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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
1
Community notes announce a county wide corn husking contest with seven entrants signed up. KFAB plans mobile broadcasts and live stories about the event. Lunches will follow, and the Diller Band will perform on Main Street. City Hall hosts bingo and prize drawings for scarce articles.
Fairbury latest market display features home grown celery from Endicott grower R. Fairchild. The auto trunk full of celery signals a rare southeastern Nebraska crop success with large crisp stalks on sale in Fairbury last Saturday.
J K Varney has accepted an appointment to serve on the education committee of the Nebraska Traffic Safety Conference called by Governor Griswold. The conference will be held in Lincoln, October 31 and November 1. Except for Migs Thorngate, the Diller faculty will attend the Nebraska State Teachers Association Convention in Lincoln on October 24 and 25.
Mr and Mt Marcus Reineking visited the Henry Fanders firm last week while en route to Sheboygan Wisconsin his former home. Charley Cully has returned home from Odell hospital where he improved after a recent illness. Mr and Mrs O J Mayborn traveled to Lincoln to visit Mrs Mayborns sister Mr Edward M Eby who is very ill in hospital. Wilber Green and son Daonis are visiting Lincoln this week.
New adult entries include the Bounty trilogy by Woodruf and Hall and That Girl Jennifer by Randal R. Clattering Hoofs appears among adult titles. Juvenile listings include Pleasant Valley by Kaibe Ww and One Man War by Bromfield L Bowen S.
Gladys Swarthout, famed Metropolitan Opera star, headlining Beatrice community concert program with three other Columbia Music Concert Association artists. Ticket drive targets 1000 members, priced 5.00 adults and 2.00 students plus tax, running Oct 28 to Nov. Beatrice and surrounding towns gain access to major talent.
Mrs. Margaret Albers hosted a large reunion at Diller City Hall with 87 family members present from Beatrice Lincoln Monmouth and California. Attendees included Margaret Albers Rona Garrels Jerome Garrels and many relatives. birthdays honored with angel food cake and candles.
Several Diller men and friends hunted in Nelson and Edgar areas on Saturday but faced scarce birds and heavy cover. Lon Snyder and others returned with four birds, Ernest Jordening led eight birds, while Beatrice hunters to Clark Nebr. brought four birds after thirty days. Also, Mr and Mrs Jobe Albers and a newborn arrived from Glendale California visiting Mrs Margaret Albers in Diller.
In Maryville Kansas Judge Percy Pullen officiated a Tuesday October 8 double ring ceremony uniting Mr and Mrs Russell Lowry and Mr and Mrs Harold Allen. The Lowrys and Allens are praised for their service in the army with Lowry a Navy veteran and Allen a three year Army discharge. The newlyweds will reside in Fairbury and Beatrice respectively as Mrs Lowry, formerly Norma Allen, and Mrs Allen, formerly Alice Cox, begin their new life with families from Diller and Beatrice.
Lewis Jones of Wymore Nebraska a school board member charged the Nebraska Educational Foundation with publishing misleading statements he says aim to defeat the school amendment He asserts the amendment cannot raise taxes nor cause doubt about taxes as claimed by the Foundation
Diller defeated Steele City 22 to 7 and Hollenberg 17 to 8 for two wins this season. The Pep Club was organized on October 10 with officers Mavis Holle treasurer Betty Eick and cheerleaders Phylis By Gladys R. Beverly H. Uniforms are black skirts and sweaters with orange emblems and orange and black beanies.
I thank my good friends and neighbors for the lovely cards and calls during my illness in the hospital. They were greatly appreciated.
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