Diller School Opens Holding Its Own
The Diller public School opened with 143 students, 83 in high school and 60 in grades, up from recent years. The 53 tuition students match the average as the largest junior class in history, with 49 boys and 34 girls in the high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller Public School
Diller School
Carl Ludington
Eloise Pool
Ruth Stoneman
Frances Ekwall
George Armstrong
Erma Sible
Flossie Raymond
Bees battle delays school start at District 89
Battle with bees delays opening of School district 89 two miles south of Diller with 21 pupils enrolled and Miss Martha Evers as teacher. Donald Koch may bring the total to 22 if health permits. School board members Will Ahrends Wm. Wiemers and Lorren Stephens have been fighting bees inside and outside the schoolhouse.
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Diller
Martha Evers
Donald Koch
Will Ahrends
Wm. Wiemers
Lorren Stephens
It's A Boy Born to Mr and Mrs Fred Carr
An Aug 29 birth at St Mary's Hospital North Platte produced a son for Ruth Gretzinger Carr and her husband Fred. The child remains unnamed in the latest reports.
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Fred Carr
Ruth Gretzinger
St.Mary’s Hospital
North Platte
Ruth
Realty transfers in Jefferson county involve Diller property
Real estate records show Katherina Frerichs transferring lot 13 block 9 1st addition to Phillip Taddiken and Willie Mudge transferring lots 2 and 3 block 9 Ist addition to Muriel M Wells.
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Jefferson County
Diller
Katherina Frerichs
Phillip Taddiken
Willie Mudge
Muriel M. Wells
Pickards Move Household Goods to Fry Residence
Mr and Mrs James Pickard moved their household goods Monday from rooms over the Farmers Store into the Fry residence south of the Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pickard
Fry
Congregational Church
Mrs Elmer Greider Improving After Odell Hospital Stay
Mrs Elmer Greider, hospitalized at Odell hospital, is reported to be improving as recovery progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Greider
Odell Hospital
Last Diller Band Concert Ends Season with Farewell
The Diller band played its final street concert of the season last Saturday night. An appreciative crowd in cars greeted the performance with honks and applause. Eva Green, longtime bass player, turned in the BB Sousaphone and will retire due to her husband Ray’s incapacitation. Mrs. Green mastered the large instrument during her decade with the group.
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Diller
Eva Green
Diller Band
Ray
Mrs. Green
Navy Enlistment Drive Attracts Few Inquiries
The Navy recruitment effort advertised in the Record aimed to draw ten weekly inquiries from young men but fell short last week. Readers seeking navy information can visit the Record office to obtain a booklet titled Life In The U S Navy.
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Navy
U.S. Navy
Diller 4-H Winners at Lincoln State Fair
Two members of the Diller 4 H Stockman Club won blue ribbons at the State Fair. Richard Steffens’ Guernsey calf was named blue ribbon be classed heifers age one year and under and Reserve Champion overall. He also earned a blue ribbon for showmanship and placed 7th in open class among 17 calves earning prize money. Wellington Dean and Richard Steffen shared a blue ribbon for the rope making demonstration. Max Logan and Ray Uehling supported the group at the event.
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Diller
Stockman Club
Richard Steffens
Richard
4H Stockmen Club
Wellington Dean
Richard Steffen
Max Logan
Ray Uehling
Free Movie Night at Diller Street Theatre
A free event next Monday evening offers a one and a half hour program at the Diller Street Theatre. The program includes America's Calls to Arms detailing U S defense actions, plus Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians presenting Pleasure Time and a Cartoon Comedy. Courtesy ties to Liggett Myers Tobacco Co.
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Diller Street Theatre
America
U. S
Fred Waring
Eight Channel Cat Fishers Take Big Catch at Little Blue River
Eight men including Harold Allen Bob Carver and Lloyd Green fished from Saturday to Sunday at the Little Blue River southwest of town. They hauled a car trailer bedding bait and tackle and caught eight large channel cats and earned sunburns. Mary Loth and her Beatrice boyfriend joined Sunday to help and bring home the fish.
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Harold Allen
Bob Carver
Sweed (Lloyd) Green
Little Blue River
Mary Loth
Beatrice
Holle's Grocery Opens Cold Storage Locker Plant
Holle's Grocery Store plans a formal opening next Saturday for its new Cold Storage Locker Plant. Special prices on select goods, several free gifts, and lunch served all day. See advertisements on page five for details.
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Holle’s Grocery
Floyd Hughes Works At Stevens Grocery Warehouse
Floyd Hughes helps at Stevens Grocery Warehouse in Beatrice and considers a future salesman job. His sister Pauline Smith of Steele City assists in the store while her son attends grade school in Diller.
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Floyd Hughes
Stevens
Beatrice
Floyd
Pauline Smith
Steele City
Diller
Hutchinson Family Returns From Colorado Springs Trip
Mr and Mrs Harold Hutchin and their son drove from Omaha to visit their parents Mr and Mrs S C Hutchinson. They had just attended a company convention in Colorado Springs and spent ten days in Estes Park before returning home.
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Harold Hutchinson
Omaha
S. C. Hutchinson
Colorado Springs
Estes Park
Wilbur Green Family Wins Bicycle in Powell Visit
Wilbur Green his wife and two sons returned home Tuesday after a week in Powell Wyoming visiting relatives. Duaine Green the older son won a bicycle in a drawing by selecting the right number from the group of participants.
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Wilbur Green
Powell
Wyoming
Duaine Green
Dunn Family Visits Relatives in town from Greeley
Colorado visitors Mr and Mrs Claude Dunn and daughters Beatrice and Beulah arrived from Greeley early Saturday and stayed until Monday to visit Mrs Dunns father Bert Bell and other relatives and friends.
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Claude Dunn
Beatrice
Beulah
Greeley
Mrs Carico Returns Home After Midwest Visit
Mrs. John Carico arrived home last Thursday after spending several days with her children in Falls City Lincoln and Sioux Falls South Dakota.
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John Carico
Falls City
Lincoln
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Beatrice and Rockford Residents Visit Diller Cavetts
Mrs. Chas. Cavett of Beatrice and her son Harold of Rockford Indiana visited the Diller Cavetts on Monday forenoon.
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Chas. Cavett
Beatrice
Harold
Rockford, Indiana
Diller
First Fair Entry From Diller 4-H Club
Stanley Ahrends son of Mr and Mrs Harry Ahrends became the first exhibitor to enter the county fair this year by submitting his Hereford heifer. The Diller Stockmen 4-H Club is led by Max Logan with assistants and members feeding Hereford cattle and a Gurnsey heifer project noted among the group.
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Stanley Ahrends
Harry Ahrends
Diller Stockmen
Hereford
Diller Stockmen Club
Max Logan
Diershé-Rey-Ashbng
Glenn Ball
LeRoy DeShazer
Craig Baker
Wellington Dean
Delbert Elliott
Richard Steffen
New Manager at Farmers Oil & Supply in Diller
John Leubring of Morrowville Kansas takes over as manager of Farmers Oil & Supply Company in Diller. He began duties early this week after years directing an oil transport for Farmers Co operative. Chris Malchow assists briefly as Leubring learns the business. Store room changes accompany the leadership shift.
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John Leubring
Morrowville
Kans
Farmers Oil & Supply Company
Diller
Mr. Leubring
Farmers Cooperative
Chris Malchow
Mayborns Buy Bay Ranch Near Billings Montana
Mr and Mrs E L Mayborn Irene Hill and daughter Kay returned from a trip to the Rocky Mountains visiting relatives near Billings Then they purchased a ranch in the irrigated Yellowstone valley near Billings and plan to make it their future home.
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E. L. Mayborn
Irene Hill
Kay
Rocky Mountains
Billings
Yellowstone Valley
Dorcas Society to Meet at Methodist Church Thursday
The Dorcas Society of the Methodist church will gather Thursday afternoon at 2 30. Roll call will be on current events. Mrs Ray Eick will lead devotions and Mrs Glenn Brauser will supervise the social hour.
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Dorcas Society of the Methodist Church
Ray Eick
Glenn Brauser
Engagement Announcement for Bolender and Wrigley III
Fairbury News reported last week the engagement of Frances Muriel Bolender of near Fairbury to John Edmund Wrigley III of near Harbine.
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Fairbury
Frances Muriel Bolender
John Edmund Wrigley III
Near
Harbine
Blacksmith Lew Wenz Leaves Steele City for San Francisco
Steele City residents report blacksmith Lew Wenz, who ran his shop at full tilt, headed to San Francisco to seek defense plant work on the western coast. He plans to earn about 60 to 75 dollars weekly and may return to Steele City later.
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Steele City
Lew Wenz
Tuere
Defense
San Francisco
Wenz
Long Family Reunion Hits Mc Donald Kansas This Weekend
Mr and Mrs Ralph Long and Mrs Less Barber attended a Long family reunion in Mc Donald Kansas last weekend. The Record will publish a full account next week due to short staff and higher advertising volume this week.
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Ralph Long
Less Barber
McDonald
Kansas
Long
Toll Toll Toll: Holiday Deaths Surge Over Labor Day
Over 600 people said to have died during the Labor Day holiday with last reports at 614 fatalities. Worries grow about whether the celebration is worth the fatal price as the public questions holiday excess.
Laurice Diller Improves Health In Denver Elevation
Laurice Diller, who sought health benefits in Colorado, operates a passenger elevator in the YMCA building in Denver. He is reported to be getting along well with asthma improved by the mile-high altitude.
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Laurice Diller
Colorado
YMCA
Denver
Mrs Inez Hill Moves to Diller Home
Mrs Inez Hill came to Diller from Beatrice to make her home. She will assist Mrs Ludington with day housework and live with her mother, Mrs Mollie Riddle.
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Inez Hill
Diller
Beatrice
Mrs. Ludington
Mollie Riddle
Big Time at Diller Dog Fight on Main Street
Three dogs fought on main street in Diller on Wednesday morning. The principals were Mayor Clauson’s Jack, Supt. Ladington’s Perk, and Hey Green’s Winkie. The confrontation was lively but ended with calm restored.
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Diller
Main Street
Mayor Clauson
Jack
Supt. Ladington
Perk
Hey Green
Winkie
Men's Club Organized At Local Methodist Church
Sixteen men gathered at the Methodist church basement for the formation of a community Men's Club. Rev. Clark, Keith Hays, and Harry Allen head the executive committee. Monthly meetings will cover general topics, entertainment, recreation, and refreshments. The next meeting is on the first Tuesday in October, then monthly on the first Tuesday. the club will be non denominational.
Henry Knuppel Dies at 85 in Kansas Line Home
Henry H Knuppel 85 died Friday at his daughter's home a short distance from Diller Kansas line Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm at the home and Zion Lutheran Church Rev Zauberswieg officiated Interment followed at Lanham Cemetery with Waggoner funeral service listed
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Henry. Kouppel
John Lange
Diiler
Kansas Line
Zion Lutheran Church
Zauberswieg
Lanham
Waggoner
Halls Return From Colorado Vacation
Rev and Mrs R D Hall arrived home Sunday for the morning service at Congregational church after two weeks at a cabin in Estes Park. They planned to return Saturday but detoured when their car broke down in Deshler, delaying departure until Sunday morning.
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R. D. Hall
Colorado
Estes Park
Halls
Park
Deshler
Rainfalls Bring Hope to Nebraska Outlook
The Nebraska region records light to moderate rain with totals reaching three quarters of an inch Monday night and .52 inch Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Forecasters expect additional rain Thursday morning.
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Nebraska
Jefferson County Wheat Insurance Hits 65 Percent Uptake
Final 1942 wheat insurance figures show 1890 applications covering 90 percent of local farms in Jefferson County. About 25 percent of farms were insured last year indicating a sharp rise in coverage.
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Jefferson County
Visit by Weidauers to Sioux City kin
Mr and Mrs Weidauer from Iowa near Sioux City spent the weekend with their daughter and her husband Mr and Mrs Harold Logan continuing family ties in the area.
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Mrs. Weidauer
Iowa
Sioux City
Mrs Harold Logan
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Endicott
Lincoln State Fair
Holle
Bay Ranch
Montana
Dorcas Society
Henry H. Knuppel
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