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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1947
Page
1
May 30 designated to honor fallen veterans who preserved the American way of life. Salutes to those buried abroad and at sea, and to white crosses on distant graves. The event lists names of World War I and World War II veterans from the Diller area.
Memorial Day service held at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church at 2:00 PM on Friday May 30. The program included a Prelude and Recessional with church choir and local residents in attendance at the cemetery.
A notice for St Pauls Congregational Church announces a June tea hosted by the Women’s Association with Mrs Willis Clark as program chairman. The program includes a prelude by Mrs Max Logan, devotions by Mr. E J Weigel, vocal pieces by Gloria Miller, and a review of Margaret Halsey’s Color Blind. Mrs Geeuvieve Clark of Fairbury and Mrs F Cully organize the social hour in the annex. Reporter.
The Diller Girls and Doane College Choir presented Haydn’s Creation in Lee’s Memorial Chapel last Sunday evening. Adelaide Spurgin assisted as soloist with two Lincoln male soloists. Rev. Theodore Moehring accepted a call to St. Paul’s Lutheran, Diller, after graduation from Midland Colleges and Northwestern Theological Seminary. The ordination and installation will occur May 29 and June 8 respectively with Rev. Rudolph Moehring, Hastings, Nebraska, preaching.
Community members donated to the Auxiliary and Jansen ladies through poppy sales led by Mavis Holle Ruth Asa Hiatt Shirley Walker Marilyn Miller and Carol Geer. Proceeds support disabled veterans with Carter entries noting June 4 club meeting and July fireworks planned. Weather notes mention cold cloudy rain and a possible late May freeze affecting gardens and crops.
We thank friends and relatives for cards, flowers and gifts received during our hospital stay. Mrs Harold Heorichs and Linda Gail express appreciation for the support and well wishes.
Sixteen Luther League members plus two visitors attended a Sunday noon trip to the Diller canyons for a weiner roast led by Clarence Heorichs with devotionals by Heorichs and a Lord's Prayer ending. Baseball and a rain delay followed the afternoon gathering before departure.
Shirley Rae Friesen became Mrs Calvin G Pickard in a May Sunday evening home wedding at 7 in Fairbury. The couple, attended by family and friends, planned a honeymoon to Yellow Stone Park before starting life together at 721 Fourth Street Fairbury.
Lloyd R. Lamb son of Mr and Mrs Ray Lamb of near Diller earned a diploma in Fairbury s first postwar graduation with twelve ex service men. Dean Donald Overturf led the ceremony and Mrs Edna Galbraith handed out diplomas. A bridge project injury at Diller left LeRoy Bentley with broken legs and a long hospital stay.
Appreciation is extended to everyone in the Diller area for past favors and flowers received May 24 1947. Mr and Mrs H H Green Mr and Mrs Cartwright and children moved into the apartment above the Farmers Store. Auctioneer Roy Shultis ill but improving. Blanch Lottman Diller graduate 1947 enters Lutheran Hospital for Nurse's Aid training. Community visitors include Ernest Stefford family Abe Roelfs and others. Rural highway statistics 1946 report 1960 killed 7741 injured. advice to walk on left shoulder and wear light at night.
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