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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1942
Page
4
Balmy conditions persist as presses roll and editor Cavett’s condition stays roughly unchanged. Geese migrate in their V formations through Diller this week while section crews are back to full strength. Tony Zelepy returns to work at Beatrice for the year.
With roads improving grain flows into town and elevators fill, shipments go out as soon as arrival occurs. The note highlights steady movement and tight storage as the harvest urbanizes.
Any farmer carrying Federal Crop Insurance on his wheat who believes his wheat has winter killed should apply at the county AAA office for information as to the release of the ground for other purposes.
Nebraska housewives are urged to fight waste by using electric refrigerators only for foods that truly require low temperatures. Refrigerators rank second to electric lights in power use, and saving energy supports war industries. Open doors as infrequently as possible.
Jimmy Redmond, longtime assistant manager at the Bonham theatre in Fairbury, has been named director of publicity and advertising for the Orpheum in Omaha. The Orpheum is the region’s largest theatre and a key Tri-States Theatres property. Redmond will move with his wife and daughter to Omaha after the school year ends.
Treasury table guides average earners on Defense Savings Bonds as wartime saving. Morgenthau calls the plan a major effort and urges Americans to participate to win the war. The guidance notes that savers with dependents may face limits while those without may set aside more.
Researchers found that stressed crystals like quartz or rock salt develop surface charges with positive and negative poles. When placed between alternating currents the crystal plates vibrate, expanding and contracting in rhythm, making them excellent electrical oscillators for radio devices.
The Anzacs described as tall colored and hard bitten troops battle in Europe and North Africa. They drove Axis troops from Libya and Tobruk where a contingent held out five months until British forces broke the siege and rescued them.
A new concentrated dehydrated onion product comes pre chopped in one ounce cans. It removes the burning sensation and saves prep work, delivering garden fresh flavor for soups salads meats gravies and more. Available at grocers nationwide for housewives.
Frederick Hale, Republican of Maine, retires ending an 88 year family senate service. His grandfather served during the Civil War and his father during the Spanish-American War. Hale leaves after 24 years to travel, fish, and hunt.
A study of two Western rattlesnake species shows exposure to full sun kills them within 7 to 10 minutes. Researchers report snakes cannot endure temperatures above 115 degrees.
John Huttenmeyer filed a petition in Jefferson County Nebraska seeking a hearing on Eliza Davie deceased intestate estate. He claims Lot Seven and Eight Block Seven First Addition to Diller were hers and lists heirs Elizabeth Gillespie Harry Pierce Levi Pierce Lydia A Wilhite Mary E Pruitt and Mark Davis. The court set the hearing for April 11 1942 at 10 am in Chadron.
The United States, once producing just 3 percent of global steel in 1865, now accounts for 37 percent of world steel output and holds the position as the leading steel nation.
The report notes about 35,000 parking meters are now installed in cities and towns across the United States, reflecting expansion of urban enforcement and revenue collection efforts.
Market disruption reduced feed supply and shifted power away from hoses to motors. Approximately 35,000,000 acres of land lost access to feed, impacting agricultural distribution and farming capacity nationwide.
U S Steel discloses in its 1941 annual report direct and indirect war demands amounting to most of its steel shipments. The firm notes a record 20.1 million net tons of rolled and finished steel and a new ingot output high, with total sales around 1.6 billion dollars and payrolls near 60 million, while warning 1941 earnings vary from prior years.
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