Registration Day Next Wednesday in Diller
Registration day set for next Wednesday October 16 at City hall Diller for Pleasant precinct men aged 21 to 35 to register for possible military duty. A registration board includes Lesney Moser Alpha Wiemers Lee Calkins and Mrs W R Green. A Legion post commander noted a special Wednesday evening event with a band concert at Main street bandstand before the opera house movies.
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Diller
Lesney Moser
Alpha Wiemers
Lee Calkins
Mra R W. Green
Scott Miller
American Legion
Steele City
Main Street
Opera House
City Hall Too Small for Show Crowd
City hall space proved insufficient for last Wednesday's crowd at the picture show. Next week the production moves to the opera house featuring Weaver Brothers and Elviry with Roy Rogers and Moris Wrixon in Jeepers Creepers.
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Opera House
Weaver Brothers
Elviry
Roy Rogers
Moris Wrixon
Lincoln District Association Meeting Delegates Named
Rev. and Mrs H H Pyche, Mrs O J Mayborn, and Mrs Clarence Steffen attended the Lincoln District Association of the Congregational church in Garland near Seward. The two latter served as delegates from the local church.
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H. H. Pyche
O. J. Mayborn
Clarence Steffen
Lincoln District Association
Congregational Church
Garland
Seward
Pattons’ Son Robert Undergoes Appendectomy
Robert Patton, a Navy seaman aboard the aircraft tender Patoka, underwent an appendectomy last Saturday at the Navy Hospital in Chelsea Massachusetts. He is reported to be progressing well.
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Roy Patton
Robert
Patoka
Navy Hospital
Chelsa
Massachusetts
Mrs Lamel Trauernicht to Leave Beatrice Hospital
Irene Bures known as Mrs Lamel Trauernicht has been at Beatrice hospital for about five weeks. She is recovering rapidly and plans to leave the hospital next Sunday if all goes well. Previously healthy, this illness is a new experience for her.
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Lamel Trauernicht
Irene Bures
Beatrice
Irene
Two Diller CCC Fellows Assigned to Hebron Camp
Two young Diller fellows seeking work left Friday for CCC duty. Clyde Colman was sent to Pawnee City while Virgil Fasnacht stayed at Hebron for assignments.
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Diller
Hebron
CCC
Clyde Colman
Pawnee City
Virgil Fasnacht
Beatrice Schools Open After Polio Closure
Beatrice reopened schools Monday after a brief closure prompted by poliomyelitis cases. No new cases were reported and all patients are said to be improving.
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Beatrice
Young Farmer Hurt in Hayloft Fall Near Diller
Richard Rippe, a young farmer southeast of Diller, fractured his right hip when he fell while putting up hay. He was transported to Beatrice for treatment.
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Richard Rippe
Diller
Beatrice
Ed Woods Returns Home After Hospital Treatment
Ed Woods improves and has returned to his Fairbury home following treatment at a local hospital. He is reported to be doing better and recuperating at home.
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Ed. Woods
Fairbury
Frank Zook Released After Hospital Treatment Return
Frank Zook, who had been back in Beatrice hospital for treatment, has again been released and has returned to his home at Barnston.
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Frank Zook
Beatrice Hospital
Barnston
Hugh Butler Plans Fairbury Visit Next Wednesday
Hugh Butler, Republican candidate for the U S Senate, will speak in Fairbury next Wednesday evening at 7 30 pm. He will dine at the Mary Etta hotel and invites county residents to attend and pay for their own meals.
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Hugh
U Senate
Fairbury
Butler
Mary Etta
Sam
Getting Settled In For The Winter At Local School
The passage lists teachers and students moving into new rooms and homes around the CL Geer residence Sparks house and various local households. Miss Harriet Peterson and Miss Margaret Bull relocate to pleasant rooms. Miss Magdalene Webbling and Miss Larrayne Garrett stay in Sparks house. several families and individuals arrange light housing with Mrs Mollie Riddle and others in Odell and Plymouth areas.
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Harriet Peterson
Margaret Bull
Cl.geer
Magadaline Webbling
Larrayne Garrett
Sparks House
Henry Scheel
Harbine
Mollie Riddle
Ardethb Bures
Odell
Orlo Geer
Barnett Sisters
Mary Beck
Ays
Binderup to Speak at Fairbury in Nebraska Tour
Former Congressman Charles G. Binderup the independent candidate for the 4th district will speak in Fairbury Friday at 8 p.m. He headlines his fight for constitutional money and challenges incumbent Carl T. Custis and Ralph O. Canady to debates in six major Nebraska towns.
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Charles G. Binderup
Fairbury
Binderup
Carl T. Custis
Ralph O. Canady
Nebraska
Mrs Seaman Hosts Dinner for Eight Former Guests
Mrs Seaman assisted eight former ladies with threshing dinners last summer and hosted them at her house last Friday. The guests included Mesdames Hattie Bell Pearl Novotny Mabel Sparks Lucile Weers Effie Clark Edith Freitag Wm Behrends and Quinter Fry.
Diller Burn Injury Report From Nebraska Crash
Mrs. Sadie Diller of Torrington Wyoming states her son Joe Diller of Ger ing Nebraska is slowly recovering from burns after a rear collision with a light truck. An explosion caused severe burns to his right arm shoulder and face. the arm and facial burns have healed but the shoulder burn remains slow to heal.
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Sadie Diller
Torrington
Wyoming
Joe Diller
Gering
Nebraska
Joe
Diller
Twins at Diller School Baffle Classmates
Alvin and Calvin Negus, first year students at Diller high school, confound peers as others cannot tell which twin is which. The brothers’ identical appearance creates confusion among classmates and teachers alike.
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Alvin
Calvin Negus
Diller High School
Calvin
Samuel Gallamore Campaign Card Drives for County Judge
Samuel Gallamore visited town last Thursday to post campaign notices urging voters to elect him as County Judge. He also ran the same announcement in the Record.
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Samuel Gallamore
Rev and Mrs Clark Visit Lincoln for Church Business
Rev and Mrs W H Clark traveled to Lincoln from Monday to Wednesday on church business.
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W.H. Clark
Lincoln
Bandit Attacks Steele City Couple in Home Robbery
Mrs Chester Scharmann was beaten and choked by a masked intruder at their Steele City home last Thursday evening. The assailant demanded cash and endorsed checks, escaping with about 150 dollars. Mrs Scharmann was hospitalized and is improving. Sheriff Young reports no clues or arrest yet.
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Chester Scharmann
Steele City
Sheriff Young
Preliminary Young Citizens Contest at Fairbury Next Week
Four Diller high school students compete in the Jefferson County prelims held in Fairbury High School library for the 1940 Young Citizens Contest. Local entrants are Margaret Barnett Lloyd Lamb Verne Hubka and Betty Grabber.
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Diller High School
Fairbury
Margaret Barnett
Lloyd Lamb
Verne Hubka
Betty Grabber
American Legion
The
Omaha World-Herald
Nebraska
Jefferson County
Omaha
Russell McCreight
Katharine Lambert
Albert Heilbrink
Daykin
Melvin Teters
Reynolds
Lloyd Thrapp
Jansen
Dale Donaly
Harbine
Warren Sisler
Homecoming for Snyder Patton and Riddle Party After Colorado Trip
Mr and Mrs W A Snyder and guests Roy Patton and Mollie Riddle arrived home from a Denver trip. They visited relatives in Sterling Ogallala and Denver and called on former resident Sollis Pitts now running a tourist cabin camp. The group toured Lookout Mountain and Bear Creek Canyon during their mountain drive.
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W. A. Snyder
Roy Patton
Mollie Riddle
Denver
Snyders
Mary Sandman
Patton
Mr. Patton
Cassie Beckman
Dolph
Sterling
Harry Weddle
Riddle
Orville Riddle
Ogallala
Loock
Gertrude Henrichs
Snyder
Sollis Pitts
Lookout Mountain
Buffalo Bill
Wife
Bear Creek Canyon
School lunch project shows smooth operation at high school
Margaret Barnett reports the hot lunch program in the high school is progressing well. Different serving methods were tested and the most efficient ones adopted. The assembly is split into groups of twenty with faculty supervisors, who assist with serving as needed. Students may return for second helpings, and the cafeteria is deemed a success.
Miss Mary Beckwith Moves Into Drexler House
Miss Mary Beckwith moved into the Drexler house last week, the residence recently vacated by Clarence Findling.
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Mary Beckwith
Drexler House
Clarence Findling
Annual Meeting of NSHS in Lincoln Program Planned
The 63d annual meeting of the Nebraska State Historical Society will be held all day starting at 8 30 A M Saturday October 19 at Unicameral Hall Lincoln. A program with noted speakers reports on nature petroleum irrigation water and ancient Indian villages will run with short five minute speeches during lunch at the Lindell Hotel. Lunch 35c. Supt A E Sheldon invites all members and others to attend.
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Nebraska State Historical Society
State House
Lincoln
Nebraska
Lindell Hotel
A. E. Sheldon
Dorcas Society Meeting At Methodist Church
The Dorcas Society of the Methodist church holds its regular meeting Thursday afternoon October 17. Rev Clark leads devotionals. Mrs Glenn Blauser chairs the entertainment committee. Roll call features ghost stories with Halloween fun and costume pumpkins mentioned.
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Dorcas Society
Methodist Church
Clark
Glenn Blauser
Roll Call
J. O. Blauser Confined Near Home Recently
J. O. Blauser has been confined fairly close to his home in recent times, with no additional details provided on the circumstances or location.
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J. O. Blauser
Interesting Field Of Hybrid Corn At Beatrice Farm
A field day on the J.C. Boyle farm near Beatrice showcased hybrid corn trials from Ohio Indiana Illinois Kansas Missouri Iowa and Nebraska. Dealers paid 5 per entry for the test plot with varieties including Fucks Konealth DeKalb Pioneer Stocklays Carbon. Farmers observed hybrids matched top O P varieties and 115 to 125 day maturities yielded better. purity and adaptation were emphasized.
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Everett Clark
Canes
Quinter
Fry
J.C
O. P
Ohio
Indiana
Kansas
Nebraska
Clarence Eaton Recovering After Hines Hospital Tumor Surgery
Clarence Eaton of Chicago entered the Edw Hines Veterans Hospital about four weeks ago for treatment. The esophagus has closed, a feeding tube surgery is complete, and X ray treatments will start after strength returns. Eaton hopes to be out in a couple of months and his Diller friends wish him a full recovery. He is the half brother of the Record editor.
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Clarence Eaton
Chicago
Hines
Clarence
Diller
Clarance Eaton
Fairbury Boy Injured by Accidental Gunshot Wound
Fifteen year old Darrel Sturm of Fairbury was hospitalized Sunday after an accidental gunshot while hunting. He and a companion with BB rifles met another boy with a 22 caliber rifle. when the gun dropped it fired, hitting Sturm under the heart and lodging in the spine. The injury is serious.
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Darrel Sturm
Fairbury
Darrel
Sturm
James H Bristor Dies at 83 in Beatrice
James H Bristor died last Friday at relatives home in Beatrice at age 83 after years of ill health. Funeral services were held Sunday from West Mortuary in Wymore with burial in Odell cemetery. He often visited in Diller when his sons Will and Abner lived there. His granddaughter Billie Bristor and uncle H H Green attended.
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James H Bristor
Roy Morrie
Beatrice
West Mortuary
Wymore
Odell
Bristor
Diller
Will
Abner Bristor
Billie Bristor
H. H. Green
Max Hill
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Hugh Butler
Colorado
School House News
NSHS
C. L. Eaton
James Bristor
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