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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
1
Ed Cassell state game warden is speaker at the open house meeting in City Hall. Motion pictures of wildlife will be shown. Coffee and doughnuts will be served. Publicity Chair notes.
Mr and Mrs W W Lee Woods will observe their Golden Wedding Anniversary at home 917 C St Fairbury Sunday Oct 6 from two to four o clock Open house relatives and friends invited. Miss Thorngate has returned to Diller after major operation and is staying with Mrs Sadie Barber. Mrl and Mrs Harry Wathor hosted Sunday gathering. Pvt L Roy Wathor plans to wave Tuesday for Korea. Gene Siefford and LeRoy talk with parents before LeRoy ships to Korea.
A reward of five dollars is offered for information leading to the identification of the party or parties who removed a carriage or auto to the writer's car. The notice references a Wednesday night incident on Mein street near Diller bear the Diller Record Office dated September 25, 1946 and signed by E Jordening.
The M E Church sponsoring a Saturday trip to Lincoln for the opening University football game on October 5. A truck will depart Diller at 8 15 AM and return by 10 45 PM. Tickets 75 or 80 available from the truck. Diller High School students and older may go, space limited, driver not responsible for accidents. Del Colgrove.
Mrs Mary Green returned Monday from Lincoln where she was called due to the serious illness of her daughter Vera Bergstresser, who is in St Elizabeth's hospital. Mrs Wilbur Green and Dennis accompanied her home. Norman Frisbie family left for Campbell Nebraska to visit Leonard Frisbie before returning to Brighton Colorado. A son David Lyon was born September 26 to Harold Lottman and Virginia Vaugan at Lynch hospital in Fairbury.
Senator 41 E Conklie proposes a regional irrigation setup from Hastings to North Platte. He does not expect water diversion to Thayer or Jefferson counties. Knowledge from the Platte station will aid future development of pump irrigation, with some systems already operating and many more planned.
The Diller Woman's Club entertained teachers from the Diller schools and surrounding rural schools at a reception in the Congregational church on Friday evening September 27. Guests included superintendents Neal Goman and J. K. Varney and many area families. The program featured singing, piano and vocal solos, and a talk by Neal Goman on state school aid with posters. Refreshments were served in the annex. The next meeting is set for October 16 with location to be announced.
R B Steele a Fairbury candidate for the legislature spoke at the Jefferson county fair. He warned against pressure groups and urged debt free state finance. He favored repealing the water from one watershed law to aid irrigation and praised soldiers, promising not to rob elderly funds. Roy Steele, Fairbury native, noted for family service in politics. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Wather of Diller welcomed a baby boy born Friday at Beatrice Lutheran Hospital.
The Army Air Forces Caravan No. 9 from Lowery Field, Denver, will tour Beatrice on October 7 and 8. The display on Court Street from 2 to 5 pm features seven vehicles and exhibits including a B-24 nose turret, B-32 cutaway engine, and an automatic pilot system. The unit aims to showcase air power to boost recruitment and inform the public.
Farmers Claude Bartlett Henry Rahe and Franklin Holtmeier reported a large antlered animal crossing a Bartlett farm pasture northeast of Ellis. Joe Scheve said his livestock were startled by a similar beast, described as a deer, before fleeing into timber. Two local children recover from surgeries at Odell hospital after appendectomies.
Diller traveled to Plymouth for a softball game winning 14 to 4. Upcoming events include the Pioneer softball tournament on April 28 and 29 at Diller, a February basketball tournament, and a music festival on April 9. Superintendent Varney will direct the junior play, with several competitive games scheduled at various towns.
A'osdt. Gathar, 46, son of Albert Glathar of Alma Nebraska, died last Friday at his Pueblo Colorado home where he had practiced since 1938. He was a skin specialist. Services were held Monday at Forest Lawn cemetery in Omaha.
Mr and Mrs John Folkers and family move into the two front rooms of the Fred Clark residence for the time being. Folkers recently sold his cafe to Mr William Jordening of Harbioe.
Shirley Wathor expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for cards flowers and support during her hospital stay.
Public sale set for Thursday October 10 at the premises three miles west and two miles north of Diller. See advertisement on page four.
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