely thank friends for sympathy and help during the illness and death of Mrs. Abbie Fox Mrs Lucy Wylie Mr and Mrs Lee Willey Mr and Mrs Wm Fox heartfelt appreciation to all who assisted or offered kindness during the bereavement
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Abbie Fox
Lucy Wylie
Lee Willey
Wm. Fox
Also Mentioned on This Page
D. Day
Keith
Kenneth
Methodist
Waggoner Funeral Home
Robert Williams
Frank Cully
Flossie Raymond
Alfred Sasse
Lubock Air Field
Diller Bay Recieves
Fairbury News
Oliver Furrow
Richard C Miller
F. D. Darr
D. R. Kelly
Frank Powell
W.H. Diller
Udsen
Fred Fox J.T. Emery Gee, T. Orm
Ira Wood
Wm McGowen
J. P. London Adam Colman
Wm. Riddle
Alexander Bell
Thos. Copeland
Robert Wible Allen Mickle
J. N. Geer
W. C. Star
J. P. Lichty
L. L. Catlin
Dewey Fry
Wm. H. Ni Laawae
George Place
Harlan Hadley
Alfred Waggoner
Samuel Diller
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