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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1945
Page
1
Private Ray Larkins, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Larkins, arrived Saturday from Nevada Oklahoma where he had been sent for treatment of wounds received in action on Okinawa with the Marine 1st Division.
A. H. Gretzinger of Steele City escaped serious injury when steering gear failed and his car rolled into a ditch last Sunday. The occupants Marian Blauser and Mrs. Glenn Blauser remained unharmed. Marian had been working at the YWCA in Lincoln and was returning home near Diller. Several local residents and visitors were mentioned, with updates on travels, illnesses, and community events including a supper for the Frisbies and windmill work by John Clauson and Albert Renz after the recent windstorm.
Ruth Fouts captured the Seward County Fair title amid a busy four H fair day. The report notes surrounding community visitors and local families traveling between Powhattan and San Diego for vacations while church and civic events dotted Steele City and nearby towns.
A letter from Harry V Williem describing his wartime experiences and friendships with Joe Hiatt and others. He recalls Corregidor Drum Clark Fort Drum to Corregidor movements, prison camps, engine rooms, and postwar hopes of reunion. He mentions surgeons, hospitals, and contact with family Mrs Hiatt and daughter.
The Diller school year starts September 3 with enrollment of 132 students in high and elementary grades. New Superintendent F K Varney, formerly with Hubbell Nebraska, leads athletics. new teachers include Vesta Photonate, Mae Deck Hiatt, Clarence Steffen, Eleanor Weigel, Imogene Geer, Flossie Raymond, and Eula Calkins.
The 1945 United War Fund campaign in Jefferson County will start in October with a target of 8650 dollars assigned to the county. The drive emphasizes urgent relief for war torn regions needing food medicine clothing and shelter for thousands of men women and children. Paul Regnier comments and the effort proceeds despite earlier campaign endings. Mrs Ray Lamb has taken a teaching post in Steele City Schools covering seventh and eighth grades and will commute daily while planning to rent a home there with her mother doing light housekeeping and visiting Diller on weekends.
An Army Navy and Air gathering at the Frnd Lottman home featured Virgil Geer and his wife Mrs. Geer, PFC Arnold Lottman and S1C Lynn Kaper with spouses and two daughters. They shared fried chicken and social time with Dell Webling, Baum folk, Orlo Geer, and Charles Dhooge and their spouses.
Ervin Roelfe of the 130th Armored Battalion at Pilsen and Pvt Donald Roelfs in a Service Battery at Zierenberg, Germany, met for the first time in 17 months at Zierenberg. Donald had a box of cookies from home and the brothers shared the goodies with joy.
Mrs. John Huttenmeyer received souvenirs from Paris sent by her brother with the 23rd General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Weers returned from a trip to Brighton Colorado to visit relatives. Elmer Greider announces a farm sale on Thursday September 20 with details on another page.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for gifts and hospital get well wishes. Mrs Paul Kuper and Mrs Eva Green attended the ordination of Roger E Mannere in the First Congregational church at Wahoo, his hometown. Work Camp involvement noted with Diller Congregational church painting. Visiting family members spent Sunday with Alfred Lucking and family at DeWitt Nebraska.
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