Mrs John Grabber Dies Suddenly At Beatrice Area Home
Mrs John Grabber died suddenly at her home northeast of Diller on Tuesday afternoon. She is survived by her husband two daughters Mrs Joe Engler and Mrs Harry Fisher and one son Harold Thomas all residents of Beatrice. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 30 PM from the Christian church in Beatrice. Burial will be in Evergreen Home cemetery.
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John Grabber
Diller
Joe Engler
Harry Fisher
Harold Thomas
Beatrice
The
Christian Church
Evergreen Home Cemetery
Railway worker loses finger in cog accident
Wm. Fox injured his finger while operating railroad machine in Fairbury. Doctors at Fairbury hospital amputated the finger at the first joint.
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Wm. Fox
Fairbury
Regents Scholar Stanley Ahrends Heads to Nebraska
Attending State University Stanley Ahrends 16 year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry Ahrends won a Regents scholarship to the University of Nebraska this spring and left Wednesday for school in Lincoln.
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Stanley Ahrends
Harry Ahrends
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Diller Relatives Host Cpl Melvin Koch on Furlough
Cpl Melvin D Koch who just returned to the U S from New Guinea and Australia visited the Herbert Barber home during furlough. He plans to return to Frisco and then sail back overseas.
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Cpl
Melvin D. Koch
U.S.A
New Guiena
Australia
Herbert Barber
Dale
Frisco
Andersons Travel to Mayo Clinic for Health Reasons
Mr and Mrs W E Anderson departed Sunday for Mayo s clinic due to Andersons health They plan to visit on the return trip at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Keadler in Farragut S D Miss Danice Anderson will take over duties of Clarence Richardon at the Diller State Bank and Clarence fills Mr Anderson s cashier role during his absence.
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W.E. Anderson
Mayo’s Clinic
Menetion
Anderson
Fred Keadler
Farragut
S. D
Danice
Clarence Richardson
Diller State Bank
Clarence
Mr. Anderson
Fifty Third Southern Conference Convention in Diller
The Fifty third Annual Convention of the Southern Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod in the Midwest met at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Diller on September 13 and 14. Rev. C Goode of Grand Island and Rev V Moeller of Lodge Pole Nebraska led the Wednesday service.
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Southern Conference
The
Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Midwest
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of
Diller
C Goode
Grand Island
V. Moeller
Lodge Pole
Nebr
Arrives Safely in England Letter From Sgt Malchow
Mrs Elmer Melchow received a Tuesday letter from her husband Sergeant Elmer Malchow stating he had arrived safely in England.
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Mra
Elmer Melchow
Sgt
Elmer Malchow
England
Returns from Hospital Clarence Hiatt
Clarence Hiatt has returned from the Veteran's Hospital in Lincoln after a diagnosis and health check-up. He was hospitalized for evaluation and is now back home.
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Clarence Hiatt
Veteran’s Hospital
Lincoln
Missionary Meet Held by Church Group This Friday
The Woman's Association of the Congregational Church will hold their Sept Missionary meeting this Friday afternoon in the church annex.
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Woman's Association of the Congregational Church
Farm Sale Notice By Wm Fox Public Sale Scheduled
Wm Fox will hold a public sale on Tuesday September 26. Watch sale bills and see list of articles in this paper next week. Wm Bickmeiar has entered Lutheran Hospital at Beatrice for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Fox
Wm. Bickmeiar
Lutheran Hospital
Beatrice
V. F. W. Seeks Christmas Greetings for Jefferson County Vets
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3113 requests names and addresses of Jefferson County residents in foreign service and veterans who have returned or are hospitalized. Send details to the Selective Service Office or any local newspaper office. The drive aims to share holiday greetings and acknowledge service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Squires
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jefferson County
United States
Selective Service
Camp Roberts Notice for Pvt Donald Retifs
Pvt Donald Retifs 17122606 of Company D 2nd Platoon 85th Infantry Training Brigade is now assigned to Camp Roberts in California and has a new pew address at the base.
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Donald
Camp Roberts
Donald Roekts
Pew
Pvt
Donald Retifs
85Th Inf
Roberts, California
Promoted to Major Erwin Shutt Honored Diller Native
Former Diller boy Erwin Shutt, now in Finance, was recently promoted to Major. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Shutt of Lincoln, a former Diller druggist, and a nephew of Fred Shutt of Diller.
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Erwin Shutt
Diller
Harry Shutt
Lincoln
Fred Shutt
Promotion of Lt Dareel D Rippeteau to Captain
The war department announced the promotion of Lt Dareel D Rippeteau to captain. Mrs Rippeteau is the former Donna Hiatt.
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The
War ‘Department
Dareel. D. Rippeteau
Milbank Women Return Home After Diller Visit
Mrs Martin Konstant and her son Sheldon and Mrs Gorge Konstant of Milbank South Dakota left for home after two weeks with Mr and Mrs John Lottman of Wymore and relatives around Diller. The two ladies are sisters of Mrs John Lottman.
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Martin Konstant
Sheldon
Gorge Konstant
Milbank
South Dakota
John Lottman
Wymore
Diller
California Homebound Roeifs Return from Visit
Mr and Mrs Leonard Roeifs and their daughter Sandra leave for Vellejo California after two weeks visiting relatives. They had been away for two years and eight months while Leonard worked at Mare Island Navy Yards.
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Leonard Roeifs
Sandra
Vellejo
California
Leonard
Mare Island Navy Yards
Funeral Services for William Tasche 83
Funeral services for William John Tasche 83 of Harbine were held Wednesday at Hope Evangelical Reformed Church south of Harbine. Rev Pin kett officiated. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Surviving are wife Alma one son Walter of Fairbury and four daughters Frieda of the home Mrs Hugo Schutte Mrs Paul Thomas and Mrs Fred Fasee all of Diller Wagone r's Funeral Home. Sgt and Mrs Frank Lisec and daughter Madeline Kay of Bryce Texas visiting relatives near Diller and Odell.
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William John Tasche
Harbine
Beatrice
Hope Evangelical Reformed Church
Pinkett
Alma
Walter
Fairbury
Frieda
Hugo. Schutte
Paul Thomas
Fred Fasee
Diller, Waggoner
Frank Lisec
Madeline Kay
Bryce, Texas
Diller
Odell
Methodist Church to Host Next Sunday Sermon by James Infelt
Notice announces preaching at the Methodist Church next Sunday morning with James Infelt as speaker. Everyone is welcome. Also notes R J Bazint of Black Bros Elevator has returned from Lincoln hospital.
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Methodist
James Infelt
R. J. Bazint
Black Bros. Elevator
Lincoln Hospital
Obituary for Mrs Ella Sedlacek of Beatrice and Diller
Mrs Ella Sedlacek born March 19 1890 Crab Orchard Neb died August 31 1944 at a Beatrice hospital after a three year illness aged 54 years five months twelve days She married John Sedlacek August 25 1914 at Blue Springs they had daughter Leona born November 26 1918 in Marysville Kan The couple later moved to Diller She was a Congregationalist and is survived by her husband daughter Mrs Keith Johnson a brother Ed Vonasek sisters Mrs Ed Pecka and Mrs Martin Germeroth Funeral contact Rev Wayne Greene was held at the Congregational church Diller and burial was in Odell cemetery The family thanks neighbors and friends for help and floral offerings
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Ella Vonasek
Teresia
Anton Vonasek
Crab Orchard
Neb
Beatrice Hospital
Odell
John ‘Sealacek
Blue Springs
Leona
Marysville
Kans
Diler
Congregational Church
Diller
Emil Vonasek
Anba Zizortosky
Julia Novotny
Keith Johnson
Beatrice
Ed Vonasek
Mra
Pecka
Martin Germeroth
Dennison
Iowa
Pioneer resident Isaac Saylor dies at 94 in Diller
Isaac Firestone Saylor born July 10 1850 in Monan Indiana died Sept 6 1944 at Odell hospital aged 94 years 1 month 27 days. A cousin of Harvey Firestone Sr he helped lay the Burlington Railroad through Diller and homesteaded four miles southeast. He and Annie Bousher married Dec 31 1874. she died June 26 1942 after 67 years together. He lived in Diller since 1880 and died after a long Christian life with no children left to mourn.
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Isaac Firestone Saylor
Monan
White Plains County
Indiana
Odell Hospital
Pennsylvania
Saylor
Harvey Firestone Sr
Harvey
Isaac Firestone
Christian Church
Miss Bousher
Monticello
Tippecanoe River
Diller
Isaac Saylor
Annie Bousher
Golden West
Saylors
Chester A. Arthur
Burlington Railroad
John Hayworth
Omaha
Diller Woman's Club Plans First Meeting on Friday
The Diller Woman's Club will hold its first meeting Friday September 22 at 2 30 PM at the home of Mrs. Keith Hays. Topic Post War Planning led by Mrs. Rudolph Hubka.
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Diller Woman’s Club
Keith Hays
Rudolph Hubka
Diller Schools Names Listed By Grade
The document lists many students by grade level at Diller Schools, including freshmen Billie Allen Harold Ulm Dorothy Bevan and Richard Hays, sophomores Merton Allen Keith Baker Phyllis Bernhardt, juniors Dorothy Anderson Marvin Anderson Camillia Hubka, and seniors Irene Bangert Danny Barber Richard Barton Evelyn Fox. The roster also includes first through eighth grades with numerous names across each class.
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Billie Allen
Barton
Harold Ulm
Dorothy Bevan
Donna Folkers
Gwendalyn Fanders
Mavis Holle
Faye Garrets
Richard Hays
Delores
Hubka
Max Snyder
Richard Stephens
Gildford Wiemers
Merton Allen
Keith Baker
Darwin Barber
Virgil Bergmeier
Phyllis Bernhardt
Mariano Blauser
Shirlery Branch
Lucille Fasse Leota Grabowski
Dwaine Green
Beverly Hays
Blanche Lottman Cleo Regnier
Alvin Saathoff
Dale Stahl
Lois Weber
Ronald Weers
Loretta Wiemers
Dorothy Anderson
Marvin Anderson
Orma Champ Ives Carpenter
Alice Engleman
Dale Engleman
Joyce Freitag
Darrell Green
Irene Greider
Camillia Hubka
Jorene Kisling
Orville Lottman
Opal
Twila Michels
Gloria Miller
Darlene Novotny
Alvera Slathof
Dorothy Scheele
Naomi Snyder
Lycn
Shirley Garrels
Elainejj Grabowakj
Louis Nider
Ey Peters
Virginia Wea
Dyvald Scheele
Wedding of Max Thompson and Miss Lorraine Leslie
Mr and Mrs August Meyer of Fairbury attended Sunday dinner at Mrs Christie Seaman’s home. Mrs Seaman accompanied them to Fairbury and joined the wedding of her grandson Technician Sgt Max Thompson to Miss Lorraine Leslie at the Methodist church.
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August Meyer
Fairbury
Christie Seaman
Also Mentioned on This Page
State University
Mayos
William Tasche
Ella Sedlacek
Heaven
Wayne Greene
Odell Cemetery
John Sedlace
Isaac F. Saylor
Diller Schools
Geer
Sandra Lauder
Frederick Regnier
Carol Scheele
Gary Brauser
Robert Casper
Lu Ann Carpenter
Alvin Eickmeier
Keith Anderson
Beverly Carpenter
Carole Jean Casper
Carole Geer
Donald Weaver
LeDell Thompson
Duane Anderson
Jonita Fletcher
Bethelee Baumwfelk
Roy Patres
Alfred Broadstone
Victor Huttenmeyer
LeRoy Broadstone
Robert Geer
Keith Madden
Leo Allen
Albert Allen
Jack Baker
Noel Dee Folkers
Doana Mae Garrels
Darlene Roelfs
Elaine Baumfolk
Marion Champ
Betty Eick Ruth Ron Hiatt
Herman Harding
Gale Green
Jobo Patrel
Glenn Roelfs
Darrel Stahl
Robert Stahl
June Thompson
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