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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1940
Page
1
Mrs. W. I. Filley fell on her kitchen floor injuring the left leg just above the knee. Taken to Odell hospital the fracture was reduced and she rests comfortably. Doctors say such breaks require weights to hold bones while they knit, and recovery will take time.
Three freshmen arrive from Diller at the University of Nebraska this year. Robert W. Duis joins the College of Engineering, Roger Diller enters the Junior Division, and Marjorie L Woods joins the Pi Beta Phi sorority in Teachers College. Bob Green and Dale Gartrels are seniors.
J. Smith Diller and Mex Logan drove to Lincoln to bring Roger Diller home from General hospital where he has been recovering since October 30 after a major operation. He is now finishing his recovery at his father’s house.
Mrs. James Pickard received word from her son Harold Bowers at Paxton that three polio cases had developed in the town but the Bowers children were well. Later information reveals that one of the afflicted children had fed.
Robert Glathar injured his left elbow in a roller skating mix up at Social Dale Kansas last Friday night. He is described as seeking a one handed job due to the injury.
Members of the Diller Volunteer Fire Department receive an invitation to a get acquainted jamboree in Wilber next Wednesday evening and several local volunteers plan to attend.
Director George Armstrong leads students to Reynolds for the Pioneer Conference one act play contest. The group is confident of winning an award tomorrow night.
Joe Hiatt Jr and Tony Zelleng received their army questionnaires last Friday requiring prompt return. They will soon learn how the land lies.
Hubert Filley and his wife and baby traveled from Strattop Nebraska on Saturday to visit his mother who was injured that day. They returned home Sunday evening.
Since 1907 the sale of the first Christmas Seal helped reduce tuberculosis deaths by about three fourths over 33 years, reflecting a major public health campaign.
Miss Margaret Barnett, recovering from an appendectomy, returned Sunday to her Odell home. She is recovering rapidly.
Miss Bernadine Langdale of Beatrice was weekend guest at the home of Miss Phylisa Renz.
The WPA recreational program in Diller is discontinued for now after nearly four years of activity. Local manager John Greider resigned last week and closed his work Friday. He built the program into the best in the county, likely superior to similar towns of its size, and may pursue other plans.
The New Deal Thanksgiving will be officially observed in Nebraska next Thursday November 21 with schools closing Wednesday evening for the balance of the week. Some object to the date change and some may eat turkey on the 28th or both dates. One may decide for themselves.
The ladies of Hope Reformed Church northwest of town host a Bazaar Plate Lunch and Program Friday night November 22 at the Harbine schoolhouse. Doors open at 6 00 PM admission is free. attendees pay only for fancy work and food.
Louie Wenz suffered a severe stroke last Friday afternoon while working alone on a fence along the road west of the school house about 20 miles south of town. Neighbors found him and took him to his home one mile east. He has been stricken before and is in serious condition at Steele City hospital.
The residence of Wm. Greitz on the John Carico place south of Diller was quarantined by the Gage county sheriff. Their 20 year old daughter has a mild case of polio myelitis, the closest the disease has come to Diller.
A burglar entered the Farmers Elevator Co office at Harbine last Tuesday night while Dick Ommen slept and took the check writer and adding machine. No suspects or clues have been reported at this time.
The Diller night school planned for Tuesday night has been indefinitely postponed due to inclement weather and bad roads. It will be held at a convenient future date.
A Thanksgiving program will be given in the evening at 8 o clock at School District No 152 located 2 miles east of the Diller cemetery. Elizabeth Green is the teacher.
The newspaper will publish earlier next week to be ready for Thanksgiving dinner. Those with copy are asked to submit it as early as possible.
Next Wednesday's showing features the film Wolf of New York starring Edmund Lowe and Rose Hobart with a cast of noted stars.
The Fred Clark residence sold to S C Hutchinson bidding for Hazel K Jodel of Los Angeles for 100 dollars after a tax sale at Fairbury Tuesday. Everett Clark bid 25 cents on a vacant Harbine lot by mistake, claimed it was accidental, and sheriff Dwight Young perceived it as a bid. Mrs Ammerman reportedly owns five vacant Reynolds lots bought at 50 cents each. Ten Diller properties to be sold to the highest bidder at Fairbury next Monday afternoon.
Jefferson County prepares for the first Normal Training examinations of the year. The tests will be held Saturday at Diller High School Assembly and Fairbury High School library with a full schedule from 8:00 AM to 4:50 PM covering arithmetic American history civil government physiology hygiene public school music theory art reading orthography geography and penmanship.
Renewing acquaintances Bill Bell Bert Bell and Mrs C L Waggoner arrived by train last Saturday evening for a family visit in Diller. Bill of Bellingham Washington has lived there for many years and last visited Diller thirteen years ago.
The Rev H H Pyche uses a knurled crooked walking cane said to be from Nova Scotia. It was taken from his boyhood coast and polished by him. He showcases a collection of native canes from Old Mexico Nova Scotia Michigan Montana Colorado and Nebraska.
Beatrice resident Mrs Jesse Hurst Walker died last Thursday evening after diabetes complications. She was about 60, blind for over a year, and chief cook at the Beatrice YWCA for 15 years. Survived by husband Lloyd Hurst and three children Harold, Lloyd, and Evelyn, plus three sisters. Funeral at Christian church Beatrice Rev Fouts with Interment at Wymore.
Harold Henrichs near the cemetery area lost 150 turkeys from a flock of about 800 while John Folkers reported six chickens frozen. The storm severely affected turkey raisers across the state, with the western region hardest hit.
Harbine residents are invited to Jordening's store for a Saturday eat all you can pancake event. The promotion promises unlimited pancakes and a reveal of prizes for participants after the meal. details appear in the page five advertisement.
Scott A Miller Jr a Hastings College junior spent the weekend with family while continuing his studies in aviation and teaching a third semester college algebra class as part of his academic work.
Diller students report November events including an One Act contest at Reynolds and a basketball game at Plymouth. Four Diller High School paper delegates attended the NHSPA convention in Lincoln, touring city sites, hearing talks, and taking panels and dance events.
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