Seriously Wounded Pfe Arnold O Lottman on Okinawa
Mrs Arnold O Lottman received a telegram from the secretary of war stating her husband Pfe Arnold O Lottman was seriously wounded April 4 on Okinawa and is being moved to a base hospital. A hospital ship in the rear areas is his apparent location with wording about his address and unit details adjusted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold O Lottman
See’y of War
Pfe Arnold O. Lottman
Okinawa
Bud
P. S
Marianna’s
Fanders Attend Son’s Graduation at Fort Sill Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs Fanders left Beatrice by bus Thursday evening to attend their son Wendell’s graduation from officers Training school at Fort Sill Oklahoma. They returned to Diller Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Fanders
Beatrice
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
Wendell
Officers Training School
Fanders
Diller
Former Diller Resident Improves After Illness
R. H. Edegington, once a Diller area resident and now in Steele City, shows slow improvement following a recent illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Edegington
Diller
Steele City
Eickmeyers Move to Plymouth. Cafe Sold to Folkers
Mr and Mrs Wm Eickmeyer and son Alvin depart for their new home in Plymouth. Bill’s cafe has been taken over by Mr and Mrs John Folker who purchased the business recently and moved their household goods into the Lukas house. Mr Eickmeyer is hospitalized in Beatrice for treatment for over a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Eickmeyer
Alvin
Plymouth
Bill’s
John Folker
Lukas
Mr. Eickmeyer
Beatrice
Youth Fellowship League at Congregational Church May 6
The Youth Fellowship League will be held next Sunday night at 7 30 at the Congregational Church. The Hope Reform League and Lutheran League are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth Fellowship League
Congregational Church
Hope Reform League
Lutheran League
Miss Gretchen Fanders Visits Diller From Los Angeles
Miss Gretchen Fanders of Los Angeles arrives in Diller to visit relatives. She is employed by United War Agencies of California. Among 2,400 U S repatriates from Japanese prison camps in the Philippines were five members of the David Innis family, son of CF and Mre Innis, former Diller pastors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen Fanders
Los Angeles
California
Diller
Miss Fanders
United War Agencies of
U.S
Philippines
David Innis
David
Mre
Innis
Mawes Appointed Street Water Commissioner and Marshal
The town board named Floyd Mawes to lead street and water operations and to serve as marshal. He assumed duties on Tuesday May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Mawes
New Street
Change of Time Notice at Methodist Church
The Methodist Sunday School will start at 8:30 p.m. on May 6. The church hour will begin at 11:30. Everyone is welcome.
Behrends Family Welcomes Sgt John Behrends Home
Sgt John Behrends returns from combat duty to Diller after service begun August 2 1941 and overseas from March 1 1942. He plans to leave for Hot Springs Arkansas May 18. His brother Cpl Bernard arrives on furlough from Charlestown to visit. Family members gather at relatives homes as they await his next departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Behrends
Sgt
John Behrends
Diller
John
Armed Service
Parisi
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Cpl
Bernard
Charlestown
Buys 80 Acres at Partition Sale
Lawrence Caldwell was high bidder at the partition sale in Fairbury for 80 acres known as the Bowsher estate. The land sold for $3,000 or $37.50 per acre, described as fair and unimproved. Caldwell has farmed the land as a long time tenant of 30 years. Theo Bowsher resides in Colorado.
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Fairbury
Bowsher
Lawrence Caldwell
Caldwell
Theo Bowsher
Colorado
Community Clothing Drive Supports Jefferson Depot
Local residents donated about a ton of used clothing to a drive at Farmers Store Jordenings Store and Wagorner Bros Store. Herman Stzhi personally transported the collections to the Jefferson Collection Depot in Fairbury on two trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Farmer’s
Jordenings
Waggoner’ Bros
Herman Stzhi
Jefferson Collection
Fairbury
Diller Girl Leads Doane Play in Cuckoos on the Hearth
Marilyn Miller of Diller played Abby Rodick in Parker Fennellys mystery comedy Cuckoos on the Hearth this Friday. Doane Players directed by Damarise C Kitch sponsor annual dramas including Commencement Shakespeare. Wm Behrends recovering from a stroke and improving. Little Jean Schipper ill with intestinal flu also improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Miller
Scott A. Miller
Diller
Abby Rodick
Parker, Fennelly
Doane Players
Damarise C. Kitch
Doane College
Jean Schipper
Diary Feed Payment Rates Revised for Next Year
The Diary Feed payment schedule sets monthly rates for whole milk and butterfat over twelve months from April to March 1946. Rates include 60 cents per cwt for whole milk in April and again in Oct 1945 to Mar 1946, with butterfat at 17 cents per pound in April, 10 and 13 cents in May June and July August September, and 7e per pound in the Oct-March period. Payments will be made quarterly.
Birthday party marks Gary Walken's ninth birthday at school
Gary Walken celebrated his ninth birthday at school last Thursday with his teacher and schoolmates as his mother brought a refreshment basket after several games. A baby girl was born Sunday April 29 at a Boulder hospital to Mr and Mrs Norman Frisbie Pearl Sparks of Brighton Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Walken
Boulder Hospital
Norman Frisbie
Pearl Sparks
Brighton, Colorado
Fanders Visit Extended Family and Local Happenings
Lt Dr Fanders and family visit Beatrice Omaha and Diller before Lt Fanders returns to Ft Sill Oklahoma next week Mrs Fanders and Linda will stay with her parents in Beatrice Pvt and Mrs Fred Bahr of Dodge City Kansas spent days with Mr and Mrs John Huattenmeyer Bahr former Cooper elevator manager at Barneston Nebraska About sixty four neighbors and friends joined Robert Stephens at the Lorren Stephens home for a welcome from Fort Jackson South Carolina The evening included cards visits and snacks Reverend Lerin Wolff and Reverend Wallace Wolf visited Lottman family in Diller as two brothers prepared for the Oklahoma City synod Mrs Lorrin Wolff and baby Elizabeth Ann visited her parents and Lorrin Wolff's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr.Fanders
Beatrice
Omaha
Diller
Fanders
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
Fred Bahr
Dodge City
John Huattenmeyer
Bahr
Cooper Elevator
Barneston
Nebr
Lorren Stephens
Robert Stephens
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Lerin Wolff
Elizabeth Ann
Broomfield
Walace Wolf
Hooper
Lerrie Wolf
Jake Lottman
Oklahoma City
Lorrin Wolff
Baby
Doane College Players Attend Crete Event and Play
Scott Miller and daughter Gloria attended Cuckoos on the Heart at St James Hall with Marilyn participating. The trio visited Doane Invitational track meet with Dale Stahl Dale Eagleman and Ivel Carpenter. Marilyn traveled with her parents home for the weekend while Mrs Mary Roessler improves after hospital discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Scott Miller
Gloria
Crete
Marilyn
St James Hall
Capacity House
Dale Stahl
Dale Eagleman
Ivel Carpenter
Millers
Frees
Girl Reserves Compile Complete Honor Roll for DHS Students
The Diller High School Girl Reserves publish a request for a full Honor Roll of DHS students who have served in the armed forces during the war. The list includes many names with branch and service details such as Army Navy Marines and Merchant Marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller High School
DHS
Armed Forces
Bob Andrews
Army
Harold Achtemier
Harold Allen
Craig Baker
Navy
Keith Baker
Merchant Marines
Glenn Ball
Army Air Corps
Wellington Dean
Adam Fagnacht
Cacti
Gerald Harvey
Max Hall
Harold Henrichs
Theodore Henrichs
Marines
Robert L Hiatt
Robert D Hiatt
Ralph Hilder
Max Hill
Verne Hubka
Merle Johnson
Max Johnson
Harold Jones
Linn Kuper
Lloyd Lamb
Arnold Lottman
Harold Lottman
Russell Madden
Elmer Maldhow
Donald Maw
Robert Maw
Alfred Mayborn
Richard Mayborn
Russell McCreight
Richard Miller
Scott Miller
Fred G Miller
Arthur Milow
Louis Meyer
Bill Nicholson
Orville Nickeson
Alvin Negus
Calvin Novotny
Lester Patton
Robert Patton
Roe Patton
Bernard Patton
Orville Peters
Howard Peters
Gilbert Plager
Ray Reaz
Diller High Students Report on Banquet and Track Meet
Diller High School notes a Junior Senior banquet set for Saturday at the Congregational annex. In their first track meet at Doane College Crete on April 27 Daniel Barber won the quarter mile, Andy Snyder was third in the half mile, and Dale Engleman placed third in the mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational
Doane College
Crete
Daniel Barber
Andy Snyder
Dale Engleman
Beatrice
Robert Casper
Diller
War Man Power Commission
Cpl
Lowell S. Devoe
Lincoln
Aden
Cpl Devoe
Frank H. Short
6Th Army
Renzio
Short
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Oliver Stull
Fairbury Electrician
Youth’s Fellowship League
Robert Bell
Urbana
Illinois
Billie Tincher
H_ A
Donald Kocher
Diller Girl
Wm Behrends
Mary Roessler
Ojel Hospital
Diller High School News
Naomi Snyder
Eenee
Wallace Riddle
Donald Roelfs
Erwin Roelfs
Royal Roskilly
Harold Saathoff
Dale Sandman
Alfred Sasse
Elmer Sasse
Roe Sparks
Allen Tristman
Max Thompson
Robert Thompson
Serenus Viers
Keith Waggoner
Doyle Weaver
Virgil Weaver
Leonard Wiemers
Frederic Wrigley
William Wrigley
Lynn Waggoner
Melvin Wright
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