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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
1
Free movies begin in Diller park each Wednesday night for the summer season. Attendees are asked to bring folding chairs due to a shortage of bridge planks. The shows are sponsored by local Diller merchants who thank attendees for patronizing area businesses.
Pvt Harold Henrichs of Camp Roberts California tops a large group with 13 bullseyes in 15 rounds in rapid fire. He serves in field artillery radio section. Pvt Ted Henrichs, now a U S Marine, at Magnetic Survey Range Kingston Washington earns two medals and a salary raise for rifle and target shooting skill.
The Jefferson County Selective Service board will not issue draft quotas in May but plans a June sendoff at Fairbury for draftees. Board members are John Benzies, chairman, Carl Crawford, both of Fairbury, and Louis B. Koenig of Plymouth who is ill in a Lincoln hospital.
Mrs J G Neely of Winside Nebraska visits brother Scott Miller and relatives in Diller with Mrs John Miller. Richard returns to Lincoln to work on an airport project. Mrs Sarah Witty travels from Hastings with Ray Colman and family to spend summer with Rey W Green. The Colmans plan trips to Chicago and Denver during Ray's CB and Q vacation.
Mrs. Wm. Behrends received a radiogram from her son Jobp on Mother's Day. A Monday letter stated he had landed safely in Australis and was enjoying the suoahine. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Gretzinger visited from Steele City last Sunday to see Aunt Martha Cavett.
C L Geer Lumber offers ready built grain bins hay racks wagon boxes and brooders. Visit to inspect their sturdy construction and quality. Phone 15302.
Two new teachers join Diller Public Schools for the next term. Bernice Peterson shifts to seventh and eighth grades, replacing George Armstrong who has entered the army. Lorraine Hendrickson will lead the fourth through sixth grades. Erma Sible plans to attend school. One high school commercial teaching position remains open. Contracts signed by Supt. Carl Ludington, Frances Ekwall, Eloise Pool, Ruth Stoneman, and Flossie Raymond.
Memorial Day observance in Diller will begin Saturday at 2 PM at the opera house. After the program, 24 children from six groups will proceed to Prairie Home cemetery to decorate over 300 soldiers and sailors' graves. The local committee includes Mrs. A. A. Eick Mrs. Willis Clark Scott Miller and Ray Green.
County Commissioner Sam Hutchinson inspected washout areas near Rock Creek and toward Steele City after a recent storm. He reported no major bridges out but many small bridges damaged, with repairs blocked by a plank shortage as none of last March’s five ordered planks arrived.
The Diller village board held its annual reorganization meeting and re-elected all town officials. John Clausen was named mayor and E Waggoner was named water commissioner Frank was reelected as commissioner.
The Jefferson County Rationing Board in Fairbury arranges sugar for canning to save trips. Registered grocers will distribute application blanks. families mail to 507 Fourth St. for a sugar certificate. Certificates allow purchase at local grocers or from surplus stock. no rush, apply as needed. One certificate covers the whole family. permissions come from the board.
Scott Miller Jr was elected president of Epsilon Rho Epsilon at Doane College Crete with Bob Dove Fairbury as vice president and program chair Clarence Spillker re elected secretary treasurer A May breakfast at Prof E R Wightman home. Wightman and Miller run aviation ground school. Doane offers its first summer course with Scott teaching this summer and next year.
Library hours expand from May 20 through August with Wednesday and Saturday afternoons from 3 to 5. Wednesday and Saturday evenings run 7 to 9.
University of Indiana faculty member Dr Aubrey Diller visited his father J Smith Diller at his home then departed for the east on the Rock Island Rocket from Fairbury Monday night May 18.
Names and addresses of men from the Diller vicinity serving in the U.S. armed forces are listed in response to an offer to send the Diller Record free. The list includes EM 2c 8th Division aboard U.S.S. Dixie and various ranks stationed at camps and bases across the country, with hometowns such as San Francisco Jacksonville Tallahassee Chicago Camp Robinson Seaside Park Camp Barkley and Randolf Field among others.
Lois Louise Krebs born November 7 1940 died May 13 1942 at Mennonite Hospital at 18 months. She was baptized at Hope Reformed Church near Harbine and is mourned by her mother and father, grandparents Clarence Mann Beatrice Emil Krebs Diller, great grandparents August Englemann Beatrice, and many relatives.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 from the home in Jans god and at 2:00 at the Hopert Church south of Harbine with Rev. Lamp officiating. Pallbearers were Letty Mann Mildred Krebs Nickeson and Mrs. John M. Burial followed in Prairie Home Cry at Diller Nebraska. Waggoner Brothers Service.
We express sincere appreciation for kindness and sympathy shown during our daughter’s illness and passing. Thanks for the floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer H. Krebs Jansen Nebraska.
Funeral services for George Mudge, Beatrice pioneer, were held Friday at Harmon Johnson funeral home. Dr. L H Kaub officiated. burial at Evergreen Home cemetery. Nephews Earl Ralph Roland Mudge Chester Stoll Robert Wells Ellis Nathan Clute served as pallbearers. He is survived by sister Mrs C M Rock and brother Nathan Mudge of Bastien. Deceased was brother of the late Wm Madge of Diller. Mrs Keith Johnson and Mrs Don McKensie returned from New York City Thursday. Marvin Roseman and other Diller relatives visited before leaving Saturday for Fort Bragg North Carolina.
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