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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1944
Page
1
Isaac Saylor, 94 year old Diller pioneer, died at Uden hospital Wednesday evening September 6. Funeral services will be held at 10 30 Saturday forenoon at the Methodist church with Wagoner s Funeral Service in charge.
A Service of Thanksgiving will be held at St Pauls Lutheran Church at the end of the War in Europe. The service will be at 8 p m after the official declaration by our government. If the declaration comes after 3 p m the service moves to the following evening. All are invited.
Homer Brunk, county chairman for the national war fund drive, appointed town chairmen in Jefferson county. Delegates named include Mrs. Scott Miller for Dillon, Mrs. E. A. Blauser for Plymouth, Mrs. H. H. Humphrey for Daykin, Mrs. Paul Ude for Jansen, and Mrs. Agnes Wright for Steele City.
Diller Schools opened Monday with a full teaching staff and an enrollment of 71 students in grades from first through twelve. The 14 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 23 juniors and 15 seniors are listed, with detailed grade distributions across eight grades. Ninety one hot lunches were served Wednesday, expected to rise to 98 after workers return. HH Green sustained a painful injury above the left eye last week when the jack slipped while changing a tire and the fender struck him.
Lincoln Air Base chaplain J E Stockman will speak at the Southern Conference Wednesday service at 8 30 p m September 13 at St Pauls Lutheran Church. Public invited to attend.
Mr R J Bazant manager of the Black Bros elevator entered Lincoln General hospital last Thursday for an operation. S J Thompson has taken over duties at the elevator. Roy Patton plans an auction sale at his home Saturday evening September 16 with a watch ad for the item list.
Miss Betty Grabber began teaching the Grammar room Monday at Upion Center a consolidated school east of Blue Springs.
Mrs. Wm. Eickmeier, who visited with her daughter Mrs. Lloyd Jacobs in Monroe, Sr., returned home Saturday.
Thursday brought a second circus in 25 years to Diller with the Walter and Rus sell Animal Shows. The single performance drew a solid crowd as children enjoyed trained camel sheep hog and goat acts and noted the novelty of a camel. Local towns report fair patronage and say any size show draws a crowd when entertainment is scarce. Ornanized wartime ration guidance urged motorists to secure new A coupons promptly and to attach stamps to cover when applying, with Aldrich outlining needed proofs for lost or destroyed covers.
Mrs Juanita Anderson left Monday September 4 to enter the Cadet Corps of nurses at Lincoln General Hospital. Mrs Ira Anderson was absent from Farmers Store duties last week due to infection from a snake bite. Barbara Johnson, living with grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe Nicholson at Tobias, had an appendectomy at Odell hospital last week.
Mr. Wm. Eickmeier uses crutches this week due to a long standing bone trouble. Bob Carver works for the Hercules Powder Co. at Echol tree Kans and says he likes his job.
Sgt Gilbert Plager describes letters from England after returning from France. He details Red Cross visits, post shows, quiet barracks, and motor patrols, noting the war news improving and longing to share more personal updates when possible.
War Fund meeting set for 8:00 P M Tuesday in Fairbury at the Court House. Attending will be county officials from Fillmore Gage Jefferson Saline and Thayer along with Nebraska state officers from Lincoln to outline plans for the 1944 campaign beginning October 9. Speakers include Thomas C Woods Walter F Roberts F F DuTeau and Fred C William with a public forum on questions and answers. Jefferson County officials Homer Brank Glenn Waugh Ruth Skidmore and others will attend alongside F J Robes Crete district chairman.
Mrs. Margaret Albers of Diller is at Odell hospital with bruises and a pelvis injury after falling down stairs at her home last Thursday morning. Friends wish her a speedy recovery.
Roe Patton writes from a Pacific location near Tokyo, reporting to Mrs Cavett about censorship limits, warm seas, and a view of a pretty coast. He notes little action recently and that Diller Records from May will catch up later. He thanks his mother for news and looks forward to home papers guidance and health.
Lillian Keller daughter of Mrs Rose Keller Breman Kansas married Pfe Elmer Loth son of Mrs Mary Loth Beatrice August 12 at 4 pm in the Presbyterian parsonage Belton Texas Rev Thomas M Lemley officiated. Mrs Loth 1939 Marysville High graduate and teacher in Marshall County for three terms now billing clerk for Seiberling Rubber in Kansas City. Pfc Elmer Loth Steele City High 1936 graduate inducted February 19 1941 served in Aleutian Islands and now an infantry training instructor at South Camp Hood Texas.
Arlene Schoen daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Schoen is at Odell hospital undergoing treatment in preparation for an appendicitis operation. Miss Bertha Weez returned to Plymouth for another year of teaching.
Jay Woods from the Protestant Orphans Home leaves for Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington Missouri after spending several days with his aunt Mrs. Lilly Coleman in Fairbury.
Harold Henrichs writes from Southern France to his wife. He reports morale rising since overseas service and hopeful for a quick end to the war, while noting it will still be some time before they can reunite at home.
Harold Allen writes from a training camp about boredom in the day room and chatter of soldiers eager to return home. He notes younger men worry about lost jobs, predicts rebuilding Europe, and mentions possible furlough around mid October. He also mentions reading a weekly Record mailed to him.
Mrs. Virgil Geer and children Carole Jean and Stanley spent four weeks in Witchita Falls with Pvt. Virgil Geer who is at Gunners Training School. Mrs. Geer says the visit was pleasant and he could be with his family much of the time.
Former Senator George W. Norris, 83, longtime liberal and 40 year congressman, died at his home in McCook Sunday afternoon after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage on August 26. Funeral services were held Tuesday from the Methodist church in McCook.
Mr and Mrs John Mhenrichs were Sunday evening visitors of Mr and Mrs Cari Wenz.
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