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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
4
John Sedlacek reports good roasting ears from early week field care. Kenneth S. Wherry has completed his Republican state central committee organization, with Mrs. Esther Page of Fairbury as the local committee member.
J. B. Boss Wright returns to Diller on Monday from Powell Wyoming where he plans a picnic and to visit relatives and friends. Former Diller residents vacationing in Wyoming join the outing.
Radio announcer Foster May's mother died in her sleep at her Tekamah home last Sunday night. Her husband previously served as pastor at the Second Methodist Church in Lincoln and at Dietz Memorial Church in Omaha.
A three week heat wave in Nebraska ended with weekend showers. By Tuesday a cooler 55 degree reading was noted and with improving weather there should be corn in the area.
The Odell Oracle editor quips that lacking a rain barrel is a handicap. He likens it to a leaky roof, noting that dry spells spare the barrel while rain exposes its absence.
Frank M. Rain found his car on fire late Tuesday. Instead of calling the fire department he drove to the fire hall so the firefighters could tackle the blaze from their own doorstep. Arthur Timm visited town Monday with back pain and a knee injury. He said a kink in his back and a swollen knee led him to Beatrice where a doctor drained ten drops of pus from a knee pocket.
University of Nebraska library reports a 50 books per student weekly average over a 45 week term, totaling about 330000 circulations and nearly matching the 350000 book stock. Albert Koepff of the Daykin Herald visited Elwood Indiana to gauge support for Wendell Wilkie, hailed as The Hope of Our Country by locals.
A New York City based Military Training Camp Association analysis highlights American unpreparedness as World War II loomed. The map visualizes training gaps, mobilization shortfalls, and regional readiness, urging rapid expansion of drills, equipment, and manpower.
WPA researchers note that early Nebraska soldiers guarding the Platte River bridge at CampClark entertained themselves during slow hours. They improvised dice games to pick who sits far from the sod saloon and forced the chair victim to take four shots at its legs, with penalties for misses.
Don L Love of Lincoln funds a cooperative residence hall for women on the agricultural college campus at the University of Nebraska. The 45000 project is planned to house 48 coeds in the home economics department and will be ready to occupy this winter for occupancy next spring.
Nimrod Brandt faces assault charges after entering the Fairbury justice court. The case details the alleged misdeed and court appearance in the local proceeding.
The Lincoln Journal offers a discounted daily and Sunday edition through November 16 with mailed delivery options for Nebraska and Kansas. It notes passenger trains between Omaha and Lincoln facing losses and possible discontinuation, including Ak Sar Ben and Fast Mail, and mentions plans to reroute trains 14 and 15 via Lincoln.
A wartime summary lists key dates from September through June, including Britain and France declaring war, Canada entering the war, and France and Paris facing invasion. It notes Italy joining the war, Dunkirk evacuation, and Paris falls, then shifts to U.S. defense posture with statistics on mechanized units, aircraft, anti-aircraft guns, and global troop totals across Germany, Italy, Russia, and the Americas.
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