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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1941
Page
4
A postal notice from Diller Nebraska describes a second class mail matter entry for a person named John Steiner ready for a ride with a new automobile. The excerpt notes vast oats acreage awaiting sowing as fields alternate between too wet and suitably dry for planting, reflecting local agricultural conditions.
Frank Pospisil and family of Buhl Idaho forward a $3.00 money order to the Record for past and future subscription, indicating they are getting along fine.
The record corrected last week stating Mrs. King, mother of Harry King, was a widow. Rev. King survives his wife and lives at his Lomax Illinois home, though he is confined to a wheelchair.
The Sixels and others were elected to Harbine and Plymouth town boards drawing local civic support. A heavy rainfall of about 1.25 inches from Sunday evening to Monday morning left roads tough and provided a rare wet spell.
Professor C A Westcott of Deshler was visiting old friends in Diller this afternoon. Eric Roelfs, not well this winter, has been getting around downtown by foot. He vows to garden this year as in years past and says it makes him mad when he cannot do anything.
The Farmers Co liberal Store at Diller adds shelving on the north side of the south room to display goods on tables and create space for customers. A new electric refrigerator showcase for meat and perishable items is also installed, increasing display and storage capacity.
The funeral for Mrs Anna Lonquest, who died at her home in Wymore last week, took place at the Methodist church in Wymore Monday afternoon with burial in the local cemetery. Her husband Harry Lonquest was killed in the Reynolds train wreck of 1929, and many older residents recall his father Pete Lopquest, a Burlington conductor in the area’s early days.
Legislative Bill 394 moves to a hearing in the Nebraska Legislature on April 10 at 2 PM before the Banking Commerce and Insurance Commission with support from the Lincoln and Omaha Association of Credit Men. The report notes 158 of 433 banks charge exchange fees for cashing depositor checks. Plymouth residents approved a $7500 auditorium bond by five to one last week. The town faces tax sales and related indebtedness issues, while Diller and School District 70 show no bonds or warrants. Navy man Will Bowers of the destroyer Anderson visited family here before returning to Mare Island for ship overhaul. he plans a stop in Paxton.
A speech by Fourth District Congressman Carl T. Curtis on February 10 is cited in the Congressional Record. The Record notes Curtis regularly reviews more than 100 district newspapers, commending their thoroughness. publication of the speech is delayed but planned later.
The April high school normal training examinations will be held Saturday at the Fairbury high school library. Sessions run 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with tests in arithmetic mental arithmetic bookkeeping history civics composition grammar physiology music theory art course of study reading orthography geography Nebraska penmanship and drawing.
Farm experts report that ethylene chlorhydrin treatment of dormant potatoes yields a rapid response. Sprouted or sleepier potatoes begin to awaken soon after exposure, suggesting a method to reinitiate growth in storage.
The Reclamation Bureau announces a Hollywood producer has contracted to produce a full length picture using Grand Coulee Dam as the background. The dam is described as the world's largest man made structure in the announcement.
Research notes from the Nebraska WPA Writers Project quote a Fremont Herald item about a 15 year old boy kissing a teacher to escape discipline. The incident drew attention and was reported to have increased interest and attendance among larger district boys, though effects on discipline were not specified.
In 1939 a definitely sweet scented gladiolus development was hailed as an outstanding achievement in horticulture.
A discussion notes methods to curb injurious insects by breeding and releasing their natural parasitic enemies. It outlines using biological control to reduce pest populations and protect crops and gardens.
The notice states that U.S. flag must be displayed at all first class post offices in accordance with postal regulations. It emphasizes adherence to the requirement and outlines compliance expectations for staff and facilities.
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