Hiatt Son Reported Missing in Philippines
Joe C. Hiatt, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hiatt of near Diller, has been notified by the War Department that he is missing in the Philippines since the fall of Corregidor. He enlisted in December 1940 and served with the Coast Artillery at Fort Mills on Corregidor. last heard from December 25, 1941. No information since the loss of Corregidor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hiatt
Diller
War Department
Joseph C. Hiatt
Philippines
Corregidor Island
Joe Hiatt
U.S. Army
Coast
Fort Mills
Corregidor
Free Movies at Park in Diller Start Summer Season
A large crowd gathered in Diller last Wednesday for the first free summer movie night. Harry Wolken of Beatrice organized the event with the best films he can procure. Movies will be shown in the park each Wednesday, with seating planks arriving recently amid wartime shortages.
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Diller
Harry Wolken
Beatrice
Memorial Day Program in Diller to be Held May 30
Memorial services will be held in Diller on Decoration Day Saturday May 30 at 2 p.m. in the opera house with a band concert led by N Ingals the America and a program including vocal solos readings and an address by Rev W H Clark. Afterward wreaths will be laid at Prairie Home cemetery and ladies are invited to assist Friday at the city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Opera House
N.ingals
America
Floyd Hughes
L J. Wolff
Dorothy Pingle
Marilyn Miller
Pearl Harbor
Eleanor Weigel
Avis Johnson
Carolynn Clark
W. H. Clark
Boys of the Old Brigade
R. DD
Prairie Home Cemetery
City Hall
350 Chicks Lost in Burning Building
Mr and Mrs Novotny suffered a fire that destroyed a chicken house housing 350 three week old chicks on their farm five miles southwest of Diller. Neighbors alerted by the Earl Riddle family prevented further damage to other outbuildings. some insurance coverage exists for the loss.
Frisbie Family Visits Beatrice and Diller Return Home
Mr and Mrs Leonard Frisbie and children spent days visiting their Beatrice parents Mr and Mrs Fred Frisbie and their brothers Norman and Donald Frisbie near Diller. They returned to Campbell Nebraska Sunday after meeting L D Calkins Vernon Hill Elizabeth Fouts and many friends in Diller Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Frisbie
Fred Frisbie
Beatrice
Norman
Donald Frisbie
Diller
Campbell
Nebraska
L. D. Calkins
Vernon Hill
Elizabeth Fouts
Lutheran Vacation Bible School Sees Sixty Children Attend
The annual Lutheran Bible School started last Monday and will run for two weeks. About sixty children are attending as a school bus makes two countryside trips each morning carrying 20 to 25 youngsters and traveling roughly 75 miles daily.
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The
Lutheran Church
Losd
Next Draft Quota Expected From Jefferson County
The next quota of men to leave Jefferson county for the army will be around June 20, per the Selective Service office in Fairbury. The exact number is not yet set, but it will be quite large.
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Jefferson County
Selective Service Office
Fairbury
June Tea at Keystone Kensington Church
The Congregational church Keystone Kensington hosts a June Tea in the vestry on Friday June 5. Officers for the coming year will be elected during the event. Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Kensington
Congregational Church
Stores Close For Decoration Day Exercises
The Diller business houses will close Saturday at noon and remain closed during the Decoration Day exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Red Cross Donors Dist 56 and 32 Noted in Listings
Dist 56 honors donor Della Roeks a teacher contributing $1400 while Dist 32 records Mergin Lottmap giving $500 as part of Red Cross donor listings.
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Della Roeks
Mergin Lottmap
Malchows Visit After Alfred Finishes Course
Mr and Mrs Alfred Malchow of Witchita Kansas visited last week at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Christ Malchow Alfred took a short vacation after finishing a course in sheet metal He reported for duty Tuesday at the Beach Craft in Witchite Kansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Malchow
Witchita
Kansas
Christ Malchow
Alfred
Witchite
Nebraska awards 785 degrees at 71st commencement
Helen Elizabeth Wehbling of Diller was among 785 University of Nebraska students earning degrees at the 71st annual commencement in Lincoln on May 25. She received a Master of Science degree from the graduate college.
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Helen Elizabeth Wehbling
Diller
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Graduate College
Mrs Sam Diller's Illness Improves After Severe Stroke
Mrs Sam Diller of Fairbury was stricken Saturday by a severe heart attack and a paralytic stroke. Her condition was serious but today she is slightly improved.
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Sam Diller
Fairbury
Bond Returns Home After Two Months Hospital Stay
Wm Bond visits downtown with friends and reports feeling well. He expresses happiness to be home following a two month stay at Onxaha hospital.
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Wm. Bond
Onxaha Hospital
Changed Rules for Sugar for Canning in Jefferson County
Washington issued new sugar for canning rules last Saturday changing the previous 5 pounds per person per year to one pound per four quarts of canned fruit. Families must apply at the Rationing Board office in Fairbury and bring ration books for all household members.
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Jefferson County
Washington
Fourth Street
Fairbury
Washington, D.C
Primary Pupils Receive Palmer Penmanship Awards
First grade pupils earn Silver Star awards for Palmer Penmanship. Lee Dell Thompson Marie Rhoden Carole Casper Donald Weaver Carole Jean Geer Beverly Carpenter Norma Rhoden Keith Anderson. Second grade pupils win Gold Star awards. Victor Huttenmeyer Marilyn Clarey Patricia Fletcher Jonita Fletcher Alfred Broadstone Duane Anderson.
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Palmer Penmanship
Lee Dell Thompson
Marie Rhoden
Carole Casper
Donald Weaver
Carole Jean Geer
Beverly Carpenter
Norma Rhoden
Keith Anderson
Victor Huttenmeyer
Marilyn Clarey
Patricia Fletcher
Jonita Fletcher
Alfred Broadstone
Duane Anderson
Wohlfarths Host NCSA Club With Bingo Night
Mrs Dora Wohlfarth and Miss Gretchen Wohlfarth hosted the NCSA club on May 21 with a short business session and Bingo. Prizes went to Mrs Carico and Mrs McKensie. A baby boy named Dell Douglas was born to Mr and Mrs Dell Wehling on May 21 at Beatrice, weighing 73 pounds. Next meeting set for June 10 with Mrs Ciara Steiner Alien.
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Dora Wohlfarth
Gretchen Wohlfarth
Ncsa Club
Don McKensie
Carico
McKensie
Ciara Steiner Alien
Dell Wehling
Ray Campbell
Beatrice
Dell Douglas
USO appeals for support from Jefferson County
Scott A. Miller announces a forthcoming solicitation by a committeeman for USO funds. The Record will publish the names of all donors. USO now operates 403 clubs and 182 units in the U.S. and abroad, with six member agencies providing services to armed forces. Jefferson County’s share is $1,000.
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Scott A. Miller
USO
Pleasant Precinct
United Service Organization
U.S
USC
Uncle Sam
The
Young Men’s Christian Association
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Young Women’s Christian Association
Jewish Welfare Board
National Traveler's Aid Association
Jefferson County
More Soldiers Addresses Below for Free Diller Record
List of service members with addresses including AC Leonard S Wiemers Santa Ana California Pvt Roby E Gritz Fort Sam Houston Texas Pvt Delmar W Champ Fort Bragg North Carolina W E Bowers San Francisco career postmaster Anderson. Pvt Max E Thompson 28th Tech Sch Sqd Fort Jefferson Barracks Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Diller
AC Leonard S Wiemers
AF Rtc
Santa Ana
California
Max E Thompson
D. Jefferson Barracks
Mrs Carico Leaves Burlington for Falls City Visit
Mrs. Carico departed today by way of the Burlington for Falls City to visit her son Wesley and attend Decoration Day services placing flowers on graves. She plans to go to Sioux Falls on June first and spend a month with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert Williamson.
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Carico
Burlington
Falls City
Wesley
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Robert Williamson
Frys Visit North Platte Family Travel
Mr and Mrs Milt Fry of North Platte arrived Saturday and stayed several days at the home of his brother Quinter Fry and family.
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Milt Fry
North Platte
Quinter Fry
Motorized Cavalry Arrives for Beatrice Memorial Day Events
A 150 man motorized cavalry group from Fort Riley Kansas will reach Beatrice by Friday evening to take part in Memorial Day activities. They will be quartered at the Beatrice Athletic Park and Municipal Auditorium with a planned baseball game against a local Beatrice team Friday night. Memorial Day services begin Saturday at 1 00 o clock in the auditorium followed by a parade along 5th Court to 12th and then to Beatrice Cemetery. The unit will appear in maneuvers at 3 30 p m at the Athletic Park to demonstrate equipment handling.
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Beatrice
Fort Riley
Kansas
Beatrice Athletic Park
Municipal Auditorium
Court Street
12Th
Beatrice Cemetery
Letter from Harold Fasnacht in Jacksonville camp
Mrs. Clifford Brauser relays a letter from her brother Harold Fasnacht at the Aviation Ordinance Training Camp in Jacksonville Florida. He notes warm climate and a river full of water lilies blooming in pink and blue. He mentions dredging the river twice weekly and comments on local Black residents. He says his studies focus on machine gun components.
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Clifford Brauser
Harold Fasnacht
Aviation Ordinance
Jacksonville
Florida
Harold
St. John’s
Drexler Buys Quarter Near Gladstone for 5800
Alfred Drexler, Steele City merchant formerly of Diller, buys SE7 of Sec 34 T3 R1 a quarter section about a mile north of Gladstone from the Federal Land Bank for 5800. The Jefferson Abstract office at Fairbury reports the deed, valuing the land at just over 36 dollars per acre.
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Alfred Drexler
Steele City
Diller
Gladstone
Federal Land Bank
Jefferson Abstract
Fairbury
Beatrice Family Visits Denver Sergeant Logan Kin
Mr and Mrs Paul Logan and daughter Jeanne travel from Beatrice to Denver Colorado to see Sergeant James Logan and wife. Jeanne graduates from Doane College and served as maid of honor at a college event. The Logans were former Diller residents.
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Paul Logan
Jeanne
Beatrice
Denver
Colorado
James Logan
Doane College
Logans
Diller
Hughes to visit Cedar Falls grandparents
Richard Hughes son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Hughes left Sunday evening by bus from Beatrice for Cedar Falls Iowa to spend a few weeks visiting his grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Starr.
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Richard Hughes
Floyd Hughes
Beatrice
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Fred Starr
Baby Judith Kay Walker Born in Lincoln Hospital
A baby girl named Judith Kay Walker weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces was born Thursday May 21 in Lincoln hospital to Mr and Mrs Bruce Walker Roberta Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judith Kay
Lincoln Hospital
Bruce Walker
Roberta Myers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe ‘Hiatt
Lutheran Bible School
Red Cross
NCSA
Bradford Diller
Emmet
Idaho
Delmar W.champ
Fort Bragg
N C
W E Bowers
Anderson
San Francisco
Mrs
Ira London
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