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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
1
The Ladies Kensington class and Missionary Society plan their joint June Missionary Tea in the Annex of the Congregational church on Friday afternoon June 14. Mrs Geo McClelland wife of the Fairbury Baptist minister will give an inspirational talk. All members urged to attend and bring guests.
Mr and Mrs Rex Green came home last Friday from a tour of Rochester Minnesota and other Minnesota and Wisconsin stops. They stayed with the Will Tinetmans in Sheldon Wisconsin. They report both the Will Henrich families as well off and happy. Helen Green underwent goiter surgery at Mayo Clinic and is progressing fairly well. They paused in Lincoln on the way home and Mrs Volney Reymond remains quite poorly.
Mr and Mrs Chas E Waggoner traveled to Worthington Minnesota to visit relatives and recover Mrs Robertson and daughter Lela. They returned Tuesday evening after encountering Nebraska flood damage and an eight foot wall of water that overwhelmed several towns.
Darrel and Dick Beckwith visited Diller relatives last Saturday after Darrell traveled from Lincoln with Mr. Schmadeke from a 4-H Clubs convention. Dick arrived from Omaha where he attended high school for months. They plan to stay a while then relocate to Scotia California to live with Erwie and Mrs Fanders.
Rev and Mrs H H Pyche and daughter Ruth attended the wedding of William Ainlay of Fairbury and Phylis Ivers of Lincoln at Dr Geo Ainlay home in Fairbury last Saturday evening. Rev Pyche performed the ceremony with about 75 guests present.
Superintendent and Mrs. Carl Ludington depart Tuesday for Lincoln and reside at 1431 U Street over the summer while Mr. Ludington pursues a Master’s degree at the University of Nebraska attending classes there.
Mr and Mrs Robert Diller move from Washington DC to 1360 North Dearborn Chicago. Robert serves in the Federal Department of Justice.
Miss Ruth Pyche departs for Boulder Colorado to continue work toward her Master’s Degree in Psychology at the University of Colorado this summer.
Furnace fires kept homes warm across several areas Monday through Wednesday forenoon. Thermometer read 55 degrees Tuesday morning as mild weather persisted.
Veteran physician Dr. Pickett of Odell has had a stroke and remains confined to bed at the local hospital.
Mr. John Carico is reported to be getting along nicely and growing stronger as he recovers.
B B Kensington alumni and present members with families will gather at Fairbury Nebraska city park on Sunday June 16 for a basket dinner. The group formed 28 years ago east of Steele City, named for Kate Maw, with Irene M. Shanek as chair and Reba Hanson aiding invitations. Mrs Reuben Gretzinger is 1940 president.
Otho Jennings and Howard Maw traveled to Omaha to seek civil employment information at U S Navy yards. There are eight yards nationwide with two on the west coast at Puget Sound Brereton and Mare Island and six on the east coast in New York Boston Philadelphia Portsmouth N H Norfolk and Charleston.
The Diller Band accepted an invitation to march in Fairbury on Sunday for the Flag Day celebration. Members should be ready at 2:00 PM. Thirty five Fairbury organizations sponsor the event with a program at the city park after the parade. All county children are invited to march and receive a flag to keep.
The Diller free show seating expanded for a third time last Saturday from three 16 foot sections to three 64 foot sections. The silver screen posts were moved down the street. Viewers call this year’s show the best Diller ever had.
A two day session of Jefferson county WPA recreational managers was held at the gymnasium in Diller last Thursday and Friday. Eight managers attended from Plymouth, Endicott, Fairbury, and Diller. Mr Chanielin of Lincoln, a specialist in promoting new games, attended on Friday.
Vacation Bible School sponsored by Congregational and Methodist churches opens next Monday at the school house. Sessions run from 9 a.m. to noon each day with supervision by a group of young people from Jansen.
Major General P P Bishop announced expanded recruiting to meet emergencies. The 7th Army Corps Area, covering Minnesota North and South Dakota Nebraska Iowa Kansas Missouri and Arkansas, will enlist about eight percent of any Congress authorized increase. From Oct 1939 to Jan 1940 the area up listed 1600 per month. A recruiting force of 3500 to 4000 monthly recruits will be established with 57 current stations and 61 more to open June 22. Nebraska stations will be in Lincoln Grand Island Norfolk Omaha Bassett Columbus Broken Bow North Platte Scotts Bluff Hastings Auburn and McCook.
The Crops and Field Day at Lincoln’s College of Agriculture is set for Tuesday June 18 with a detailed program released. Session 9 a m features F D Keim presiding and topics on grass and ves identification by T H Goodding progress in bingwedge search by L S Evans commercial Bg hdmi manure by M D Weldon producing alfalfa seed in Nance County by Alfred Olson and improving Nebraska wheat quality by Glen LeDrout. 11 00 a m inspection of bromegrass alfalfa sheep pasture by H A Alexander and A L Frolik afternoon session Kiesselbach presiding includes welcome by Dean W W Burr and outline of agronomy farm tour by T A Kiesselbach.
The Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association approves a four day Fourth of July program to boost appreciation of freedoms. Congressman Curtis says the event should run the first four days of July with a community mass meeting on July 4th to reaffirm American ideals.
District Judge C B Ellis ordered publication on 219 defendants in the tax supersede case of Jefferson County Ma L Clark of Diller. Filed by County Attorney Rain, the case affects 34 ties in eight towns Diller Daykin Harbine Gladstone Thompson Powell and Helvey.
Leander C Payne longtime Steele City resident died at his home Tuesday June 11 aged 82 years 2 months and 29 days. The body is at Waggoner's Funeral Home.
Congressman Carl T. Curtis notes that the House approved moving federal immigration supervision from the Labor Department to the Justice Department under J. Edgar Hoover’s G-Men. He urges enforcement of immigration laws and the termination of subversive groups, while highlighting wartime defense hiring activity and job lists for readers.
A volatile witness at a Dies Committee session was ordered to the basement detention room of the House Office Building to “cool off.” Congressman Curtis notes the man hurled vehement epithets against the government before reading the Bill of Rights to reflect on his detention, emerging calmer.
The note calls for widespread display of the American flag on Flag Day, urging citizens to show loyalty at homes and public buildings. It warns that continued world tensions could lead to concentration as a consequence of disloyalty.
The Milking Shorthorn breeders schedule a one day parish show at Seward county fairgrounds on Monday June 24. Director Wm G Sandman of the Ne ane Milking Shorthorn Breeders Association announces a basket dinner at noon and judging to begin at a stated time.
The American Red Cross has launched a massive relief operation for European war victims, aiming to raise about 20 million dollars with local chapters urged to close campaigns by June 30. By June 10 roughly 5.2 million had been spent, as civilians flee, are wounded, or lose homes.
A soybean test will be planted on the Bolender farm 14 miles east on the PWF during the week of June 10 announced by County Agriculture Agent Frank Flyon. Varieties Iliani Menchu Dunfield Nukden and Richland cover early and medium late types. The tests aid in choosing best adapted beans for Jefferson County as part of eight yield tests by the Nebraska Grain Improvement Association in southeastern Nebraska.
A northwest storm Saturday brought a strong wind and fifty seven hundredths of an inch of rain followed by overcast skies. A Tuesday shower added .26 inches. Moisture favors wheat barley and oats, and prospects for a good harvest improve in the region.
John Drake died after a lingering illness, with his siblings Dr. John Drake and Mrs. S B Viers and their families traveling from town to attend the funeral in Red Cloud. The service followed the death of Mrs Viers’ and Mr Drake’s brother.
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