Diller Musicians Enter National Regional Contest
Diller high school soloists who earned superior ratings at the Beatrice District Music Contest will compete in the National Regional Music Contest in Topeka Kansas. Eligible are Ann Mari Jacobs Voie Avis Johnson and Marilyn Miller with baton twirling. Group acts rated superior were qualified but not entered due to cost and transport.
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Beatrice
Topeka
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Diller
Ann Mari Jacobs
Voie Avis Johnson
Marilyn Miller
Dillér
Bull
Jacobs
Ludington
Marysville
Ingalsbe
Marilyn
Diller Party
Harold Lottman Returns Home on Sick Leave
Harold Lottman arrived home from Buffalo New York on Tuesday evening after working at a sheet metal plant in an airplane factory. He is on sick leave suffering from a throat infection.
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Harold Lottman
Buffalo
N. Y
Harold
Mrs C C Wells Suffered Two Strokes Near Diller
Mrs. C C Wells, longtime Ellis area resident near Diller, suffered two light strokes recently and was taken to a Beatrice hospital Tuesday for treatment.
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C. C. Wells
Ellis
Diller
Daily Sun
Beatrice
Paul Patmore Recovering After Lincoln Hospital Surgery
Paul Patmore of near Ellis is reported recovering from an operation at Lincoln Veterans Hospital for a bad appendix case.
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Paul Patmore
Near Ellis
Veterans Hospital At
Lincoln
Local Briefs: Stroke Saps Beatrice Resident. Arm Cast for Fairbury Woman
Jack Clancy of Beatrice a former resident near Diller suffered a stroke last week and has not improved. Mrs. Bert Ewers of Fairbury broke her right arm in a fall at home. the limb was placed in a cast.
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Jack Clancy
Beatrice
Northcot
Diller
Bert Ewers
Fairbury
Loretta Wiemers Undergoes Appendicitis Surgery
Loretta daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Wiemers underwent an appendicitis operation at Odell hospital last Saturday with the family naming the procedure as successful and the patient resting comfortably.
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Loretta
Wm. Wiemers
Odell Hospital
Illness update on Miss Alice Specht at home
Miss Alice Specht is reported to be quite ill and under a doctor's care at her home in the northwest part of town.
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Alice Specht
Mrs. Filley Walks Again After Five Months Away
Mrs. W. I. Filley completed a round of steps around the house today marking her first walk in five months. The event is noted as a personal milestone in the local household.
Mrs. Sasse Improving After Odell Hospital Stay
Mrs. Herman Sasse, hospitalized at Odell for about a week, is reported to be improving as recovery progresses.
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Herman Sasse
Odell Hospital
Baccalaureate Service for Class of 1941 at St Pauls
The Baccalaureate for Diller High School grade 1941 is at St Pauls Lutheran Church next Sunday evening at eight. The program includes processional F lossie Raymond Girlas Sextet and The Lord is My Shepherd. Rev Clark gives invocation readings and benediction, with vocal pieces by Richard Miller and others.
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Diller High School
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Uf Lossie
Raymond Girla
Dedication of New Masonic Temple At Wymore
Mr and Mrs Calvin L Wag goner Mr and Mrs Carl Lud ington Mr and Mrs Chase Waggoner and John Steiver attended the dedication in Wymore Friday evening. A six o clock banquet followed the dedicatory service while the ladies went to a show.
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Calvin L’ Waggoner
Carl Ludington
Chase Waggoner
John Steiver
Wymore
Masonic Temple
Fred Clark Loses Seventeen Dollars Last Friday
Fred Clark misplaced his pocketbook containing seventeen dollars and fifty cents sourced from seed corn sales. He hopes the lost hybrid money may return to him despite the missing item.
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Fred Clark
Fred
New Preacher Wolff Leaves for Chicago Seminary
Rev J Wolff departed Monday for Chicago to attend the May 7 commencement at the Chicago Lutheran Seminary. His brother Wallace Wolff belongs to the graduating class and has accepted a call to serve the Lutheran church at Hooper Nebraska.
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J. Wolff
Chicago
Chicago Lutheran Seminary
Wallace Wolff
Lutheran Church
Hooper
Nebraska
New Ministers for Congregational Church Arrive May
Rev and Mrs R B Hall of Avoca Nebraska are expected to move to Dillers around May 15 to take up the pastoral work of the local Congregational church. They will reside at the George Fisher home on Short Street.
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R. B. Hall
Avoca
Nebr
Dillers
Congregational Church
George Fisher
Short Street
School News Highlights From Diller Events
Educational Day activities at Diller documented by Margaret Barnett. Junior-Senior banquet held at the Methodist church Saturday evening. Senior trip to Lincoln covered in the same School News column.
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Diller
Methodist Church
Lincoln
Margaret Barnett
Rahman Steps In As Viers Store Clerk This Week
George Rahman has been clerking in the Viers store this week as the doctor is busy and Mrs Viers is indisposed.
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George Rahman
Viers
Diller High to Hold Commencement For Seniors and Eighth Graders
Next Thursday evening the Diller school will hold commencement exercises for its senior class and the eighth grade.
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Diller
Mothers Day Church Programs Noted Sunday
Sunday May 11 observed as Mothers Day with church programs in local congregations.
Auto Truck Crash in Dense Fog Near Beatrice
In dense fog last Thursday a Hastings car carrying Fairbury seniors collided with a state road truck west of Beatrice. Orval Richardson suffered back and chest injuries and a broken jaw. Mrs Hastings broke a leg. injuries also to Miss Jensena and Miss Connie Messenger. They were taken to Lutheran hospital. The caravan included 25 cars and 125 youths on a school trip.
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Paul Renz
Beatrice
Hastings
Fairbury
Inlaw
Orval Richardson
Orval
Jensena
Edward Best Dies in California on April 22
Mrs Edw Best received a letter stating Mr Edward Best of Berkley California died at his home April 22 He was a retired railroad man and had been in poor health for years He was buried at his old home in Atchison Kansas Mrs Best accompanied the body east and is visiting in Kansas.
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Fred Clark
Edw. Best
Mr. Best
Berkley
California
Atchison
Kansas
Best
Diller Student Reuben Fanders Active in College Arts
Reuben Fanders of Diller is highlighted as a busy student at Peru State Teachers College. He acts in the Dramatic Club production Brother Orchid during commencement week and read an original contribution for Sigma Tau Delta, the national English honor society. He also contributes to the Sifting Sand publication.
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Peru State Teachers College
Reuben Fanders
Diller
Reuben
Sigma’ -Tau Delta
Diller High School Grads Recall 1916 Class
Miss Dora Willems, a 1916 graduate, and Mrs. Scott Miller will attend the Diller High School ceremony where her son Richard Miller is set to receive his diploma with the Class of 1941 at the opera house next Thursday evening.
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Dora Willems
Diller High School
Scott Miller
Richard Miller
Opera House
Picnic dates set by Jansen and Plymouth
Jansen schedules a three day picnic event from July 24 to July 26. Plymouth has chosen August 78 for its community picnic dates.
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Jansen
Plymouth
Wellington Dean Wins Gold Track Shoe Pin
Beatrice hosts eastern Nebraska Track Meet where Wellington Dean a Diller high school senior earns a gold track-shoe pin for most outstanding athlete in class B district. He scored the season’s top points, tied among Fairbury pair for first in class A, and also excels in music with a superior vocal solo and tuba performances. Dean is Boys' Home elder, first high school graduate, and class president.
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Nebraska
Beatrice
Wellington
Dean
Diller
Fairbury
Nebraska Children's Home Society seeks donations locally
Mr G M Porter of Lincoln, field representative of the Nebraska Children's Home Society, will visit soon to solicit donations. The private state licensed agency cares for and places children of all ages in Nebraska, funded mostly by voluntary gifts, with local board members Dr S B Viers and Mrs Mollie Riddle. Since 1893 the Jefferson county chapter has helped 114 children with services and placements.
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G. M. Porter
Lincoln
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
Nebraska
Jefferson County
S. B Viers
Mollie Riddle
Notice to Bidders for Water Commissioner Duties
Sealed bids will be received by the Village Board of Diller for the complete duties of water commissioner and Village Marshal combined. Bids must be filed with the Village Clerk by 6 PM May 20 1941. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Diller
City drills new water well on Miller lot
The town board hires Wm. Weiden of Lanham to drill a fresh water well on the Miller lot on North Main Street after a pump failure at the park pumping station. Work began Monday to fix the water supply deficiency.
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North Main Street
Park
Wm. Weiden
Lanham
Diller Runner Dale Garrels Wins Two Mile in Minneapolis
Dale Garrels of Diller Nebraska, a University of Nebraska athlete, placed first in the two mile event at Minneapolis last Saturday. He competed against runners from Minnesota and Wisconsin.
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Dale Garrels
Diller
University of Nebraska
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Fairbury Diller Top Team in Southeastern Neb Track Meet
Fairbury Diller led Class A with 50 points, Beatrice second with 364, in Beatrice last Friday's Southeastern Nebraska meet. Diller also won Class B with 41 points as Wilber failed to beat them. Dean and Miller led Diller scorers as multiple events determined the final points and placings.
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Fairbury
Beatrice
Nebraska
Diller
Wilber
Spurek
Wellington Dean
Richard Miller
Dean
Glenn Ball
C Hale
Hardy
Lloyd Green
Verne Hubka
Firet
Ball
Carver
Miller
Coal
Booklover's Club hosts review of Invitation to Live
Mrs Ludington reviewed Invitation to Live by Lloyd C Douglas at Mrs Q J Mayborn's home. Attendees included six guests and the Booklover's Club. The author’s other works Greenlight White Banners and Magnificent Obsession were noted. Next review will be at Mrs Fanders with Ramon Forever. date pending.
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Booklover’s Club
Will Dedicate New Electric Organ Sunday
In accordance with the late Mrs. R. A. Duis the Duis children install a $1500 two keyboard console Hammond organ at St John s Lutheran church Lanham. A dedicatory service will be held next Sunday Mothers Day May 11 with a Hammond Company representative in concert. Miss Frieda Korff is the local organist. Public invitation extended.
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R. A. Duis
Bur
St John’s Lutheran Church
Lanham
Hammond Company
Frieda Korff
Dorcas Society Plans May Meeting at Church Basement
The Dorcas Society holds its regular monthly meeting on Thursday afternoon May 15 in the church basement. Members voted to start promptly at 2 30. Mrs S B Viers leads devotionals and Mrs Orlo Geer chairs the entertaining committee. Roll Call Your Hobby. Bring a friend.
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Dorcas Society
S. B. Viers
Orlo Geer
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Children’s Home Society
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Robi
Stephens
Javlin
Hoffman
Green
Habka
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