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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
1
A T Nelson of Ellis suffered a stroke last week and died at Mennonite Hospital about 5 o clock Wednesday evening October 4. His obituary will appear next week.
Mr and Mrs Herb Barber and Garnet with Doris Wolken visited Mrs Barber's niece Mrs James Verno and her baby boy at the Mennonite hospital in Beatrice The infant was born September 26 Mr Verno serves overseas with the U S Army
The Diller Womans Club will meet Friday October 13 at 2 30 PM at the home of Mrs Robert Upson with Mrs Clara Allen assisting hostess. Mrs Lois Casper is leader discussing Burma Indie and Indo China.
Beatrice residents Mr and Mrs Glenn Long and their daughter Karen spent Sunday at the home of Mrs Longs parents Mr and Fred Henrichs.
Mr Bazant, manager of Black Bros elevator, left a 3 lb sweet potato at the Record office. The potato is described as a cheap big specimen. Readers are invited to beat the weight.
Mr and Mrs Clinton Sandman welcomed daughter Mary Ann born Thursday September 28 at a Denver hospital. Parents are Mr and Mrs Lou Snyder who received the notice last week.
Norman Frisbie plans a farm sale as he leaves the farm and relocates to Colorado. The event takes place on Wednesday October 18 with details advertised on page eight.
Louis Meyer who suffered a stroke several weeks ago died at his home near Fairbury Tuesday night.
George Fisher of Bird City Kansas and Roy Fisher along with Mr and Mrs Elmer Shottenkirk of Albertlee Minnesota were unintentionally omitted from the relatives list attending the funeral of George Fisher. They are children of Chas Fisher.
Mr and Mrs Quinter Fry and Mr and Mrs Willis Clark and Petty were guests at Bernice Creekmar's home in Fairbury last Sunday. They attended the Methodist church in the evening and enjoyed the Bruning Air Base male quartet and a sermon by Chaplin Andersen of Bruning air base.
Notice advises farmers to prepare farm or equipment sale records for tax purposes. Robert Green offers quotation of price for preparation services.
Ensign Robert Wehling Duie, 20, of Diller Nebraska, will graduate October 12 1944 from the Naval Reserve Officers Indoctrination School in Tucson Arizona with the 23rd battalion. The program trains newly appointed officers in Navy life through visual practice text studies and a demanding physical regimen. Duie previously worked for Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach California and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John A Duie.
The National United War Fund unites war relief groups to aid fighting forces and refugees. Homer Brunk chairs the Nebraska county campaign with Ruth Skidmore as secretary treasurer and Glenn Waugh as publicity head. The state quota is 925000 with 19 agencies including Belgian and Greek reliefs and US Seaman's Service.
Sgt and Mrs Ervin Roelfs visited Diller on a three day pass to attend the funeral of Mr Dunham of Lincoln, the Roelfs grandfather. They spent a few hours with Ervin's parents before returning to Camp Polk Louisiana Monday night.
Cpl Bernard Behrends returns Wednesday night from New York City for a furlough to visit wife son Billie and his parents Mr and Mrs William Behrends along with other relatives and friends. He is stationed on a hospital ship.
Elmer Sasse is now in France with a new address. The address may be obtained from his wife or at his office.
Lt. (j.g.) Richard Mayborn and family visit Harvard University to join him for three months of communications schooling. Mrs. Richard Mayborn and son Dicky spend Tuesday with J. Mayborn. they depart for Cambridge, Massachusetts the next day to join him.
A photo of the two months old daughter of Pvt and Mrs Lyle Belding was sent to Pvt Belding in the marines on Saipan. Mrs Belding Deloris Maw and their daughter reside at Diller.
Mr. Frank Roseman has moved to town and will hold a public sale on Tuesday October 17. An advertisement lists the articles to be sold.
Dr. Viers and Roy Schultis visited Lincoln on Tuesday as part of a local engagement. The pair spoke with residents and toured city facilities, drawing attention to community outreach and regional collaboration.
The National War Fund drive starts October 9 with solicitors calling on residents to donate their utmost. Mrs. S. A. Miller serves as Town Chair.
A basket dinner was held Sunday at Eldred Carpenter’s home honoring Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bohlmeyer and their Crab Orchard family. Attendees included Louis Winneberg Beatrice Newt Carpenter Lincoln Tilda Casper and Carole Joan Leeper Leona Kiemme and family Herman Boblmeyer and Vernon Casper Endicott with evening visits.
Mr and Mrs A H Gretzinger of Steele City were dinner guests last Sunday at the home of Mrs Cavett. The social note reports a cordial gathering with local residents and describes the hospitality extended by Mrs Cavett.
The Methodist church hosts Sunday night Young People's meetings at 8:00 p.m. Each session begins with worship and discussion, followed by refreshments and social time. Keith Hays and Miss Thorngate helped start last week, and more attendees are urged to join. Reporter Dorothy Andersn.
Mr and Mrs Veral Green and their three children left Sunday for Rawlings Wyoming after spending a week visiting relatives in Diller. Veral is a fireman with the Union Pacific Railroad.
Mr and Mrs Elias Hadley returned Friday from Beatrice where they had been papering rooms at the Glen Long home.
Geo Andrews of St Joseph called on friends in Diller Saturday while looking after his farm. He was glad to meet Hod Diller visiting from Lincoln, his old friend.
Mr and Mrs Wm Wood of Wayne Kansas visited Beatrice Sunday to see Mrs LaForest Fasnacht and her baby at the Mennonite hospital.
William Eickmeier has returned from Lutheran hospital in Beatrice and is showing gradual improvement.
The first game of the World Series opened in St Louis with the Browns leading 2 to 0 in the afternoon. Mort Cooper, ace Cardinal pitcher with 22 wins and seven losses, faced Denny Gatehouse, 32, a Browns veteran, as the national and American leagues clashed before about 35 000 fans.
Mrs Clara Allen and Mrs Clare Waggoner visited Lincoln last Thursday and returned Friday. En route they stopped in Beatrice to pick up Mrs Annie Hemminger who joined to see her sister Mrs Carrie Conniff. Mrs Conniff hosted the group.
Mrs Orpha Waggoner returned Saturday from the Mennonite hospital and will soon be able to be on duty at the hardware store.
Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Lawrence Caldwell Mr Harry Greider and Wilma at the George Freitag residence on Sunday.
Standardized tests were given to all Diller students last week. The junior class play was cast with 10 students named including Alice Eagle man Ila Wolters Twila Michels Dorothy Anderson Camilla Hubka Gloria Miller Lynn Thompson Dwaine Weigel Orville Lottman Naomi Snyder. The J.C.AC held a dinner at the Mary Etta Hotel in Fairbury and elected officers with Todd Reynolds as President Horton Plymouth Sec Strain Daykin Treas Thorngate Diller. The Jefferson County Education Association met at the Court House with Dr Beggs and Senator Conklin as speakers and adjourned after a round table discussion. The next J.C.AC meeting will be in Fairbury October 18 with Plymouth hosting. The executive board officers Todd Reynolds president Fairbury Ruth Patterson secretary Fairbury Carl Ludington vice president Ludington J Murrell treasurer Diller will announce the time of the next meeting.
The boys beat Endicott 10 to 7 in a close game decided late as Diller pulled ahead. They then defeated Steele City 22 to 4, displaying strong hitting with several home runs.
Mr and Mrs A D Stotte and Mr and Mrs H Z Diller of Lincoln spent Saturday visiting Diller relatives and friends. The Stottes were dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Len Snyder, while the Dillers stayed at the country home of Mr and Mrs Willis Clark.
Mrs. L B Jones of Lincoln Nebraska says Irene M Shanek is an intelligent nursing student. Her daily lesson grades were 100 percent and she also earned 100 percent on all examinations.
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